Athlete

Bergthorsdottir Sigridur

Kopavogur, Iceland

- cm / - kg

Info

Hobbies

Cinematography. (as.com, 01 Jun 2018)

Occupation

Athlete, Student

Education

Communications

Spoken languages

English, Russian, Spanish

Club

Club Torrevieja [Spain]

Coach

Monica Ferrandez [club], ESP; Anna Baranova [national]; Sara Bayon [national], ESP (elmundo.es, 03 Jun 2018; rtve.es, 01 Jun 2018; marca.com, 03 May 2018)

National Team

2013 (vistaalegredigital.com, 01 Jul 2017)

Start sporting career

She took up the sport at age seven in Guardamar del Segura, Spain. (vistaalegredigital.com, 01 Jul 2017)

Reason for taking up the sport

Her mother, who was a gymnastics enthusiast, enrolled her in classes for the sport. (as.com, 01 Jun 2018)

Ambitions

To compete at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (ueg.org, 11 May 2018)

Trainings

She trains at the High Performance Centre [CAR] in Madrid, Spain. (Facebook page, 03 Aug 2017)

Most memorable sporting achievement

Being crowned Spanish senior champion in 2017. (yosoynoticia.es, 28 Jun 2017)

Hero / Idol

Russian rhythmic gymnasts Evgenia Kanaeva and Margarita Mamun, Belarusian rhythmic gymnast Katsiaryna Halkina. (marca.com, 31 May 2018)

Additional information

General
MOVE TO SPAIN
She was born in Moscow, Russian Federation, but at age three she moved to Alicante, Spain. She received Spanish citizenship in 2013. (proyectofer.es, 28 Apr 2016; marca.com, 24 Jun 2017; vistaalegredigital.com, 01 Jul 2017)

Last update : 2018-08-29