Carmely Reiska (born 8 August 2002) is an Estonian rhythmic gymnast.
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| Country represented |  Estonia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 8 August 2002 Tallinn, Estonia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Rhythmic gymnastics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Level | International Elite | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years on national team | 2016–2021 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | SK Nord / Tallinna Spordikool | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Head coach(es) | Natalja Bestsastnaja | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career edit
Junior edit
From 2016 to 2017, Reiska was a member of the Estonian junior group, winning two Estonian group championship in 2016 and 2017, and from the end of 2017 until December 2021 she trained as part of the national senior group.[1] She competed at the 2017 Rhythmic Gymnastics European Championships in Budapest, Hungary, with the Estonian junior group, placing 7th in All-Around and also in the 10 clubs final.
Senior edit
Reiska competed at the 2018 Rhythmic Gymnastics European Championships in Guadalajara, Spain. She also participated in the 2018 Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria, placing 13th in the all-around competition.[2][3] She won silver in the 3 balls + 2 ropes final and bronze with 5 hoops at the 2018 Grand Prix stage in Holon, Israel.[4] Reiska was also part of the Estonian group which earned the nation's first-ever FIG World Cup medal, a bronze medal in the group all-around competition at the Tashkent World Cup in 2018, along with teammates Helena Jaee, Vasilina Kuksova, Maria Susi, Lera Teino and Maria Trofimov.[5]
In 2019, she participated in the European Games in Minsk, Belarus, where she finished 7th overall with her group.[6] That same year, she also earned the bronze medal with the group 5 balls routine at the Thiais Grand Prix stage.[7] In 2020, Reiska was part of the group that won Estonia their first-ever medal at the Rhythmic Gymnastics European Championships, getting bronze in the 5 balls final.[8] In 2021, she competed at the World Championships in Kitakyushu, Japan, finishing 13th in the group all-around competition.[9] Reiska, with the Estonian group, earned the bronze medal in the 5 balls final at the 2021 Moscow Grand Prix stage.[10]
Personal life edit
Reiska took up rhythmic gymnastics at age four, encouraged by her mother.[11] She graduated from the Kadriorg German Gymnasium in 2018 and continued her high school education there.[12] Carmely can speak four languages- Estonian, German, English, and Russian.
References edit
- ^ "Koondised – Eesti Võimlemisliit" (in Estonian). Retrieved 2022-08-28.
- ^ https://usagym.org/PDFs/Results/r_18worlds_complete.pdf Archived 2022-06-18 at the Wayback Machine [bare URL PDF]
- ^ "2018 World Championships Result Book" (PDF). usagym. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-06-18. Retrieved 2022-08-28.
- ^ Grand Prix Holon 2018 - Individual + Groups Finals, retrieved 2022-08-28
- ^ 2018 Tashkent World Cup
- ^ https://storage.googleapis.com/sns-odf-prod/GRYWTEAM1AA-----------FNL---------/C73B%20-%20Team%20Multiple%20Competition%20Final%20-%20Results%20(Group%20All-Around)%20(Sun,%2023%20Jun%202019%20-%2019:07).pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ http://www.grandprixthiais.fr/medias/files/thiais-2019-resultats-delegations.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ "Eesti rühmkava koondis võitis iluvõimlemise EM-il pronksmedali – Eesti Võimlemisliit" (in Estonian). 28 November 2020. Retrieved 2022-08-28.
- ^ 38th FIG Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships Kitakyushu (JPN), 27–31 October 2021 Group All-Around Final & Qualification for Finals Composition
- ^ "Grand Prix Moscow 2021". vfrg.ru. Retrieved 2022-08-28.
- ^ "Eesti iluvõimlejad muudavad võimlemisega maailma ja unistavad olümpiast – Ajakiri SPORT". Retrieved 2022-08-28.
- ^ "Kadrioru Saksa Gümnaasium". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2022-08-28.