Alyona Shchennikova

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Alyona Shchennikova
Full nameYelena Aleksandrovna Shchennikova[1]
Nickname(s)Alyona
Country represented United States
Born (2001-05-12) May 12, 2001 (age 20)
Layton, Utah USA
ResidenceEvergreen, Colorado USA
DisciplineWomen's artistic gymnastics
LevelSenior Elite
Years on national team2017 – 2019 (USA)
Club5280 Gymnastics
College teamLSU Tigers (2020–2023)
Head coach(es)Alex Shchennikov
Assistant coach(es)Katia Shchennikova
Medal record
Representing  United States

Yelena Aleksandrovna "Alyona" Shchennikova (Russian: Елена Александровна "Алена" Шенникова, born May 12, 2001) is an American artistic gymnast. She was a member of the U.S. National Team from 2017–19 and was the all-around champion at the 2017 U.S. Classic.[2] She currently competes for Louisiana State in collegiate gymnastics.

Early life[]

Shchennikova was born in Layton, Utah in 2001 to Russian immigrants. She has two sisters, Polina and Kristina, both of whom are gymnasts.[3]

Career[]

Senior[]

2017[]

Shchennikova turned senior in 2017 and was added to the Senior National Team.[4] She competed at the City of Jesolo Trophy where the USA placed first. She also placed eighth in the All-Around.[5] In July, Shchennikova competed at the U.S. Classic where she placed first in the All-Around and second on Uneven Bars behind Ragan Smith.[6][7] In August she competed at the National Championships where she placed eighth in the All-Around.[8]

2018[]

Shchennikova competed at the City of Jesolo Trophy as an individual due to the US not fielding a team.[9] She placed fourth in the uneven bars. In the summer she competed at the American Classic where she placed third on uneven bars. She later competed at the U.S. Classic where she placed fifth in the All-Around and second on uneven bars behind Riley McCusker.[10] In August Shchennikova competed at the National Championships. She placed ninth in the all-around and fifth on the uneven bars behind Simone Biles, McCusker, Morgan Hurd, and Trinity Thomas.[11] She was later named as the alternate to the 2018 Pan American Gymnastics Championships.[12]

In October Shchennikova participated in the Worlds Team Selection Camp. During the competition she placed third on uneven bars behind McCusker and Biles, eighth on balance beam, and ninth in the all-around, on vault, and on floor exercise.[13]

In December Shchennikova competed at the Voronin Cup in Moscow. She placed first in the all-around and on uneven bars and placed second on balance beam behind Maria Kharenkova.[14]

2019[]

In February Shchennikova was named to the team to compete at the 2019 L'International Gymnix competition in Montreal alongside , Kara Eaker, and Aleah Finnegan.[15] While there she helped the USA win team gold. Individually she won silver in the all-around behind Eaker and on uneven bars behind Ana Padurariu of Canada and won bronze on floor exercise behind of Japan and Haley de Jong of Canada.[16]

In June, while Shchennikova was doing verification for the 2019 Pan American Games, she ruptured her achilles tendon and announced that she would be out for the remainder of the season.[17][18] In August she officially signed her National Letter of Intent with Louisiana State University and joined their gymnastics team[19] in the 2019–2020 season.[20]

NCAA[]

2019–2020 season[]

Shchennikova made her collegiate debut in a meet against Arizona, where she only competed on the uneven bars.

Competitive history[]

Junior[]

Year Event Team AA VT UB BB FX
2013 National Qualifier (HOPEs) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 4 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s)
U.S. Challenge (HOPEs) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2014 American Classic 6 7
U.S. Classic 19 27 21 20 30
U.S. National Championships 24 28 9 30 25
2015 U.S. Classic 20 30 9 21 30
U.S. National Championships 15 26 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 24 24
2016 American Classic 4
U.S. Classic 11 10 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 32 33
U.S. National Championships 17 8 26 12 19

Senior[]

Year Event Team AA VT UB BB FX
2017 City of Jesolo Trophy 1st place, gold medalist(s) 8
U.S. Classic 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 14 5
U.S. National Championships 8 9 16 9
2018 City of Jesolo Trophy 26 4
American Classic 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 12
U.S. Classic 5 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 7 19
U.S. National Championships 9 5 12 9
Worlds Team Selection Camp 9 9 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 8 9
Voronin Cup 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 4
2019 International Gymnix 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)

NCAA[]

Year Event Team AA VT UB BB FX
2020 SEC Championships Canceled due to the
COVID-19 pandemic in the USA [21]
NCAA Championships
2021 SEC Championships 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 7 10 5
NCAA Championships SF 23

References[]

  1. ^ "5 Minutes With Alyona Shchennikova". Inside Gymnastics. July 27, 2017.
  2. ^ https://usagym.org/PDFs/Results/w_17classic_sr.pdf
  3. ^ "USA Gymnastics | Alyona Shchennikova".
  4. ^ "USA Gymnastics names U.S. Team for Jesolo Trophy". USA Gymnastics. March 25, 2017.
  5. ^ "2017 City of Jesolo Trophy Results". The Gymternet. April 2, 2017.
  6. ^ "Alyona Shchennikova Secures Senior All-Around Title At 2017 U.S. Classic". FloGymnastics. July 29, 2017.
  7. ^ "Shchennikova, Malabuyo win all-around titles at 2017 U.S. Classic". USA Gymnastics. July 29, 2017.
  8. ^ "Smith grabs first U.S. all-around title on final night of P&G Championships". USA Gymnastics. August 20, 2017.
  9. ^ "U.S. Gymnasts Set To Compete At 2018 City of Jesolo Trophy". FloGymnastics. February 19, 2018.
  10. ^ "Biles, Wong win all-around titles at 2018 GK U.S. Classic". USA Gymnastics. July 28, 2018.
  11. ^ "Biles wins fifth senior women's all-around title at 2018 U.S. Gymnastics Championships". USA Gymnastics. August 19, 2018.
  12. ^ "USA Gymnastics names U.S. Women's Team for 2018 Pan Am Championships". USA Gymnastics. August 20, 2018.
  13. ^ "Biles wins U.S. women's World Team Selection Camp competition". USA Gymnastics. October 11, 2018.
  14. ^ "Alyona Shchennikova Won Two Golds At The Voronin Cup". Gymnovosti. December 14, 2018.
  15. ^ "USA Gymnastics announces women's spring international team assignments". USA Gymnastics. February 24, 2019.
  16. ^ "USA wins four junior, senior event titles at 2019 Gymnix International". USA Gymnastics. March 10, 2019.
  17. ^ "Shchennikova achilles announcement". Instagram. June 28, 2019. Archived from the original on 2021-12-25.
  18. ^ "Alyona Shchennikova tore her Achilles". Gymnovosti. June 29, 2019.
  19. ^ "So excited to officially call myself an LSU Tiger!!!!