Gabriela Vănoagă

Gabriela Vănoagă
Full nameAlexia Gabriela Vănoagă
Born (2008-10-21) 21 October 2008 (age 16)
Constanța, Romania
Gymnastics career
DisciplineWomen's artistic gymnastics
Country represented Romania
Years on national team2021 - present (ROU)
LevelJunior International Elite
ClubFarul Constanta
Head coach(es)Ciprian Cretu
Medal record
Representing  Romania
Junior World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2023 Antalya Balance beam

Alexia Gabriela Vănoagă (born 21 October 2008)[1] is a Romanian artistic gymnast. She is the 2023 Junior World and 2023 European Youth Olympic Festival balance beam silver medalist.

Career

2021

Vănoagă won the all-around silver medal in the level 5 division at the 2021 Romanian Junior Championships.[2] She then made her international debut at the FIT Challenge and won the bronze medal with the Romanian junior team. Individually, she finished 19th in the all-around, eighth in the uneven bars final, and seventh in the floor exercise final.[3] Then at the senior-level Romanian Championships, she finished ninth all-around.[4]

2022

Vănoagă began the 2022 season at a friendly meet against Hungary in Tata. The Romanian team won, and Vănoagă won the all-around gold medal.[5] She then finished seventh all-around at the Romanian Junior Championships due to mistakes on the uneven bars.[6] She once again finished seventh in the all-around at the Petrom Cup.[7] At the senior-level Romanian Championships, she finished eighth in the all-around and in the vault final and sixth in the balance beam final. In the floor exercise final, she won the silver medal behind Amalia Ghigoarta.[8] She then competed at the Tournoi International in Combs-la-Ville, France. After only scoring 8.366 on the uneven bars, she finished 20th in the all-around and sixth with her team.[9] She won the all-around title at the Romanian Junior Individual Championships.[10]

2023

Vănoagă began the 2023 season at the DTB Pokal Team Challenge and helped the Romanian junior team place sixth. Individually, she finished sixth in the all-around and fourth in the balance beam final.[11] She was selected to compete at the 2023 Junior World Championships alongside Crina Tudor and Anamaria Mihăescu, and the team finished in eighth place.[12] Individually, she qualified for the balance beam final in fourth place.[13] In the event final, she won the silver medal behind Yu Hanyue with a score of 12.833.[14] She also qualified for the all-around final where she finished 17th.[15] She won Romania's only medal at the Junior World Championships.[16]

Vănoagă won the all-around silver medal at the Rising Stars Trophy in Bucharest behind Croatian Mila Prpic.[17] She was then selected to compete at the European Youth Olympic Festival, and she was selected as one of Romania's flag bearers for the opening ceremony.[18] She qualified for the all-around final where she finished seventh.[19] She then won the silver medal in the balance beam final behind Germany's Helen Kevric with a score of 12.866.[20] She finished sixth in the floor exercise final with a score of 12.366.[21]

Competitive history

Year Event Team AA VT UB BB FX
Junior
2021 Romanian Junior Championships 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
FIT Challenge 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 19 8 7
Romanian Championships 9
2022 Tata Junior Friendly 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Romanian Junior Championships 7
Petrom Cup 7
Romanian Championships 8 8 6 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Tournoi International 6 20
Romanian Junior Individual Championships 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2023 DTB Pokal Stuttgart 6 6 4
Junior World Championships 8 17 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Rising Stars Trophy 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
European Youth Olympic Festival 6 7 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 6
Senior
2024 DTB Pokal Team Challenge 9
RomGym Trophy 12 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)

References

  1. ^ "2nd FIG Artistic Gymnastics Junior World Championships Antalya (TUR), 29 March - 2 April 2023 Women Entry List by NOC" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. International Gymnastics Federation. 2 April 2023. p. 9. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
  2. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (12 June 2021). "2021 Romanian Junior Championships Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
  3. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (1 July 2021). "2021 FIT Challenge Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
  4. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (19 September 2021). "2021 Romanian Championships Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
  5. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (22 May 2022). "2022 Tata Junior Friendly Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
  6. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (4 July 2022). "2022 Romanian Junior Championships Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
  7. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (17 July 2022). "2022 Petrom Cup Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
  8. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (3 October 2022). "2022 Romanian Championships Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
  9. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (15 May 2022). "2022 Tournoi International Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
  10. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (28 November 2022). "2022 Romanian Junior Individual Championships Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
  11. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (20 March 2023). "2023 DTB Pokal Team Challenge Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
  12. ^ "Medalie de argint pentru România, la Campionatele Mondiale de gimnastică" [Silver medal for Romania at the World Gymnastics Championships]. Spot Media (in Romanian). 2 April 2023. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
  13. ^ "2nd FIG Artistic Gymnastics Junior World Championships Antalya (TUR), 29 March - 2 April 2023 Women's Event Qualification" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. International Gymnastics Federation. 1 April 2023. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 March 2023. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
  14. ^ Dădăcuș, Mirela (2 April 2023). "Alexia Gabriela Vănoagă, argint în finala la bârnă, la CM de juniori din Antalya" [Alexia Gabriela Vănoagă, silver in the beam final, at the Junior WC in Antalya]. RFI (in Romanian). Retrieved 30 August 2023.
  15. ^ "CM Gimnastică, juniori: Alexia Gabriela Vănoagă, medalie de argint la bârnă" [WC Gymnastics, juniors: Alexia Gabriela Vănoagă, silver medal on beam]. HotNews (in Romanian). 2 April 2023. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
  16. ^ Colț, Mihai (3 April 2023). "Argint pentru Alexia Gabriela Vănoagă la Campionatele Mondiale de gimnastică artistică pentru juniori" [Silver for Alexia Gabriela Vănoagă at the World Junior Artistic Gymnastics Championships]. Ordinea Zilei (in Romanian). Retrieved 30 August 2023.
  17. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (17 June 2023). "2023 Rising Stars Trophy Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
  18. ^ "Alexia Vânoagă și Mihai Motorca vor purta drapelul României la deschiderea Festivalului Olimpic al Tineretului European de la Maribor" [Alexia Vânoagă and Mihai Motorca will carry the Romanian flag at the opening of the European Youth Olympic Festival in Maribor]. Glasul Cetății (in Romanian). 22 July 2023. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
  19. ^ "Kevric comfortably defends EYOF all-around title". European Gymnastics. 26 July 2023. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
  20. ^ "Gymnastics Artistic Results - Girls Beam Final". 2023 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
  21. ^ "Gymnastics Artistic Results - Girls Floor Exercise Final". 2023 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival. Retrieved 30 August 2023.