Liubov Viktorovna Charkashyna (Belarusian: Любоў Віктараўна Чаркашына; Russian: Любовь Викторовна Черкашина, born December 23, 1987) is a retired Belarusian individual rhythmic gymnast. She is the 2012 Olympic all-around bronze medalist, and the 2011 European ball and clubs champion.[3]
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| Full name | Liubov Viktorovna Charkashyna | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname(s) | Lyuba | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | December 23, 1987 Brest, Byelorussian SSR, Soviet Union | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Residence | Minsk, Belarus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 173 cm (5 ft 8 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gymnastics career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Rhythmic gymnastics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country represented |  Belarus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years on national team | 2002-2012 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Level | Senior International Elite | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Head coach(es) | Irina Leparskaya | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Assistant coach(es) | Galina Zolotnickaya | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | 2012 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World ranking | 9 (2012 Season)[1] 3 (2011 Season)[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Competitive career
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Charkashyna started training in rhythmic gymnastics at a relatively late age, when she was nine years old.[4] She made her senior international debut in 2003. She had a successful 2007 season, winning bronze in ribbon at the Grand Prix Final in Innsbruck, Austria.
Charkashyna competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics and placed 15th in qualifications. She did not advance to the top 10 finals round.[5]
At the 2010 Grand Prix final in Berlin, Charkashyna won the silver medal in hoop and bronze medal in rope and ribbon final. 2011 marked her breakthrough season. She won the bronze all-around medal at the World Cup in Corbeil-Essonnes, as well as bronze in the all-around, ball and hoop at the 2011 World Cup series in Tashkent. On May 29, at the 2011 European Championships in Minsk, she became the only Belarusian senior gymnast to win two individual gold medals at one European Championship, winning the ball final and the clubs final against reigning World and Olympic champion, Evgenia Kanaeva. Charkashyna also won the bronze medal in the hoop finals.
Charkashyna was the bronze medalist in All-around at the 2011 Summer Universiade. At the 2011 World Championships held in Montpellier, France, she finished fourth in All-around and won bronze in the ball apparatus.
In the 2012 season, Charkashyna won gold in the individual ribbon finals at the World Cup in Tashkent, as well as silver (hoop) and bronze (ball). She placed fourth in All-around at the 2012 European Championships behind Aliya Garayeva. At the 2012 World Cup series held in Minsk, Belarus, she won the bronze medal in the All-around ahead of Russian gymnast Alexandra Merkulova who finished fourth.
At the 2012 Olympics, Charkashyna placed fifth in the qualifications with a score of 110.450. In the finals, she was able to edge out rival Aliya Garayeva for the bronze medal. After her final ribbon routine, she kissed the carpet. As soon as the overall scores appeared, she shed tears of joy when she saw that she had won the bronze medal with a total score of 111.700. Charkashyna said on winning her first Olympic medal: "I'm happy, very happy for my country and my coach and for rhythmic gymnastics in Belarus. I think it's a valuation of my hard work and my school in Belaraus. I don't think this medal is my medal, it's for the whole of Belarus."[citation needed]
Charkashyna retired from competition at the end of the 2012 season.
Later career
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Charkashyna worked as a rhythmic gymnastics coach and judge.[6] In 2013, she became an RSW brand ambassador.[7] That same year, after the World Championships held in Kyiv, Ukraine, Charkashyna was elected as the rhythmic gymnastics representative on the FIG Athletes' Commission.[8] Charkashyna held this position from 2014 to 2017. She then became the FIG Athletes' Commission president, for the term of 2017 to 2020.[9] In 2019, Charkashyna commented on sexual abuse in gymnastics, saying that abuse is horrible, but she believes the problem is not widespread and some cases are "an opportunity to earn money."[10]
Personal life
editCharkashyna is married to a former Belarusian football player, Victor Molashko.[11]
On January 16, 2018, Charkashyna gave birth to baby girl, Vera.
