Liliya Akhaimova
Лилия Ахаимова
Akhaimova in 2021
Personal information
Full nameLilia Igorevna Akhaimova
Alternative name(s)Liliia Akhaimova
Country represented Russia
Born (1997-03-17) 17 March 1997 (age 26)
Vladivostok, Russia
HometownSaint Petersburg, Russia
Height1.56 m (5 ft 1 in)[1]
DisciplineWomen's artistic gymnastics
LevelSenior International Elite
Years on national team2016–2022 (RUS)
ClubPushkin District Sports School of Olympic Reserve
Head coach(es)Vera Kiryashova
Retired17 June 2022
Medal record
Women's artistic gymnastics
Representing Russia ROC
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo Team
Representing  Russia
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2018 Doha Team
Silver medal – second place 2019 Stuttgart Team
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Glasgow Team
Summer Universiade
Gold medal – first place 2017 Taipei Team
Silver medal – second place 2017 Taipei Vault
Silver medal – second place 2019 Napoli Team
Silver medal – second place 2019 Napoli Vault
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Taipei Floor exercise
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Napoli All-around
FIG World Cup
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Apparatus World Cup 1 1 0
World Challenge Cup 0 0 1
Total 1 1 1

Lilia Igorevna Akhaimova (Russian: Лилия Игоревна Ахаимова, IPA: [ˈlʲilʲɪɪ̯ə ɐxɐˈiməvə], born 17 March 1997)[1] is a Russian retired artistic gymnast. She represented the Russian Olympic Committee at the 2020 Summer Olympics and won a gold medal in the team event. She is a two-time World silver medalist (2018, 2019) and the 2018 European champion with the Russian team. She is also a six-time Universiade medalist.

Personal life

Akhaimova was born on 17 March 1997 in Vladivostok, Russian Far East, but she has resided with her parents in Saint Petersburg since August 2012.[2] When she was five, her parents enrolled her in rhythmic gymnastics, but her coach encouraged her to switch to artistic gymnastics.[1] Akhaimova's younger sister, Lyubov also competed at the national level in artistic gymnastics.[1] She is of Jewish background.[3] She studied sport and health at the Lesgaft National State University of Physical Education in St. Petersburg.[1]

Career

2013-14

Akhaimova finished fourteenth in the all-around at the 2013 Russian Championships.[4] Then at the Russian Cup, she finished tenth all-around, fourth on vault, and seventh on floor exercise.[5] She won a team gold medal at the Gymnasiade as the alternate.[6][7]

Akhaimova finished ninth in the all-around at the 2014 Russian Championships, and she placed fourth in both the vault and floor exercise event finals.[8] Then at the Russian Cup, she finished tenth all-around, fourth on vault, and seventh on floor exercise.[9] She then competed at her first international competition- the Élite Gym Massilia. She finished twentieth in the all-around and won a silver medal with the Russian team.[10] Then at the Tournoi Pas-de-Calais, she won the team silver medal with Elena Eremina, and Akhaimova won the all-around bronze medal and the vault gold medal.[11]

2015–16

At the 2015 Russian Championships, Akhaimova placed fifteenth in the all-around, and at the Russian Cup she finished seventh.[12][13]

Akhaimova finished twelfth in the all-around at the 2016 Russian Championships.[14] Then at the Russian Cup, she won the gold medal on the floor exercise.[15] She was a non-traveling alternate for Russia's 2016 Olympic team.[3] After the Olympics, she competed at the Toyota International where she finished fourth on the uneven bars and seventh on the balance beam.[16] Then at the Voronin Cup, she won the gold medal with teammate Elena Eremina. Individually, she won the gold medals on the vault and floor exercise.[17]

2017

Akhaimova began the season at the Russian Championships where she became the national floor exercise champion and was runner-up on vault.[18] She then competed at the DTB Pokal Team Challenge alongside Elena Eremina, Natalia Kapitonova, Evgenia Shelgunova, and Daria Spiridonova, and they won the team gold.[19] She then won a bronze medal on the floor exercise at the Osijek World Challenge Cup behind Brazilians Thaís Fidélis and Flávia Saraiva.[20] She was selected to represent Russia at the 2017 Summer Universiade alongside Shelgunova, Spiridonova, Darya Elizarova, and Maria Paseka, and they won gold in the team competition. Then in the vault final, she won the silver medal behind Canada's Brittany Rogers, and she won the bronze medal in the floor exercise final.[21] At the Cottbus World Cup, she won a silver medal on vault and a gold medal on floor exercise.[22]

2018

Akhaimova at the 2018 European Championships

In March, Akhaimova tore a ligament in her ankle in three places.[23] In July, she won the silver medal on the floor exercise at the Russian Cup.[24] She was then named to the Russian team to compete at the European Championships alongside Angelina Melnikova, Angelina Simakova, Irina Alexeeva, and Uliana Perebinosova.[25] They won gold in the team final, and individually, Akhaimova placed fifth on vault.[26] On September 29, Akhaimova was named on the nominative team to compete at the World Championships in Doha, Qatar, alongside Alexeeva, Melnikova, Aliya Mustafina, and Simakova.[27] On October 17, the Worlds team was officially announced and was unchanged from the nominative team.[28] Akhaimova helped Russia win the silver medal behind the United States and ahead of China.[29] She qualified for the floor exercise final and finished seventh.[30]

