Diana Baieva Explained

Diana Baieva
Fullname:Diana Artemivna Baieva
Birth Date:9 August 2004
Birth Place:Makiivka, Ukraine
Residence:Vinnytsia, Ukraine
Training:Kyiv, Ukraine
Discipline:RG
Club:Deriugina School
Headcoach:Irina Deriugina
Assistcoach:Albina Deriugina
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Diana Artemivna Baieva (uk|Діана Артемівна Баєва; born 9 August 2004) is a Ukrainian group rhythmic gymnast. She won a bronze medal at the 2023 World Championships in 3 ribbons and 2 balls. She won two gold medals, a silver medal, and a bronze medal at the 2020 European Championships. She also won a silver medal at the 2023 European Championships and a bronze medal at the 2024 European Championships. She represented Ukraine at the 2024 Summer Olympics and finished seventh in the group all-around.

Early life

Baieva was born on 9 August 2004 in Makiivka. She began rhythmic gymnastics when she was six. In 2015, she moved to Vinnytsia with her family due to the Russo-Ukrainian War. Three years later, she auditioned for the Ukrainian national team and moved to Kyiv.[1] [2] [3]

Career

Baieva competed with the junior Ukrainian group that finished 16th in the all-around at the 2019 Junior World Championships.[4]

2020–21

Baieva joined the senior national group in 2020 and competed at the 2020 European Championships in Kyiv.[5] The senior group won a team gold medal alongside the junior individuals. In the group finals, Ukraine won the bronze medal in the all-around behind Israel and Azerbaijan.[6] They then won gold in the 5 balls final and silver behind Turkey in 3 hoops and 4 clubs.[7]

Baieva competed with the Ukrainian group at the 2021 World Championships in Kitakyushu, Japan.[8] They finished eighth in the group all-around and qualified for the 3 hoops and 4 clubs final,[9] where they finished seventh.[10] Additionally, they finished fourth in the combined team rankings alongside the individual gymnasts.[11]

2022–23

Baieva and the Ukrainian group finished tenth in the all-around and sixth in the 5 hoops final at the 2022 European Championships.[12] [13] Then at the 2022 World Championships, they finished 12th in the group all-around.[14]

In February 2023, Baieva competed with the Ukrainian group at the Tartu Grand Prix where they swept the gold medals.[15] They won a bronze medal in 5 hoops at the Baku World Cup.[16] Then at the 2023 European Championships, the Ukrainian group won a silver medal in the team event alongside the individual gymnasts.[17] Baieva and the Ukrainian group finished fourth in the all-around and qualified for both event finals.[18] They finished sixth in 5 hoops and fourth in 3 ribbons and 2 balls.[19] [20] At the 2023 World Championships, the Ukrainian group finished fifth in the all-around and qualified for both event finals.[21] They finished seventh in the 5 hoops final,[22] and they won the bronze medal in 3 ribbons and 2 balls.[23]

2024

Baieva competed with the Ukrainian group at the 2024 European Championships in Budapest. The group finished sixth in the all-around and fifth in the 5 hoops final. They then won the bronze medal in the 3 ribbons and 2 balls final. Then in July, the group won two bronze medals at the 2024 Cluj-Napoca World Challenge Cup, in the all-around and 3 ribbons and 2 balls.[24]

