Anna Pavlova (gymnast)

{{Infobox gymnast

| name = Anna Pavlova

| image = Beijing2008-AnnaPavlova.jpg

| caption = Pavlova at the 2008 Olympics

| fullname = Anna Anatolyevna Pavlova

| nickname = Anya, Pavs

| country = {{AZE}}

| formercountry = {{RUS}}

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1987|09|06}}

| birth_place = Orekhovo-Zuyevo, Russian SSR, Soviet Union

| height = {{convert|152|cm|ftin}}

| discipline = WAG

| natlteam = {{plainlist|

2000–2008 (Russia)
2013–2015 (Azerbaijan)

}}

| club = Dinamo

| gym =

| collegeteam =

| headcoach = Nataliya Pavlova

| assistcoach = Leonid Arkaev

| formercoach =

| choreographer =

| music = {{plainlist|

2008: "Exodus" by Maksim
2006: "Allegretto" by Bond
2004: "Winter" by Bond

}}

| eponymousskills =

| retired = 15 December 2015

| show-medals = yes

| medaltemplates =

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| Olympic Games|0|0|2

| World Championships|0|0|1

| World Cup Final|0|0|1

| European Championships|0|5|2

| European Team Championships|1|0|0

|Total|1|5|6

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{{MedalCountry | {{AZE}} }}

{{MedalCountry | {{RUS}} }}

}}

Anna Anatolyevna Pavlova ({{langx|ru|А́нна Анато́льевна Па́влова}}; born 6 September 1987) is a Russian-born artistic gymnast who won two bronze medals at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, and represented Russia in other international competitions. In 2002 she won the Russian National Championships.

Pavlova competed for Azerbaijan from 2013, winning silver at the 2014 European Championships on vault. She was well known for her balletic style and clean technique.{{cite web |url=http://www.anna-pavlova.net/english/index2.php |title=Anna Pavlova Online |publisher=Anna-pavlova.net |access-date=2014-02-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203021730/http://www.anna-pavlova.net/english/index2.php |archive-date=2013-12-03 |url-status=dead }} Pavlova retired in 2015 at the age of 28.

Career

=2000–2002=

Pavlova first emerged on the international gymnastics scene in 2000, winning a gold medal on the uneven bars at the Junior European Championships. Although she was too young to compete as a senior at the World Championships in 2001, she was allowed to participate in the Goodwill Games, where she earned a silver medal on the balance beam.

In 2002, still too young to compete internationally as a senior, Pavlova won the Russian National Championships.

=2003=

Pavlova competed at the 2003 World Championships during her first year as a senior gymnast, and the Russian team finished sixth. Pavlova did not earn an individual medal; she had qualified for the individual all-around, vault and floor finals, but mistakes prevented her from placing among the top three.

=2004=

In 2004, Pavlova competed in the European Championships team competition. She fell from the uneven bars, which she was a favorite to win, and did not qualify for the all-around. Later that year, Pavlova claimed the Russian national title and made the Russian Olympic team.

At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, Pavlova had her best performance to date. The Russian team fought their way back onto the medal podium, finishing third behind Romania and the United States. In the individual all-around, she placed fourth and missed the bronze medal by a fraction, 0.025, behind China's Zhang Nan. Pavlova won an individual bronze medal on the vault during the event finals, narrowly missing silver, whilst a mistake in beam finals cost her a medal. She finished fourth behind Romania's Alexandra Georgiana Eremia. Her floor music at the Olympics was "Winter" by Bond.

=2005–2006=

Pavlova is one of the few Russian gymnasts from the 2004 Olympic team who chose to continue competing; she won silver all-around at the 2005 European Championships. She also competed in the 2005 World Championships in Melbourne, Australia, where she qualified to the all-around final, as well as the vault and beam apparatus finals. The following year, Pavlova competed at the 2006 World Championships, where she won a bronze medal with the Russian team. She once again qualified to the all-around, vault and beam finals.

