Anna Sokolova was born in Yaroslavl on January 3, 2002. She is currently 15 years old. She is a member of the rhythmic gymnastics team, as well as a multiple winner and medalist of international level.
Soon after the birth of Ani, the Sokolov family moved from Yaroslavl to the city of Dmitrov near Moscow. There, the girl began to attend the section of rhythmic gymnastics, which was led by Anna Shumilova-Dyachenko.
Achievements
The first great success came to our heroine in 2012. Anechka took 4th place at the Rus championship. The fact that the girl did not become the first did not upset her at all. After all, then she was at the beginning of her sports career. In the same 2012, Sokolova became a participant in the All-Russian tournament “Young gymnasts”. But the young athlete did not even enter the top five, taking only tenth place.
A native of Yaroslavl understood that it was necessary to strive for victory, no matter what. She began to devote all free time to training. And a year later, hard and painstaking work made itself felt. Anna Sokolova for the first time took second place in the championship of the Central Federal District.
Then followed demonstrations in the capital, participation in competitions and more. Training became more frequent, the technique of performance rose to a higher level. In 2014, A. Sokolova again became a member of the Young Gymnasts, but she already won an honorable third place. Anna's achievements are not stable. Therefore, from the second place she again goes to the tenth, in one competition takes silver, and in another - bronze. The gymnast is not going to stop there.
Further development
For Anna Sokolova, 2015 was a significant year. Several programs appeared in her arsenal with which she went to the Grand Prix in Moscow. This period was the most difficult and exciting. The young athlete felt responsible to herself and her coach, Anna Shumilova-Dyachenko. The mentor worked on the mistakes with the gymnast.
Further A. Sokolova took the fourteenth place in the all-around at the Championship of Russia. In exercises with a diverse type of equipment becomes the eighth, sixth and ninth.
Improving skills and techniques
Six months later, Anna went to Hungary, where she took fifth place in the ranking of the international tournament. Then the gymnast went to Kazan. In the capital of Tatarstan, she finally became a gold medalist. The girl considers this victory one of the most important in her life. Teamwork with Russian gymnasts becomes for Ani an experience and a new impetus in her career.
After the competition, Sokolova was interviewed. Local journalists learned what she was going to do next. The first thing the young gymnast emphasized was the development of new programs. Improving your technique and skills for taking the following awards. Today this is the main task for Ani.
Also, the girl talked about how training and numbers are put. Firstly, this is a clear reflection on the program itself. The athlete, together with the coach, decides which elements will be included there. The music for the number and the technique in which the gymnast will work are carefully selected.
Anna Sokolova claims that she likes to carry out programs where Russian folk compositions are present. Such musical accompaniment gives her more strength and responsibility to the country, coach and fans. The girl declares that she will improve her skills in working with the tape. After all, this technique is given to her the hardest.
Conquering the world
After several victories in rhythmic gymnastics, Anna Sokolova does not lose her primacy in many international competitions. In the Czech Republic, she took the "gold", and in the tournament "Hope of Russia" took second place. After that, the athlete was injured, because of which she was forced to temporarily abandon the competition.
In an interview, Anya talked about how she got into the Russian national team in rhythmic gymnastics. Of course, it all began in his native Yaroslavl. Before Shumilova-Dyachenko, Anna Sokolova worked with several trainers. They saw a huge potential in the girl and were not mistaken. After repeated victories in Russia and Europe, the young gymnast got into the team, where her professional career began. Anya did not dream about this.
Alexandra Soldatova, who is now in the main team, is her close friend. The girl gives advice, is engaged together with our heroine. Anya Sokolova considers the Russian gymnastics team one big family, where everyone shares the joys and sorrows of each other.
A native of Yaroslavl continues to delight parents and coaches with her successes. In the team classification in gymnastics, Anna Sokolova takes second and first places. Daily activities with girls brought a huge experience. Failures in competitions also happen, but they are an incentive not to stop there, but to develop further.
Present
Over the past year, the Russian gymnast team has taken mainly prizes. A trip to Israel and Minsk greatly affected the career of Ani Sokolova. After that, she became one of the best gymnasts in her homeland.
Our heroine believes that because of injuries you should not leave the sport and drop everything. The one who decided to retreat simply does not want to achieve anything more in this life.
On the way to the national team, the girl experienced many failures. But now she is a multiple champion of Russia and Europe. You can and should be proud of such athletes!