Elena Gerasimova

Elena Anatolyevna Gerasimova (Russian: Елена Анатольевна Герасимова, born 21 June 2004)[1] is a Russian artistic gymnast. She was a member of the team who won gold at the inaugural Junior World Championships. Individually she is the 2019 Junior World Champion on the balance beam.

Elena Gerasimova Елена Герасимова
Gerasimova at the 2019 Junior World Championships
Personal information
Full name	Elena Anatolyevna Gerasimova
Country represented	Russia
Born	June 21, 2004 Cheboksary, Russia
Discipline	Women's artistic gymnastics
Level	Junior International Elite
Years on national team	2017 – Present (Russia)
Club	Cheboksary Sports School of Olympic Reserve No.6
Head coach(es)	Margarita Ivanova
Assistant coach(es)	Vasiliy Ivanov Svetlana Platonova
Medal record Women's artistic gymnastics Representing  Russia Junior World Championships 2019 Győr Team 2019 Györ Balance Beam 2019 Győr Floor Exercise

Early life

Gerasimova was born in Cheboksary, Russia in 2004.

Gymnastics career

2017

Gerasimova competed at International Gymnix in Montreal, Canada. She helped the Russian team finish third and individually she placed twelfth in the all-around and fifth on the uneven bars.[2] She competed at the Russian National Championships in April in the KMS division. She placed third in the all-around behind Olga Astafyeva and Irina Komnova. During event finals she placed eighth on the vault, first on balance beam, and third on floor exercise.[3] In December she competed at the 2017 Voronin Cup where she recorded the fourth highest score but did not place due to compatriots Aleksandra Shchekoldina and Vladislava Urazova scoring higher.[4]

2018

In March Gerasimova returned to compete at International Gymnix. She placed fourth in the all-around behind Zoé Allaire-Bourgie of Canada, Asia D'Amato of Italy, and compatriot Viktoria Listunova. During event finals she placed first on uneven bars, eighth on balance beam, and third on floor exercise.[5] The following month she competed at the City of Jesolo Trophy where she helped Russia place second in the team final behind Italy and individually she placed ninth in the all-around.[6] During event finals she placed sixth on balance beam.[7] In July she competed at the Russian National Championships where she placed fourth on uneven bars and tenth in the all-around due to not competing on floor exercise during the finals.[8]

In November Gerasimova competed at Elite Gym Massilia where she placed sixteenth in the all-around but won gold on balance beam.[9] In December she competed at the Vornin Cup and won gold on the balance beam.[10]

2019

Gerasimova competed at the City of Jesolo Trophy where she helped Russia win gold ahead of the United States. In the all-around, she won bronze behind American Konnor McClain and teammate Vladislava Urazova.[11] In event finals she won silver on uneven bars behind Urazova and bronze on balance beam behind teammate Viktoria Listunova and Ciena Alipio of the United States.[12] In May she competed at the Russian National Championships where she won bronze in the all-around behind Urazova and Listunova.[13] She also qualified to three event finals where she won silver on uneven bars behind Urazova, silver on balance beam behind Yulia Nikolayeva, and placed fifth on floor exercise.[14]

In late June Gerasimova competed at the inaugural Junior World Championships alongside Viktoria Listunova and Vladislava Urazova. Together the team won gold, finishing 2.157 points ahead of second place China. Individually she was the fifth highest scoring gymnast but did not place due to both of her teammates scoring higher.[15] She qualified to the balance beam and floor exercise finals. During event finals she placed first on balance beam and won bronze on floor exercise behind Listunova and Ou Yushan of China.[16]

Team / All-Around Final

Balance Beam Final

Floor Exercise Final

Gerasimova at the 2019 Junior World Championships

In August Gerasimova competed at the Russian Cup, where, although she was a junior, she competed against senior gymnasts. After two days of competition she finished third in the all-around competition, behind fellow junior Vladislava Urazova and senior competitor Angelina Melnikova.[17] On the second day of event finals Gerasimova won silver on balance beam, behind fellow junior Yana Vorona and won silver on floor exercise behind Urazova.

In late November Gerasimova competed at the Top Gym tournament in Charleroi, Belgium on a team that was composed of compatriot Urazova and Canadians Natasha Lopez and Jenna Sartoretto. She won bronze in the all-around behind Urazova and Ana Maria Barbosu of Romania but won gold on balance beam and in the team final.[18]

2020

In late September it was announced that Gerasimova would make her senior debut at a competition in Hiroshima taking place in November alongside Angelina Melnikova, Lilia Akhaimova, and Yana Vorona.[19]

Competitive history

Junior

Year	Event	Team	AA	VT	UB	BB	FX
2017	International Gymnix		12		5
	Russian Championships			8
2018	International Gymnix		4			8
	City of Jesolo Trophy		9			6
	Russian Championships		10		4
	Elite Gym Massilia		16
	Voronin Cup
2019	City of Jesolo Trophy
	Russian Championships						5
	Junior World Championships
	Russian Cup
	Top Gym

Senior

Year	Event	Team	AA	VT	UB	BB	FX
2020	Friendship & Solidarity Meet

References

1. "Герасимова Елена Анатольевна". sportgymrus (in Russian).
2. "2017 International Gymnix Results". The Gymternet. March 10, 2017.
3. "2017 Russian Junior Championships Results". The Gymternet. April 6, 2017.
4. "2017 Voronin Cup Results". The Gymternet. December 20, 2017.
5. "2018 International Gymnix Results". The Gymternet. March 11, 2018.
6. "Junior AA Results". FloGymnastics. April 11, 2018.
7. "Junior Event Final Results". FloGymnastics. April 15, 2018.
8. "2018 Russian Junior Championships Results". The Gymternet. July 2, 2018.
9. "2018 Elite Gym Massilia Results". The Gymternet. December 2, 2018.
10. "2018 Voronin Cup Results". The Gymternet. December 15, 2018.
11. "Russia Wins Junior Team Title, USA's Konnor McClain Wins All-Around". FloGymnastics. March 2, 2019.
12. "2019 City of Jesolo Trophy Results". The Gymternet. March 4, 2018.
13. "Ростовчанка победила на первенстве России по спортивной гимнастике". Don24 ru (in Russian). May 17, 2019.
14. "2019 Russian Junior Championships Results". The Gymterent. May 19, 2019.
15. "Russia Wins the First Junior Worlds". Gymnovosti. June 29, 2019.
16. "2019 Junior World Championships Results". The Gymternet. July 2, 2019.
17. "Vladislava Urazova wins AA gold at the Russian Cup". Gymnovosti. August 25, 2019.
18. "2019 Top Gym Tournament Results". The Gymternet. December 2, 2019.
19. "Гимнасты Нагорный, Далалоян и Мельникова выступят за сборную России на турнире в Японии". TASS (in Russian). September 28, 2020.

External links

• Elena Gerasimova at the International Gymnastics Federation