Nicol Ruprecht

Nicol Ruprecht
Ruprecht in 2016
Personal information
Nickname(s)	Nici
Born	(1992-10-02) October 2, 1992 (age 32) Innsbruck, Austria
Residence	Wörgl, Austria
Height	170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight	55 kg (121 lb)
Gymnastics career
Discipline	Rhythmic gymnastics
Country represented	Austria
Years on national team	2010-2021
Level	Senior
Club	VRG Worgl
Head coach(es)	Lucia Egermann
Assistant coach(es)	Petr Koudela
Retired	yes
World ranking	29 WC 36 WCC (2017 Season) [1] 31 (2016 Season)[2] 24 (2015 Season)[3]
Medal record Representing  Austria Rhythmic Gymnastics Grand Prix Final 2012 Brno Ball 2012 Brno Clubs 2014 Innsbruck Hoop

Nicol Ruprecht (born 2 October 1992) is an Austrian individual rhythmic gymnast.^[4] She is Austria's most successful rhythmic gymnast.

Personal life

Ruprecht was born in Innsbruck. Her younger sister, Anna Ruprecht is also a rhythmic gymnast.

Career

Ruprecht began rhythmic gymnastics in 2001 and has competed in numerous World Cup and Grand Prix series.

She competed in her first Worlds as member of the Austrian Team at the 2010 World Championships in Moscow and the following year at the 2011 World Championships in Montpellier. She competed in the London test event finishing 24th in all-around, she did not qualify to the 2012 London Olympics. She competed at the 2012 Grand Prix Final in Brno where she won bronze in ball and clubs; becoming the first Austrian rhythmic gymnast to win a medal at the Grand Prix Final.

In 2013, following the retirement of Caroline Weber, Ruprecht became the No.1 Austrian rhythmic gymnast. She finished 41st in All-around qualifications at the 2013 World Championships in Kyiv and 26th in All-around qualifications at the 2014 World Championships. Ruprecht finished 12th in the all-around at the 2014 European Championships behind Varvara Filiou. She competed at the 2014 Grand Prix Final in Innsbruck, she finished 5th in all-around and a bronze in hoop.^[5]

Ruprecht finished 11th in the all-around at the inaugural 2015 European Games ahead of Bulgarian Neviana Vladinova. She qualified in her first All-around Finals at the 2015 World Championships finishing 18th overall. On October 2–4, Ruprecht competed at the 2015 Aeon Cup in Tokyo Japan finishing 7th in the individual all-around finals with a total of 69.366 points.

In 2016 Season, Ruprecht began competing at the 2016 Moscow Grand Prix finishing 9th in the all-around with a total of 69.016 points and qualified to 2 apparatus finals.^[6] On March 12–13, Ruprecht competed at the MTM Tournament in Ljubljana, Slovenia finishing 5th in the all-around with a total of 70.300 points,^[7] in the apparatus finals; she won bronze ball and clubs. At the 30th Thiais Grand Prix event in Paris, she finished 11th in the all-around with a total of 70.617 points.^[8] On April 1–3, she finished 11th at the 2016 Pesaro World Cup with a total of 70.400 points. On April 21–22, Ruprecht won an Olympics license by finishing second amongst a top 8 selection of highest score for non qualified gymnasts at the 2016 Gymnastics Olympic Test Event held in Rio de Janeiro.^[9] On May 6–8, Ruprecht competed at the Brno Grand Prix finishing 7th in the all-around with a total of 70.550 points and qualified to all 4 apparatus finals. On July 1–3, Ruprecht competed at the 2016 Berlin World Cup finishing 11th in the all-around. On August 19–20, Ruprecht competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She finished 20th in the rhythmic gymnastics individual all-around qualifications and did not advance into the top 10 finals.