Routine music information
edit| Year | Apparatus | Music title [12] |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Hoop | Primavera Porteña by Astor Piazzolla |
| Ball | Frozen in time by Secret Garden | |
| Clubs | Caravan by Raimond Pauls | |
| Ribbon | Love Story by Francis Lai | |
| Gala | Gorod by Elena Vaenga | |
| 2011 | Hoop | Mission Impossible by Maxime Rodriguez |
| Ball | Naprasnie Slova by Alexander Malinin, instrumental version arranged especially for routine | |
| Clubs | Green Hornet music from Kill Bill by Al Hirt | |
| Ribbon | ? | |
| Gala | La Monture by Julie Zenatti | |
| 2010 | Hoop | Sunrise, Sunset by Roby Lakatos |
| Ball | Embrace music from Breathe by Nicholas Gunn | |
| Rope | Belarus folk | |
| Ribbon | ? | |
| 2009 | Hoop | Sunrise, Sunset by Roby Lakatos |
| Ball | Embrace music from Breathe by Nicholas Gunn | |
| Rope | Tango by Konstantin Meladze | |
| Ribbon | Weary Sun by Jerzy Peterburgski | |
| 2008 | Hoop | Leelos Tune by Maksim |
| Rope | Felicia music from Tango Forever by Luis Bravo | |
| Clubs | Czardas (Monti, Czardas Pr Violon & Piano) from Classic Meets Cuba by Klazz Brothers & Cuba Percussion | |
| Ribbon | Tsyganochka | |
| 2007 | Hoop | Against The Wind by Keiko Matsui |
| Rope | Felicia music Tango Forever by Luis Bravo | |
| Clubs | Lo Que Vendra by Astor Piazzolla | |
| Ribbon | ? | |
| 2006 | Rope | Chappa by Didulya |
| Ball | No Stop City by New Tango Orquesta | |
| Clubs | Batwannis Beek by REG Project | |
| Ribbon | ? | |
| 2005 | Rope | Chappa by Didulya |
| Ball | Czardas (remix) by Vittorio Monti | |
| Clubs | Batwannis Beek by REM Project | |
| Ribbon | Croatian Rhapsody by Maksim Mrvica | |
| 2004 | Hoop | Ov Haiots Ashkhar by Ara Ghevorkian |
| Ball | Czardas (remix) by Vittorio Monti | |
| Clubs | Batwannis Beek by REM Project | |
| Ribbon | Winter by Bond | |
| 2003 | Hoop | Vive el Verano by Paulina Rubio |
| Ball | Czardas (remix) by Vittorio Monti | |
| Clubs | Batwannis Beek by REM Project | |
| Ribbon | ? |
Detailed Olympic results
edit| Year | Competition description | Location | Music | Apparatus | Score-final | Score-qualifying |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Olympics | London | All-around | 111.700 | 110.450 | |
| Love Story by Francis Lai | Ribbon | 28.075 | 26.550 | |||
| Frozen in time by Secret Garden | Ball | 28.000 | 28.400 | |||
| Primavera Porteña by Astor Piazzolla | Hoop | 28.100 | 28.050 | |||
| Caravan by Raimond Pauls | Clubs | 27.525 | 27.450 |
References
edit- ^ "FIG World standings for rhythmic gymnastics" (PDF). International Federation of Gymnastics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 September 2013. Retrieved 30 October 2012.
- ^ "FIG World standings for rhythmic gymnastics" (PDF). International Federation of Gymnastics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 September 2013. Retrieved 30 October 2011.
- ^ "CHARKASHYNA Liubou". www.gymnastics.sport. Retrieved 2019-03-07.
- ^ "New RSW Brand Ambassador Liubov Charkashyna". www.europastar.com. Retrieved 2019-03-07.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Lyubov Cherkashina". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
- ^ "FIG Authorities' Biographies: Charkashyna Liubou" (PDF). FIG.
- ^ "New RSW Brand Ambassador Liubov Charkashyna". www.europastar.com. Retrieved 2019-03-07.
- ^ "Rhythmic gymnasts have made their choice". FIG Gymnastics.
- ^ "FIG Authorities' Biographies: Charkashyna Liubou" (PDF). FIG.
- ^ LiubovB (2019-03-01). "Charkashyna on sexual abuse in sports: "It's America, they know how to make money"". Gymnovosti. Retrieved 2019-03-07.
- ^ Happy Ending of Gymnasts
- ^ "Charkashyna RG music list". rgforum.