Vera Sessina

Vera Sessina
— Gymnast —
Personal information
Full name	Vera Valeryevna Sessina
Alternative name(s)	Sesina
Country represented	Russia
Born	(1986-02-23) 23 February 1986 Sverdlovsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Hometown	Moscow, Russia
Height	177 centimetres (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	57 kilograms (126 lb)
Discipline	Rhythmic gymnastics
Club	MGFSO
Head coach(es)	Irina Viner
Assistant coach(es)	Natalia Gorbulina
Choreographer	Veronica Shatkova
Retired	2009
Medal record Competitor for  Russia Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships Gold 2007 Patras Team Gold 2007 Patras Rope Gold 2007 Patras Ribbon Gold 2005 Baku Team Gold 2005 Baku Ribbon Gold 2003 Budapest Team Silver 2007 Patras All-around Silver 2007 Patras Hoop Bronze 2007 Patras Clubs European Championships Gold 2009 Baku Team Gold 2007 Baku Clubs Gold 2007 Baku Team Gold 2006 Moscow All-around Gold 2005 Moscow Team Gold 2002 Granada Team Silver 2009 Baku Rope Silver 2009 Baku Hoop Silver 2009 Baku Ribbon Silver 2007 Baku Rope Bronze 2007 Baku Hoop Bronze 2007 Baku Ribbon World Cup Final Gold 2008 Benidorm Rope Gold 2007 Ljubljana Rope Gold 2007 Ljubljana Ribbon Gold 2006 Mie Ball Gold 2006 Mie Clubs Gold 2006 Mie Ribbon Silver 2007 Ljubljana All-around Silver 2007 Ljubljana Hoop Silver 2006 Mie Rope Bronze 2008 Benidorm Ribbon Bronze 2002 Stuttgart Rope Grand Prix Final Gold 2008 Bratislava Hoop Gold 2007 Innsbruck Ribbon Gold 2007 Innsbruck Rope Gold 2006 Berlin All-around Gold 2006 Berlin Rope Gold 2006 Berlin Ball Gold 2006 Berlin Clubs Gold 2006 Berlin Ribbon Gold 2005 Berlin All-around Gold 2003 Innsbruck Clubs Gold 2003 Innsbruck Ball Silver 2008 Bratislava All-around Silver 2008 Bratislava Rope Silver 2008 Bratislava Clubs Silver 2008 Bratislava Ribbon Silver 2007 Innsbruck All-around Silver 2007 Innsbruck Hoop Silver 2007 Innsbruck Clubs Silver 2005 Berlin Ball Silver 2005 Berlin Clubs Silver 2005 Berlin Ribbon Silver 2003 Innsbruck All-around Silver 2003 Innsbruck Hoop Bronze 2003 Innsbruck Ribbon World Games Gold 2005 Duisburg Ribbon Silver 2005 Duisburg Rope Bronze 2005 Duisburg Ball Summer Universiade Silver 2007 Bangkok Rope Silver 2007 Bangkok Clubs Bronze 2007 Bangkok All-around Bronze 2007 Bangkok Ribbon

Vera Valeryevna Sessina (Russian: Вера Валерьевна Сесина, born 23 February 1986) is a Russian individual rhythmic gymnast. She is the 2007 World All-around silver medalist, the 2006 European All-around Champion, the 2007 World Cup Final All-around silver medalist, two time (2006, 2005) Grand Prix Final All-around champion and three time (2008, 2007, 2003) Grand Prix Final All-around silver medalist.

Career

Sessina began training in rhythmic gymnastics in 1993 and eventually moved to the Russian training center in Novogorsk. At the 2002 European Championships in Granada, she performed only one routine, but was noticed because of her flexibility, stability and clean performance. The same year, she took part in an international event in Thiais (France) and won some medals on various apparatus. In 2003, she performed well on the Grand Prix circuit.

In 2005, Sessina competed at the 2005 World Championships. She placed fifth in all-around qualifications but did not advance into the finals because teammates Olga Kapranova and Irina Tchachina placed ahead of her. She was also sent to the 2005 European Championships.

In 2006, Sessina won the all-around competition at the 2006 European Championships in Moscow, beating teammate and Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva. She won the 2006 Grand Prix Final all-around in Innsbruck and won three events of the FIG World Cup final in Mie, Japan.

Sessina at the 2009 European Championships

Sessina continued to do well in 2007, winning the all-around silver medal at the World Cup final in Ljubljana as well as silver in all-around at the 2007 Grand Prix Final. At the 2007 European Championships in Baku, she won the gold medal in clubs, a silver for rope, a pair of bronze medals for ribbon and hoop for the individual event finals. At the 2007 World Championships, Sessina won the all-around silver medal behind Ukrainian Anna Bessonova and then took the all-around bronze medal at the 2007 Summer Universiade behind Bessonova and Kapranova.

Sessina competed for a spot at the 2008 Olympics but struggled due to injury and was beaten by compatriots Evgenia Kanaeva and Olga Kapranova. She won a gold medal in rope and bronze in hoop at the 2008 World Cup Final in Benidorm and ended her season with silver in the all-around at the 2008 Grand Prix Final.

Sessina won silver medals in All-around, rope, hoop and ribbon at the 2009 European Championships held in Baku, Azerbaijan. She retired from competition following the event.

After her retirement, Sessina was elected to the FIG Athletes Commission as a rhythmic gymnastics representative.^[1]

Routine music information

References

External links

• Vera Sessina at Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique
• Rhythmic Gymnastics Results