Anna Khutsishvili | |
Birth Date: | 2006 4, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Strasbourg, France |
Discipline: | Rhythmic gymnastics |
Level: | International Elite |
Natlteam: | GEO 2022 - 2024FRA 2024 - present |
Club: | Strasbourg GRS |
Headcoach: | Anna Baranova |
Assistcoach: | Sara Bayón |
Choreographer: | Gregory Milan |
Anna Khutsishvili (born 17 April 2006) is a Georgian-French rhythmic gymnast.[1] She represents France as a member of the senior group.
Born in France to Georgian parents, in 2016 Khutsishvili was selected for a training camp of the French federation. A year later she took part in a stage organised by European Gymnastics.[2] [3] In 2018 she won bronze in the Espoir category of the French Championships.[4] In 2019, her first year as a junior, she took 8th place at nationals.[5]
In 2022 she became a senior and decided to compete for Georgia, debuting at the Grand Prix in Moscow and taking 15th place in the All-Around.[6] In July she was selected for her maiden European Championships in Tel Aviv, finishing 34th in the All-Around, 32nd with hoop, 33rd with ball and with clubs and 46th with ribbon.[7] [8]
In March 2023 she competed in the World Cup in Athens, being 40th overall, 37th with hoop, 42nd with ball, 39th with clubs and 43rd with ribbon.[9] In Portimão she was 19th in the All-Around, 30th with hoop, 18th with ball, 11th with clubs and 39th with ribbon.[10] At the European Championships in Baku she took 39th place in the All-Around, 27th with hoop, 50th with ball and 37th with clubs.[11] [12] Then, a week later, she won gold in the French Club Championships.[13]
In early May 2024 she participated in the first edition of the European Cup in Baku. In the last 16 cross battle round with hoop she lost to Sofia Raffaeli.[14] [15] Weeks later she competed in the European Championships in Budapest, taking 36th in the All-Around, 27th with hoop, 34th with ball, 44th with clubs, 33rd with ribbon and 15th in teams.[16] In June she took part in the World Cup in Milan, where she was 35th overall, 30th with hoop, 36th with ball, 28th with clubs and 35th with ribbon.[17] On October 3 she announced she had made the decision to stop representing Georgia as an individual, to become part of the French national senior group.[18] [19]