Yelyzaveta Luzan

Yelyzaveta Luzan
Luzan at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics
Personal information
Nickname(s)Liza
Country represented Azerbaijan
Born (2003-03-14) 14 March 2003 (age 21)
Ukraine[1]
ResidenceBaku, Azerbaijan
Height156 cm (5 ft 1 in)[2]
DisciplineRhythmic gymnastics
LevelSenior International Elite
Years on national team2018-present
ClubOjaq Sports Club
Head coach(es)Mariana Vasileva
Assistant coach(es)Siyana Vasileva
Medal record
Representing  Azerbaijan
Rhythmic Gymnastics
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Sofia 3 Ribbons + 2 Balls
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2023 Baku 3 Ribbons + 2 Balls
Silver medal – second place 2020 Kyiv Group All-Around
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Kyiv Team
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Kyiv 3 Hoops + 4 Clubs
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Tel Aviv Group All-Around
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Tel Aviv 5 Hoops
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Tel Aviv 3 Ribbons + 2 Balls
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Baku Group All-Around
Islamic Solidarity Games
Gold medal – first place 2021 Konya Group All-Around
Gold medal – first place 2021 Konya 3 Ribbons + 2 Balls
Silver medal – second place 2021 Konya 5 Hoops
European Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Baku All-around
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Baku 3 Ribbons + 2 Balls
Representing International Olympic Committee Mixed-NOCs
Youth Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Buenos Aires Mixed team

Yelyzaveta Luzan (born 14 March 2003)[2] is a Ukrainian-born Azerbaijani rhythmic gymnast. As a member of the Azerbaijan group, she is the 2022 World 3 Ribbons + 2 Balls bronze medalist. She is the 2020 European group all-around silver medalist and 2022 European group all-around bronze medalist. She represented Azerbaijan at the 2020 Summer Olympics. As an individual, she represented Azerbaijan at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics and won a gold medal in the mixed team event.

Career

Luzan began rhythmic gymnastics when she was eight years old. In 2014, she moved from Ukraine to Azerbaijan due to family reasons.[3] Her application to switch nationalities and represent Azerbaijan internationally was accepted in 2015.[4]

Junior

Luzan competed at the 2018 Junior European Championships in Guadalajara, Spain where she placed sixth in the ribbon final and also helped the Azerbaijani team finish sixth.[5][6] She represented Azerbaijan at the 2018 Youth Olympic Games in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and finished in twenty-second place in the all-around. She also won the gold medal in the mixed team competition.[7]

Senior

Luzan became age-eligible for senior international competition in 2019. She made her senior international debut at the 2019 Sofia World Cup where she finished fifty-first in the all-around.[8] She made her World Championships debut in 2019 in Baku where she contributed a clubs performance to Azerbaijan's thirteenth place in the team competition.[9]

Luzan began competing with Azerbaijan's senior group in 2020. She competed at the 2020 European Championships in Kyiv. Together with Laman Alimuradova, Darya Sorokina, Zeynab Hummatova and Maryam Safarova, she won a silver medal in group all-around and a bronze medal in 3 Hoops + 4 Clubs final. They also won the bronze medal in the team competition together with the juniors.[10][11] At the 2021 European Championships, the group finished sixth in the 5 Balls event final and fourth in the 3 Hoops + 4 Clubs event final in addition to placing seventh in the group all-around and in the team competition.[12]

Luzan was selected to represent Azerbaijan at the 2020 Summer Olympics alongside Laman Alimuradova, Zeynab Hummatova, Darya Sorokina, and Narmina Samadova.[13] They finished tenth in the qualification round for the group all-around and were the second reserve for the final.[14] She was then selected to compete at the 2021 World Championships.[15] The Azerbaijani group finished sixth in the group all-around and qualified for both event finals.[16] The group finished sixth in both the 5 balls and the 3 hoops + 4 clubs finals.[17]

