Sofya Skomorokh

Sofya Skomorokh
— Gymnast —
Full name Sofya Pavlovna Skomorokh
Nickname(s) Sonya
Country represented  Russia
Born (1999-08-18) August 18, 1999
Omsk, Omsk Oblast, Russia
Hometown Omsk
Discipline Rhythmic gymnastics
Club Gazprom
Gym Novogorsk
Head coach(es) Irina Viner
Assistant coach(es) Vera Shtelbaums
Choreographer Olga Markatanova
Medal record
Representing  Russia
Group Rhythmic Gymnastics
World Championships
2015 Stuttgart Group All-around
2015 Stuttgart 6 Clubs + 2 Hoops
2015 Stuttgart 5 Ribbons
European Games
2015 Baku Group All-Around
2015 Baku 5 Ribbons
Youth Olympic Games
2014 Nanjing Group All-Around

Sofya Pavlovna Skomorokh (Russian: Софья Павловна Скоморох, born August 18, 1999 in Omsk, Russia) is a Russian Group rhythmic gymnast. She is the 2015 Worlds Group all-around champion, the 2015 European Games Group all-around champion, and the 2014 Youth Olympic Group all-around champion and the 2013 European Junior Group all-around champion.

Junior

Skomorokh started gymnastics at an early age in city of Omsk, the hometown of former gymnast greats (Evgenia Kanaeva, Irina Tchachina, Galima Shugurova, Tatiana Druchinina and Ksenia Dudkina). Skomorokh was member of Russian Group that competed at the 2013 European Junior Championships with Russia taking the gold medal scoring a total of (33.916) ahead of Belarus (32.700) and Bulgaria (32.532) in the all-around competition. They won another gold medal in 5 hoops final.[1]

In 2014, Skomorokh competed with the Russian Group at the 2014 Moscow Grand Prix taking gold in Group all-around, following their placement, the Russian Group earned a qualification to compete for the Youth Olympic Games. In August 26–27, Skomorokh was member the Russian Group competing (with Daria Anenkova, Daria Dubova, Victoria Ilina, Natalia Safonova) at the 2014 Youth Olympic Games in Nanjing, China where they won gold in Group All-around finals.[2][3]

Senior

In 2015 Season, Skomorokh joined the Russian Senior Group A, she began competing in the Grand Prix and World Cup series. Skomorokh was member of the Russian Group that won gold at the inaugural 2015 European Games, they took gold in Group all-around and 5 Ribbons. At the 2015 World Cup Budapest, Skomorokh with the Russian Group won gold in Group all-around, 5 Ribbons and bronze in 6 clubs/2 Hoops. In the next competition, at the 2015 Sofia World Cup, Skomorokh with the Russian Group swept then gold in the all-around, 5 ribbons and 6 clubs / 2 Hoops. At the 2015 World Cup series in Kazan, Skomorokh together with members of the Russian Group won the gold medal in Group all-around, In event finals: they also won gold in 5 ribbons and 6 clubs / 2 hoops. In September 9–13, Skomorokh together with other members of Russian Group (Diana Borisova, Daria Kleshcheva, Anastasia Maksimova, Anastasiia Tartareva and Maria Tolkacheva ) competed at the 2015 World Championships in Stuttgart where they won the Group all-around title, six years later; since the Russian Group won the all-around title in 2007. In apparatus finals, they won gold in 6 Clubs / 2 Hoop and silver in 5 Ribbons.[4]

In 2016, Skomorokh was cut short in competitions early in the season as she broke her leg in practice, she underwent an operation and will spend the remaining months for recovery. Thus; ending her quest for a spot as member of the Russian group at the 2016 Rio Olympics.

References

  1. ↑ "Russia won all Juniors Titles with its Group". gymmedia. 2 June 2013.
  2. ↑ "Russian Rhythmic gymnasts repeat golden sweep at Youth Olympic Games". International Federation of Gymnastics. 27 August 2014.
  3. ↑ "Russians take more gold in rhythmic gymnastics". JSChina. 28 August 2014.
  4. ↑ "Russia fight back to reclaim Rhythmic Gymnastics World group all-around title". insidethegames. 12 September 2015.
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