=2008=

Pavlova was named to the Russian Olympic team for the 2008 Summer Olympics. On 10 August 2008, in the preliminary round, she performed her floor routine to "Exodus" by Maksim. She qualified fifth for the all-around final and also made the finals on vault, beam and floor. In the team final, Russia finished fourth; Romania won the bronze. In the vault final, Pavlova scored 0 on her second vault because she started before the green light was lit. In the floor final, she was still unsettled from the vault competition and did not perform well. Two days later, she finished fourth in the balance beam final, 0.050 behind China's Cheng Fei.File:Beijing2008gymnasticsgroupb-1.jpg

In November 2008, Pavlova tore two ligaments in her knee during her beam dismount at the DTB World Cup event in Stuttgart. Surgery was required to reattach the ligaments. Pavlova told a Russian sports website, "I hope, of course, that I'll be able to return to gymnastics, but I don't have full confidence in that yet."{{Cite web |last=VAVEL.com |date=2021-07-02 |title=Anna Pavlova – Gymnastics' Most Unlucky Figure |url=https://www.vavel.com/en-us/more-sports/2015/10/06/550349-anna-pavlova-gymnastics-most-unlucky-figure.html |access-date=2022-04-21 |website=VAVEL |language=en-us}}

Before her injury, Pavlova had placed third on vault in Stuttgart.{{cite web|url=http://www.anna-pavlova.net/english/chart.html |title=Score Chart |publisher=Anna Pavlova |access-date=2014-02-04}} At the time of the injury, she was ranked third in the world on beam and vault.[http://www.fig-gymnastics.com/vsite/vnavsite/page/directory/0,10853,5187-188450-205672-nav-list,00.html fig-gymnastics.com] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081204032620/http://www.fig-gymnastics.com/vsite/vnavsite/page/directory/0%2C10853%2C5187-188450-205672-nav-list%2C00.html |date=4 December 2008 }}

=2009–2010=

In August 2009, Pavlova resumed training. At the end of September, she began competing at the local level. She participated in the All Russia Dinamo competition and won gold on the uneven bars and bronze on the balance beam. After having competed at several local competitions, her first big meet was scheduled to be the 2009 Voronin Memorial. Her father died just a few days before the event, and she had to withdraw to be with family.{{cite web |url=http://www.anna-pavlova.net/english/index2.php?subaction=showcomments&id=1255176933&archive=&start_from=&ucat=& |title=Anna Pavlova Online |publisher=Anna-pavlova.net |date=2013-02-21 |access-date=2014-02-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120220005845/http://www.anna-pavlova.net/english/index2.php?subaction=showcomments&id=1255176933&archive=&start_from=&ucat=& |archive-date=2012-02-20 |url-status=dead }}

Pavlova appeared at the 2010 Russian Nationals in March with a heavily bandaged knee. Although she did not compete full-difficulty routines, she placed a respectable 10th in the individual all-around, and she won the gold medal with her team, the Central Federal District. She posted the highest score on vault to qualify for the event final, where she finished 5th.

=2011=

In 2011, Pavlova competed in the 2011 Trnava Cup, finishing second behind Romanian Larisa Iordache. Later that year, she competed in the Voronin Cup, finishing 5th in the all-around. She finished third in vault finals, despite a fall on her second vault, a layout Podkopayeva (Yurchenko 1/2 turn on, layout front somersault 1/2).

=Nationality change=

{{Quote box|width=40%|align=right|quote="The decision to move to another team appeared quite recently. I was training hard, competing, I was trying hard, but despite my results I have provided during the selection competitions for the past several years, I haven’t been included even into the reserve for the Russian National team, not mentioning the selection for the international competitions."|source=—Sportbox, 2013{{cite web |url=http://news.sportbox.ru/Vidy_sporta/gimnastika/spbnews_NI422828_Anna-Pavlova-Do-poslednego-pitalasi-probitisya-v-sbornuyu-Ro |script-title=ru:Анна Павлова: До последнего пыталась пробиться в сборную России |last1=Maria |first1=Tsyruleva |language=ru |trans-title=Anna Pavlova: I tried my best to get into the Russian team |date=12 December 2013 |website=Sportbox.ru |access-date=22 September 2014}}}}

Pavlova began to compete for Azerbaijan in November 2013, saying that Russian gymnastics did not give her sufficient scope. She said that she had always been interested in international competition, and Russian gymnastics did not give her the opportunities she wanted.

=2014=

Pavlova was selected to compete at the 2014 European Women's Artistic Gymnastics Championships along with another former Russian gymnast, Yulia Inshina. She qualified second into the vault finals behind Giulia Steingruber with a score of 14.516. In the vault finals, she scored a 14.583 which earned her the silver medal. This was her first medal at a major international meet since 2008 and the first medal she won competing for Azerbaijan.

