Taisiia Andriivna Onofriichuk (Ukrainian: Таї́сія Андріївна Онофрійчу́к; born 26 May 2008) is a Ukrainian rhythmic gymnast. She is the 2024 European hoop bronze medalist and the 2023 Junior World clubs silver medalist. She is the 2024 Ukrainian all-around champion and will represent Ukraine at the 2024 Summer Olympics.
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| Full name | Taisiia Andriivna Onofriichuk | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alternative name(s) | Taisia Onofriychuk | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country represented |  Ukraine | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 26 May 2008 Kyiv, Ukraine | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Rhythmic gymnastics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years on national team | 2021 – present | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Head coach(es) | Irina Deriugina | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Assistant coach(es) | Marina Kardash | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Choreographer | Iryna Blokhina | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
editJunior
editIn 2022, Onofriichuk competed at the Junior European Championships in Tel Aviv, Israel. She finished fourth with her teammates,[1] and individually, she placed seventh in the hoop final and eighth in the ribbon final.[2][3] Later that year, she won the junior all-around gold medal at the Aeon Cup held in Tokyo, Japan.[4]
In July 2023, Onofriichuk competed at the Junior World Championships in Cluj-Napoca. She won a silver medal with the clubs behind Poland's Liliana Lewińska, the first-ever medal for Ukraine at the Junior World Championships.[5][6] She was also fourth in the team competition, sixth with the hoop, and eighth with the ribbon.[7] She once again competed at the Aeon Cup in Japan along with her teammates Viktoriia Onopriienko and Polina Karika.[8] There, she won the silver medal in the junior all-around behind Germany's Lada Pusch.[9]
Senior
editOnofriichuk became age-eligible for senior international competitions in 2024. She made her senior international debut at the 2024 Tartu Grand Prix, winning bronze in the all-around behind teammate Viktoriia Onopriienko and Bulgaria's Elvira Krasnobaeva. She won a gold medal in the clubs final, and she won another bronze medal in the ball final.[10] Then at the Thiais Grand Prix, she won a bronze medal in the ribbon final in addition to placing eighth in the all-around and ball finals.[11][12]
Onofriichuk won a medal at her first FIG World Cup competition when, at the 2024 Sofia World Cup, she won bronze in the ribbon final behind Stiliana Nikolova and Daria Atamanov.[13][14] The next week, at the World Cup in Baku, she won three more medals - silver with clubs and bronze with ball and ribbon.[15][16] She also placed fourth in the all-around.[17] She then won the all-around title at the 2024 Ukrainian Championships.[18]
Onofriichuk competed at the 2024 European Championships in Budapest, Hungary, and finished eighth in the team competition with Viktoriia Onopriienko and the senior group.[19] She successfully qualified for the all-around final, finishing in ninth place.[20] Onofriichuk also qualified for three apparatus finals, winning a bronze medal in the hoop final, which was held on her 16th birthday.[21] She also placed sixth in the ribbon final and eighth in the ball final.[22][23] At the Grand Prix Final in Brno, she won the all-around silver medal behind Elvira Krasnobaeva. She also won silver medals in the hoop, ball, and ribbon finals.[24] Then at the Milan World Cup, she won bronze medals in both the club and ribbon finals. She also placed fourth in the all-around behind Darja Varfolomeev, Sofia Raffaeli, and teammate Viktoriia Onopriienko.[25]
Onofriichuk was selected to represent Ukraine at the 2024 Summer Olympics instead of teammate Onopriienko.[26]
Competitive history
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| Year | Event | Team | AA | HP | BA | CL | RB |
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| 2022 | Ukrainian Junior Championships |  |
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| Junior European Championships | 4 | 7 | 8 | ||||
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| 2023 | Aeon Cup | |
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| Junior World Championships | 4 | 6 | |
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| 2024 | Tartu Grand Prix |  |
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| Marbella Grand Prix | 17 | ||||||
| Thiais Grand Prix | 8 | 8 |
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| Sofia World Cup | 12 | 5 |
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| Baku World Cup | 4 | |
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| European Championships | 8 | 9 | |
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| Milan World Cup | 4 | |
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Routine music information
edit| Year | Apparatus | Music title |
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| 2022 | Hoop | Mi Gente by J Balvin and Willy William |
| Ball | ||
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| Ribbon | Hood Jump by John Powell | |
| 2023 | Hoop | Discoteque by The Roop |
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| Clubs | Bad by Michael Jackson | |
| Ribbon | Hood Jump by John Powell | |
| 2024 | Hoop (first) | Ad Martem by HAVASI |
| Hoop | Thriller by Michael Jackson | |
| Ball | Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend by Glee | |
