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Ivan Kuliak

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Ivan Kuliak
Иван Куляк
2019-06-27 1st FIG Artistic Gymnastics JWCH Men's All-around competition Subdivision 1 Vault (Martin Rulsch) 225 (cropped).jpg
Ivan Kuliak at the 2019 Junior World Championships
Personal information
Full nameIvan Vitalievich Kuliak
Nickname(s)Vanyok, Vanya
Country represented Russia
Born (2002-02-28) 28 February 2002 (age 20)[1]
HometownObninsk, Russia
DisciplineMen's artistic gymnastics
LevelSenior elite
Years on national team2016–present (RUS)
ClubLarisa Latynina School of Artistic Gymnastics / VFSO Dynamo
Head coach(es)Paramonov D.V., Nigmadzyanov R.G. [1]
Medal record
Men’s artistic gymnastics
Representing  Russia
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
FIG World Cup
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Apparatus World Cup 0 0 1
World Challenge Cup 0 0 0
Total 0 0 1

Ivan Vitalievich Kuliak (Russian: Иван Витальевич Куляк; born 28 February 2002) is a Russian artistic gymnast. He is the 2019 Russian Junior all-around and floor champion and the horizontal bar silver medalist.

Career

Kuliak in the still rings apparatus final at the 2019 Junior World Artistic Gymnastics Championships

Kuliak took up gymnastics at age 4 in 2006 in Kaluga, Russia, when his mother enrolled him in gymnastics classes. [1]

In 2019 Kuliak became the Russian Junior all-around and floor champion and the silver medalist on horizontal bar.

He represented Russia at the 2019 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival and won the silver medal in the individual all-around, a bronze on floor and still rings and a silver medal as part of the Russian team.[2] In 2019 he received the title Master of Sports.

2022 World Cup controversy

In March 2022, Kuliak wore a "Z" sticker on his chest during the medal ceremony of the parallel bars competition at the 2022 FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Cup series in Doha.[3] "Z", a letter which is not part of the Cyrillic alphabet, is commonly used by Russian invading forces in Ukraine and means za pobedy (for victory). Kuliak displayed the symbol while standing on the podium next to a Ukrainian athlete, Illia Kovtun, who won the event.[4] The FIG prior to the competitions decided to exclude Russian athletes from the competitions, but the prohibition only entered in force on 7 March.[5]

On 6 March the FIG announced that they will ask the Gymnastics Ethics Foundation to open disciplinary proceedings against Kuliak.[6] In a subsequent interview, on Tuesday 8 March, Kuliak said that he had no regrets and would "do exactly the same".[7]

Competitive history

Year Event Team AA FX PH SR VT PB HB
Junior
2014 Olympic Hopes Russia 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2015 Hope of Russia 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 5 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 6 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Olympic Hopes Russia 5 4 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Youth Spartakiad 5 8 7 7
Kaluga Region Governor’s Cup 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2016 Youth Spartakiad 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 7 4 4 4 4 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Kaluga Region Governor‘s Cup 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2017 Central Federal Championships 6 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 8 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Russian Junior Championships (CMS) 4 11 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 5 8
Prize of the Olympic Champion A. Nemov 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 8 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Youth Spartakiad 4 15 8 8
Kaluga Region Governor’s Cup 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2018 Central Federal Championships 1st place, gold medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 5 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Russian Junior Championships 6 7 6 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Summer Youth Spartakiad 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 6 4 10 6
Sport School Championships 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 7
Voronin Junior Cup 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 5
2019 Russian Junior Championships 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 7 7 5 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Hope of Russia 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Memorial Erminio Visconti 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Junior World Championships 9 11 7
Euro Youth Olympic Festival 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 5 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 7 7 5
Central Federal Championships 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Senior
2020 Central Federal Championships 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 5
2021 Central Federal Championships 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 6 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
National Championships 5 8 7 5
Russian Cup 12 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Kaluga Region Governor’s Cup 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 7 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 7
2022
Doha World Cup 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)

References

  1. ^ a b c [1]. gymnastics.sport
  2. ^ [2]. europeangymnastics.com
  3. ^ "Russian gymnast investigated for wearing pro-war symbol on podium next to Ukrainian". BBC News Online. 6 March 2022. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
  4. ^ "Russian gymnast stands on the podium with symbol supporting invasion of Ukraine on chest". Marca. 5 March 2022. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
  5. ^ "FIG adopts further measures against Russia and Belarus". gymnastics.sport. International Gymnastics Federation. 4 March 2022. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
  6. ^ "FIG adopts further measures against Russia and Belarus". gymnastics.sport. International Gymnastics Federation. 6 March 2022. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
  7. ^ Ingle, Sean (8 March 2022). "Unrepentant gymnast Ivan Kuliak would show 'Z' insignia for Russia again". The Guardian. Retrieved 8 March 2022.

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