Alexandra Ermakova

Aleksandra Ermakova
Ermakova in 2008
Personal information
Full nameAleksandra Andreevna Ermakova
Nickname(s)Sasha
Born (1992-11-24) 24 November 1992
Gymnastics career
DisciplineRhythmic gymnastics
Country
represented
 Russia
Head coach(es)Irina Viner
Assistant coach(es)Elena Karpushenko
Retired2010
Medal record
Junior European Championships
2006 Moscow Team
2006 Moscow Rope

Aleksandra Andreevna Ermakova (Russian: Александра Андреевна Ермакова; born 24 November 1992) is a Russian former individual rhythmic gymnast. She won two gold medals at the 2006 Junior European Championships.

Gymnastics career

Junior

Ermakova placed third in the all-around at the 2006 Junior Russian Championships and was selected for the 2006 Junior European Championships team, held in Moscow.[1] The team of Ermakova, Ekaterina Donich, Daria Kondakova, and Natalia Pichuzhkina won the gold medal. She also won an individual gold medal in the rope final.[2]

Ermakova won the all-around title at the 2007 Junior Russian Championships.[1] In April, she won the junior all-around competition at the World Cup in Portimao, after finishing first with three of her four exercises (rope, ball, ribbon).[3] She also won the junior all-around competition at the Aeon Cup in Tokyo, and she also won the team gold medal alongside Olga Kapranova and Vera Sessina.[4]

Senior

Ermakova became age-eligible for senior competitions in 2008 and won the silver medal at the Russian Championships. She won the all-around title at the 2008 Baltic Hoop competition in Riga.[1] At the 2009 Pesaro World Cup, she placed 11th in the all-around.[5] She then placed fourth in the all-around at the 2009 Russian Championships.[6] In the apparatus finals, she won silver medals with the rope, hoop, and ball and won a bronze medal with the ribbon.[7] She then placed eighth in the all-around at the Minsk World Cup.[8]

Ermakova retired from gymnastics in 2010 due to ongoing back issues.[1]

Personal life

After retiring from gymnastics, Ermakova began working as a coach.[1] In 2017, she hosted a domestic rhythmic gymnastics competition in Moscow.[9]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Ермакова Александра" [Ermakova Alexandra]. Gimnastika (in Russian). Retrieved 13 September 2025.
  2. ^ "22nd European Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships Moscow 22 - 24 September 2006" (PDF). European Gymnastics. Retrieved 13 September 2025.
  3. ^ "Results from World Cup (junior) in Portimao (Portugal) April 26th, 2007" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-05-26. Retrieved 2009-01-03.
  4. ^ "Ирина Винер: «В Японии Капранова последовала совету Путина; и победила»" [Irina Viner: "In Japan, Kapranova followed Putin's advice - and won"]. Sports.ru (in Russian). 6 October 2007. Retrieved 13 September 2025.
  5. ^ "Художественная гимнастика. Кубок мира. Канаева победила в многоборье, Сесина; вторая" [Rhythmic gymnastics. World Cup. Kanaeva won the all-around, Sesina - second]. Sports.ru (in Russian). 1 May 2009. Retrieved 13 September 2025.
  6. ^ "Художественная гимнастика. Чемпионат России. Канаева победила в многоборье" [Rhythmic gymnastics. Russian championship. Kanaeva won the all-around]. Sports.ru (in Russian). 23 May 2009. Retrieved 13 September 2025.
  7. ^ "Художественная гимнастика. Чемпионат России. Капранова победила в упражнении со скакалкой и другие результаты" [Rhythmic Gymnastics. Russian Championship. Kapranova Wins Rope Exercise and Other Results]. Sports.ru (in Russian). 25 May 2009. Retrieved 13 September 2025.
  8. ^ "Художественная гимнастика. Кубок мира. Бессонова выиграла многоборье, Капранова; вторая" [Rhythmic gymnastics. World Cup. Bessonova won the all-around, Kapranova - second]. Sports.ru (in Russian). 18 August 2009. Retrieved 13 September 2025.
  9. ^ "Трансляция турнира на призы Александры Ермаковой" [Broadcast of the tournament for the prizes of Alexandra Ermakova]. Gimnastika (in Russian). 20 May 2017. Retrieved 13 September 2025.