# Elizaveta Nazarenkova

Elizaveta Sergeyevna Nazarenkova (Russian: Елизавета Сергеевна Назаренкова; born 27 August 1995) is a retired Russian individual rhythmic gymnast who competed for Uzbekistan. She is a two-time all-around silver medalist at the Asian Championships.

## Gymnastics career

Nazerenkova's parents are both athletes; Nazarenkova's father is a master of sports in swimming, and her mother has the same title in rhythmic gymnastics. At first, Nazarenkova trained under the guidance of her mother in Murmansk Sports School of Olympic Reserve for Children and Youth-13, but she was later invited to train under the Russian training center in Novogorsk.
In 2013, Nazarenkova won the bronze medal in hoop at the 2013 World Games in Cali, Colombia. She competed in her first World Cup event at the 2014 Debrecen World Cup and won bronze in the all-around and clubs, a silver in ribbon.

### Competing for Uzbekistan
#### 2014 season

In May 2014, Nazarenkova switched nationality to compete for Uzbekistan.
On 22–24 May, Nazarenkova competed at the 2014 Tashkent World Cup, where she finished 8th in the all-around. She won her first World Cup medal representing Uzbekistan, a bronze medal in clubs final (tied with Azerbaijan's Marina Durunda). She then competed at the 2014 Minsk World Cup and finished 16th in the all-around.
On 4–6 July, Nazarenkova competed at the Izmir Tournament Cup and won the all-around bronze medal behind Maria Titova. In the event finals, she won gold in clubs, silver in ribbon and bronze in hoop. On 8–10 August, Nazarenkova competed at the 2014 Sofia World Cup where she placed 8th in athe ll-around with a total of 67.950 points and qualified to three event finals. She finished 5th with both clubs and ball and 7th in ribbon behind Varvara Filiou. On 5–7 September, Nazarenkova competed at the 2014 World Cup Final in Kazan. There she placed 8th in the all-around and qualified for three apparatus finals.
On 22–28 September, Nazarenkova (along with her teammates Djamila Rakhmatova and Anastasiya Serdyukova) represented Uzbekistan at the 2014 World Championships. Team Uzbekistan finished in 8th place in the team competition, and she placed 15th in the all-around finals with a total of 65.524 points.

#### 2015 season

In 2015, Nazarenkova began the season by competing at the 2015 Moscow Grand Prix, where she was 19th in the all-around. On 21–22 March, Nazarenkova competed at the 2015 Thiais Grand Prix and placed 6th in the all-around.
She then competed at the 2015 Bucharest World Cup, and she finished 8th in the all-around. Nazarenkova also finished 9th in the all-around at the 2015 Pesaro World Cup and 7th at the Tashkent World Cup and qualified for two apparatus finals at each event. At the 2015 Grand Prix Berlin, she placed 7th with a total of 70.450 points and qualified to three event finals.
Nazarenkova won the all-around silver at the 2015 Asian Championships behind Korean Son Yeon-Jae, and in the apparatus finals, she won gold in clubs and silver in ball. At the 2015 Summer Universiade, she placed 7th and qualified for three event finals.
In August, Nazarenkova competed at the 2015 Budapest World Cup, where she was 9th in the all-around and qualified to all four apparatus finals. She placed 5th in ribbon, 6th in clubs, ball and 8th in hoop. Nazarenkova then finished 12th in the all-around at the 2015 Sofia World Cup behind Israeli Victoria Veinberg Filanovsky. At the 2015 World Cup Final in Kazan, Nazarenkova finished 11th in the all-around and qualified to the ball finals.
On 9–13 September, Nazarenkova (together with her teammates Anastasiya Serdyukova and Anora Davlyatova) competed at the 2015 World Championships in Stuttgart. The team once again finished 8th in the team competition. Nazarenkova qualified for the all-around finals, where she finished in 16th place with a total of 69.282 points.

#### 2016 season

Nazarenkova suffered a leg injury early in the season. On 1–3 April, she returned to competition at the 2016 Pesaro World Cup, where she finished 21st in the all-around. On 21–22 April, Nazarenkova competed at the 2016 Gymnastics Olympic Test Event held in Rio de Janeiro; however, she finished a disappointing 11th place and did not qualify in top 8 highest score for gymnasts who had not qualified for the Olympics, which would have allowed her to compete there. Her teammate Anastasiya Serdyukova, who finished 5th, won an Olympics quota for the 2016 Rio Olympics.
At the 2016 Asian Championships, held in Tashkent, Nazarenkova repeated as silver medalist in the all-around with 71.450 points. On 13–15 May, she competed at the 2016 Tashkent World Cup, finishing 8th in the all-around. She qualified for three apparatus finals and won bronze in clubs.

## Routine music information

| Year | Apparatus | Music title |
| 2016 | Hoop | Grand Guignol by Bajofondo |
| 2016 | Ball | Fever by Bette Midler |
| 2016 | Clubs | Burned Letter by James Newton |
| 2016 | Ribbon | Chopin Impression by Jan Vayne |
| 2015 | Hoop | Grand Guignol by Bajofondo |
| 2015 | Ball | Walk Away by Christina Aguilera |
| 2015 | Clubs | Burned Letter by James Newton |
| 2015 | Ribbon | Concerto Grosso No. 1 by Alfred Schnittke |
| 2014 | Hoop | Grand Guignol by Bajofondo |
| 2014 | Ball | La Vie En Rose |
| 2014 | Clubs | Tout Dit & Paris By Camille |
| 2014 | Ribbon | Concierto De Aranjuez by André Rieu |
| 2013 | Hoop | Fantasy - Overture for Orchestra in B minor music from Romeo and Juliet by Pyotr Tchaikovsky |
| 2013 | Ball | Caruso by Katherine Jenkins |
| 2013 | Clubs | Love by B-Tribe |
| 2013 | Ribbon | Liebesträume by Franz Liszt |
| 2012 | Hoop | Who's That Creepin'? by Big Bad Voodoo Daddy |
| 2012 | Ball | |
| 2012 | Clubs | Malaguena by Caterina Valente |
| 2012 | Ribbon | Feeling Good music from Origin of Symmetry by Muse |