Alla Misnik

Misnik won a bronze medal in the all-around at the 1979 Junior USSR Cup in the Candidate for Master of Sport division. She also won silver medals on the uneven bars and balance beam.^[2] Then at the 1980 Junior USSR Championships, she won the all-around bronze medal behind Olga Bicherova and Elena Brazhnikova. She won the gold medal in the uneven bars final at the bronze medal in the floor exercise final.^[3]

When she was fourteen years old, Misnik competed at the 1981 European Championships in Madrid. She won the bronze medal in the all-around behind Maxi Gnauck and Cristina Elena Grigoraș. She then won silver medals in the uneven bars and floor exercise finals, both behind Gnauck. Additionally, she finished fifth on the balance beam despite a fall and eighth on the vault.^[4][5] She won the all-around title at the 1981 USSR Cup by nearly two points ahead of Tatiana Frolova. She also won gold medals in the uneven bars and balance beam finals.^[6]

Misnik led the Soviet team to win a 1982 friendly meet against the United States.^[7] In May 1982, she was hospitalized due to an illness but still competed at the USSR Cup, only finishing 10th in the all-around.^[8][9]

At the 1983 Riga International, Misnik won the all-around silver medal behind teammate Tatiana Frolova. Additionally, she tied with Frolova for the floor exercise gold medal.^[10] She helped the Soviet Union win a 1983 dual meet against the United States, and she won the bronze medal in the all-around behind teammates Albina Shishova and Olga Mostepanova.^[11] She placed 10th in the all-around at the 1983 USSR Cup.^[12] She stopped competing in 1983.^[13]

Misnik died on 11 July 2006, while living in the United States due to a stroke.^[1][13]