Mikhail Koudinov

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Mikhail Koudinov
Full nameMikhail Alexandrovich Koudinov
Nickname(s)Misha
Born (1991-06-23) 23 June 1991 (age 34)
Vladivostok, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) [1]
Gymnastics career
Discipline Men's artistic gymnastics
Country
represented		 Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand
(2007–present)
College team Ohio State Buckeyes (2010–2014)
ClubTristar Gymnastics Club
Head coach(es) David Phillips
Medal record
Representing Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Oceania Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2021 Gold CoastAll-around
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2022 Gold CoastParallel bars
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2023 CarraraAll-around
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2023 CarraraParallel bars
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2023 CarraraHorizontal bar
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2022 Gold CoastTeam
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2022 Gold CoastAll-around
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2023 CarraraTeam
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2022 Gold CoastRings
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2023 CarraraPommel horse
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2023 CarraraVault

Mikhail Alexandrovich "Misha" Koudinov (born 23 June 1991) is a New Zealand artistic gymnast. He is a two-time Oceania all-around champion, and competed at the 2016 and 2020 Summer Olympics. He has represented New Zealand at five Commonwealth Games.

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Early life

Koudinov was born in Vladivostok to parents Alexander (Sasha) and Alexandra, both former gymnasts and coaches. His maternal grandparents were also former gymnasts. The family moved to Auckland, New Zealand, when he was six years old. [2] [3] He began gymnastics at the age of seven, and his father was his first coach. [4] [5]

Gymnastics career

At the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, Koudinov was New Zealand's youngest representative at the age of 14. [6] [3] He placed eighth with New Zealand in the team competition, [7] and he finished 20th in the all-around final. [8] He competed in his first World Championships in 2007 in Stuttgart, Germany. [4] [9]

At the 2009 World Championships, Koudinov placed 59th in the all-around qualifications. [10] He moved to the United States in 2010 to compete for the Ohio State Buckeyes gymnastics team. [6] He represented New Zealand at the 2010 Commonwealth Games and placed fourth with the team. [11] He finished sixth in the individual all-around final. [12]

Koudinov finished eighth in the all-around at the 2014 Commonwealth Games. [13] He then finished 50th in the all-around qualifications at the 2014 World Championships. [14] Then at the 2015 World Championships, he finished 48th in the all-around qualifications and advanced to the 2016 Olympic Test Event. [4] There, he finished 43rd in the all-around and earned a berth to the 2016 Summer Olympics. [15] [16]

Koudinov was one of three New Zealand gymnasts who competed in the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio; the other two were Courtney McGregor and Dylan Schmidt. Collectively, they became New Zealand's first Olympic gymnasts since 2000. [17] He placed 45th in the all-around qualifications and did not advance into any finals. [18]

Koudinov planned on retiring after the 2017 World Championships and moved back to New Zealand, but the national team head coach convinced him to continue for the 2018 Commonwealth Games. [2] There, he helped the team place sixth, and he placed 15th in the all-around final. [19]

Koudinov won the all-around title at the 2021 Oceania Championships and also won the continental berth for the 2020 Summer Olympics. [3] There, he placed 52nd in the all-around qualifications and did not advance into any finals. [20] In 2022, Koudinov was selected to compete at his fifth Commonwealth Games. [21] However, he had to withdraw from the all-around final due to an injury. [22]

Koudinov won the all-around title at the 2023 Oceania Championships and advanced to the 2023 World Championships. [4] There, he finished 51st in the all-around qualifications. [23] He was not able to compete at the 2024 Oceania Championships due to an injury and therefore could not qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympics. [24]

Eponymous skill

At the 2017 World Championships, Koudinov competed an original horizontal bar release move, a Gaylord with a full turn. He fell on the skill twice before catching it. As the first gymnast to complete the move at a major international competition, it is named after him in the Code of Points. He became only the second New Zealander to have a skill named in the Code of Points. [2] [5]

ApparatusNameDescription Difficulty [a] Added to Code of Points
Horizontal barKoudinovGaylord with 1/1 turnH (0.8) 2017 World Championships
  1. ↑ Valid for the 2025–2028 Code of Points [25]

Personal life

Koudinov graduated from Ohio State University with degrees in economics and Japanese. He speaks English, Japanese, Russian, and Chinese. [3] Since 2017, he has coached fellow gymnasts at the Tristar Gymnastics Club to pay for his training and travel expenses. [4] His daughter was born in 2020. [3]

