Ekaterina Selezneva

Ekaterina Selezneva
Personal information
Full nameEkaterina Sergeevna Selezneva
Nickname(s)Katya
Country represented Russia
Born (1995-05-18) 18 May 1995 (age 29)
Pushkino, Pushkinsky District, Moscow Oblast
HometownPushkino, Russia
ResidenceMoscow
Height170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight47 kg (104 lb)
DisciplineRhythmic gymnastics
Levelsenior elite
Years on national team2013-2023
GymNovogorsk
Head coach(es)Irina Viner
Assistant coach(es)Olga Nazarova
World ranking25 WC[1] (2019)
4 WC[2] 30 WCC[3] (2018)
4 WCC (2017) [4]
Medal record
Representing  Russia
Rhythmic Gymnastics
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 Baku Hoop
Gold medal – first place 2019 Baku Team
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Baku Ribbon
Grand Prix Final
Gold medal – first place 2018 Marbella Ball
Silver medal – second place 2018 Marbella Hoop
Silver medal – second place 2018 Marbella Ribbon
Silver medal – second place 2021 Marbella Hoop
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Marbella All-around
Summer Universiade
Gold medal – first place 2017 Taipei Ball
Gold medal – first place 2019 Naples All-around
Gold medal – first place 2019 Naples Hoop
Gold medal – first place 2019 Naples Ball
Gold medal – first place 2019 Naples Ribbon
Silver medal – second place 2017 Taipei All-around
Silver medal – second place 2017 Taipei Hoop
Silver medal – second place 2017 Taipei Ribbon
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Taipei Clubs
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Naples Clubs

Ekaterina Sergeyevna Selezneva (Russian: Екатери́на Серге́евна Селезнёва, Yekaterina Sergeyevna Seleznyova, born 18 May 1995 in Pushkino, Pushkinsky District, Moscow Oblast) is a Russian individual rhythmic gymnast. She is the hoop world champion in the Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships 2019. She is also the 2018 Grand Prix Final All-around champion and the 2019 Summer Universiade All-Around gold medalist. On the national level, she is the 2018 Russian National all around bronze medalist.

Personal life

Selezneva married Russian TV Host Organizer and Sports journalist Sergey Gladun on 18 August 2021.[5] She has appeared in editorial pages for Vogue Russia.[citation needed]

Career

Ekaterina Selezneva was born in the city of Pushkino, in Moscow region, Russia. She is trained by her mother, Olga Nikolaevna Nazarova.[6] She is a Master of Sports of International Class in Russia.[7] A veteran in Russian rhythmic years, Selezneva has competed as a senior since 2011 and was member of the Russian individuals reserve.

2013 season

In 2013, Selezneva got her breakthrough in Russia, she won the bronze medal in hoop apparatus in Russian Cup and in Russian Championships and was invited to be the member of the Russian National Team in January 2013. She graduated from No8 Pushkino secondary school with a gold medal the same year.[8]

2014 season

In 2014, at the 2014 Russian Championships, Selezneva won gold in Clubs ahead of Arina Averina who took the silver medal respectively.[9] The same year, she competed in the Italian Serie A club championship.

2015 season

In 2015, Selezneva had her highest placement finishing 4th in all-around at the 2015 Russian Championships, she won gold in the ribbon apparatus final.[10] She then won the all around gold at the Holon International tournament. She again competed in the Italian Serie A club championship culminating the end of the season.

2016 season

In February 2016, she won the all around gold at the Alina Cup in Moscow with overall score of 71.516 points.[11] She finished 6th in the all-around at the 2016 Russian Championships. She took sixth place overall in Baltic Hoop International Rhythmic Gymnastics Tournament in Riga, Latvia.

2017 season

Selezneva at the 2017 Summer Universiade

In February 2017, Selezneva won the all around gold at Alina Cup in Moscow with overall score of 72.350 points.[12] In March 2017, she competed at the 2017 Russian Championships finishing 7th in the all-around.[13] She won the all-around bronze medal at the Corbeil-Essonnes tournament. On 2–4 June Selezneva competed in her first World Cup event at the 2017 Guadalajara World Cup where she won silver medal in the all-around behind teammate Polina Khonina. She qualified to 3 apparatus finals and won gold in hoop, ribbon and silver in ball.[14] On 23–26 June Selezneva won the all-around gold at the Holon Senior International Tournament. On 7–9 July Selezneva competed at the World Challenge Cup at the 2017 World Cup Berlin where she won bronze in the all-around behind Iuliia Bravikova. She qualified to all the apparatus finals taking 2 gold medals in hoop, ball, silver in clubs and bronze in ribbon. On 9 August, during the control training selection process for the 2017 Summer Universiade, Selezneva and Iuliia Bravikova were selected to represent Russia in the rhythmic gymnastics universiade participants. On 27–29 August she won the all-around silver medal at the 2017 Summer Universiade in Taipei, in the apparatus finals: she took gold in ball, silver medals in hoop, ribbon and bronze in clubs.[15]

