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page*She was the most consistent gymnast at the Glasgow Grand Prix. She took part in every final and medaled in each
*She wore a "Russia" baseball cap at Worlds
*Cool tricks: Handspring double front vault and punch layout front; double front on floor
*Elena qualified 1st at the 1998 Russian Nationals
*Elena always carries a good luck charm and a prayer from her mother
*She has 2 moves named after her in the code of points:
on beam a jump forward with ½ twist – piked back salto
on bars an uprise/clear hip to HS, Half turn to L or mixed L grip
*she cried for 2 hours after watching "Titanic"
*Her roomate at Round Lake is Anna Kovalyova
*Her favourite gymnasts are Elena Shushunova, Alexei Nemov and Svetland Boginskaia
*Before she did artistic gymnastics she did rythmic gymanstics, but she hated it
*The Romanian and Russian women had problems getting to the arena at the Worlds for the team final. Their bus was half and hour late, so they couldn't have a full warm up.
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