Krystyna Sankova

Krystyna Sankova
Full nameKrystyna Sankova
Born (1996-07-07) 7 July 1996 (age 28)
Alchevsk, Luhansk Oblast, Ukraine[1]
Gymnastics career
DisciplineWomen's artistic gymnastics
Country represented Ukraine
Retiredyes[2]

Krystyna Sankova (Ukrainian: Кристина Санкова; born 7 July 1996) is a retired Ukrainian artistic gymnast.

Career

Sankova competed at the 2010 European Junior Championships and finished 12th in the all-around final.[3] She competed at the 2012 FIG World Cup in Cottbus, and she finished 6th in the vault final.[4] She competed at the 2012 European Championships alongside Yevheniya Cherniy, Alina Fomenko, Nataliya Kononenko, and Mariya Livchikova, and the team finished 10th.[5] She won the bronze medal on floor exercise at the FIG World Cup in Ostrava behind Barbara Achondo Andino and Lisa Ecker.[6]

Sankova competed at the 2013 Stella Zakharova Cup where she won the bronze medal in the all-around behind Aliya Mustafina and Anna Dementyeva, and she won the gold medal on the balance beam and the silver medal on the floor exercise.[7] She then competed at the 2013 European Championships and finished 8th in the floor exercise final.[8] At the FIG World Cup in Osijek, she won the bronze medal on beam and the silver medal on floor exercise.[9] She competed at the 2013 World Championships where she placed 10th on the balance beam in the qualification round, making her the second reserve for the event final.[10]

Sankova competed at the 2014 European Championships alongside Yana Fedorova, Angelina Kysla, Olesya Sazonova, and Olena Vasylieva, and the team finished 18th.[11] Then, she competed at the 2014 World Championships with Fedorova, Kysla, Sazonova, Anastasiya Ilnytska, and Daria Matveieva, where they finished 27th.[12] At the 2014 Sokol Grand Prix, she competed with Maksym Semiankiv, and they won the team gold medal.[13]

Sankova competed at the 2015 European Championships, and she qualified for the all-around final where she finished 23rd.[14] She then competed at the 2015 European Games with Angelina Kysla and Yana Fedorova, and they finished 14th in the team competition.[15]

Eponymous skill

Sankova has one eponymous skill listed in the Code of Points.[16]

Apparatus Name Description Difficulty[a] Added to the Code of Points
Floor exercise Sankova Change leg ring leap with ½ turn (180⁰) D 2013 World Championships
  1. ^ Valid for the 2022-2024 Code of Points

References

  1. ^ "SANKOVA Krystyna". Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  2. ^ "Krystyna Sankova". The Gymternet. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  3. ^ "Women's Individual All-Around Final - 2010 European Championships". Gymnastics Results. 30 April 2010. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
  4. ^ "APPARATUS FINAL WOMEN RESULTS Vault" (PDF). Gymnastics Results. 24 March 2013. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
  5. ^ "TEAM RESULTS SENIORS QUALIFICATIONS FOR COMPETITION CIII & CIV" (PDF). Gymnastics Results. 10 May 2012. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
  6. ^ "DOUBLE FOR PALESOVA IN OSTRAVA". Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique. 26 November 2012. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
  7. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (1 April 2013). "2013 Stella Zakharova Cup Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  8. ^ "5th European Men's and Women's Artistic Gymnastic Individual Championships Moscow (RUS) 2013 April 17 Artistic Gymnastics Results Event Final Women". Gymnastics Results. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  9. ^ "Individual Apparatus series winners determined in Osijek". Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique. 18 September 2013. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
  10. ^ "44th ARTISTIC GYMNASTICS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS in Antwerp (BEL) Women's Qualification" (PDF). Gymnastics Results. 1 October 2013. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  11. ^ "30th European Women's Artistic Gymnastics Team Championships Seniors Qualifications for CIII & CIV" (PDF). Gymnastics Results. 15 May 2014. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  12. ^ "45th ARTISTIC GYMNASTICS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS in Nanning (CHN) Women's Qualification" (PDF). Gymnastics Results. 5 October 2014. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  13. ^ "Maksym Semyankiv, Kristyna Sankova (UKR) sweep Sokol Grand Prix". Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique. 2 December 2014. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
  14. ^ "6th European Men's and Women's Artistic Gymnastics Individual Championships Women's All-Around Final" (PDF). Gymnastics Results. 17 April 2015. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  15. ^ "Gymnastics Artistic – Women's Team – Final – Results" (PDF). 15 June 2015. Archived from the original on 13 October 2017. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
  16. ^ "2022-2024 Code of Points Women's Artistic Gymnastics" (PDF). International Gymnastics Federation. pp. 151, 211. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 May 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.