Nataliya Usova
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| Born | 9 June 2008 Tashkent, Uzbekistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Discipline | Rhythmic gymnastics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country represented |  Uzbekistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years on national team | 2022-present | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Level | International Elite | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Nataliya Usova (born 9 June 2008) is an Uzbek rhythmic gymnast.[1] She is a multiple Asian medalist.
Personal life
[edit]Her younger sister Sofiya is also a successful rhythmic gymnast.
Career
[edit]Junior
[edit]In December 2021, she was chosen to represent Uzbekistan in the first edition of the experimental competition organized by Alina Kabaeva "Divine Grace", where gymnasts compete under the scoring codes 2000-2004 and 2022-2024.
In 2022, Usova competed at the Asian Championships, winning silver in teams and becoming the junior champion with the hoop.[2]
The following year, she was again selected for the Asian Championships, where she won gold in teams and silver with ball.[3] In July, she competed at the 2nd Junior World Championships in Cluj-Napoca, finishing 6th in teams and 7th in the ball final.
Senior
[edit]In 2024, she became the senior runner-up behind Takhmina Ikromova in her first senior Uzbekistan National Championship. In mid-April, she participated in her first senior competition, the World Cup Baku, where she placed 12th in the AA and was eighth in the ribbon final.[4] She won a bronze medal in the clubs final at the Tashkent World Cup.
References
[edit]- ^ "USOVA Natalya - FIG Athlete Profile". www.gymnastics.sport. Retrieved 2023-09-04.
- ^ "Бадиий гимнастика. Вакилларимиз бугунги баҳсларни 6 та медаль билан якунлади!!". www.sports.uz (in Uzbek). 25 June 2022. Retrieved 2022-06-26.
- ^ "Final. Ball" (PDF). Gymnastics Association of the Philippines, Asian Gymnastics Union. 2 June 2023.
- ^ "2023 Junior World Championships Result Book" (PDF). gym.longinestiming.