Angelina Kysla

Angelina Kysla
 Gymnast 

Personal information
Country represented  Ukraine
Born (1991-02-15) 15 February 1991
Kiev, Ukraine
Hometown Kiev, Ukraine
Height 5 ft 2 in (157 cm)
Discipline Women's artistic gymnastics
Level Senior international elite
Club Dynamo
Gym Ukrainian Gymnastics Federation
Head coach(es) Oksana Slyusarchuk
Assistant coach(es) Inna Korobchinskaya
Music Tanguera by Sexteto Mayor (2013)

Angelina Anatoliyivna Kysla (Ukrainian: Ангеліна Анатоліївна Кисла; born 15 February 1991) is a Ukrainian artistic gymnast. She competed at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in 2011, 2013, 2014, and 2015.

Personal life

Kysla was born on 15 February 1991 in Kiev. On 4 September 2016, she married to gymnast Ihor Radivilov.[1]

Senior career

Kysla and fellow compatriot Natalia Kononenko both qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics through the test event held in January 2012.[2] However, the National Olympic Committee ruled that only Kononenko may compete in London.[2]

She won a bronze at the Osijek World Cup in 2013.[3] At the 3rd Mexico Open in Acapulco on 30 November 2013, Kysla finished fifth all-around with an overall score of 53.700.[4] She was chosen by an expert panel as the most elegant gymnast in the competition and was awarded with a white Swarovski leotard worth approximately $10,000.[5] Kysla competed in this leotard at the 4th Mexico Open in December 2014, placing fifth all-around with an overall score of 52.70.[6] She won a silver with Oleg Vernyayev at the Swiss Cup in 2014.

She competed for Ukraine at the 2016 Summer Olympics, having qualified through the test event held in April.[7] Kysla placed 47th in qualification with an overall score of 52.223.[8]

References

  1. "KYSLA Angelina". fig-gymnastics.com. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
  2. 1 2 Amanda Turner (12 Jan 2016), 2012 Olympic Qualifiers Finalized for Gymnastics, International Gymnast Magazine, retrieved 14 Aug 2016
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-11-02. Retrieved 2013-11-16.
  4. Amanda Turner (30 Nov 2013), Popa, Calvo Claim Victories at Mexican Open, International Gymnast Magazine, retrieved 17 Aug 2016
  5. Amanda Turner (1 Dec 2013), Kysla Wins One-of-a-Kind $10,000 Leotard, International Gymnast Magazine Online, retrieved 13 Aug 2016
  6. Amanda Turner (7 Dec 2014), Pihan-Kulesza, Calvo Claim Titles in Acapulco, International Gymnast Magazine, retrieved 17 Aug 2016
  7. Amanda Turner (17 Apr 2016), Brazilian Women Lead Final Olympic Qualification, International Gymnast Magazine Online, retrieved 13 Aug 2016
  8. Women's Individual All-Around - Standings, rio2016.com, retrieved 13 Aug 2016
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