Nataliya Usova (; born 9 June 2008) is an Uzbek

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. She is a multiple-time

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medalist.

Personal life

She has a brother and an older sister who are also involved in sports, and her younger sister Sofiya is also an internationally competitive rhythmic gymnast.

Career

Junior

In December 2021, Usova was chosen to represent Uzbekistan in the first edition of an experimental competition organized by

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called "Divine Grace", where gymnasts competed under the codes of points from 2000-2004 and 2022-2024. In 2022, Usova competed at the

, winning silver in teams and becoming the junior champion with the hoop. The following year, she was again selected for the

, where she won gold in teams and silver with ball. In July, she competed at the 2nd Junior World Championships in

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, finishing 6th in teams and 7th in the ball final.

Senior

In 2024, she began competing as a senior. In April, she was the runner-up behind

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in her first senior Uzbekistan National Championships. In mid-April, she participated in her first senior international competition, the World Cup Baku, where she placed 12th in the all-around and was eighth in the ribbon final. She finished 29th in the all-around but won a bronze medal in the clubs final at the Tashkent World Cup. She competed at the

in May, where she won a gold medal in the team competition with her teammates Ikromova and the senior group. Individually, she won a silver medal with clubs. In March 2025, she competed at the Gymnastik International in

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, where she won the bronze all-around medal behind

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and

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. She also won a gold medal in the hoop final and a bronze medal with clubs. She next competed at the

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, where she placed 39th in the all-around. At the

in May, she only competed with ribbon. She qualified for the final and won the silver medal.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Usova, Natalya 2008 births Living people Uzbekistani rhythmic gymnasts 21st-century Uzbekistani sportswomen Gymnasts from Tashkent Medalists at the Rhythmic Gymnastics Asian Championships