Brigita Krašovec (born 20 January 2004) is a Slovenian rhythmic gymnast. She is a three-time (2020, 2022, 2023) Slovenian All-Around silver medalist and a two-time (2018, 2019) Slovenian Junior All-Around champion.
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| Country represented | Slovenia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 20 January 2004 Postojna, Slovenia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Rhythmic gymnastics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Level | Senior International Elite | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years on national team | 2018–present | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | ŠD Moste[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gym | Gimnastični center Ljubljana | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Head coach(es) | Ana Kokalj, Tina Čas | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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She is the 2022 World champion in Modern solo dance.[2] She won a silver medal at the 2018 World Show Dance Championships in Prague, Czech Republic and a silver medal at the 2021 World Modern & Contemporary Championships in Warsaw, Poland.
Career
editBrigita took up rhythmic gymnastics in 2010, following her older sister Barbara into the sport.[3]
Junior
editIn 2018, she stepped in junior category and immediately started sweeping medals. In May, she competed at the International Tournament Guadalajara, where she qualified to two Apparatus finals. She won silver medal behind Lala Kramarenko in Ribbon final and placed 5th in Clubs final.[4] She qualified to Junior European Championships in Guadalajara, Spain, where she and her teammate Ivona Vukićević placed 15th in Team competition together with Slovenian senior group. She had 8th best result in All-around (56.750) and placed 19th in Ball and Clubs qualifications, 28th in Ribbon and 31st in Hoop qualifications.[5] Shortly after that, she became the 2018 Slovenian Junior All-around champion and won gold medals in all Apparatus finals.
In 2019, she competed at International Tournament Sofia Cup , where she placed 4th in All-around and qualified to Rope, Ball and Clubs finals.[6] In May, she proved her dominance again and defended the title of junior national champion, winning all five gold medals. She represented Slovenia at the 2019 Junior World Championships in Moscow, Russia. She also competed at the 2019 Mediterranean Junior Championships in Cagliari, Italy, where she won bronze medal in Ribbon final and finished 6th in Team competition with Ivona Vukićević.
Senior
editIn 2021, she made her World Cup debut in March, in Sofia, Bulgaria, where she placed 51st in All-Around.
In 2023, she won silver medal in All-around at Slovenian National Championships and three gold and one bronze medal in apparatus finals. She was selected to represent Slovenia at the 2023 European Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan, together with teammates Ekaterina Vedeneeva and Ela Polak, where she made her debut at European Championships in senior category. She placed 25th in Ball Qualifications and 21st in Clubs Qualifications. In August, she made her debut at the World Championship in the senior category, held in Valencia, Spain, as part of a team with Ekaterina Vedeneeva and Ela Polak. She placed 33rd in Ball qualifications and 31st in Clubs.
In 2024, she won bronze medal in All-around at Slovenian National Championships and four gold medals in apparatus finals, which were by far her most successful Nationals.
Routine music information
edit| Year | Apparatus | Music title |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Hoop | Darkwood, Fear by FreshmanSound |
| Ball | Corps by Yseult | |
| Clubs | A Good Song Never Dies by Saint Motel | |
| Ribbon | Dead! by My Chemical Romance | |
| 2023 | Hoop | Je te laisserai des mots by Patrick Watson |
| Ball | No Time to Die by Billie Eilish | |
| Clubs | A Good Song Never Dies by Saint Motel | |
| Ribbon | Carmen: L'amour est un oiseau rebelle by Angela Gheorghiu | |
| 2020 | Hoop | unknown |
| Ball | No Time to Die by Billie Eilish | |
