Nicole Turuani

Nicole Turuani
Born (1997-07-05) 5 July 1997
Giornico, Switzerland
Gymnastics career
DisciplineRhythmic gymnastics
Country
represented		 Switzerland
(2013-2016)
Retiredyes
Medal record
Group Rhythmic Gymnastics
Representing  Switzerland
FIG World Cup
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
World Cup 0 0 1
Total 0 0 1

Nicole Turuani (born 5 July 1997) is a retired Swiss rhythmic gymnast.[1] She represented Switzerland as a member of the national group.

Career

In 2011 Turuani won gold with clubs among juniors at the Swiss Championships.[2]

She became age eligible for senior competitions in 2013, integrating the national group. After taking silver at a bilateral competition with Italy, Switzerland made its debut at the World Cup in Lisbon, where the group was 5th with 3 ribbons & 2 balls and won an historical bronze medal with 10 clubs.[3][4] In Pesaro they took 5th place overall, 5th with 10 clubs and 4th in the mixed event.[5] In Sofia, being 5th in the All-Around, 7th with 10 clubs and 6th with 3 ribbons & 2 balls.[6][7] In St. Petersburg they were 8th in the All-Around and 4th with 3 ribbons & 2 balls.[8] In August she was selected for the World Championships in Kyiv along Lisa Tacchelli, Nathanya Koehn, Lisa Rusconi, Julia Eva Novak and Stephanie Kaelin.[9] There the group finished 10th in the All-Around, 9th with 10 clubs and 13th with 3 ribbons & 2 balls.[10]

In March 2014 she took part in the World Cup in Stuttgart, being 7th with 10 clubs and 6th with 3 ribbons & 2 balls.[11] A month later, in Pesaro, the group was 10th in the All-Around and 8th with 10 clubs.[12] In June she competed at the European Championships in Baku, being 9th in the All-Around, 10th with 10 clubs and 9th with 3 ribbons & 2 balls.[13][14] In September Turuani, Stephanie Kaelin, Julia Eva Novak, Lisa Rusconi, Tamara Stanisic and Anne Tardent, finished 13th in the All-Around, 16th with 5 pairs of clubs and 13th in the mixed event at the World Championships in Izmir.[15]

In 2015 she participated in the World Cup in Tashkent, where Switzerland took 8th place in both the 5 ribbons and the 3 hoops & 2 pairs of clubs' finals.[16] At the 2015 European Games the group was 13th in the All-Around qualification and did not advance to finals.[17] In August she was selected along Gina Duenser, Stephanie Kaelin, Lisa Rusconi, Melanie Soldati and Tamara Stanisic, for the World Championships in Stuttgart, being 21st in the All-Around, 19th with 5 ribbons and 21st with 3 hoops & 2 clubs.[18]

In April 2016 the group took part in the World Cup in Pesaro, taking 12th place overall.[19] Two month later she competed alongside Gina Duenser, Julie Pantillon, Lisa Rusconi, Melanie Soldati and Chiara Torino, at the European Championships in Holon being 10th in the All-Around, 12th with 5 ribbons and 9th with 3 hoops & 2 pairs of clubs.[20][21] After failing to qualify for the Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games she made the decision to retire.

References

  1. ^ "TURUANI Nicole - FIG Athlete Profile". www.gymnastics.sport. Retrieved 2026-01-05.
  2. ^ "Ginnastica Gran bel bottino per le ticinesi della ritmica" (PDF).
  3. ^ "Torino - La grande Italia e il meraviglioso mondo dei piccoli attrezzi". www.federginnastica.it. Retrieved 2026-01-05.
  4. ^ "Gymnastics - World Cup Rhythmic Gymnastics - Lisboa 2013 - Results". www.the-sports.org. Retrieved 2026-01-05.
  5. ^ "Gymnastics - World Cup Rhythmic Gymnastics - Pesaro 2013 - Results". www.the-sports.org. Retrieved 2026-01-05.
  6. ^ "Gymnastics - World Cup Rhythmic Gymnastics - Sofia 2013 - Results". www.the-sports.org. Retrieved 2026-01-05.
  7. ^ "Soddisfazione per Lisa Tacchelli e le sue compagne". Ticinonline (in Italian). 2013-04-29. Retrieved 2026-01-05.
  8. ^ "Gymnastics - World Cup Rhythmic Gymnastics - St. Petersburg 2013 - Results". www.the-sports.org. Retrieved 2026-01-05.
  9. ^ "Rusconi, Tacchelli e Turuani titolari della squadra nazionale". Ticinonline (in Italian). 2013-08-28. Retrieved 2026-01-05.
  10. ^ "2013 World Championships Result Book" (PDF). static.usagym.org.
  11. ^ "Gymnastics - World Cup Rhythmic Gymnastics - Stuttgart 2014 - Results". www.the-sports.org. Retrieved 2026-01-05.
  12. ^ "Gymnastics - World Cup Rhythmic Gymnastics - Pesaro 2014 - Results". www.the-sports.org. Retrieved 2026-01-05.
  13. ^ "A Macolin per cullare il sogno Olimpico" (PDF).
  14. ^ "2014 European Championships Result Book" (PDF).
  15. ^ "2014 European Championships Result Book" (PDF).
  16. ^ "Gymnastics - World Cup Rhythmic Gymnastics - Tashkent 2015 - Results". www.the-sports.org. Retrieved 2026-01-05.
  17. ^ "2014 European Championships Result Book" (PDF).
  18. ^ "2014 European Championships Result Book" (PDF).
  19. ^ "Gymnastics - World Cup Rhythmic Gymnastics - Pesaro 2016 - Results". www.the-sports.org. Retrieved 2026-01-05.
  20. ^ "Poker d'assi ticinese agli Europei di ritmica". laRegione (in Italian). 2016-06-15. Retrieved 2026-01-05.
  21. ^ "2016 European Championships Result Book" (PDF).
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