Arina Tsitsilina

Arina Alexandrovna Tsitsilina (Belarusian: Арына Аляксандраўна Цыцыліна; Russian: Арина Александровна Цицилина; born 9 October 1998)[1] is a Russian-born group rhythmic gymnast representing Belarus.

Lobatch invited Tsitsilina to train in Belarus, so she moved to Minsk and joined the Belarusian national team group.

In the group all-around final, Belarus only finished seventeenth overall after making major mistakes in their 3 balls + 2 ribbons routine.

[4] She then competed at the World Championships alongside Ksenya Cheldishkina, Hanna Dudzenkova, Maria Kadobina, Maryia Katsiak, and Valeriya Pischelina.

[6] Tsitsilina represented Belarus at the 2015 European Games where the Belarusian group won the gold medal in the 6 clubs + 2 hoops final.

[10] At the Kazan World Challenge Cup, the Belarusian group won a silver medal in the 6 clubs + 2 hoops final behind Russia.

[11] She was selected to represent Belarus at the 2016 Summer Olympics alongside Maria Kadobina, Hanna Dudzenkova, Maryia Katsiak, and Valeriya Pischelina.

[24] Tsitsilina competed at the Tashkent World Cup where the Belarusian group won the all-around bronze medal behind Uzbekistan and Israel.

[27] She then competed at the European Championships and won a silver medal in the team competition with the senior group and individuals Alina Harnasko and Anastasiia Salos.