Belarusian rhythmic gymnast
Arina Tsitsilina |
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Full name | Arina Alexandrovna Tsitsilina |
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Alternative name(s) | Aryna Aliaksandrauna Tsytsylina |
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Country represented | Belarus |
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Born | (1998-10-09) 9 October 1998 (age 26) Barnaul, Russia |
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Residence | Minsk, Belarus |
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Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1] |
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Discipline | Rhythmic gymnastics |
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Level | Senior international elite |
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Years on national team | 2014 – present |
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Club | Republican Centre of Olympic Training |
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Head coach(es) | Tatiana Nenasheva |
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Assistant coach(es) | Katsiaryna Bialiauskaya |
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Choreographer | Volha Strakhava |
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Arina Alexandrovna Tsitsilina (Belarusian: Арына Аляксандраўна Цыцыліна; Russian: Арина Александровна Цицилина; born 9 October 1998)[1] is a Russian-born group rhythmic gymnast representing Belarus. She is a five-time World bronze medalist and the 2016 European champion in 5 ribbons. She also is the 2016 European group all-around silver medalist and the 2021 European team silver medalist. She represented Belarus at the 2016 and the 2020 Summer Olympics finishing fifth in the group all-around both times. She is the 2015 European Games 6 Clubs + 2 Hoops champion and the 2019 European Games group all-around and 3 hoops + 4 clubs champion.
Career
Tsitsilina began rhythmic gymnastics when she was three years old. In 2013, she was noticed at a competition in Spain by Olympic champion and Belarusian coach Marina Lobatch. Lobatch invited Tsitsilina to train in Belarus, so she moved to Minsk and joined the Belarusian national team group.[2][3]
2014–2015
Tsitsilina competed at her first European Championships in 2014. In the group all-around final, Belarus only finished seventeenth overall after making major mistakes in their 3 balls + 2 ribbons routine. They then finished fourth in the ten clubs final.[4] She then competed at the World Championships alongside Ksenya Cheldishkina, Hanna Dudzenkova, Maria Kadobina, Maryia Katsiak, and Valeriya Pischelina. In the group all-around final, they won the bronze medal behind Bulgaria and Italy.[5] They then won bronze medals in both apparatus finals.[6]
Tsitsilina represented Belarus at the 2015 European Games where the Belarusian group won the gold medal in the 6 clubs + 2 hoops final. They also won a bronze medal in the group all-around behind Russia and Israel.[7] She then competed at the 2015 World Championships and helped the Belarusian group finish fourth in 6 clubs + 2 hoops and seventh in the group all-around.[8][9]
2016
Tsitsilina won a gold medal in 5 ribbons and a silver medal in the group all-around at the European Championships in Holon, Israel.[10] At the Kazan World Challenge Cup, the Belarusian group won a silver medal in the 6 clubs + 2 hoops final behind Russia.[11] She was selected to represent Belarus at the 2016 Summer Olympics alongside Maria Kadobina, Hanna Dudzenkova, Maryia Katsiak, and Valeriya Pischelina. They finished outside of medals in the group all-around final with a fifth-place score of 35.299.[12][13][14]
2017
Tsitsilina competed with Hanna Shvaiba, Alina Sevastsyanava, Hanna Haidukevich, Ksenya Cheldishkina, and Marharyta Avadzinskaya at the Tashkent World Cup where they won the bronze medal in the group all-around behind Russia and Bulgaria.[15] They also finished fourth in both apparatus finals.[16] The same group then competed at the Baku World Cup where they won the silver medal in 5 hoops and the bronze medal in 3 balls + 2 ropes behind Ukraine and Bulgaria.[17] Then at the Sofia World Cup, the group won the bronze medals in the all-around and in both apparatus finals.[18] At the World Championships, the Belarusian group finished fifth in the group all-around and in both apparatus finals.[19][20]
2019
Tsitsilina and the Belarusian group won the gold medal in the 5 balls final at the 2019 Sofia World Cup.[21] She was selected to represent Belarus at the 2019 European Games alongside Anastasiya Rybakova, Hanna Shvaiba, Hanna Haidukevich, Karyna Yarmolenka. They won the gold medal in the group all-around by 0.050 ahead of Bulgaria. They also won the gold medal in the 3 hoops + 4 clubs final. In the 5 balls final, they won the bronze medal behind Russia and Bulgaria.[22] She then competed at the World Championships in Baku where the Belarusian group finished fourth in the all-around.[23] They also finished fourth in the 3 hoops + 4 clubs final and seventh in the 5 balls final.[24]
2021
Tsitsilina competed at the Tashkent World Cup where the Belarusian group won the all-around bronze medal behind Uzbekistan and Israel. They won the silver medal in the 5 balls final behind Uzbekistan, and in the 3 hoops + 4 clubs behind Israel.[25] She won a group all-around bronze medal at the Baku World Cup behind Bulgaria and Italy.[26] They also won the bronze medal in the 3 hoops + 4 clubs final and placed fourth in the 5 balls.[27] She then competed at the European Championships and won a silver medal in the team competition with the senior group and individuals Alina Harnasko and Anastasiia Salos.[28] The Belarusian group finished fourth in the all-around and in 5 balls and finished eighth in 3 hoops + 4 clubs.[29][30][31]
Tsitsilina was selected to represent Belarus at the 2020 Summer Olympics alongside Hanna Haidukevich, Anastasiya Malakanava, Anastasiya Rybakova, Karyna Yarmolenka.[32] In the qualification round, the group finished in eighth and qualified for the final spot in the final.[33] Then in the group all-around final, the group improved to finish in fifth place.[34] The same group then competed at the 2021 World Championships in Kitakyushu, Japan. They won the group all-around bronze medal behind Italy and Russia.[35] This marked the first time Belarus won a World group all-around medal since 2014.[36] In the apparatus finals, they finished fourth in 5 balls and eighth in 3 hoops + 4 clubs.[37] The Belarusian team of Alina Harnasko, Anastasiia Salos, and the senior group won the team bronze medal behind Russia and Italy.[38]
2022
Tsitsilina did not compete in any international competitions in 2022 due to the International Gymnastics Federation banning Russian and Belarusian athletes due to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.[39]
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