Anastasia Grishina

Anastasia Nikolayevna Grishina (born 16 January 1996) is a former Russian artistic gymnast. She was a member of the silver medal-winning Russian team at the 2012 Summer Olympics, and the 2013 European all around bronze medalist.

Junior career

2010 In April, Grishina competed at the European Championships in Birmingham, United Kingdom. She placed second in the all around competition with a score of 56.950. In event finals, she placed first on uneven bars scoring 15.375 and first on floor scoring 14.275.

Grishina did not compete for the rest of the year because she was resting a sore back. At the end of the year she told International Gymnast Magazine, "The best moments in 2010 were that I performed well at the European Championships, and I finished the first term at school with 13 5s (As) and three 4s (Bs). This year I'm finishing my ninth grade exams, and it would be good to pass the exams. And in gymnastics, I want to go to the European Youth Olympic Festival in Turkey and do well. Right now I have everything in order (with my health) and if all goes well, then I will compete at the Russian Championships."

2011 In March, Grishina competed at the City of Jesolo Trophy in Jesolo, Italy. She placed fifth in the all around competition with a score of 57.050.

In April, Grishina competed at the Russian National Championships in Penza, Russia. She won the all around competition with a two-day combined score of 117.775.

In May, Grishina competed at the Zakharova Cup in Kyiv, Ukraine. She won the all around competition with a score of 59.950.

In July, Grishina was meant to compete at the European Youth Olympic Festival in Trabzon, Turkey but she injured her hamstring.

Senior career

2012

In January, Grishina competed at the Gymnastics Olympic Test Event as part of the London Prepares series in London, United Kingdom. She placed tenth in the all around competition with a score of 55.091. In event finals, she placed seventh on vault scoring 12.633 and first on uneven bars scoring 15.033.

In March, Grishina competed at the Russian National Championships in Penza, Russia. She placed third in the all around competition with a score of 57.699. In event finals, she placed second on vault scoring 14.340, third on uneven bars scoring 14.240, second on balance beam scoring 14.480, and first on floor scoring 14.640.

At the end of March, Grishina competed at the City of Jesolo Trophy in Jesolo, Italy, She placed fifth in the all around competition with a score of 57.850.

In May, Grishina competed at the European Championships in Brussels, Belgium. She contributed an all around score of 58.898 toward the Russian team's second-place finish. In event finals, she placed fifth on vault scoring 14.266, second on uneven bars scoring 15.200, and fourth on balance beam scoring 14.066. Grishina said, "The results were quite normal on the day of qualifications. I made a mistake on floor and took second place in the all-around, but unfortunately I didn’t advance to the final on floor. But in the team final I didn’t fall anywhere, and I was first all-around. This says that making a mistake is not allowable. As for the mood of the team, we're sorry that it was a little insufficient to reach first place in Brussels. So we need to polish our programs for victory in London. To win with the team, we will have to increase our difficulty on vault. My vault in Brussels wasn’t competitive because of its low start value. I would like to make my vault more difficult, and increase my difficulty on bars a little. I want to polish my choreography on floor, so my turns will be more stable. I would like to tell my fans to cheer for me in London and I will really, really try to please them with my performances."

In June, Grishina competed at the Russian Cup in Penza, Russia. She placed second on uneven bars with a score of 15.450.

London Olympics At the end of July, Grishina competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom. In qualifications, she placed twelfth all around with a score of 57.332 but did not advance to the all around final due to the two per country rule. In the team final, she contributed scores of 14.700 on uneven bars and 12.466 on floor towards the Russian team's second-place finish.

2013 In January, Grishina began training with coaches Viktor Razumovsky and Irina Razumovskaya.

In March, Grishina competed at the Russian National Championships in Penza, Russia. She placed second in the all around with a score of 57.400. Grishina contributed an all around score of 55.650 toward the Moscow team's second-place finish and she placed first in the uneven bars final scoring 15.100.

Later in March, Grishina competed at the 37th Tournament of Masters in Cottbus, Germany. In qualifications, she placed first on the uneven bars scoring of 14.900 and first on balance beam scoring 14.050. In the finals, Grishina placed first on uneven bars scoring 14.375 and first on balance beam scoring 14.600.

In April, Grishina competed at the European Championships in Moscow, Russia. In qualifications, she placed third in the all around with a score of 56.065. Grishina placed third in the all around final with a score of 57.932. In event finals, she placed third on balance beam scoring 14.366 and fourth on floor scoring 14.233.

In June, Grishina competed at the Anadia World Challenge Cup in Anadia, Portugal. In qualifications, she placed seventh on uneven bars with a score of 13.375, nineteenth on balance beam with a score of 12.350 and ninth on floor exercise with a score of 13.175. In the uneven bars final, Grishina placed first with a score of 14.750. A back injury sustained during the 2013 Russian Cup in August prevented her from competing at the 2013 World Championships in Antwerp, Belgium.

2014 Grishina competed at the 2014 Russian Championships in Penza in April. She placed third in the senior all-around with a total score of 56.467 on 3 April. In the team final, Grishina contributed scores of 14.600 on balance beam and 13.200 on floor exercise towards the Moscow region's second-place finish.

2015–16: Hiatus and subsequent retirement On January 19, 2016, national team co-ordinator Valentina Rodionenko confirmed that Grishina had retired from artistic gymnastics training with immediate effect. The announcement came just three days after her twentieth birthday.

Competitive history Junior Year Event Team AA VT UB BB FX2010 City of Jesolo Trophy European Championships 2011City of Jesolo Trophy National Championships

Senior

International scores Year Competition description Location Apparatus Rank-Final Score-Final Rank-Qualifying Score-Qualifying 2012 European Championships Brussels Team 2 175.536 2 172.562 Vault 5 14.266 5 14.266 Uneven bars 2 15.200 2 15.333 Balance beam 4 14.066 6 14.833 Floor exercise 28 13.133 Olympic Games London Team 2 178.530 2 180.429 All-around 12 57.332 Uneven bars 28 14.033 Balance beam 9 14.900 Floor exercise 21 14.066 2013 European Championships Moscow All-Around 3 57.932 3 56.065 Uneven bars 14 13.566 Balance beam 3 14.366 11 13.400 Floor exercise 4 14.233 4 14.266