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{{short description|Russian-born artistic gymnast (born 1987)}}
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| caption = Pavlova at the [[2008 Olympics]]
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|nickname= Anya, Pavs
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|birth_place=[[Orekhovo-Zuyevo]], [[Russian SSR]], [[Soviet Union]]
|hometown= [[Orekhovo-Zuyevo]], [[Russia]]
| birth_place = [[Orekhovo-Zuyevo]], [[Russian SSR]], Soviet Union
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|level= Senior International Elite
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| level = Senior International Elite
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|club= Dinamo
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|headcoach= Nataliya Pavlova
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|assistcoach= Leonid Arkaev
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| headcoach = Nataliya Pavlova
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| assistcoach = Leonid Arkaev
|music= 2008- 'Exodus' by [[Maksim]]; 2006- 'Allegretto' by [[Bond (band)|Bond]]; 2004- 'Winter' by [[Bond (band)|Bond]]
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*2006: "Allegretto" by [[Bond (band)|Bond]]
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| [[Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]|0|0|2
|[[World Artistic Gymnastics Championships|World Championships]]|0|0|1
| [[World Artistic Gymnastics Championships|World Championships]]|0|0|1
|[[Artistic Gymnastics World Cup|World Cup Final]]|0|0|1
| [[Artistic Gymnastics World Cup|World Cup Final]]|0|0|1
|[[European Women's Artistic Gymnastics Championships|European Championships]]|0|5|2
| [[European Women's Artistic Gymnastics Championships|European Championships]]|0|5|2
|[[European Team Gymnastics Championships|European Team Championships]]|1|0|0
| [[European Team Gymnastics Championships|European Team Championships]]|1|0|0
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{{MedalCompetition | [[European Women's Artistic Gymnastics Championships|European Championships]]}}
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{{MedalSilver | [[2014 European Women's Artistic Gymnastics Championships|2014 Sofia]] | Vault}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Artistic Gymnastics World Cup|FIG World Cup]]}}
{{MedalCompetition | [[Artistic Gymnastics World Cup|FIG World Cup]]}}
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{{MedalGold | 2014 Ljubljana | Uneven Bars}}
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{{MedalCountry | {{RUS}} }}
{{MedalCompetition | [[Olympic Games]]}}
{{MedalCompetition | [[Olympic Games]]}}
{{MedalBronze|[[2004 Summer Olympics|2004 Athens]]|[[Gymnastics at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's artistic team all-around|Team]]}}
{{MedalBronze|[[2004 Summer Olympics|2004 Athens]] | [[Gymnastics at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's artistic team all-around|Team]]}}
{{MedalBronze|[[2004 Summer Olympics|2004 Athens]]|[[Gymnastics at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's vault|Vault]]}}
{{MedalBronze|[[2004 Summer Olympics|2004 Athens]] | [[Gymnastics at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's vault|Vault]]}}
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{{MedalCompetition | [[World Artistic Gymnastics Championships|World Championships]]}}
{{MedalBronze|[[2006 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships|2006 Aarhus]]|[[2006 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships|Team]]}}
{{MedalBronze | [[2006 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships|2006 Aarhus]] | [[2006 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships|Team]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Artistic Gymnastics World Cup|World Cup Final]]}}
{{MedalCompetition | [[Artistic Gymnastics World Cup|World Cup Final]]}}
{{MedalBronze|2004 Birmingham|Vault}}
{{MedalBronze | 2004 Birmingham | Vault}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[European Women's Artistic Gymnastics Championships|European Championships]]}}
{{MedalCompetition | [[Goodwill Games]]}}
{{MedalSilver|2004 Amsterdam|Vault}}
{{MedalSilver | 2001 Brisbane | Balance Beam}}
{{MedalCompetition | [[European Women's Artistic Gymnastics Championships|European Championships]]}}
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{{MedalSilver|2005 Debrecen|All-around}}
{{MedalSilver|2005 Debrecen|Vault}}
{{MedalSilver | 2004 Amsterdam | Vault}}
{{MedalSilver|2008 Clermont|Team}}
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{{MedalBronze|2004 Amsterdam|Team}}
{{MedalSilver | 2008 Clermont | Team}}
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{{MedalBronze|2005 Debrecen|Balance beam}}
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{{MedalBronze | 2004 Amsterdam | Team}}
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{{MedalBronze | 2005 Debrecen | Balance beam}}
{{MedalCompetition | [[European Team Gymnastics Championships|European Team Championships]]}}
{{MedalCompetition | [[European Team Gymnastics Championships|European Team Championships]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[2003 European Team Gymnastics Championships|2003 Moscow]]|Team}}
{{MedalGold | [[2003 European Team Gymnastics Championships|2003 Moscow]] | Team}}
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'''Anna Anatolyevna Pavlova''' ({{lang-ru|А́нна Анато́льевна Па́влова}}; born September 6, 1987 in [[Orekhovo-Zuyevo]]) is a [[Russia]]n-born [[artistic gymnastics|artistic gymnast]] who won two bronze medals at the [[2004 Olympic Games]] in [[Athens]], and represented Russia in other international competitions.
'''Anna Anatolyevna Pavlova''' ({{langx|ru|А́нна Анато́льевна Па́влова}}; born 6 September 1987) is a Russian-born [[artistic gymnast]] who won two [[Bronze medal|bronze medals]] at the [[2004 Olympic Games]] in [[Athens]], and represented Russia in other international competitions. In 2002 she won the [[Russian Artistic Gymnastics Championships|Russian National Championships]].


