Yana Tsikaridze

Yana Tsikaridze
Born (1987-09-22) September 22, 1987
Tbilisi, Georgia
Gymnastics career
DisciplineRhythmic gymnastics
Country represented
 Canada
Medal record
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place2006 MelbourneTeam all-around
Silver medal – second place2006 MelbourneRibbon
Bronze medal – third place2006 MelbourneIndividual all-around
Bronze medal – third place2006 MelbourneRope

Yana Tsikaridze (born 22 September 1987) is a Canadian retired individual rhythmic gymnast. She won four medals at the 2006 Commonwealth Games, including team gold and all-around bronze.

Early life

Tsikaridze was born in Tbilisi, Georgia. Her family moved to Israel when she was 7, then moved again to Canada when she was 10.[1][2]

Career

Tsikaridze began gymnastics at age 4; her mother initially enrolled her older sister, who didn't enjoy the sport. Tsikaridze did, and she began taking lessons instead.[2][3]

She was 4th at the novice Canadian Championships in 1999; however, as a junior, she did not make the national team. Her career began to rebound after she entered the senior age level.[2] In 2003, she was 4th at the Canadian Championships, and in 2004 and 2005, she was 2nd.[2][4]

After graduating from secondary school, Tsikaridze decided to delay continuing her education to focus on gymnastics. She competed at the 2005 Pan American Championships, where she advanced to three finals,[5] then was selected for the 2005 World Championships, held in Baku, Azerbaijan a week after her birthday. Ahead of the Championships, Tsikaridze trained in Bulgaria.[2] There she placed 55th.[6]

In March 2006, Tsikaridze competed at the 2006 Commonwealth Games, where she won a gold medal in the team all-around event with her teammates, Alexandra Orlando and Carly Orava.[7] She also won a silver medal in the ribbon event and bronze medals in the individual all-around and rope events.[8][9]

After the 2006 Canadian Championships, where she won the bronze medal, Tsikaridze announced her retirement: "I felt I delivered my strongest performance ever this weekend so I'm pleased to retire at my best." She said she intended to concentrate on school and begin coaching.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Orlando completes rhythmic gymnastics sweep". CBC. 4 June 2006. Retrieved 6 May 2026.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Basu, Arpon (6 July 2005). "Birthday in second spot for gymnast". The Gazette. Retrieved 6 May 2026.
  3. ↑ "TSIKARIDZE Yana". Melbourne 2006. Archived from the original on 25 August 2006. Retrieved 6 May 2026.
  4. ↑ Crumlish, John (August 2003). "All around the world". International Gymnast. Vol. 45, no. 8. pp. 43–46. Retrieved 6 May 2026.
  5. ↑ "Pré-Pan de Ginástica Rítmica 2005" [2005 Rhythmic Gymnastics Pre-Pan American Games]. www.cob.org.br (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 9 June 2007. Retrieved 6 May 2026.
  6. ↑ "Gymnastics: Good showing for Canadian rhythmic squad". National Post. 7 October 2005. Retrieved 6 May 2026.
  7. ↑ "Canada wins gold on Commonwealth mats". Alaska Highway News. 24 March 2006. Retrieved 6 May 2026.
  8. ↑ Lane, Samantha (27 March 2006). "Canadian's six of six simply the best". The Age. Retrieved 6 May 2026.
  9. ↑ Steele, Selina (26 March 2006). "Two down, four to go". Sunday Herald-Sun. Retrieved 6 May 2026.
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