Luzan and the Azerbaijani group won the 5 hoops gold medal and the all-around silver medal at the 2022 Baku World Cup.[18] At the 2022 Pamplona World Challenge Cup, she won three bronze medals in the group all-around, 5 hoops, and 3 ribbons + 2 balls.[19] Then at the European Championships in Tel Aviv, the Azerbaijani group won the bronze medals in the group all-around, 5 hoops, and 3 ribbons + 2 balls.[20] She then represented Azerbaijan at the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games where the Azerbaijani group won the gold medal in the all-around. Then in the event finals, they won gold in 3 ribbons + 2 balls and silver in 5 hoops behind Uzbekistan.[21]

Luzan competed at the 2022 World Championships alongside Gullu Aghalarzade, Laman Alimuradova, Zeynab Hummatova, and Darya Sorokina. In the 3 ribbons + 2 balls final, the group won the bronze medal behind Bulgaria and Italy. This marked the first time an Azerbaijani group won a medal at the Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships.[22]

References

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  2. ^ a b "Luzan Yelyzaveta". Tokyo 2020. International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 2 October 2021. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
  3. ^ "The acquaintance with the representatives of Azerbaijan at the World Championships: Yelyzaveta Luzan". Azerbaijan Gymnastics Federation. 24 August 2019. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
  4. ^ "FIG Executive Committee - Official News". International Gymnastics Federation. 3 March 2015. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
  5. ^ "34th European Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships Rhythmic Gymnastics Apparatus Finals Individual Juniors Results By Apparatus" (PDF). European Gymnastics. 3 June 2018. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
  6. ^ "34th European Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships Rhythmic Gymnastics Teams Team Results" (PDF). European Gymnastics. 2 June 2018. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
  7. ^ "Gymnast Yelizaveta Luzan wins gold, dedicates it to Azerbaijan, AGF" (in Azerbaijani). Azernews. 26 October 2018. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
  8. ^ "Azerbaijani Rhythmic gymnasts perform at the World Cup". Azerbaijan Gymnastics Federation. 14 April 2019. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
  9. ^ "37th FIG Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships Baku (AZE), 16-22 September 2019 Team Ranking" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. International Gymnastics Federation. 17 September 2019.
  10. ^ "Bədii gimnastlarımız Avropa çempionatının ikinci günündə fərqləniblər" [Our gymnasts distinguished themselves on the second day of the European Championship] (in Azerbaijani). 27 November 2020. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
  11. ^ "Qrup komandamızdan daha bir medal" [Another medal from our group team] (in Azerbaijani). Azerbaijan Gymnastics Federation. 28 November 2020. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
  12. ^ "A step away from the European medal". Azerbaijan Gymnastics Federation. 13 June 2021. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
  13. ^ "15 days left for the most important event…". Azerbaijan Gymnastics Federation. 8 July 2021. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
  14. ^ "Rhythmic Gymnastics — Group All-Around — Qualification — Results" (PDF). 2020 Summer Olympics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 August 2021. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  15. ^ "Our representatives in Japan - this time at the World Championships". Azerbaijan Gymnastics Federation. 31 October 2021. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
  16. ^ "38th FIG Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships Kitakyushu (JPN), 27-31 October 2021 Group All-Around Final" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. International Gymnastics Federation. 29 October 2021. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  17. ^ "38th FIG Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships Kitakyushu (JPN), 27-31 October 2021 Group Event Finals" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. International Gymnastics Federation. 31 October 2021. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  18. ^ "Raffaeli, Farfalle turn Baku World Cup into Italian triumph". International Gymnastics Federation. 25 April 2022. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
  19. ^ "German gymnasts take three golds at first Rhythmic World Challenge Cup of 2022". International Gymnastics Federation. 23 May 2022. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
  20. ^ "Result Book 2022 Rhythmic Gymnastics European Championships" (PDF). European Gymnastics. 19 June 2022. pp. 25–26. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
  21. ^ "5th Islamic Solidarity Games - Rhythmic Gymnastics Groups Results" (PDF). Konya 2021. 13 August 2021. pp. 6–8. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
  22. ^ "Italian, Bulgarian Groups end Rhythmic Gymnastics Worlds on top". International Gymnastics Federation. 18 September 2022. Retrieved 14 October 2022.