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Alexandra Orlando



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2006 Commonwealth Games Champion
          6 Gold Medals
2006 Canadian Rhythmic Gymnastics Champion
2005 Canadian Rhythmic Gymnastics Champion
2004 Canadian Rhythmic Gymnastics Champion
2004 Pacific Alliance
          4 Silver and one Bronze medal
2003 World Championships - 16th place in finals
          (9th place in Clubs during All-aound finals)
2003 Pan-American Games
          3 Silver and one Bronze medal
          6th place AA
2003 Canadian Rhythmic Gymnastics Champion
2002 Senior Silver Medalist
2001 4-Continents Junior Champion
2001 Junior National Champion
2000 Pan-American Junior Champion
2000 Junior National Champion
1999 Novice National Champion

Club: Ritmika
Coach: Dimitritchka Masleva
Ballet Teacher: Elvira Boudakova
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. Recent results
CONGRATULATIONS FOR OUTSTANDING RESULTS AT COMMONWEALTH GAMES!

ALEXANDRA ORLANDO has won all six GOLD MEDALS

* TEAM GOLD
* INDIVIDUAL AA
* ALL 4 APPARATUS FINALS

IT EQUALS THE RECORD FOR MOST GOLD WON BY AN ATHLETE AT A SINGLE COMMONWEALTH GAMES!
see official news . . . see cbc news . . . see Toronto Star


RITMIKA athletes ALEXANDRA ORLANDO & CARLY ORAVA
capture Team GOLD for CANADA at COMMONWEALTH GAMES in
Melbourne, Australia
Third Team member was Yana Tsikaridze from Montreal

BRAVO GIRLS!!!

Elite Canada 2006 - Montreal Feb. 10-12, 2006 Alexandra Orlando 1st AA, 1st rope,ball,clubs,ribbon
World Championships,
Baku, Azerbaijan
Oct. 5-9, 2005.
Ritmika's Alexandra Orlando finished 18th in the individual all-around competition out of 125 competitors.
The Canadian Team placed 14th out of 31 countries. On the team were:
Alexandra Orlando - RITMIKA
Yana Tzikaridze - from Montreal
Carly Orava - RITMIKA
Two years ago the Canadians placed 19th. This was one of the strongest Canadian Team results ever. Congratulations girls ! A job well done ! (see pictures)
June 4-5, 2005
Nationals

Congratulations to our Ritmika National athletes, who once again showed that Ritmika gymnasts are the best !
At the Nationals in Hamilton on June 4-5, 2005,
Alexandra Orlando is yet again the National Champion, sweeping all the gold medals !
(See pictures)
March 26-27/2005
Thiais, France
Alexandra Orlando placed 21st in the highly competitive field. Congratulations, Alex !
Feb.25-27/2005
Elite Canada 2005 Vancouver
Congratulations to Alexandra Orlando for results at Elite Canada in Surrey, B.C.
Alex sweeps gold in all apparatus: Rope, Ball, Clubs, and Ribbon, and first overall !
June 3-6, 2004
Nationals
Excellent results from Nationals ! Alexandra Orlando - 5 gold medals !! National Champion !! #1 National Team member !
May 1-2/2004
Shishmanova competition, Bulgaria
Alex gets Bronze in Ribbon !
Well done !!

