Andreea Verdeș
| Andreea Verdeș | |
|---|---|
 Verdes in 2024 | |
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Andreea Cristina Verdeș |
| Nickname(s) | Verdesika |
| Born | 18 October 2000 Iași, Romania |
| Gymnastics career | |
| Discipline | Rhythmic gymnastics |
| Country represented |  Romania |
| Years on national team | 2017–present |
| Club | Corrado Iași Club[1] |
| Head coach(es) | Catalina Radu |
| Assistant coach(es) | Constantin Radu |
Andreea Cristina Verdeș (born 18 October 2000) is a Romanian individual rhythmic gymnast. On national level, she is the 2024 Romanian All-around champion.
Personal life
[edit]She was introduced to rhythmic gymnastics by her grandparents at the age of 5.[2] In 2024, she got a master's degree in physical education at Alexandru Ioan Cuza University in Iași, Romania.[3]
Career
[edit]Senior
[edit]2017-2021 Olympic cycle
[edit]In 2017, she became a senior. She made a debut at World Cup Pesaro and took 54th place in All-around. At World Challenge Cup Berlin she took 12th place in All-around and almost reached Ribbon final - 9th place. She represented Romania at the 2017 European Championships in Budapest, Hungary. Her best result was 18th place with Clubs. Later that year she competed at the 2017 World Championships in Pesaro, Italy. She placed 33rd in All-around Qualifications and did not advance into Finals.
She competed at the 2019 European Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan. She took 15th place in All-around. On June 22, Andreea represented Romania at the 2019 European Games in Minsk, Belarus and finished on 9th place in All-around. She advanced into Ribbon final and took 5th place behind Katsiaryna Halkina.[4]
In 2021, Verdes placed 12th in the all-around at World Cup Baku and was fourth place in qualifying for one of three spots for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics before the last World Cup.[5] At the last World Cup in Pesaro, she was 21st in the all-around and did not win one of the Olympic quotas.[6][7] At the 2021 European Championships, she qualified to the all-around final in 14th place.[8] She ultimately did not qualify to the Olympics due to her placement below the Hungarian Fanni Pigniczki, who earned the European Continental quota to the Olympics instead.[9]
From October 27 to 31, she competed at the 2021 World Championships in Kitakyushu, Japan, and ended in 15th place in All-around qualifications. For the first time she advance into All-around final, where she made some mistakes and finished 18th.
2022-2024 Olympic Cycle
[edit]In 2022, Andreea reached Ribbon final at 2022 Pesaro World Cup, where she ended on 7th place. She also placed 10th in All-around. She represented Romania at the 2022 European Championships in Tel Aviv, Israel and was 19th in All-around.[10] She competed the 2022 World Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria, where she placed 19th in All-around. For the first time, she advanced into Apparatus finals at World Championships. She took 8th place in Ball final.
She competed at the 2023 European Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan, and took 21st place in All-around. Together with teammate Annaliese Dragan they placed 11th in Team competition.[11] At the 2023 World Championships in Valencia, Spain, she finished 20th place in All-around qualifications. She did not qualify to All-around final. In September, she won gold medal in All-around and all Apparatus finals at Balkan Championships.[12][13]
In 2024, Andreea competed at Sofia World Cup and placed 26th in All-around. She represented Romania together with Annaliese Dragan and Christina Dragan at the 2024 European Championships in Budapest, Hungary, and took 13th place in Team competition. She competed only with Ribbon - 20th place in Qualifications.[14] In October, she won gold medal in All-around at Romanian National Championship.
2025-2028 Olympic Cycle
[edit]In 2025, on March 7-9, she competed at International Tournament Bosphorus Cup in Istanbul, Turkey and won silver medal in All-around.[15] She also won silver in Team competition with Amalia Lică.
