Rebecca Gergalo (born 16 March 2000) is a Finnish individual rhythmic gymnast.
| Rebecca Gergalo | |
|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | Rebe |
| Country represented |  Finland |
| Born | 16 March 2000 Helsinki, Finland |
| Discipline | Rhythmic gymnastics |
| Level | Senior International Elite |
| Years on national team | 2016 |
| Club | Olarin Voimistelijat, Elise |
| Gym | Ikuri Sports Hall |
| Head coach(es) | Larisa Gryadunova, Laura Ahonen [1] |
| Choreographer | Elena Karpushenko, Irina Zenovka[2] |
| Retired | 2021 |
Early life and career
editGergalo 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
editShe 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
editAfter 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
editShe 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
editIn 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
edit- ^ "Rebecca Gergalo/Coach". FIG. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
- ^ "Musiikit ja koreografiat" (in Finnish). Olarin Voimistelijat. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
- ^ "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
- ^ "Rebecca Gergalo/Start sporting career". FIG. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
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