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Daria Merkulova
Birthdate: 9/7/2002
Program: Rhythmic
Level: Senior
Current Residence: Vernon Hills, IL
Club: North Shore Rhythmic Gymnastics Center
Head Coach: Margarita Mamzina
Other Coaches: Natalia Klimouk, Dani Takova, Angelina Yovcheva, Irina Starovoitova, Masha
Career Highlights
  • Alternate for the senior group at the 2023 Pan American Games
  • Alternate for the senior group at the 2023 World Championships
About Daria Merkulova
Nickname: Dasha
Birthplace: Park Ridge, IL
Instagram: Instagram.com/_merkulovadasha_
Name of High School: Grayslake Central High School
High School Graduation Year: 2020
Name of College: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
College Graduation Year: 2026
Year you began gymnastics: 2009
Favorite Event: Clubs/Ribbon
Names of parents/guardians/spouse: Nadia & Vladimir
Names of sibling(s): Ian & Andrei
Family members in sports: Mother: table tennis, tennis, cross country skiing. Father: boxing. Brothers- swimming, chess, track, parkour
Interests Outside the Gym
Other sports involvement: Swimming (2004-2013)
National Competition Results
  • 2023 USA Gymnastics Championships, Tulsa, Okla. - 1st-AA, 3BA2RB, 5HP (Sr. Group)
  • 2022 USA Gymnastics Championships, Des Moines, Iowa - 3rd-RB; 4th-CL; 8th-AA, HP
  • 2022 Elite Qualifier, Grand Rapids, Mich. - 2nd-RB; 6th-AA; 7th-CL
  • 2022 Rhythmic Challenge, Des Moines, Iowa - 5th-CL, RB; 6th-AA; 7th-HP; 8th-BA
  • 2021 USA Gymnastics Championships, St. Louis, Mo. - 4th-BA, RB; 5th-AA; 6th-HP, CL
  • 2021 Elite Qualifier, Birmingham, Ala. - 2nd-RB; 6th-AA, CL
  • 2021 Rhythmic Challenge, Des Moines, Iowa - 5th-BA, CL; 8th-AA
  • 2020 Rhythmic Challenge, Lake Placid, N.Y. - 6th-BA(T)
  • 2019 USA Gymnastics Championships, Des Moines, Iowa - 7th-AA, RB(T)
  • 2019 Elite Qualfier, Lake Placid, N.Y. - 5th-BA, RB; 7th-AA, CL
  • 2019 Rhythmic Challenge, Indianapolis, Ind. - 8th-CL(T)
  • 2018 USA Gymnastics Championships, Greensboro, N.C. -
  • 2018 National Qualifier, Lake Placid, N.Y. - 3rd-RB; 6th-AA, HP, BA, CL
  • 2018 Level 9/10 Invitational, Lake Placid, N.Y. - 1st-CL, RB; 2nd-AA, BA; 6th-HP (L10 Sr.)
International Competition Results
  • 2023 Pan American Championships, Guadalajara, Mexico - 3rd-AA, 5HP; 4th-3RB2BA (Sr. Group)
  • 2023 Portimao World Challenge Cup, Portimao, Portugal - 8th-3RB2BA (Sr. Group)
  • 2023 Baku World Cup, Baku, Azerbaijan - (Sr. Group)
  • 2023 Faliro World Cup, Athens, Greece - (Sr. Group)
  • 2023 Aphrodite Cup, Athens, Greece - 2nd-AA, 5HP; 3rd-3RB2BA (Sr. Group)
  • 2023 Miss Valentine International Gymnastics Competition, Tartu, Estonia - 2nd-5HP; 3rd-AA (Sr. Group)
  • 2022 International Tournament Sofia Cup, Sofia, Bulgaria - 6th-RB; 8th-AA, CL
  • 2021 Ritam Cup, Belgrade, Serbia - 8th-AA
  • 2019 MTM Ljubljana International Tournament, Ljubljana, Slovenia - 1st-AA, BA, CL (Sr. A)
Videos of Daria Merkulova
LEGEND
  • Women: AA = All Around | VT = Vault | UB = Uneven Bars | BB = Balance Beam | FX = Floor Exercise | (T) = Tie
  • Men: AA = All Around | FX = Floor Exercise | PH = Pommel Horse | SR = Still Rings | VT = Vault | PB = Parallel Bars | HB = Horizontal Bars | (T) = Tie
  • Rhythmic: AA = All Around | RP = Rope | HP = Hoop | BA = Ball | CL = Clubs | RB = Ribbon | (T) = Tie
  • Acro: DY = Dynamic | BL = Balance | AA = All Around/Combined
  • T&T: TR = Trampoline | TU = Tumbling | DM = Double Mini | SY = Synchronized Trampoline
  • Parkour: FS - Freestyle | SP = Speed