Ekaterina Kramarenko
| Ekaterina Kramarenko | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Ekaterina Aleksandrovna Kramarenko | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname(s) | Kramaro | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country represented |  Women's artistic gymnastics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Level | Senior international elite | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | CSKA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Head coach(es) | N.N. Kovruzhnikh, A.B. Cherentsova | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | January 19, 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Ekaterina Aleksandrovna Kramarenko (
Senior career
At the 2007 European Championships, Kramarenko placed 5th in the all-around final and won the bronze medal on the uneven bars.
2007 World Championships
At the 2007 World Championships team final Kramarenko bailed on her vault and placed her hands on the vaulting table to stop her momentum. This automatically earned her a score of zero, dropping the Russian team from medal contention to last place. Kramarenko needed only a mediocre score to secure the bronze medal for Russia and theoretically could have sat down her vault and still won the medal. She was inconsolable after her vault and was comforted by her teammate Yulia Lozhechko as Elena Zamolodchikova completed her vault, knowing her score would not matter. This controversy reignited debate among the gymnastics community about the '3 up, 3 count' team final format and whether it ought to be abolished and the final reverted to a format where a score can be dropped.
When asked to comment on the incident, Russian coach Andrei Rodionenko explained, "Nobody knows what happened, it was a shock for everyone."[1][2][3]
2008 Olympics
Kramarenko was selected to represent
2012–2013
Kramarenko continued to compete after Beijing, and even after London. In October 2012, she won gold on uneven bars and placed fourth in the all-around at the Dityatin Cup. In the summer of 2013, she was named the alternate to the Russian team for the Universiade, but she won gold with her team at the Russian Cup in August. She also placed fifth in the all-around, fourth on uneven bars, and eighth on balance beam. She went on to compete at the Osijek World Cup, winning gold on bars and finishing fifth on floor.
In late October, she was named to the Russian team for the Élite Gym Massilia in November. In the Master Team division, the Russian team placed second in the all-around, bars, and beam, and fourth on vault and floor. Individually, she won silver on bars, bronze in the all-around, and placed fifth on beam. She qualified to the Top Massilia, where she placed sixth on beam and tied for gold on bars with France's Louise Vanhille. However, a tie breaker was induced, and the gold was awarded to Vanhille, giving Kramarenko the silver.
She was named to the Russian team for the Team Challenge at the Stuttgart World Cup, where they won the silver medal.
2014
Kramarenko competed at the 2014 Russian Cup and won a silver medal with her team.[4] She finished fourth in the uneven bars final with a score of 14.767, and she finished fifth in the all-around.[5] She was put on the team that represented Russia at the 2014 World Championships along with Maria Kharenkova, Maria Paseka, Alla Sosnitskaya, Aliya Mustafina, and Daria Spiridonova.[6] The team won bronze.
2015
Kramarenko competed at the Russian Championships in March 2015. She placed 4th with her team. Individually, she placed 6th in the all-around and won a silver on the uneven bars. She later withdrew from the floor exercise finals.
2016
Kramarenko's retirement, at age 24, was announced along with 2012 Olympian Anastasia Grishina and two-time World team member, Tatiana Nabieva, on January 19, 2016.[7]
Competitive history
| Year | Event | Team | AA | VT
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| 2007 | European Championships | 5th | 3rd | ||||
| World Championships | 8th | 13th | |||||
| 2008 | Russian Cup | 3rd | 6th | 7th | |||
| Olympic Games | 4th | 5th | |||||
| 2011 | Russian Cup | 7th | |||||
| 2013 | National Championships | 4th | 8th | 7th | |||
| Dityatin Cup | 1st | 1st | 1st | 2nd | |||
| Russian Cup | 1st | 5th | 4th | 8th | |||
| Osijek World Cup | 1st | 5th | |||||
| Massilia Cup (Master Massilia) | 2nd | 3rd | 2nd | 6th | |||
| Stuttgart World Cup | 2nd | ||||||
| 2014 | National Championships | 3rd | 4th | 4th | 6th | ||
| Russian Cup | 2nd | 5th | 4th | ||||
| World Championships | 3rd | ||||||
| Stuttgart World Cup | 2nd | ||||||
| Voronin Cup | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 2nd | ||
| 2015 | National Championships | 4th | 6th | 2nd | WD | ||
| Bundesliga | 4th | 1st | |||||
| Universiade | 1st | 1st |
| Year | Competition description | Location | Apparatus | Rank-Final | Score-Final | Rank-Qualifying | Score-Qualifying |
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| 2007 | European Championships | Amsterdam | All-around | 5 | 57.825 | 13 | 56.075 |
| Uneven bars | 3 | 15.425 | 7 | 14.675 | |||
| Balance beam | 34 | 13.900 | |||||
| Floor exercise | 40 | 13.325 | |||||
| World Championships | Stuttgart | Team | 8 | 164.525 | 4 | 238.000 | |
| All-around | 13 | 57.850 | 15 | 58.225 | |||
| Unevne bars | 25 | 14.975 | |||||
| Balance beam | 12 | 15.400 | |||||
| Floor exercise | 31 | 14.125 | |||||
| 2008 | Olympic Games | Beijing | Team | 4 | 180.625 | 3 | 244.400 |
| All-around | 10 | 60.425 | |||||
| Uneven bars | 10 | 15.500 | |||||
| Balance beam | 36 | 14.625 | |||||
| Floor exercise | 5 | 15.025 | 6 | 15.150 | |||
| 2014 | World Championships | Nanning | Team | 3 | 171.462 | 3 | 228.135 |
| All-around | 15 | 55.864 | |||||
| Uneven bars | 9 | 14.766 | |||||
| Balance beam | 33 | 13.566 | |||||
| Floor exercise | 60 | 13.066 |
See also
- List of Olympic female gymnasts for Russia
References
- ^ "2007 World Gymnastics Championships". Archived from the original on 2007-09-07. Retrieved 2007-09-07.
- ^ WCSN.com: News Archived 2007-09-29 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ http://www.charlotte.com/472/story/263093.html[permanent dead link]
- ^ Turner, Amanda (29 August 2014). "Moscow, Urals Win Russian Cup Team Titles". International Gymnast Magazine Online. International Gymnast Magazine. Retrieved 3 September 2014.
- ^ Turner, Amanda (30 August 2014). "Komova, Kuksenkov Win At Russian Cup". International Gymnast Magazine Online. International Gymnast Magazine. Retrieved 3 September 2014.
- ^ Алия Мустафина вошла в состав сборной России на ЧМ по спортивной гимнастике в Китае [Aliya Mustafina becomes part of the Russian team at the World Championships in China]. Information Telegraph Agency of Russia (in Russian). 31 August 2014. Retrieved 3 September 2014.
- ^ "Серебряный призер Игр-2012 по спортивной гимнастике Анастасия Гришина завершила карьеру".
External links
- Ekaterina Kramarenko at the International Gymnastics Federation
- Official website at the Wayback Machine (archived 2012-03-14)
- Ekaterina Kramarenko on VK