| Clubs | You Should See Me in a Crown by Billie Eilish | |
| Ribbon | Energy drink by WaveToys, Arrival to Earth by Steve Jablonsky | |
| 2019 | Rope | Ghost Of Sky by Steed Lord |
| Ball | Gematria by Kokia | |
| Clubs | unknown | |
| Ribbon | Energy drink by WaveToys, Arrival to Earth by Steve Jablonsky | |
| 2018 | Hoop | Iron by Woodkid |
| Ball | Gematria by Kokia | |
| Clubs | Circle of Life by Carmen Twillie | |
| Ribbon | Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen (band) |
Competititve highlights
edit| International: Senior | ||||||||
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| Year | Event | AA | Team | Hoop | Ball | Clubs | Ribbon | |
| 2024 | World Challenge Cup Portimao | 23rd | 15th (Q) | 24th (Q) | 31st (Q) | 22nd (Q) | ||
| World Cup Baku | 38th (Q) | 24th (Q) | 19th (Q) | 35th (Q) | ||||
| IT Sofia Cup | 25th | 32nd (Q) | 20th (Q) | 46th (Q) | 49th (Q) | |||
| 2023 | World Championships | 33rd (Q) | 31st (Q) | |||||
| Summer Universiade | 13th | 9th (Q) | 11th (Q) | 15th (Q) | 18th (Q) | |||
| World Cup Milan | 48th | 45th (Q) | 28th (Q) | 41st (Q) | 56th (Q) | |||
| European Championships | 25th (Q) | 21st (Q) | ||||||
| World Cup Baku | 45th | 47th (Q) | 36th (Q) | 50th (Q) | 41st (Q) | |||
| World Challenge Cup Athens | 41st | |||||||
| 2022 | World Challenge Cup Pamplona | 25th | 22nd (Q) | 21st (Q) | 32nd (Q) | 23rd (Q) | ||
| 2021 | Aura Cup Zagreb | 11th | 12th (Q) | 13th (Q) | 10th (Q) | 9th (Q) | ||
| World Cup Sofia | 51st | 55th (Q) | 48th (Q) | 48th (Q) | 54th (Q) | |||
| International: Junior | ||||||||
| Year | Event | AA | Team | Rope | Ball | Clubs | Ribbon | |
| 2019 | Mediterranean Junior Championships | 6th | 4th | 3rd | ||||
| Junior World Championships | 30th (Q) | 19th (Q) | 31st (Q) | 25th (Q) | ||||
| International Tournament Sofia Cup | 4th | 9th | 8th | 4th | 7th | 18th (Q) | ||
| Aura Cup Zagreb | 6th | 9th (Q) | 2nd | 2nd | ||||
| Dream TiM Cup | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | |||||
| Year | Event | AA | Team | Hoop | Ball | Clubs | Ribbon | |
| 2018 | European Junior Championships | 15th | 31st (Q) | 19th (Q) | 19th (Q) | 28th (Q) | ||
| International Tournament Guadalajara | 9th | 7th | 5th | 2nd | ||||
| International Tournament AGF Trophy | 18th (Q) | 8th | 7th | 20th (Q) | ||||
| Aura Cup Zagreb | 8th | 3rd | 22nd (Q) | 1st | 9th | |||
| Dream TiM Cup | 2nd | 2nd | 6th | |||||
| National: Senior | ||||||||
| Year | Event | AA | Team | Hoop | Ball | Clubs | Ribbon | |
| 2024 | Slovenian Championships | 3rd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | ||
| 2023 | Slovenian Championships | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 3rd | ||
| 2022 | Slovenian Championships | 2nd | 1st | 3rd | 2nd | |||
| 2021 | Slovenian Championships | 3rd | 2nd | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | ||
| 2020 | Slovenian Championships | 2nd | 5th | 2nd | 2nd | 4th | ||
| National: Junior | ||||||||
| Year | Event | AA | Team | Rope | Ball | Clubs | Ribbon | |
| 2019 | Slovenian Junior Championships | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | ||
| Year | Event | AA | Team | Hoop | Ball | Clubs | Ribbon | |
| 2018 | Slovenian Junior Championships | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | |
| Q = Qualifications (Did not advance to Event Final due to the 2 gymnast per country rule, only Top 8 highest score); WR = World Record; WD = Withdrew; NT = No Team Competition; OC = Out of Competition (competed but scores not counted for qualifications/results) | ||||||||
References
edit- ^ "Brigita Krasovec". FIG.
- ^ "Svetovni prvaki - Brigita Krašovec" (in Slovenian). Retrieved 2024-03-10.
- ^ "Brigita Krasovec/Reason for taking up the sport". Retrieved 2024-07-25.
- ^ "Paula Serrano suma un oro y una plata en las finales del Torneo Internacional de Guadalajara" (in Spanish). 2018-05-10. Retrieved 2020-11-25.
- ^ "Sloveniji na EP v Guadalajari ekipno 15. mesto" (in Slovenian). 2018-06-02. Retrieved 2020-11-24.
- ^ "МЕЖДУНАРОДЕН ТУРНИР ПО ХУДОЖЕСТВЕНА ГИМНАСТИКА "SOFIA CUP"" (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 2020-11-25.