Occupation
Student
Spoken languages
English, Russian
Club
Cape Olympia Rhythmic Gymnastics Club: Cape Town, RSA
Coach
Natasha Galukhina [club, mother]
Sporting relatives
Her mother Natasha Galukhina founded Cape Olympia Rhythmic Gymnastics Club in 1997 in Cape Town, South Africa. Her sisters Daria and Alina have competed in rhythmic gymnastics at national level in South Africa. (Instagram profile, 14 Aug 2022; Cape Olympia Rhythmic Instagram profile, 30 Jul 2022; Cape Olympia Rhythmic Gymnastics Club Facebook page, 03 Feb 2022; Daria Galukhin Instagram profile, 03 Oct 2017; capeolympia.wordpress.com, 31 Mar 2016)
Start sporting career
She took up the sport at age four and began competing at age five.
Reason for taking up the sport
"I started doing gymnastics because my mum was the coach. She used to take me along to all the sessions, and then I started getting interested. I used to do random things, just dancing around, and then I started using the apparatus, and I started really enjoying it."
Trainings
"I practise most of my day. It's usually on average four to five-and-a-half hours a day, six times a week."
Hero / Idol
Georgian rhythmic gymnast Salome Pazhava. (Xcellerate Series YouTube channel, 19 Jun 2018)
Most influential person in career
Her parents. (Xcellerate Series YouTube channel, 19 Jun 2018)
Awards
She was named 2020 Junior Rhythmic Gymnast of the Year by Gymnastics South Africa. (Gymnastics South Africa Facebook page, 09 Feb 2021)
Last update : 2024-07-22
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