Mariya Livchikova

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Mariya Livchikova ({{langx|uk|Марія Лівчікова}}, born 28 April 1995) is a Ukrainian former artistic gymnast.

Personal life

Livchikova was born on 28 April 1995 in Horlivka. She started gymnastics when she was seven years old.{{cite web |url=http://www.mariyalivchikova.com/english/biography.html |title=Biography of Mariya Livchikova |last1=Owen |first1=Alan |website=Mariya Livchikova the Official Website |accessdate=23 July 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140811143322/http://www.mariyalivchikova.com/english/biography.html |archivedate=11 August 2014 }} Her mother, Oksana Viktorovna, is a former figure skater.{{cite web |url=http://www.mariyalivchikova.com/english/tcg.html |title=TCG Ten (well…nine) Questions: Mariya Livchikova |website=The Couch Gymnast |accessdate=23 July 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140811143751/http://www.mariyalivchikova.com/english/tcg.html |archivedate=11 August 2014 }}

Career

= 2011 =

Livchikova made her senior debut at the Cottbus World Cup. However, she did not qualify for any of the event finals.{{cite web |url=http://gymnicetic.wordpress.com/2011/03/13/cottbus-world-cup-2011-results/ |title=Cottbus World Cup 2011 – Results |date=13 March 2011 |website=GymNiceTic |accessdate=25 July 2014}} She then went to the Ghent World Cup where she won a silver medal on the balance beam behind Chinese gymnast Wu Liufang and a gold medal on the floor exercise.{{cite web |url=http://betweentheolympics.wordpress.com/2011/09/06/ghent-world-cup-finals-videos-and-results/ |title=Ghent World Cup Finals Videos and Results |date=6 September 2011 |website=Between The Olympics |accessdate=25 July 2014}} At the European Championships, she scored a 12.700 on the vault, 11.150 on the balance beam, and 13.600 on the floor exercise during the qualification round. She did not qualify for any event finals.{{cite web |url=http://www.gymnasticsresults.com/archive/euro/2011/wag/aaqual.pdf |title=4th European Artistic Gymnastics Individual Championships |date=6 April 2011 |website=Gymnastics Results |publisher=UEG |accessdate=25 July 2014}}

At the World Championships, Livchikova tore her ACL during podium training, and it prevented her from competing for the remainder of the season. The Ukrainian team finished nineteenth in the qualification round with a total score of 204.229.{{cite web |url=http://www.gymnasticsresults.com/worlds/2011/wag/qteams.pdf |title=Team Results Women's Qualification |date=7 October 2011 |website=Gymnastics Results |publisher=International Gymnastics Federation |accessdate=25 July 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111027042538/http://www.gymnasticsresults.com/worlds/2011/wag/qteams.pdf |archive-date=27 October 2011 |url-status=dead }} This meant that Ukraine did not qualify for the London Test Event, and they could only send one female gymnast to the 2012 Olympics.{{cite web |url=http://www.the-all-around.com/2012/03/13/nakonechnyi-sankova-win-ukranian-cup/ |title=Nakonechnyi, Sankova win Ukrainian Cup |last1=Minguillon |first1=Albert |date=13 March 2013 |website=The All-Around |accessdate=25 July 2014}}

= 2012 =

At the Ukrainian Cup, Livchikova didn't perform her most difficult routines, but she still finished second in the all-around with a score of 55.500. She won the bronze medal in the all-around at the Stella Zakharova Cup.{{cite web |last1=Hopkins |first1=Lauren |title=2012 Stella Zakharova Cup Results |url=https://thegymter.net/2012/03/31/2012-stella-zakharova-cup-results/ |website=The Gymternet |access-date=5 September 2021 |date=31 March 2012}} Then at the European Championships, she contributed an all-around score of 52.999 in the qualification round towards Ukraine's tenth place finish.{{cite web |url=http://www.gymnasticsresults.com/archive/euro/2012/wag/senqteamsd.pdf |title=Team Results Senior Qualification |date=10 May 2012 |website=Gymnastics Results |publisher=UEG |accessdate=25 July 2014}} She qualified in seventh place for the floor exercise event final with a score of 14.000.{{cite web |url=http://www.gymnasticsresults.com/archive/euro/2012/wag/senq4fx.pdf|title=Results Senior Qualification |author= |date=10 May 2012 |website=Gymnastics Results |publisher=UEG |accessdate=25 July 2014}} She finished sixth in the floor final with a score of 13.466.{{cite web |url=http://www.gymnasticsresults.com/archive/euro/2012/wag/senef4fx.pdf |title=Results Senior Apparatus Finals |date=13 May 2012 |website=Gymnastics Results |publisher=UEG |accessdate=25 July 2014}} Ukraine's single spot for the 2012 Olympics was given to Natalia Kononenko.{{cite web |url=http://beautifulgymnastics.blogspot.com/2012/12/the-resurgence-of-mariya-livchikova-and.html |title=The Resurgence of Mariya Livchikova and News |date=16 December 2012 |website=Beautiful Gymnastics |accessdate=23 July 2014}}