Competing for Azerbaijan since 2013, she was the 2014 European silver medallist on vault. She was well known for her balletic style and clean technique.<ref name="anna-pavlova1">{{cite web |url=http://www.anna-pavlova.net/english/index2.php |title=Anna Pavlova Online |publisher=Anna-pavlova.net |date= |access-date=2014-02-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203021730/http://www.anna-pavlova.net/english/index2.php |archive-date=2013-12-03 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Pavlova retired in 2015 at the age of 28.
Pavlova competed for [[Azerbaijan]] from 2013, winning silver at the [[2014 European Women's Artistic Gymnastics Championships|2014 European Championships]] on vault. She was well known for her balletic style and clean technique.<ref name="anna-pavlova1">{{cite web |url=http://www.anna-pavlova.net/english/index2.php |title=Anna Pavlova Online |publisher=Anna-pavlova.net |access-date=2014-02-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203021730/http://www.anna-pavlova.net/english/index2.php |archive-date=2013-12-03 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Pavlova retired in 2015 at the age of 28.


==Career==
==Career==


=== 2000–2002 ===
=== 2000–2002 ===
Pavlova first emerged on the international gymnastics scene in 2000, winning a gold medal on the uneven bars at the Junior European Championships. Although she was too young to compete as a senior at the World Championships in 2001, she was allowed to participate in the [[Goodwill Games]], where she earned a silver medal on the balance beam. In 2001 Pavlova won the junior women's nationals. In 2002, still too young to compete internationally as a senior, Pavlova won the Russian National Championships and picked up four medals, including team, vault and all-around gold, at the Junior European Championships.
Pavlova first emerged on the international gymnastics scene in 2000, winning a gold medal on the uneven bars at the Junior European Championships. Although she was too young to compete as a senior at the [[World Championships in Gymnastics|World Championships]] in 2001, she was allowed to participate in the [[Goodwill Games]], where she earned a [[silver medal]] on the [[balance beam]]. In 2001 Pavlova won the junior women's nationals.{{fact|date=July 2022}}
In 2002, still too young to compete internationally as a senior, Pavlova won the Russian National Championships. She earned four medals, including team, vault and all-around gold, at the Junior European Championships that year.{{fact|date=July 2022}}


=== 2003 ===
=== 2003 ===
Pavlova competed at the [[2003 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships|2003 World Championships]] during her first year as a senior gymnast, and the Russian team finished sixth. Pavlova did not earn an individual medal; she had qualified for the individual all-around and floor finals, but mistakes prevented her from placing among the top three.
Pavlova competed at the [[2003 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships|2003 World Championships]] during her first year as a senior gymnast, and the Russian team finished sixth. Pavlova did not earn an individual medal; she had qualified for the individual all-around, vault and floor finals, but mistakes prevented her from placing among the top three.


=== 2004 ===
=== 2004 ===
In 2004, Pavlova competed in the European Championships team competition. She fell from the [[uneven bars]], which she was a favorite to win, and did not qualify for the all-around. Later that year, Pavlova claimed the Russian national title and made the [[Russia at the 2004 Summer Olympics|Russian Olympic team]].
In 2004, Pavlova competed in the European Championships team competition. She fell from the [[uneven bars]], which she was a favorite to win, and did not qualify for the all-around. Later that year, Pavlova claimed the Russian national title and made the [[Russia at the 2004 Summer Olympics|Russian Olympic team]].


