Arina Averina facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Arina Averina
Arina Averina at the 2017 European Championships
Personal information
Full name	Arina Alexeevna Averina
Nickname(s)	Tiger cub, Arisha
Country represented	Russia
Born	(1998-08-13) 13 August 1998 (age 26) Zavolzhye, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast
Club	CSKA
Head coach(es)	Irina Viner
Assistant coach(es)	Yulia Barsukova
Former coach(es)	Vera Shatalina Larisa Belova
Choreographer	Irina Zenovka, Tatiana Pomerantseva
Retired	2024
World ranking	6 WC (2019) 14 WC 13 WCC (2018) 2 WC 13 WCC (2017) 12 (2016)
Medal record Rhythmic Gymnastics Representing  Russia and RGF Event 1st 2nd 3rd World Championships 5 6 5 European Championships 9 0 1 Grand Prix Final 3 3 1 World Games 3 0 1 Total 20 9 8 World Championships Gold 2017 Pesaro Ball Gold 2017 Pesaro Ribbon Gold 2018 Sofia Team Gold 2019 Baku Team Gold 2021 Kitakyushu Team Silver 2017 Pesaro All-around Silver 2017 Pesaro Hoop Silver 2019 Baku Ball Silver 2019 Baku All-around Silver 2021 Kitakyushu Ball Silver 2021 Kitakyushu Clubs Bronze 2017 Pesaro Clubs Bronze 2018 Sofia Hoop Bronze 2018 Sofia Clubs Bronze 2021 Kitakyushu Ribbon Bronze 2021 Kitakyushu All-around European Championships Gold 2017 Budapest Team Gold 2017 Budapest Ball Gold 2017 Budapest Clubs Gold 2018 Guadalajara All-around Gold 2019 Baku Team Gold 2019 Baku Ball Gold 2019 Baku Clubs Gold 2021 Varna All-around Gold 2021 Varna Team Bronze 2021 Varna Ribbon Grand Prix Final Gold 2019 Brno Ball Gold 2019 Brno Hoop Gold 2019 Brno Ribbon Silver 2016 Eilat Ribbon Silver 2016 Eilat Hoop Silver 2019 Brno All-around Bronze 2016 Eilat All-around World Games Gold 2017 Wroclaw Hoop Gold 2017 Wroclaw Ball Gold 2017 Wroclaw Ribbon Bronze 2017 Wroclaw Clubs

Arina Alekseyevna Averina (born August 13, 1998) is a talented former rhythmic gymnast from Russia. She was a finalist at the 2020 Summer Olympics. Arina won silver medals twice at the World Championships in the all-around competition (in 2017 and 2019). She also became the European all-around champion twice (in 2018 and 2021). Arina has an identical twin sister, Dina Averina, who is also a famous rhythmic gymnast.

About Arina Averina

Arina Averina was born on August 13, 1998. She arrived twenty minutes before her identical twin sister, Dina. The sisters started learning gymnastics when they were just four years old. Arina has a small mole on her right cheekbone that is a bit higher than Dina's. She also has a scar above her right eye from an accident with a club during training.

Gymnastics Journey

Early Training and Junior Years

The Averina twins were first coached by Larisa Belova. They trained with her until they joined the Russian national team.

Arina and Dina started competing internationally in 2011. At the 2011 Russian-Chinese Youth Games, Arina placed 5th in the all-around. In 2012, Arina earned a bronze medal in the all-around at the Venera Cup in Israel. She also won silver in hoop and bronze medals in ball, clubs, and ribbon.

In 2013, Arina finished 5th at the Russian Junior Championships. She won a team gold medal with Dina at the Happy Caravan Cup in Tashkent. Arina also took home a silver medal in the all-around at the 2013 Russian Spartakiada's 6th Summer Student Games.

Senior Career Highlights

2014: First Senior Competitions

In 2014, Arina began her senior career. She won a silver medal at the 2014 Moscow Grand Prix. She then won gold in the all-around at the 2014 Grand Prix Holon. Arina also earned a silver medal at the 2014 Baltic Hoop competition. In the event finals there, she won gold in ball, two silver medals (clubs, ribbon), and a bronze in hoop.

