Ekaterina Vedeneeva
Full nameEkaterina Olegovna Vedeneeva
Alternative name(s)Jekaterina Vedenejeva
Nickname(s)Katja, Katya
Country represented Slovenia
Former countries represented Russia
Born (1994-06-23) 23 June 1994
Irkutsk, Russia
ResidenceLjubljana, Slovenia
DisciplineRhythmic gymnastics
LevelSenior International Elite
Years on national team2018–present
ClubTiM
GymGimnastični center Ljubljana
Head coach(es)Elena Drozhanova
Former coach(es)Irina Viner
Medal record
Representing  Slovenia
Rhythmic gymnastics
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
World Championships 0 0 2
European Championships 0 0 1
FIG World Cup series 2 4 5
FIG World Challenge Cup series 0 2 6
World Games 0 0 1
Total 7 7 15
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place2022 SofiaRibbon
Bronze medal – third place2023 ValenciaRibbon
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place2023 BakuClubs
World Games
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Birmingham Clubs

Ekaterina Olegovna Vedeneeva (Russian: Екатерина Олеговна Веденеева; Slovene: Jekaterina Olegovna Vedenejeva; born 23 June 1994)[1] is a Slovenian individual rhythmic gymnast (competing for Slovenia since 2018 having previously competed for Russia).[2]

She made her debut for Slovenia in August 2018 at the World Cup event in Kazan, Russian Federation.[2] On national level, she is a three-time (2019, 2021, 2022) Slovenian National All-around champion. In 2021, she became the first Slovenian rhythmic gymnast to compete at Summer Olympics in Tokyo. She is the first Slovenian rhythmic gymnast to win a medal at the European and World Championships, and first Slovenian gymnast of any discipline to win a medal in the history of The World Games.

Career

Her mother, Julia Vedeneeva, has coached rhythmic gymnastics and encouraged her to take up the sport.[3] She started training rhythmic gymnastics in her Irkutsk in Russia.

In 2015, Vedeneeva was selected to represent Russia together with Maria Titova at the 2015 Summer Universiade in Gwangju, South Korea. She finished on 5th place in All-around competition, tied with Elizaveta Nazarenkova.[4] She qualified to finals with two apparatuses, placing 5th in Ball final with score 17.550 and 7th in Clubs final with score 17.250.[5]

2017-2021 Olympic cycle

In 2018, she chose to represent Slovenia.[6] On July 31,[7] she officially received her Slovenian citizenship. This gave her the opportunity to start competing at international competitions. In August, she competed at World Cup Kazan in Russia. Vedeneeva placed 8th in All-around and qualified to two apparatus finals, where she placed 5th with Hoop (18.950) and 7th with Ball (17.800). In September 2018, she competed at her first World Championships. She helped Slovenia to achieve their best result in the Team competition, placing 11th together with teammates Aleksandra Podgoršek and Anja Tomazin. She also placed 17th in All-Around Qualifications and qualified to the All-Around Final where she placed 13th, which was also the best result at that time for Slovenia.

In April 2019 she became the first Slovenian to earn a medal at the Rhythmic Gymnastics World Cup, achieving a bronze in the ribbon final at the Tashkent World Cup.[8] At the 2019 European Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships, in Baku, Azerbaijan, she qualified for the club final finishing in 7th place. That same year she became the first Slovenian to win a medal at the Rhythmic Gymnastics Grand Prix, gaining a silver medal in the ball final at the Holon Grand Prix in Israel.[9] At the 2019 World Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan she qualified to the Individual All-Around Final, where she placed 17th with total score of 78.650, just missing out on an Olympic berth (by one place).[10]

In 2020, she started the season at Grand Prix in Moscow, where she placed 6th in All-Around competition. The next day, she competed in all of the Apparatus Finals and won bronze medal in ribbon final with a score of 19.900. She represented Slovenia at the 2020 European Championships in Kyiv, Ukraine and finished on 13th place in the All-around competition.

In 2021, she started the season at Grand Prix in Moscow, where she placed 8th in the All-Around competition, qualified to all the apparatus finals and won a bronze medal in the ribbon final with score 22.050. During the 2021 World Cup series, Vedeneeva qualified for an Olympic berth as the highest ranked eligible gymnast that had not already qualified for the Olympics, in front of Uzbekistan's Sabina Tashkenbaeva and Japan's Chisaki Oiwa.[11] At the Moscow World Challenge Cup she won a bronze medal in the All-around competition - the first World Cup all-around medal for Slovenia. The following day she added 3 more bronze medals in ball, clubs and ribbon in the apparatus finals.

