Dina Averina

Dina Averina
 Gymnast 
Full name Dina Alexeevna Averina
Nickname(s) Dinushka / Dinka
Country represented  Russia
Born (1998-08-13) 13 August 1998
Zavolzhye, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast
Residence Moscow
Height 162 cm (5 ft 4 in)
Weight 40 kg (88 lb)
Discipline Rhythmic gymnastics
Level Senior International Elite
Club Gazprom
Gym Novogorsk
Head coach(es) Irina Viner
Assistant coach(es) Vera Shatalina
Former coach(es) Larisa Belova
Choreographer Tatiana Pomerantseva
World ranking 5 (2016 Season)-(As of 05 April 2016)[1]
16 (2014 Season)[2]

Dina Alexeevna Averina (Russian: Дина Алексеевна Аверина; born 13 August 1998) is a Russian rhythmic gymnast. She is a two-time Russian National All-around medalist. Her Identical Twin sister, Arina Averina is also a competitive rhythmic gymnast.

Career

Junior

The Averinas (Dina and Arina) first trained under their first coach Larisa Belova until they became members of the Russian national team and began training in Olympic Training Center in Moscow where they are now coached by Vera Shatalina.

The Averinas began appearing in international competitions in 2011 competing at the 2011 Russian-Chinese Youth Games where Dina won the gold and Arina finishing 5th in the all-around. In 2012, Dina finished 4th at the Russian Junior Championships.[3] She then competed at International MTM Cup in Ljubljana (along with teammates Aleksandra Soldatova and Arina Averina) won the Team gold medal. In 2013 season, Dina won bronze in all-around at the 2013 Russian Junior Championships[4] behind Soldatova, she competed in Junior division at Happy Caravan Cup in Tashkent and won Team gold with Arina Averina. At the 2013 Russian Spartakiada's 6th Summer Student Games, Dina won the all-around bronze medal.[5]

Senior

In 2014 Season, Dina debuted at the 2014 Moscow Grand Prix competing in the senior international tournament division. Dina appeared in her first World Cup competition at the 2014 Lisboa World Cup where she won the all-around bronze medal behind Melitina Staniouta. In the event finals: she won silver in clubs and bronze in ribbon. In April 23-27, Dina competed in senior nationals at the 2014 Russian Championships where she finished 6th in the all-around.

In 2015 season, Dina started her season at the 2015 Moscow Grand Prix, she then competed at the Corbeil-Essonnes International Rhythmic Gymnastics Tournament where she won the all-around silver medal behind twin sister Arina Averina, she qualified to 4 event finals, taking gold in ribbon (tied with Arina), silver medals in hoop, ball and placed 6th in clubs. In August 7-9, Dina competed at the MTK Budapest taking gold in the all-around, hoop, ball, clubs and a silver in ribbon. Dina followed another gold medal win in the all-around at the 2015 Dundee International Tournament in Sofia, ahead of twin sister Arina.

In 2016, Dina began her season competing at the 2016 Grand Prix Moscow finishing 6th in the all-around and qualified to the hoop final.[6] In Feb 26-28, Dina competed in the first World Cup of the season at the 2016 Espoo World Cup finishing 6th in the all-around; she won bronze in ball, placed 4th in hoop, clubs and 6th in ribbon.[7] Dina then competed in the senior division at the International tournament in Lisbon where she won the all-around gold and all apparatus finals. At the 30th Thiais Grand Prix event in Paris, Dina finished 9th in the all-around.[8] On April 1-3, Dina competed at the 2016 Pesaro World Cup where she finished 5th in the all-around with a total of 73.500 points, she qualified in all apparatus after teammate Yana Kudryavtseva withdrew from the event finals, Dina won silver in ball, ribbon and bronze in hoop, clubs. Dina won the all-around bronze at the 2016 Russian Championships held in Sochi.[9]

Personal life

Born to parents Ksenia Averina and Alexey Averin, Dina along with her twin sister Arina started gymnastics at 4 years old. They have an older sister named Polina.

Routine music information

Year Apparatus Music title [10]
2016 Hoop ?
Ball "Zima" by Eduard Khil
Clubs "Caravan" by Antonella Ruggiero
Ribbon "Tsigany" by Moiseyev Dance Ensemble
2015 Hoop "Giselle, Act I: No. 8, Waltz" by Pyotr Tchaikovsky
Ball
Clubs "Kalinka" by Andre Rieu
Ribbon "Tsigany" by Moiseyev Dance Ensemble
2014 Hoop "Song about Bears (Песня о Медведях)" by Alsou
Ball "Jamaica", by Vitas
Clubs
Ribbon "Sabre Dance" by Aram Khachaturian

Competitive highlights

(Team competitions in seniors are held only at the World Championships, Europeans and other Continental Games.)

International: Senior
Year Event AA Team Hoop Ball Clubs Ribbon
2016Pesaro World Cup5th3rd2nd3rd2nd
Grand Prix Thiais9th18th (Q)4th (Q)11th (Q)5th (Q)
International Tournament of Lisbon1st1st1st1st1st
Espoo World Cup6th4th2nd4th6th
Moscow Grand Prix6th6th4th (Q)12th (Q)5th (Q)
2015Dundee Cup1st
MTK Budapest Cup1st1st1st1st2nd
Corbeil-Essonnes International2nd2nd2nd6th1st
International Tournament of Pesaro1st1st1st
2014EWUB Luxembourg Trophy1st1st1st
Lisboa World Cup3rd4th6th2nd3rd
Holon International tournament2nd (OC)2nd (OC)2nd (OC)1st3rd (OC)
Alina International tournament1st
International: Junior
Year Event AA Team Ball Ribbon Hoop Clubs
2013Happy Caravan Cup 1st1st
2012MTM Ljubljana1st
2011Russian-Chinese Youth Games1st
National
Year Event AA Team Ball Ribbon Hoop Clubs
2016Russian Championships3rd1st3rd2nd2nd 4th
2015Russian Championships2nd1st7th2nd5th2nd
2014Russian Championships6th1st6th3rd2nd 4th
2013Russian Junior Championships3rd
2012Russian Junior Championships4th
Q = Qualifications (Did not advance to Event Final due to the 2 gymnast per country rule, only Top 8 highest score);
WR = World Record; WD = Withdrew; NT = No Team Competition; OC = Out of Competition(competed but scores not counted for qualifications/results)

References

  1. "FIG World standings for rhythmic gymnastics". International Federation of Gymnastics. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
  2. "FIG World standings for rhythmic gymnastics". International Federation of Gymnastics. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
  3. "2012 Russian Championships". r-gymnastics. 12 February 2012.
  4. "2013 Russian Junior Championships". rg4u.clan. 10 February 2013.
  5. "Arina and Dina Averina - young stars of Zavolzhye". r-gymnastics. 11 September 2013.
  6. "Rhythmic Gymnastics Grand Prix starts into Olympic Season". Gymmedia. 21 February 2016..
  7. "Rhythmic World Cup Circuit 2016 started in Finland". Gymmedia. 29 February 2016.
  8. "Grand Prix: 30th International Thiais 2016". Gymmedia. 27 March 2016.
  9. "2016 Russian Championships". Retrieved 2016-04-17.
  10. "Dina Averina RG Music List". rgforum.

External links

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