Maria Kharenkova

Maria Aleksandrovna Kharenkova (; born 29 October 1998) is a Russian former artistic gymnast. She is the 2014 European champion on the balance beam and was part of the bronze medal winning team at the 2014 World Championships. From 2019 until her retirement she represented Georgia.

Gymnastics career 2011–2013: Junior level Kharenkova competed at the 2011 Russian Championships in Penza, Russia in the CMS division. She placed sixth in the all-around competition with a total score of 106.000. In event finals, she placed fifth on uneven bars and took gold on floor.

Kharenkova competed at the 2012 Pacific Rim Championships in Everett, United States. She placed fourth in the all-around competition with a score of 52.950. In event finals, she placed fourth on vault scoring 13.550 and third both on balance beam scoring 14.025 and on floor exercise scoring 13.950. Later that month she competed at the City of Jesolo Trophy. She helped the Russian team finish in third place and individually she placed third with an all-around score of 55.650. In event finals, she placed first on floor exercise with a score of 14.300.

She next competed at the 2012 European Championships. She contributed scores of 14.100 on vault, 14.100 on balance beam and 14.366 on floor toward the Russian team's first-place finish. Individually she finished sixth in the all-around competition (despite qualifying in first place) scoring 54.631. However, in event finals, she placed third on vault scoring 13.699, first on balance beam scoring 14.766 and also won gold on floor scoring 14.233. Kharenkova ended the year competing at the Elite Gym Massilia event in Marseille, France. She helped the Russian team finish in first place and individually she placed fourth in the all-around competition scoring 54.250. In event finals, she placed second on vault scoring 13.688 and first on floor scoring 14.550.

With teammates Maria Bondareva and Viktoria Kuzmina, Kharenkova competed at the 2013 European Youth Olympic Festival. She contributed an all-around score of 54.600 toward the Russian team's first-place finish. She won the all-around competition with a score of 54.950. In event finals, she placed seventh on balance beam scoring 13.100 and first on floor scoring 13.950. Later that year she competed at the Japan Junior International. She placed seventh in the all-around competition with a score of 54.900.

2014–2018: Senior level Kharenkova competed at the 2014 Cottbus World Cup. She placed second on balance beam and third on floor. She next competed at the 2014 European Championships. In the team final, she contributed scores of 13.933 on vault, 14.566 on beam and 13.766 on floor toward the Russian team's third-place finish. She then went on to win the balance beam title, scoring 14.933. She was selected to compete at the 2014 World Championships in Nanning, China alongside her teammates Aliya Mustafina, Daria Spiridonova, Ekaterina Kramarenko, Tatiana Nabieva, Alla Sosnitskaya and Polina Fedorova. During qualifications, she fell off of the balance beam and didn't make the event final. In the team final, Kharenkova contributed scores of 15.033 on balance beam and 13.233 on floor toward the Russian team's third-place finish.

Kharenkova at the 2015 European Artistic Gymnastics Championships.

Kharenkova became the all-around champion at the 2015 National Championships. She also took the team title, balance beam title, placed fourth on the uneven bars, and placed third on floor exercise. Kharenkova competed at the 2015 European Championships in Montpellier, France. She won the silver medal in the all-around with a score of 57.132, behind Giulia Steingruber, after qualifying in first place. She also qualified into the uneven bars, balance beam and floor exercise finals. A heavy favorite and top-ranked qualifier for the balance beam final, she ended up falling in her routine and placing sixth. In October, Kharenkova competed at the 2015 World Championships. During the team final she contributed a score of 13.533 on balance beam toward Russia's fourth place finish.

Kharenkova suffered an ankle injury in 2016, thus she was unable to contend for a spot for the 2016 Olympic team.

Starting in the 2017 season, Kharenkova was coached by Larisa Pirogova. Khranekova competed at the 2017 Russian Cup where she won gold on floor exercise, silver on balance beam, and bronze in the all-around behind Elena Eremina.

2019–2020: Representing Georgia In 2019, Kharenkova officially switched nationalities, opting to compete for Georgia. She competed at the 2019 World Championships where she finished 98th in the all-around during the qualification round.

Kharenkova competed at the 2020 Baku World Cup; during qualifications she finished eighth on balance beam and therefore qualified to the event finals. However event finals were canceled due to the 2020 coronavirus outbreak in Azerbaijan.

Coaching career In early 2022 it was announced that Kharenkova had retired from competitive gymnastics. She became the balance beam coach for the Russian junior national team.

Competitive history +Competitive history of Maria Kharenkova at the junior levelYearEvent 2011 National Championships 6 5 2012 Pacific Rim Championships 6 4 4 City of Jesolo Trophy European Championships 6 Massilia Cup 4 2013 Euro Youth Olympic Festival 7 Japan Junior International 7 5 4 4

+Competitive history of Maria Kharenkova at the senior levelYearEvent 2014 Cottbus World Cup National Championships 5 European Championships Russian Cup 8 World Championships 2015 National Championships 4 European Championships 7 6 7 Russian Cup 6 World Championships 4 Voronin Cup 2016 National Championships 7 Osijek World Cup 2017 Russian Cup VTB Cup Cottbus World Cup Voronin Cup 2018 National Championships 8 Voronin Cup 5 2019 Russian Cup 14 World Championships 98 Voronin Cup 4 5 2020 Baku World Cup National Championships 5 5 Voronin Cup 2021 National Championships

International Scores Year Competition Description Location Apparatus Rank-Final Score-Final Rank-Qualifying Score-Qualifying 2014 European Championships Sofia Team 3 169.329 3 170.621 Balance Beam 1 14.933 2 15.066 Floor Exercise 11 13.833 World Championships Nanning Team 3 171.462 3 228.135 Balance Beam 74 12.933 Floor Exercise 19 13.666 2015 European Championships Montpellier All-Around 2 57.132 1 57.698 Uneven Bars 7 13.433 3 14.733 Balance Beam 6 13.200 1 15.033 Floor Exercise 7 13.933 5 14.066 World Championships Glasgow Team 4 171.964 2 231.437 Uneven Bars 13 14.341 Balance Beam 7 14.366 Floor Exercise 64 13.300

Floor music +YearMusic Title 2012 "Mirko" 2013 "Mas Zarzuela" (EYOF) 2013 "La Cumparsita" (Japan International) 2014 "Concavo y Convexo" and "Cama y Mesa" (mixed)