Mykola Shcherbak (Ukrainian: Микола Щербак; born 17 July 1987[2] in Kyiv[3]), known as Mikola Cherbak, is a Ukrainian male acrobatic gymnast, who competed in pairs with Serhiy Popov.[4]
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| Country represented |  Ukraine | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 19 July 1987 Kiev, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union (now - Kyiv, Ukraine) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Acrobatic gymnastics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Level | Senior international elite | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years on national team | 2001–2009 (UKR) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Central Sports Club of the Armed Forces[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
editIn 2000, Mykola Shcherbak became the Honored Master of Sport in acrobatic gymnastics.[5]
Since 2001, Shcherbak joined to the Ukrainian national team.[4]
Mykola with Serhiy Popov debuted competing at the 2003 Acrobatic Gymnastics European Championships, held in Zielona Góra, in the pair all-around event, winning a bronze medal.[6]
The following year, the duo competed at the World Championships in Liévin, winning bronze medals in the pair all-around event.[7]
In 2005, the acrobatic duo Shcherbak/Popov won a silver medal in the pair all-around event at the World Games in Duisburg.[8] Later, Shcherbak/Popov won gold medals in pair all-around event at the European Championships in Thessaloniki.[9]
At the 2006 Acrobatic Gymnastics World Championships, held in Coimbra, the duo became world champions in pair all-around.[10]
The following year, the duo became twice European champions in pair all-around event at the 2007 Acrobatic Gymnastics European Championships, held in Den Bosch.[11]
At the following World Championships, held in Glasgow in 2008, Shcherbak/Popov became twice world champions in pair all-around event.[12]
The following year, the duo became World Games gold all-around medalists.[13] After World Games the duo finished their sport career.[5]
Professional career
editShcherbak and Popov made their performing debut at the Krystallpalast Varieté in Leipzig, Germany, in 2010, and have been featured since at Teatro Circo Price in Madrid, at the Palazzo in Mannheim, Germany, at the legendary Moulin-Rouge in Paris, at Circus Carré in Amsterdam, among other prestigious venues. They made their American debut in 2015 at Circus Sarasota, in Sarasota, Florida.[4]
In 2010, the duo competed at the TV-show Ukraine's Got Talent, reaching a final.[3] The following year, Shcherbak and Popov competed at the Festival Mondial du Cirque de Demain in Paris, winning gold medal.[4][14] In 2012, they finished 1st at the 5th World Circus Festival in Moscow.[15]
In 2013, the duo made its debut at the International Circus Festival of Monte-Carlo, winning the most prestigious circus award - Golden Clown.[16]
In 2014, Shcherbak/Popov competed at the German Das Supertalent.[17]
In 2021, the duo Shcherbak/Popov was inducted into World Acrobatic Society Hall of Fame.[18]
References
edit- ^ "Чемпіони світу". Central Sports Club of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2 October 2024.
- ^ "2007 ACROBATIC GYMNASTICS WORLD CUP FINAL". gym.longinestiming.com. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
- ^ a b ""Україна має талант-2" выбрало новых финалистов". comments.ua (in Russian). 22 April 2010. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
- ^ a b c d "Shcherbak and Popov". www.circopedia.org. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
- ^ a b "About us". shcherbakpopov.com. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
- ^ "2003 Acrobatic Gymnastics European Championships". intersportstats.com. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
- ^ "2004 Acrobatic Gymnastics World Championships". intersportstats.com. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
- ^ "Results of the World Games". International World Games Association. Retrieved 2024-10-02.
- ^ "2005 Acrobatic Gymnastics European Championships". intersportstats.com. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
- ^ "XX Acrobatic Gymnastics World Championships 2006". gymmedia.com. 17 June 2006. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
- ^ "23rd European Championships October 21 - 28, 2007". sportsacrobatics.info. 28 October 2007. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
- ^ "Allen, Rodrigues win silver medal at 2008 Acrobatic Gymnastics World Championships". usagym.org. 12 October 2008. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
- ^ "Taiwan suffers big losses in squash and air sports". Taipei Times. 22 July 2009. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
- ^ "Shcherback & Popov - Etoile d'or - 2014". www.gcproductions.fr (in French). Retrieved 2 October 2024.
- ^ "5 International Circus Festival in Moscow". shcherbakpopov.com. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
- ^ "Акробат Николай Щербак: «Мы завоевали цирковой „Оскар" в Монте-Карло, хотя артистами стали лишь два года назад»". fakty.ua (in Russian). 6 February 2013. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
- ^ "Sport, Emotionen, Leidenschaft". Weser Kurier (in German). 27 December 2016. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
- ^ "World Acrobatics Society 2021 Hall of Fame Legends & Awardees". World Acrobatic Society. Retrieved 2 October 2024.