At the [[2004 Summer Olympics]] in Athens, Greece, Pavlova produced arguably her best performance to date. The [[Russia]]n team fought their way back onto the medal podium, finishing third behind [[Romania]] and the [[United States]]. In the individual all-around, she placed fourth and missed the bronze medal by a fraction, 0.025 behind China's [[Zhang Nan (gymnast)|Zhang Nan]]. Still, Pavlova came back to win an individual bronze medal on the vault during the event finals, narrowly missing silver, whilst a mistake in beam finals cost her a medal and she finished fourth behind Romania's [[Alexandra Eremia|Alexandra Georgiana Eremia]]. Her floor music at the Olympics was "Winter" by [[Bond (band)|Bond]].
At the [[2004 Summer Olympics]] in [[Athens]], Greece, Pavlova had her best performance to date. The [[Russia]]n team fought their way back onto the medal podium, finishing third behind [[Romania]] and the [[United States]]. In the individual all-around, she placed fourth and missed the bronze medal by a fraction, 0.025, behind China's [[Zhang Nan (gymnast)|Zhang Nan]]. Pavlova won an individual bronze medal on the vault during the event finals, narrowly missing silver, whilst a mistake in beam finals cost her a medal. She finished fourth behind Romania's [[Alexandra Eremia|Alexandra Georgiana Eremia]]. Her floor music at the Olympics was "Winter" by [[Bond (band)|Bond]].


=== 2005–2006 ===
=== 2005–2006 ===
Pavlova is one of the few Russian gymnasts from the 2004 Olympic team who opted to continue competing, winning silver all-around at the 2005 European Championships. She also competed in the [[2005 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships|2005 World Championships]] in Melbourne, Australia, where she qualified to the all-around final, as well as the vault and beam apparatus finals. The following year, Pavlova competed at the [[2006 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships|2006 World Championships]], where she won a bronze medal with the Russian team. She once again qualified to the all-around, vault and beam finals.
Pavlova is one of the few Russian gymnasts from the 2004 Olympic team who chose to continue competing; she won silver all-around at the [[2005 European Artistic Gymnastics Championships|2005 European Championships]]. She also competed in the [[2005 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships|2005 World Championships]] in [[Melbourne]], Australia, where she qualified to the all-around final, as well as the vault and beam apparatus finals. The following year, Pavlova competed at the [[2006 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships|2006 World Championships]], where she won a bronze medal with the Russian team. She once again qualified to the all-around, vault and beam finals.


=== 2008 ===
=== 2008 ===
She was named to the [[Russia at the 2008 Summer Olympics|Russian Olympic team]] for the [[2008 Summer Olympics]]. On August 10, 2008, in the preliminary round, she performed her floor routine to "Exodus" by Maksim. She qualified fifth for the all-around final and also made the finals on vault, beam and floor. In the [[Gymnastics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's artistic team all-around|team final]], Russia finished fourth, letting Romania slip by to get bronze. In the [[Gymnastics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's vault|vault final]], Pavlova scored 0 on her second vault because she started before the green light was lit. In the [[Gymnastics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's floor|floor final]], she was still unsettled from the vault competition and did not perform well. Two days later, she finished fourth in the [[Gymnastics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's balance beam|balance beam final]], 0.050 behind China's [[Cheng Fei]].[[Image:Beijing2008gymnasticsgroupb-1.jpg|thumb|260px|Pavlova (centre) at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing|left]]In November 2008, Pavlova tore two ligaments in her knee during her beam dismount at the DTB World Cup event in Stuttgart. Surgery was required to reattach the ligaments. Pavlova told a Russian sports website, "I hope, of course, that I'll be able to return to gymnastics, but I don't have full confidence in that yet."
Pavlova was named to the [[Russia at the 2008 Summer Olympics|Russian Olympic team]] for the [[2008 Summer Olympics]]. On 10 August 2008, in the preliminary round, she performed her floor routine to "Exodus" by Maksim. She qualified fifth for the all-around final and also made the finals on vault, beam and floor. In the [[Gymnastics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's artistic team all-around|team final]], Russia finished fourth; [[Romania]] won the bronze. In the [[Gymnastics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's vault|vault final]], Pavlova scored 0 on her second vault because she started before the green light was lit. In the [[Gymnastics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's floor|floor final]], she was still unsettled from the vault competition and did not perform well. Two days later, she finished fourth in the [[Gymnastics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's balance beam|balance beam final]], 0.050 behind China's [[Cheng Fei]].[[File:Beijing2008gymnasticsgroupb-1.jpg|thumb|260px|Pavlova (centre) at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing|left]]