At the 2020 Olympic Games (delayed and held in 2021 due to the Covid pandemic), Vedeneeva finished sixteenth in the qualification round for the individual all-around final.[12]

In October 2021, she competed at the 2021 Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships in Kitakyushu, Japan, qualifying to the all-around final and finishing in 12th place. She also qualified for the ribbon final, achieving 7th place. It was the first time that a Slovenian gymnast has managed to advance to a world championship apparatus final.[13]

2022-2024 Olympic cycle

In June 2022, she won her third Slovenian National All-around title, almost 22 points ahead of silver medalist Brigita Krašovec.

Vedeneeva was the first Slovenian rhythmic gymnast to compete at a World Games at the 2022 World Games in Birmingham, USA. She placed 4th in the Hoop and Ribbon finals, and took a historic bronze medal in the Clubs final.

On 14-18 September 2022, Vedeneeva competed at her fourth World Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria, qualifying to the ball, clubs and ribbon finals, placing 6th, 8th and 3rd respectively, thus winning the Ribbon bronze and her first World Championships medal and also the first medal for Slovenia at an Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships.[14][15] In the Individual All-around Qualifications she took 6th place and advanced to the Individual All-around Final, where she finished on 7th place, her best result to that date.

Vedeneeva began her 2023 season on 17 March appearing at the World Cup in Athens (finishing 7th in the all around final, 1st in the ribbon final and gaining a gold meal, 6th in clubs and 4th in ball). She also competed at the World Cups in Sofia (31 March - 2 April, 9th in the all around and 6th in ball); Tashkent (14-16 April, 3rd in ball, and 4th in the all-around, clubs, ribbon and hoop); Baku (21-23 April, 12th in the all around, 8th in clubs and 4th in ribbon); and Milan (21-23 July, 9th in the all around competition, 4th in ribbon and 7th in clubs).[16]

At the European Championships in May 2023, Vedeeneva finished 6th in the all around final, 4th ribbon, and 3rd clubs, gaining her (and Slovenia's) first European Championships Medal.[17]

In addition, she appeared at the World Challenge Cup in Cluj Napoca (14-16 July, finishing 9th in the all around and 5th in clubs).[18]

At the World Championships in August 2023, Vedeeneva she scored 97.550 in qualification, earning herself an Olympic spot and All Around Final place, and qualifying for the ball and hoop apparatus finals (where she finished 8th and 6th respectively). At the competition she changed her ball routine from music performed by Russian and Putin-ally Filipp Kirkorov to a song by the Ukrainian Mariya Chaykowskaya.[19] Vedeeneva also qualified to the ribbon final, beating the score of Italy's Raffaeli by 0.05 in the battle for 3rd place and thus defended her 2022 World Championship bronze medal. She finished 9th in the All Around final.[20]

Gymnastics technique

Vedeneeva is known for her routines which demonstrate a strong grounding in classical ballet technique, in particular for her well-executed pirouettes which are distinctively often performed a la seconde.[21][22] Her signature moves in this position include pivots completed in arabesque, attitude and ring style. Vedeneeva has also expressed the challenges of incorporating enough apparatus difficulty elements in a routine to both preserve the artistic integrity of the sport and to accumulate enough marks to be competitive and fair in the new open-ended marking system which, she believes, preferences the former.[23]

