Melissa Diete debuted internationally as a junior in 2026, competing at Miss Valentine, Gymnastics International, and Gdynia Stars before being selected to represent Germany at the European championships in Varna, Bulgaria, where she performed excellently, winning silver with ball and bronze with ribbon. Following her success, Melissa Diete gave an exclusive interview to the Rhythmic Report, sharing her experience at Varna. What mindset did you enter the competition with? “I

Alice Taglietti first started gymnastics at the age of 6. She discovered it by seeing a poster featuring rhythmic gymnastics near her house, and she fell in love with the sport as soon as she entered the gym. Since then, Alice has had a very successful gymnastics career; she became a national champion in the junior category in 2020 and 2021, among other achievements. However, soon after, her professional career was put on pause, and Alice took a break from competitions. But s

Alice Taglietti ha iniziato la ginnastica all’età di 6 anni. Ha scoperto questo sport vedendo un poster di ginnastica ritmica vicino a casa sua e si è innamorata subito della disciplina non appena è entrata in palestra. Da allora, Alice ha avuto una carriera molto ricca di successi. È diventata campionessa nazionale nella categoria junior nel 2020 e nel 2021, tra gli altri risultati importanti. Subito dopo, la sua carriera agonistica si è interrotta per un periodo e Alice ha

Aruzhan Kassenova, 19, was born and raised in Astana, Kazakhstan. She first started rhythmic gymnastics at three and a half, when her mother enrolled her in a club. At the time, it was nothing serious, just a sport to keep her active. However, that all changed after Aruzhan turned 10. It was her first National Kazakhstan Championships in the pre-junior category, and she placed eighth, which was the very last qualifying spot for the national team - and from then on, Aruzhan ha

"I want people to remember me as someone who never gave up and kept going. Quitting is the only way to lose."

Anastasiia Kulyk is a 22-year-old gymnast, born in Kharkiv, Ukraine. She began participating in sports from a young age. At 9, while she was doing Taekwondo lessons (a Korean martial art), her coach noticed that her sister, who went with Anastasiia to her training sessions, was very flexible. He advised her to try rhythmic gymnastics, and she went to a trial session. It was not long before Anastasiia was invited to train, too. In the beginning, she only did it because her sis