Olga Kapranova

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Olga Kapranova
Personal information
Full name	Ольга Серге́евна Капра́нова Olga Sergeyevna Kapranova
Born	(1987-12-06) December 6, 1987 (age 37) Moscow, Russia SFSR
Height	177 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	57 kg (126 lb)
Gymnastics career
Discipline	Rhythmic gymnastics
Country represented	Russia
Club	Gazprom
Head coach(es)	Irina Viner
Assistant coach(es)	Vera Shatalina
Former coach(es)	Elena Nefedova
Choreographer	Veronica Shatkova
Retired	2009
Medal record Rhythmic Gymnastics Representing  Russia World Championships 2003 Budapest Team 2005 Baku All-around 2005 Baku Rope 2005 Baku Ball 2005 Baku Clubs 2005 Baku Team 2007 Patras Team 2007 Patras Hoop 2007 Patras Clubs 2009 Mie Team 2007 Patras Rope 2007 Patras All-around European Championships 2005 Moscow Ball 2005 Moscow Team 2007 Baku Hoop 2007 Baku Team 2009 Baku Team 2005 Moscow Rope 2005 Moscow Clubs 2007 Baku Clubs 2007 Baku Rope 2008 Torino All-around World Cup Final 2006 Mie Clubs 2008 Benidorm Rope 2004 Moscow Hoop 2004 Moscow Clubs 2004 Moscow Ribbon 2008 Benidorm Clubs Grand Prix Final 2005 Berlin Rope 2005 Berlin Ball 2005 Berlin Clubs 2007 Innsbruck All-around 2007 Innsbruck Hoop 2007 Innsbruck Clubs 2008 Bratislava All-around 2008 Bratislava Rope 2008 Bratislava Clubs 2008 Bratislava Ribbon 2004 Deventer All-around 2006 Berlin All-around 2007 Innsbruck Ribbon 2007 Innsbruck Rope 2008 Bratislava Hoop 2004 Deventer Ribbon 2004 Deventer Hoop 2005 Berlin All-around 2006 Berlin Rope World Games 2005 Duisburg Ball 2005 Duisburg Clubs 2009 Kaohsiung Hoop 2009 Kaohsiung Rope Summer Universiade 2007 Bangkok All-around 2007 Bangkok Ribbon 2007 Bangkok Hoop

Olga Sergeyevna Kapranova (Russian: Ольга Серге́евна Капра́нова; born 6 December 1987) is a Russian retired individual rhythmic gymnast. She is the 2005 World all-around champion, the 2007 World all-around bronze medalist, the 2008 European all-around bronze medalist, a two-time (2007, 2008) Grand Prix Final all-around champion, a two-time (2004, 2006) Grand Prix Final all-around silver medalist and the 2005 Grand Prix Final all-around bronze medalist.

In the fall of 2024, the various Russian gymnastics federations were restructured into one Russian Rhythmic Gymnastics Federation for all disciplines, and Kapranova became the representative for rhythmic gymnastics.^[1]

Kapranova first took up the sport of rhythmic gymnastics in 1993 and trained with Elena Nefedova. In 2002, she started to train with Irina Viner, who has coached other stars of the sport, including Yana Batyrshina and Alina Kabaeva.^[1]

Kapranova began competing internationally in 2003. She finished fourth in the all-around at the World Cup in Zaragoza and won a team medal at the World Championships in Budapest.

In 2004, Kapranova did not make the Olympic team, with the two places going to Irina Tchachina and Alina Kabaeva. After their retirements, she became one of Russia's top gymnasts. In 2005, she won the individual all-around title at the World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships held in Baku, Azerbaijan. Although she trailed the eventual silver and bronze medalists Anna Bessonova and Irina Tchachina going into the final exercise, ball, it was Kapranova's strongest event and her performance allowed her to take the lead.^[2] She won a total of five of the six available gold medals at the event.^[3]

In 2006, Kapranova won silver in all-around at the 2006 Grand Prix Final and another silver medal in clubs at the World Cup Final in Mie. She earned a number of medals in the World Cup series in 2007 and 2008, won the Grand Prix Final in 2007 and 2008, and took the bronze medal in the all-around at the 2007 World Championships behind teammate Vera Sessina. At the 2007 Summer Universiade, she won the silver medal in the all-around behind Anna Bessonova.