=2015: Retirement=

On 15 December 2015, it was announced that Pavlova would retire from elite gymnastics.{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/theallaround/posts/10154527359314896 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/facebook/77790174895/10154527359314896 |archive-date=2022-02-26 |url-access=limited|title=The All Around Gymnastics News – Timeline – Facebook}}{{cbignore}} She has expressed desire to continue in the sport, as a gymnastics coach with her mother.{{cite web|url=http://m.championat.com/news/sport/other/2328355/|title=Призёр Олимпиады-2004 гимнастка Павлова завершила карьеру}}

Floor music

2008–2010: "Exodus" by Maksim Mrvica
2006–2007: "Juno and Avos" by Alexei Rybnikov
2006: "Allegretto" by Bond
2004–2005: "Wintersun" by Bond
2003: "Korobushka" by Bond
2000: "Smuglyanka" by Shvedov

Competitive history

align=center \| Year ! align=center \| Event ! style="width:30px;" \| Team ! style="width:30px;" \| AA ! style="width:30px;" \| VT ! style="width:30px;" \| UB ! style="width:30px;" \| BB ! style="width:30px;" \| FX
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;"
colspan="8" \| Representing Russia {{flagicon\|RUS}}
rowspan="2"\|2003	align=left\|European Team Championships	{{gold1}}
bgcolor=#CCCCFF \| align=left \| World Championships	6	10	5			7
rowspan="4" \| 2004
bgcolor=#F5F6CE \| align=left\| European Championships	{{bronze3}}		{{silver2}}
bgcolor=98FB98 \| align=left\|Olympic Games	{{bronze3}}	4	{{bronze3}}		4
bgcolor=#FAEBD7 \| align=left\|World Cup Final			{{bronze3}}		8
rowspan="3"\|2005
bgcolor=#F5F6CE \| align=left\|European Championships		{{silver2}}	{{silver2}}		{{bronze3}}
bgcolor=#CCCCFF \| align=left\|World Championships		7	5		6
rowspan="3" \| 2006
bgcolor=#CCCCFF \| align=left\|World Championships	{{bronze3}}	19	5		4
bgcolor=#FAEBD7 \| align=left\|World Cup Final			4		4
rowspan="3"\|2008
bgcolor=#F5F6CE \| align=left\|European Championships	{{silver2}}
bgcolor=98FB98 \| align=left\|Olympic Games	4	7	8		4	8
rowspan="2"\|2011	align=left\|National Championships		{{silver2}}	{{silver2}}	6	6	6
align=left\|Russian Cup		8	{{gold1}}
rowspan="2"\|2012	align=left\|National Championships	{{silver2}}	5	{{gold1}}		6	8
align=left\|Russian Cup	5	5	{{gold1}}		5	5
colspan="8" \| Representing Azerbaijan {{flagicon\|AZE}}
rowspan="4" \| 2013	align=left\|National Championships	{{gold1}}	7	{{bronze3}}		5	4
align=left\|Gym Festival Trnava		{{silver2}}	{{silver2}}	{{bronze3}}	{{bronze3}}	{{gold1}}
align=left\|Russian Cup	{{bronze3}}	{{bronze3}}	8		{{silver2}}	4
align=left\|Voronin Cup	{{silver2}}	{{silver2}}	{{gold1}}	{{silver2}}	{{bronze3}}	{{bronze3}}
rowspan="6"\|2014	align=left\|Ljubljana World Cup				{{gold1}}	4
bgcolor=#F5F6CE \| align=left \| European Championships			{{silver2}}
align=left\|Gym Festival Trnava		{{gold1}}	{{gold1}}	{{bronze3}}	{{gold1}}	4
align=left\|International Bosphorus Tournament		{{gold1}}	{{gold1}}	{{gold1}}	{{gold1}}
bgcolor=#CCCCFF \| align=left\|World Championships	30	70
align=left\|Voronin Cup	4	{{bronze3}}	{{bronze3}}	{{bronze3}}	{{silver2}}	{{bronze3}}

