Lada Pusch
German rhythmic gymnast
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| Country represented |  Germany | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (2008-03-19) 19 March 2008 (age 16) Müllheim, Germany | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Rhythmic Gymnastics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Level | Senior International Elite | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years on national team | 2022–present | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | TSV Schmiden | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Head coach(es) | Natalya Raskina | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Lada Pusch (born 19 March 2008) is a German rhythmic gymnast.[1] She is the silver medalist with ball at the 2023 Junior World Championship.[2]
Career
Junior
In 2021, Pusch won bronze in the all-around at the junior national championship. She also won gold with the ribbon and bronze with hoop, ball, clubs..[3]
In 2022 she competed in the first national qualifier for the European Championships in Tel Aviv. She was first in the all-around above Anna-Maria Shatokhin.[4] In April, at the second event, she was the runner-up after Shatokhin and ahead of Viktoria Steinfeld.[5] In June she represented Germany at the European Championships along with Shatokhin. They were 6th in teams. Pusch competed with hoop and ball and ended 9th and 6th.[6]
In 2023, she represented Germany at the 2023 Junior World Championships in Cluj-Napoca together with Melissa Kar. She qualified to all three apparatus finals, placing 5th in both hoop and ribbon, while she won silver medal with ball.[7][8][9] Between September and October, she participated in the Aeon Cup in Japan with Margarita Kolosov and Darja Varfolomeev, winning the team competition as well as the junior category.[10]
Senior
Pusch turned senior in 2024. In early April, she competed in the Italian Serie A on behalf of the club San Giorgio '79 Desio.[11] The next week, she competed at the World Cup stage in Sofia to gain experience at international competition. Her best result in the all-around was twelfth place with clubs.[12] At the beginning of May, she competed in the International Tournament at Portimão. She won the all-around and reached all four apparatus finals, where she won three more medals: gold with hoop, silver with ribbon, and bronze with ball.[13]
She was fourth in the all-around at the German National Championships.[14] In the apparatus finals, she won bronze medals with the hoop, ball and clubs.[15]
Routine music information
| Year | Apparatus | Music Title |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Hoop | Child of Nazareth by Maxime Rodriguez |
| Ball | Love Story by Indila | |
| Clubs | Follow The Leader (feat. Jennifer Lopez) by Wisin & Yandel | |
| Ribbon | Me Too by Meghan Trainor | |
| 2023 | Hoop | Child of Nazareth by Maxime Rodriguez |
| Ball | Love Story by Indila | |
| Clubs | Crazy in Love (Electro Swing Version) by Swing Republic | |
| Ribbon | Me Too by Meghan Trainor | |
| 2022 | Hoop | Wolf Pack by Bachar Mar-Khalifé |
| Ball | Never Seen the Rain by Tones And I | |
| Clubs | Crazy in Love (Electro Swing Version) by Swing Republic | |
| Ribbon | Swan Lake, Act III, Op.20 by Kirov Opera and Ballet Theatre |
References
- ^ "PUSCH Lada - FIG Athlete Profile". www.gymnastics.sport. Retrieved 2023-07-11.
- ^ Cintioli, Michela (2023-07-09). "Ritmica, Mondiali Junior: ultima giornata di finali a Cluj-Napoca". GINNASTICANDO.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2023-07-11.
- ^ "Lada Pusch". www.dtb.de. Retrieved 2023-07-11.
- ^ "2022 1st Euros Qualification" (PDF). dtb.de.
- ^ "2022 2nd Junior Euros Qualification" (PDF). .dtb.de.
- ^ "2022 European Championships Result Book" (PDF). europeangymnastics.
- ^ "RSG-Junioren-WM: Silber für Lada Pusch in Cluj" (in German). 2023-07-10.
- ^ "2023 Junior World Championships Result Book" (PDF). gym.longinestiming.
- ^ "RSG-WM der Junioren". Deutscher Turner-Bund e.V. (in German). Retrieved 2023-07-11.
- ^ Sport, S. W. R. (2023-10-01). "Die deutschen Gymnastinnen feierten den nächsten Gold-Coup". swr.online (in German). Retrieved 2023-10-01.
- ^ Sartori, Deborah (7 April 2024). "Finali Serie A1 e A2 ginnastica ritmica 2024" [Serie A1 and A2 Rhythmic Gymnastics Finals 2024]. sportface.it (in Italian).
- ^ "Siebter Platz für deutsche RSG-Gruppe" [Seventh place for the German group]. Deutscher Turner-Bund e.V. (in German). 14 April 2024. Retrieved 2024-06-07.
- ^ "Medaillenregen für RSG Athletinnen" [Medal rain for rhythmic gymnasts]. Deutscher Turner-Bund e.V. (in German). 7 May 2024. Retrieved 2024-06-11.
- ^ "Deutsche Meisterchaft Rhythmische Sportgymnastik Mehrkampf Einzel" [German Rhythmic Gymnastics Championship Individual All-Around] (PDF). Deutscher Turner-Bund. 6 June 2024.
- ^ "Varfolomeev dominiert die Gerätefinals" [Varfolomeev dominates the event finals]. Deutscher Turner-Bund (in German). 7 June 2024. Retrieved 2024-06-07.