Achievements

Routine music information

Year Apparatus Music title
2023 Hoop (first) Je n'attendais que vous by Garou
Hoop (second) Мама by Anzhelika Varum
Ball (first) Dulcea Si Tandra Mea Fiara by Catalina Caraus and Eugen Doga
Ball (second) Diva by Filipp Kirkorov
Ball (third) Поговори со мной by Марія Чайковська
Clubs Trije ljubčki by Helena Blagne
Ribbon Я тебя никогда не забудуn by Тамара Гвердцители and Д. Дюжев (Tamara Gverdtsiteli and Dmitry Duzhev)
2022 Hoop (first) Et Su Tu N'existais Pas by Toto Cutugno, Veronika Agapova
Hoop (second) Nocturne No. 20 in C Sharp Minor, Op. Posth by Frederique Chopin
Ball (first) Libertango by Lise de la Salle
Ball (second) The Winner Takes It All by Carla Bruni
Clubs (first) Malagueña by Connie Francis
Clubs (second) Катя-Катерина by Андрей Державин
Ribbon (first) Поговори со мной by Мария Чайковская
Ribbon (second) Эхо любви by Анна Герман
2021 Hoop Libertango by The Swingle Singers
Ball Boléro: Tempo di Bolero by London Symphony Orchestra, Claudio Abbado
Clubs Белый лебедь by Tamara Gverdtsiteli
Ribbon Nocturne by Tamara Gverdtsiteli, Dmitry Duzhev
2020 Hoop Piano Concerto No.2 in C Minor, Op.18: I. Moderato by Sviatoslav Richter
Ball Boléro by London Symphony Orchestra, Claudio Abbado
Clubs Bahama Mama by Boney M.
Ribbon unknown
2019 Hoop (first) Ka-Ching! by Shania Twain
Hoop (second) Malagueña by Connie Francis
Ball Lyra by Maksim Mrvica
Clubs Harika by Ozan Doğulu
Ribbon Hoşgeldin by Nida Öz
2018 Hoop Madrid by Sayed Balaha
Ball Sunrise, Sunset by Fiddler on the Roof
Clubs Requiem by Alma
Ribbon The Color Of The Night by Lauren Christy
2017 Hoop Is It Right by Elaiza
Ball Baby I Don't Know (I Love You Remix) by DJ Jessie Cole
Clubs Ravel's Bolero by Ray Conniff
Ribbon "Caruso" by Lara Fabian
2016 Hoop Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) by Emily Browning
Ball Les Demoiselles by Rochefort Theme
Clubs Asturias (feat. Jesse Cook) by William Joseph
Ribbon L'eté indien by Piano Bar Band
2015 Hoop Le Bien Qui Fait Mal by Mozart L'Opéra Rock
Ball Fantasy No 1 by Tetyana Hoch & Lazy Pixel
Clubs Asturias (feat. Jesse Cook) by William Joseph
Ribbon L'eté indien by Piano Bar Band

Competitive highlights

(Team competitions in seniors are held only at the World Championships, Europeans and other Continental Games.)

International: Senior
Year Event AA Team Hoop Ball Clubs Ribbon
2023 World Championships9th6th6th9th (Q)3rd
World Cup Milan9th21st (Q)10th (Q)7th4th
European Championships6th9th (Q)16th (Q)3rd4th
World Cup Baku12th30th (Q)12th (Q)8th4th
World Cup Tashkent4th4th3rd4th4th
World Cup Sofia9th6th14th (Q)12th˙
World Cup Athens7th14th (Q)4th6th1st
Grand Prix Marbella6th9th (Q)5th8th4th
2022 Grand Prix Brno1st1st1st1st1st
World Championships7th9th (Q)6th8th3rd
World Games4th11th (Q)3rd4th
World Cup Pesaro6th15th (Q)2nd4th3rd
World Challenge Cup Pamplona3rd2nd4th3rd2nd
World Cup Baku5th11th (Q)9th (Q)7th3rd
World Cup Tashkent2nd2nd3rd2nd1st
Grand Prix Moscow6th5th4th8th3rd
2021 World Championships12th16th (Q)17th (Q)14th (Q)7th
Olympic Games16th (Q)
World Cup Moscow3rd5th3rd3rd3rd
European Championships12th9th (Q)17th (Q)14th (Q)22nd (Q)
World Cup Pesaro11th15th (Q)10th (Q)19th (Q)4th
World Cup Baku11th19th (Q)18th (Q)9th (Q)7th
World Cup Tashkent6th10th (Q)7th6th9th (Q)
World Cup Sofia12th5th11th (Q)24th (Q)6th
Grand Prix Moscow8th4th4th5th3rd
2020European Championships13th
Grand Prix Moscow6th8th8th5th3rd
2019 World Championships17th22nd17th (Q)11th (Q)17th (Q)21st (Q)
World Cup Kazan9th18th (Q)19th (Q)9th (Q)6th
World Cup Cluj-Napoca14th11th (Q)10th (Q)9th (Q)24th (Q)
Grand Prix Holon4th2nd6th5th
European Championships10th (Q)10th (Q)7th10th (Q)
World Cup Baku21st35th (Q)17th (Q)20th (Q)23rd (Q)
World Cup Tashkent7th13th (Q)7th4th3rd
World Cup Pesaro15th36th (Q)10th (Q)11th (Q)18th (Q)
Grand Prix Thiais18th20th (Q)16th (Q)9th24th (Q)
Grand Prix Moscow15th16th (Q)15th (Q)12th (Q)18th (Q)
2018 World Championships13th11th10th (Q)27th (Q)24th (Q)14th (Q)
World Cup Kazan8th5th7th12th (Q)12th (Q)
Luxembourg Trophy1st1st1st1st1st
Aura Cup1st1st4th1st1st
2017 International Tournament of Holon2nd3rd6th4th1st
Luxembourg Trophy1st1st1st1st2nd
2015 Summer Universiade5th9th (Q)5th7th10th (Q)
National
Year Event AA Team Hoop Ball Clubs Ribbon
2022Slovenian Championships1stDNSDNSDNSDNS
2021Slovenian Championships1stDNSDNSDNSDNS
2019Slovenian Championships1st2ndDNSDNSDNSDNS
2017Russian Championships5th5th3rd5th
2015Russian Championships7th5th5th3rd4th
Q = Qualifications (Did not advance to Event Final due to the 2 gymnast per country rule, only Top 8 highest score);
WR = World Record; WD = Withdrew; NT = No Team Competition; DNS = Did Not Start

