Yulia Barsukova

Yulia Vladimirovna Barsukova (Russian Юлия Владимировна Барсукова, Julia or Yulia Barsukova, . Born December 31, 1978 in Moscow) is a former Russian athlete of Rhythmic Gymnastics.

Life

Barsukova came with eleven years of rhythmic gymnastics, but quickly evolved into one of the most successful talents in the country. At the beginning of her sporting career, she was still in the shadow of other Russian gymnasts as Jana Batyrschina or Amina Saripowa. In 1999, at the age of 20, she won her first international title. At the European Championships in Budapest she won gold in the rope discipline as well as silver in the discipline tires. Your career peak they reached one year later by winning the gold medal ahead of Alina Kabaeva favorite at the Olympic Games in Sydney.