Angelina Shkatova

Angelina Anatolyevna Shkatova (Russian: Ангелина Анатольевна Шкатова, IPA: [ɐnɡʲɪˈlʲinə ˈʂkatəvə]; born 25 January 2001) is Russian group rhythmic gymnast. She is the 2021 European Group All-around champion and the 2015 European Junior Group All-around champion.

Angelina Shkatova
Country represented Russia
Born (2001-01-25) 25 January 2001[1]
Vladimir,[2] Russia
DisciplineRhythmic gymnastics
LevelSenior International Elite
Years on national team2019–
GymNovogorsk
Head coach(es)Irina Viner
Assistant coach(es)Tatiana Sergaeva
Medal record
Representing Russia ROC
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place2020 TokyoGroup All-around
Representing RGF RGF
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2021 KitakyushuTeam
Gold medal – first place2021 KitakyushuGroup All-around
Gold medal – first place 2021 Kitakyushu5 Balls
Silver medal – second place 2021 Kitakyushu3 Hoops + 4 Clubs
Representing  Russia
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 Varna Team
Gold medal – first place 2021 Varna Group All-around
Silver medal – second place 2021 Varna 5 Balls
Summer Universiade
Gold medal – first place 2019 NaplesGroup All-around
Gold medal – first place 2019 Naples5 Balls
Gold medal – first place 2019 Naples3 Hoops + 4 Clubs
Junior European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2015 Minsk Group All-around
Silver medal – second place 2015 Minsk 5 Balls

Career

Junior

She competed as a member of the Russian Group that competed at the 2015 European Junior Championships where Russia won Group All-around gold medal and silver in 5 Balls final.

Senior

She was part of Russian group from St. Petersburg that took three gold medals (Group All-around, 5 Balls, 3 Hoops + 4 Clubs) at the 2019 Summer Universiade in Naples, Italy.[3]

In 2020, she was invited to join the main Russian national group. Her first major competition with the new squad was Grand Prix Moscow in February. [4] They won gold medal in Group All-around (64.250) in front of Belarus (61.250) and Israel (57.400). They also won gold medals in both Apparatus finals the next day.

In 2021, she started the season at Grand Prix Moscow, where they took gold medal in Group All-around (80.900) in front of Belarus (74.650) and Uzbekistan (73.500).[5] In the end of May, she competed at the 2021 Pesaro World Cup, where she won gold medal in Group All-around and two silver medals in Apparatus finals. On July 5, 2021, the Russian Federation announced that Shkatova was selected to represent Russia at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan, as a member of the Russian group formed by Anastasia Tatareva, Anastasia Bliznyuk, Anastasia Maksimova and Alisa Tishchenko. In 2021 Moscow World Challenge Cup, the Russian group took gold in all aspects ahead of Japan and all possible golds in the apparatus finals ahead of Uzbekistan.

From August 7-8, the Russian group competed in the 2020 Olympic Games where they achieved the silver medal in the general competition behind Bulgaria, and it is the first time in 25 years that Russia has lost the first place and the gold medal in the Olympic Games.

Detailed Olympic results
Year Competition Description Location Music Apparatus Rank Score-Final Rank Score-Qualifying
2020 Olympics Tokyo All-around 2nd 90.700 2nd 89.050
Prince Igor: Polovetskie tancy s khorom
by Symphony Orchestra of State Moscow		 5 Balls 2nd 46.200 2nd 45.750
Ruslan and Liudmila
by State Symphony Orchestra of USSR		 3 Hoops + 4 Clubs 2nd 44.500 3rd 43.300

References
  1. "Ангелина Шкатова 12.08.2020" (in Russian). Retrieved 2021-06-10.
  2. "Place of Birth". FIG.
  3. "Владимирская учительница воспитала одну из лучших гимнасток страны" (in Russian). 8 February 2020. Retrieved 2021-06-10.
  4. "Ангелина Шкатова закрепилась в основном составе" (in Russian). 25 February 2020. Retrieved 2021-06-10.
  5. "Grand Prix Moscow 2021 Senior Group All-around Results" (PDF). Retrieved 2021-06-10.
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