PROFILES

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Name: Elena Mukhina

Birthdate: June 1, 1960

Hometown: Moscow, Russia

Coach: Mikhail Klimenko

Notables: paralyzed after attempting a Thomas salto (1 3/4 flips, 3/2 twists) while training for the 1980 Olympics, first gymnast to do full-twisting Korbut (UB), double tuck (BB), full-in (FX), died on December 22, 2006 at age 46

Meet
VT
UB
BB
FX
AA
TM
1980 USSR Cup         14th  
1979 USSR Nationals 5th 1st     14th  
1979 European Championships 4th 1st   2nd 4th  
1979 Spartakiade         18th  
1978 USSR Cup         4th  
1978 World Championships   2nd 2nd 1st 1st 1st
1978 USSR Nationals   1st 5th 3rd 1st  
1978 Moscow World Stars 3rd 1st 2nd 1st 1st  
1977 USSR Cup         1st  
1977 World Cup   1st 1st   5th  
1977 Paris Grand Prix 1st 2nd     11th  
1977 USSR Nationals   3rd   1st 2nd  
1977 European Championships 3rd 1st 1st 1st 2nd  
1977 Moscow World Stars 5th 4th   3rd 3rd  
1976 USSR Cup         12th  
1976 USSR Nationals         8th  
1976 Jr. USSR Nationals   1st 2nd 1st 1st  
1976 Jr. Spartakiade 1st     1st 1st  
1975 Jr. Spartakiade         1st  


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Skill Highlights - 1978 World Championships  


VT: tucked Tsukahara full, front handspring-front tuck

UB:  Radochla + drop to low bar + kick back to high, full-twisting Korbut flip + backward hip circle on low bar + kick back 1/2 to high, 1/1 pirouette + beat low bar + 1/1 purouette + beat low bar, hip circle on the low bar + back tuck dismount

BB: press to split handstand mount, Valdez, stag split handstand, back tuck, 1 1/4  turn in side lunge, back walkover + Korbut, split leap, roundoff + double tuck

FX: tucked full-in, front aerial, arabian layout stepout + front handspring, cartwheel + back walkover + full turn, double tuck 


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