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13 Facts About Daria Svatkovskaya

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Daria Dmitrievna Svatkovskaya is a retired Russian individual rhythmic gymnast.

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Daria Svatkovskaya is the 2012 Russian National All-around silver medalist.

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Daria Svatkovskaya retired in August 2014, due to a serious back injury.

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Daria Svatkovskaya won the all-around junior gold medal at the 2010 Aeon Cup in Japan.

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Daria Svatkovskaya briefly competed as a member of the Russian group, winning gold in 5 Ropes and silver in Group all-around at the 2011 European Junior Championships held in Minsk, Belarus.

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In 2012, Daria Svatkovskaya made her senior individual debut at the Moscow Grand Prix and then competed at the International Schmiden tournament.

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Daria Svatkovskaya's breakthrough came at the 2013 Moscow Grand Prix where she won the bronze in all-around, gold in ribbon and silver in hoop final.

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Daria Svatkovskaya won the bronze medal in All-around behind Ukrainian Alina Maksymenko, gold in Clubs and Ribbon, and bronze in the Ball final.

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Daria Svatkovskaya was the all-around bronze medalist at the 2013 Pesaro World Cup.

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Daria Svatkovskaya won gold in her sole apparatus, hoop, and together with her teammates won the team gold medal for Russia.

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Daria Svatkovskaya returned to competition at the 2013 Grand Prix Brno and won the silver in all-around ahead of Melitina Staniouta.

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In 2014, recovering from injuries; Daria Svatkovskaya sat out from competition in the World Cup and Grand Prix series early in the season.

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Daria Svatkovskaya is the daughter of Oksana Skaldina, the former Rhythmic Gymnastics World Champion and 1992 Olympic bronze medalist.