2018 season

In 2018, Selezneva participated for the first time at the 2018 Grand Prix Moscow, finishing eleventh in the all-around competition.[16] At the 2018 Russian National Championships, Selezneva won the bronze medal in the all-around competition behind Dina Averina and Aleksandra Soldatova. She qualified in three apparatuses finals, and won gold with hoop, ball and clubs. At the 2018 Grand Prix Kiev, she won the gold medal in all-around with a total score of 72.350, ahead of Katrin Taseva and Maria Sergeeva. She qualified to all apparatuses finals and won gold with ball and ribbon and silver with hoop and clubs.[17] At the 2018 Grand Prix Thiais, she won the silver medal in all-around, behind Dina Averina. She qualified in 2 apparatus finals winning bronze with hoop and silver with ribbon. Selezneva participated at the 2018 Sofia World Cup, finishing with a silver medal in the all-around competition, behind teammate Aleksandra Soldatova. At the events finals, she won a silver with ball and a bronze with ribbon; she finished 7th with hoop and 5th with clubs. On 20–22 April, at the 2018 Tashkent World Cup, Selezneva won bronze in the all-around, she qualified in all apparatus finals: she won two bronze with ball, ribbon, placed 4th in hoop and 5th in clubs. On 27–29 April Selezneva then competed in a World Challenge Cup event at the 2018 Baku World Cup where she won finished 11th in the all-around after a disastrous clubs and ribbon routine, she qualified in 1 apparatus winning the gold in hoop ahead of teammate Maria Sergeeva. On 16–17 May Selezneva competed at the 2018 Holon Grand Prix and won the all-around bronze medal with a total of 72.050 points, she qualified in 2 apparatus: ball and ribbon, however she took the placement qualification of Soldatova in hoop and clubs after she withdrew from competition in the event finals, Selezneva won silver in ribbon, bronze in clubs and finished 4th in hoop, ball. In 2018 Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships she was in the reserve team but didn't participate.

2019 season

In 2019, Selezneva started her International season with the 2019 Grand Prix Moscow, where she finished in 4th place, behind her teammates, Dina Averina, Arina Averina and Aleksandra Soldatova; she took the silver with ball. She won the gold medal with hoop and team, and bronze with ribbon in Baku in the 37th World Championships.

Routine music information

Year Apparatus Music title
2020 Hoop "Strange Birds", by Birdy
Ball (second) No One Ever Called Me That, by Dario Marianelli
Ball (first) "Elegy in E-Flat Minor", by Vladimir Ashkenazy, composed by Sergey Rachmaninoff
Clubs "Bad", "Billie Jean", by Michael Jackson
Ribbon "Bensonhurst Blues", by Oscar Benton
Ribbon (second) I Will Never Forget You, by Alexey Rybnikov
2019 Hoop "Meditaton", "Rescue Me" from Atonement by Cirque du Soleil, Dario Marianelli
Ball Chopin, by Elena Vaenga
Clubs (first) "I'm a Dragon", by Apashe & Sway
Clubs (second) "Highway to Hell", by AC/DC
Clubs (third) "Take You Down", by Daniel Pemberton
Ribbon (first) Do You Only Wanna Dance, Sex and the City-Movie Theme by Julio Daviel Big Band, Pfeifer Broz Orchestra
Ribbon (second) Tico-Tico no fubá by Zequinha de Abreu
2018 Hoop "Piano Concerto No. 1 in E-Flat Major, S. 124, R. 458", by Philippe Entremont & The Philadelphia Orchestra
Ball "London", by Zemfira
Clubs El Verano, by Novak
Ribbon "Sex Bomb", by Tom Jones

Competitive highlights

(Team competitions in seniors are held only at the World Championships, Europeans and other Continental Games.)

