Ekaterina Kurbatova
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| Full name | Ekaterina Vladimirovna Kurbatova | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | October 7, 1992 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 162 cm (5 ft 4 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Discipline | Women's artistic gymnastics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Country represented |  Russia (2007 -) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | CSKA Moscow | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gym | "Lake Krugloe" | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Head coach | Marina Ulyankina | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Choreographer | Olga Burova | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Ekaterina Vladimirovna Kurbatova (Russian: Екатери́на Влади́мировна Курба́това) (born October 7, 1992) is a Russian gymnast.
Career
[edit]Kurbatova competed in the 2009 Glasgow Grand Prix in May, winning vault and placing 3rd on the uneven bars. She also went to the world championships that year in London, where she qualified for the all-around and placed 9th on uneven bars behind Italy's Serena Lichetta.[1] In the all-around competition, she fell on balance beam taking her out of the medals.
In 2010, Kurbatova competed at the European Championships, where she won the gold medal with her team and on vault.[2] At the 2010 Moscow World Cup, she made both vault and floor finals, and finished on 4th and 1st respectively. She was also part of the 2010 World Championship team and was mostly taken along due to her vaulting, when it became clear that the Russian team was in desperate need for a third vaulter in team finals. The team went on to become the first Russian gymnastics team ever to win a team gold medal in a World Championship or Olympic Games.
Kurbatova is known for her unique style: a "kick-in" on vault with an unorthodox leg form. Her choreography is viewed as distinctive, reaching it's zenith with performing a combination of Pak salto into a Khorkina II transition. She is one of the few Russian gymnasts ever having performed a one-armed pirouette which is more often seen amongst Chinese gymnasts.
Competitive history
[edit]| Year | Event | Team | AA | VT | UB | BB | FX |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | World Championships | 10th | 4th | ||||
| 2010 | European Championships | 1st | 1st | ||||
| World Championships | 1st | ||||||
| 2011 | Russian Cup | 11th | |||||
| Year | Competition Description | Location | Apparatus | Rank-Final | Score-Final | Rank-Qualifying | Score-Qualifying |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | World Championships | London | All-Around | 10 | 55.475 | 6 | 55.950 |
| Vault | 4 | 14.337 | 5 | 14.225 | |||
| Uneven Bars | 9 | 14.200 | |||||
| Balance Beam | 19 | 13.750 | |||||
| Floor Exercise | 13 | 13.475 | |||||
| 2010 | European Championships | Birmingham | Team | 1 | 169.700 | 1 | 168.325 |
| Vault | 1 | 14.287 | 4 | 14.075 | |||
| Uneven Bars | 57 | 11.425 | |||||
| World Championships | Rotterdam | Team | 1 | 175.397 | 1 | 234.521 | |
| Vault | WD | 4 | 14.633 | ||||
| Uneven Bars | 13 | 14.300 | |||||
References
[edit]- ↑ "Kurbatova, Yang go 1-2 in gymnastics qualifying". Journal Tribune. Vol. 125, no. 240. Biddeford, Maine. October 14, 2009. p. B4. Retrieved June 27, 2026.
- ↑ Britain's Beth Tweddle wins two European gold medals
External links
[edit]- Ekaterina Kurbatova at World Gymnastics
- Ekaterina Kurbatova at InterSportStats
