Eva Brezalieva
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| Full name | Eva Alyosheva Brezalieva | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | January 13, 2005 Burgas, Bulgaria[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Discipline | Rhythmic gymnastics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country represented | Bulgaria (2018-present) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Club Iliana | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Head coach(es) | Valentina Ivanova (2018-2021), Branimira Markova (2023-present) [2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Eva Brezalieva (Bulgarian: Ева Брезалиева, born 13 January 2005 in Burgas, Bulgaria) is a Bulgarian individual rhythmic gymnast. She is the 2023 European silver medalist with ribbon and team champion and the 2020 European junior bronze medalist with rope.
On national level, she is a five-time (2021-2025) senior all-around bronze medalist and the 2019 Bulgarian Junior all-around bronze medalist.[3]
Career
She took up rhythmic gymnastics at the age of 6 in Burgas.
Junior
She competed at the 2019 Bulgarian Junior National Championships, where she won bronze medals in all-around and clubs final and a silver medal in the ball final. Later that year, she competed at the 2019 Junior World Championships in Moscow, Russia, where she placed 8th in the team event and 6th in rope in qualifications.[4]
In 2020, she became the Bulgarian Junior National champion with rope and won the silver medal with ball. She competed at the International Tournament in Moscow, where she and her teammate Stiliana Nikolova took second place in the team competition. She also won silver medals with rope and ball and the bronze medal with ribbon. At the 2020 Junior European Championships in Kyiv, Ukraine, she qualified to two apparatus finals. She won a bronze medal in the rope final.[5]
Senior
Eva turned senior in 2021. She won bronze medal in all-around, hoop, ball and ribbon at Bulgarian National Championships.[6] In April, she competed at Sofia Cup and won bronze in all-around and hoop. On 17-23 May, she competed at Irina Deleanu Cup in Romania. She took 9th place in all-around and won bronze medal with clubs.[7]
She started the 2022 season by competing at the Rhythmic Gymnastics World Cup in Athens, Greece, where she took the bronze medal in the ribbon final. At Grand Prix in Marbella, Spain, she took a gold medal in the all-around, a gold medal in the ribbon final, and silver medals in the hoop final and clubs finals. At the Portimão World Challenge Cup, she won a bronze medal in the all-around. She represented Bulgaria at the 2022 World Games in Birmingham, United States. She qualified to Clubs final and took 5th place.[8]
In 2023, Brezalieva began her season by competing at the Grand Prix in Marbella, Spain, where she took a bronze medal in the all-around and silver medals in the hoop and ball finals. She next participated in the World Cup in Sofia and qualified for the hoops and clubs finals. She won a silver medal in the clubs final. At the Baku World Cup, she won the all-around bronze medal. She also won silver medals in the hoop and ribbon finals and bronze with ball. She represented Bulgaria together with Stiliana Nikolova and Boryana Kaleyn at the 2023 European Championships in Baku. She competed with ribbon only, and took silver medal in apparatus final.[9]
In 2024, she once again won bronze medal in all-around at Bulgarian National Championships.[10][11] In June, she competed at Milan World Cup and ended on 14th place in all-around. She qualified to two apparatus finals and finished 6th in hoop and 8th in clubs final.
