Darya Elizarova

Elizarova competed with the Russian team that won the gold medal at the 2006 Junior European Championships. Additionally, she won the all-around and balance beam titles.^[3] She was an alternate for the 2007 World Championships and 2008 Olympic teams. She placed eighth in the all-around at the 2008 Russian Cup.^[4]

Elizarova started competing for Uzbekistan in 2010. At the Asian Games in Guangzhou, she came fourth in the all-around and won a bronze medal with the team.^[5] In the event finals, she finished fourth on the uneven bars and eighth on the balance beam and floor exercise.^[6] She won the all-around at the 2011 Pre-Olympic Youth Cup held in Bergisch Gladbach, Germany.^[7] Then at the 2011 World Championships, she placed 48th in the all-around during the qualification round.^[8] She competed at the 2012 Olympic Test Event and finished 48th in the all-around,^[9] earning Uzbekistan an Olympic berth that could go to her or Luiza Galiulina.^[10] Galiulina ultimately received the Olympic spot.^[11]

Elizarova was approved to represent Russia again in international competition in 2015.^[12] She represented Russia at the 2015 Summer Universiade and helped the team win the gold medal.^[13] Individually, she won a bronze medal on the vault behind teammate Maria Paseka and Great Britain's Kelly Simm.^[14] She also won a silver medal on the floor exercise, behind teammate Polina Fedorova.^[15] At the 2016 Voronin Cup, she won the all-around competition.^[16]

Elizarova won a gold medal with the Russian team at the 2017 Summer Universiade.^[17] At the 2018 Russian Cup, she won a gold medal on the balance beam and also won a gold medal in the team competition.^[18]

Since her retirement, Elizarova has worked as a gymnastics coach.^[19]