Further Personal Information |
Residence |
Minsk, BLR |
General Interest |
Hero / Idol |
British high diver Gary Hunt. (redbullcontentpool.com, 25 Apr 2015) |
Sport Specific Information |
When and where did you begin this sport? |
She began high diving in 2012. |
Further Personal Information |
Occupation |
Athlete |
Languages |
English, Russian |
General Interest |
Other information |
SHOW
She has worked as a performer for the French company, Sokol Entertainment, which creates shows for theme parks and events combining extreme sports, comedy, music, and acrobatics. (Facebook profile, 18 Nov 2018) |
Sport Specific Information |
Why this sport? |
She retired from diving at age 18 and later switched to high diving as she knew that there were athletes in Belarus who took part in professional high diving shows around the world. |
General Interest |
Awards and honours |
She holds the title of Master of Sport in Belarus. (belarusaquatics.by, 28 Dec 2021; Athlete, 15 Aug 2017) |
Injuries |
A back injury meant she withdrew from the competition after the first two dives at the 2019 World Championships in Gwangju, Republic of Korea. (rsport.ria.ru, 24 Jul 2019)
She had a kidney infection in 2018 that resulted in lower back pain. (cliffdiving.redbull.com, 14 Jan 2020) |
Further Personal Information |
Family |
Husband Egor |
Sport Specific Information |
Club / Team |
Sports Club of the Trade Unions Federation: Minsk, BLR |
Name of coach |
Sergey Portnov [personal] |
