I have reached more than I hoped to dream
Russian Yekaterina Vedene’swho represented Slovenia in rhythmic gymnastics at the last two Olympics in Tokyo and Paris, announced through social media today that he is closing this chapter in his career. Vedene’s, who won Slovenia’s medals at the World and European Championships and World Cups, ended her career at the age of 30.
« I have devoted 26 unforgettable years to this sport, and if someone offered me that I could cross this path again, I would accept it without hesitation, » wrote a 30-year-old rhythm in Russian on Instagram, who had approved her again a change of citizenship from Slovenska back to Russian at the International Gymnastic Association (Fig).
She said she wanted to continue her career as a coach and judge, but not for Slovenia, who offered her the opportunity to compete in the Olympics and great international competitions and fined her sports career, but for her home country of Russia.
In a message about the end of her career – since the Vedene’s Olympics, she no longer competed for Slovenia – she thanked the gymnast all who helped her on the sports journey, first and foremost trainer. Deer Droshan and parents. In the crowd, she also mentioned the Gymnastics Association of Slovenia and the Tim Club for many occasions that she would never have come to in the Russian jersey.
Vedeneeva achieved all her more prominent achievements in a Slovenian coat of arms after receiving Slovenian citizenship in 2018, although she lived and trained most of the time in Russia. She was 16th at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and sixth in Paris.
Jekaterina Vedene’s ended her career. Photo: Hannah McKay /Reuters
She never made it to the winning stage of big competitions in the manyth, so she was successful with individual props. At the World Cup, she won two bronze medals with a ribbon (2022 in Sofia, 2023 in Valencia), and at the EP 2023 in Baku it was third with Kiji. She was also third with Kiji at the 2022 Birmingham World Games.
She has recorded more than ten rankings on the winning stage with individual props in the World Cup, and she also has two wins – she has achieved both with a ribbon (Athens 2023, Tashkent 2022). In 2023, as a member of the Ljubljana club Tim, she became the recipient of the Rozanc Award for Outstanding Sports Achievement, awarded by the City of Ljubljana.
“In rhythm, I achieved more than I dared to dream. I gave all my heart and soul to this sport. Now I want to start a new chapter of my career as a trainer and judge, « Vedeneva wrote, among others.
