Mariia Vysochanska

Mariia Vysochanska
Vysochanska at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Personal information
Full name	Mariia Olehivna Vysochanska
Nickname(s)	Marichka
Born	(2002-09-10) 10 September 2002 (age 22) Lviv, Ukraine
Height	175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Gymnastics career
Discipline	Rhythmic gymnastics
Country represented	Ukraine
Years on national team	2017-
Training location	Kyiv, Ukraine
Level	Senior international elite
Club	Deriugins School
Head coach(es)	Irina Deriugina
Assistant coach(es)	Olena Dmytrash, Olena Ruda
Retired	28 December 2024
Medal record World Championships 2023 Valencia 3 Ribbons + 2 Balls European Championships 2020 Kyiv Team 2020 Kyiv 5 Balls 2020 Kyiv 3 Hoops + 4 Clubs 2023 Baku Team 2020 Kyiv Group all-around 2024 Budapest 3 Ribbon + 2 Balls

Mariia Olehivna Vysochanska (Ukrainian: Марія Олегівна Височанська; born 10 September 2002)^[1] is a Ukrainian retired rhythmic gymnast. She represented Ukraine at the 2020 and 2024 Summer Olympics in the group all-around. She won a bronze medal at the 2023 World Championships in 3 ribbons and 2 balls. She won two gold medals, a silver medal, and a bronze medal at the 2020 European Championships. She also won a silver medal at the 2023 European Championships and a bronze medal at the 2024 European Championships.

Early life

Vysochanska was born in 2002 in Lviv. She began rhythmic gymnastics when she was four years old because her mother was a rhythmic gymnast.^[2] Her father, Oleg Vysochansky [uk], is a senior lieutenant in the Armed Forces of Ukraine and sustained a serious head injury in the Second Battle of Donetsk Airport but survived.^[3][4]

Career

Vysochanska competed with the junior national group at the 2017 European Championships and finished eighth in the 10 clubs final.^[5] Additionally, Ukraine finished sixth in the team event.^[6]

2019-21

Vysochanska competed with the senior national group at the 2019 World Championships where they finished ninth in the all-around.^[7] They also qualified for the 5 balls final and finished eighth.^[8]

Vysochanska competed at the 2020 European Championships in Kyiv. The senior group won a team gold medal alongside the junior individuals. In the group finals, Ukraine won the bronze medal in the all-around behind Israel and Azerbaijan.^[9] They then won gold in the 5 balls final and silver behind Turkey in 3 hoops and 4 clubs.^[10]

Vysochanska represented Ukraine at the 2020 Summer Olympics alongside Anastasiya Voznyak, Yeva Meleshchuk, Daryna Duda, Mariola Bodnarchuk. Five months before the Olympics, Vysochanska had a serious leg injury that required surgery, but she was able to return faster than expected.^[1] The group finished seventh in the all-around final.^[11] After the Olympic Games, she competed with the Ukrainian group at the 2021 World Championships in Kitakyushu, Japan.^[12] They finished eighth in the group all-around and qualified for the 3 hoops and 4 clubs final,^[13] where they finished seventh.^[14] Additionally, they finished fourth in the combined team rankings alongside the individual gymnasts.^[15]

2023

In February, Vysochanska competed with the Ukrainian group at the Tartu Grand Prix where they swept the gold medals.^[16] They won a bronze medal in 5 hoops at the Baku World Cup.^[17] Then at the 2023 European Championships, the Ukrainian group won a silver medal in the team event alongside the individual gymnasts.^[18] Vysochanska and the Ukrainian group finished fourth in the all-around and qualified for both event finals.^[19] They finished sixth in 5 hoops and fourth in 3 ribbons and 2 balls.^[20][21] At the 2023 World Championships, the Ukrainian group finished fifth in the all-around and qualified for both event finals.^[22] They finished seventh in the 5 hoops final,^[23] and they won the bronze medal in 3 ribbons and 2 balls.^[24]

2024

Vysochanska and the Ukrainian group began the Olympic season at the Tartu Grand Prix where Ukraine swept the gold medals.^[25] Then at the Athens World Cup, they finished 13th in the all-around and fourth in the 5 hoops final.^[26] Then at the Sofia World Cup, they finished 10th in the all-around and seventh in the 5 hoops final.^[27] At the 2024 European Championships in Budapest, the group finished sixth in the all-around and fifth in the 5 hoops final.^[28] They then won the bronze medal in the 3 ribbons and 2 balls final behind Spain and Israel.^[29] Then in July, the group won two bronze medals at the Cluj-Napoca World Challenge Cup, in the all-around and 3 ribbons and 2 balls.^[30]