At the Brno Grand Prix, Livchikova scored a 15.250 on the balance beam and won the mixed-pairs competition with Maxim Semiankiv.{{cite web |url=http://www.intlgymnast.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3468:ukrainian-duo-best-field-in-brno&catid=5:competition-reports&Itemid=164 |title=Ukrainian Duo Best Field at Brno Grand Prix |date=12 November 2012 |website=International Gymnast Magazine Online |accessdate=25 July 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140726011143/http://www.intlgymnast.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3468:ukrainian-duo-best-field-in-brno&catid=5:competition-reports&Itemid=164 |archive-date=26 July 2014 |url-status=dead}}

= 2013 =

At the WOGA Classic, Livchikova placed second in the all-around and third on beam and floor.{{cite web |url=http://woga.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/WCEliteSeniors.htm|title=WOGA Classic Int Elite Session 2013 |date=16 February 2013 |website=World Olympic Gymnastics Academy |accessdate=25 July 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304025745/http://woga.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/WCEliteSeniors.htm |archive-date=4 March 2016 |url-status=dead}} She suffered another torn ACL and could not compete at the European Championship.{{cite web |url=http://www.mariyalivchikova.com/english/index2.php?subaction=showcomments&id=1366058489&archive=&start_from=&ucat=& |title=ACL Injury |date=15 April 2013 |website=Mariya Livchikova The Official Website |accessdate=25 July 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140811144240/http://www.mariyalivchikova.com/english/index2.php?subaction=showcomments&id=1366058489&archive=&start_from=&ucat=& |archivedate=11 August 2014 }} Although she had resumed training, she was not ready for the World Championships and did not compete.{{cite web |url=http://www.mariyalivchikova.com/english/index2.php?subaction=showcomments&id=1378138695&archive=&start_from=&ucat=& |title=World Championship |date=2 September 2013 |website=Mariya Livchikova The Official Website |accessdate=25 July 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140811144149/http://www.mariyalivchikova.com/english/index2.php?subaction=showcomments&id=1378138695&archive=&start_from=&ucat=& |archivedate=11 August 2014 }}

= 2014 =

During training in August 2014, Livchikova tore her ACL for a third time and had another surgery.{{cite web |url=http://fulltwist.net/acl-tear-3-livchikova/ |title=ACL Tear #3 for Livchikova |date=31 August 2014 |website=Full Twist |accessdate=29 October 2014}} This injury took her out of the World Championships.{{cite web |url=http://www.mariyalivchikova.com/english/index2.php?subaction=showcomments&id=1409403343&archive=&start_from=&ucat=& |title=Injury During Training |date=30 August 2014 |website=Mariya Livchikova The Official Website |accessdate=29 October 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304002226/http://www.mariyalivchikova.com/english/index2.php?subaction=showcomments&id=1409403343&archive=&start_from=&ucat=& |archivedate=4 March 2016 }}

== Retirement ==

On 21 October 2014, Livchikova announced her retirement from gymnastics, citing the injuries she had sustained throughout her career as the reason.{{cite web |url=http://fulltwist.net/livchikova-retires/ |title=Livchikova Retires |date=21 October 2014 |website=Full Twist |accessdate=29 October 2014}}{{cite web|url=http://chattygymnast.com/2015/05/27/the-ones-that-got-away-part-one/ |title=The Ones That Got Away: Part One | Chatty Gymnast |accessdate=2015-05-28 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150528140324/http://chattygymnast.com/2015/05/27/the-ones-that-got-away-part-one/ |archivedate=2015-05-28 }}

Competitive History

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rowspan="1"\|2011	align=left\|Ghent World Cup					{{silver2}}	{{gold1}}
rowspan="4"\|2012	align=left\|Ukraine Cup		{{silver2}}
align=left\|Stella Zakharova Cup		{{bronze3}}
bgcolor=F5F6CE \|align=left\|European Championships	10					6
align=left\|Brno Grand Prix	{{gold1}}
rowspan="1"\|2013	align=left\|WOGA Classic	4	{{silver2}}	5	6	{{bronze3}}	{{bronze3}}

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Year ! Competition Description ! Location ! Apparatus ! Rank-Final ! Score-Final ! Rank-Qualifying ! Score-Qualifying
rowspan=4 \| 2012 \| rowspan=4 \| European Championships \| rowspan=4 \| Brussels \| All-Around \| \| \| 15 \| 52.999
Uneven Bars \| \| \| 33 \| 13.033
Balance Beam \| \| \| 54 \| 12.200
Floor Exercise \| 6 \| 13.466 \| 8 \| 14.000

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rowspan=4 | 2012

| rowspan=4 | European Championships

| rowspan=4 | Brussels