Ioana Crisan » PUZZLE

Deva Junior National Team members began the year by attending 2 very important international junior competitions overseas: Nadia Comaneci International Invitational in Oklahoma, USA (22 February 2014) and Gymnix International Junior Cup in Montreal, Canada (8-9 March 2014). Thus, our young gymnasts got a taste of the big international competitions spirit , the American experience being for some of them either their first international meet (Alexandra Mihai, Maria Holbura, Stefania Orzu, Dora Vulcan) either their first appearance on a competition podium (Ioana Crisan, Olivia Cimpian).

At the already traditional Nadia competition Romania sent a team of young 2020 Olympic hopefuls: Ioana Crisan, Olivia Cimpian and Alexandra Mihai, a team that brought home a handful of medals, proving one more time that the future is bright. They won the team bronze and the all-around silver (Ioana Crisan – only 2 tenths behind the new wonder-child of USa gymnastics – Russian born, WOGA trained Irina Alexeeva) and bronze (Olivia Cimpian). A debutant in international events, Alexandra Mihai was 8th all-around. Our girls were among the best in the unofficial event standings also: Alexandra Mihai was 2nd on beam, Olivia Cimpian was 2nd on floor and 3rd on beam while the most consistent gymnast of the whole competition, Ioana Crisan was 3rd on vault, beam and floor and 4th on bars.

At the Gymnix Junior Cup, Romania sent 2000 juniors: Adela Florea, Maria Holbura, Stefania Orzu and Dora Vulcan. This young team, made predominantly of gymnasts with 0 international experience finished the first day on 5th place while individually they placed 14th – Stefania Orzu, 17^tth Dora Vulcan, 19th Maria Holbura and 22nd Adela Florea. The event finals day was brighter as it brought the only medal for Romania Stefnia Orzu’s bronze on beam. Dora Vulcan was 4th on vault and Maria Holbura was 5th on floor.

We are positive that this experience was a very valuable and motivational one for the young and unexperienced Romanian juniors both for the ones returning with medals and appreciation but also for the ones returning prize-free but ambition and determination – full.

General Info

Name: Ioana Teodora Crisan
Born 15 October 2001
Cluj Napoca, Cluj
Club: CNS Cetate Deva (since 2011)
CSS Viitorul Cluj (until 2011)
Club coaches: Liliana Cosma, Gheorghe Orban (CNS Cetate Deva 2013)
Ioan Coroiu, Adela Popa (CNS Cetate Deva 2011-2012)
Dana Aron, Dan Florian (CSS Viitorul Cluj)
Deva Junior National Team member 2013-2016
Deva Junior National Team coaches: Liliana Cosma (head coach 2013-2014), Florin Cotutiu, Nicolae Forminte (head coach since 2014), Ramona Micu, Daniela Maranduca Nicolai (since 2014), Remus Nicolai (since 2014), Gheorghe Orban (2013), choreographer Corina Dorean
Deva Olympic Team member since 2016
Deva Olympic Team coaches: Liliana Cosma, Florin Cotutiu, Nicolae Forminte (head coach), Daniela Maranduca Nicolai (2016-2017), Remus Nicolai (2016-2017), Adela Popa, Marius Vintila (since 2018), Florin Uzum (since 2018)

Competition Results

2017: Sainte Gym Cup, Saint-Etienne – 8th place with team Romania, 21st place AA; European Individual Championships, Cluj-Napoca – 18th place AA; World Cup, Osijek (FIG Challenge Cup, CIII) – 4th place BB, 6th place UB, 7th place FX; Senior Nationals – 1st place with team CNS Cetate Deva, 3rd place AA, 2nd place VT, 6th place UB, 8th place BB; Internationaux de France, Paris (FIG Challenge Cup, CIII) – 8th place FX; World Individual Championships, Montreal – 23rd place AA

2016: L’International Gymnix, Coupe Junior, Montreal – 5th place with team Romania, 21st place AA; Friendly Meet Bel-Rou, Mouscron – 1st place with team Romania; Friendly Meet Fra-Rou, Hagenou – 1st place with team Romania; Junior European Championships, Bern – bronze medal with team Romania, 9th place AA, 8th place BB; Junior Team Nationals – 1st place with team CNS Cetate Deva, 4th AA score (category I, level 5); Senior Nationals – 2nd place with team CNS Cetate Deva, 2nd place AA, 2nd place VT, 3rd place FX, 4th place UB, 7th place BB; Gymnaziade, Trabzon – silver medal with team Romania, bronze medal all around, silver medal vault; Junior Individual Nationals – 3rd place AA, 2nd place UB and BB, 3rd place VT, 4th place FX (category I, level 5); Top Gym, Charleroi – 3rd place VT, 2nd place with team Sweden/Romania

2015: Nadia Comaneci International Invitational, Oklahoma – 1st place with team Romania, 1st place AA, VT and BB, 2nd place UB, 3rd place FX; Junior Team Nationals – 1st place with team CNS Cetate Deva, 1st AA score (category I, level 5); European Youth Olympic Festival, Tbilisi – 4th place with team Romania, 6th place AA, 6th place BB

2014: Nadia Comaneci International Invitational, Oklahoma – 3rd place with team Romania, 2nd place AA; Junior Team Nationals – 2nd place with team CNS Cetate Deva, 9th AA score (category II, level 4); Junior Individual Nationals – 1st place AA, 1st place VT and BB, 3rd place UB and FX; Team Nationals – 2nd place with team CNS Cetate Deva I; Master Massilia, Maerseille – 9th place with team Romania, 26th AA; Top Gym, Charleroi – 3rd place AA, 7th place VT, 5th place BB; 4th place with team Romania-Israel

2013: School Nationals – 3rd place AA, 1st place VT, 2nd place UB, 5th place BB (category III, level 4); Junior Team Nationals – 1st place with team CNS Cetate Deva, 8th Aa score (category III, level 4); Junior Individual Nationals – 1st place AA, 1st place VT and FX, 2nd place UB and BB (category III, level 4)

2012: Junior Individual Nationals – 3rd AA score – outside of competition (category III, level 3); Krstic & Dzelatovic Memorial Tournament, Novi Sad – 1st place AA, 1st place FX, 2nd place UB and BB, 3rd place VT (category 2, 11-13 years old)

2011: School Nationals – 4th place with team CSS Viitorul Cluj, 5th place AA, 2nd place VT, 2nd place BB, 5th place UB (category IV, level 2); “Little Gymnast” Nationals – 3rd place AA, 1st place BB, 6th place VT and FX, 7th place UB (category IV, level 2); Krstic & Dzelatovic Memorial Tournament, Novi Sad – 1st place AA, 1st place BB, 2nd place VT, 3rd place FX, 5th place UB (category 1, 8-10 years old)

2010: School Nationals – 9th place with team CSS Viitorul Cluj, 1st place AA, 2nd place VT, 3rd place FX (category IV, level 1); “Little Gymnast” Nationals – 17th place AA, 7th place UB, 8th place FX (category IV, level 1)

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