In November 2008, Pavlova tore two ligaments in her knee during her beam dismount at the DTB World Cup event in Stuttgart. Surgery was required to reattach the ligaments. Pavlova told a Russian sports website, "I hope, of course, that I'll be able to return to gymnastics, but I don't have full confidence in that yet."<ref>{{Cite web |last=VAVEL.com |date=2021-07-02 |title=Anna Pavlova – Gymnastics' Most Unlucky Figure |url=https://www.vavel.com/en-us/more-sports/2015/10/06/550349-anna-pavlova-gymnastics-most-unlucky-figure.html |access-date=2022-04-21 |website=VAVEL |language=en-us}}</ref>
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Before her injury, Pavlova placed third on vault in Stuttgart.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.anna-pavlova.net/english/chart.html |title=Score Chart |publisher=Anna Pavlova |date= |accessdate=2014-02-04}}</ref> At the time of the injury, she was ranked third in the world on beam and vault.<ref>[http://www.fig-gymnastics.com/vsite/vnavsite/page/directory/0,10853,5187-188450-205672-nav-list,00.html fig-gymnastics.com] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081204032620/http://www.fig-gymnastics.com/vsite/vnavsite/page/directory/0%2C10853%2C5187-188450-205672-nav-list%2C00.html |date=December 4, 2008 }}</ref>

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Before her injury, Pavlova had placed third on vault in [[Stuttgart]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.anna-pavlova.net/english/chart.html |title=Score Chart |publisher=Anna Pavlova |access-date=2014-02-04}}</ref> At the time of the injury, she was ranked third in the world on beam and vault.<ref>[http://www.fig-gymnastics.com/vsite/vnavsite/page/directory/0,10853,5187-188450-205672-nav-list,00.html fig-gymnastics.com] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081204032620/http://www.fig-gymnastics.com/vsite/vnavsite/page/directory/0%2C10853%2C5187-188450-205672-nav-list%2C00.html |date=4 December 2008 }}</ref>


=== 2009–2010 ===
=== 2009–2010 ===
In August 2009, Pavlova resumed training.<ref name="anna-pavlova1"/> At the end of September, she began competing at the local level. She participated in the All Russia Dinamo competition and won gold on the uneven bars and bronze on the balance beam. After having competed at several local competitions, her first big meet was scheduled to be the 2009 Voronin Memorial that took place just days after the loss of her father. As a result, she had to withdraw.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.anna-pavlova.net/english/index2.php?subaction=showcomments&id=1255176933&archive=&start_from=&ucat=& |title=Anna Pavlova Online |publisher=Anna-pavlova.net |date=2013-02-21 |accessdate=2014-02-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120220005845/http://www.anna-pavlova.net/english/index2.php?subaction=showcomments&id=1255176933&archive=&start_from=&ucat=& |archive-date=2012-02-20 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
In August 2009, Pavlova resumed training.<ref name="anna-pavlova1"/> At the end of September, she began competing at the local level. She participated in the All Russia Dinamo competition and won gold on the uneven bars and bronze on the balance beam. After having competed at several local competitions, her first big meet was scheduled to be the 2009 Voronin Memorial. Her father died just a few days before the event, and she had to withdraw to be with family. <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.anna-pavlova.net/english/index2.php?subaction=showcomments&id=1255176933&archive=&start_from=&ucat=& |title=Anna Pavlova Online |publisher=Anna-pavlova.net |date=2013-02-21 |access-date=2014-02-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120220005845/http://www.anna-pavlova.net/english/index2.php?subaction=showcomments&id=1255176933&archive=&start_from=&ucat=& |archive-date=2012-02-20 |url-status=dead }}</ref>


Pavlova appeared at the 2010 Russian Nationals in March with a heavily bandaged knee. Although she didn't compete full-difficulty routines, she placed a respectable 10th in the individual all-around, she won the gold medal with her team, the Central Federal District, and she posted the highest score on vault to qualify for the event final, where she finished 5th.
Pavlova appeared at the 2010 Russian Nationals in March with a heavily bandaged knee. Although she did not compete full-difficulty routines, she placed a respectable 10th in the individual all-around, and she won the gold medal with her team, the Central Federal District. She posted the highest score on vault to qualify for the event final, where she finished 5th.


=== 2011 ===
=== 2011 ===
In 2011, Pavlova competed in the 2011 Trnava Cup, finishing second behind [[Larisa Iordache]]. Later that year, she competed in the Voronin Cup, finishing 5th in the all-around. She finished third in vault finals, despite a fall on her second vault, a layout Podkopayeva (Yurchenko 1/2 turn on, layout front somersault 1/2). Later that day, she finished 3rd again on beam, despite a near-fall on her 2.5 twist dismount.
In 2011, Pavlova competed in the 2011 Trnava Cup, finishing second behind Romanian [[Larisa Iordache]]. Later that year, she competed in the Voronin Cup, finishing 5th in the all-around. She finished third in vault finals, despite a fall on her second vault, a layout Podkopayeva (Yurchenko 1/2 turn on, layout front somersault 1/2). Later that day, she finished 3rd again on beam, despite a near-fall on her 2.5 twist dismount.{{fact|date=September 2024}}