In 2017 Season, Ruprecht competed at the 2017 Grand Prix Moscow finishing 9th in the all-around and qualified to all the 4 apparatus finals. On April 7–9, Ruprecht competed at the 2017 Pesaro World Cup finishing 14th in the all-around. On May 5–7, Ruprecht competed at the 2017 Sofia World Cup finishing 21st in the all-around. On July 7–9, Ruprecht finished 11th in the all-around at the 2017 Berlin World Challenge Cup, she qualified in hoop and clubs final. Ruprecht competed at the quadrennial held 2017 World Games in Wrocław, Poland from July 20–30, however she did not advance to any of the apparatus finals. On August 30 - September 3, at the 2017 World Championships in Pesaro, Italy; Ruprecht finished 23rd in the all-around finals.^[10]

In 2018, On March 24–25, Ruprecht finished 19th in the all-around at the 2018 Thiais Grand Prix. Ruprecht then competed at the 2018 Sofia World Cup finishing 14 in the all-around. On May 16–17, she competed at the 2018 Holon Grand Prix finishing 10th in the all-around, she qualified into the hoop final.

She finished 29th in All-around Qualifications at the 2021 European Championships in Varna, Bulgaria. Next day, she announced her retirement from competitive gymnastics on her Instagram profile.

Routine music information

Year	Apparatus	Music title [11]
2021	Hoop
	Ball	Ave Maria by Franz Schubert
	Clubs	In The Summertime by Mungo Jerry
	Ribbon	SexyBack by Justin Timberlake
2020	Hoop	Carmen: Prelude To Act 1 by Alain Lombard
	Ball	Moonlight Sonata by William Robinson
	Clubs	All that Jazz by Catherine Zeta-Jones & Renee Zellweger
	Ribbon	SexyBack by Justin Timberlake
2019	Hoop	Carmina Burana by Carl Orff
	Ball	Moonlight Sonata by William Robinson
	Clubs	All that Jazz by Catherine Zeta-Jones & Renee Zellweger
	Ribbon	In The Mood, The Boogie Bumper by Glenn Miller, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy
2018	Hoop	Carmina Burana by Carl Orff
	Ball	Cell Block Tango by John Kander
	Clubs	Mein Herr by Liza Minnelli
	Ribbon	In The Mood, The Boogie Bumper by Glenn Miller, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy
2017	Hoop	Carmina Burana by André Rieu
	Ball	Cell Block Tango music from Chicago! by John Kander
	Clubs	Carmen: Habanera by Georges Bizet
	Ribbon	La Cabane de Baba Yaga Sur des Pattes de Poule, Gnomus by Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky
2016	Hoop	Tango Jalousie by Barcelona Symphony Orchestra
	Ball	Summertime by The Smooth Ballroom Band
	Clubs	Carmen: Habanera by Vienna Symphony Orchestra
	Ribbon	Kiss by Prince
2015	Hoop	Take Five by Dave Brubeck
	Ball	Summertime by The Smooth Ballroom Band
	Clubs	Carmen: Habanera by Georges Bizet
	Ribbon	Let's Twist Again by Chubby Checker

References

1. "FIG World standings for rhythmic gymnastics". International Federation of Gymnastics. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
2. "FIG World standings for rhythmic gymnastics" (PDF). International Federation of Gymnastics. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
3. "FIG World standings for rhythmic gymnastics" (PDF). International Federation of Gymnastics. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
4. "Nicol Ruprecht: Österreichs fünffache Gymnastik-Meisterin". Gymmedia. Retrieved 2014-10-26.
5. "GRAND PRIX-FINAL Innsbruck 2014". Gymmedia. Retrieved 2014-11-16.
6. "Rhythmic Gymnastics Grand Prix starts into Olympic Season". Gymmedia. 21 February 2016..
7. "Margarita Mamun wins MTM Tournament in Ljubljana 2016". Gymmedia. 13 March 2016..
8. "Grand Prix: 30th International Thiais 2016". Gymmedia. 27 March 2016.
9. "Staniouta in front, Ashirbayeva tops list of Rhythmic Olympic qualifiers at Test Event". International Federation of Gymnastics. 22 April 2016.
10. "35th WORLDS of RHYTHMIC GYMNASTICS 2017". gymmedia. 3 September 2017.
11. "Ruprecht RG music list". rgforum.

External links

• Nicol Ruprecht at the International Gymnastics Federation
• Nicol Ruprecht at Olympics.com
• Nicol Ruprecht at Olympedia (archive)
• Nicol Ruprecht on Instagram