Nickname
Dennis, Vikky (gwangju2015.kr, 11 Jul 2015; ask.fm, 29 Apr 2015)
Occupation
Coach
Education
Physical Education - Tallinn University, Estonia
Spoken languages
English, Estonian, Russian
Sporting relatives
Her twin sister Olga represented Estonia in rhythmic gymnastics at six editions of the world championships between 2010 and 2017. (SportsDeskOnline, 29 Aug 2019; Facebook page, 14 Aug 2019)
International senior debut
2010 for Estonia, World Championships in Moscow, Russia (bogdanova.ee, 27 Sep 2010)
Injuries
A leg injury forced her to miss the 2015 World Cup event in Pesaro, Italy. (sport.delfi.ee, 18 Apr 2015; bogdanova.ee, 09 Apr 2015)
Start sporting career
She took up gymnastics in 1999. (database.fig-gymnastics.com, 03 May 2015)
Reason for taking up the sport
"I can express and portray what I feel." (fisu.net, 12 Jul 2015)
Awards
She was named Female Gymnast of the Year and received the For Services to Gymnastics award at the 2021 Estonian Gymnastics Federation awards. She was also named Rhythmic Gymnast of the Year in 2018. (eevl.ee, 15 Mar 2022; piruett.ee, 21 Nov 2018)
Additional information
General
RETIREMENT
She retired from the sport after competing at the 2021 World Championships in Kitakyushu, Japan. (Athlete, 08 Aug 2022; sport.err.ee, 30 Oct 2021)
COACHING
She has worked as a coach at Bogdanova Gymnastics Club in Tallinn, Estonia, which was founded by her twin sister Olga in 2018. (gc.bogdanova.ee, 01 Jan 2022)
Last update : 2022-08-09