Lala Kramarenko
Lala Kramarenko (Russian: Лала Дмитриевна Крамаренко, born December 6, 2004 in Moscow, Russia) is a Russian individual rhythmic gymnast. She is the 2018 European Junior Ball and Ribbon champion and the 2018 Junior Grand Prix Final All-around champion. On the national level, she is the 2020 Russian National all-around silver medalist and a three-time (2017, 2018, 2019) Russian Junior National all-around champion. In 2019 she won 3 titles at the First FIG Junior World Championships.
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| Nickname(s) | Lala | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | December 6, 2004 Moscow, Russia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hometown | Moscow, Moscow Oblast, Russia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.59 m (5 ft 3 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 43 kg (95 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Rhythmic gymnastics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Level | Senior International Elite | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years on national team | 2016–present | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | MGFSO | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gym | Novogorsk | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Head coach(es) | Irina Viner | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Assistant coach(es) | Lyaysan Savitskaya | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Choreographer | Tatiana Pomerantseva | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
Junior
Kramarenko was born in Moscow, however she briefly competed for Azerbaijan in novice tournaments from 2011-2013.[1] She began training in rhythmic gymnastics at age 3 in Baku, Azerbaijan, where her father was working.[2] In 2014 she moved from Baku to Novogorsk to train with coach Lyaysan Savitskaya and began competing in internal Russian tournaments.[3] In 2016, she won gold at the Championship of Moscow in the all-around.
2017
In the 2017 season, Kramarenko won gold in the all-around at the 2017 Russian Junior Championships in Kazan. She debuted in her first Junior Grand Prix in Moscow, where she won the all-around gold.
The next competition was at the International Tournament of Lisbon, where she won 4 gold medals in the all-around, hoop, ball, and clubs. Kramarenko then won gold in the all-around at the Junior Grand Prix Marbella as well as team gold (together with Polina Shmatko). May 5–7, Kramarenko competed at the 2017 Sofia Junior World Cup and won gold in the all-around, she also swept the gold medals in all 4 apparatus finals in hoop, ball, clubs and ribbon.
In October 12–14, Kramarenko competed with new programs and routines in preparation for the 2018 Season at the "2017 Hope of Russia" where she finished 4th in the all-around behind Polina Shmatko.
On 4-6 November, Kramarenko won the all-around gold at the annual "Russian-Chinese Youth Games". She qualified to all 4 event finals: won bronze in the hoop and ribbon finals, silver in clubs, and placed 9th in ball.
2018
On February 2–4, Kramarenko defended her title at the 2018 Russian Junior Championships, winning the gold medal ahead of Dariia Sergaeva.[4] She also she won 3 gold medals (team, ball final, ribbon final) at the Junior European Championship in Guadalajara, Spain.
she competed at Guadalajara
2019
Kramarenko became the all-around champion at the Russian Junior Championships.
On July, Kramarenko won 3 gold medals at the 1st Junior World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships:
- Team all-around gold with Dariia Sergaeva, Anastasia Simakova, Aleksandra Semibratova, Anna Batasova, Alina Tishchenko, Amina Khaldarova, Elizaveta Koteneva and Dana Semirenko
- Ball apparatus finals
- Clubs apparatus finals.
2020
Kramarenko made her senior debut at the 2020 Moscow Grand Prix securing bronze in the individual all around competition behind Dina Averina and Daria Trubnikova.[5] At the 2020 Russian Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships she won the all-around silver medal behind Arina Averina.
