Jouki Tikkanen

Jouki Tikkanen
— Gymnast —
Personal information
Full name	Jouki Aino Terhikki Tikkanen
Nickname(s)	Jouki
Country represented	Finland
Born	(1995-07-05) 5 July 1995 Vantaa, Finland
Residence	Tampere, Finland
Discipline	Rhythmic gymnastics
Level	Senior International Elite
Years on national team	2010 - present
Club	Rekolan Raikas
Gym	Ikuri Sports Hall
Head coach(es)	Titta Heikkilä
Medal record Representing  Finland Rhythmic Gymnastics

Jouki Aino Terhikki Tikkanen (born 5 July 1995) is a Finnish individual rhythmic gymnast.

Career

Tikkanen started gymnastics in 1999. She is coached by Titta Heikkilä and became a member of the Finnish national gymnastics team in 2010.

2010

In 2010 Tikkanen competed as a junior. She took silver in Finnish junior Championshis and was selected to junior national team. She represented Finland in Junion European Championships helping the team with ball routine, in which she finished 14th. In Marbella Junior Grand Prix she finished 6th.

2011

Tikkanen began competing as senior in 2011 season. She won silver in all-around at the Finnish national championships and was the champion in three apparatus final (hoop, ball, clubs). Her first major competition was at the 2011 European Championships. She competed in her first Worlds at the 2011 World Championships where she finished 55th in all-around qualifications.

2012

In 2012 Tikkanen won her first national champion title in all-around. She took gold also in ball and clubs finals. In fall she competed in Grand Prix series advancing finals in Berlin (6th in clubs and ribbon EF) and in Brno (4th in ball EF and 8th in ribbon EF).

2013

At the 2013 Finnish championships, she took her second gold in the all-around ahed of Ekaterina Volkova and competed at the 2013 World Championships in Kiev finishing 28th. Along with Volkova, she represented Finland at the 2013 European Championships, finishing 10th in the team standings and they secured Finland in group A to 2015 ECh. She finished 6th in clubs EF in 2013 Valentine Cup in Tartu.

2014

Tikkanen was the 2014 Finnish national all-around champion for third time in a row. She competed at the 2014 World Championships in Izmir, Turkey where she qualified for the all-around finals finishing in 17th position ahead of Ukrainian gymnast Viktoria Mazur. That is the best international achievement for Finnish rhythmic gymnast. She had her highest World Cup placement finishing 14th in all-around and 11th in ribbon at the Corbeil-Essonnes World Cup.

2015

In 2015 Tikkanen finished second in Finnish Championship all-around competition. She was in the first place until the last rotation, where she got a knot in her ribbon. Tikkanen competed at the 2015 World Championships in Stuttgart finishing 35th in the All-around qualifications and did not advance into the Top 24 finals.^[1]Tikkanen competed in 2015 European Championships in Minsk, Belarus and finished 21st in all-around and 6th in team final with teammate Ekaterina Volkova.

2016

In 2016 Season, Tikkanen competed at the 2016 Espoo World Cup finishing 19th in the all-around.^[2]Tikkanen then finished 8th in the all-around at the 2016 Grand Prix Bucharest with a total of 67.450 points. On June 3-5, Tikkanen finished 17th in the all-around at the 2016 Guadalajara World Cup. Tikkanen then qualified for the 2016 European Championships in Holon, Israel where she finished in 17th place. In Finnish Championships she was second after Volkova and took gold in clubs EF.

Personal life

Tikkanen graduated from Sports Highschool Mäkelänrinne in June 2015. She was named as Sports Captain in the graduation celebration. Now she is a professional athlete.

Routine music information

References

External links

• Jouki Tikkanen at the International Federation of Gymnastics
• Rhythmic Gymnastics Results