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Yana Vorona

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In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Gennadyevna and the family name is Vorona.
Yana Vorona
Яна Ворона
Vorona at the 2019 Junior World Championships
Personal information
Full nameYana Gennadyevna Vorona
Country represented Russia
Born (2004-12-28) 28 December 2004 (age 19)
Voronezh, Russia
DisciplineWomen's artistic gymnastics
LevelSenior International Elite
Years on national team2018 – 2024 (RUS)
ClubE.S. Shtukman Secondary School
Head coach(es)Elfimov GB
Assistant coach(es)Pugach Yu.I.
RetiredJuly 22, 2024[1]
Medal record
Women's artistic gymnastics
Representing  Russia
Junior World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 Győr Team

Yana Gennadyevna Vorona (sometimes transliterated Iana) (Russian: Яна Геннадьевна Ворона, born 28 December 2004)[2] is a Russian former artistic gymnast. She was a member of the team who won gold at the 2019 European Youth Olympic Festival and was the alternate for the team who won gold at the inaugural Junior World Championships.

Early life

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Yana Vorona was born in Voronezh, Russia in 2004.

Junior gymnastics career

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2017–18

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Vorona competed at the 2017 Russian National Championships in April in the KMS division. She placed fifth in the all-around behind Olga Astafyeva, Irina Komnova, Elena Gerasimova, and Vladislava Urazova. During event finals she placed fourth on the vault and seventh on balance beam.[3]

In July 2018 she competed at the Russian National Championships where she placed fourth in the all-around behind Ksenia Klimenko, Urazova, and Astafyeva. Additionally she placed fifth on vault, eighth on uneven bars, and second on balance beam and floor exercise behind Urazova.[4] The following month Vorona competed at the 2018 European Championships alongside Urazova, Klimenko, Astafyeva, and Irina Komnova. They placed second in the team final behind Italy.[5]

2019

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In May Vorona competed at the Russian National Championships where she placed fourth in the all-around behind Vladislava Urazova, Viktoria Listunova, and Elena Gerasimova.[6] She placed third on vault behind Urazova and Listunova, seventh on uneven bars, sixth on balance beam, and third on floor exercise, once again behind Listunova and Urazova.[7]

In June Vorona was selected as the alternate for the inaugural Junior World Championships. She won a gold medal in the team final alongside her teammates Listunova, Urazova, and Gerasimova.[8]

In July Vorona competed at the 2019 European Youth Olympic Festival alongside Listunova and Irina Komnova.[9] While there she helped Russia win the gold in the team final.[10] During the all-around final she won bronze, finishing behind Listunova and Ondine Achampong of Great Britain.[11] During event finals she placed fourth on vault and floor exercise.

In August Vorona competed at the Russian Cup, where, although she was a junior, she competed against senior gymnasts. After two days of competition she finished fifth in the all-around competition, behind fellow junior Urazova, senior competitor Angelina Melnikova, junior Gerasimova, and senior Lilia Akhaimova.[12] During event finals she won gold on balance beam, ahead of the 2019 Junior World Champion on the event, Gerasimova, and Urazova, and placed sixth on uneven bars.[13]

In November Vorona competed at Elite Gym Massilia where she placed first in the all-around, ahead of Listunova, second on uneven bars, and third on balance beam.[14]

Senior gymnastics career

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2020

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In late January Vorona was listed on a nominative roster that was released for the Melbourne World Cup, scheduled to take place on February 20. While there she placed twelfth on balance beam during qualifications and did not advance to the finals.[15] In March she competed at the Baku World Cup and finished fifth on balance beam and eighth on floor exercise during qualifications and advanced to the event finals for both.[16] However event finals were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Azerbaijan.[17] In late September it was announced that Vorona would be competing at an upcoming competition in Tokyo taking place in November alongside Angelina Melnikova, Elena Gerasimova, and Lilia Akhaimova (later replaced by Aleksandra Shchekoldina.[18]

2021

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Vorona competed at the national championships where she placed sixth in the all-around.[19] At the Russian Cup she placed seventh. In September it was announced that Vorona would compete at the upcoming World Championships alongside Angelina Melnikova, Maria Minaeva, and Vladislava Urazova.[20] While there she only competed on the balance beam. She fell during the final and placed ninth.

