#hristakieva

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The Hristakieva Club - Part 1

Snejana Hristakieva (BUL), 1992 European Championships Elena Dolgopolova (RUS), 1997 World Championships Elena Piskun (BLR), 1993 Internationaux de France

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Hristakieva (Def) on Bars

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

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Snezana Hristakieva (BUL) | 1992 European Championships

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Snejana Hristakieva (Bulgaria). Uneven bars, 1992 Europeans AA. She was the first woman to perform a "Def" in competition on the asymetric bars, so the skill is called "Hristakieva" in Women's gymnastics. 

I've read that she died in a car accident in Germany in 1997. She was only 20. :( Can anyone confirm or refute it?

Snejana Hristakieva (Bulgaria). Asimétricas, final individual Europeos 1992. Fue la primera mujer en realizar un "def" en commpetición en las asimétricas, así que el elemento se llama "hristakieva" en gimnasia artística femenina. 

He leído que falleció en un accidente de tráfico en Alemania en 1997. Solamente tenía 20 años. :( ¿Puede confirmarlo o desmentirlo alguien?

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The Hristakieva Club - Part 3

Cha Yong-hwa (PRK), 2009 World Championships Youna Dufournet (FRA), 2010 Paris World Cup Elisabeth Seitz (GER), 2011 World Championships Nakamura Haruka (JPN), 2023 Jr. World Championships

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The Hristakieva Club - Part 2

Amelie Plante (CAN), 2004 Olympic Games Émilie Le Pennec (FRA), 2004 Olympic Games Morgan Evans (USA), 2005 Jr. US Classic Isabelle Severino (FRA), 2005 World Championships

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I think it’s worth noting that Shannon Miller withdrew from vault finals twice - in 1993 and 1995 - so I think she (or Steve Nunno) knew she wasn’t really competitive for a medal (and she had an ankle injury in 1995). I don’t have a problem with her in the 1994 Worlds final since she attempted two 10.0 SV vaults (Hristakieva and Phelps). Shannon was actually the first to attempt the Phelps in international competition, but she did the vault to a sit down in Brisbane, so it didn’t get named for her. She did land the vault successfully at the 1994 Goodwill Games, a year before the vault got named for Phelps.

Yes. I actually think that she managed a lot of those cases really well. I actually have a lot of admiration for the way that Shannon and Nunno managed her career both injury wise and holding their ground when she needed rest.

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A Hristakieva Appreciation Thread

(otherwise known as Defs)

Snezhana Hristakieva (BUL), 1992 European Championships All Around [40.15 Timestamp]

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Cecile Canqueteau’s beautiful Hristakieva vault at the 1995 International Mixed Pairs meet

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Hristakieva (Def) on Bars

Hristakieva (Def) on Bars

It’s extremely difficult to keep form on this skill — especially on regrasp. Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube. On Men’s H Bar, the skill is named for Jacques Def, ’84 Olympian from France.

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The Hristakieva Club

(otherwise known as the Def)  

It’s rather telling that this video was made almost a decade after the other compellation of Defs and only added one person.  Who no longer competes it.

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Hristakieva (Def), Mo and Nabieva Rarely competed, super difficult Bar skills. Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.