Veronika Dmitrievna Polyakova (, born March 3, 1999, in

Irkutsk Irkutsk ( ; rus, Иркутск, p=ɪrˈkutsk; Buryat language, Buryat and , ''Erhüü'', ) is the largest city and administrative center of Irkutsk Oblast, Russia. With a population of 587,891 Irkutsk is the List of cities and towns in Russ ...

, Russia) is a Russian group and former individual

rhythmic gymnast Rhythmic gymnastics is a sport in which gymnasts perform individually or in groups on a floor with an apparatus: hoop, ball, clubs, ribbon and rope. The sport combines elements of gymnastics, dance and calisthenics; gymnasts must be strong, fle ...

. She is the 2014 Russian Junior National all-around silver medalist.

Career

Junior

Polyakova has competed both as an individual and in group gymnastics. She was born in Odincovo. Polyakova appeared in international competition at the 2012 Irina Deleanu Cup with teammate

Aleksandra Soldatova Aleksandra Sergeyevna Soldatova (; born 1 June 1998) is a retired Russian individual rhythmic gymnast. She is the 2018 World All-around bronze medalist, 2018 World ribbon champion, the 2016 Grand Prix Final All-around champion and the 2016 R ...

. She competed in her first Junior nationals at the 2012 Russian Junior Championships finishing 29th in all-around In 2013 Season, Polyakova finished 10th in all-around at the 2013 Russian Junior Championships. She competed in the junior division at the

Grand Prix ( , meaning ''Grand Prize''; plural ''Grands Prix'') most commonly refers to: * Grand Prix motor racing, a form of motorsport competition ** List of Formula One Grands Prix, an auto-racing championship *** Monaco Grand Prix, the most prestigious ...

Moscow Moscow is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Russia by population, largest city of Russia, standing on the Moskva (river), Moskva River in Central Russia. It has a population estimated at over 13 million residents with ...

and World Cup Series. She won the all-around gold and event finals at the 2013 Singapore Gymnastics Open. She won the all-around silver medal at the

Junior Grand Prix The ISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating (titled the ISU Junior Series in the 1997–98 season) is a series of international junior-level competitions organized by the International Skating Union. Medals are awarded in the disciplines of men ...

Brno Brno ( , ; ) is a Statutory city (Czech Republic), city in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. Located at the confluence of the Svitava (river), Svitava and Svratka (river), Svratka rivers, Brno has about 403,000 inhabitants, making ...

with a total of 63.049 behind

Olesya Petrova Olesya Vitalievna Petrova (; born 26 April 1999 in Moscow) is a Russian Rhythmic gymnastics, rhythmic gymnast. She is the 2014 Rhythmic Gymnastics European Championships, 2014 European Junior champion in Clubs (rhythmic gymnastics), clubs and wi ...

. In 2014, she won the all-around silver at the 2014 Moscow Grand Prix behind

Yulia Bravikova Yulia Yuryevna Bravikova (; born 17 July 1999) is a retired Russian individual rhythmic gymnast. She is the 2017 Grand Prix Final All-around champion. On the junior level, she is the 2014 European Junior hoop champion and a two-time (2013, 2014 ...

. She competed in the World Cup series in

Lisbon Lisbon ( ; ) is the capital and largest city of Portugal, with an estimated population of 567,131, as of 2023, within its administrative limits and 3,028,000 within the Lisbon Metropolitan Area, metropolis, as of 2025. Lisbon is mainlan ...

winning gold in team, bronze in ribbon, in

Pesaro Pesaro (; ) is a (municipality) in the Italy, Italian region of Marche, capital of the province of Pesaro and Urbino, on the Adriatic Sea. According to the 2011 census, its population was 95,011, making it the second most populous city in the ...

winning Team gold for Russia and gold in event finals for hoop. At the 2014 Minsk World Cup she won gold in Team, hoop and ribbon. She won the all-around silver medal at the 2014 Russian Junior Championships. At the 2014 European Junior Championships, Polyakova together with teammates (

Irina Annenkova Irina Yurievna Annenkova (; born February 22, 1999, in Sochi, Krasnodar Krai, Russia) is a Russian individual rhythmic gymnast. She is the 2014 Youth Olympic champion and the 2014 European Junior ball and ribbon champion. Personal life Annenko ...

and

) won

Russia Russia, or the Russian Federation, is a country spanning Eastern Europe and North Asia. It is the list of countries and dependencies by area, largest country in the world, and extends across Time in Russia, eleven time zones, sharing Borders ...

the Team gold. She competed in 2 apparatus, hoop and ribbon but did not qualify to the event finals with Bravikova and Annenkova placing ahead of her in qualifications for the finals in the 1 gymnast per country junior rule. She competed at the 2014 Junior World Cup in

Sofia Sofia is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Bulgaria, largest city of Bulgaria. It is situated in the Sofia Valley at the foot of the Vitosha mountain, in the western part of the country. The city is built west of the Is ...

where she won the all-around silver behind

. Following the leg injury of

, both Polyakova and Annenkova flew to

Nanjing Nanjing or Nanking is the capital of Jiangsu, a province in East China. The city, which is located in the southwestern corner of the province, has 11 districts, an administrative area of , and a population of 9,423,400. Situated in the Yang ...