Personal life
Lala's father, Dmitry Kramarenko, is a retired Azerbaijani football goalkeeper and currently works as an academy coach at CSKA Moscow.[6] Lala has a twin sister named Diana who plays tennis.[7]
Routine music information
| Year | Apparatus | Music title |
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| 2020 | Hoop | Rasputin/Rocking Son/Moskau by Dschinghis Khan |
| Ball | El Porompompero by Chico & The Gypsies | |
| Clubs | Night On Disco Mountain by David Shire | |
| Ribbon (first) | ||
| Ribbon (second) | Bumble Bee Boogie by Robert Wells | |
| 2019 | Rope 1st cut | Simarik by Tarkan |
| Rope 2nd cut | Strobe's Nanafushi by Kodō | |
| Ball | Syrtaki by D. Moutsis | |
| Clubs | Очи чёрные by Radmila Karaklajić | |
| Ribbon | ||
| 2018 | Hoop | Cyganskaja by Marina Devyatova |
| Ball | Vivire Paraty by Los Niños de Sara | |
| Clubs | Lament To Birch Bark by Moscow Balalaika Quartet | |
| Ribbon | Unknown remix, Give It Up (The Good Men song) by The Good Men | |
| 2017 | Hoop | Snakefood by Safri Duo |
| Ball | Don Quixote: Quiteria(Kitri) Enters by Hayden Todorov | |
| Clubs | Caucasian Dances (folk) | |
| Ribbon | Unknown remix, Give It Up (The Good Men song) by The Good Men | |
| Gala | I Will Wait for You music from Les Parapluies de Cherbourg by Michel Legrand | |
Competitive highlights
| International: Senior | |||||||
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| Year | Event | AA | Team | Hoop | Ball | Clubs | Ribbon |
| 2020 | Grand Prix Tartu | 2nd | 6th | 4th (Q) | 2nd | 2nd | |
| Grand Prix Moscow | 3rd | 6th (Q) | 3rd | 3rd (Q) | 4th (Q) | ||
| International: Junior | |||||||
| Year | Event | AA | Team | Hoop | Ball | Clubs | Ribbon |
| 2019 | World Junior Championships | 1st | 1st | ||||
| 2018 | Junior Grand Prix Final | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | |
| Happy Caravan Cup | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | ||
| Junior World Cup Kazan | 2nd (OC) | ||||||
| Junior World Cup Minsk | 1st | 2nd | 2nd (Q) | ||||
| European Junior Championships | 1st | 1st | 1st | ||||
| Junior Grand Prix Holon | 1st | 2nd (Q) | 1st | ||||
| Junior World Cup Guadalajara | 1st | 1st | 1st | ||||
| Junior World Cup Baku | 1st | 1st | 2nd | ||||
| MTM Ljubljana tournament | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | ||
| Junior World Cup Sofia | 1st | 1st | |||||
| Junior Grand Prix Moscow | 1st | ||||||
| 2017 | Russian-Chinese Youth Games | 1st | |||||
| Junior World Cup Sofia | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | ||
| Happy Caravan Cup | 2nd (OC) | 1st | 1st | ||||
| Junior Grand Prix Marbella | 1st | 1st | |||||
| International Tournament of Lisbon | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 2nd | ||
| Junior Grand Prix Moscow | 1st | ||||||
| National | |||||||
| Year | Event | AA | Team | Hoop | Rope | Ball | Clubs |
| 2020 | Russian Championships | 2nd | 1st | ||||
| 2019 | Russian Junior Championships | 1st | |||||
| 2018 | Russian Junior Championships | 1st | |||||
| 2017 | Russian Junior Championships | 1st | |||||
| Q = Qualifications (Did not advance to Event Final due to the 2 gymnast per country rule, only Top 8 highest score); WD = Withdrew; NT = No Team Competition; OC/HC = Out of Competition(competed but scores not counted for qualifications/results) | |||||||
References
- "Azerbaijani gymnasts win 18 medals at int'l tournament". Azerbaijan Trend. 14 February 2011.
- https://vestnikkavkaza.net/interviews/Lala-Kramarenko-I-support-Azerbaijani-gymnasts.html
- https://www.olympicchannel.com/en/stories/features/detail/meet-lala-kramarenko-russia-rising-star-rhythmic-gymnastics/
- "2018 Russian Junior National Championships". Gimnastika Pro. 8 February 2018.
- https://www.globaldomainsnews.com/gymnast-dina-averina-won-the-all-around-at-the-grand-prix-in-moscow
- "Kramarenko gimnast qızının yığma seçiminə qarışmaq istəmir" (in Russian). Retrieved 2018-05-03.
- "MEDAL GEOGRAPHY". Azerbaijan Gymnastics Federation.
External links
- Lala KRAMARENKO at the International Gymnastics Federation
- Lala Kramarenko profile (in Russian)
- Lala Kramarenko on Instagram