Polina Shmatko

Polina Shmatko
— Gymnast —
Full name Polina Sergeevna Shmatko
Country represented  Russia
Born (2003-03-26) March 26, 2003
Moscow, Russia
Hometown Moscow, Moscow Oblast, Russia
Discipline Rhythmic gymnastics
Level Junior
Years on national team 2014-present
Club MGFSO
Gym Novogorsk
Head coach(es) Irina Viner
Assistant coach(es) Lyaysan Savitskaya

Polina Sergeevna Shmatko (Russian: Полина Сергеевна Шматко, born March 26, 2003 in Moscow, Russia) is a Russian individual rhythmic gymnast. She is the 2016 European Junior Clubs and Ball champion. At national level she is the 2016 Russian Junior all-around silver medalist.

Career

Junior

Shmatko first came to notice in the novice girls division at Miss Valentine 2012 in Tartu, Estonia. Shmatko later competed at the prestigious Russian rhythmic gymnastics competition at the 2015 Hope of Russia, winning the all-around gold.

In the 2016 season, Shmatko debuted in her first Junior Grand Prix at the Alina Cup, where she won gold for Team Russia with Alina Ermolova. She qualified for one apparatus final, where she won gold in ball.[1] Shmatko competed at the Lisboa Junior World Cup where she won team gold (with Daria Pridannikova), she qualified to all event finals: winning gold in ball, silver in hoop, placed 6th in clubs and 8th in rope. She then won the all-around silver at the 2016 Russian Junior Championships behind Ermolova. She competed at the 2016 Junior Grand Prix Brno where Team Russia won silver, and qualified in two apparatus, winning silver in ball and bronze in clubs. At the Junior World Cup in Sofia, Shmatko won team gold but finished 6th in the ball final after dropping her ball twice. She was selected to compete at the 2016 European Junior Championships where she again won team gold (with Alina Ermolova and Maria Sergeeva). Shmatko also qualified for two apparatus finals, where she won gold in ball (17.100) and clubs (17.200),[2] setting a junior record score under the 20-point CoP judging system.[3]

Routine music information

Year Apparatus Music title
2016 Hoop ?
Ball Tocala América, Amado Mio, Espana Cani by Cantores De Hispaliz, Cinema Serenade Ensemble
Clubs Kalinka (Russian Folk)
Rope Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It) by Beyoncé

Competitive Highlights

International: Junior
Year Event AA Team Hoop Rope Ball Clubs
2016European Junior Championships1st1st1st
Sofia Junior World Cup1st6th
Junior Grand Prix Brno2nd2nd3rd
Lisboa Junior World Cup1st2nd8th1st6th
Junior Grand Prix Moscow1st1st
National
Year Event AA Team Hoop Rope Ball Clubs
2016Russian Junior Championships2nd
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

References

  1. ↑ "Exciting competition in Moscow marks beginning of Rhythmic Gymnastics season". European Union of Gymnastics. 24 February 2016.
  2. ↑ "Double gold for Russia on day 2 of Rhythmic Europeans". European Union of Gymnastics. 18 June 2016.
  3. ↑ "Israel exceeds expectations at their first ever European Championships". European Union of Gymnastics. 22 June 2016.


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