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Vera Shatalina

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Vera Shatalina
Born
Vera Nikolaevna Shatalina

(1966-05-27) 27 May 1966 (age 58)[1][2]
OccupationRhythmic gymnastics coach
Known forRussian rhythmic gymnastics trainer in the Olympic reserve school for rhythmic gymnastics

Vera Nikolaevna Shatalina (Russian: Вера Николаевна Шаталина; born 27 May 1966) is a Russian Rhythmic gymnastics coach. She is an Honored Coach of Russia and has worked with world and Olympic champions, including Alina Kabaeva, Yulia Barsukova, Olga Kapranova, Diana Borisova, and twin sisters Arina and Dina Averina.

Competition career

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Born in Tashkent, Shatalina was a former rhythmic gymnast.

Coaching career

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Shatalina in the 1990s became one of the coaches of Russia's Senior National team for individual rhythmic gymnastics. She has trained Olympic champions, World Champions and World Cup champions.[3] She was also the second coach of 2004 Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva.

Shatalina coaches in the Olympic reserve school in the Training center for rhythmic gymnastics in Moscow. Her students include Arina Averina and Dina Averina, whom she has coached since 2011.[4][5]

Notable students

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References

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  1. ^ "Шаталина Вера Николаевна". Sport Strana (in Russian). 8 February 2017. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
  2. ^ "Полный состав олимпийской сборной России". Комсомольской правды (in Russian). 29 July 2008. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
  3. ^ "Тренеры художественная гимнастика" (in Russian). rusgymnastics.ru.
  4. ^ "Вера Шаталина: гимнастки Аверины готовы отстоять честь России, если страна позовет" (in Russian). RIA Novosti. 22 February 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
  5. ^ "Арина и Дина Аверины - юные звёздочки из Заволжья" (in Russian). r-gymnastics.
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