, there Annenkova was selected by

Irina Viner Irina Alexandrovna Viner (; born July 30, 1948), formerly Irina Alexandrovna Viner-Usmanova (), is a Russian rhythmic gymnastics coach, former head coach of the Russian national team, former president of the Russian Rhythmic Gymnastics Federatio ...

as the final representative of

at the

2014 Youth Olympic Games The 2014 Summer Youth Olympics (), officially known as the II Summer Youth Olympic Games , and commonly known as Nanjing 2014 ( zh, c=南京2014, p=Nánjīng Èr Líng yī sì), were the second Summer Youth Olympic Games, an international sports ...

China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. With population of China, a population exceeding 1.4 billion, it is the list of countries by population (United Nations), second-most populous country after ...

. On October 17–19, Polyakova traveled in

Tokyo Tokyo, officially the Tokyo Metropolis, is the capital of Japan, capital and List of cities in Japan, most populous city in Japan. With a population of over 14 million in the city proper in 2023, it is List of largest cities, one of the most ...

for the 2014 Aeon Cup, representing team Gazprom (together with senior teammates

Margarita Mamun Margarita Mamun (; born 1 November 1995) is a retired Russian individual rhythmic gymnast. She is the 2016 Olympic All-around champion, two-time (2015, 2014) World All-around silver medalist, the 2015 European Games All-around silver medalist ...

and

Yana Kudryavtseva Yana Alexeyevna Kudryavtseva (; born 30 September 1997) is a retired Russian individual Rhythmic gymnastics, rhythmic gymnast. She is the Gymnastics at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's rhythmic individual all-around, 2016 Olympic All-around s ...

) won the team gold. She won the All-around junior title ahead of Belarus'

Mariya Trubach Mariya Yuryevna Trubach (; , born November 11, 1999, in Vitebsk, Belarus) is a Belarusian individual rhythmic gymnast. She is the 2014 Youth Olympic all-around silver medalist and two-time (2013, 2014) Junior National champion. Personal life ...

Senior

In 2015 season, Polyakova debuted as a senior competing at the 2015 Moscow Grand Prix finishing 6th in the all-around finals. On March 21–22, Polyakova competed at the 2015 Thiais Grand Prix finishing 9th in the all-around, she qualified to 3 event finals. On April 3–5, Polyakova competed at the

Irina Deleanu Irina Deleanu (born 12 November 1975) is a Romanian individual rhythmic gymnast. She is currently the president of the Romanian Rhythmic Gymnastics Federation. Career In the 1992 World Championships, she won the bronze medal in rope. She retir ...

International tournament and won the all-around gold medal ahead

. She took 4th place in the all-around at the 2015 Russian Championships. Polyakova competed at the 2015 Holon Grand Prix finishing 8th in all-around. Polyakova finished 9th in all-around at the 2015 Grand Prix Berlin and qualified to event final in ball. She won the all-around gold at the 2015 EWUB Luxembourg Trophy. Polyakova competed as an HC (Out of Competition) at the MTK International Tournament in

Budapest Budapest is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns of Hungary, most populous city of Hungary. It is the List of cities in the European Union by population within city limits, tenth-largest city in the European Union by popul ...

and Dundee Cup International in

. Polyakova unexpectedly suffered a leg injury before the end of the 2015 season. In 2016, she spend half of the season in rehabilitation from her surgery. In 2017, Polyakova relocated to

St. Petersburg Saint Petersburg, formerly known as Petrograd and later Leningrad, is the second-largest city in Russia after Moscow. It is situated on the River Neva, at the head of the Gulf of Finland on the Baltic Sea. The city had a population of 5,601, ...

for her university studies and switched to group rhythmic gymnastics.

Routine music information

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Polyakova, Veronika 1999 births Living people Russian rhythmic gymnasts Sportspeople from Irkutsk 21st-century Russian sportswomen Medalists at the Rhythmic Gymnastics European Championships