PROFILES

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Name: Lilia Podkopayeva

Birthdate: August 15, 1978

Hometown: Donetsk, Ukraine

Coach: Galina Lossinskaya (Dynamo Donetsk)

Notables: roundoff 1/2 on, front 1/2 off vault and double front 1/2 on floor named after her; 1st gymnast since Ludmila Tourischeva to be current European, World, and Olympic Champ

Meet
VT
UB
BB
FX
AA
TM
1997 European Masters           3rd
1996 Olympic Games   5th 2nd 1st 1st 5th
1996 Kiev International           1st
1996 European Championships 3rd 1st   1st 1st  
1996 French International   1st 2nd 2nd    
1996 Rome Grand Prix         1st  
1995 World Championships 1st 2nd 2nd 7th 1st 5th
1995 Subway Challenge         1st  
1995 Kosice International 6th       1st  
1995 European Cup 2nd 1st 1st 3rd 4th  
1995 DTB Cup 3rd 5th 1st 6th    
1995 Gymnix International         1st  
1995 French International 2nd   2nd   10th  
1995 Cottbus Grand Prix 1st 7th 7th 1st    
1994 World Championships 8th 5th 2nd   6th  
1994 World Team Championships           5th
1994 Goodwill Games 1st     3rd 4th 3rd
1994 European Championships 3rd 6th 2nd 1st 5th 3rd
1994 Swiss Cup     5th      
1994 Soapberry World Challenge 2nd 2nd 2nd 3rd 2nd  
1994 DTB Cup 1st   4th 2nd    
1994 International Mixed Pairs           3rd
1994 American Cup         5th  
1993 World Championships 8th          
1993 USA / BLR / UKR         5th  
1993 European Cup 2nd   3rd   2nd  
1993 Hungarian International 1st 1st     2nd  
1993 ROM International         4th  
1993 French International 3rd     3rd    


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Skill Highlights - 1996 Olympic Games  


VT: Podkopayeva (roundoff 1/2 on, front pike 1/2 off)

UB: clear hip hecht, hop 1/1 + hop 1/1 + Gienger + shootover, stalder, tuck full-in

BB: punch front mount, switch side leap, flip flop + flip flop + Chen, hitch wolf + front aerial, front tuck, switch leap + straddle jump, roundoff + full-in

FX: double front 1/2 out, Rudi, front layout + front layout 1/1, tuck full-in


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