Angelina Kysla

Angelina Radivilova, née Angelina Kysla (Ukrainian: Ангеліна Анатоліївна Кисла; born 15 February 1991), is a Ukrainian artistic gymnast. She competed at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in 2011, 2013, 2014, and 2015.

Personal life

Kysla was born on 15 February 1991 in Kiev. On 4 September 2016, she married the gymnast Ihor Radivilov.

Senior career

Kysla and her compatriot Natalia Kononenko qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics through the test event held in January 2012. However, the National Olympic Committee ruled that only Kononenko could compete in London.

She won a bronze at the Osijek World Cup in 2013. At the 3rd Mexico Open in Acapulco on 30 November 2013, Kysla finished fifth all-around with an overall score of 53.700. She was chosen by an expert panel as the most elegant gymnast in the competition and was awarded with a white Swarovski leotard worth approximately $10,000. Kysla competed in this leotard at the 4th Mexico Open in December 2014, placing fifth all-around with an overall score of 52.70. She won a silver with Oleg Vernyayev at the Swiss Cup in 2014.

She competed for Ukraine at the 2016 Summer Olympics, having qualified through the test event held in April. Kysla was placed 47th in qualification with an overall score of 52.223.