Jump to content

Yulia Barsukova

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Tub st (talk | contribs) at 15:49, 16 October 2024 (→2000 Olympics: delink). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Vladimirovna and the family name is Barsukova.
Yulia Barsukova
Юлия Барсукова
Barsukova winning the gold medal at Sydney 2000 Olympics
Personal information
Full nameYulia Vladimirovna Barsukova
Alternative name(s)Julia Barsoukova
Nickname(s)Miss Bolshoi
Country represented Russia
Born (1978-12-31) 31 December 1978 (age 45)
Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight45 kg (99 lb)
DisciplineRhythmic gymnastics
ClubMGFSO
Head coach(es)Irina Viner
Assistant coach(es)Vera Shatalina
Retired2000
Medal record
Rhythmic Gymnastics
Representing  Russia
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2000 Sydney All-around
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1999 Osaka Team
Bronze medal – third place 1999 Osaka All-around
Bronze medal – third place 1999 Osaka Rope
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 1999 Budapest Rope
Gold medal – first place 2000 Zaragoza Rope
Gold medal – first place 2000 Zaragoza Team
Silver medal – second place 1999 Budapest Ball
Bronze medal – third place 1999 Budapest Hoop
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Zaragoza All-around
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Zaragoza Hoop
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Zaragoza Ball
European Team Championships
Gold medal – first place 1999 Patras Team
World Cup Final
Gold medal – first place 2000 Glasgow Hoop
Silver medal – second place 2000 Glasgow Rope
Silver medal – second place 2000 Glasgow Ball
Silver medal – second place 2000 Glasgow Ribbon
Grand Prix Final
Gold medal – first place 2000 Deventer All-around
Gold medal – first place 2000 Deventer Ball
Gold medal – first place 2000 Deventer Rope
Gold medal – first place 2000 Deventer Ribbon
Silver medal – second place 1999 Korneuburg Rope
Silver medal – second place 1999 Korneuburg Ribbon
Bronze medal – third place 1999 Korneuburg All-around
Bronze medal – third place 1999 Korneuburg Ball

Yulia Vladimirovna Barsukova (Template:Lang-ru, born 31 December 1978) is a Russian retired individual rhythmic gymnast. She is the 2000 Olympic champion in the All-Around, the 2000 Grand Prix Final All-around champion, the 1999 World All-around bronze medalist, 2000 European All-around bronze medalist and 1999 Grand Prix Final All-around bronze medalist.

Early life

Barsukova began figure skating at age five in the Izmaylovo District of Moscow where she lived. When she was eight years old, she passed a sports club and saw girls practicing rhythmic gymnastics through the window. Her father soon enrolled her in the sport. After three years, she moved to Tagansky District high school's rhythmic gymnastics department.

Competitive career

Barsukova was coached by Vera Silaeva until she was sixteen, when Silaeva took her student to Russia's head coach, Irina Viner. Viner was unimpressed initially but accepted her at the urging of Russia's national team choreographer, Veronica Shatkova.

Barsukova began competing at international competitions following the coaching change. For six years she competed under the shadow of other Russian gymnasts, Yanina Batyrchina, Amina Zaripova, Natalia Lipkovskaya and then Alina Kabaeva. Barsukova considered quitting rhythmic gymnastics until Viner persuaded her to stay and be patient. She had her breakthrough in 1998. During an event dedicated to the 15th anniversary of Ballet Magazine, Barsukova performed along with the stars of the theater. She performed her "Dying Swan" ball routine and received the unofficial title of Miss Bolshoi Theater.

2000 Olympics

(L-R) Alina Kabaeva (bronze), Yulia Barsukova (gold) and Yulia Raskina (silver) at 2000 Olympic Games Podium

Barsukova won many rhythmic gymnastics titles after her emergence in major competitions as a second member of the Russian team. She won gold in hoop at the 2000 World Cup Final in Glasgow and then gold at the 2000 Sydney Olympics after a hoop fumble by then-World champion, Alina Kabaeva. She was the 2000 European All-around bronze medalist and won the rope final at the 2000 European Championships (9.983). She was the oldest Olympic champion in rhythmic gymnastics—21 years, 8 months and 27 days—until fellow Russian Evgenia Kanaeva won her second gold medal at London 2012 being aged 22 years, 4 months and 7 days.

