| Anastasiia Bachynska Анастасія Бачинська | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Anastasiia Yuriivna Bachynska | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alternativename(s) | Anastasia/Anastasiya | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname(s) | Bachyna | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (2003-08-04)4 August 2003 (age 21) Ternopil, Ukraine | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gymnastics career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Women's artistic gymnastics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country represented |  Ukraine | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years on national team | 2017–2022 (UKR) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Children's and Youth Sport School No. 2 of the City of Ternopil | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gym | Koncha-Zaspa Olympic Training and Sports Center | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Headcoach(es) | Anna Lev Oksana Pershina | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Formercoach(es) | Tetiana Gerashchenko | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Choreographer | Nadia Ostapenko | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Music | 2016-20: "Чорне Танго (Black Tango)" by Todes 2020-21: "Siren Song" & "Drunk Groove" by MARUV | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | 15 August 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Anastasiia Yuriivna Bachynska (Ukrainian:Анастасія Юріївна Бачинська, born 4 August 2003) is a retired Ukrainian artistic gymnast. She is the2019 European Games floor exercise champion, the2021 European balance beam bronze medalist, and the2018 Youth Olympic all-around and floor exercise bronze medalist. She was also a member of the gold medal-winning team at the2020 European Championships.[1]
Bachynska was born inTernopil,Ternopil Oblast, Ukraine on 4 August 2003.[2] She began gymnastics in 2007. She comes from a large family and is the second oldest of four children; her older brother is a programmer, her younger brother is a musician and her younger sister is an artist.[3] Her father Yurii Bachynskyi was killed in battle during theRusso-Ukrainian War.[4]
Bachynska made her international debut at the France Top 12 meet in March 2017.[5] She later competed at theStella Zakharova Cup, sweeping the junior events.[6]
In 2018, Bachynska was selected to represent Ukraine at the2018 Youth Olympics.[7] She qualified in first place to the all-around and floor exercise finals, second on vault, uneven bars, and balance beam.[8] During the all-around final she finished third behindGiorgia Villa of Italy andAmelie Morgan of Great Britain after falling on floor exercise.[9][10] During event finals Bachynska won bronze on floor exercise (behind Villa and Morgan), placed fourth on vault (behind Villa,Csenge Bácskay of Hungary, andEmma Spence of Canada) and sixth on uneven bars and balance beam. It was later revealed that Bachynska had competed at the Youth Olympic Games with a collarbone injury and was advised by doctors to rest for two months afterwards.[11]
Bachynska turned senior in 2019 and made her debut at the Ukrainian Championships. She finished second behindAngelina Radivilova.[12] She later competed at theBaku World Cup where she qualified to the uneven bars and balance beam finals.[13] She finished seventh in the uneven bars final and fourth in the balance beam final, incurring a 0.5 penalty for having her coach present on the podium.[14] In April Bachynska competed at the2019 European Championships where she placed fifth in the all-around and seventh on the balance beam.
In June Bachynska competed at theEuropean Games alongsideDiana Varinska andAngelina Radivilova, where she qualified to the all-around in fourth place and the floor exercise final in second. During theindividual all-around final she suffered mishaps on the uneven bars and the floor exercise and she finished in 14th place.[15] During thefloor exercise final she performed cleanly and won gold.[16]
After her success at the European Games, Bachynska received an apartment from the mayor of Ternopil.[3] She was also awarded theOrder of Princess Olga by thePresident of Ukraine,Volodymyr Zelensky.[17]
In September Bachynska competed at theParis Challenge Cup where she won silver on balance beam behindAnastasia Agafonova of Russia and placed sixth on uneven bars.[18]
In October Bachynska competed at the2019 World Championships where she finished the all-around with a score of 52.165 and did not qualify to any event finals nor was Ukraine able to qualify a team to the2020 Olympic Games. Due to teammateDiana Varinska scoring higher than her, Bachynska was not able to qualify as an individual to the 2020 Olympics either.
In November Bachynska competed at theCottbus World Cup where she placed fifth on balance beam but won gold on floor exercise.
In late January Bachynska was listed on a nominative roster that was released for theMelbourne World Cup, taking place on 20–22 February. While there she qualified to the uneven bars and balance beam finals where she placed seventh and third respectively.[19][20] She later competed at theBaku World Cup; during qualifications she finished seventh on vault, sixth on uneven bars, and third on balance beam and therefore qualified to the event finals.[21] However event finals were canceled due to theCOVID-19 pandemic in Azerbaijan.[22]
In December Bachynska competed at theEuropean Championships. During qualifications she helped Ukraine qualify second to the team final behind Romania and individually she qualified to the balance beam final. During the team final Romania suffered many mishaps which allowed Ukraine to win team gold.[1][23]
Bachynska competed at the2021 European Championships in Basel where she qualified to the all-around final and was the second reserve for the balance beam final. During the all-around final she placed 20th. Bachynska was able to compete in the balance beam final after top qualifierLarisa Iordache withdrew due to a kidney infection and first reserveMarta Pihan-Kulesza withdrew due to an injury sustained during the all-around final. Bachynska performed a clean routine and finished third behindMélanie de Jesus dos Santos andSanne Wevers.[24]
Bachynksa next competed at theVarna World Challenge Cup where she won gold on the balance beam and placed sixth on the uneven bars. In June she competed at theCairo World Challenge Cup where she finished eighth on balance beam.[25]
At theWorld Championships Bachynska qualified to the all-around and floor exercise finals where she finished tenth and seventh respectively.
In FebruaryRussia invaded Ukraine. During the ongoing war Bachynska and her family fled their home country forBeaucaire, France, where Bachynska had been a member of their club, Gym Flip, and competed with them in France's Top 12 competitions.[26]
On 15 August Bachynska announced her retirement from the sport.[27]
| Year | Event | Team | AA | VT | UB | BB | FX |
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| Junior | |||||||
| 2017 | France Top 12 | 8 | 29 | ||||
| Stella Zakharova Cup |  | | | | | | |
| Gym Festival Trnava | |  |  | | | ||
| Euro Youth Olympic Festival | 12 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 6 | ||
| Ukrainian Championships | | | | 4 | | ||
| Top 12 Series 1 | | | | | |||
| 2018 | Top 12 Series 4 | | | | | ||
| Gymnasiade | | | | | |||
| Gym Festival Trnava | | | | | 4 | ||
| Youth Olympic Games Qualifier | | ||||||
| European Championships | 8 | 11 | 4 | ||||
| Youth Olympic Games | | 4 | 6 | 6 | | ||
| Senior | |||||||
| 2019 | Ukrainian Championships | | | | | | |
| Baku World Cup | 7 | 4 | |||||
| European Championships | 5 | 7 | |||||
| European Games | 14 | | |||||
| Paris Challenge Cup | 6 | | |||||
| Cottbus World Cup | 5 | | |||||
| 2020 | Melbourne World Cup | 7 | | ||||
| Baku World Cup | [a] | [a] | [a] | ||||
| European Championships | | 4 | |||||
| 2021 | |||||||
| European Championships | 20 | | |||||
| Varna Challenge Cup | 6 | | |||||
| Cairo Challenge Cup | 8 | ||||||
| Osijek Challenge Cup | 4 | 8 | |||||
| Doha World Cup | | 7 | 4 | ||||
| Mersin Challenge Cup | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |||
| World Championships | 10 | 7 | |||||
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