Despite her tender age, in the world of gymnastics, Angelina Melnikova is a fairly significant value. Already at the age of sixteen, she participated in her first Olympics, won silver in team competitions. After Aliya Mustafina left sports, it was Angelina Melnikova who was called to take on the status of the first number of the national team.
Universal Soldier
As a rule, out of four types of female gymnastics, athletes specialize in one or two in which they achieve the best results. However, Angelina positions herself as a universal athlete, capable of equally stable performance in all gymnastic apparatuses. Based on this, her skate is all-around competitions, where the balance of results in different forms is especially important.
Nevertheless, at international tournaments, the girl performs well in floor exercises. The height of Angelina Melnikova is 151 cm, which is an ideal parameter for gymnastics, where agility and coordination of movements are important.
Self-critical assessing her level, the athlete notes the weaknesses in her training. For a world-class gymnast, she does not have a very difficult second vault, and the first one is not always sure. Angelina is also working to diversify her program on the uneven bars, add new combinations and combinations.
The above does not negate the fact that the girl performs exactly in all forms and is an indispensable member of the national team in team competitions.
Childhood
The current prima of Russian gymnastics Angelina Melnikova was born in Voronezh in 2000. My father worked as a farmer, my mother a lawyer. Her grandmother spent a lot of time with the girl and was very tired of running after a lively mischievous baby. To direct the energy of Angelina in the right direction, her grandmother took her to the gymnastics section when she was six years old. Prior to this, parents tried to take their daughter dancing, but to no avail. The girl categorically did not accept this type of art.
The first time Melnikova was not easy, her whole life revolved around the school and the gym, she did not have a minute of free time. In addition, Angelina in childhood suffered from severe pain in the ears, and she tried several times to quit sports.
Nevertheless, things went smoothly, and soon she made great progress in her business. The idol of childhood Angelina Melnikova was the famous gymnast Victoria Komova. The young pupil of the Voronezh Youth Sports School never missed the opportunity to approach the titled athlete when she came to her hometown from time to time.
Breakthrough
Already at the age of 11 years in a sports biography of Angelina Melnikova a radical change occurs. It is noticed by Moscow coaches and included in the youth national team of the country, after which a native of Voronezh is seriously training at the Krugloye Lake base.
In 2014, Angelina Melnikova takes part in the junior championship of Russia. The debutant performed brilliantly, winning gold in beam exercises, all-around and floor exercises. In addition, she helped the team of the Central Federal District win the team competition.
Thus, the girl received the right to represent the country at the European Youth Championship. Here Nastya confirmed her high level, becoming the absolute champion of the continent and winning gold in exercises on a log. To the highest awards, Angelina added silver for her program on the uneven bars. A year later, the girl acted out of competition (due to age restrictions) at the Cup of Russia and scored the maximum amount of points, ahead of the winner of these competitions.
First Olympiad
The transition to an adult level was almost painless for Angelina Melnikova. She continued to defeat her rivals at the national level. In 2016, at her first adult championship in Russia, a native of Voronezh gathered an impressive collection of awards, winning floor exercises, a beam, personal all-around, and also became a champion in team competitions.
After such an application for success, a sixteen-year-old gymnast is included in the national team to participate in the 2016 Olympics. Here, Angelina Melnikova performed in all types of team competitions and made a huge contribution to the national team's piggy bank, which took second place after the US team.
After the Olympics, according to Angelina herself, it was difficult for her to rebuild. After an emotional outburst in Rio, she lacked stability. However, then she gathered and returned to her usual level. In 2017, Angelina Melnikova won the individual all-around at the European Championships, confirming her high class.