Maria Titova | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Maria Pavlovna Titova | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alternative name(s) | Masha, Mashulya, Mashenka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nickname(s) | The Swan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Country represented | Russia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born |
Zarechny, Penza Oblast, Russia |
19 August 1997 |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hometown | Zarechny | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.8 m (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Discipline | Rhythmic gymnastics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Gazprom | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gym | Novogorsk | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Head coach(es) | Irina Viner | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Former coach(es) | Daria Kondakova, Vera Shtelbaums, Marina Govorova, Dinara Gimatova, Alla Yanina, Maria Barkarova | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Choreographer | Tatiana Pomerantseva | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Retired | yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
World ranking |
5 (2014 Season) 13 (2013 Season) |
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Maria Pavlovna Titova (Russian: Мария Павловна Титова; born August 19, 1997) is a Russian retired individual rhythmic gymnast. She is the 2013 Grand Prix Final all-around silver medalist
Titova began to do gymnastics at the age of five when she was noticed by one RG coach on the street and invited to the gym. Later on she was invited by Amina Zaripova to the Center of Olympics in Moscow and this year she began to train in Novogorsk. She won the gold medal in hoop at the 2011 Russian-Chinese Youth Games and placed fifth in all-around at the 2012 Russian Junior Championships in Kazan. Her international junior-level appearances included the 2012 Moscow Grand Prix and the 2012 Diriugina Cup in Kiev, where she was a member of the gold medal-winning team.
In 2013, at the press conference of Grand Prix Moscow, Irina Viner mentioned that she took Titova to the ballet to watch Vrubel's The Swan Princess. Titova used Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake Pas de deux for her hoop routine.In February 9-11, Titova competed in her first senior nationals at the 2013 Russian Championships in Kazan where she finished 5th in all-around. She made her international senior debut at the 2013 Moscow Grand Prix.
Titova made her international breakthrough at the Holon Grand Prix, winning the gold in ribbon. Her first World Cup was the 2013 Irina Deleanu Cup. She finished fourth in all-around and took gold in hoop. Titova won the silver medal in all-around at the 2013 Pesaro World Cup, ahead of teammate Daria Svatkovskaya, and also won silver in the ball final. In September, Vera Shtelbaums became her new coach. Titova finished eighth in the all-around at the 2013 Grand Prix Brno. At the 2013 Grand Prix Final in Berlin. She won the all-around silver ahead of Bulgarian Sylvia Miteva and also took silver in the event finals for ball and hoop.