Baieva represented Ukraine at the 2024 Summer Olympics alongside Alina Melnyk, Mariia Vysochanska, Valeriia Peremeta, and Kira Shyrykina. The group qualified for the all-around final in third place, including having the highest score in 3 ribbons and 2 balls.[25] Then in the all-around final, the group sat in second place after the 5 hoops, but after several major mistakes in 3 ribbons and 2 balls, the group dropped to seventh place.[26] Baieva noted after the competition that the group "couldn't cope with the stress" of being in medal position.[27]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Fomenko . Andriy . Грація збірної України Діана Баєва: "Від чемпіонату Європи потрібно отримати кайф" . Grace Diana Baieva of the Ukrainian national team: "You need to get a kick out of the European Championship" . . 2 November 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210507022546/https://sport.segodnya.ua/ua/sport/others/graciya-sbornoy-ukrainy-diana-baeva-ot-chempionata-evropy-nuzhno-poluchit-kayf-1490955.html . 7 May 2021 . uk . 26 November 2020 . dead.
  2. Web site: Gruzdev . Stanislav . Вінничанка увійшла до збірної України з художньої гімнастики . The woman from Vinnytsia joined the national rhythmic gymnastics team of Ukraine . Glavkom . 2 November 2024 . uk . 26 November 2020.
  3. Web site: Verbytskyi . Ivan . Чемпіонка Європи Діана Баєва: Коли мама сказала «це – війна», я не повірила . European champion Diana Baieva: When my mother said "this is war", I didn't believe it . Glavkom . 2 November 2024 . uk . 3 January 2021.
  4. Web site: Results for 1st FIG Rhythmic Gymnastics Junior World Championships Moscow (RUS) . . 3 November 2024.
  5. News: Вінничанка Діана Баєва представлятиме Україну на чемпіонаті Європи з художньої гімнастики. uk. Diana Baieva from Vinnytsya will represent Ukraine at the European Championships . Misto nad Bugom . 26 November 2020 . 28 November 2020.
  6. Web site: Україна здобула золото і бронзу на домашньому чемпіонаті Європи з художньої гімнастики . Ukraine won gold and bronze at the home European championship in rhythmic gymnastics . Glavkom . 2 November 2024 . uk . 27 November 2020.
  7. Web site: Яскравий український квінтет протягом півгодини виграв золото і срібло домашнього Євро з гімнастики . A bright Ukrainian quintet won gold and silver at the home Euro in gymnastics within half an hour . Glavkom . 2 November 2024 . uk . 28 November 2020.
  8. Web site: 38th FIG Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships Kitakyushu (JPN), 27–31 October 2021 Group All-Around Final & Qualification for Finals Composition . . . 31 January 2022 . 74–76 . 29 October 2021.
  9. Web site: 38th FIG Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships Kitakyushu (JPN), 27–31 October 2021 Group All-Around Final . . . 31 January 2022 . 29 October 2021 . 19 December 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211219131555/https://usagym.org/PDFs/Results/2021/r_21worlds_gpaa.pdf . dead .
  10. Web site: 38th FIG Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships Kitakyushu (JPN), 27–31 October 2021 Group Event Finals . . . 31 January 2022 . 31 October 2021 . 15 December 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211215021606/https://usagym.org/PDFs/Results/2021/r_21worlds_gpevents.pdf . dead .
  11. Web site: 38th FIG Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships Kitakyushu (JPN), 27–31 October 2021 Team All-Around Competition . Longines Timing . . 31 January 2022 . 28 October 2021.
  12. Web site: 38th European Rhythmic Championships Rhythmic Gymnastics Qualification Group All-Around Results . . 4 November 2024 . 18 June 2022.
  13. Web site: 38th European Rhythmic Championships Rhythmic Gymnastics Apparatus Final Group . . 4 November 2024 . 19 June 2022.
  14. Web site: 39th FIG Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships Sofia (BUL), 14–18 September 2022 Group All-Around Final . . . 4 November 2024 . 16 September 2022.
  15. Web site: Miss Valentine 2023, Tartu Grand Prix . . 3 November 2024 . 28 February 2023.
  16. Web site: Українки стали третіми у групових вправах з обручами на Кубку світу в Баку . Ukrainian women became third in group exercises with hoops at the World Cup in Baku . UkrInform . 4 November 2024 . uk . 24 April 2023.
  17. Web site: Украинские гимнастки стали вице-чемпионками Европы среди команд . Ukrainian gymnasts became vice-champions of Europe among teams . Sport ua . 4 November 2024 . ru . 21 May 2023.
  18. Web site: 39th European Rhythmic Championships Baku, Azerbaijan Rhythmic Gymnastics Qualification Group All-Around Results . . 4 November 2024 . 20 May 2023.
  19. Web site: 39th European Rhythmic Championships Baku, Azerbaijan Rhythmic Gymnastics Apparatus Final Group 5 Hoops . . 4 November 2024 . 21 May 2023.
  20. Web site: 39th European Rhythmic Championships Baku, Azerbaijan Rhythmic Gymnastics Apparatus Final Group 3 Ribbons + 2 Balls . . 4 November 2024 . 21 May 2023.
  21. Web site: 40th FIG Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships Valencia (ESP), 23–27 August 2023 Group All-Around Final . . . 3 November 2024 . 25 August 2023.
  22. Web site: 40th FIG Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships Valencia (ESP), 23–27 August 2023 Group 5 Hoops Final . . . 3 November 2024 . 27 August 2023.
  23. Web site: Israel, China produce best-ever results in Group apparatus finals at Rhythmic Gymnastics Worlds . . 3 November 2024 . 27 August 2024.
  24. Web site: Ukrainian gymnast wins gold at World Challenge Cup in Romania . . 3 November 2024 . 14 July 2024.
  25. Web site: Mandebura . Ilya . Олімпіада-2024. Українські гімнастки вийшли до фіналу групових вправ . Olympics-2024. Ukrainian gymnasts reached the group exercise finals . Glavkom . 3 November 2024 . uk . 9 August 2024.
  26. Web site: Moroz . Evgeny . Україна — сьома у фіналі групового багатоборства на Олімпіаді-2024 у художній гімнастиці . Suspilne Sport . 3 November 2024 . uk . 10 August 2024 . Ukraine is seventh in the group all-around final at the 2024 Olympics in rhythmic gymnastics.
  27. Web site: Pazenko . Julia . Oleksyuk . Serhiy . "Не впоралися зі стресом". Художні гімнастки України прокоментували втрачене місце на подіумі Олімпійських ігор-2024 . "Didn't cope with stress." Rhythmic gymnasts of Ukraine commented on the lost place on the podium of the 2024 Olympic Games . Suspilne Sport . 3 November 2024 . uk . 10 August 2024.

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