Olga Sergeyevna Ilina (Russian: Ольга Сергеевна Ильина; born 3 January 1995) is a Russian group rhythmic gymnast. She is the 2011 World Group All-around silver medalist, 2013 World Group All-around bronze medalist, 2012 European Group All-around champion, 2013 World Cup Final Group All-around champion and 2010 Youth Olympic Games Group All-around champion.

Olga Ilina
Full nameOlga Sergeyevna Ilina
Country represented Russia
Born (1995-01-03) 3 January 1995 (age 29)
Moscow, Russia
DisciplineRhythmic gymnastics
GymNovogorsk
Head coach(es)Irina Viner
Assistant coach(es)Tatiana Sergaeva
ChoreographerTatiana Pomerantseva
Retired2013
Medal record
Representing  Russia
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2011 Montpellier 5 Balls
Gold medal – first place 2013 Kyiv 2 Ribbon + 3 Balls
Silver medal – second place 2011 Montpellier Group All-around
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Kyiv Group All-around
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2012 N. Novgorod Group All-around
Gold medal – first place 2012 N. Novgorod 5 Balls
Summer Universiade
Gold medal – first place 2013 Kazan Group All-around
Gold medal – first place 2013 Kazan 10 Clubs
Gold medal – first place 2013 Kazan 2 Ribbon + 3 Balls
Youth Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2010 Singapore Group All-around
Junior European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2009 Baku 5 Ribbons

Career

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As a junior, Ilina was a member of the Russian group (with Ksenia Dudkina, Alina Makarenko and Karolina Sevastyanova) that won the gold medal at the 2010 Youth Olympic Games. She competed in her first senior Worlds at the 2011 World Championships where the Russian group won silver in Group All-around and gold in 5 Balls. She was also part of the gold medal-winning Russian group at the 2012 European Championships.

Ilina was not selected in the Russian group that competed at the 2012 London Olympics because of the return of veteran Russian group member Anastasia Nazarenko, who was misdiagnosed with a serious foot injury after the 2011 World Championships.

In 2013, Ilina sustained a knee injury at the start of the season but returned to competition with the Russian group at the 2013 Sofia World Cup. They won the silver medal in all-around and gold in 2 ribbons/3 balls final and then competed at the Minsk World Cup, winning gold in all-around, silver in 2 ribbons/3 balls and bronze in 10 clubs. Ilina and the rest of the Russian group (Ksenia Dudkina, Anastasia Bliznyuk, Anastasia Maksimova, Anastasia Nazarenko, Elena Romanchenko) won all the gold medals at the 2013 Summer Universiade in All-around, 10 clubs and 2 ribbons/3 balls.[1] The Russian group won the gold medals in Group All-around, 10 clubs and 2 ribbons/3 balls at the 2013 World Cup Final in Saint Petersburg, Russia. Ilina and her Russian teammates won the Group All-around bronze medal at the 2013 World Championships, as well as gold in 2 Ribbon + 3 Balls final. She completed her career after the 2013 World Championships in Kyiv.[2]

Personal life

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On 13 August 2019, she married Andrey Abramov, a physiotherapist of Russian National group in rhythmic gymnastics. In 2020, she gave birth to a child.

References

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  1. ^ "Russian Group rhythmic gymnasts wins group all-around". Kazan2013. 15 July 2013.
  2. ^ "Star disease had ruined Russian team in the exercise group at the Kiev World Championship". Itar-Tass. Retrieved 17 October 2013.
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