Lala Kramarenko

Lala Kramarenko (Russian: Лала Дмитриевна Крамаренко, born December 6, 2004 in Moscow, Russia) is a Russian individual rhythmic gymnast. She is the 2018 European Junior Ball and Ribbon champion and the 2018 Junior Grand Prix Final All-around champion. On the national level, she is the 2020 Russian National all-around silver medalist and a three-time (2017, 2018, 2019) Russian Junior National all-around champion. In 2019 she won 3 titles at the first FIG Junior World Championships.

Lala Kramarenko
Nickname(s)Lalochka, Lalechka
Country represented Russia
Born (2004-12-06) December 6, 2004
Moscow, Russia
HometownMoscow, Moscow Oblast, Russia
Height1.59 m (5 ft 3 in)
Weight43 kg (95 lb)
DisciplineRhythmic gymnastics
LevelSenior International Elite
Years on national team2016–present
ClubMGFSO
GymNovogorsk
Head coach(es)Irina Viner
Assistant coach(es)Lyaysan Savitskaya
ChoreographerTatiana Pomerantseva
Medal record
International gymnastics competitions
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Junior World Championships 3 0 0
Junior European Championships 3 0 0
Total 6 0 0
Representing  Russia
Rhythmic Gymnastics
Junior World Championships
2019 MoscowBall
2019 MoscowClubs
2019 MoscowTeam
Junior European Championships
2018 GuadalajaraBall
2018 GuadalajaraRibbon
2018 GuadalajaraTeam

Career

Junior

Kramarenko was born in Moscow, however she briefly competed for Azerbaijan in novice tournaments from 2011-2013.[1] She began training in rhythmic gymnastics at age 3 in Baku, Azerbaijan, where her father was working.[2] In 2014 she moved from Baku to Novogorsk to train with coach Lyaysan Savitskaya and began competing in internal Russian tournaments.[3] In 2016, she won gold at the Championship of Moscow in the all-around.

2017

In the 2017 season, Kramarenko won gold in the all-around at the 2017 Russian Junior Championships in Kazan. She debuted in her first Junior Grand Prix in Moscow, where she won the all-around gold.

The next competition was at the International Tournament of Lisbon, where she won 4 gold medals in the all-around, hoop, ball, and clubs. Kramarenko then won gold in the all-around at the Junior Grand Prix Marbella as well as team gold (together with Polina Shmatko). May 5–7, Kramarenko competed at the 2017 Sofia Junior World Cup and won gold in the all-around, she also swept the gold medals in all 4 apparatus finals in hoop, ball, clubs and ribbon.

In October 12–14, Kramarenko competed with new programs and routines in preparation for the 2018 Season at the "2017 Hope of Russia" where she finished 4th in the all-around behind Polina Shmatko.

On 4-6 November, Kramarenko won the all-around gold at the annual "Russian-Chinese Youth Games". She qualified to all 4 event finals: won bronze in the hoop and ribbon finals, silver in clubs, and placed 9th in ball.

2018

On February 2–4, Kramarenko defended her title at the 2018 Russian Junior Championships, winning the gold medal ahead of Dariia Sergaeva.[4] She also won 3 gold medals (team, ball final, ribbon final) at the Junior European Championship in Guadalajara, Spain.

2019

Kramarenko became the all-around champion at the Russian Junior Championships.

On July, Kramarenko won 3 gold medals at the 1st Junior World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships:

2020

Kramarenko made her senior debut at the 2020 Moscow Grand Prix securing bronze in the individual all around competition behind Dina Averina and Daria Trubnikova.[5] At the 2020 Russian Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships she won the all-around silver medal behind Arina Averina.

Personal life

Lala's father, Dmitry Kramarenko, is a retired Azerbaijani football goalkeeper and currently works as an academy coach at CSKA Moscow.[6] Lala has a twin sister named Diana who plays tennis.[7]

Routine music information

Year Apparatus Music title
2020 Hoop Rasputin/Rocking Son/Moskau by Dschinghis Khan
Ball El Porompompero by Chico & The Gypsies
Clubs Night On Disco Mountain by David Shire
Ribbon (first)
Ribbon (second) Bumble Bee Boogie by Robert Wells
2019 Rope 1st cut Simarik by Tarkan
Rope 2nd cut Strobe's Nanafushi by Kodō
Ball Syrtaki by D. Moutsis
Clubs Очи чёрные by Radmila Karaklajić
Ribbon
2018 Hoop Cyganskaja by Marina Devyatova
Ball Vivire Paraty by Los Niños de Sara
Clubs Lament To Birch Bark by Moscow Balalaika Quartet
Ribbon Unknown remix, Give It Up (The Good Men song) by The Good Men
2017 Hoop Snakefood by Safri Duo
Ball Don Quixote: Quiteria(Kitri) Enters by Hayden Todorov
Clubs Caucasian Dances (folk)
Ribbon Unknown remix, Give It Up (The Good Men song) by The Good Men
Gala I Will Wait for You music from Les Parapluies de Cherbourg by Michel Legrand

Competitive highlights

International: Senior
Year Event AA Team Hoop Ball Clubs Ribbon
2020Grand Prix Tartu2nd6th4th (Q)2nd2nd
Grand Prix Moscow3rd6th (Q)3rd3rd (Q)4th (Q)
International: Junior
Year Event AA Team Hoop Ball Clubs Ribbon
2019World Junior Championships1st 1st1st
2018Junior Grand Prix Final1st1st1st1st1st
Happy Caravan Cup1st1st1st1st1st
Junior World Cup Kazan2nd (OC)
Junior World Cup Minsk1st2nd2nd (Q)
European Junior Championships1st1st1st
Junior Grand Prix Holon1st2nd (Q)1st
Junior World Cup Guadalajara1st1st1st
Junior World Cup Baku1st1st2nd
MTM Ljubljana tournament1st1st1st1st1st
Junior World Cup Sofia1st1st
Junior Grand Prix Moscow1st
2017Russian-Chinese Youth Games1st
Junior World Cup Sofia1st1st1st1st1st
Happy Caravan Cup2nd (OC)1st1st
Junior Grand Prix Marbella1st1st
International Tournament of Lisbon1st1st1st1st2nd
Junior Grand Prix Moscow1st
National
Year Event AA Team Hoop Rope Ball Clubs
2020Russian Championships2nd1st
2019Russian Junior Championships1st
2018Russian Junior Championships1st
2017Russian 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; OC/HC = Out of Competition(competed but scores not counted for qualifications/results)

References
  1. "Azerbaijani gymnasts win 18 medals at int'l tournament". Azerbaijan Trend. 14 February 2011.
  2. https://vestnikkavkaza.net/interviews/Lala-Kramarenko-I-support-Azerbaijani-gymnasts.html
  3. https://www.olympicchannel.com/en/stories/features/detail/meet-lala-kramarenko-russia-rising-star-rhythmic-gymnastics/
  4. "2018 Russian Junior National Championships". Gimnastika Pro. 8 February 2018.
  5. https://www.globaldomainsnews.com/gymnast-dina-averina-won-the-all-around-at-the-grand-prix-in-moscow
  6. "Kramarenko gimnast qızının yığma seçiminə qarışmaq istəmir" (in Russian). Retrieved 2018-05-03.
  7. "MEDAL GEOGRAPHY". Azerbaijan Gymnastics Federation.
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