Vladislava Urazova


Vladislava Sergeyevna Urazova is a Russian artistic gymnast. She was a member of the team who won gold at the inaugural Junior World Championships. Individually she is the 2019 Junior World Champion on the uneven bars.

Early life

Urazova was born in Rostov-on-Don, Russia in 2004. She represents the Southern Federal District.

Gymnastics career

Junior

2017

Urazova competed at the Russian National Championships in April in the KMS division. She placed fourth in the all-around and on floor exercise but won gold on vault. In December she competed at the 2017 Voronin Cup where she won silver in the all-around behind Aleksandra Shchekoldina. She won gold on vault and floor exercise.

2018

Urazova competed at the City of Jesolo Trophy in April. She helped Russia win silver in team final behind Italy and individually she won gold in the all-around ahead of Giorgia Villa of Italy. During event finals she won gold on balance beam and floor exercise and won bronze on vault, behind Celia Serber of France and Asia D'Amato of Italy. In July she competed at the Russian National Championships where she won silver in the all-around behind Ksenia Klimenko. She qualified to all four events where she placed first on vault, balance beam, and floor exercise, and placed sixth on uneven bars.
Urazova was selected to represent Russia at the 2018 European Championships alongside Olga Astafyeva, Ksenia Klimenko, Irina Komnova, and Yana Vorona. They won silver in the team final, losing to Italy. In the all-around, Urazova finished in 20th after falling off the uneven bars twice. In event finals she placed seventh on vault and fifth on floor exercise.
In December Urazova competed at the Vornin Cup where she won gold in the all-around, vault, and floor exercise, and won silver on uneven bars and balance, behind Lee Yun-seo of South Korea and compatriot Elena Gerasimova respectively.

2019

Urazova competed at the City of Jesolo Trophy as the reigning junior all-around champion. She helped Russia win gold ahead of the United States. In the all-around, she won silver behind American Konnor McClain. In event finals she placed fourth on vault, first on uneven bars, and second on floor exercise. In May she competed at the Russian National Championships where she won gold in the all-around. She also qualified to all four event finals where she won gold on vault and uneven bars, silver on floor exercise, and placed fourth on balance beam.
In late June Urazova competed at the inaugural Junior World Championships alongside Viktoria Listunova and Elena Gerasimova. Together the team won gold, finishing 2.157 points ahead of second place China. Individually she finished second in the all-around behind compatriot Listunova. She qualified to the balance beam, uneven bars, and vault event finals. On the first day of event finals she won bronze on vault behind Kayla DiCello of the USA and Jennifer Gadirova of Great Britain and won gold on the uneven bars after upgrading her routine to beat out top qualifier Listunova. On the second day she placed fourth on balance beam behind Gerasimova, Wei Xiaoyuan of China, and DiCello.
In August Urazova competed at the Russian Cup, where, although she was a junior, she competed against senior gymnasts. After two days of competition she won the all-around competition, finishing over four points ahead of second place finisher Angelina Melnikova. On the first day of event finals Urazova won silver on uneven bars, finishing behind 2015 World co-champion on the event Daria Spiridonova. On the second day of event finals she won bronze on balance beam, finishing behind fellow juniors Yana Vorona and Elena Gerasimova and won gold on floor exercise, finishing ahead of Gerasimova and senior competitor Lilia Akhaimova.
In late November Urazova competed at the Top Gym tournament in Charleroi, Belgium on a team that was composed of compatriot Gerasimova and Canadians Natasha Lopez and Jenna Sartoretto. She won gold in the all-around and the team final and on vault, uneven bars, and floor exercise.

Competitive history

Junior