03. Oktober 2010  
Kiev, Ukraine  
Rhythmic Gymnastics

NINA VITRICHENKO PASSED AWAY

The Ukrainian national coach and FIG Rhythmic Gymnastics expert Nina Vitrichenko (UKR) passed away on October 2, 2010 felled by illness.
Nina Vitrichenko was particularly active in the FIG gymnastics Academies where she shared her know-how to train a whole generation of experts and trainers. She was one of the prominent personalities of the Ukrainian gymnastics and the founder of the famous Kiev School. 

Nina Vitrichenko  was also the mother and the former coach of Elena Vitrichenko, one of the most admired icons of gymnastics and the bronze medallist of the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games, today a mother of 3 childs.
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