28 Facts About Ekaterina Vedeneeva

Ekaterina Olegovna Vedeneeva is a Russian-born Slovenian individual rhythmic gymnast.

Ekaterina Vedeneeva made her debut for Slovenia in August 2018 at the World Cup event in Kazan, Russian Federation.

Ekaterina Vedeneeva is the first Slovenian rhythmic gymnast to win a medal at the European and World Championships, and the first Slovenian gymnast of any discipline to win a medal in the history of The World Games.

Ekaterina Vedeneeva started training rhythmic gymnastics in her hometown of Irkutsk in Russia and later moved to Novogorsk, where the main training center for rhythmic gymnastics in Russia is located.

In 2015, Vedeneeva was selected to represent Russia, together with Maria Titova, at the 2015 Summer Universiade in Gwangju, South Korea.

Ekaterina Vedeneeva finished in 5th place in the all-around competition, tied with Elizaveta Nazarenkova.

Ekaterina Vedeneeva placed 8th in the all-around and qualified to two apparatus finals, where she placed 5th with hoop and 7th with ball.

Ekaterina Vedeneeva helped Slovenia to achieve their best result ever in the team competition, placing 11th together with teammates Aleksandra Podgorsek and Anja Tomazin.

Ekaterina Vedeneeva placed 17th in the all-around qualifications and qualified to the final.

Ekaterina Vedeneeva placed 13th, which was the best result at that time for Slovenia.

Ekaterina Vedeneeva represented Slovenia at the 2020 European Championships in Kyiv, Ukraine and finished on 13th place in the all-around competition.

Ekaterina Vedeneeva won a bronze medal in the ribbon final with a score of 22.050.

At the 2020 Olympic Games, Ekaterina Vedeneeva finished sixteenth in the qualification round for the individual all-around final.

Ekaterina Vedeneeva was the first rhythmic gymnast to represent Slovenia at the Olympics.

Ekaterina Vedeneeva was the first Slovenian rhythmic gymnast to compete at a World Games at the 2022 World Games in Birmingham, USA.

Ekaterina Vedeneeva placed 4th in the hoop and ribbon finals and took a historic bronze medal in the clubs final.

Ekaterina Vedeneeva began her 2023 season on 17 March by appearing at the World Cup in Athens.

Ekaterina Vedeneeva finished 7th in the all-around final, won a gold medal in the ribbon final, and was 6th in clubs and 4th in ball.

Ekaterina Vedeneeva competed at the World Cups in Sofia ; Tashkent ; Baku ; and Milan.

Ekaterina Vedeneeva thus defended her 2022 World Championship bronze medal.

Ekaterina Vedeneeva began her 2024 season at the Grand Prix in Marbella, Spain.

Ekaterina Vedeneeva was sixth in the all-around and won silver in the ribbon final behind Stiliana Nikolova.

Ekaterina Vedeneeva won bronze medals in the ball and hoop finals.

Ekaterina Vedeneeva said that she was very happy with her performance and that she had wanted to show she was well-prepared for the 2024 European Championships being held the week after.

At the European Championships, Ekaterina Vedeneeva finished in 11th place in the all-around final after a drop at the end of her clubs routine and having a knot in her ribbon routine.

Ekaterina Vedeneeva expressed satisfaction with her stronger performances with the ball and hoop but dissatisfaction with her score for the hoop, accusing the judges of bias.

Ekaterina Vedeneeva came in sixth in the all-around and qualified for three of the four apparatus finals.

Ekaterina Vedeneeva is known for the strength of her classical ballet technique and her pivot turns in various positions.