References

  1. ↑ "Mikhail Koudinov". Rio2016.com. Rio 2016 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 Johannsen, Dana. "How Misha Koudinov wrote his name into gymnastics history". Stuff . Retrieved 15 September 2018.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 McFadden, Suzanne (28 June 2021). "At 30, Olympic gymnast learns daring new tricks". Newsroom . Retrieved 25 August 2025.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 Crumlish, John (23 May 2023). "New Zealand's Misha Koudinov at almost 32: 'There are still frontiers I want to explore'". International Gymnast Magazine . Retrieved 24 August 2025.
  5. 1 2 "Koudinov Mikhail – FIG Athlete Profile". International Gymnastics Federation . Retrieved 24 August 2025.
  6. 1 2 "New Zealand names largest Olympics gymnastics contingent since 1964". Stuff . 11 May 2016. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
  7. ↑ "Men's Team – Result". Melbourne 2006. Archived from the original on 29 August 2006. Retrieved 25 August 2025.
  8. ↑ "Men's All-Around – Result". Melbourne 2006. Archived from the original on 29 August 2006. Retrieved 25 August 2025.
  9. ↑ "2007 World Gymnastics Championships – Entry List by NOC" (PDF). Longines. p. 10. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
  10. ↑ "41st Artistic Gymnastics World Championships October 13–18, 2009 London (GBR) Results Men's Qualification" (PDF). USA Gymnastics . International Gymnastics Federation. 13 October 2009. Retrieved 24 August 2025.
  11. ↑ "Australia pip England in gymnastics". BBC Sport. 4 October 2010. Retrieved 24 August 2025.
  12. ↑ "Gymnastics Artistic Men's Individual All-Around Final" (PDF). Gymnastics Results. 6 October 2010. Retrieved 25 August 2025.
  13. ↑ "Gymnastics: Artistic Men's Individual All-Around". BBC Sport . Archived from the original on 31 July 2014. Retrieved 25 August 2025.
  14. ↑ "45th Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in Nanning (CHN) Men's Qualification" (PDF). USA Gymnastics . International Gymnastics Federation. 3 October 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 August 2022. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
  15. ↑ "Artistic Gymnastics Men's Individual All-Around Qualification" (PDF). Gymnastics Results. 16 April 2016. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
  16. ↑ "List of the Men's Artistic Gymnastics Tokyo 2016 Olympic Qualifiers" (PDF). Gymnastics Results. International Gymnastics Federation . Retrieved 26 February 2023.
  17. ↑ "Trio of Gymnasts make history with Olympic Team Selection". New Zealand Olympic Committee . 10 May 2016. Retrieved 25 August 2025.
  18. ↑ "Artistic Gymnastics Men's Qualification Results" (PDF). USA Gymnastics . Rio 2016. 6 August 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 April 2023. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
  19. ↑ "Artistic Gymnastics Men's Individual All-Around Final" (PDF). Gold Coast 2018 . 7 April 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 August 2022. Retrieved 30 March 2025.
  20. ↑ "Artistic Gymnastics Men Qualification Results" (PDF). Tokyo 2020. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. 24 July 2021. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 July 2021. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  21. ↑ Brennan, Elliot (20 May 2022). "History-maker Koudinov headlines New Zealand's gymnastics team for Birmingham 2022". Inside the Games . Retrieved 24 August 2025.
  22. ↑ "Live updates: Birmingham Commonwealth Games, July 31 – Track cyclists, swimmer Lewis Clareburt chase more gold". Newshub. 31 July 2022. Archived from the original on 30 July 2022. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
  23. ↑ "52nd FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships Antwerp (BEL), 30 September – 8 October 2023 Men's All-Around Qualification" (PDF). USA Gymnastics . International Gymnastics Federation. 30 September 2023. Retrieved 25 August 2025.
  24. ↑ Crumlish, John (26 May 2024). "Australia's Emma Nedov and Jesse Moore take Oceania Championships all-around titles". International Gymnast . Retrieved 26 May 2024.
  25. ↑ "Men's Artistic Gymnastics Code of Points 2025–2028" (PDF). International Gymnastics Federation . 25 April 2025. p. 98. Retrieved 18 August 2025.
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