Routine music information
[edit]| Year | Apparatus | Music title |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Hoop | OST from Master & Margarita by Igor Korneliuk |
| Ball | Show Me How You Burlesque by Christina Aguilera | |
| Clubs | Suat'a by Okay Temiz | |
| Ribbon | Malagueña | |
| 2018 | Hoop | Night On Bald Mountain/Night On Disco Mountain by Sir Adrian Boult/David Shire |
| Ball | I Will Not Die by Ingrid Kup | |
| Clubs | I Love Señoritas by Alex Swings Oscar Sings! | |
| Ribbon | Malagueña | |
| 2019 | Hoop | Night On Bald Mountain/Night On Disco Mountain by Sir Adrian Boult/David Shire |
| Ball | Aire by Leslie Grace | |
| Clubs | Suat'a by Okay Temiz | |
| Ribbon | Corazon Encadenado by Gisselle y Sergio Vargas | |
| 2020 | Hoop | Dangerous by David Garrett |
| Ball | You Don't Own Me by Saygrace feat. G-Eazy | |
| Clubs | Piazzolla: Libertango by Tango for Four | |
| Ribbon | Blue Eternity | |
| 2021 | Hoop | Dangerous by David Garrett |
| Ball | You Don't Own Me by Saygrace feat. G-Eazy | |
| Clubs | Piazzolla: Libertango by Tango for Four | |
| Ribbon | Blue Eternity | |
| 2022 | Hoop | Hurt by Christina Aguilera |
| Ball | не твоя війна by Okean Elzy | |
| Clubs | Unleashed (Amanda Duet Version) by Epica | |
| Ribbon | Se Dice De Mi (Betty la fea) by Yolanda Rayo | |
| 2023 | Hoop | Hurt by Christina Aguilera |
| Ball | Снег by Elena Vaenga | |
| Clubs | Unleashed (Amanda Duet Version) by Epica | |
| Ribbon | Se Dice De Mi (Betty la fea) by Yolanda Rayo | |
| 2024 | Hoop | Giant Plasma Tubes Floating Above the Earth Blues by The Holy Club / Ramkoph's Dance by Roman Surzha |
| Ball | Suerte de la gonlondrina (Bulerias) by Gerardo Nuñez | |
| Clubs | Trial Before Pilate by Victor Brox, Ian Gillan & Barry Dennen | |
| Ribbon | Never Tear Us Apart by Never Tear Us Apart | |
| 2025 | Hoop | À nos folies by Léa Paci |
| Ball | Suerte de la gonlondrina (Bulerias) by Gerardo Nuñez | |
| Clubs | ||
| Ribbon |
References
[edit]- ^ "Andreea Verdes FIG profile".
- ^ "Pe podium campioană, în viaţă luptătoare. Andreea se pregăteşte pentru Jocurile Olimpice, dar are nevoie de sprijin" (in Romanian). 5 December 2021. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
- ^ "Studenta UAIC Andreea Cristina Verdeș luptă pentru un loc la Olimpiadă" [UAIC student Andreea Cristina Verdeș fights for a place at the Olympics] (in Romanian). Retrieved 9 March 2025.
- ^ "2019 European Games - Results". European Gymnastics. Retrieved 9 March 2025.
- ^ Narcis Pohoata (10 May 2021). "Cursă dramatică spre Tokyo! Gimnasta ieșeană Andreea Verdeş, la un pas de calificarea la Olimpiadă" (in Romanian). Retrieved 20 January 2022.
- ^ "Results for FIG World Cup 2021 Pesaro". International Gymnastics Federation. Retrieved 2024-05-06.
- ^ "Averina sisters dominate as World Cup Series concludes in Pesaro". International Gymnastics Federation. 31 May 2021. Retrieved 2024-05-06.
- ^ Silviu Dumitru (11 June 2021). "CE Gimnastică ritmică: Andreea Verdeș, în finală la individual compus" (in Romanian). Retrieved 20 January 2022.
- ^ "Óriási bravúr: Magyar olimpiai kvóta ritmikus gimnasztikában". ORIGO (in Hungarian). 2021-06-12. Retrieved 2024-05-06.
- ^ "All-Around Results" (PDF). European Gymnastics. 20 June 2022. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
- ^ "2023 Team Results" (PDF). europeangymnastics.
- ^ "BALKAN RHYTHMIC GYMNASTICS CUP for SENIORS". rgform.eu. Retrieved 9 March 2025.
- ^ "Andreea Verdeș, campioană balcanică absolută: 5 medalii de aur la Campionatele de Gimnastică ritmică" [Andreea Verdeș, absolute Balkan champion: 5 gold medals at the Rhythmic Gymnastics Balkan Championships]. Euronews. 27 September 2023. Retrieved 9 March 2025.
- ^ "2024 European Championships Result Book" (PDF). europeangymnastics. Retrieved 9 March 2025.
- ^ "Rhythmic Gymnastics Bosphorus Cup". Turkish Gymnastics Federation. Retrieved 2025-03-09.