Annika Urvikko

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Annika Urvikko
Full nameAnnika Kristiin Urvikko
Born (1990-11-17) 17 November 1990 (age 34)
Tampere, Finland [1]
Height157 cm (5 ft 2 in)
Gymnastics career
Discipline Women's artistic gymnastics
Country representedFlag of Finland.svg  Finland
ClubTampereen Voimistelijat
Head coach(es)Igor Tšerepov, Riitta Harju-Villamo
ChoreographerMaiju Missokia
Medal record
Women's artistic gymnastics
Representing Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Northern European Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2014 Greve Vault
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2014 GreveAll-around
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2014 GreveTeam
FIG World Cup
Event1st2nd3rd
Apparatus World Cup001
World Challenge Cup011
Total012

Annika Kristiin Urvikko (born 17 November 1990) [2] is a Finnish artistic gymnast who competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics. She won three medals at the 2014 Northern European Championships.

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Early life

Urvikko was born on 17 November 1990 in Tampere. Her great-grandfather, Vihtori Urvikko, was a wrestler who participated the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm. Her father, Jouko Urvikko, played ice hockey top division at the national level. [3] [4]

Gymnastics career

Urvikko began gymnastics in 1997. She joined the junior national team in 2004 and the senior team a year later. [5] [6] She competed at her first World Championships in 2006 and finished 107th in the all-around qualification round. [7] She then finished 111th at the 2007 World Championships. [8]

Urvikko won a bronze medal on the vault at the 2009 Maribor World Cup behind Russians Anna Myzdrikova and Ekaterina Kurbatova. [9] Then at the 2009 World Championships, she finished 41st in the all-around qualification round. [10] She then helped the Finnish team finish 27th in the qualification round at the 2010 World Championships. [11]

Due to her results at the 2011 World Championships, Urvikko qualified for the 2012 Olympic Test Event. [12] At that event, she qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics. [13] She was the only Finnish gymnast to qualify. Before Urvikko, the last Finnish gymnast to compete at the Olympics was Mauno Nissinen, who competed at the Munich Olympics 40 years before, and the last Finnish female gymnasts to compete at the Olympics were Eira Lehtonen and Kaarina Koskinen in 1964. [14] At the Olympic Games, Urvikko scored a total of 48.815 points in the qualification round and did not advance to any finals, finishing 55th in the all-around. [15]

Urvikko finished 37th in the all-around qualifications at the 2013 European Championships. [16] She then qualified for the all-around final at the 2013 Summer Universiade and finished 20th. [17] At the 2014 Northern European Championships, Urvikko helped the Finnish team win the bronze medal, and she won the silver medal in the individual all-around behind Maisie Methuen. She then won the gold medal in the vault final. [18] [19] She then competed at the 2014 World Championships and finished 120th in the all-around qualifications. [20]

Urvikko won a silver medal on the uneven bars behind Ruby Harrold at the 2015 Osijek World Challenge Cup. [21] She then won a bronze medal on the vault at the 2016 São Paulo World Challenge Cup. [22] She represented Finland at the 2017 Summer Universiade and was the country's flag bearer in the opening ceremony. [4] She finished 22nd in the all-around during the qualification round and helped the Finnish team place ninth. [23]