In 2025, she won bronze medal in Clubs final at Sofia World Cup.[12][13] On 25-27 April, she competed at World Cup Tashkent where she took 19th place in all-around. She qualified to clubs final and finished on 4th place.[14] On May 9-11, she competed at World Challenge Cup Portimão and won bronze medal in all-around.[15] In the end of May, she won bronze medal in all-around behind Stiliana Nikolova and Dara Stoyanova at Bulgarian National Championships. She also won silver medal in hoop and gold in ribbon final.[16] In June, she represented Bulgaria at the 2025 European Championships in Tallinn, Estonia. She qualified to all-around final, where she finished on 11th place. She was 5th in team competition, 6th in hoop and 7th in ball.[17]
Routine music information
| Year | Apparatus | Music title |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Hoop | Hope by NF |
| Ball | Dune Mosse (feat. Miles Davis) by Zucchero | |
| Clubs | Where Have You Been by Rihanna | |
| Ribbon | Rosa by Fabi Hernandez & Mathieu Ruz | |
| 2024 | Hoop | Ready or Not by Mischa Book Chillak and Esthero |
| Ball | Un Amore Grande by Peppino Gagliardi | |
| Clubs | Remix Oriental 2020 Darbuka by Mehdi Ryan | |
| Ribbon | Power (feat. Donna Missal and Travis Poutrelli) by Elliott Wheeler | |
| 2023 | Hoop | Adiós by Benjamin Clementine |
| Ball | Flamen'ka y Gitana by Karen Ruimy | |
| Clubs | The Race by Yello | |
| Ribbon | "Rock This Party" (feat. Dollarman, Big Ali, Makedah, Cutee B) (Everybody Dance Now) by Bob Sinclair | |
| 2022 | Hoop | Butterflies and Hurricanes by Muse |
| Ball | Isaac (Live) by Madonna | |
| Clubs | The Race by Yello | |
| Ribbon | Born This Way by Lady Gaga | |
| 2021 | Hoop | The 5th by David Garrett |
| Ball | Nothing Else Matters by ? | |
| Clubs | Carmen Suite Ballet: II. Dance by Boston Pops Orchestra | |
| Ribbon | El amor brujo: Danza Rituel del Fuego by Manuel de Falla | |
| 2020 | Rope | I Love Rock 'N Roll by Joan Jett |
| Ball | Nothing Else Matters by ? | |
| Clubs | Carmen Suite Ballet: II. Dance by Boston Pops Orchestra | |
| Ribbon | Who Wants To Live Forever by Queen / The Tenors feat. Lindsey Stirling | |
| 2019 | Rope | Samba Do Mundo by Gregor Salto Feat. Saxsymbol & Todorov |
| Ball | Winter Days December by Vadim Kiselev | |
| Clubs | Shot Me Down by David Guetta ft. Skylar Grey | |
| Ribbon |
Competitive highlights
(Team competitions in seniors are held only at the World Championships, Europeans and other Continental Games.)
| International: Senior | |||||||
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| Year | Event | AA | Team | Hoop | Ball | Clubs | Ribbon |
| 2025 | European Championships | 11th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 10th (Q) | |
| World Challenge Cup Portimão | 3rd | 4th | 8th | 13th (Q) | 5th | ||
| World Cup Tashkent | 19th | 21st (Q) | 36th (Q) | 4th | 23rd (Q) | ||
| World Cup Sofia | 7th | 12th (Q) | 9th (Q) | 3rd | 16th (Q) | ||
| IT Sofia Cup | 1st | 7th (Q) | 3rd (Q) | 1st | |||
| 2024 | World Cup Milan | 14th | 6th | 23rd (Q) | 8th | 19th (Q) | |
| 2023 | World Championships Valencia | 1st | 21st (Q) | ||||
| European Championships Baku | 2nd | ||||||
| World Cup Baku | 3rd | 3rd | 2nd | 5th | 2nd | ||
| World Cup Sofia | 6th | 7th | 24th (Q) | 2nd | 13th (Q) | ||
| Grand Prix Marbella | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd | ||||
| 2022 | World Games Birmingham | 14th (Q) | 13th (Q) | 5th | 16th (Q) | ||