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! Year

! Competition Description

! Location

! Apparatus

! Rank-Final

! Score-Final

! Rank-Qualifying

! Score-Qualifying

rowspan=11 | 2014

| rowspan=6 | World Championships

| rowspan=6 | Nanning

| Team

| 30

| 196.328

All-Around

| 70

| 51.098

Vault

| 27

| 12.699

Uneven Bars

| 82

| 12.933

Balance Beam

| 123

| 12.166

Floor Exercise

| 48

| 13.166

rowspan=5 | European Championships

| rowspan=5 | Sofia

| Team

| 16

| 147.729

Vault

| bgcolor=silver | 2

| 14.583

| 2

| 14.516

Uneven Bars

| 41

| 12.800

Balance Beam

| 39

| 12.566

Floor Exercise

| 40

| 12.733

Competitor for Russia

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! Year

! Competition Description

! Location

! Apparatus

! Rank-Final

! Score-Final

! Rank-Qualifying

! Score-Qualifying

rowspan=10 | 2008

|bgcolor=98FB98 rowspan=6 | Olympic Games

|bgcolor=98FB98 rowspan=6 | Beijing

| Team

| 4

| 180.625

| 3

| 244.400

All-Around

| 7

| 60.825

| 5

| 60.900

Vault

| 8

| 7.812

| 5

| 15.275

Uneven Bars

| 35

| 14.600

Balance Beam

| 4

| 15.900

| 6

| 15.825

Floor Exercise

| 8

| 14.125

| 7

| 15.125

rowspan=4 | European Championships

| rowspan=4 | Clermont-Ferrand

| Team

| bgcolor=silver | 2

| 179.475

| 2

| 176.425

Vault

| 5

| 14.337

| 3

| 14.712

Balance Beam

| 13

| 14.750

Floor Exercise

| 5

| 14.875

| 7

| 14.875

rowspan=8 | 2006

| rowspan=2 | World Cup Final

| rowspan=2 | São Paulo

| Vault

| 4

| 14.725

Balance Beam

| 4

| 15.150

rowspan=6 | World Championships

| rowspan=6 | Aarhus

| Team

| bgcolor=cc9966 | 3

| 177.325

| 4

| 234.800

All-Around

| 19

| 57.625

| 15

| 58.425

Vault

| 5

| 14.975

| 7

| 14.700

Uneven Bars

| 36

| 14.350

Balance Beam

| 4

| 15.275

| 5

| 15.525

Floor Exercise

| 69

| 13.700

rowspan=10 | 2005

| rowspan=5 | World Championships

| rowspan=5 | Melbourne

| All-Around

| 7

| 36.387

| 8

| 36.174

Vault

| 5

| 9.237

| 5

| 9.312

Uneven Bars

| 47

| 8.362

Balance Beam

| 6

| 8.762

| 4

| 9.350

Floor Exercise

| 14

| 9.125

rowspan=5 | European Championships

| rowspan=5 | Debrecen

| All-Around

| bgcolor=silver | 2

| 37.074

| 8

| 35.586

Vault

| bgcolor=silver | 2

| 9.312

| 1

| 9.356

Uneven Bars

| 38

| 8.312

Balance Beam

| bgcolor=cc9966 | 3

| 9.325

| 2

| 9.287

Floor Exercise

| 14

| 8.600

rowspan=14 | 2004

| rowspan=2 | World Cup Final

| rowspan=2 | Birmingham

| Vault

| bgcolor=cc9966 | 3

| 9.418

Balance Beam

| 8

| 8.850

bgcolor=98FB98 rowspan=6 | Olympic Games

|bgcolor=98FB98 rowspan=6 | Athens

| Team

| bgcolor=cc9966 | 3

| 113.235

| 4

| 149.420

All-Around

| 4

| 38.024

| 7

| 37.711

Vault

| bgcolor=cc9966 | 3

| 9.475

| 5

| 9.437

Uneven Bars

| 46

| 9.237

Balance Beam

| 4

| 9.587

| 4

| 9.637

Floor Exercise

| 19

| 9.400

rowspan=6 | European Championships

| rowspan=6 | Amsterdam

| Team

| bgcolor=cc9966 | 3

| 110.423

All-Around

| 11

| 35.875

Vault

| bgcolor=silver | 2

| 9.381

| 3

| 9.450

Uneven Bars

| 50

| 8.225

Balance Beam

| 12

| 8.950

Floor Exercise

| 9

| 9.200

rowspan=6 | 2003

| rowspan=6 | World Championships

| rowspan=6 | Anaheim

| Team

| 6

| 108.985

| 5

| 145.572

All-Around

| 10

| 36.736

| 6

| 36.812

Vault

| 5

| 9.356

| 3

| 9.431

Uneven Bars

| 76

| 8.712

Balance Beam

| 13

| 9.325

Floor Exercise

| 7

| 9.237

| 8

| 9.350

References

External links

{{FIG|bio=18312|lic=1493|name=Anna Pavlova}}
{{Olympics.com|anna-pavlova|org_archive=20160920092510}}
{{Olympedia}}
[http://www.pavlova.narod.ru Anna Pavlova First Official Site (under construction)]
[http://www.anna-pavlova.net Current Official Website]
[https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=anna%20pavlova%20gymnast&sm=12 Anna Pavlova at YouTube]

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