References

  1. ↑ "Annika Urvikko". Sports Reference . Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 9 May 2013.
  2. ↑ "URVIKKO Annika Kristiin". International University Sports Federation . Retrieved 13 April 2025.
  3. ↑ "Urheiluruudun juttuja: Voimistelu - Urvikko hakee olympiapaikkaa" [Sports news: Gymnastics - Urvikko seeks Olympic spot]. Yle Areena (in Finnish). 22 January 2012. Retrieved 13 April 2025.
  4. 1 2 "Urvikko Annika - FIG Athlete Profile". International Gymnastics Federation . Retrieved 13 April 2025.
  5. ↑ "Annika Urvikko". Finnish Gymnastics Federation (in Finnish). Archived from the original on 19 June 2020. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
  6. ↑ "Annika Urvikko". Finnish Gymnastics Federation (in Finnish). Archived from the original on 20 December 2010. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
  7. ↑ "39th Artistic Gymnastics World Championships Aarhus (DEN) October 13th - 21st 2006 Results Women's Qualifications" (PDF). USA Gymnastics . International Gymnastics Federation. 17 October 2006. Retrieved 13 April 2025.
  8. ↑ "40th Artistic Gymnastics World Championships 2007 Results Women's Qualifications" (PDF). USA Gymnastics . International Gymnastics Federation. 2 September 2007. Retrieved 13 April 2025.
  9. ↑ "Urvikko hyppäsi kolmanneksi Mariborissa" [Urvikko jumped third in Maribor]. Yle Areena (in Finnish). 18 April 2009. Retrieved 13 April 2025.
  10. ↑ "41st Artistic Gymnastics World Championships October 13 - 18, 2009 London (GBR) Results Women's Qualification" (PDF). USA Gymnastics . International Gymnastics Federation. 14 October 2009. p. 3. Retrieved 13 April 2025.
  11. ↑ "42nd Artistic Gymnastics World Championships Rotterdam (NED) 16 - 24 October 2010 Team Results Women's Qualification" (PDF). USA Gymnastics . International Gymnastics Federation. 16 October 2010. Retrieved 13 April 2025.
  12. ↑ "Naisten telinevoimistelussa jatkokarsintapaikka" [Women's balance beam gymnastics qualifying spot]. Yle Areena (in Finnish). 11 November 2011. Retrieved 13 April 2025.
  13. ↑ "Urvikko voimisteli olympiapaikan" [Urvikko gymnastics Olympic place]. MTV Katsom (in Finnish). 12 January 2012. Archived from the original on 14 January 2012. Retrieved 13 April 2025.
  14. ↑ "Urvikon olympiapaikka varmistui" [Urvikko's Olympic spot secured]. Yle Areena (in Finnish). 12 January 2012. Retrieved 13 April 2025.
  15. ↑ "Urvikko maisteli olympiatunnelmaa" [Urvikko got a taste of the Olympic atmosphere]. Yle Areena (in Finnish). 29 July 2012. Retrieved 13 April 2025.
  16. ↑ "5th European Men's and Women's Artistic Gymnastics Individual Championships Women's Qualifications Individual Results" (PDF). European Gymnastics . 18 April 2013. p. 21. Retrieved 13 April 2025.
  17. ↑ "27th Summer Universiade All-around final Women". Gymnastics Results. Archived from the original on November 14, 2013. Retrieved August 2, 2014.
  18. ↑ "Northern European Championship, WAG 12-14 September, 2014 Greve, Denmark Result Team" (PDF). Swedish Gymnastics Federation. 26 September 2014. Retrieved 6 April 2025.
  19. ↑ "Northern European Championship, WAG 12-14 September, 2014 Greve, Denmark Event result WAG Finals" (PDF). Swedish Gymnastics Federation. 26 September 2014. Retrieved 6 April 2025.
  20. ↑ "45th Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in Nanning (CHN) Women's Qualification" (PDF). USA Gymnastics . International Gymnastics Federation. 5 October 2014. Retrieved 13 April 2025.
  21. ↑ "Artistic Gymnastic World Cup - World Challenge Cup Men & Women Croatia, Osijek Grand Prix 2015 17th - 20th September Uneven bars" (PDF). Gymnastics Results. 19 September 2015. Retrieved 13 April 2025.
  22. ↑ Butler, Nick (21 May 2016). "Hypólito siblings win gold and silver at São Paulo-leg of FIG Challenge Cup". Inside the Games . Retrieved 13 April 2025.
  23. ↑ Hopkins, Lauren (22 August 2017). "2017 Summer Universiade Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 13 April 2025.
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