Yulia Barsukova is a Russian rhythmic gymnast who began competing internationally in 1998 after changing coaches. She won gold in hoop at the 2000 World Cup Final and gold in all-around at the 2000 Sydney Olympics. Barsukova has won many European and world titles. She held the record as the oldest Olympic champion in rhythmic gymnastics until 2012 when a fellow Russian won gold at a older age.

1. Lycee 1557
Yulia Barsukova
Pupil of the 10th form
Belova Elizaveta
teacher Grigorouk E.B.

2. Early life and career
 Yulia Vladimirovna Barsukova is
an individual rhythmic gymnast.
 She began figure skating at five.
 Her father soon enrolled her in the sport. After three years,
she moved to Tagansky District high school's rhythmic
gymnastics department.

3. Barsukova began competing at international competitions
following the coaching change. For six years she competed under
the shadow of other Russian gymnasts.
During an event dedicated to the 15th anniversary of Ballet
Magazine, Barsukova performed along with the stars of the
theater. She performed her "Dying Swan" ball routine and
received the unofficial title of Miss Bolshoi Theater.

4. Yulia won many rhythmic gymnastics titles after her emergence in
major competitions as a second member of the Russian team, she
won gold in hoop at the 2000 World Cup Final in Glasgow. At the
2000 Sydney Olympics after a hoop fumble by then-World
Champion, Alina Kabaeva, Barsukova won the gold.

5. She was coached by Vera Silaeva
until she was sixteen, when
Silaeva took her student to
Russia's head coach, Irina Viner.

6. She was the 2000 European Allaround bronze medalist and won
the rope final at 2000 European
Championships.
oldest
Olympic
She
was
champion
the
in
rhythmic gymnastics – 21 years, 8
months and 27 days – until fellow
Russian Evgenia Kanaeva won her
second gold medal at London
2012 being aged 22 years.

7. Thanks for your attention
 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yulia_Barsukova
 https://www.google.ru/search?newwindow=1&hl=ru&biw=1821&bih=8
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 belova.liz@yandex.ru
And what about my opinion? I think, that Yulia is successful and lucky
woman. She has achieved a lot in her life. And it is not the end.