birth_place discipline birth_date article_title name retired
moscow , soviet union wag 19 september 1982 elena zamolodchikova
 elena zamolodchikova 2009
elena zamolodchikova

elena mikhailovna zamolodchikova -lrb- ; born on september 19 , 1982 in moscow , russia -rrb- , nicknamed '' ` zamo ' '' , is a two-time olympic gymnast .
she began gymnastics at the age of six .
in 1999 she participated in her first major senior competition , the world gymnastics championships , where she won the gold in vault , the bronze in the all-around .
she was well known for her risky double-twisting double-backflip on floor and was one of a handful of women to have successfully competed one .
in 2015 she was inducted in the international gymnastics hall of fame .
