Tatiana Cocsanova

Tatiana Cocsanova
Country represented Canada
Born (2004-01-16) 16 January 2004 (age 20)
Chișinău, Moldova
ResidenceMontreal, Canada
Height169 cm (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Weight63 kg (139 lb)[1]
DisciplineRhythmic Gymnastics
LevelInternational Elite
Years on national team2018-
ClubQuesto RG
Head coach(es)Natalia Popova
Medal record
Rhythmic Gymnastics
Representing  Canada
Pan American Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Guadalajara Team
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Guadalajara Ribbon
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Ciudad de Guatemala Team
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Birmingham Team
Junior Pan American Championships
Silver medal – second place 2019 Monterrey Team
Pacific Rim Championships
Silver medal – second place 2024 Cali Team
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Cali All-Around
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Cali Clubs

Tatiana Cocsanova (born 16 January 2004) is a Canadian rhythmic gymnast[2] of Moldovan origin. She is a Commonwealth Games champion and Pan American Championships medalist.

Career

Junior

Cocsanova entered the Canadian team in 2018, when she finished in 4th at nationals. In 2019 she competed at Élite Canada finishing 4th in the all-around and ribbon, 5th with clubs and winning bronze medals with rope and ball.[3] At the Canadian championships she was 4th with ball and ribbon, won bronze in the all-around and with rope, and gold with clubs. That year she was selected for the Junior Pan Am Championships in Monterrey, finishing 5th in the rope final and winning team silver.[4][5][6]

Senior

Cocsanova debuted as a senior at the 2020 Élite Canada in Burnaby where she was 6th with ribbon but won bronze in the all-around and with hoop and ball, as well as gold with clubs. Because of the Covid-19 pandemic she returned to competition a year later at nationals, winning all the gold medals apart from a silver with ball.[6]

2022 was her breakout year, Cocsanova won Élite Canada[7] and then took part in the World Cup in Sofia taking 17th place in the all-around and with hoop, 15th with ball, 8th with clubs and 24th with ribbon.[8] In August she competed at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham where she won team gold alongside Carmel Kallemaa and Suzanna Shahbazian.[9] Later that month she was at the World Cup in Cluj-Napoca, finishing 23rd in the all-around, 24th with hoop, 29th with ball, 25th with clubs and 16th with ribbon.[10] A month later Cocsanova was selected for the World Championships in Sofia where she competed with ribbon and finished 37th.[11]

In 2023 she finished 15th in the All-Around at the World Cup in Tashkent, later she won bronze in teams and with ribbon at the Pan American Championships in Guadalajara.[12][13][14] In August she was selected for the World Championships in Valencia where she was 41st in the All-Around, 31st with hoop, 35th with ball, 67th with clubs and 53rd with ribbon.[15]

Personal life

Cocsanova was born in Chișinău, Moldova. She took up rhythmic gymnastics at age 6. Her idols are Russian gymnasts Alina Kabaeva, Margarita Mamun and Aleksandra Soldatova, and Israeli gymnast Linoy Ashram. In 2022 she accomplished her dream of participating in a World Championships. In her free time, Cocsanova makes videos for her YouTube channel. She studies science at Vanier College in Montreal.[6][16]

References

  1. ^ a b "Tatiana Cocsanova". Birmingham2022.com. Birmingham Organising Committee for the 2022 Commonwealth Games Limited. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
  2. ^ "COCSANOVA Tatiana - FIG Athlete Profile". gymnastics.sport. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
  3. ^ "Elite Canada 2019". rgform.eu. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
  4. ^ "News | Gymnastics Canada". gymcan.org. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
  5. ^ "2019 Junior Pan Am event finals" (PDF). usagym.org.
  6. ^ a b c "Tatiana Cocsanova | Gymnastique Québec". Fédération de gymnastique du Québec (in French). Retrieved 19 November 2022.
  7. ^ "2022 Elite Canada" (PDF). gymcan.org.
  8. ^ "Gymnastics - World Cup Rhythmic Gymnastics - Sofia 2022 - Results". the-sports.org. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
  9. ^ "2022 Commonwealth Games Rhythmic Gymnastics" (PDF).
  10. ^ "Gymnastics - World Cup Rhythmic Gymnastics - Cluj-Napoca 2022 - Results". the-sports.org. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
  11. ^ "2022 World Championships Result Book" (PDF). longinestiming.com.
  12. ^ "Gymnastics - World Cup - Rhythmic Gymnastics - Tashkent 2023 - Results". the-sports.org. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
  13. ^ "Senior Team" (PDF). static.usagym.org.
  14. ^ "Senior Event Finals" (PDF). static.usagym.org.
  15. ^ "2023 World Championships Result Book" (PDF). gym.longinestiming.com.
  16. ^ "Tatiana Cocsanova - YouTube". youtube.com. Retrieved 19 November 2022.