Ekaterina Kramarenko

Ekaterina Aleksandrovna Kramarenko (Russian: Екатерина Александровна Крамаренко), born on April 22, 1991 in St Petersburg, Russia, is a Russian artistic gymnast. She is the 2007 European bronze medalist on the uneven bars and 2014 World bronze medalist in the team competition.

Ekaterina Kramarenko
Full nameEkaterina Aleksandrovna Kramarenko
Nickname(s)Kramaro
Country represented Russia
Born (1991-04-22) 22 April 1991
HometownSaint Petersburg, Russia
ResidenceSaint Petersburg, Russia
DisciplineWomen's artistic gymnastics
LevelSenior international elite
ClubCSKA
Head coach(es)N.N. Kovruzhnikh, A.B. Cherentsova
RetiredJanuary 19, 2016
Medal record
Representing  Russia
World Championships
2014 NanningTeam
European Championships
2007 AmsterdamUneven Bars
Summer Universiade
2015 GwangjuTeam
2015 GwangjuUneven Bars

Senior career

At the 2007 European Championships, Kramarenko placed 5th in the all-around final and won the bronze medal on the uneven bars.

2007 World Championships

At the 2007 World Championships team final Kramarenko bailed on her vault and placed her hands on the vaulting table to stop her momentum. This automatically earned her a score of zero, dropping the Russian team from medal contention to last place. Kramarenko needed only a mediocre score to secure the bronze medal for Russia and theoretically could have sat down her vault and still won the medal. She was inconsolable after her vault and was comforted by her teammate Yulia Lozhechko as Elena Zamolodchikova completed her vault, knowing her score would not matter. This controversy reignited debate among the gymnastics community about the '3 up, 3 count' team final format and whether it ought to be abolished and the final reverted to a format where a score can be dropped.

When asked to comment on the incident, Russian coach Andrei Rodionenko explained, "Nobody knows what happened, it was a shock for everyone."[1][2][3]

2008 Olympics

Although some fans initially thought it was a bad decision, Kramarenko was selected to represent Russia at the 2008 Summer Olympics. In the preliminary round she started off by sticking her double twisting Yurchenko, the vault she failed at during the last World Championships. She also rebounded on bars, scoring a 15.500. On beam, she had a fall on her front pike somersault, and only scored 14.625. She did a solid floor routine to earn 15.150 and a place in the floor exercise final. Even though she was 10th all around after the preliminary routine, she could not compete in the all around final due to the two per country rule. She went on to have solid performances in the team competition, bringing in 15.500 on bars and 15.125 on floor, contributing the highest score on the latter. However, multiple mistakes from her teammates, including two falls on beam and two large out of bounds deductions on floor, dropped Russia to 4th place, less than a point behind Romania. She placed fifth in the floor final with a score of 15.050.

2012–2013

Kramarenko continued to compete after Beijing, and even after London. In October 2012, she won gold on uneven bars and placed fourth in the all-around at the Dityatin Cup. In the summer of 2013, she was named the alternate to the Russian team for the Universiade, but she won gold with her team at the Russian Cup in August. She also placed fifth in the all-around, fourth on uneven bars, and eighth on balance beam. She went on to compete at the Osijek World Cup, winning gold on bars and finishing fifth on floor.

In late October, she was named to the Russian team for the Élite Gym Massilia in November. In the Master Team division, the Russian team placed second in the all-around, bars, and beam, and fourth on vault and floor. Individually, she won silver on bars, bronze in the all-around, and placed fifth on beam. She qualified to the Top Massilia, where she placed sixth on beam and tied for gold on bars with France's Louise Vanhille. However, a tie breaker was induced, and the gold was awarded to Vanhille, giving Kramarenko the silver.

She was named to the Russian team for the Team Challenge at the Stuttgart World Cup, where they won the silver medal.

2014

Kramarenko competed at the 2014 Russian Cup and won a silver medal with her team.[4] She finished fourth in the uneven bars final with a score of 14.767, and she finished fifth in the all-around.[5] She was put on the team that represented Russia at the 2014 World Championships along with Maria Kharenkova, Maria Paseka, Alla Sosnitskaya, Aliya Mustafina, and Daria Spiridonova.[6] The team won bronze.

2015

Kramarenko competed at the Russian Championships in March 2015. She placed 4th with her team. Individually, she placed 6th in the all-around and won a silver on the uneven bars. She later withdrew from the floor exercise finals.

2016

Kramarenko's retirement, at age 24, was announced along with 2012 Olympian Anastasia Grishina and two-time World team member, Tatiana Nabieva, on January 19, 2016.[7]

Competitive history
Year Event Team AA VT UB BB FX
2007European Championships5th3rd
World Championships8th13th
2008Russian Cup3rd6th7th
Olympic Games4th5th
2011Russian Cup7th
2013National Championships4th8th7th
Dityatin Cup1st1st1st2nd
Russian Cup1st5th4th8th
Osijek World Cup1st5th
Massilia Cup (Master Massilia)2nd3rd2nd6th
Stuttgart World Cup2nd
2014National Championships3rd4th4th6th
Russian Cup2nd5th4th
World Championships3rd
Stuttgart World Cup2nd
Voronin Cup1st1st1st1st2nd
2015National Championships4th6th2ndWD
Bundesliga4th1st
Universiade1st1st
Year Competition description Location Apparatus Rank-Final Score-Final Rank-Qualifying Score-Qualifying
2007 European Championships Amsterdam All-around 5 57.825 13 56.075
Uneven bars 3 15.425 7 14.675
Balance beam 34 13.900
Floor exercise 40 13.325
World Championships Stuttgart Team 8 164.525 4 238.000
All-around 13 57.850 15 58.225
Unevne bars 25 14.975
Balance beam 12 15.400
Floor exercise 31 14.125
2008 Olympic Games Beijing Team 4 180.625 3 244.400
All-around 10 60.425
Uneven bars 10 15.500
Balance beam 36 14.625
Floor exercise 5 15.025 6 15.150
2014 World Championships Nanning Team 3 171.462 3 228.135
All-around 15 55.864
Uneven bars 9 14.766
Balance beam 33 13.566
Floor exercise 60 13.066
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See also

References
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  2. WCSN.com: News Archived 2007-09-29 at the Wayback Machine
  3. http://www.charlotte.com/472/story/263093.html%5B%5D
  4. Turner, Amanda (29 August 2014). "Moscow, Urals Win Russian Cup Team Titles". International Gymnast Magazine Online. International Gymnast Magazine. Retrieved 3 September 2014.
  5. Turner, Amanda (30 August 2014). "Komova, Kuksenkov Win At Russian Cup". International Gymnast Magazine Online. International Gymnast Magazine. Retrieved 3 September 2014.
  6. Алия Мустафина вошла в состав сборной России на ЧМ по спортивной гимнастике в Китае [Aliya Mustafina becomes part of the Russian team at the World Championships in China]. Information Telegraph Agency of Russia (in Russian). 31 August 2014. Retrieved 3 September 2014.
  7. http://tass.ru/sport/2598291
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