=== Nationality change ===
=== Nationality change ===
{{Quote box|width=40%|align=right|quote="The decision to move to another team appeared quite recently. I was training hard, competing, I was trying hard, but despite my results I have provided during the selection competitions for the past several years, I haven’t been included even into the reserve for the Russian National team, not mentioning the selection for the international competitions."|source=—''Sportbox'', 2013<ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.sportbox.ru/Vidy_sporta/gimnastika/spbnews_NI422828_Anna-Pavlova-Do-poslednego-pitalasi-probitisya-v-sbornuyu-Ro |script-title=ru:Анна Павлова: До последнего пыталась пробиться в сборную России |last1=Maria |first1=Tsyruleva |language=Russian |trans-title=Anna Pavlova: I tried my best to get into the Russian team |date=12 December 2013 |website=Sportbox.ru |accessdate=22 September 2014}}</ref>}}
{{Quote box|width=40%|align=right|quote="The decision to move to another team appeared quite recently. I was training hard, competing, I was trying hard, but despite my results I have provided during the selection competitions for the past several years, I haven’t been included even into the reserve for the Russian National team, not mentioning the selection for the international competitions."|source=—''Sportbox'', 2013<ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.sportbox.ru/Vidy_sporta/gimnastika/spbnews_NI422828_Anna-Pavlova-Do-poslednego-pitalasi-probitisya-v-sbornuyu-Ro |script-title=ru:Анна Павлова: До последнего пыталась пробиться в сборную России |last1=Maria |first1=Tsyruleva |language=ru |trans-title=Anna Pavlova: I tried my best to get into the Russian team |date=12 December 2013 |website=Sportbox.ru |access-date=22 September 2014}}</ref>}}
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Pavlova began to compete for Azerbaijan in November 2013, saying that Russian gymnastics did not give her sufficient scope. She explained that she had always been interested in international competition, and Russian gymnastics did not give her the opportunities she wanted.<ref name="anna-pavlova1" /> The reason for this was that the Russian national coaches had not selected her for any major international meet since her knee surgery at the end of 2008. Some have speculated that this was because the Russian selectors had not forgiven her for her miscue at the 2008 Olympics, which resulted in a score of zero.


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Pavlova began to compete for Azerbaijan in November 2013, saying that Russian gymnastics did not give her sufficient scope. She said that she had always been interested in international competition, and Russian gymnastics did not give her the opportunities she wanted.<ref name="anna-pavlova1" /> The Russian national coaches had not selected her for any major international meet since her knee surgery at the end of 2008.{{fact|date=September 2024}}
It is also possible that politics may have come into it. Pavlova stated that "her vocal opposition to the political decisions" may have gone against her.<ref name="anna-pavlova1" />


=== 2014 ===
=== 2014 ===
Pavlova was selected to compete at the [[2014 European Women's Artistic Gymnastics Championships]] along with another former Russian gymnast, [[Yulia Inshina]]. She qualified second into the vault finals behind [[Giulia Steingruber]] with a score of 14.516. In the vault finals, she scored a 14.583 which earned her the silver medal. This was her first medal at a major international meet since 2008 and the first medal she won competing for Azerbaijan. This was also Azerbaijan's first ever medal at the European Gymnastics Championships.
Pavlova was selected to compete at the [[2014 European Women's Artistic Gymnastics Championships]] along with another former Russian gymnast, [[Yulia Inshina]]. She qualified second into the vault finals behind [[Giulia Steingruber]] with a score of 14.516. In the vault finals, she scored a 14.583 which earned her the silver medal. This was her first medal at a major international meet since 2008 and the first medal she won competing for Azerbaijan. This was also Azerbaijan's first ever medal at the European Gymnastics Championships.{{fact|date=September 2024}}


=== 2015: Retirement ===
=== 2015: Retirement ===
On December 15, 2015, it was announced that Pavlova would retire from elite gymnastics.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/theallaround/posts/10154527359314896|title=The All Around Gymnastics News - Timeline - Facebook|publisher=}}</ref> She has expressed desire to continue in the sport, as a gymnastics coach with her mother.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://m.championat.com/news/sport/other/2328355/|title=Призёр Олимпиады-2004 гимнастка Павлова завершила карьеру|publisher=}}</ref>
On 15 December 2015, it was announced that Pavlova would retire from elite gymnastics.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/theallaround/posts/10154527359314896 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/facebook/77790174895/10154527359314896 |archive-date=2022-02-26 |url-access=limited|title=The All Around Gymnastics News – Timeline – Facebook}}{{cbignore}}</ref> She has expressed desire to continue in the sport, as a gymnastics coach with her mother.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://m.championat.com/news/sport/other/2328355/|title=Призёр Олимпиады-2004 гимнастка Павлова завершила карьеру}}</ref>