International: Senior
Year Event AA Team Hoop Ball Clubs Ribbon
2021 International Online Tournament
(Finnish Gymnastics Federation)
10th
Final Liga de Clubes Iberdrola 1st 1st 1st
Grand Prix Moscow 6th 6th (Q) 5th (Q) 7th (Q) 7th (Q)
2020 3rd International Online Tournament
(Russian Rhythmic Gymnastics Federation)
4th 3rd (Q) 3rd (Q) 8th (Q) 5th (Q)
2nd International Online Tournament
(Russian Rhythmic Gymnastics Federation)
DNS 5th (Q) 4th (Q) DNS DNS
Russia-Belarus Friendly Match DNS
Grand Prix Tartu 3rd 3rd (Q) 2nd 8th (Q) 3rd (Q)
Grand Prix Moscow 4th 1st 5th (Q) 7th (Q) 2nd
2019 World Championships 4th (Q) 1st 1st 5th (Q) 3rd
World Cup Cluj-Napoca 2nd 2nd 1st 7th 4th
Summer Universiade 1st 1st 1st 3rd 1st
Grand Prix Brno 6th 10th (Q) 7th (Q) 7th (Q) 6th (Q)
Grand Prix Holon 8th 5th 11th (Q) 10th (Q) 16th (Q)
World Cup Guadalajara 2nd 3rd 7th 3rd 2nd
World Cup Sofia 9th 2nd 1st 14th (Q) 14th (Q)
Grand Prix Thiais 5th 5th 4th 16th (Q) 4th (Q)
Grand Prix Kyiv 3rd 2nd 1st 12th (Q) 5th
Grand Prix Moscow 4th 5th (Q) 2nd 6th (Q) 7th (Q)
2018 Grand Prix Final: Marbella 3rd 2nd 1st 4th 2nd
Grand Prix Brno 1st 2nd 1st 1st 8th
World Cup Minsk 4th 11th (Q) 1st 7th 5th
Grand Prix Holon 3rd 4th 4th 3rd 2nd
World Cup Baku 11th 12th (Q) 1st 20th (Q) 15 (Q)
World Cup Tashkent 3rd 4th 3rd 5th 3rd
World Cup Sofia 2nd 7th 2nd 5th 3rd
Grand Prix Thiais 2nd 3rd 6th (Q) 2nd 2nd
Grand Prix Kyiv 1st 2nd 1st 2nd 1st
Grand Prix Moscow 11th 10th (Q) 9th (Q) 12th (Q) 13th (Q)
2017 Aeon Cup 7th 4th
Summer Universiade 2nd 2nd 1st 3rd 2nd
World Cup Berlin Masters 3rd 1st 1st 2nd 3rd
International Tournament of Holon 1st 1st 1st 2nd 1st 2nd
World Cup Guadalajara 2nd 1st 2nd 10th (Q) 1st
International Tournament of Corbeil-Essonnes 3rd 1st 1st 2nd 2nd
Luxembourg Trophy 2nd 2nd 2nd 2nd 1st
International Tournament of Pesaro 2nd 1st 2nd
Aura Cup 1st 1st 1st
Aphrodite Cup 2nd 3rd 2nd WD WD
International Tournament of Moscow 1st
2016 Aura Cup 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st
Koop Cup 1st 2nd 2nd 4th 1st
2015 International Tournament of Holon 1st
National
Year Event AA Team Hoop Ball Clubs Ribbon
2021 Russian Championships 6th 1st 7th 5th 5th
2020 Russian Championships 4th 3rd
2019 Russian Championships 4th 1st 9th (Q) 2nd 1st 3rd
2018 Russian Championships 3rd 1st 1st 1st 15th (Q)
2017 Russian Championships 7th 3rd 4th 2nd 4th 4th
2016 Russian Championships 6th 3rd 5th 6th 9th 24th (Q)
2015 Russian Championships 4th 3rd 4th 8th 8th 1st
2014 Russian Championships 5th 12th (Q) 4th 1st 4th
2012 Russian Championships 4th
2011 Russian Championships 17th 2nd
2010 Russian Championships 42nd (Q)
2009 Russian Championships 47th 2nd
Q = Qualifications (Did not advance to Event Final due to the 2 gymnast per country rule, only Top 8 highest score);
WR = World Record; WD = Withdrew; NT = No Team Competition; DNS = Did Not Start

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