Yelyzaveta Zorkina (Belarusian: Елізавета Зоркіна; born 25 January 2006) is a Belarusian retired individual rhythmic gymnast of Ukrainian descent.
Career
Junior Zorkina started to appear at international competitions in 2018, participating in various tournaments and winning medals. In November 2020 she was part of the team that represented Belarus at the European Championships in Kyiv, which were postponed because of the COVID-19 pandemic. She competed with ball and clubs. She made it to both apparatus finals, winning bronze with ball behind Polina Karika and Stiliana Nikolova and silver with clubs behind Daria Atamanov and ahead Evelin Viktória Kocsis.
In 2021 Yelyzaveta took part in the 2021 Moscow Grand Prix. In May, she competed at the Irina Deleanu Cup, where she won bronze with ribbon. She won the silver medal in the all-around at the 2021 Belarusian National Championships.
Senior In 2022, she turned senior, but following the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February, gymnasts from Belarus were also forbidden to participate in FIG events. Zorkina, like many other Russian and Belarusian gymnasts, then started attending bilateral tournaments between the two nations, or open competitions such as Crystal Rose (where she was 7th in the all-around) or the UAE International Gymnastika Cup.
She announced her retirement from competitive sport in November 2024 through an Instagram post.
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