PROFILES

Photo © Robert Kensit

Name: Elena Gurova

Birthdate: December 30, 1972

Hometown: Moscow, Russia

Coach: Viktor & Irina Razumovsky (Central Army)

Notables: competed full-twisting mount on bars and dismount off beam, one of the first gymnasts to do a double-twisting Yurchenko, mother was a ballet teacher

Meet
VT
UB
BB
FX
AA
TM
1988 USSR Cup     6th   10th  
1988 World Sports Fair 6th 1st 3rd 2nd 1st  
1988 CHN vs. USSR         1st 1st
1988 USSR Nationals 7th   6th 7th 14th  
1987 World Sports Fair       2nd 1st  
1987 Tokyo Cup 1st     2nd    
1987 Chunichi Cup         1st  
1987 World Championships           2nd
1987 USSR Cup   3rd 2nd 1st 2nd  
1987 USSR Nationals         4th  
1987 Moscow World Stars 1st 2nd 2nd   3rd  
1986 USSR Spartakiade 3rd 2nd   2nd 3rd 1st
1986 Ahoy Cup 1st     3rd 2nd  
1985 USSR Spartakiade         2nd  
1985 Champions All         9th  
1985 Druzbha Tournament         1st  
1984 Jr. GDR vs. USSR         1st 1st
1984 DTB Cup 1st 3rd 1st 2nd 1st  
1984 Druzbha Tournament         2nd 1st
1983 Jr. USSR Nationals         1st  


Photo Gallery  

Photos © Robert Kensit, OEFC, Rian Stockphotos, Matt Esler

Skill Highlights - 1986-1987  


VT: Yurchenko layout full

UB: roundoff onto springboard + full-twisting flip flop to catch low bar mount (Gurova/Zamolodchikova), Shapohsnikova + back uprise 1/2, Tkatchev, straddle back, double pike

BB: roundoff + layout stepout, switch leap, flip flop + flip flop + layout stepout, sissone + ring sissone + sissone, reverse planche, straddle split, roundoff + full-in dismount

FX: double layout, switch leap, whip thru to double tuck, roundoff + full-twisting flip flop, tucked full-in


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