Yulia Bravikova

Yulia Bravikova
 Gymnast 
Full name Yulia Bravikova
Alternative name(s) Iulia Bravikova
Country represented  Russia
Born (1999-07-17) 17 July 1999
Oryol Oblast
Residence Moscow
Discipline Rhythmic gymnastics
Level Junior International Elite
Club Novogorsk
Head coach(es) Irina Viner
Assistant coach(es) Marina Nikolaeva
Choreographer Veronika Shatkova

Yulia Bravikova (Russian: Юлия Юрьевна Бравикова; born 17 July 1999) is a Russian rhythmic gymnast. She is the 2014 European Junior hoop champion and a two-time (2013, 2014) Russian Junior National All-around champion.

Career

Junior

Bravikova began appearing in international junior competitions in the 2011 Season, she competed in her first junior nationals at the 2012 Russian Junior Championships finishing 12th in all-around behind Arina Averina.[1] she competed in junior division at the 2012 Aeon Cup and won the silver medal in all-around behind Katsiaryna Halkina of Belarus.

In 2013 Season, Bravikova started her season winning the 2013 Russian Junior Championships scoring ahead of Aleksandra Soldatova.[2] She won the junior all-around titles at the 2013 Moscow Grand Prix and 2013 Bucharest World Cup.[3] In October 25–27, Bravikova competed at the World Club Championship, the 2013 Aeon Cup in Tokyo, Japan representing team Gazprom where she won the junior all-around division and (together with Senior teammates Yana Kudryavtseva and Margarita Mamun) and won the team gold.[4] She culminated her successful season winning the junior all-around title at the 2013 Gymnasiade held in Brasilia, Brazil.

In 2014 Season, Bravikova repeated as Russian Junior National champion, She won the all-around gold at the 2014 Moscow Grand Prix.[5] She continued her success winning gold in Team and apparatus finals in the 2014 World Cup series in Debrecen, Pesaro. In June 10–16, Bravikova competed at the 2014 European Junior Championships and together with teammates (Veronika Polyakova, Irina Annenkova and Olesya Petrova) won Russia the Team gold. She qualified to 1 event final and won gold in hoop. In early July, Bravikova suffered a leg injury, she stayed in hospital was discharged 2 days later. She then was withdrawn from the entry list for Russia at the 2014 Youth Olympics and was replaced by Irina Annenkova.

Senior

In 2015, after spending last season recovering form her surgery; Bravikova appeared as Define Hors concours (Out of Competition, her scores were not counted, e.g: appearing only for an Exhibition) at the 2015 World Cup Final in Kazan.

Routine music information

Year Apparatus Music title[6]
2015 Ball Concerto For Violin And Orchestra by Gidon Kremer, Christoph Von Dohnayi
Hoop ?
Clubs Pogonya by Yan Frenkel
Ribbon Long Tall Sally by Cagey Strings
2014 Ball Concerto de Berlin By Vladimir Cosma
Hoop ?
Clubs ?
Ribbon Kalinka by André Rieu
2013 Ball Flames music from Russian Gypsy Fire by Talisman
Hoop Nine - Be Italian by Fergie
Clubs Tengo Tengo (Remix)
Ribbon Green Hornet by Al Hirt

Competitive Highlights

International: Senior
Year Event AA Team Ball Ribbon Hoop Clubs
2015World Cup FinalHC
International: Junior
Year Event AA Team Ball Ribbon Hoop Clubs
2014Youth Olympic GamesWD
European Championships1st1st2nd (Q)
Desio Italia Cup1st
Pesaro World Cup1st1st1st1st
Grand Prix Holon1st1st1st
Debrecen World Cup1st2nd (Q)1st1st
Grand Prix Moscow1st
2013Gymnasiade1st
Aeon Cup1st1st
Bucharest World Cup1st1st1st1st1st
Lisboa World Cup1st1st1st1st1st
Grand Prix Holon1st1st1st
Grand Prix Moscow1st
2012Aeon Cup2nd1st
Tashkent World Cup1st2nd
National
Year Event AA Team Ball Ribbon Hoop Clubs
2014Russian Junior Championships1st
2013Russian Junior Championships1st
Q = Qualifications (Did not advance to Event Final due to the 2 gymnast per country rule, only Top 8 highest score);
WD = Withdrew; NT = No Team Competition

References

  1. "Лучшие гимнастки России определили сильнейших". r-gymnastics. 2 February 2012.
  2. "2013 Russian Junior Championships". rg4u.clan. 10 February 2013.
  3. "2013 Irina Deleanu Cup" (PDF). Romania Gymnastics Federation. 21 April 2013.
  4. "2013 AEON-Cup of Rhythmic Gymnastics". Gymmedia. 27 October 2013.
  5. "2014 Moscow Grand Prix results" (PDF). gymmedia. 2 March 2014.
  6. "Yulia Bravikova RG Music List". rgforum.

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