Samira Mustafaeva

In 2013, she concluded her career in professional sports. Today, Mustafaeva is the founder of SM Stretching, which has five fitness studios in Moscow and one in Los Angeles.

In 2012, Mustafaeva began to compete for the Saint Petersburg National team in group exercises under the guidance of Bystrova Inna Valentinovna. She joined the national team of Azerbaijan and later, the Russian national team. In 2012, she became a rhythmic gymnastics champion of Russia (ball).

In 2009, she won the bronze of the world Cup in Japan (team all-round) and bronze medal during the international tournament in Slovakia (ribbon) and won a medal together with Byelorussian and Russian gymnasts in the central sports complex of Bratislava. Mustafaeva also earned a bronze medal at the world Cup in Moscow (2010, team all-round).

In 2008 Samira Mustafayeva took part in the competition organized in Chieti, Italy. Thirty gymnasts from 13 countries took part in the tournament among juniors, and Mustafaeva won two silver medals with separate apparatuses (hoop and ball).

The turning point in her career occurred in 2007, after meeting with I. A. Viner-Usmanova in Novogorsk. Mustafaeva began to represent the National team of Azerbaijan, participate in the World Cup, as well as the World and European Championships. During this time Mustafaeva became a double bronze medalist amongst her club in the 2008 AEON Cup in Japan, in team and individual competitions. As to the individual events among the juniors, Mustafaeva, won the second medal. She had taken onlyShe was only 5th place after the first two performances, but after her next performances (ribbon and clubs), together with the gymnasts from Russia and Belarus, she succeeded in making it to the podium in Japan as a bronze medalist.

Samira Arastunovna Mustafaeva (Russian: Мустафаева Самира Арастуновна, born January 15, 1993 in Saint-Petersburg) is a Russian and Azerbaijani rhythmic gymnast. She is a multiple time medalist of the World Team Championships, a champion in St. Petersburg, “Master of Sport” in Russia, and a world-class gymnast according to FIG. She has been a part of the national team of Azerbaijan, and later became part of the Russian national team. She retired from her career in professional rhythmic gymnastics in 2013. Mustafaeva is the founder of five fitness studios called SM Stretching in Moscow and one in Los Angeles..

Samira Mustafaeva was born in Saint-Petersburg, on January 15, 1993. She graduated from Lesgaft National State University of Physical Education, Sport and Health, St. Petersburg. She was introduced to the sport at the age of 5 years. In 2006, at the Olympics, she was noticed by the Russian National team coach, Zaripova Amina Vasilovna. Mustafaeva was invited to the training camp in Moscow in the Olympic village for two weeks. Natural flexibility, attractiveness, artistry and technicality helped her to stay and continue training in Moscow.