Yana Vorona

Yana Gennadyevna Vorona (sometimes spelled Iana) (Russian: Яна Геннадьевна Ворона, born 28 December 2004)[1] is a Russian artistic gymnast. She was a member of the team who won gold at the 2019 European Youth Olympic Festival and was the alternate for the team who won gold at the inaugural Junior World Championships.

Yana Vorona
Яна Ворона
Personal information
Full nameYana Gennadyevna Vorona
Country represented Russia
Born (2004-12-28) December 28, 2004
Voronezh, Russia
DisciplineWomen's artistic gymnastics
LevelJunior International Elite
Years on national team2018 – Present (Russia)
ClubE.S. Shtukman Secondary School
Head coach(es)Elfimov GB
Assistant coach(es)Pugach Yu.I.

Early life

Vorona was born in Voronezh, Russia in 2004.

Gymnastics career

Junior

2017–18

Vorona competed at the 2017 Russian National Championships in April in the KMS division. She placed fifth in the all-around behind Olga Astafyeva, Irina Komnova, Elena Gerasimova, and Vladislava Urazova. During event finals she placed fourth on the vault and seventh on balance beam.[2]

In July 2018 she competed at the Russian National Championships where she placed fourth in the all-around behind Ksenia Klimenko, Urazova, and Astafyeva. Additionally she placed fifth on vault, eighth on uneven bars, and second on balance beam and floor exercise behind Urazova.[3] The following month Vorona competed at the 2018 European Championships alongside Urazova, Klimenko, Astafyeva, and Irina Komnova. They placed second in the team final behind Italy.[4]

2019

In May Vorona competed at the Russian National Championships where she placed fourth in the all-around behind Vladislava Urazova, Viktoria Listunova, and Elena Gerasimova.[5] She placed third on vault behind Urazova and Listunova, seventh on uneven bars, sixth on balance beam, and third on floor exercise, once again behind Listunova and Urazova.[6]

In June Vorona was selected as the alternate for the inaugural Junior World Championships. She won a gold medal in the team final alongside her teammates Listunova, Urazova, and Gerasimova.[7]

In July Vorona competed at the 2019 European Youth Olympic Festival alongside Listunova and Irina Komnova.[8] While there she helped Russia win the gold in the team final.[9] During the all-around final she won bronze, finishing behind Listunova and Ondine Achampong of Great Britain.[10] During event finals she placed fourth on vault and floor exercise.

In August Vorona competed at the Russian Cup, where, although she was a junior, she competed against senior gymnasts. After two days of competition she finished fifth in the all-around competition, behind fellow junior Urazova, senior competitor Angelina Melnikova, junior Gerasimova, and senior Lilia Akhaimova.[11] During event finals she won gold on balance beam, ahead of the 2019 Junior World Champion on the event, Gerasimova, and Urazova, and placed sixth on uneven bars.[12]

In November Vorona competed at Elite Gym Massilia where she placed first in the all-around, ahead of Listunova, second on uneven bars, and third on balance beam.[13]

Senior

2020

In late January Vorona was listed on a nominative roster that was released for the Melbourne World Cup, scheduled to take place on February 20. While there she placed twelfth on balance beam during qualifications and did not advance to the finals.[14] In March she competed at the Baku World Cup and finished fifth on balance beam and eighth on floor exercise during qualifications and advanced to the event finals for both.[15] However event finals were canceled due to the 2020 coronavirus outbreak in Azerbaijan.[16]

Competitive history

Junior

Year Event Team AA VT UB BB FX
2017Russian Championships547
2018Russian Championships458
European Championships
2019Russian Championships476
Junior World Championships[lower-alpha 1]
Euro Youth Olympic Festival44
Russian Cup56
Elite Gym Massilia
  1. Vorona was the team RUS alternate

Senior

Year Event Team AA VT UB BB FX
2020Baku World Cup[lower-alpha 1][lower-alpha 1]
  1. Vorona qualified to the BB & FX finals; however event finals were canceled
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References

  1. "Ворона Яна Геннадьевна". sportgymrus (in Russian).
  2. "2017 Russian Junior Championships Results". The Gymternet. April 6, 2017.
  3. "2018 Russian Junior Championships Results". The Gymternet. July 2, 2018.
  4. "2018 European Championships Results". The Gymternet. August 6, 2018.
  5. "Ростовчанка победила на первенстве России по спортивной гимнастике". Don24 ru (in Russian). May 17, 2019.
  6. "2019 Russian Junior Championships Results". The Gymterent. May 19, 2019.
  7. "Russia Wins the First Junior Worlds". Gymnovosti. June 29, 2019.
  8. Babayeva, Jani (July 24, 2019). "Russian gymnasts hope to win gold medal in EYOF Baku 2019 team standings". Trend News Agency.
  9. https://results.eyofbaku2019.com/assets/pdf/GARW1AA---------------QUAL--------_70B%201.0.pdf
  10. @Olympic_Russia (July 25, 2019). "Виктория Листунова – обладательница золотой медали Европейского юношеского олимпийского фестиваля в Баку по спортивной гимнастике в многоборье!" (Tweet) via Twitter.
  11. "Vladislava Urazova wins AA gold at the Russian Cup". Gymnovosti. August 25, 2019.
  12. "2019 Russian Cup Results". The Gymternet. August 28, 2019.
  13. "2019 Elite Gym Massilia Results". The Gymternet. November 25, 2019.
  14. "2020 Melbourne World Cup Results". The Gymternet. February 24, 2020.
  15. "2020 Baku World Cup Results". The Gymternet. March 13, 2020.
  16. "Finals of Baku World Cup cancelled". International Gymnastics Federation. March 13, 2020.
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