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| Vlada
CHIGIREVA |
| Sport |
Artistic Swimming |
| NOC |
ROC
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| Gender | Women |
| Born | 18 Dec 1994
in Rostov-na-Donu, RUS |
| Height | 1.62 m |
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Further Personal Information |
Residence |
Moscow, RUS |
Sport Specific Information |
Club / Team |
MGFSO: Moscow, RUS |
Further Personal Information |
Higher education |
Sports Psychology - Russian State University of Physical Education, Sport, Youth and Tourism: Moscow, RUS |
General Interest |
Hobbies |
Music, dancing, snowboarding, surfing, driving, travel. (lenta.ru, 22 Oct 2021; rsport.ria.ru, 06 Jan 2021; Athlete, 21 Aug 2017) |
Sport Specific Information |
Why this sport? |
She switched from rhythmic gymnastics to artistic swimming. Her mother Irina Chigireva is a coach, so she spent a lot of time at the pool from a young age. |
General Interest |
Hero / Idol |
Russian artistic swimmers Olga Brusnikina, Maria Kiseleva, Natalia Ishchenko and Anastasia Davydova, French artistic swimmer Virginie Dedieu, Spanish artistic swimmer Gemma Mengual. (Athlete, 08 Jul 2015) |
Awards and honours |
In recognition of her achievements at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, she received the Order of Honour from the president of the Russian Federation. (kremlin.ru, 11 Aug 2021)
In 2016 she received the Order of Friendship of the Russian Federation in recognition of winning gold at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. (kremlin.ru, 26 Aug 2016)
In 2013 she received the title of Honoured Master of Sport in the Russian Federation. (minsport.gov.ru, 31 Dec 2013) |
Sport Specific Information |
Name of coach |
Tatiana Pokrovskaya [national], RUS; Yelena Polyanskaya [personal], RUS, from 2008 |
When and where did you begin this sport? |
She began training at age five in Rostov-na-Donu, Russian Federation. |
International Debut |
Year |
2013 |
Competing for |
Russia |
Further Personal Information |
Occupation |
Athlete |
Languages |
English, Russian |
General Interest |
Memorable sporting achievement |
Winning gold medals in the team event at the 2016 and 2020 Olympic Games. (sport24.ru, 14 Sep 2021) |
Other information |
SOLO DREAM
After winning her second Olympic gold medal in the team event at the 2020 Games in Tokyo, she decided to try competing as a solo artistic swimmer. "This thought was spinning in my head for a long time, and I was afraid to pronounce it. When I came with this to the personal trainer and the head coach of the national team, they were a little dumbfounded. Tatiana Nikolaevna [Pokrovskaya, national team coach] did not understand why I needed this. She asked, 'Do you really want this?' Yes, it's my dream. As a child, I was a solo performer and I missed those feelings. All this time I had to change my technique, my hands, my legs for the whole group. Plus I want to bring something of myself to the solo. I try to draw some moments from rhythmic gymnastics, theatre, figure skating. From all creative fields." (matchtv.ru, 16 Dec 2021)
FURTHER EDUCATION
In 2017 she started a sports management degree at Lomonosov Moscow State University in the Russian Federation. She has also studied English and Spanish. (rsport.ria.ru, 04 Sep 2017; Athlete, 16 Mar 2016) |
Injuries |
She injured her knee in 2017 and did not compete at the 2018 European Championships in Glasgow, Scotland. After surgery, she returned to full training with the national team in November 2018. (rsport.ria.ru, 10 Nov 2018; rsport.ria.ru, 31 May 2018; tass.ru, 31 May 2018) |
Sporting philosophy / motto |
"Work, patience and talent." (vm.ru, 03 Dec 2019) |
Nicknames |
Strange Woman (sport24.ru, 14 Sep 2021) |
Olympic Games |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 1 |
2021 |
Tokyo, JPN |
Team |
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| 1 |
2016 |
Rio de Janeiro, BRA |
Team |
196.144 |
World Championships |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 1 |
2019 |
Gwangju, KOR |
Free Routine Combination |
98.000 |
| 1 |
2019 |
Gwangju, KOR |
Team Technical Routine |
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| 1 |
2019 |
Gwangju, KOR |
Team Free Routine |
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| 1 |
2017 |
Budapest, HUN |
Team Technical Routine |
96.010 |
| 1 |
2017 |
Budapest, HUN |
Team Free Routine |
97.300 |
| 1 |
2015 |
Kazan, RUS |
Free Routine Combination |
98.300 |
| 1 |
2015 |
Kazan, RUS |
Team Free Routine |
98.467 |
| 1 |
2015 |
Kazan, RUS |
Team Technical Routine |
95.746 |
| 1 |
2013 |
Barcelona, ESP |
Team Technical Routine |
96.600 |
| 1 |
2013 |
Barcelona, ESP |
Free Routine Combination |
97.060 |
| 1 |
2013 |
Barcelona, ESP |
Team Free Routine |
97.400 |
European Championships |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 1 |
2021 |
Budapest, HUN |
Team Technical Routine |
95.670 |
| 1 |
2016 |
London, ENG |
Team Technical Routine |
94.099 |
| 1 |
2016 |
London, ENG |
Free Routine Combination |
96.500 |
| 1 |
2014 |
Berlin, GER |
Team |
189.760 |
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