Omelianchik was a member of the first place Soviet team at the 1985 World Gymnastics Championships in Montreal, but struggled in the team competition and did not qualify for the all-around final.
However, Soviet team officials (Rodionenko) decided to pull Olga Mostepanova and Irina Baraksanova, who had both qualified for the finals, and substitute Omelianchik and her teammate Shushunova. The decision proved to be sound; the two Soviet gymnasts tied for the all-around gold and became Worlds Co-Champions. …
Click PLAY or watch her 1985 Europeans Finals routine on YouTube.
Click PLAY or watch the Omelianchik Vault on YouTube.
She was traveling alternate to the 1988 Olympics. Retired 1989.
Omelianchik remains heavily involved in gymnastics as a choreographer, coach and judge. She heads the women’s technical committee for the Ukrainian Gymnastics Federation and choreographs routines for many of Ukraine’s top gymnasts …
Is that still the case after Ukraine’s last round of budget cuts?
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