Yana Demyanchuk
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Yana Demyanchuk is a Ukrainian
Artistic Gymnast
who won gold on Beam at the 2009 European Artistic Gymnastics Championships
. This was Yana's first major international competition and her immediate impact has revitalised the Ukrainian team ahead of the 2009 World Championships. She also qualified to the All Around Final, where she placed 12th.
Demyanchuk started gymnastics at 6 years of age at the insistence of her father. According to her words, she wants to be like Alina Kozich
. Initially, she trained in Ivano-Frankivsk
and later at the Republic Higher School of Physical Education in Kiev
.
, using her song "Pupsik" as her floor music. Yana likes to listen to Britney Spears
and lots of foreign music. She also likes the group Encore. Yana likes to draw and paint as well. She speaks mostly Russian and Ukrainian but knows some English. If you want to learn more, you go to her website at www.yanademyanchuk.com.
For vault she competed a Yurchenko layout. For her floor exercise, her tumbling passes were a double pike, a double twist, a front one and a half twist to front layout, and a front handspring through to a layout full twist. On bars her release moves included a toe-on tkatchev, tkatchev, pak salto, and a double pike for the dismount. On beam her skills included front tuck, back tuck, arabian, roundoff layout, and a double tuck dismount.
She also competed at the Junior European Championships, placing 6th in the Balance Beam finals.
Yana also competed at the 2009 Nadia Comăneci International Invitational, in Oklahoma City, OK, where she placed 2nd in the All-Around (only behind 2008 Olympic champion Sandra Izbaşa
), 3rd on vault, 1st on Uneven Bars, 4th on Balance Beam, and 3rd on Floor Exercise. Also, in the training for the Nadia Comăneci
Invitational, she trained a new round-off tucked back
full twist, instead of a layout, and nailed it.
Yana had her breakout competition at the European Championships in April, where she qualified fourth into the All-Around competition and ultimately placed 12th. She also won gold in the Balance Beam finals ahead of Olympians Anamaria Tămârjan
and Gabriela Drăgoi
from Romania
.
Yana went to London
, England
for the 2009 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships
in October with Ukraine
team Dariya Zgoba, Valentina Holenkova, and Anastasia Koval
, but did not do as well as she hoped. She was the second reserve in the all-around final only in 26th spot. She qualified in 37th for the uneven bar finals, 46th on beam, and 30th on the floor. She did not compete in the all-around or any event final which was a big upset for her.
Yana also competed at the Swiss Cup in Zurich placing 4th with Mykola Kuksenkov behind the Swiss pair and both German pairs with a 29.3 in the last round.
Yana did however come back at the Blume Memorial where she competed several new skills. On uneven bars, she performed several difficult combinations that included four big release moves. She also (on beam) competed a round-off to a tucked back full twist, but fell. She also competed (on floor) a new tucked full-in and a huge double-back.
held in Rotterdam
, Netherland
, where she competed on only two events, the uneven bars and the balance beam. Yana placed 10th on the balance beam in prelims and qualified into the balance beam event final. In the final, Yana fell on her dismount, finishing 8th with a score of 13.733.
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
Artistic Gymnast
Artistic gymnastics
Artistic gymnastics is a discipline of gymnastics where gymnasts perform short routines on different apparatus, with less time for vaulting . The sport is governed by the Federation Internationale de Gymnastique , which designs the Code of Points and regulates all aspects of international elite...
who won gold on Beam at the 2009 European Artistic Gymnastics Championships
2009 European Artistic Gymnastics Championships
The 3rd Individual European Artistic Gymnastics Championships were held in Milan, Italy, on 29 March to 5 April 2009.- Medal winners :-Individual all-around:- Floor :- Pommel horse :- Rings :- Vault :- Parallel bars :- Horizontal bar :...
. This was Yana's first major international competition and her immediate impact has revitalised the Ukrainian team ahead of the 2009 World Championships. She also qualified to the All Around Final, where she placed 12th.
Demyanchuk started gymnastics at 6 years of age at the insistence of her father. According to her words, she wants to be like Alina Kozich
Alina Kozich
Alina Kozich is a former Ukrainian gymnast. She is from Kiev and was a member of the 2004 Ukrainian Olympic team in Athens, Greece. She started Gymnastics at the age of 5 and her younger sister Olha is also a very talented gymnast....
. Initially, she trained in Ivano-Frankivsk
Ivano-Frankivsk
Ivano-Frankivsk is a historic city located in the western Ukraine. It is the administrative centre of the Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast , and is designated as its own separate raion within the oblast, municipality....
and later at the Republic Higher School of Physical Education in Kiev
Kiev
Kiev or Kyiv is the capital and the largest city of Ukraine, located in the north central part of the country on the Dnieper River. The population as of the 2001 census was 2,611,300. However, higher numbers have been cited in the press....
.
Yana's Life outside of Gymnastics
Yana is a big fan of popular Ukrainian singer Tina KarolTina Karol
Tina Karol , born Tatiana Grigorievna Liberman , is a Ukrainian singer. Karol represented Ukraine at the Eurovision Song Contest in 2006.- Biography :...