2015: Winning Gold Medals

Arina continued her success in 2015. She won the all-around gold medal at the Corbeil-Essonnes International Rhythmic Gymnastics Tournament. She also won gold in all four event finals: hoop, ball, clubs, and ribbon. Later, at the MTK Budapest competition, she placed 3rd in the all-around.

2016: Consistent Performances

In 2016, Arina started her season with a bronze medal in the all-around at the 2016 Grand Prix Moscow. She won gold in ribbon and silver in clubs at this event. At the 2016 Lisboa World Cup, she finished 5th in the all-around. Arina also won a silver medal in ribbon. She earned a silver medal in the all-around at the Bucharest Grand Prix.

2017: World and European Success

Arina at the 2017 Grand Prix Moscow

The year 2017 was very successful for Arina. She won a bronze medal in the all-around at the 2017 Grand Prix Moscow. At the 2017 Tashkent World Cup, she won silver in the all-around. She also took gold medals in hoop, ball, and ribbon. Arina then won her first all-around gold medal at the 2017 Baku World Cup.

At the 2017 European Championships in Budapest, Arina was part of the Russian team that won the gold medal. She also won gold medals in ball and clubs. At the 2017 World Games in Poland, Arina won three gold medals in hoop, ball, and ribbon, plus a bronze in clubs.

At the 2017 World Championships in Italy, Arina won gold in ball and silver in hoop. She also won the silver medal in the individual all-around competition, right behind her twin sister Dina.

2018: European All-Around Champion

In 2018, Arina started her season by winning a silver medal in the all-around at the 2018 Grand Prix Moscow. She won gold with clubs and silver with hoop at the 2018 Grand Prix Thiais. At the 2018 Pesaro World Cup, she won gold with hoop and bronze with ribbon. Arina then won the all-around gold medal at the 2018 Holon Grand Prix. She became the European all-around champion at the 2018 European Championships.

2019: National Champion and World Silver

At the 2019 European Championships, Arina won gold medals in ball and clubs. She also helped her team win gold.

In 2019, Arina Averina became the absolute champion of Russia in the all-around final for the first time. She performed very well, getting high scores.

At the 2019 World Championships in Baku, Arina won the all-around silver medal, again behind her sister Dina. She also won silver in the Ball Final and a team gold medal.

2020: Grand Prix Success

In 2020, Arina became the absolute champion in the individual standings at the Russian Championship. At the Grand Prix in Tartu, Estonia, Arina Averina won the all-around title. She also won four gold medals in ribbon, ball, hoop, and clubs.

2021: Olympic Finalist and European Champion

In 2021, Arina competed in two World Cups before the Olympics. At the Tashkent World Cup, she won gold in ball and clubs. At the Pesaro World Cup, she won gold in ribbon and clubs, and silver in the all-around. In June, Arina won the all-around gold at the European Championships.

At the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, Arina qualified for the rhythmic gymnastics individual all-around final in second place. In the all-around final, she finished fourth. This was the first time since 1996 that a Russian rhythmic gymnast did not win gold at the Olympics.

In October, Arina competed at the World Championships in Kitakyushu. She won silver in ball and helped her team win gold.

2022: Domestic Competitions

After the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the FIG stopped all Russian and Belarusian gymnasts from competing internationally. Because of this, Arina could only compete in events within Russia.

2024: Retirement

On February 23, 2024, Arina Averina, along with her sister Dina, announced that they were ending their sports careers at the age of 25.

Gymnastics Style

Arina Averina is known for her amazing pivot turns. She is also very good at handling the gymnastics equipment cleanly. She can perform difficult moves like a quadruple ring pivot and a triple Kanaeva ring pivot.

Routine Music

Rhythmic gymnasts perform their routines to music. Here are some of the songs Arina Averina used for her performances:

Olympic Results

Here are Arina Averina's detailed results from the 2020 Olympic Games:

Competition Achievements

This table shows Arina Averina's results in various competitions. (Team competitions for seniors happen only at World Championships, European Championships, and other Continental Games.)

Images for kids

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  Arina with Dina at the 2017 European Championships podium.

See also

In Spanish: Arina Averina para niños