| World Cup Pesaro | 16th | 13th (Q) | 18th (Q) | 2nd | 26th (Q) | ||
| World Challenge Cup Portimão | 3rd | 3rd | 5th | 7th | 1st | ||
| World Cup Baku | 13th | 8th | 13th (Q) | 17th (Q) | 15th (Q) | ||
| Grand Prix Marbella | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | |||
| World Cup Palaio Faliro | 10th | 15th (Q) | 21st (Q) | 5th | 3rd | ||
| International: Junior | |||||||
| Year | Event | AA | Team | Rope | Ball | Clubs | Ribbon |
| 2020 | Junior European Championships | 3rd | 4th | ||||
| 2019 | Junior World Championships | 8th | 6th (Q) | ||||
| National | |||||||
| Year | Event | AA | Team | Hoop | Ball | Clubs | Ribbon |
| 2025 | Bulgarian Championships | 3rd | 2nd | 1st | |||
| 2024 | Bulgarian Championships | 3rd | 2nd | ||||
| 2023 | Bulgarian Championships | 3rd | |||||
| 2022 | Bulgarian Championships | 3rd | |||||
| 2021 | Bulgarian Championships | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | ||
| Q = Qualifications (Did not advance to Event Final due to the 2 gymnast per country rule, only Top 8 highest score); WR = World Record; WD = Withdrew; NT = No Team Competition; OC = Out of Competition(competed but scores not counted for qualifications/results), DNS = Did Not Start, DNF = Did Not Finish | |||||||
See also
References
- ^ "Eva Brezalieva/Birth Place". International Gymnastics Federation.
- ^ "Eva Brezalieva/Coach". International Gymnastics Federation.
- ^ "Брезалиева Ева" (in Russian).
- ^ "JWCH Moscow Results Book". International Gymnastics Federation. Retrieved 2025-07-09.
- ^ "Gold, silver and bronze for Bulgarian rhythmic gymnasts from contest in Ukraine" (in Bulgarian). 28 November 2020.
- ^ "Боряна Калейн завоевала титул чемпионки Болгарии 2021" [Boryana Kaleyn won a Bulgarian national title]. gimnastika.pro (in Russian). 2021-03-21. Retrieved 2025-07-06.
- ^ "20th Irina Deleanu Cup". rgform.eu. Retrieved 2025-07-06.
- ^ "Злато и бронз за България на Световните игри в Бирмингам" [Gold and bronze for Bulgaria at the World Games in Birmingham] (in Bulgarian). 13 July 2022.
- ^ "Ева Брезалиева спечели сребърен медал на лента, бронз за Стилияна Николова" [Eva Brezalieva won a silver medal in ribbon, bronze for Stiliyana Nikolova] (in Bulgarian). 2023-05-21. Retrieved 2025-07-03.
- ^ "Краснобаева и Николова с по два златни медала от финалите на уреди на ДП по художествена гимнастика" [Krasnobaeva and Nikolova with two gold medals from the finals of DP in rhythmic gymnastics] (in Bulgarian). 2024-05-12. Retrieved 2025-07-09.
- ^ "Стилияна Николова от "Илиана" спечели многобоя при жените на ДП "Елит"" [Stiliyana Nikolova from "Iliana" won the women's match "Elite"] (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 2025-07-09.
- ^ Закурдаева, Ирена (2025-04-05). "Художественная гимнастика. Этап Кубка мира в Софии 2025: расписание, фавориты, трансляция". www.olympics.com. Retrieved 2025-07-06.
- ^ "И Ева Брезалиева с медал на Световната купа в София" [Eva Brezalieva with a medal at the World Cup in Sofia] (in Bulgarian). 6 April 2025.
- ^ "FIG RHYTHMIC GYMNASTICS WORLD CUP TASHKENT (UZB) 202" (in Russian). 2025-04-27. Retrieved 2025-04-27.
- ^ "Bulgarian gymnastics star claims World Challenge Cup bronze". 2025-05-11. Retrieved 2025-07-03.
- ^ "Стилияна Николова с два златни и един сребърен медал от финалите на ДП" [Stiliyana Nikolova with two gold and one silver medal from the DP finals] (in Bulgarian). 2025-05-25. Retrieved 2025-05-27.
- ^ "ECh Tallinn 2025 Full Results Book" (PDF). European Gymnastics.