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| Aleksandra Shchekoldina Алекса́ндра Щеко́лдина | ||||||||||||
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| Full name | Aleksandra Eduardovna Shchekoldina | |||||||||||
| Country represented |  Russia | |||||||||||
| Born | 11 July 2002 | |||||||||||
| Hometown | Asbest, Russia | |||||||||||
| Discipline | Women's artistic gymnastics | |||||||||||
| Years on national team | 2015–21 (RUS) | |||||||||||
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Aleksandra Eduardovna Shchekoldina (Russian: Алекса́ндра Эдуа́рдовна Щеко́лдина; born 11 July 2002) is a retired Russian artistic gymnast. She is the 2016 Russian national junior champion in vault and silver medalist in the team competition, in all-around,[1] and on beam.[1][2]
Gymnastics career
[edit]2019
[edit]Shchekoldina was named to Russia's team for the 2019 European games alongside Angelina Melnikova and Anastasia Iliankova. In the qualification round, Shchekoldina competed on all four events and qualified to the all-around final in ninth with a total score of 51.565. In the final, she totaled a 52.365 and finished in fifth.[3]
In July, Shchekoldina went to train in Tokyo for a week with the Russian national team in preparation for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.[4] Others in attendance included Olympic champion Aliya Mustafina.[5]
Shortly after the conclusion of the Russian Cup Shchekoldina was named to the nominative team for the 2019 World Championships alongside Angelina Melnikova, Daria Spiridonova, Lilia Akhaimova, Anastasia Agafonova, and Angelina Simakova (later replaced by Maria Paseka).[6][7] While there she helped Russia win the silver medal behind the United States.
2020
[edit]In early February it was announced that Shchekoldina was selected to represent Russia at the Birmingham World Cup taking place in late March.[8] However the Birmingham World Cup was later canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom.[9]
In November Shchekoldina competed at the Friendship & Solidarity Competition in Tokyo. She was on the Solidarity Team who won gold.
Competitive History
[edit]| Year | Event | Team | AA | VT | UB | BB | FX |
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| 2019 | National Championships | 5 | 8 | ||||
| DTB Team Challenge |  | ||||||
| European Games | 5 | ||||||
| Russian Cup | 8 | 4 | |||||
| World Championships | | ||||||
| Arthur Gander Memorial | 5 | ||||||
| Swiss Cup | 6 | ||||||
| Cottbus World Cup | R3 | ||||||
| 2020 | Friendship & Solidarity Meet |  | |||||
| 2021 | National Championships | 9 | 12 | 8 | |||
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Щеколдина Александра Эдуардовна". Artistic Gymnastics Federation of Russia. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ "Волейбол. Спортивная гимнастика. Художественная гимнастика. Тхэквондо. Обзор спортивных событий прошедшей недели". UGRA-NEWS.RU. 22 April 2016. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
- ^ "UEG Gymnastics". www.ueg.org. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
- ^ "sʜᴇᴋᴏʟᴅɪɴᴀ_ ᴀʟᴇᴋsᴀɴᴅʀᴀ (@_shekoldina_) • Instagram photos and videos". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
- ^ "Aliya Mustafina (@musaliya135) • Instagram photos and videos". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
- ^ "Назван состав сборной России по спортивной гимнастике на ЧМ в Штутгарте". ru sport (in Russian). 27 August 2019.
- ^ "Гимнастка Пасека заменит травмированную Симакову в составе сборной России на ЧМ". TASS (in Russian). 24 September 2019.
- ^ "Birmingham World Cup roster bursts with World stars". FIG. 7 February 2020.
- ^ "British Gymnastics national events announcement, including FIG World Cup". British Gymnastics. 16 March 2020. Archived from the original on 28 April 2022. Retrieved 16 March 2020.