Rebecca Gergalo

Rebecca Gergalo (born 16 March 2000) is a Finnish individual rhythmic gymnast.

Rebecca Gergalo
Nickname(s)Rebe
Country represented Finland
Born (2000-03-16) 16 March 2000
Helsinki, Finland
DisciplineRhythmic gymnastics
LevelSenior International Elite
Years on national team2016
ClubOlarin Voimistelijat, Elise
GymIkuri Sports Hall
Head coach(es)Larisa Gryadunova, Laura Ahonen [1]
ChoreographerElena Karpushenko, Irina Zenovka[2]
Retired2021

Early life and career

Gergalo was born to a Russian mother and Ukrainian father, and she speaks Russian.[3] She began training rhythmic gymnastics at the age of 4.[4]

2016

She made her World Cup debut on February 26-28 at World Cup Espoo. She then competed at three more World Cups that year - Berlin, Baku and Kazan.

2017

After the retirement of Ekaterina Volkova, she got her spot in National team and continued competing at World Cup competitions. She competed at the 2017 European Championships in Budapest, Hungary, her first one. Rebecca competed with all four apparatus, finishing on 20th place with ribbon was her best result. Together with teammate Jouki Tikkanen and junior group, they took 11th place in Team competition. On August 30-September 3 she competed at the 2017 World Championships in Pesaro, Italy. This was her first World Championships. She finished on 45th place in All-around Qualifications (52.350).

2018

She is the 2018 Finnish National All-Around champion and the 2018 Nordic All-Around champion. After competing at several World Cup tournaments, she placed 14th in All-around at 2017 World Challenge Cup Guadalajara, Spain, which was her best result so far. In September, she competed at the 2018 World Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria, ending on 34th place in All-around Qualifications (47.725) and 19th in Team competition.

2019

In 2019, she became Finnish National All-around champion once again. On July 3-7, she competed at the 2019 Summer Universiade in Naples, Italy. She ended on 15th place, and did not advance in Apparatus finals.

References

  1. "Rebecca Gergalo/Coach". FIG. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
  2. "Musiikit ja koreografiat" (in Finnish). Olarin Voimistelijat. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
  3. "Gergalolle kaksi mestaruutta". Hämeen Sanomat (in Finnish). 17 November 2013. Retrieved 30 March 2021. Rebecan äiti on venäläinen ja isä ukrainalainen ... voimistelija puhuu itsekin venäjää
  4. "Rebecca Gergalo/Start sporting career". FIG. Retrieved 17 February 2021.


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