Karolina Raskina (born 28 February 1992) is a retired German rhythmic gymnast of Ukrainian descent.[1] She was a member of the national senior group.
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| Country represented |  Germany | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 28 February 1992 Kremenchuk,Ukraine | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Rhythmic Gymnastics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Level | International Elite | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years on national team | 2009-2011 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | TSV Schmiden | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Head coach(es) | Natalia Stsiapanava, Ekaterina Kotelikova | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Career edit
Born in Ukraine she came to Berlin with her parents as a small child. There she caught the eye of TSV Schmiden's head coach Galina Krilenko in a youth competition, who then took Raskina with her to Fellbach-Schmiden.[2]
In 2006 she won silver with clubs at an international tournament in Budapest.[3] In September she competed with the same apparatus at the Junior European Championships, finishing 6th in the event final and 10th in teams.[4] The following year she was invited out of competition at the Berlin Masters, replacing Johanna Gabor.[5]
In 2008 Karolina made her senior debut at the World Cup in Minsk where was 15th.[6] In June she became the national All-Around, clubs and ribbon champion.[7]
At the 2009 national championships she and her trainer argued with the judges for having awarded her silver in the All-Around.[8] A few months later she was called up to join the group.[9] She was eventually selected for the World Championships where she was 13th in the All-Around.[10][11]
In 2010 she debuted at the World Cup in Portimão where the group took 6th place with 3 ribbons and 2 ropes.[12] In Saint Petersburg she won silver in the All-Around and both event finals.[13] Competing at the European Championships in Bremen she was 4th in the All-Around, with 5 hoops and with 3 ribbons and 2 ropes.[14] The group was 5th with 5 hoops and 6th with 3 ribbons and 2 ropes in Pesaro.[15]
Starting the 2011 season she won 5 balls’ gold and 3 ribbons and 2 hoops’ silver at the Grand Prix in Thiais.[16][17] During the World Cup in Pesaro she was 7th in the All-Around and 5th with 3 ribbons and 2 hoops.[18] At the stage in Nizhny Novgorod she won bronze in the All-Around and with 3 ribbons and 2 hoops.[19]
She retired shortly after due to injury. She worked for some time at the federal base before opening her own club in Berlin.[20][21]
References edit
- ^ "RASKINA Karolina - FIG Athlete Profile". www.gymnastics.sport. Retrieved 2023-11-18.
- ^ "Über uns". Karolina Raskina School Berlin (in German). Retrieved 2023-11-18.
- ^ "Juniorin Raskina in Budapest auf Platz zwei". Deutscher Turner-Bund e.V. (in German). Retrieved 2023-11-18.
- ^ "2006 European Championships Result Book" (PDF). backend.europeangymnastics.com.
- ^ "Sport: Perfekt geschminkte Eleganz". Der Tagesspiegel Online (in German). ISSN 1865-2263. Retrieved 2023-11-18.
- ^ "Karolina Raskina 15. beim Weltcup in Minsk". Deutscher Turner-Bund e.V. (in German). Retrieved 2023-11-18.
- ^ "Karolina RASKINA: Mehrkampfmeisterin und zwei EinzeltitelGYMfamily Event - | GYMmedia.de". www.gymmedia.de. Retrieved 2023-11-18.
- ^ "Unharmonische Sportgymnastinnen -| faz.net". faz.net. Retrieved 2023-11-18.
- ^ "Start in neues Zeitalter: Total-Umbruch in der deutschen Gymnastik". www.merkur.de. June 13, 2009.
- ^ "World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships 2009 - Results Women". www.the-sports.org.
- ^ "2009 World Championships Result Book" (PDF). gym.longinestiming.com.
- ^ "Gymnastics - Portimão - 2010 - Detailed results". www.the-sports.org.
- ^ "Gymnastics - Saint Petersburg - 2010 - Detailed results". www.the-sports.org.
- ^ "2010 European Championships Result Book" (PDF). backend.europeangymnastics.com.
- ^ "Gymnastics - Pesaro - 2010 - Detailed results". www.the-sports.org.
- ^ https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=t73rB6hgIDQ&pp=ygUTMjAxMSB0aGlhaXMgZ2VybWFueQ%3D%3D
- ^ https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=h2SFZwSWta0&pp=ygUSMjAxMSBob2xvbiBnZXJtYW55
- ^ "Gymnastics - Pesaro - 2011 - Detailed results". www.the-sports.org.
- ^ "Gymnastics - Nizhny Novotgod - 2011 - Detailed results". www.the-sports.org.
- ^ https://www.the-sports.org/gymnastics-world-cup-rhythmic-gymnastics-nizhny-novgorod-results-2011-epr28033.html
- ^ https://karolinaraskina.de/