Eva Brezalieva (Bulgarian: Ева Брезалиева, born 13 January 2005 in Burgas, Bulgaria) is a Bulgarian individual rhythmic gymnast. She is the 2023 European silver medalist with ribbon and team champion and the 2020 European junior bronze medalist with rope. On the national level, she is the 2022, 2023 and 2024 Senior all-around bronze medalist and the 2019 Bulgarian Junior all-around bronze medalist.[3]
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| Full name | Eva Brezalieva | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country represented |  Bulgaria | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | January 13, 2005 Burgas, Bulgaria[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hometown | Burgas, Bulgaria | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Rhythmic gymnastics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Level | Senior international elite | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years on national team | 2018-present | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Club Olympia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Head coach(es) | Valentina Ivanova (2018-2021), Branimira Markova (2023-present) [2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Rhythmic gymnastics career
editJunior
editShe competed at the 2019 Bulgarian Junior National Championships, where she won bronze medals in the all-around and the club final and a silver medal in the ball final. Later that year, she competed at the 2019 Junior World Championships in Moscow, Russia, where she placed 8th in the team event and 6th in rope in qualifications.
In 2020, she became the Bulgarian Junior National champion with rope and won the silver medal with ball. She competed at the International Tournament in Moscow, where she and her teammate Stiliana Nikolova took second place in the team competition. She also won silver medals with rope and ball and the bronze medal with ribbon. At the 2020 Junior European Championships in Kyiv, Ukraine, she qualified to two apparatus finals. She won a bronze medal in the rope final.[4]
Senior
editShe started the 2022 season by competing at the Rhythmic Gymnastics World Cup in Athens, Greece, where she took the bronze medal in the ribbon final. At Rhythmic Gymnastics Grand Prix series in Marbella , Spain, she took a gold medal in the all-around, a gold medal in the ribbon final, and silver medals in the hoop final and clubs finals. At the Portimão World Challenge Cup, she won a bronze medal in the all-around.
In 2023, Brezalieva began her season by competing at the Rhythmic Gymnastics Grand Prix series in Marbella, Spain, where she took a bronze medal in the all-around and silver medals in the hoop and ball finals. She next participated in the World Cup in Sofia 2023 and qualified for the hoops and clubs finals. She won a silver medal in the clubs final. At the World Cup in Baku, she won the all-around bronze medal. She also won silver medals in the hoop and ribbon finals and bronze with ball.
Routine music information
edit| Year | Apparatus | Music title |
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| 2019 | Rope | Samba Do Mundo by Gregor Salto Feat. Saxsymbol & Todorov |
| Ball | Winter Days December by Vadim Kiselev | |
| Clubs | Shot Me Down by David Guetta ft. Skylar Grey | |
| Ribbon | ||
| 2020 | Rope | I Love Rock 'N Roll by Joan Jett |
| Ball | Nothing Else Matters by ? | |
| Clubs | Carmen Suite Ballet: II. Dance by Boston Pops Orchestra | |
| Ribbon | Who Wants To Live Forever by Queen / The Tenors feat. Lindsey Stirling | |
| 2021 | Hoop | The 5th by David Garrett |
| Ball | Nothing Else Matters by ? | |
| Clubs | Carmen Suite Ballet: II. Dance by Boston Pops Orchestra | |
| Ribbon | El amor brujo: Danza Rituel del Fuego by Manuel de Falla | |
| 2022 | Hoop | Butterflies and Hurricanes by Muse |
| Ball | Isaac (Live) by Madonna | |
| Clubs | The Race by Yello | |
| Ribbon | Born This Way by Lady Gaga | |
| 2023 | Hoop | Adiós by Benjamin Clementine |
| Ball | Flamen'ka y Gitana by Karen Ruimy | |
| Clubs | The Race by Yello | |
| Ribbon | "Rock This Party" (feat. Dollarman, Big Ali, Makedah, Cutee B) (Everybody Dance Now) by Bob Sinclair | |
| 2024 | Hoop | Ready or Not by Mischa Book Chillak and Esthero |
| Ball | Un Amore Grande by Peppino Gagliardi | |
| Clubs | Remix Oriental 2020 Darbuka by Mehdi Ryan | |
| Ribbon | Power (feat. Donna Missal and Travis Poutrelli) by Elliott Wheeler |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Eva Brezalieva/Birth Place". International Gymnastics Federation.
- ^ "Eva Brezalieva/Coach". International Gymnastics Federation.
- ^ "Брезалиева Ева" (in Russian).
- ^ "Gold, silver and bronze for Bulgarian rhythmic gymnasts from contest in Ukraine" (in Bulgarian). 28 November 2020.