Nicol Ruprecht
| Nicol Ruprecht | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Nickname(s) | Nici | ||||||||||||||||||
| Country represented |
 Austria | ||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
October 2, 1992 Innsbruck, Austria | ||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Rhythmic gymnastics | ||||||||||||||||||
| Level | Senior | ||||||||||||||||||
| Club | VRG Worgl | ||||||||||||||||||
| Head coach(es) | Lucia Egermann | ||||||||||||||||||
| Assistant coach(es) | Petr Koudela | ||||||||||||||||||
| World ranking | 24 (2015 Season)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Nicol Ruprecht (born 2 October 1992 in Innsbruck) is an Austrian rhythmic gymnast.[2]
Person life
Her younger sister, Anna Ruprecht is also a rhythmic gymnast.
Career
Ruprecht began rhythmic gymnastics in 2001 and has competed in numerous World Cup and Grand Prix series.
She competed in her first Worlds as member of the Austrian Team at the 2010 World Championships in Moscow and the following year at the 2011 World Championships in Montpellier. She competed in the London test event finishing 24th in all-around, she did not qualify to the 2012 London Olympics.
In 2013, following the retirement of Caroline Weber, Ruprecht became the No.1 Austrian rhythmic gymnast. She finished 41st in All-around qualifications at the 2013 World Championships in Kiev and 26th in All-around qualifications at the 2014 World Championships. Ruprecht finished 12th in the all-around at the 2014 European Championships behind Varvara Filiou. She competed at the Grand Prix Final in Innsbruck, she finished 5th in all-around and became the first Austrian rhythmic gymnast to win a medal at the Grand Prix Final; a bronze in hoop.[3]
Ruprecht finished 11th in the all-around at the inaugural 2015 European Games ahead of Bulgarian Neviana Vladinova. She qualified in her first All-around Finals at the 2015 World Championships finishing 18th overall. In October 2-4, Ruprecht competed at the 2015 Aeon Cup in Tokyo Japan finishing 7th in the individual all-around finals with a total of 69.366 points.
In 2016 Season, Ruprecht began competing at the 2016 Moscow Grand Prix finishing 9th in the all-around with a total of 69.016 points and qualified to 2 apparatus finals.[4] In March 12-13, Ruprecht competed at the MTM Tournament in Ljubljana, Slovania finishing 5th in the all-around with a total of 70.300 points,[5] in the apparatus finals; she won bronze ball and clubs. At the 30th Thiais Grand Prix event in Paris, she finished 11th in the all-around with a total of 70.617 points.[6] On April 1-3, she finished 11th at the 2016 Pesaro World Cup. On April 21-22, Ruprecht won an Olympics license by finishing second amongst a top 8 selection of highest score for non qualified gymnasts at the 2016 Gymnastics Olympic Test Event held in Rio de Janeiro.[7]
Routine music information
| Year | Apparatus | Music title [8] |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Hoop | Tango Jalousie by José Serebrier |
| Ball | Summertime by The Smooth Ballroom Band | |
| Clubs | Carmen: Habanera by Georges Bizet | |
| Ribbon | Let's Twist Again by Chubby Checker | |
| 2015 | Hoop | Take Five by Dave Brubeck |
| Ball | Summertime by The Smooth Ballroom Band | |
| Clubs | Carmen: Habanera by Georges Bizet | |
| Ribbon | Let's Twist Again by Chubby Checker | |
References
- ↑ "FIG World standings for rhythmic gymnastics". International Federation of Gymnastics. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
- ↑ "Nicol Ruprecht: Österreichs fünffache Gymnastik-Meisterin". Gymmedia. Retrieved 2014-10-26.
- ↑ "GRAND PRIX-FINAL Innsbruck 2014". Gymmedia. Retrieved 2014-11-16.
- ↑ "Rhythmic Gymnastics Grand Prix starts into Olympic Season". Gymmedia. 21 February 2016..
- ↑ "Margarita Mamun wins MTM Tournament in Ljubljana 2016". Gymmedia. 13 March 2016..
- ↑ "Grand Prix: 30th International Thiais 2016". Gymmedia. 27 March 2016.
- ↑ "Staniouta in front, Ashirbayeva tops list of Rhythmic Olympic qualifiers at Test Event". International Federation of Gymnastics. 22 April 2016.
- ↑ "Ruprecht RG music list". rgforum.