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Evgeniya Shelgunova - a new star?

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This young gymnast, born 8th August 1997, comes from the town of Alatir in the Chuvash Republic (capital: Cheboksary) and is coached by Ludmilla Marinova and Nadezhda Tikhonova.  She turns 15 in the Olympic year, and is a member of the Russian junior national squad (see this link for a full list and details) so all being well will be eligible to compete at world senior level from 2013.

Shelgunova has been doing rather well recently, taking five golds at the recent Spartakiade competitions, and will be appearing at the Youth Olympics. The Russian Gymnastics Federation has provided a link to a 22nd July article from the Moscow special edition of Sovietski Sport with an interview with this young gymnast.  Even if you don't speak Russian, it's worth a look for the beautiful photograph!  There is also now an English language translation here.

Evgeniya says her favourite gymnast is Aliya Mustafina, and she would like to win the world championships one day.  Her workouts are hard, but she has the weekend to recover and in her spare time enjoys walks in the woods, visits to the museum with her coaches, and trips to the Water-park.  She hopes to be able to see the latest Harry Potter film after her return from Turkey.  She is looking forward to her Spanish holiday in August with the rest of the junior team.  Vault and floor are her favourite apparatus.


Evgeniya Shelgunova - floor 2011



Video provided courtesy of Serg72217.

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  1. Christina27 July 2011 at 18:29

    I think it's actually "Shelgunova". :)

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  2. Queen Elizabeth27 July 2011 at 18:56

    Thanks Christina ... I'll make the correction (again, I started with Shegulnova) ... honestly I think I'm going mad what with incomplete EYOF results etc etc.

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