References

  1. ↑ "About". Facebook.
  2. 1 2 "FIG profile". International Gymnastics Federation.
  3. ↑ "Reason for taking up the sport". FIG.
  4. ↑ 大石貴夫 (13 July 2015). "Individual All-Around Final".
  5. ↑ "28th Summer Universiade Gwangju 2015". 13 July 2015.
  6. ↑ "Additional information" (in Slovenian). FIG.
  7. ↑ "S ponosom sporočamo, da je Ekaterina Vedeneeva, odlična tekmovalka, ki je prišla živeti v Slovenijo, tudi uradno postala okrepitev slovenske ritmične gimnastike in našega kluba". Facebook (in Slovenian). 31 July 2018.
  8. ↑ UEG
  9. ↑ Twitter - Gimnasia Mundial
  10. ↑ "Zgodovinski uspeh za Slovenijo" (in Slovenian). 19 May 2019.
  11. ↑ "Averina sisters dominate as World Cup Series concludes in Pesaro". Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique. 31 May 2021. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  12. ↑ "Rhythmic Gymnastics — Individual All-Around — Qualification — Results" (PDF). 2020 Summer Olympics. 23 April 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  13. ↑ "Vedeneeva v Kitakyushiju piše slovensko ritmično zgodovino" (in Slovenian). 29 October 2021.
  14. ↑ "Svetovno prvenstvo bronastega leska" (in Slovenian). 19 September 2022. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
  15. ↑ "Katja piše zgodovino slovenske ritmične gimnastike" (in Slovenian). 15 September 2022.
  16. ↑ "FIG - Results". www.gymnastics.sport. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
  17. ↑ "FIG - Results". www.gymnastics.sport. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
  18. ↑ "FIG - Results". www.gymnastics.sport. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
  19. ↑ "40th FIG Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships". gym.longinestiming.com. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
  20. ↑ STA (24 August 2023). "Slovenska reprezentantka na SP v Valencii do kolajne s trakom" (in Slovenian).
  21. ↑ "Arabesque (Ballet position)".
  22. ↑ "Individuals All Around Final - 2021 Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships". YouTube.
  23. ↑ "Екатерина Веденеева on Instagram: "Теперь и мне хочется высказаться по поводу судейства и всего того , что сейчас происходит . Начнём с того , что художественная гимнастика субъективный вид спорта со скрытым судейством, в котором человеческий фактор играет ключевую роль. Сейчас я , как никто другой, понимаю чувства @arishadina1998 и их тренеров , потому что в большинстве случаях нахожусь в такой же ситуации , когда делаешь , а тебе не ставят 🙊🙈 НО ❗️❗️❗️ ни в коем случае нельзя опускаться до публичных оскорблений ни в чей адрес . Спорт -есть спорт и он должен быть честным ! Здесь вопрос , скорее к правилам , которые убили всю художественность и никому это не нужно , за артистику ты получаешь копейки , в то время как D3 решающая бригада , в которой за пару секунд можно набрать очень много. Хочется от всей души поздравить победителя @linoy_ashram и призеров @arishadina1998 @alinaharnasko , и всех , кто просто дожил и прожил эту олимпиаду 🙏🏻 в гимнастике одно попадание - это уже победа 🙌🏻 так как ,наверно , у нас самый жесткий отбор . И , как говориться: « Победителей не судят». Возможно это дано для того, чтобы мы увидели триумф @arishadina1998 на ОИ 2024. И я искренне в это верю ."".
  24. ↑ "Katja piše zgodovino slovenske ritmične gimnastike" (in Slovenian). 15 September 2022.
  25. ↑ "Novi slovenski mejnik Rusinje" (in Slovenian). 21 May 2023.
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