==Floor music==
==Floor music==
*2008-2010: "Exodus" by Maksim Mrvica
*2008–2010: "Exodus" by Maksim Mrvica
*2006-2007: "Juno and Avos" by Alexei Rybnikov
*2006–2007: "Juno and Avos" by Alexei Rybnikov
*2006: "Allegretto" by Bond
*2006: "Allegretto" by Bond
*2004-2005: "Wintersun" by Bond
*2004–2005: "Wintersun" by Bond
*2003: "Korobushka" by Bond
*2003: "Korobushka" by Bond
*2000: "[[Smuglyanka]]" by Shvedov
*2000: "[[Smuglyanka]]" by Shvedov


==Competitive history==
==Competitive history==
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Anna Pavlova
Pavlova at the 2008 Olympics
Personal information
Full nameAnna Anatolyevna Pavlova
Nickname(s)Anya, Pavs
Country represented Azerbaijan
Former countries represented Russia
Born (1987-09-06) 6 September 1987 (age 37)
Orekhovo-Zuyevo, Russian SSR, Soviet Union
HometownOrekhovo-Zuyevo, Russia
Height152 cm (5 ft 0 in)
Weight43 kg (95 lb)
DisciplineWomen's artistic gymnastics
LevelSenior International Elite
Years on national team
  • 2000–2008 (Russia)
  • 2013–2015 (Azerbaijan)
ClubDinamo
Head coach(es)Nataliya Pavlova
Assistant coach(es)Leonid Arkaev
Music
  • 2008: "Exodus" by Maksim
  • 2006: "Allegretto" by Bond
  • 2004: "Winter" by Bond
Retired15 December 2015
Medal record
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 0 0 2
World Championships 0 0 1
World Cup Final 0 0 1
European Championships 0 5 2
European Team Championships 1 0 0
Total 1 5 6
Representing  Azerbaijan
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2014 Sofia Vault
FIG World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2014 Ljubljana Uneven Bars
Representing  Russia
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Athens Team
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Athens Vault
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Aarhus Team
World Cup Final
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Birmingham Vault
Goodwill Games
Silver medal – second place 2001 Brisbane Balance Beam
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2004 Amsterdam Vault
Silver medal – second place 2005 Debrecen All-around
Silver medal – second place 2005 Debrecen Vault
Silver medal – second place 2008 Clermont Team
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Amsterdam Team
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Debrecen Balance beam
European Team Championships
Gold medal – first place 2003 Moscow Team

Anna Anatolyevna Pavlova (Russian: А́нна Анато́льевна Па́влова; born 6 September 1987) is a Russian-born artistic gymnast who won two bronze medals at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, and represented Russia in other international competitions. In 2002 she won the Russian National Championships.

Pavlova competed for Azerbaijan from 2013, winning silver at the 2014 European Championships on vault. She was well known for her balletic style and clean technique.[1] Pavlova retired in 2015 at the age of 28.

Career

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2000–2002

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Pavlova first emerged on the international gymnastics scene in 2000, winning a gold medal on the uneven bars at the Junior European Championships. Although she was too young to compete as a senior at the World Championships in 2001, she was allowed to participate in the Goodwill Games, where she earned a silver medal on the balance beam. In 2001 Pavlova won the junior women's nationals.[citation needed]

In 2002, still too young to compete internationally as a senior, Pavlova won the Russian National Championships. She earned four medals, including team, vault and all-around gold, at the Junior European Championships that year.[citation needed]

2003

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Pavlova competed at the 2003 World Championships during her first year as a senior gymnast, and the Russian team finished sixth. Pavlova did not earn an individual medal; she had qualified for the individual all-around, vault and floor finals, but mistakes prevented her from placing among the top three.

2004

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In 2004, Pavlova competed in the European Championships team competition. She fell from the uneven bars, which she was a favorite to win, and did not qualify for the all-around. Later that year, Pavlova claimed the Russian national title and made the Russian Olympic team.

At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, Pavlova had her best performance to date. The Russian team fought their way back onto the medal podium, finishing third behind Romania and the United States. In the individual all-around, she placed fourth and missed the bronze medal by a fraction, 0.025, behind China's Zhang Nan. Pavlova won an individual bronze medal on the vault during the event finals, narrowly missing silver, whilst a mistake in beam finals cost her a medal. She finished fourth behind Romania's Alexandra Georgiana Eremia. Her floor music at the Olympics was "Winter" by Bond.

