Kateryna Sytnikova

Sytnikova was born on 22 May 1989 in Odesa.^[2]

In 2007, Sytnikova with her partner Anastasiya Melnychenko debuted competing at the European Junior Championships, held in 's-Hertogenbosch, where they finished 5th in the pairs all-around event.^[3]

In 2009, they captured the silver medal in the pairs all-around event at the 18th International Acrobatic Gymnastics Tournament "Stars above the Boug River", held in Vinnytsia.^[4] The duo also competed at the European Championships, held in Vila do Conde, finishing 2nd in pairs dynamic, 6th in pairs all-around and 7th in pairs balance.^[5]

The following year, the duo Sytnikova/Melnychenko became a world champion in the pairs all-around event at the 2010 Acrobatic Gymnastics World Championships, held in Wrocław.^[6]

At the 2011 Acrobatic Gymnastics European Championships the duo won a gold medal in the pairs balance event and two bronze medals in the all-around and dynamic events.^[7]

In 2012, Sytnikova and Melnychenko won a gold medal in the pairs all-around event at the World Championships, becoming twice world champions.^[8]

The following year, the duo competed at the 2013 World Games in Cali, winning a silver medal in the pairs all-around event.^[9]

After the World Games Sytnikova finished her career.^[10]

In 2013, Sytnikova and Melnychenko emigrated to Canada, where they began their circus career in Cirque du Soleil.^[11] They also became members of the Cirque's Varekai.^[12]

Now the duo Sytnikova/Melnychenko and Ellariya Bohdanova are circus performers in the Las Vegas show Absinthe.^[13]