At the World Championships hosted
\nby Mersin, Turkey, Romanian gymnast Maria Celpinschi won gold in the beam final
\nwith a score of 12.750 points. She was followed by Ana Derek of Croatia with
\n12.600 points, and Hungary’s Csenge Maria Bacskay with 12.100 points. In the
\nfloor event, Maria Celpinschi also finished first with 12.900 points, followed
\nby Hungary’s Dorina Boeczoego with 12.850 points and Ana Derek of Croatia, also
\nwith 12.850 points. This is the first international seniors competition where the Romanian gymnast won gold medals. For her achievement, we have designated Maria
\nCelpinschi Athlete of the Week on RRI.<\/p>\n
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Maria Sorana Celpinschi was born
\nAugust 12, 2005 in Constan\u021ba, on the Romanian Black Sea Coast. She is currently
\nenrolled at Farul Constan\u021ba sports club. In 2019, at the national youth
\nchampionships, she won silver medals in the vault and floor events and finished
\n4th in the all-around event. At the seniors national championships
\nthat year, Celpinschi ranked 5th in the vault event, 7th
\nin the floor event and 12th in the individual all-around event. At
\nthe Horizon Cup youth event hosted by Greece in 2019, Maria swept the board,
\nexcept the vault gold medal. In 2020, at the national championships, Maria
\nranked 4th in the vault and uneven bars finals. She also competed in
\nthe European youth championships in Mersin, winning gold in the team event.
\nCelpinschi then won silver in the individual all-around and floor events, both
\nfinals being won by another Romanian, Ana B\u0103rbosu. She made her debut in
\nseniors competitions in 2021 at the European Championships hosted by Basel,
\nSwitzerland. She was Larisa Iordache’s backup, and following the latter’s withdrawal due
\nto a medical condition, Maria Celpinschi competed in the floor event, ranking 5th.
\n(VP)<\/p>\n
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