Salome Pazhava
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| Salome Pazhava | |||||||||||||
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| Alternative name(s) | Salome Phajava | ||||||||||||
| Nickname(s) | Sali | ||||||||||||
| Country represented |  Georgia |
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| Born | 3 September 1997 Moscow, Russia |
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| Hometown | Tbilisi, Georgia | ||||||||||||
| Height | 168 cm (5 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||
| Weight | 47 kg (104 lb) | ||||||||||||
| Discipline | Rhythmic gymnastics | ||||||||||||
| Level | Senior International Elite | ||||||||||||
| Years on national team | 2010 - present | ||||||||||||
| Club | Neli Saladze Academy | ||||||||||||
| Head coach(es) | Eliso Bedoshvili | ||||||||||||
| Assistant coach(es) | Lali Dolidze | ||||||||||||
| Choreographer | Inesa Meladze | ||||||||||||
| World ranking | 17 (2015 Season) [1] 20 (2014 Season)[2] 34 (2013 Season)[3] |
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Salome Pazhava (Georgian: სალომე ფაჟავა; born September 3, 1997) is a Georgian rhythmic gymnast. She is Georgia's most successful rhythmic gymnast after Irina Gabashvili.
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Career
Junior
Salome started appearing in international junior competitions in 2005. She was member of the Georgian junior team that won team bronze medal at the 2012 European Junior Championships in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia. She qualified for the ribbon final and finished 6th.
Senior
In 2013 Season, Salome debuted as a Senior and competed in the World Cup and Grand Prix Series. At the 2013 World Cup series in St.Petersburg, Russia, Salome finished 13th in all-around. She competed in her first Worlds at the 2013 World Championships in Kiev, Ukraine where she finished 20th in the All-around final. She has appeared in the episode of Georgia's Got Talent!, performing with a traditional Georgian dance.
In 2014 Season, Salome started her season competing at the 2014 Moscow Grand Prix finishing 9th in all-around, she qualified to 2 event finals: in clubs and ribbon. She then competed at the 2014 Stuttgart World Cup where she finished 14th in the all-around. Salome then competed at the 2014 MTM International Tournament where she won the all-around bronze medal behind France's Kseniya Moustafaeva. In May 9–11, Salome competed at the 2014 Corbeil-Essonnes World Cup and finished 9th in all-around with an overall score of points 67.666 points. Salome then competed at the 2014 Minsk World Cup finishing 15th in all-around. In June 10–15, Salome competed at the 2014 European Championships and finished 9th in all-around with a total of 68.316 points.[4] In September 5–7, at the 2014 World Cup series in Kazan, Russia, Salome placed 16th in all-around, she qualified to 2 event finals finishing 6th in ribbon and 8th in clubs. In September 22–28, Salome represented Georgia at the 2014 World Championships where she finished 13th in the all-around finals with a total score 67.182 points. In October 17–19, Salome traveled in Tokyo for the 2014 Aeon Cup, where she finished 6th in the All-around finals behind Katsiaryna Halkina.
In 2015, Salome began the season competing at the 2015 Moscow Grand Prix finishing 11th in the all-around. She qualified to 2 event finals taking the bronze in clubs. In April 10–12, Salome placed 8th in all-around at the 2015 Pesaro World Cup with a score of 69.500 points, and qualified to 2 apparatus finals placing 7th in ball and clubs. Salome then competed at the 2015 European Championships where Team Georgia finished 8th, she qualified to all 4 event finals: placing 4th in hoop, 6th in ball, 7th in clubs and 6th in ribbon. Salome competed at the 2015 Holon Grand Prix finishing 6th in all-around with a total of 71.683 points. She qualified to all 4 event finals. At the 2015 Grand Prix Berlin, Salome finished 6th in all-around with a total of 70.900 points and qualified to all 4 event finals. In June 15–21, Salome competed at the inaugural 2015 European Games where she finished 5th in the all-around with a total score of 71.900 points, she qualified to all 4 apparatus finals: taking a historic bronze medal in ribbon (a first for a Georgian rhythmic gymnast in any Continental competition), she finished 4th in hoop, ball and clubs. At the 2015 World Cup series in Kazan, Salome finished 6th in the all-around with a total of 69.950 points, she qualified to 3 apparatus finals finishing 8th in hoop after a drop and finishing the routine without apparatus, 7th in ball with 2 drops and in her last routine, Salome won the bronze medal in clubs, becoming the first Georgian gymnast to win a medal at a World Cup stage. In September 9–13, Pazhava competed in her third Worlds at the 2015 World Championships in Stuttgart, where she qualified to 2 apparatus finals finishing 7th in Hoop (17.766) and 5th in Clubs (18.000). In the All-around finals, Pazhava narrowly missed the bronze medal scoring a total of 71.782 points and finishing in 4th place behind Belarusian Melitina Staniouta.[5] In October 2–4, Salome competed at the 2015 Aeon Cup in Tokyo Japan finishing 5th in the individual all-around finals with a total of 71.099 points.
In 2016, Pazhava began her season competing at the 2016 Grand Prix Moscow finishing 7th in the all-around with a total of 71.748 and won bronze medal in hoop final.[6] After being interrupted from competing due to a minor leg injury; On May 6-8, Pazhava returned to competition at the Brno Grand Prix where she finished 6th in the all-around with a total of 70.750 points; she qualified to 3 apparatus finals taking bronze in clubs, and 4th in ball, hoop. On May 14-16, Pazhava then finished 4th in the all-around with a total of 72.850 points at the 2016 Grand Prix Bucharest behind Russian Dina Averina, Pazhava qualified to all apparatus finals: winning gold in clubs ahead of Russian Dina Averina, two silver medals in hoop, ribbon and 5th in ball.
Achievements
- First Georgian rhythmic gymnast to win a medal (bronze) at the European Games.
- First Georgian rhythmic gymnast to win a medal (bronze) at a World Cup stage.
Routine music information
| Year | Apparatus | Music title |
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| 2016 | Hoop | Unstoppable by E.S. Posthumus |
| Ball | Chalkboard by Jóhann Jóhannsson | |
| Clubs | Rachuli, Mokle Kaba by Jgufi Bani | |
| Ribbon | Supremacy by Muse | |
| 2015 | Hoop | Unstoppable by E.S. Posthumus |
| Ball | Taka Yak Ti by Okean Elzy | |
| Clubs | Rachuli, Mokle Kaba by Jgufi Bani | |
| Ribbon | Hit The Road Jack by Ray Charles | |
| 2014 | Hoop | Pango Pango by The Atomic Fireballs |
| Ball | Taka Yak Ti by Okean Elzy | |
| Clubs | Rachuli, Mokle Kaba by Jgufi Bani | |
| Ribbon | Black Or White by Michael Jackson | |
| 2013 | Hoop | Pango Pango by The Atomic Fireballs |
| Ball | Taka Yak Ti by Okean Elzy | |
| Clubs | Rachuli, Mokle Kaba by Jgufi Bani | |
| Ribbon | Black Or White by Michael Jackson |
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