The 2012 Olympic champion in rhythmic gymnastics in the group all-around as part of the Russian national team, Anastasia Nazarenko, received US citizenship. She announced this on her social networks on October 3.
In honor of obtaining citizenship, the 29-year-old athlete threw a party. The birthday cake was decorated with an American passport, the US flag and the Statue of Liberty.
“Friends, thank you to everyone who came to celebrate this important event with me. I really appreciate it. The house is full of flowers,” said Nazarenko.
Anastasia Nazarenko is from the Kaliningrad region. In 2012, at the London Olympics, she won a gold medal in the group all-around as part of the Russian team. She also has three gold medals at the world championships. At the state level, Nazarenko was awarded the Order of Friendship and a diploma of the President of the Russian Federation.