Valeriya Khanina

Valeriya Khanina
 Gymnast  
Country represented  Ukraine
Born (1999-04-13) April 13, 1999
Donetsk, Ukraine
Residence Kiev, Ukraine
Discipline Rhythmic gymnastics
Club Deriugins School
Head coach(es) Albina Deriugina
Assistant coach(es) Irina Deriugina
Choreographer Irina Blokhina

Valeriya Khanina (Ukrainian: Валерія Ханіна; Russian: Валерия Ханина; born 13 April 1999 in Donetsk) is a Ukrainian rhythmic gymnast. She is the 2014 Junior European ribbon silver medalist.[1] She represented Ukraine at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics and finished sixth in the individual all-around.[2]

Personal life

Valeriya Khanina was born in Donetsk, Ukraine on April 13, 1999.[3] She moved to Kiev in 2013.[4] She trains at the famous Deriugins School under Albina and Irina Deriugina.[5] Alina Maksymenko is her sports hero, and her goal is to become a World Champion.[3]

Career

Junior

Khanina competed ball and ribbon at the 2014 Junior European Championships. The Ukrainian team finished fifth with Khanina scoring 14.858 in ball and 14.983 in ribbon.[6] Her score in ribbon was enough for her to qualify for the final.[7] She scored 15.750 in the final and won a silver medal behind Russia's Irina Annenkova.[8]

Khanina was then selected to compete at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics. She finished sixth all-around in the qualification round with a total of 54.100.[9] In the all-around finals, Khanina once again finished sixth with a total of 53.750.[10]

Routine music information

Year Apparatus Music title[11]
2014 Ball ?
Hoop ?
Clubs ?
Ribbon Jump With Me Baby by Big Bad Voodoo Daddy

References

  1. "Native of Donetsk Khanina Valeriya won silver medal of the European Championships in Baku". ISD Sport Club. 16 June 2014.
  2. "Results for Youth Olympic Games of the II Olympiad, NANJING 2014 (CHN)". FIG Database. FIG. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
  3. 1 2 "Valeriya Khanina". r-gymnastics. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
  4. "Gymnast Of The Week: Valeriya Khanina". Rhythmic Gymnastics Info. 17 August 2014. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
  5. "KHANINA Valeriya (UKR)". FIG Database. FIG. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
  6. "Junior Individual Team Final Results" (PDF). Rhythmic Gymnastics Results. European Union of Gymnastics. 13 June 2014. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
  7. "Junior Individual Qualifications and Team Final Results Ribbon" (PDF). Rhythmic Gymnastics Results. European Union of Gymnastics. 14 June 2014. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
  8. "Junior Individual Final Results Ribbon" (PDF). Rhythmic Gymnastics Results. European Union of Gymnastics. 15 June 2014. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
  9. "Rhythmic Gymnastics Individual All-Around Qualification Results" (PDF). Rhythmic Gymnastics Results. Nanjing 2014. 26 August 2014. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
  10. "Rhythmic Gymnastics Individual All-Around Final Results" (PDF). Rhythmic Gymnastics Results. Nanjing 2014. 27 August 2014. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
  11. "Valeriya Khanina RG Music List". rgforum. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
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