In the 2008 Olympic season, Kapranova won the bronze medal in the all-around at the 2008 European Championships behind silver medalist Anna Bessonova and with rising star teammate Evgenia Kanaeva taking the gold medal. She was selected to compete in the 2008 Summer Olympics after beating Vera Sessina to take the second spot in the Russian team, along with Evgenia Kanaeva. She was ranked second in the qualifications and finished fourth in the women's individual event finals.^[4]

Although she initially wanted to retire after the Olympics, Viner encouraged her to compete for another year due to her disappointing fourth-place finish.^[3] She competed at the 2009 World Championships in Mie, Japan and won the team gold medal with Evgenia Kanaeva, Daria Kondakova and Daria Dmitrieva. At the end of the 2009 season, she retired from competition and began coaching children.^[5]

Kapranova has an elder sister, Ekaterina, who is also a former rhythmic gymnast.^[5] She also trained Kristina Pimenova, who trained as a rhythmic gymnast before retiring to pursue a career as a model.

Year	Apparatus	Music title [6]
2009	Hoop	Slovanic March op.31 by Tchaikovsky
	Ball	Caruso from Voice by Neal Schon
	Rope	Act 1 – Appearance Of Kitri / Act 1 – Variation: Kitri from Don Quixote by Leon Minkus
	Ribbon	Mozart 40# in dream-mystery by Angelika / Mozart
2008	Hoop	Act 1 – Kitri and Basilio, Variation: Kitri music from Don Quixote by Leon Minkus
	Rope	Pogonya
	Clubs	Introduction: Moderato Assai – Allegro Ma Non Troppo from Swan Lake by Tchaikovsky
	Ribbon	Katyusha Remix by DJ Ras Putin
2007	Hoop	Turandot music from Nessun Dorma Giacomo Puccini
	Rope	La Habanera music from One Second by Yello
	Clubs	Act 1 no. 8 Pas d'action music from The Sleeping Beauty by Tchaikovsky
	Ribbon	Barynya (Landlady) – (Russian Traditional)
2006	Rope	Tango Ballet For Violin And String Orchestra: Titulos / La Calle by Astor Piazzolla
	Ball	?
	Clubs	Karapet Dance / Kalinka (Russian & Ukrainian Traditionals)
	Ribbon	Ouverture music from La Gazza Ladra by Rossini
2005	Rope	Boublitchski (Russian traditional song)
	Ball	Intrada music from The Nutcracker by Pyotr Tchaikovsky
	Clubs	The Invitation To The Jellicle Ball; The Jellicle Ball; The Gumbie Cat from Cats by Andrew Lloyd Webber
	Ribbon	I: Tempo Di Valse Ma Non Troppo Vivo, Quasi Moderato & II. Andante; Allegro from Swan Lake by Tchaikovsky
2004	Hoop	"Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood" music from Kill Bill by Santa Esmeralda
	Ball	O Sole Mio by Eduardo di Capua
	Clubs	Mawoud (Club Mix) by Said Mrad
	Ribbon	Lament To Birch Bark from The Best Of Russian Folk Music by Moscow Balalaika Quartet
2003	Hoop	Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso, for violin & orchestra in A minor, Op. 28 by Camille Saint-Saëns
	Ball	Shurale by Firad Yarullin
	Clubs	Dancing with the Muse by Chris Spheeris
	Ribbon	Russian Dance (from Swan Lake) by Vanessa Mae
2002	Hoop	Terry's theme from Limelight by Charlie Chaplin
	Ball	?
	Clubs	Quixote by Bond
	Rope	Korobejniki from Kamarinskaya by Michael Glinka

Year	Competition Description	Location	Music	Apparatus	Rank	Score-Final	Rank	Score-Qualifying
2008	Olympics	Beijing		All-around	4th	71.700	2nd	72.900
			Katyusha Remix by DJ Ras Putin	Ribbon	3rd	18.050	2nd	17.875
			Pogonya	Rope	2nd	18.200	1st	18.350
			Act 1 – Kitri and Basilio, Variation: Kitri music from Don Quixote by Leon Minkus	Hoop	2nd	18.500	2nd	18.475
			Swan Lake by Tchaikovsky	Clubs	8th	16.950	2nd	18.200

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