After the Olympics, Barsukova won the all-around title at the Grand Prix Final in Deventer where she also won gold in ball, rope and ribbon final. She retired from competition following the 2000 Aeon Cup. She has participated in Russia's Channel One project "Stars on Ice".

On 15 February 2015, a star-studded gala was held in Russia for the 80th founding anniversary of Rhythmic Gymnastics. The venue was held in the historical Mariinsky Theatre in St. Petersburg. Among those who performed at the gala were Russian former Olympic champions, Olympic medalists and World champions including: Barsukova, Evgenia Kanaeva, Irina Tchachina, Daria Dmitrieva, and Yana Batyrshina.[1]

Personal life

Barsukova was married to Denis Samokhin, a Russian former ice dancer, in 2008 they had a son, Nikita,[2] but they eventually divorced. [3] Barsukova has a son, Daniil, born in 2017.[4]

Routine music information

Barsukova at the 1999 European Championships
Year Apparatus Music title [5]
2000 Hoop Nightmare music from Lord of the Dance by Ronan Hardiman
Rope Breath of Sax by dj dado feat control X
Ball The Dying Swan music from The Carnival of the Animals by Camille Saint-Saëns
Ribbon The Feeling Begins (from The Last Temptation of Christ) by Peter Gabriel
1999 Hoop Introduction: Moderato Assai – Allegro Ma Non Troppo from Swan Lake by Tchaikovsky
Rope Act I: Danse Generale (Valse-Coda) music from Giselle by Adolphe Adam
Ball The Dying Swan music from Carnival Of The Animals by Saint-Saëns Camille
Ribbon The Feeling Begins (from The Last Temptation of Christ) by Peter Gabriel
1998 Hoop Introduction: Moderato Assai – Allegro Ma Non Troppo from Swan Lake by Tchaikovsky
Clubs I was born in Mexico / Arabia music from Don Juan de Marco by Michael Kamen
Ball The Dying Swan music from Carnival Of The Animals by Saint-Saëns Camille
Ribbon At the Circus / Adagio of Spartacus and Phrygia (from Spartacus) by Aram Khatchaturian
1997 Hoop ?
Clubs I was born in Mexico / Arabia music from Don Juan de Marco by Michael Kamen
Ball The Dying Swan music from Carnival Of The Animals by Saint-Saëns Camille
Ribbon At the Circus / Adagio of Spartacus and Phrygia (from Spartacus) by Aram Khatchaturian
1996 Rope ?
Clubs I was born in Mexico / Arabia music from Don Juan de Marco by Michael Kamen
Ball The Dying Swan music from Carnival Of The Animals by Saint-Saëns Camille
Ribbon ?

Olympics Detail

Year Competition Description Location Music Apparatus Score-Final Score-Qualifying
2000 Olympics Sydney All-around 39.632 39.600
The Feeling Begins
by Peter Gabriel 		Ribbon 9.933 9.900
The Dying Swan
by Saint-Saëns Camille
 		Ball 9.916 9.900
Nightmare
by Ronan Hardiman 		Hoop 9.900 9.900
Breath of Sax
by dj dado feat control X 		Rope 9.883 9.900

References

  1. ^ "As Russian Rhythmic Gymnastics turns 80, legends to celebrate in style in St. Petersburg". International Federation of Gymnastics. 17 February 2015.
  2. ^ "Барсукова Юлия Владимировна". sc-rg.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 10 May 2020.
  3. ^ "Юлия Барсукова".
  4. ^ "YuliaBarsukova on Instagram: "С Днём Рождения мой самый любимый мальчик!!!Будь счастлив!!!Сегодня Данечке исполнилось 4 годика!!!❤️❤️❤️🎉🎉🎉🎂🎁🎈🎈🎈"".
  5. ^ "Barsukova RG music list". rgforum.
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Yulia_Barsukova&oldid=1251522799"