Nickname
Liza (VK profile, 08 Sep 2019)
Hobbies
Listening to music, watching movies, reading books. (stavkinasport.com, 24 Aug 2021)
Occupation
Athlete, Student
Education
Russian State University of Physical Education, Sport, Youth and Tourism, Moscow, RUS
Spoken languages
English, Latvian, Russian
Club
Rigas Vingrosanas Skola [Latvia]
Coach
Natalia Orlova [personal], RUS; Galina Marjina, LAT
Injuries
She suffered a hip injury at the 2021 European Championships in Varna, Bulgaria. (stavkinasport.com, 24 Aug 2021)
She tore a ligament in her ankle one month after competing at the 2019 World Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan, but was able to continue competing until the end of the year. (stavkinasport.com, 24 Aug 2021)
Start sporting career
She took up the sport at age seven in Moscow, Russian Federation. (Athlete, 08 Oct 2021)
Reason for taking up the sport
"My sports career began at age five. Mum brought me to synchronised swimming. I had very good skills for this sport, and the coach immediately took over me. I can't say that I liked it, but since childhood I have a habit of continuing everything that I start to the end. But after a year and a half of training, I finally realised that it was not for me. In addition, during training I was injured while stretching, I tore my ligament, so I stopped doing synchronised swimming. I got acquainted with rhythmic gymnastics on TV. I saw the performance of the Omsk [Russian Federation] sportswoman Zhenya [Evgeniya] Kanaeva, and I immediately wanted to learn. Then I fell in love with rhythmic gymnastics and asked my mother to take me to a test training." (stavkinasport.com, 24 Aug 2021)
Ambitions
To compete at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. (stavkinasport.com, 24 Aug 2021)
Most memorable sporting achievement
Placing third in the hoop event at the 2021 World Challenge Cup in Moscow, Russian Federation. (Athlete, 08 Oct 2021)
Hero / Idol
Argentinian footballer Lionel Messi. (Athlete, 08 Oct 2021)
Most influential person in career
Her parents. (Athlete, 08 Oct 2021)
Philosophy / Motto
"You can overcome anything if you believe that it is possible." (Instagram profile, 05 Sep 2019)
Additional information
General
REPRESENTING LATVIA
Born in Latvia to Russian parents, she grew up in the Russian Federation. In 2018 she was granted Latvian citizenship. "My family lives in Russia, but my parents visited Latvia very often. In 2003, they specially came to the country so that I was born there, as my mother really liked the medical centre in Jurmala. And my younger sister was also born in this city. My godparents live in Latvia, and we also have many friends there." (stavkinasport.com, 24 Aug 2021; saeima.lv, 26 Apr 2018)
Last update : 2021-10-11
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