After the World Championships, Akhaimova competed at the Elite Gym Massilia and won a silver medal with the Russian team, and she won gold medals in the vault and floor exercise finals.[31] Then at the Cottbus World Cup, she finished sixth in the vault final.[32] She then won silver medals on the vault and the balance beam at the Toyota International.[33]

2019

Akhaimova won the silver medal on the floor exercise behind Angelina Melnikova at the Russian Championships.[34] In July, she competed at the 2019 Summer Universiade alongside Tatiana Nabieva and Uliana Perebinosova. In the team final, Akhaimova helped Russia win the silver behind Japan.[35] Individually, she won bronze in the all-around behind Hitomi Hatakeda of Japan and teammate Perebinosova.[36] The following day, she won the silver medal on vault, behind Marina Nekrasova of Azerbaijan and just ahead of teammate Nabieva.[37] Despite qualifying in first to the floor final, Akhaimova finished sixth in the final after counting a fall on her piked double Arabian.[38] In August, Akhaimova competed at the Russian Cup. After two days of competition, she finished fourth in the all-around. In the event finals, she won gold on vault and bronze on floor exercise.[39]

Shortly after the conclusion of the Russian Cup, Akhaimova was named to the nominative team for the World Championships alongside Angelina Melnikova, Daria Spiridonova, Anastasia Agafonova, Angelina Simakova (later replaced by Maria Paseka), and Aleksandra Shchekoldina.[40][41] During the qualification round, she helped Russia qualify for the team final in third place behind the United States and China. Individually, she qualified for the all-around, vault, and floor exercise finals. The team won the silver medal in the team final with Akhaimova contributing scores on three apparatuses.[42] Akhaimova finished twenty-second in the all-around final, seventh in the vault final, and eighth in the floor exercise final.[43][44] After the World Championships, Akhaimova competed at Elite Gym Massilia where she placed fourth in the all-around and second on vault, behind Jennifer Gadirova of Great Britain.[45] Then at the Toyota International, she won the silver medal on the vault behind Melnikova and the gold medal on the floor exercise.[46]

2020

In January, it was announced that Akhaimova would represent Russia at the American Cup, taking place on March 7.[47] However, in late February, Akhaimova and Nikita Nagornyy announced on Instagram that Russia withdrew from the upcoming competition due to the escalation of the COVID-19 pandemic worldwide.[48] In late September, it was announced that Akhaimova would be competing at an upcoming competition in Hiroshima to take place in November alongside Angelina Melnikova, Elena Gerasimova, and Yana Vorona.[49] However, she later withdrew due to a positive COVID-19 test. The test later turned out to be a false positive.[50]

2021

Akhaimova competed at the Russian Championships in March; however, she withdrew from finals after sustaining a minor ankle injury.[51] She next competed at the Russian Cup in June. During the all-around final, she finished fourth behind Viktoria Listunova, Vladislava Urazova, and Angelina Melnikova. Akhaimova placed first on vault and third on floor exercise.[52] She was selected to represent the Russia at the 2020 Summer Olympics. However, it was undecided whether she would join Melnikova, Listunova, and Urazova on the four-person team or compete as an individual.[53] In July, it was decided that Akhaimova would be a part of the team and Elena Gerasimova would compete as an individual alongside Anastasia Ilyankova. At the Olympic Games, Akhaimova qualified for the vault event final. Additionally, she helped the Russian Olympic Committee qualify for the team final in first place, ahead of the United States team.[54] During the team final, Akhaimova only competed on the vault and helped the Russian team win the gold medal.[55] Akhaimova finished sixth in the vault final.[56]

2022

Akhaimova announced her retirement from the sport in June.[57]

Competitive history

Year Event Team AA VT UB BB FX
Senior
2013 Russian Championships 4 14
Russian Cup 1st place, gold medalist(s) 10 4 7
Gymnasiade 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2014 Russian Championships 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 9 4 4
Russian Cup 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 10 4 7
Massilia Cup 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 20
Tournoi Pas-de-Calais 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2015 Russian Championships 4 15
Russian Cup 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 7 8 5
2016 Russian Championships 4 12
Russian Cup 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 8 7 8 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Toyota International 4 7
Voronin Cup 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2017 Russian Championships 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 5 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 4 1st place, gold medalist(s)
DTB Pokal Team Challenge 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Osijek World Challenge Cup 5 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Universiade 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Cottbus World Cup 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 7 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2018 Russian Cup 8 4 7 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
European Championships 1st place, gold medalist(s) 5
World Championships 2nd place, silver medalist(s) R1 7
Elite Gym Massilia 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 4 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Cottbus World Cup 6
Toyota International 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 5 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 5
2019 Russian Championships 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Universiade 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 6
Russian Cup 4 1st place, gold medalist(s) 5 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
World Championships 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 22 7 8
Elite Gym Massilia 4 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Toyota International 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 8 11 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2021 Russian Championships 5
Russian Cup 4 1st place, gold medalist(s) 7 5 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Olympic Games 1st place, gold medalist(s) 6

See also

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External links

Olympic Champions in Artistic Gymnastics – Women's Team All-Around
2020 ROC Olympic Gymnastics Team
European Champions in Artistic Gymnastics – Women's Team Competition
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