Elina Gravin

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Elina Gravin
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Personal information
Full nameElina Elisabeth Gravin
Alternative name(s)Elina Grawin
Born (2007-01-25) 25 January 2007 (age 18)
Hässelby, Sweden
Gymnastics career
Discipline Women's artistic gymnastics
Country
represented
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
ClubEskilstuna Gymnastics Association
Head coach(es)Helena Andersson Melander

Elina Elisabeth Gravin (born 25 January 2007) is a Swedish artistic gymnast. She is the 2025 Swedish all-around champion.

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Gymnastic career

Gravin began gymnastics when she was five years old because her mother was a former gymnast. [1] She moved from Stockholm to Eskilstuna in 2018 to improve her training. [2]

Junior

Gravin made her international debut at the 2021 FIT Challenge in Ghent, Belgium. [1] There, she finished seventh in the all-around, fourth on both the uneven bars and balance beam, and eighth on the floor exercise. [3] She then won the junior all-around, uneven bars, and floor exercise titles at the 2021 Swedish Championships. [1] [4] She won the uneven bars title at the 2021 Nordic Junior Championships and also helped Sweden win the team bronze medal. [5] Then at the 2021 Gymnova Cup in Keerbergen, Belgium, she won the junior all-around title. [6]

Gravin successfully defended her Nordic junior uneven bars title in 2022. [7] She placed sixth in the all-around at the 2022 European Youth Olympic Festival. [8] She also qualified for the uneven bars and balance beam finals, finishing eighth and fourth, respectively. [9] She then finished fourth on the uneven bars and sixth on the floor exercise at the 2022 Junior European Championships. [10] [11]

Senior

Gravin became age-eligible for senior competitions in 2023. She advanced to the floor exercise final at the 2023 Doha World Cup and finished sixth. [12] She only competed on the uneven bars at the 2023 European Championships due to an illness and fell. The Swedish team still finished 10th and qualified for the 2023 World Championships. [13] There, she helped the Swedish team finish 18th. [2]

Gravin competed at the 2024 European Championships with the Swedish team that advanced to the team final for the first time and placed eighth. [14] [15] She only competed on the balance beam at the 2024 Swedish Championships, finishing fourth. [16]

Gravin won her first senior national all-around title at the 2025 Swedish Championships. [2] She then competed with the Swedish team that achieved a best-ever seventh-place finish at the 2025 European Championships. [17]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Porträtt: Elina Grawin, juniorlandslaget i kvinnlig artistisk gymnastik". Swedish Gymnastics Federation (in Swedish). 26 May 2022. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 Crumlish, John (8 May 2025). "New Swedish all-around champion Elina Gravin swings towards global success". International Gymnast Magazine . Retrieved 27 May 2025.
  3. Hopkins, Lauren (1 July 2021). "2021 FIT Challenge Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
  4. Hopkins, Lauren (4 October 2021). "2021 Swedish Championships Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
  5. Hopkins, Lauren (31 October 2021). "2021 Nordic Junior Championships Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
  6. Hopkins, Lauren (15 November 2021). "2021 Gymnova Cup Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
  7. Hopkins, Lauren (5 July 2022). "2022 Nordic Championships Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
  8. "Succé för Elina Grawin på EYOF i kvinnlig artistisk gymnastik" [Success for Elina Grawin at EYOF in women's artistic gymnastics]. Swedish Gymnastics Federation (in Swedish). 27 July 2022. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
  9. "Elina Grawin fyra i bomfinalen på EYOF" [Elina Grawin fourth in the beam final at EYOF]. Swedish Gymnastics Federation (in Swedish). 30 July 2022. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
  10. Tiitto, Iris (14 August 2022). "Elina Gravin: Det är en bonus att få komma till final" [Elina Gravin: It's a bonus to get to the final]. Sveriges Radio (in Swedish). Retrieved 28 May 2025.
  11. "Fina placeringar för Elina Grawin på JEM" [Nice placements for Elina Grawin at JEC]. Swedish Gymnastics Federation (in Swedish). 14 August 2022. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
  12. Blomberg, Fredrik (4 March 2023). "Elina Grawin sexa i sin första världscupfinal" [Elina Grawin sixth in her first World Cup final]. Sveriges Radio (in Swedish). Retrieved 9 April 2025.
  13. "Historisk lagtävling för damerna och TVÅ svenskor i EM-final" [Historic team competition for the women and two Swedes in the European Championship final]. Swedish Gymnastics Federation (in Swedish). 12 April 2023. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
  14. "Damerna vidare till historisk lagfinal på EM!" [The women advance to the historic team final at the European Championships!]. Swedish Gymnastics Federation (in Swedish). 2 May 2024. Retrieved 9 April 2025.
  15. Ekmark, Christoffer (6 May 2024). "Stark insats av svenska laget i historisk lagfinal" [Strong performance by the Swedish team in historic team final]. Skånesport (in Swedish). Retrieved 9 April 2025.
  16. Hopkins, Lauren (2 July 2024). "2024 Swedish Championships Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
  17. Vognsen, Sebastian (27 May 2025). "Dubbla EM-finaler för Jennifer Williams – bättre poäng än OS-ettan" [Double European Championship finals for Jennifer Williams – better score than Olympic first place]. Sveriges Television (in Swedish). Retrieved 28 May 2025.