2005–2006

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Pavlova is one of the few Russian gymnasts from the 2004 Olympic team who chose to continue competing; she won silver all-around at the 2005 European Championships. She also competed in the 2005 World Championships in Melbourne, Australia, where she qualified to the all-around final, as well as the vault and beam apparatus finals. The following year, Pavlova competed at the 2006 World Championships, where she won a bronze medal with the Russian team. She once again qualified to the all-around, vault and beam finals.

2008

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Pavlova was named to the Russian Olympic team for the 2008 Summer Olympics. On 10 August 2008, in the preliminary round, she performed her floor routine to "Exodus" by Maksim. She qualified fifth for the all-around final and also made the finals on vault, beam and floor. In the team final, Russia finished fourth; Romania won the bronze. In the vault final, Pavlova scored 0 on her second vault because she started before the green light was lit. In the floor final, she was still unsettled from the vault competition and did not perform well. Two days later, she finished fourth in the balance beam final, 0.050 behind China's Cheng Fei.

Pavlova (centre) at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing

In November 2008, Pavlova tore two ligaments in her knee during her beam dismount at the DTB World Cup event in Stuttgart. Surgery was required to reattach the ligaments. Pavlova told a Russian sports website, "I hope, of course, that I'll be able to return to gymnastics, but I don't have full confidence in that yet."[2]

Before her injury, Pavlova had placed third on vault in Stuttgart.[3] At the time of the injury, she was ranked third in the world on beam and vault.[4]

2009–2010

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In August 2009, Pavlova resumed training.[1] At the end of September, she began competing at the local level. She participated in the All Russia Dinamo competition and won gold on the uneven bars and bronze on the balance beam. After having competed at several local competitions, her first big meet was scheduled to be the 2009 Voronin Memorial. Her father died just a few days before the event, and she had to withdraw to be with family. [5]

Pavlova appeared at the 2010 Russian Nationals in March with a heavily bandaged knee. Although she did not compete full-difficulty routines, she placed a respectable 10th in the individual all-around, and she won the gold medal with her team, the Central Federal District. She posted the highest score on vault to qualify for the event final, where she finished 5th.

2011

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In 2011, Pavlova competed in the 2011 Trnava Cup, finishing second behind Romanian Larisa Iordache. Later that year, she competed in the Voronin Cup, finishing 5th in the all-around. She finished third in vault finals, despite a fall on her second vault, a layout Podkopayeva (Yurchenko 1/2 turn on, layout front somersault 1/2). Later that day, she finished 3rd again on beam, despite a near-fall on her 2.5 twist dismount.[citation needed]

Nationality change

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"The decision to move to another team appeared quite recently. I was training hard, competing, I was trying hard, but despite my results I have provided during the selection competitions for the past several years, I haven’t been included even into the reserve for the Russian National team, not mentioning the selection for the international competitions."

—Sportbox, 2013[6]

Pavlova began to compete for Azerbaijan in November 2013, saying that Russian gymnastics did not give her sufficient scope. She said that she had always been interested in international competition, and Russian gymnastics did not give her the opportunities she wanted.[1] The Russian national coaches had not selected her for any major international meet since her knee surgery at the end of 2008.[citation needed]

2014

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Pavlova was selected to compete at the 2014 European Women's Artistic Gymnastics Championships along with another former Russian gymnast, Yulia Inshina. She qualified second into the vault finals behind Giulia Steingruber with a score of 14.516. In the vault finals, she scored a 14.583 which earned her the silver medal. This was her first medal at a major international meet since 2008 and the first medal she won competing for Azerbaijan. This was also Azerbaijan's first ever medal at the European Gymnastics Championships.[citation needed]

2015: Retirement

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On 15 December 2015, it was announced that Pavlova would retire from elite gymnastics.[7] She has expressed desire to continue in the sport, as a gymnastics coach with her mother.[8]

Floor music

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  • 2008–2010: "Exodus" by Maksim Mrvica
  • 2006–2007: "Juno and Avos" by Alexei Rybnikov
  • 2006: "Allegretto" by Bond
  • 2004–2005: "Wintersun" by Bond
  • 2003: "Korobushka" by Bond
  • 2000: "Smuglyanka" by Shvedov