, using her song "Pupsik" as her floor music. Yana likes to listen to Britney Spears
Britney Spears
Britney Jean Spears is an American recording artist and entertainer. Born in McComb, Mississippi, and raised in Kentwood, Louisiana, Spears began performing as a child, landing acting roles in stage productions and television shows. She signed with Jive Records in 1997 and released her debut album...
and lots of foreign music. She also likes the group Encore. Yana likes to draw and paint as well. She speaks mostly Russian and Ukrainian but knows some English. If you want to learn more, you go to her website at www.yanademyanchuk.com.
2007
Yana competed at a tri-country meet between Ukraine, Germany, and Catalonia(Spain).For vault she competed a Yurchenko layout. For her floor exercise, her tumbling passes were a double pike, a double twist, a front one and a half twist to front layout, and a front handspring through to a layout full twist. On bars her release moves included a toe-on tkatchev, tkatchev, pak salto, and a double pike for the dismount. On beam her skills included front tuck, back tuck, arabian, roundoff layout, and a double tuck dismount.
2008
Yana competed at the Voronin Cup in Moscow, placing 3rd in the All-Around competition, 3rd in the Vault finals, 3rd in the Floor Exercise finals, and 3rd in the Uneven Bar finals.She also competed at the Junior European Championships, placing 6th in the Balance Beam finals.
2009
In February, Demyanchuk competed at the 2009 WOGA Classic in Frisco, Texas, where she placed 3rd in the All-Around, 1st on Uneven Bars, 2nd on Floor Exercise, and 4th on the balance beam.Yana also competed at the 2009 Nadia Comăneci International Invitational, in Oklahoma City, OK, where she placed 2nd in the All-Around (only behind 2008 Olympic champion Sandra Izbaşa
Sandra Izbasa
Sandra Raluca Izbaşa is a Romanian artistic gymnast. Her best event is the floor exercise on which she is an Olympic champion and a three-time European Champion. She also won medals on balance beam, vault, all around, and with the team...
), 3rd on vault, 1st on Uneven Bars, 4th on Balance Beam, and 3rd on Floor Exercise. Also, in the training for the Nadia Comăneci
Nadia Comaneci
Nadia Elena Comăneci is a Romanian gymnast, winner of three Olympic gold medals at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, and the first female gymnast ever to be awarded a perfect score of 10 in an Olympic gymnastic event. She is also the winner of two gold medals at the 1980 Summer...
Invitational, she trained a new round-off tucked back
full twist, instead of a layout, and nailed it.
Yana had her breakout competition at the European Championships in April, where she qualified fourth into the All-Around competition and ultimately placed 12th. She also won gold in the Balance Beam finals ahead of Olympians Anamaria Tămârjan
Anamaria Tamârjan
Anamaria Tămârjan is a Romanian artistic gymnast. She is a bronze Olympic medalist and a gold European medalist with the team. Individually, she is a European silver medalist on balance beam and a bronze medalist on floor...
and Gabriela Drăgoi
Gabriela Dragoi
Gabriela Drăgoi is a Romanian artistic gymnast. She is an Olympic bronze medalist and a European gold medalist with the team...
from Romania
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
.
Yana went to London
London
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, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
for the 2009 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships
2009 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships
The 41st World Artistic Gymnastics Championships was held at The O2 arena in London, United Kingdom, on 12 October to 18 October 2009. Similar to the World Championships in 2005, there were no team competitions...
in October with Ukraine
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
team Dariya Zgoba, Valentina Holenkova, and Anastasia Koval
Anastasia Koval
Anastasia Koval is a Ukrainian artistic gymnast. She was a member of the 2007 Ukrainian world team and competed at the 2007 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships...
, but did not do as well as she hoped. She was the second reserve in the all-around final only in 26th spot. She qualified in 37th for the uneven bar finals, 46th on beam, and 30th on the floor. She did not compete in the all-around or any event final which was a big upset for her.
Yana also competed at the Swiss Cup in Zurich placing 4th with Mykola Kuksenkov behind the Swiss pair and both German pairs with a 29.3 in the last round.
Yana did however come back at the Blume Memorial where she competed several new skills. On uneven bars, she performed several difficult combinations that included four big release moves. She also (on beam) competed a round-off to a tucked back full twist, but fell. She also competed (on floor) a new tucked full-in and a huge double-back.
2010
Yana participated in the 2010 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships2010 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships
The 2010 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships was held at the Ahoy Rotterdam indoor sporting arena in the Netherlands from 16 to 24 October 2010. In this year's championships, there was a total of 73 participating federations with 615 gymnasts...
held in Rotterdam
Rotterdam
Rotterdam is the second-largest city in the Netherlands and one of the largest ports in the world. Starting as a dam on the Rotte river, Rotterdam has grown into a major international commercial centre...
, Netherland
Netherland
Netherland is a critically acclaimed novel by Joseph O'Neill. It concerns the life of a Dutchman living in New York in the wake of the September 11 attacks who takes up cricket and starts playing at the Staten Island Cricket Club.-Plot summary:...
, where she competed on only two events, the uneven bars and the balance beam. Yana placed 10th on the balance beam in prelims and qualified into the balance beam event final. In the final, Yana fell on her dismount, finishing 8th with a score of 13.733.