Alma Alexandra Kuc (born September 21, 1998) is a Polish artistic gymnast.[2] She began competing for the California Golden Bears gymnastics team in 2018.
| Alma Kuc | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Alma Alexandra Kuc |
| Country represented |  Poland |
| Born | September 21, 1998 Toronto, Ontario |
| Hometown | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Height | 5 ft 1 in (155 cm)[1] |
| Discipline | Women's artistic gymnastics |
| Years on national team | 2013-2017 |
| Club | All Olympia Gymnastics Center |
| College team | California Golden Bears |
| Head coach(es) | Artur Akopyan |
| Assistant coach(es) | Galina Marinova, Marcello Figue |
Personal life
editAlma Kuc was born on September 21, 1998, in Toronto, Ontario.[3] She has also lived in Argentina and Brazil, and her extended family lives in Poland.[4] Her younger brother, Thomas Kuc, is an actor. She graduated from Laurel Springs High School in Ojai, California.[1] She began attending UC Berkeley in 2017 where she studies Molecular and Cell Biology, and she competes on their gymnastics team.[1]
Career
editKuc competed at the 2014 European Championships with Marta Pihan-Kulesza, Katarzyna Jurkowska-Kowalska, Gabriela Janik, Claudia Chmielowska, and the team finished 10th.[5] She then competed at the 2014 World Championships alongside Pihan-Kulesza, Jurkowska-Kowalska, Janik, Chmielowska, and Paula Plichta, and the team finished 17th.[6]
At the 2015 World Championships, Kuc competed with Claudia Chmielowska, Katarzyna Jurkowska-Kowalska, Klara Kopeć, Gabriela Janik, and Marta Pihan-Kulesza, and the team finished 19th.[7] She finished 4th in the all-around and won the gold medal on the uneven bars at the 2016 Polish Championships.[8] Then at the Gym Festival Trnava, she won the silver medal in the all-around behind Hitomi Hatakeda of Japan.[9] She competed at the 2016 European Championships alongside Katarzyna Jurkowska-Kowalska, Klara Kopeć, Gabriela Janik, and Paula Plichta, and they finished 11th.[10] At the 2017 European Championships, Kuc competed only on the uneven bars and finished 18th in the qualification round.[11]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Alma Kuc". Cal Athletics. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
- ^ "KUC Alma". Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
- ^ "Alma Kuc". USA Gymnastics. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
- ^ Ely, Lauren. "Kuc, Alma". Nastia Liukin Cup. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
- ^ "30th European Women's Artistic Gymnastics Team Championships Seniors" (PDF). Gymnastics Results. 15 May 2014. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
- ^ "45th ARTISTIC GYMNASTICS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS in Nanning (CHN) Women's Qualification" (PDF). Gymnastics Results. 5 October 2014. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
- ^ "46th ARTISTIC GYMNASTICS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS, GLASGOW (GBR) Women's Qualification" (PDF). Gymnastics Results. 23 October 2015. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
- ^ Hopkins, Lauren (13 May 2016). "2016 Polish Championships Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
- ^ Hopkins, Lauren (15 May 2016). "2016 Gym Festival Trnava Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
- ^ "31st European Championships in Women's Artistic Gymnastics Seniors and Juniors Senior Qualifications" (PDF). Gymnastics Results. 2 June 2016. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
- ^ "7th Petrom European Men's and Women's Artistic Gymnastics Championships Women Qualification" (PDF). Gymnastics Results. 20 April 2017. Retrieved 26 April 2021.