# Diana Baieva

Diana Artemivna Baieva (Ukrainian: Діана Артемівна Баєва; born 9 August 2004) is a Ukrainian group rhythmic gymnast. 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. She represented Ukraine at the 2024 Summer Olympics and finished seventh in the group all-around.

## Early life

Baieva was born on 9 August 2004 in Makiivka. She began rhythmic gymnastics when she was six. In 2015, she moved to Vinnytsia with her family due to the Russo-Ukrainian War. Three years later, she auditioned for the Ukrainian national team and moved to Kyiv.

## Career

Baieva competed with the junior Ukrainian group that finished 16th in the all-around at the 2019 Junior World Championships.

### 2020–21

Baieva joined the senior national group in 2020 and 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. They then won gold in the 5 balls final and silver behind Turkey in 3 hoops and 4 clubs.
Baieva competed with the Ukrainian group at the 2021 World Championships in Kitakyushu, Japan. They finished eighth in the group all-around and qualified for the 3 hoops and 4 clubs final, where they finished seventh. Additionally, they finished fourth in the combined team rankings alongside the individual gymnasts.

### 2022–23

Baieva and the Ukrainian group finished tenth in the all-around and sixth in the 5 hoops final at the 2022 European Championships. Then at the 2022 World Championships, they finished 12th in the group all-around.
In February 2023, Baieva competed with the Ukrainian group at the Tartu Grand Prix where they swept the gold medals. They won a bronze medal in 5 hoops at the Baku World Cup. Then at the 2023 European Championships, the Ukrainian group won a silver medal in the team event alongside the individual gymnasts. Baieva and the Ukrainian group finished fourth in the all-around and qualified for both event finals. They finished sixth in 5 hoops and fourth in 3 ribbons and 2 balls. At the 2023 World Championships, the Ukrainian group finished fifth in the all-around and qualified for both event finals. They finished seventh in the 5 hoops final, and they won the bronze medal in 3 ribbons and 2 balls.

### 2024

Baieva competed with the Ukrainian group at the 2024 European Championships in Budapest. The group finished sixth in the all-around and fifth in the 5 hoops final. They then won the bronze medal in the 3 ribbons and 2 balls final. Then in July, the group won two bronze medals at the 2024 Cluj-Napoca World Challenge Cup, in the all-around and 3 ribbons and 2 balls.
Baieva represented Ukraine at the 2024 Summer Olympics alongside Alina Melnyk, Mariia Vysochanska, Valeriia Peremeta, and Kira Shyrykina. The group qualified for the all-around final in third place, including having the highest score in 3 ribbons and 2 balls. 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. Baieva noted after the competition that the group "couldn't cope with the stress" of being in medal position.