Aleftina Pryakhina Explained

Aleftina Pryakhina
Birth Date:	13 June 1972
Birth Place:	Ashgabat
Height:	4 ft 7 in
Weight:	68 lb
Discipline:	WAG
Level:	Senior International Elite
Club:	Central Army Sports Club
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Aleftina Pryakhina (Russian: Алевтина Пряхина) (born 13 June 1972) is a Soviet former artistic gymnast.^[1] At the 1987 European Championships, she won a silver medal in the all-around and a bronze medal on floor exercise. She is known for her daring skills which were considered very hard for the time period. Pryakhina was an alternate for the Soviet team at the 1987 World Championships in Rotterdam. She was coached by .

Selected competitive skills

!Apparatus!Name!Description!Difficulty^[2] !Performed

Vault	Baitova	Yurchenko entry, laid out salto backwards with two twists	5.0	1986
		Yurchenko entry with full twist on, laid out salto backwards with full twist	5.0	1987
Uneven Bars^[3]		Round off full twist mount over the low bar	D	1986-87
	Morio	Double back tuck with a full twist dismount	D	1986-87
Balance Beam^[4]	Shishova	Back tuck with a full twist	F	1986-87
	Zamolodchikova	Round off full twist to hip circle mount	E	1986-87
		Double back tuck with a full twist dismount	G	1986-1987
Floor Exercise	Silivas	Double back tuck with two twists^[5]	H	1986-87

Competitive history

Year	Event	Team	AA	VT	UB	BB	FX
Junior
1985	align=left	SKDA Championships
Senior
1986	align=left	Chunichi Cup
	align=left	Junior European Championships				4
	align=left	Riga International
	align=left	Tokyo Cup
1987
	align=left				7	4	6
	align=left	Moscow News		4
	align=left	USSR Championships			8		5
	align=left	USSR Cup		7
1988	align=left	USSR Championships		8
	align=left	USSR Cup		17
	align=left	World Sports Fair		7
1989	align=left	USSR Championships			8
	align=left	USSR Cup		13

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Notes and References

1. http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1987-08-24/sports/8703040473_1_eddie-borysewicz-olympic-trials-rhonda-faehn "On the road in Indianapolis"
2. according to the 2022-2024 Code of Points
3. Web site: olegushka . Aleftina Pryakhina UB 1986 Chunichi Cup AA . 28 May 2020 . YouTube.
4. Web site: olegushka . Aleftina Pryakhina BB 1986 Chunichi Cup AA . 28 May 2020 . YouTube.
5. Web site: olegushka . Aleftina Pryakhina FX 1986 Chunichi Cup AA . 28 May 2020 . YouTube.
6. Web site: Aleftina Pryakhina (USSR) . Gymn Forum . 3 August 2022 . 16 February 2021.
7. Web site: Gymn Forum: 1987 European Champs., Women's EF . 2023-06-13 . www.gymn-forum.net.