Viktoria Gorbatova
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Russia| Viktoria Gorbatova | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Viktoria Andreevna Gorbatova |
| Born | 19 June 2002 |
| Gymnastics career | |
| Discipline | Women's artistic gymnastics |
| Country represented | Russia |
| Head coach(es) | Irina Kolobova |
Viktoria Andreevna Gorbatova (Russian: Виктория Андриивна Горбатова; born 19 June 2002)[1] is a Russian former artistic gymnast.
Gorbatova made her international debut at the 2014 Gym Festival Trnava and won a bronze medal in the team competition alongside Varvara Zubova, and she placed seventh in the all-around.[2] At the 2015 International Gymnix, she won a team silver medal alongside Natalia Kapitonova, Angelina Simakova, and Anastasia Ilyankova.[3] Individually, she finished fourth in the vault final.[4] She won a gold medal with the Central Federal District team at the 2015 Russian Championships.[5] At the 2015 Voronin Cup, she won a bronze medal on the vault.[6]
At the 2016 Russian Championships, Gorbatova won a silver medal on the vault, behind Aleksandra Shchekoldina, and on the floor exercise, behind Zubova.[7] She only competed on the uneven bars and balance beam at the 2017 Russian Junior Championships, winning silver and bronze, respectively.[8]
Gorbatove became age-eligible for senior competitions beginning in 2018. She made her senior debut at the 2018 DTB Pokal Team Challenge, where the Russian team placed fifth due to multiple mistakes.[9] At the 2018 Russian Championships, she won a team bronze medal with the Moscow second team,[10] and she placed ninth in the all-around. In the event finals, she finished fifth on the uneven bars and sixth on the floor exercise.[11] She then placed 11th in the all-around at the 2018 Russian Cup.[12] At the 2018 Voronin Cup, she finished 19th in the all-around.[13]
Gorbatova finished 37th in the all-around qualifications and did not advance into any individual finals at the 2019 Russian Championships, the final competition of her career.[14]