Krystyna Sankova

Krystyna Sankova (Ukrainian: Кристина Санкова; born 7 July 1996) is a retired Ukrainian artistic gymnast.

Krystyna Sankova
Full name	Krystyna Sankova
Country represented	Ukraine
Born	(1996-07-07) 7 July 1996 (age 27) Luhansk Oblast, Ukraine^[1]
Discipline	Women's artistic gymnastics
Retired	yes^[2]

Career

Sankova competed at the 2010 European Junior Championships and finished 12th in the all-around final.^[3] She competed at the 2012 FIG World Cup in Cottbus, and she finished 6th in the vault final.^[4] She competed at the 2012 European Championships alongside Yevheniya Cherniy, Alina Fomenko, Nataliya Kononenko, and Mariya Livchikova, and the team finished 10th.^[5] She won the bronze medal on floor exercise at the FIG World Cup in Ostrava behind Barbara Achondo Andino and Lisa Ecker.^[6]

Sankova competed at the 2013 Stella Zakharova Cup where she won the bronze medal in the all-around behind Aliya Mustafina and Anna Dementyeva, and she won the gold medal on the balance beam and the silver medal on the floor exercise.^[7] She then competed at the 2013 European Championships and finished 8th in the floor exercise final.^[8] At the FIG World Cup in Osijek, she won the bronze medal on beam and the silver medal on floor exercise.^[9] She competed at the 2013 World Championships where she placed 10th on the balance beam in the qualification round, making her the second reserve for the event final.^[10]

Sankova competed at the 2014 European Championships alongside Yana Fedorova, Angelina Kysla, Olesya Sazonova, and Olena Vasylieva, and the team finished 18th.^[11] Then, she competed at the 2014 World Championships with Fedorova, Kysla, Sazonova, Anastasiya Ilnytska, and Daria Matveieva, where they finished 27th.^[12] At the 2014 Sokol Grand Prix, she competed with Maksym Semiankiv, and they won the team gold medal.^[13]

Sankova competed at the 2015 European Championships, and she qualified for the all-around final where she finished 23rd.^[14] She then competed at the 2015 European Games with Angelina Kysla and Yana Fedorova, and they finished 14th in the team competition.^[15]

Eponymous skill

Sankova has one eponymous skill listed in the Code of Points.^[16]

Apparatus	Name	Description	Difficulty^[a]	Added to the Code of Points
Floor exercise	Sankova	Change leg ring leap with ½ turn (180⁰)	D	2013 World Championships

1. Valid for the 2022-2024 Code of Points

References

1. "SANKOVA Krystyna". Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
2. "Krystyna Sankova". The Gymternet. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
3. "Women's Individual All-Around Final - 2010 European Championships". Gymnastics Results. 30 April 2010. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
4. "APPARATUS FINAL WOMEN RESULTS Vault" (PDF). Gymnastics Results. 24 March 2013. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
5. "TEAM RESULTS SENIORS QUALIFICATIONS FOR COMPETITION CIII & CIV" (PDF). Gymnastics Results. 10 May 2012. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
6. "DOUBLE FOR PALESOVA IN OSTRAVA". Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique. 26 November 2012. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
7. Hopkins, Lauren (1 April 2013). "2013 Stella Zakharova Cup Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
8. "5th European Men's and Women's Artistic Gymnastic Individual Championships Moscow (RUS) 2013 April 17 Artistic Gymnastics Results Event Final Women". Gymnastics Results. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
9. "Individual Apparatus series winners determined in Osijek". Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique. 18 September 2013. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
10. "44th ARTISTIC GYMNASTICS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS in Antwerp (BEL) Women's Qualification" (PDF). Gymnastics Results. 1 October 2013. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
11. "30th European Women's Artistic Gymnastics Team Championships Seniors Qualifications for CIII & CIV" (PDF). Gymnastics Results. 15 May 2014. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
12. "45th ARTISTIC GYMNASTICS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS in Nanning (CHN) Women's Qualification" (PDF). Gymnastics Results. 5 October 2014. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
13. "Maksym Semyankiv, Kristyna Sankova (UKR) sweep Sokol Grand Prix". Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique. 2 December 2014. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
14. "6th European Men's and Women's Artistic Gymnastics Individual Championships Women's All-Around Final" (PDF). Gymnastics Results. 17 April 2015. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
15. (PDF). 15 June 2015. Archived from the original on 13 October 2017. Retrieved 15 September 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
16. (PDF). International Gymnastics Federation. pp. 151, 211. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 May 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.

External links

• Krystyna Sankova at the International Gymnastics Federation