50 Facts About Yana Kudryavtseva

Yana Alexeyevna Kudryavtseva is a retired Russian individual rhythmic gymnast.

Yana Kudryavtseva is the 2016 Olympic All-around silver medalist, three-time World Champion in the All-around, the 2015 European Games All-around champion, two-time European Championships All-around champion, the 2012 European Junior ball champion.

Yana Kudryavtseva holds the record as the youngest rhythmic gymnast to win the World Championships in the All-around at 15 years of age.

Yana Kudryavtseva broke another record at the 2014 World Championships becoming the youngest to win back-to-back All-around World titles at 16.

Yana Kudryavtseva is a former record holder under the 20-point judging system in the all-around with a total of 76.450 points.

Yana Kudryavtseva's record was broken twice by teammate Margarita Mamun.

Yana Kudryavtseva retired in January 2017 due to multiple leg injuries, including a fracture in the left foot sustained during the 2016 World Cup in Kazan.

Yana Kudryavtseva announced her engagement to Russian ice hockey player Dmitri Kugryshev in June 2018 via Instagram, the couple later married in July.

On 4 October 2018, Yana Kudryavtseva announced via her Instagram that she was pregnant.

Yana Kudryavtseva gave birth to a baby girl, Eva Dmitrievna Kugrysheva, on 25 December 2018.

On 1 April 2020, Yana Kudryavtseva announced her second pregnancy on her Instagram account.

On 29 August 2020, Yana Kudryavtseva gave birth to a baby girl, Zoya.

Yana Kudryavtseva's father introduced her to gymnastics when she was four to improve her posture, flexibility, and body shape.

Yana Kudryavtseva made her international debut competing on the novice level at the 2007 IT Finland.

Yana Kudryavtseva won junior national competitions in Russia, including the national junior championships in 2009 Dmitrov, 2011 Samara and 2012 in Kazan.

Yana Kudryavtseva debuted as a senior at the 2013 Moscow Grand Prix.

Yana Kudryavtseva won her second All-around gold medal at the 2013 Minsk World Cup.

Yana Kudryavtseva missed qualifying in hoop final due to a drop and fumble of her hoop on the carpet but was able to win gold in ball and silver in clubs, ribbon final.

Yana Kudryavtseva debuted at her first senior Europeans when she replaced Alexandra Merkulova who was one of Russia's nominal list entry for the 2013 European Championships in Vienna, Austria.

Yana Kudryavtseva competed in three apparatus and together with her teammates won Russia the Team gold medal.

Yana Kudryavtseva won gold in clubs and ball, she finished 4th in ribbon final.

Yana Kudryavtseva became the youngest gold medalist at the Europeans since Alina Kabaeva won at 15 years of age.

Yana Kudryavtseva competed at the 2013 World Cup stage in Saint Petersburg, Russia where she won the all-around bronze medal.

Yana Kudryavtseva failed to qualify in hoop because of the fumble of her hoop outside the carpet at the end of her routine but won gold in ball and two silver medals in clubs, ribbon final behind teammate Margarita Mamun.

Yana Kudryavtseva then debuted in her first Worlds at the 2013 World Championships in Kyiv, Ukraine.

Yana Kudryavtseva won the All-around gold at the 2013 World Championships with a total 73.866 points beating Ganna Rizatdinova of Ukraine and Melitina Staniouta of Belarus.

Yana Kudryavtseva became the youngest rhythmic gymnast to win the World Championships in the All-around at 15 years old.

Yana Kudryavtseva then won the All-around finals at the event.

Yana Kudryavtseva began her season competing at the 2014 Moscow Grand Prix where she won the bronze medal in all-around behind teammate Maria Titova, qualifying to 2 event finals, she won silver in hoop and clubs.

Yana Kudryavtseva then competed in the 2014 Stuttgart World Cup, where she won the all-around gold medal with an overall score of 74.784 points.

Yana Kudryavtseva won silver in all-around at the 2014 Holon Grand Prix behind Margarita Mamun, she qualified to 3 event finals: she won 2 gold medals in and a bronze in ball.

At the 2014 Pesaro World Cup, Yana Kudryavtseva topped the all-around and event finals podium, it was Yana Kudryavtseva's first sweep of the gold medal in all events competing as a senior.

Yana Kudryavtseva then competed at the 2014 Desio Italia Cup but withdrew after the second rotation due to illness.

Yana Kudryavtseva won another all-around silver medal behind Mamun at the 2014 Tashkent World Cup with an overall score of 74.250 points.

Yana Kudryavtseva was awarded the Longines Prize for Elegance, which saw her receive $5,000, a statue by Swiss artist Jean-Pierre Gerber and a watch.

Yana Kudryavtseva won the All-around silver in the finals behind teammate Margarita Mamun.

Yana Kudryavtseva started her season at the 2015 Moscow Grand Prix where she won silver in the all-around behind Margarita Mamun.

At the 2015 European Championships in Minsk, Yana Kudryavtseva took 4 gold medals in ball, clubs, ribbon, and team.

At the 2015 World Cup series in Kazan, Yana Kudryavtseva won the all-around silver medal behind teammate Margarita Mamun, a drop from Yana Kudryavtseva's clubs and not completing a risk element scored her 17.800 in Clubs, costing her the 1st-place finish overall.

Yana Kudryavtseva's vacated qualified apparatus finals, was given to the third ranked Russian gymnast in qualifying scores, Aleksandra Soldatova.

Yana Kudryavtseva modified a few of her signature moves, to avoid putting pressure on her left ankle, which was wrapped.

Yana Kudryavtseva was not allowed to train for more than a month as she needed at least 6 weeks for the orthopedic boots before they could be removed.

Yana Kudryavtseva was able to resume training after her re-consultation in Germany.

Yana Kudryavtseva's vacated qualified apparatus finals was given to the third ranked Russian gymnast in qualifying scores, Dina Averina.

Yana Kudryavtseva won gold in the all-around at the 2016 Sofia World Cup with a total of 75.750 points, she qualified to 3 apparatus winning gold in ball, ribbon and 4th in clubs.

Yana Kudryavtseva came in these Olympic Games as the reigning World All-around champion, having won all three all around world titles after the London Olympics.

On 28 November 2016, it was reported that Yana Kudryavtseva had finished her career because of her leg injury, Irina Viner said that because of the severe consequences of the broken leg, she will still need some operations although the recovery would not take that long.

Yana Kudryavtseva's retirement was later confirmed by the International Federation of Gymnastics in January 2017.

Yana Kudryavtseva is known for her clean technique and light execution.

In 2014, Yana Kudryavtseva signed a sponsorship deal and became one of the official Ambassador for luxury watches Longines, replacing compatriot and previous gymnast Evgenia Kanaeva.