| Clubs | Haze by Power-Haus | |
| Ribbon | Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious by Julie Andrews, Dick Van Dyke & The Pearlie Chorus |
References
edit- ^ "38th European Rhythmic Championships Rhythmic Gymnastics Teams Qualification Juniors" (PDF). European Gymnastics. 15 June 2022. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
- ^ "38th European Rhythmic Championships Rhythmic Gymnastics Apparatus Final Individual Juniors Hoop" (PDF). European Gymnastics. 16 June 2022. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
- ^ "38th European Rhythmic Championships Rhythmic Gymnastics Apparatus Final Individual Juniors Ribbon" (PDF). European Gymnastics. 16 June 2022. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
- ^ "Junior All-Around Final" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
- ^ "Українська гімнастка Онофрійчук виграла срібло юніорського ЧС у вправах із булавами" [Ukrainian gymnast Onofriychuk won silver at the Junior World Championships in club exercises]. Sportarena (in Ukrainian). 9 July 2023. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
- ^ "Multiple golds for Lewinska and Israeli group close out Rhythmic Junior Worlds". International Gymnastics Federation. 9 July 2023. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
- ^ "2nd FIG Rhythmic Gymnastics Junior World Championships Cluj-Napoca (ROU), 7 - 9 July 2023 Individual Event Finals" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. International Gymnastics Federation. 9 July 2023. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
- ^ Shovkoplyas, Yaroslav (12 September 2023). "Онопрієнко, Каріка та Онофрійчук візьмуть участь у «Aeon Cup»" [Onoprienko, Karika and Onofriychuk will take part in the "Aeon Cup"]. Tribuna ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 14 April 2024.
- ^ "AEON Cup 2023 Results Junior" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. 1 October 2023. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
- ^ "Chu wins silver at 2024 Miss Valentine Tartu Grand Prix". USA Gymnastics. 4 March 2024. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
- ^ "Apparatus Finals" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. 31 March 2024. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
- ^ "All-Around RGI" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. 30 March 2024. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
- ^ Brunetti, Mariacarmela (14 April 2024). "Ritmica, oro e bronzo per Sofia Raffaeli nelle finali di World Cup 2024 a Sofia" [Rhythmic, gold and bronze for Sofia Raffaeli in the 2024 World Cup finals in Sofia]. Ginnasticando (in Italian). Retrieved 14 April 2024.
- ^ "Stiliana Nikolova steals the show while Israel's group dominates in Sofia". International Gymnastics Federation. 16 April 2024. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
- ^ "Гимнастка Онофрийчук завоевала бронзу в упражнениях с мячом на Кубке мира в Баку" [Gymnast Onofriychuk wins bronze in ball exercises at World Cup in Baku]. Sportarena (in Ukrainian). 21 April 2024. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
- ^ "Darja Varfolomeev back to her winning ways in Baku". International Gymnastics Federation. 23 April 2024. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
- ^ "Ukrainian gymnast Onofriichuk qualifies for World Cup final in rhythmic gymnastics". Yahoo! Sports. 20 April 2024. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
- ^ "Онофрійчук здобула перемогу у багатоборстві на чемпіонаті України з художньої гімнастики" [Onofriychuk won the all-around at the championship of Ukraine in rhythmic gymnastics]. Tribuna ua (in Ukrainian). 1 May 2024. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
- ^ "40th European Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships Rhythmic Gymnastics Teams Results" (PDF). European Gymnastics. 25 May 2024. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
- ^ "40th European Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships Rhythmic Gymnastics All-around Final Individual" (PDF). European Gymnastics. 25 May 2024. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
- ^ "Таїсія Онофрійчук завоювала бронзу чемпіонату Європи з художньої гімнастики" [Taisiia Onofriichuk won bronze at the European Rhythmic Gymnastics Championship]. Ukrainian Gymnastics Federation (in Ukrainian). 26 May 2024. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
- ^ "40th European Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships Rhythmic Gymnastics Apparatus Final Individual Ribbon" (PDF). European Gymnastics. 26 May 2024. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
- ^ "40th European Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships Rhythmic Gymnastics Apparatus Final Individual Ball" (PDF). European Gymnastics. 26 May 2024. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
- ^ "Grand Prix Brno TRL Space Cup 2024". KSIS Results. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
- ^ "Three nations sweep all the gold medals at the Milan Rhythmic World Cup". International Gymnastics Federation. 24 June 2024. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
- ^ "Онофрійчук замість Онопрієнко включили у список спортсменів, які представлять Україну на Олімпіаді-2024" [Onofriychuk instead of Onoprienko was included in the list of athletes who will represent Ukraine at the 2024 Olympics]. Tribuna ua (in Ukrainian). 10 July 2024. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
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