Alla Tsuper
{{short description|Ukrainian and Belarusian aerial skier|bot=PearBOT 5}}
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| image = Алла Цупер на празднике Городской биатлон.JPG
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| caption = Alla Tsuper in 2014
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| birth_date = {{birth-date and age|16 April 1979}}
| birth_place = Rivne, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
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| height = 1.53 m
| weight = 53 kg
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| sport = Freestyle skiing
| club = RTsFVS Homel
RTsFVS Minsk
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Alla Petrovna Tsuper ({{langx|be|Ала Пятроўна Цупeр}}; {{langx|uk|Алла Петрівна Цупер}}; {{langx|ru|Алла Петровна Цупер}}; born 16 April 1979) is a Ukrainian (until 2000) and Belarusian (since 2000) aerial skier.{{cite Sports-Reference |title= Alla Tsuper |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ts/alla-tsuper-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161204024914/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ts/alla-tsuper-1.html |archive-date=4 December 2016}}
Career
She was 5th at the 1998 Winter Olympics (representing Ukraine), 9th at the 2002 Winter Olympics, 10th at the 2006 Winter Olympics, and 8th at the 2010 Winter Olympics after reaching the finals of the event by coming first in the qualifying round. At the 2014 Winter Olympics, she finally became the Olympic champion by performing a fairly well executed back full-full-full (three backflips with three twists) while in the super final.{{cite web |url=http://www.sochi2014.com/en/news-alla-tsuper-belarus-wins-ladies-aerials-gold |title=Olympic News - Official Source of Olympic News |date=10 March 2018 |access-date=10 March 2018 |archive-date=16 February 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140216181052/http://www.sochi2014.com/en/news-alla-tsuper-belarus-wins-ladies-aerials-gold |url-status=dead}}
After the 2010 Winter Olympics, Tsuper retired from freestyle skiing and had a baby. She returned to competitive freestyle skiing two years later.{{cite news |url=http://by.tribuna.com/tribuna/blogs/wintersport/574286.html |script-title=ru:Алла Цупер: «Дочку во фристайл не отдам» |last=Грунтов |first=Иван |publisher=sports.ru |language=ru |access-date=15 February 2014}}
In Final 2 of the 2014 Olympics, Tsuper finished in the last qualifying position, 0.03 point ahead of the next athlete. In the super final, she flawlessly demonstrated a new jump, whereas all three other competitors fell. Tsuper was trained by Nikolay Kozeko, who, in particular, convinced her to return to competitions in 2012.
References
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External links
{{Commons category|Ala Cupier}}
- {{FIS freestyle skier|62603}} ([https://web.archive.org/web/20110604100140/http://www.fis-ski.com/uk/604/613.html?type=biog&competitorid=62603§or=FS archive])
- {{Olympedia}}
- {{Olympics.com}}
- {{NOC Belarus|tsuper-alla}}
{{Footer Olympic Champions In Freestyle Skiing Women}}
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Category:Ukrainian female freestyle skiers
Category:Belarusian female freestyle skiers
Category:Freestyle skiers at the 1998 Winter Olympics
Category:Freestyle skiers at the 2002 Winter Olympics
Category:Freestyle skiers at the 2006 Winter Olympics
Category:Freestyle skiers at the 2010 Winter Olympics
Category:Freestyle skiers at the 2014 Winter Olympics
Category:Freestyle skiers at the 2018 Winter Olympics
Category:Olympic freestyle skiers for Belarus
Category:Olympic freestyle skiers for Ukraine
Category:Medalists at the 2014 Winter Olympics
Category:Olympic gold medalists for Belarus
Category:Olympic medalists in freestyle skiing
Category:Sportspeople from Rivne