Lada Pusch
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| Full name | Lada Pusch | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 19 March 2008 Müllheim, Germany | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 155 cm (5 ft 1 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Discipline | Rhythmic gymnastics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country represented |  Germany (2022–present) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | TSV Schmiden | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gym | Bundesstützpunkt 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
[edit]Junior
[edit]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
[edit]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 12th 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 4th 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]
Pusch began her 2025 season in late February by competing for the Italian club San Giorgio '79 Desio during the first stage of the Italian Serie A1 club championship. She performed her clubs routine and team took 5th place.[16] On April 18-20, she competed at the World Cup in Baku, where she took 16th place in the all-around.[17] She advanced into the ribbon final and ended in 8th place.
In June, she competed at her first European Championships. She qualified for the clubs final, where she finished 7th, and she called the event a "wonderful experience".[18]
Routine music information
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| Year | Apparatus | Music Title |
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| 2025 | Hoop | Pendulum by Duomo |
| Ball | ||
| Clubs | Follow The Leader (feat. Jennifer Lopez) by Wisin & Yandel | |
| Ribbon | Overture/And All That Jazz by Catherine Zeta-Jones, Renee Zellweger & Taye Diggs | |
| 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
[edit]- ^ "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.
- ^ "Motto Viareggio festeggia in A1 con l'oro olimpico Varfolomeev. Udinese e Forza e Coraggio inseguono" [Motto Viareggio celebrates in A1 with the Olympic gold medalist Varfolomeev. Udinese and Forza e Coraggio are the runners-up]. www.federginnastica.it. 22 February 2025. Retrieved 2025-02-27.
- ^ "Rhythmic Olympic champions back in action at Baku World Cup". International Gymnastics Federation. 16 April 2025. Retrieved 2025-04-16.
- ^ "EM-Gold für Varfolomeev mit dem Band - Simakova holt Silber mit dem Ball" [European Championship gold for Varfolomeev with the ribbon - Simakova wins silver with the ball]. SWR Sport (in German). 2025-06-08. Retrieved 2025-06-08.