Yulia Lozhechko

Who is Yulia Lozhechko?

Yulia Aleksandrovna Lozhechko is a Russian artistic gymnast. She is the only child of Olga and Aleksandr. Yulia began gymnastics at age 7 and was coached by her mother Olga. Yulia's talent was spotted and she was sent to train at Round Lake as part of the Russian National Team.

Yulia competed at the 2004 Junior European Championships where she won a gold medal as part of the Russian Team. Yulia also won a silver medal on the balance beam and a bronze medal in the All Around final. She also qualified to the Floor and Uneven Bars finals.

In 2005, Yulia became age eligible for senior competition. She won a bronze medal in the All Around at the 2005 European Championships behind Marina Debauve of France and fellow Russian Anna Pavlova. At the World Championships later that year, she qualified to the balance beam final but failed to medal after a fall left her in 7th position. At the 2006 European Championships, she was part of the Russian Team which won the bronze medal. Although she did not win an individual medal, she did qualify to two event finals - uneven bars and balance beam. She was selected to compete at the 2006 World Championships, but broke fingers in training and had to withdraw.