Jouki Tikkanen
| Jouki Tikkanen | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — Gymnast — | |||||||
| Nickname(s) | Jouki | ||||||
| Country represented |
 Finland | ||||||
| Born |
5 July 1995 Vantaa, Finland | ||||||
| Residence | Vantaa, Finland | ||||||
| Discipline | Rhythmic gymnastics | ||||||
| Level | Senior International Elite | ||||||
| Years on national team | 2010 - present | ||||||
| Club | Rekolan Raikas | ||||||
| Head coach(es) | Larisa Gryadunova | ||||||
| Assistant coach(es) | Titta Heikkila | ||||||
| Choreographer | Jaana Puupponen | ||||||
| World ranking |
39 (2015 Season) [1] 35 (2014 Season)[2] 32 (2013 Season)[3] | ||||||
Medal record
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Jouki Tikkanen (born 5 July 1995) is a Finnish rhythmic gymnast.
Career
Tikkanen was born in Vantaa, and started gymnastics at age 4; she was coached by Larisa Gryadunova from the age of 5. Since 2014 her coach has been Titta Heikkilä. In fer past time, she did also ballet and acrobatics.[4]
Tikkanen began competing as senior in 2011 season. She won silver in all-around at the Finnish national championships and was the champion in three apparatus final (hoop, ball, clubs). Her first major competition was at the 2011 European Championships. She competed in her first Worlds at the 2011 World Championships where she finished 55th in all-around qualifications.
In 2012 Tikkanen won her first all-around Finnish champion title. She won also baal and clubs finals and was third with ribbon. At the end of 2014, she competed in Grand Prix series. In Berlin Masters GP she finished 6th in clubs and ribbon finals. In Brno she was 4th in ball final and 8th in ribbon final.
In 2013 Season, Tikkanen competed in the Grand Prix and World Cup Rhythmic Gymnastics Series. she started her competition at the 2013 Valentine Cup in Tartu, Estonia where she finished 12th in all-around and qualified to ball and clubs final. She also took part at the 2013 European Championships finishing 20th in all-around competition and at the 2013 World Championships in Kiev pacing 28th in all-around qualifications, missing out of the Top 24 finals. She was again the Finnish champion winning the all-around competition and hoop, clubs and ribbon finals.
In 2014, Tikkanen competed at the 2014 World Championships in Izmir, Turkey where she qualified for the all-around finals finishing in 17th position ahead of Ukrainian gymnast Viktoria Mazur. That is the best international achievement for Finnish rhythmic gymnast. Tikkanen competed in the 2014 Grand Prix and 2014 World Cup series. She had her highest placement finishing 14th in all-around at the Corbeil-Essonnes World Cup. She was again the Finnish champion winning the all-around competition and hoop, ball and ribbon finals.
In 2015, Tikkanen competed at the 2015 Bucharest World Cup and finished 17th in the all-around. In April 10-12, Tikkane finished 31st in the all-around at the 2015 Pesaro World Cup. Tikkanen competed at the 2015 Holon Grand Prix finishing 15th in all-around ahead of Belarusian Katsiaryna Halkina. Tikkanen qualified to 1 event final finishing 8th in ribbon. In August, Tikkanen finished 21st in the all-around at the 2015 Budapest World Cup. At the 2015 World Cup Final in Kazan, Tikkanen finished 23rd in the all-around behind Jana Berezko-Marggrander. In September 9–13, Tikkanen competed at the 2015 World Championships in Stuttgart finishing 35th in the All-around qualifications and did not advance into the Top 24 finals.[5]
In 2016 Season, Tikkanen competed at the 2016 Espoo World Cup finishing 19th in the all-around.[6] On April 1-3, Tikkanen competed at the 2016 Pesaro World Cup where she finished 41st in the all-around. On April 21-22, Tikkanen competed at the 2016 Gymnastics Olympic Test Event held in Rio de Janeiro however she finished a disappointing 14th and did not qualify in top 8 highest score for non qualified gymnasts, teammate Ekaterina Volkova who finished 4th won the Olympics license for the 2016 Rio Olympics[7]
Routine music information
| Year | Apparatus | Music title [8] |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Hoop | Kecak, The Cudgle Dance by Georgi Andreev |
| Ball | Rozalina by Can Atilla | |
| Clubs | Bubamara (sunflower) music from Black Cat, White Cat by Dejan Sparavalo | |
| Ribbon | Street Passions by Didulya | |
| 2013 | Hoop | Kecak, The Cudgle Dance by Georgi Andreev |
| Ball | L'ete Indien by Quadro Nuevo | |
| Clubs | Super Loyko by Loyko | |
| Ribbon | Street Passions by Didulya | |
| 2012 | Hoop | Pistolero by Dave Grusin |
| Ball | Nostalgia by Yanni | |
| Clubs | Super Loyko by Loyko | |
| Ribbon | Una música brutal by Gotan Project | |
| 2011 | Hoop | Santa María (Del Buen Aires) by Gotan Project |
| Ball | Nostalgia by Yanni | |
| Clubs | Special Order music from Ratatouille by Michael Giacchino | |
| Ribbon | Una música brutal by Gotan Project | |
References
- ↑ "FIG World standings for rhythmic gymnastics". International Federation of Gymnastics. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
- ↑ "FIG World standings for rhythmic gymnastics". International Federation of Gymnastics. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
- ↑ "FIG World standings for rhythmic gymnastics" (PDF). International Federation of Gymnastics. Retrieved 20 September 2013.
- ↑ "Jouki Tikkanen tähtää Rio de Janeiron olympialaisiin". tulaviisi.fi.
- ↑ "2015 World Championships All-around results". Intlgymnast. 11 September 2015.
- ↑ "Rhythmic World Cup Circuit 2016 started in Finland". Gymmedia. 29 February 2016.
- ↑ "Staniouta in front, Ashirbayeva tops list of Rhythmic Olympic qualifiers at Test Event". International Federation of Gymnastics. 22 April 2016.
- ↑ "Tikkanen RG music list". rgforum.