Suzanna Shahbazian

Suzanna Shahbazian
Born (2004-10-18) 18 October 2004
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Gymnastics career
DisciplineRhythmic gymnastics
Country represented
 Canada
(2019-)
ClubQuesto RG
Head coach
Natalia Popova
Medal record
Rhythmic Gymnastics
Representing  Canada
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place2022 BirminghamTeam
Silver medal – second place2022 BirminghamBall
Pan American Gymnastics Championships
Silver medal – second place2022 Rio de JaneiroHoop
Bronze medal – third place2022 Rio de JaneiroTeam
Bronze medal – third place2022 Rio de JaneiroBall
Bronze medal – third place2023 GuadalajaraTeam
Bronze medal – third place2024 Ciudad de GuatemalaTeam
Bronze medal – third place2025 AsunciónTeam
Pacific Rim Championships
Silver medal – second place2024 CaliTeam
Bronze medal – third place2024 CaliHoop
Bronze medal – third place2024 CaliBall
Bronze medal – third place2024 CaliRibbon

Suzanna Shahbazian (born 18 October 2004) is a Canadian rhythmic gymnast. She is a 2022 Commonwealth Games team gold medalist and ball silver medalist, and also a Pan American Championships medalist. On national level, she is the 2025 Canadian all-around champion.

Early life

Shahbazian was born in Montreal, Quebec in 2004.[1] She began gymnastics at age four, her idols are Russian rhythmic gymnasts Alina Kabaeva and Liasan Utiasheva.[2]

Career

Junior

Shahbazian was selected for the 2019 Junior Pan American Championships in Monterrey, where she won silver in the team competition.[3]

Senior

In 2022, she took part in the Pan American Championships in Rio de Janeiro, where she won silver with hoop and bronze with ball and in the team category.[4][5] In August, she competed at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham where she won gold in teams along Carmel Kallemaa and Tatiana Cocsanova as well as silver with ball.[6][7][8] A month later Shahbazian was selected for the World Championships in Sofia where she ended 35th in the All-Around, 35th with hoop, 30th with ball and 38th with clubs.[9]

In 2024, together with Jana Alemam, Eva Cao, Tatiana Cocsanova, Carmel Kallemaa and Kate Vetricean, she won silver medal in team competition at the 2024 Pacific Rim Championships in Cali, Colombia.[10] She also won bronze medals in Hoop, Clubs and Ribbon finals.[11][12] Later that year, she won bronze medal in team competition with Kallemaa and Cocsanova at the 2024 Pan American Championships in Guatemala City, Guatemala.[13]

In 2025, she won bronze medal in team competition alongside Pin Rong Lee and Carmel Kallemaa at the 2025 Pan American Championships in Asunción, Paraguay.Team[14] She took 8th place in Hoop, 5th in Ball and Clubs and 6th in Ribbon finals.[15] On July 17–19, she represented Canada at the 2025 Summer Universiade in Essen, Germany, and took 26th place in all-around.[16] Later that month, she competed in the World Cup Challenge Cluj-Napoca and finished 33rd in the all-around.[17] In August, she represented Canada at the 2025 World Championships in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She ended on 41st place in all-around qualifications.

In 2026, she took 5th place in all-around at the 2026 Pan American Championships in Rio de Janeiro.[18]

Routine music information

Year Apparatus Music title
2026 Hoop Mean by Persephone
Ball Goliath by Woodkid / Who Wants To Live Forever by The Tenors
Clubs Devil and Angel by Maxime Rodriguez
Ribbon California Dreamin' by 33Tours
2025 Hoop Vivo Tango by Maxime Rodriguez
Ball Goliath by Woodkid / Who Wants To Live Forever by The Tenors
Clubs Royal Blood (as featured in The Redeem Team) by Caleb Swift
Ribbon California Dreamin' by 33Tours
2024 Hoop Smooth Criminal by David Garrett
Ball The End (slowed down + reverbed) by JPOLND
Clubs Royal Blood (as featured in The Redeem Team) by Caleb Swift
Ribbon Торо - Ко - Ко Пэк - Пэк by Дидюля
2023 Hoop Still Loving You by Scorpions
Ball The End (slowed down + reverbed) by JPOLND
Clubs Heart Cry Remix by Drehz
Ribbon Торо - Ко - Ко Пэк - Пэк by Дидюля
2022 Hoop Still Loving You by Scorpions
Ball 100 Metros by Amaia Montero
Clubs Heart Cry Remix by Drehz
Ribbon Night on Bald Mountain by Modest Mussorgsky

References

  1. ↑ "SHAHBAZIAN Suzanna - FIG Athlete Profile". www.gymnastics.sport. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  2. ↑ "Suzanna Shahbazian | Gymnastique Québec". Fédération de gymnastique du Québec (in French). Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  3. ↑ "News | Gymnastics Canada". gymcan.org. Archived from the original on 22 October 2023. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
  4. ↑ "2022 Pan American Teams" (PDF). usagym.
  5. ↑ "2022 Pan American Event Finals" (PDF). usagym.
  6. ↑ "2022 Commonwealth Games Rhythmic Gymnastics" (PDF).
  7. ↑ "Rhythmic Gymnastics - Ball results". BBC Sport. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
  8. ↑ "Canada crowned Rhythmic Gymnastics champions". Commonwealth Games - Birmingham 2022. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
  9. ↑ "2022 World Championships Result Book" (PDF). longinestiming.com.
  10. ↑ "U.S. collects 20 medals on the final day of T&T and RG Pac Rims competition". USA Gymnastics. 23 April 2024.
  11. ↑ "Pacific RG 2024 - All Around / Senior" (PDF). International Gymnastics Federation. 23 April 2024.
  12. ↑ "Pacific RG 2024 - Event Finals / Senior" (PDF). International Gymnastics Federation. 23 April 2024.
  13. ↑ "2024 Pan American Championships Results Book (Media)". International Gymnastics Federation. Retrieved 14 August 2025.
  14. ↑ "2025 Pan American Championships FINAL - TEAM - SENIOR" (PDF). FIG. 30 May 2025.
  15. ↑ "2025 Pan American Championships Individual Event Finals Results - SENIOR" (PDF). FIG. 1 June 2025.
  16. ↑ "FISU World University Games 2025 Results Book" (PDF). rhineruhr2025.com. Retrieved 23 July 2025.
  17. ↑ "FIG Results - 17878". www.gymnastics.sport. Retrieved 23 August 2025.
  18. ↑ "CAMPEONATO PANAMERICANO DE ADULTOS DE GIMNASIA RÍTMICA – 2026 All-Around - Individual exercises, RGI - SENIOR". Retrieved 9 June 2026.
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