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Yevgeniya Kanayeva
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- 2. Personal information: Full name:Yevgeniya Olegovna Kanayeva Born: 2 April 1990 Omsk, Soviet Union. Discipline: Rhythmic gymnastics. Years on national team: 2005 – 2012 Head coach: Irina Viner Retired: 2012 Have win two Olympic allaround gold medals (2008, 2012).
- 3. Started of career: Hergrandmother, a devoted fan of rhythmic gymnastics and figure skating, introduced sixyear-old Kanaeva to rhythmic gymnastics. Her first trainer, Elena Araiswas impressed by her enthusiasm for learning difficult elements. Kanaeva join a group of young rhythmic gymnasts from Omsk for try-outs in Moscow at the age of 12. Her performance caught the eye of Amina Zaripova, who was in charge of the youth program.
- 5. Olympic Games Gold 2012 Londo n AllAroun d 2008 Beijin g AllAroun d World Championships Gold Gold 2009 Kaohsiung Ribbon Gold 2009 Kaohsiung Rope Hoop 2011Montpellier Clubs 2011 Montpellier Ribbon Gold 2011 Montpellier Team 2010 Moscow All-around Gold 2010 Moscow Ball Gold 2010 Moscow Hoop Gold Hoop 2011 Montpellier Gold 2009 Kaohsiung Gold Ball Gold Ball 2011 Montpellier Gold 2009 Kaohsiung All-around Gold World Games 2011 Montpellier Gold Gold Gold 2010 Moscow Team Gold 2009 Mie All-around Gold Gold Gold Gold Gold Gold 2009 Mie 2009 Mie 2009 Mie 2009 Mie 2009 Mie 2007 Patras Ball Hoop Ribbon Rope Team Team Silver 2010 Moscow Rope
- 6. Post-Olympics At a conferenceof the Russian Rhythmic Gymnastics Federation (RRGF) on 4 December 2012 in Novogorsk, Kanaeva announced the end of her competitive career, saying "Most probably, I have finished my career. There was a choice between labor in training and switching to another activity. In June 2009, Shtelbaums stated that Kanaeva had the quality to become a good coach because of her attentiveness in instructing young rhythmic gymnasts.