Competitive history

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Year Event Team AA VT UB BB FX
2003 European Team Gymnastics Championships 1st
World Championships 6th 10th 5th 7th
2004 European Championships 3rd 2nd
Olympic Games 3rd 4th 3rd 4th
World Cup Final 3rd 8th
2005 European Championships 2nd 2nd 3rd
World Championships 7th 5th 6th
2006 World Championships 3rd 19th 5th 4th
World Cup Final 4th 4th
2008 European Championships 2nd
Olympic Games 4th 7th 8th 4th 8th
2011 National Championships 2nd 2nd 6th 6th 6th
Russian Cup 8th 1st
2012 National Championships 2nd 5th 1st 6th 8th
Russian Cup 5th 5th 1st 5th 5th
2013 National Championships 1st 7th 3rd 5th 4th
Gym Festival Trnava 2nd 2nd 3rd 3rd 1st
Russian Cup 3rd 3rd 8th 2nd 4th
Voronin Cup 2nd 2nd 1st 2nd 3rd 3rd
2014 Ljubljana World Cup 1st 4th
European Championships 2nd
Gym Festival Trnava 1st 1st 3rd 1st 4th
International Bosphorus Tournament 1st 1st 1st 1st
World Championships
Voronin Cup 4th 3rd 3rd 3rd 2nd 3rd
  • Competitor for Azerbaijan
Year Competition Description Location Apparatus Rank-Final Score-Final Rank-Qualifying Score-Qualifying
2014 World Championships Nanning Team 30 196.328
All-Around 70 51.098
Vault 27 12.699
Uneven Bars 82 12.933
Balance Beam 123 12.166
Floor Exercise 48 13.166
European Championships Sofia Team 16 147.729
Vault 2 14.583 2 14.516
Uneven Bars 41 12.800
Balance Beam 39 12.566
Floor Exercise 40 12.733
  • Competitor for Russia
Year Competition Description Location Apparatus Rank-Final Score-Final Rank-Qualifying Score-Qualifying
2008 Olympic Games Beijing Team 4 180.625 3 244.400
All-Around 7 60.825 5 60.900
Vault 8 7.812 5 15.275
Uneven Bars 35 14.600
Balance Beam 4 15.900 6 15.825
Floor Exercise 8 14.125 7 15.125
European Championships Clermont-Ferrand Team 2 179.475 2 176.425
Vault 5 14.337 3 14.712
Balance Beam 13 14.750
Floor Exercise 5 14.875 7 14.875
2006 World Cup Final São Paulo Vault 4 14.725
Balance Beam 4 15.150
World Championships Aarhus Team 3 177.325 4 234.800
All-Around 19 57.625 15 58.425
Vault 5 14.975 7 14.700
Uneven Bars 36 14.350
Balance Beam 4 15.275 5 15.525
Floor Exercise 69 13.700
2005 World Championships Melbourne All-Around 7 36.387 8 36.174
Vault 5 9.237 5 9.312
Uneven Bars 47 8.362
Balance Beam 6 8.762 4 9.350
Floor Exercise 14 9.125
European Championships Debrecen All-Around 2 37.074 8 35.586
Vault 2 9.312 1 9.356
Uneven Bars 38 8.312
Balance Beam 3 9.325 2 9.287
Floor Exercise 14 8.600
2004 World Cup Final Birmingham Vault 3 9.418
Balance Beam 8 8.850
Olympic Games Athens Team 3 113.235 4 149.420
All-Around 4 38.024 7 37.711
Vault 3 9.475 5 9.437
Uneven Bars 46 9.237
Balance Beam 4 9.587 4 9.637
Floor Exercise 19 9.400
European Championships Amsterdam Team 3 110.423
All-Around 11 35.875
Vault 2 9.381 3 9.450
Uneven Bars 50 8.225
Balance Beam 12 8.950
Floor Exercise 9 9.200
2003 World Championships Anaheim Team 6 108.985 5 145.572
All-Around 10 36.736 6 36.812
Vault 5 9.356 3 9.431
Uneven Bars 76 8.712
Balance Beam 13 9.325
Floor Exercise 7 9.237 8 9.350

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Anna Pavlova Online". Anna-pavlova.net. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
  2. ^ VAVEL.com (2 July 2021). "Anna Pavlova – Gymnastics' Most Unlucky Figure". VAVEL. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
  3. ^ "Score Chart". Anna Pavlova. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
  4. ^ fig-gymnastics.com Archived 4 December 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ "Anna Pavlova Online". Anna-pavlova.net. 21 February 2013. Archived from the original on 20 February 2012. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
  6. ^ Maria, Tsyruleva (12 December 2013). Анна Павлова: До последнего пыталась пробиться в сборную России [Anna Pavlova: I tried my best to get into the Russian team]. Sportbox.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 22 September 2014.
  7. ^ "The All Around Gymnastics News – Timeline – Facebook". Archived from the original on 26 February 2022.
  8. ^ "Призёр Олимпиады-2004 гимнастка Павлова завершила карьеру".
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