Alex came 6th in All-Around, 2nd in Ribbon, 4th in Clubs, 5th in Ball, 6th in Hoop.
April 15-17, 2004
Pacific Alliance
Amazing results !!
Alexandra Orlando competed at Pacific Alliance Championships in Hawaii. In All-Around competition Alex came third. Apparatus finals - 4 Silvers ! Congratulations !!
April 2-3/2004
Elite Ontario
Alexandra Orlando wins again at the Ontario Championships !
March 27-28/2004
Thiais Grand Prix
Excellent results ! Alex came 15th ! Congratulations !!
March 12-14/2004
Deriugina Cup
Alexandra Orlando competed in Kiev, Ukraine at the NAFTOGRAZ Grand Prix for the Deriugina Cup. Alex came 15th All-Around (taking out extra gymnasts per country, this leaves Alex in 10th place). Excellent result !
March 5-7/2004
Elite Canada 2004
Congratulations to Alexandra Orlando for the results at Elite Canada in Winnipeg. Alex came first in all 4 apparatus, and first overall !
Sept.24-28/2003 World Championships (Budapest, Hungary)
23rd place in qualification round All-Around!
16th place in All-around finals !!
9th place in Clubs during All-around finals !!
Congratulations Alex !
Sept.14/2003 Levski Cup in Sofia, Bulgaria
Alex achieved 7th place. Congratulations Alex !
Sept.6-7/2003 Vitry Cup in Zaragoza, Spain
Alex achieved 18th place. Congratulations Alex !
Aug.30-31/2003 Queen Margarita international competition in Bulgaria
Congratulations to Alexandra Orlando !
- In the All-around competition, Alex placed 4th All-around, coming first in Hoop, 2nd in Clubs, 6th in Ball, 8th in Ribbon ! In finals, 4th in Hoop, Clubs, Ribbon, 7th in Ball. Alex also won the prize for "Favourite Gymnast of the Competition".
August 8-10/2003
Pan-American Games - Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Congratulations for excellent results at the Pan-American Games !
- 3 silver medals, one bronze in apparatus Finals, 6th place All-around.
June 27-29/2003 Berlin Grand Prix
- 22nd place in All-around ! Excellent results against the world's best !
June 11-15/2003 National Championships
- Alex becomes 2003 Canadian National Champion - 5 Gold Medals !
May 9-11, 2003 Corbeil-Essonnes International Grand Prix
31st place All-around.
May 3-4, 2003 Julieta Shishmanova international competition (Bulgaria)
7th place All-around !
6th in Hoop & in Ball !
April 6, 2003 Elite Ontario
1st place !
Alex becomes Ontario's 2003 Champion !
March 28-30, 2003 Quebec Invitational (Montreal)
1st place !
March 13-16, 2003 Elite Canada (Edmonton)
First All-around, Gold in all finals !
Alexandra becomes the 2003 Canadian Champion !
March 6-10, 2003 Moscow Grand Prix
19th place.
September 2002 Aeon Cup (Japan)
Alexandra, Mary Sanders, and Carly Orava gave a strong showing as members of the team from Ritmika.
September 7-8, 2002 Berlin World Cup
21st place ! Congratulations Alex !
May 30-June 2, 2002 National Championships (Calgary)
2nd place, giving her a position on the Canadian National Team
May 10-12, 2002 Corbeil-Essonnes (France)
36th place in her first major international competition as a Senior !
(out of 76 competitors)
May 3-5, 2002 Pacific Alliance (British Columbia)
Bronze Senior All-around !!
Bronze in Ball, Clubs, 4th place in Hoop, Rope !
April 5-7, 2002 Ontario Elite
Silver in Senior All-around !!
Mar 1-3, 2002 Elite Canada Competition
Silver in Senior All-around !!
- number 2 National Team member !
Dec 13-17, 2001 Four Continents Championships (Brazil)
Silver Junior All-around !! Well done !
Silver in Ball, Clubs, Bronze in Hoop, Ribbon !
May 30-June 3, 2001 National Championships
Gold Junior All-around, Hoop, Ball, Clubs, Ribbon !!
Alexandra is the junior national Champion !
May 21, 2001 Elite Ontario
Gold Junior All-around, Hoop, Ball, Clubs, Ribbon !!
Apr.20-22, 2001 Portimao, Potugal.
Bronze Junior All-around !
Mar.2-4, 2001 Elite Canada
All-around Junior Champion !
Gold in Ball, Clubs, Hoop, Ribbon !
Oct.9-15, 2000 2000 Junior Pan-American Championships,
San Felipe, Venezuela
All-Around Champion !
Gold in Ball, Silver in Rope, Hoop, Clubs

Previous Achievements:
. * Started Recreational Rhythmics at 5 years old
. * Started competing at Provincial Level at age 8,
always placing in the top 4.
. * Second year of Provincial level,
she was First Overall at Kanata Cup, Etobicoke Olympium, Ritmika Invitational, Niagara Challenge, Provincial Qualifiers,
and 2nd Overall at Provincial Championships with 1st place in Rope.
. * At age 10, she started competing at National Level, Novice IV.
1997: 6th overall, Elite Ontario
. 4th overall, Eastern Regionals
. 4th overall, National Championships
1998: 2nd overall, 1st Rope, Questo Invitational
. 3rd overall, 1st Ball, 2nd Hoop, 3rd Rope, Elite Ontario
. 2nd overall, Eastern regionals
. 3rd overall, 1st Hoop, 2nd Rope in finals, National Championships
1999 Novice Ontario Champion at Elite Ontario Championships
. Novice National Champion at Montreal Nationals
2000 Junior National Champion, 1nd Hoop, Rope, 2nd Clubs, Ball
. 6th overall Junior at Fellbach-Schmiden, 1st Hoop, 2nd Ball
. 3rd overall Junior at Coupe D'Opale, 3rdHoop, 4th Ball, Clubs, 5th Rope
. First All Around at Elite Ontario
. First All Around at Portugal Invitational(Portimao), 4 golds in finals
. First All Around at National Championships(Edmonton), 4 golds in finals
. 4th at International competition in Bulgaria

Alexandra loves to read and she is on her school's soccer team.

Her favourite apparatus is Hoop.