Competitive history

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Year Event Team AA VT UB BB FX
Junior
2017 Russian Championships 5 4 7
2018 Russian Championships 4 5 8 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
European Championships 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2019 Russian Championships 4 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 7 6 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Junior World Championships 1st place, gold medalist(s)[a]
Euro Youth Olympic Festival 1st place, gold medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 4 4
Russian Cup 5 6 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Elite Gym Massilia 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Senior
2020 Baku World Cup [b] [b]
Friendship & Solidarity Meet 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2021 National Championships 4 6 6
Russian Cup 7
World Championships — 9
2022 National Championships 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 6 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 4
Russian Cup 6 1st place, gold medalist(s) 5
Spartakiade 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2023 National Championships 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 6 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
  1. ^ Vorona was the team RUS alternate
  2. ^ a b Vorona qualified to the BB & FX finals; however event finals were canceled

References

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  1. ^ "Русская гимнастка завершила карьеру в 18 лет: «Мы рассчитывали на нее, вложили много сил, а она ушла в фитнес»" [Russian gymnast ends career at 18: “We counted on her, put a lot of effort into her, but she went into fitness”]. Sport24 (in Russian). July 22, 2024.
  2. ^ "Ворона Яна Геннадьевна". sportgymrus (in Russian).
  3. ^ "2017 Russian Junior Championships Results". The Gymternet. April 6, 2017.
  4. ^ "2018 Russian Junior Championships Results". The Gymternet. July 2, 2018.
  5. ^ "2018 European Championships Results". The Gymternet. August 6, 2018.
  6. ^ "Ростовчанка победила на первенстве России по спортивной гимнастике". Don24 ru (in Russian). May 17, 2019.
  7. ^ "2019 Russian Junior Championships Results". The Gymterent. May 19, 2019.
  8. ^ "Russia Wins the First Junior Worlds". Gymnovosti. June 29, 2019.
  9. ^ Babayeva, Jani (July 24, 2019). "Russian gymnasts hope to win gold medal in EYOF Baku 2019 team standings". Trend News Agency.
  10. ^ Page title[usurped]
  11. ^ @Olympic_Russia (July 25, 2019). "Виктория Листунова – обладательница золотой медали Европейского юношеского олимпийского фестиваля в Баку по спортивной гимнастике в многоборье!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  12. ^ "Vladislava Urazova wins AA gold at the Russian Cup". Gymnovosti. August 25, 2019.
  13. ^ "2019 Russian Cup Results". The Gymternet. August 28, 2019.
  14. ^ "2019 Elite Gym Massilia Results". The Gymternet. November 25, 2019.
  15. ^ "2020 Melbourne World Cup Results". The Gymternet. February 24, 2020.
  16. ^ "2020 Baku World Cup Results". The Gymternet. March 13, 2020.
  17. ^ "Finals of Baku World Cup cancelled". International Gymnastics Federation. March 13, 2020.
  18. ^ "Гимнасты Нагорный, Далалоян и Мельникова выступят за сборную России на турнире в Японии". TASS (in Russian). September 28, 2020.
  19. ^ "ЧЕМПИОНАТ РОССИИ СРЕДИ МУЖЧИН И ЖЕНЩИН ПО СПОРТИВНОЙ ГИМНАСТИКЕ (№ ЕКП 31632)". Федерация спортивной гимнастики России (in Russian). March 12, 2021.
  20. ^ "Нагорный и Далалоян не примут участие в чемпионате мира по спортивной гимнастике" [Nagorny and Dalaloyan will not participate in the Artistic Gymnastics World Championships]. TASS. September 7, 2021.
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