Vysochanska was invited to participate in the 2024 Summer Olympics torch relay alongside representatives from countries in the European Union.^[4][31] She represented Ukraine at the 2024 Summer Olympics alongside Diana Baieva, Alina Melnyk, Kira Shyrykina, and Valeriia Peremeta. The group qualified for the all-around final in third place, including having the highest score in 3 ribbons and 2 balls.^[32] Then in the all-around final, the group sat in second place after the 5 hoops, but after several major mistakes in 3 ribbons and 2 balls, the group dropped to seventh place.^[33]

Vysochanska announced her retirement from rhythmic gymnastics on 28 December 2024.^[34]

References

1. "VYSOCHANSKA Mariia". Paris 2024 Olympics. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
2. "Vysochanska Mariia - FIG Athlete Profile". International Gymnastics Federation. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
3. Verbytskyi, Ivan (6 December 2020). "Чемпіонка Європи Марія Височанська: Мій тато був останнім, хто вийшов з Донецького аеропорту живим" [European champion Maria Vysochanska: My dad was the last one to leave the Donetsk airport alive]. Glavkom (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 17 November 2024.
4. Corbet, Sylvie; Nouvian, Tom (9 May 2024). "A Ukrainian gymnast carried the Paris Olympic torch with an EU team, in a sign of support". The Associated Press. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
5. "33rd European Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships Juniors Group Apparatus Finals" (PDF). European Gymnastics. 21 May 2017. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
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7. "37th FIG Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships Baku (AZE), 16-22 September 2019 Group All-Around Final" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. International Gymnastics Federation. 21 September 2019. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
8. "37th FIG Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships Baku (AZE), 16-22 September 2019 Group 5 Balls Final" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. International Gymnastics Federation. 22 September 2019. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
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10. "Яскравий український квінтет протягом півгодини виграв золото і срібло домашнього Євро з гімнастики" [A bright Ukrainian quintet won gold and silver at the home Euro in gymnastics within half an hour]. Glavkom (in Ukrainian). 28 November 2020. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
11. "2020 Summer Olympics Results - Gymnastics - Rhythmic". ESPN. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
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13. "38th FIG Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships Kitakyushu (JPN), 27–31 October 2021 Group All-Around Final" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. International Gymnastics Federation. 29 October 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 December 2021. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
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18. "Украинские гимнастки стали вице-чемпионками Европы среди команд" [Ukrainian gymnasts became vice-champions of Europe among teams]. Sport ua (in Russian). 21 May 2023. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
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26. Fantoni, Lucrezia (24 March 2024). "Ritmica, World Cup: a Palaio Faliro l'Italia vince un oro e tre argenti nelle finali di specialità" [Rhythmic, World Cup: in Palaio Faliro Italy wins a gold and three silvers in the specialty finals]. Ginnasticando (in Italian). Retrieved 26 May 2024.
27. "Results for FIG World Cup 2024 Sofia (BUL)". International Gymnastics Federation. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
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29. "Great variety of apparatus medallists decided on closing day of #Budapest2024". European Gymnastics. 26 May 2024. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
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31. "Ukrainian gymnast carries torch in Marseille in show of solidarity". Inside the Games. 9 May 2024. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
32. Mandebura, Ilya (9 August 2024). "Олімпіада-2024. Українські гімнастки вийшли до фіналу групових вправ" [Olympics-2024. Ukrainian gymnasts reached the group exercise finals]. Glavkom (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 3 November 2024.
33. Moroz, Evgeny (10 August 2024). "Україна — сьома у фіналі групового багатоборства на Олімпіаді-2024 у художній гімнастиці" [Ukraine is seventh in the group all-around final at the 2024 Olympics in rhythmic gymnastics]. Suspilne Sport (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 3 November 2024.
34. Oleksiuk, Serhiy (28 December 2024). "Дворазова чемпіонка Європи Марія Височанська оголосила про завершення кар'єри в художній гімнастиці" [Two-time European champion Maria Vysochanska announced the end of her career in rhythmic gymnastics]. Suspilne Sport (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 29 December 2024.

External links

• Mariia Vysochanska at the International Gymnastics Federation
• Mariia Vysochanska at Olympics.com
• Mariia Vysochanska at Olympedia (archive)