Angelina romanovna melnikova was born 18 july 2000 in voronezh, russia Angelina melnikova wins balance beam gold at paris world challenge cup, marking russia’s return to international gymnastics after a fig ban. She has a younger brother named oleg
[1] she started gymnastics at age six after her grandmother brought her to practice once Melnikova, third going into the last rotation (but just.133 out of first), scored a clutch 13.466 on floor exercise, which was.366 higher than she scored in qualifying. [2][3] when she was thirteen, she moved to moscow to train at the round lake national training center