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04/21/2013
Ute sophomore is NCAA runner-up on bars.
04/20/2013
Damianova, Dabritz and Wilson will vie for event titles.
04/19/2013
Damianova, Dabritz and Wilson qualify for event finals.
04/17/2013
Every eligible Ute is honored
04/12/2013
Utes are making record 38th-straight appearance at nationals.
Utah
Reputation for putting up big scores in the postseason ... most accomplished on floor, she also has contributed on bars and vault ... has hit 54-56 career routines ... 7 career victories.
2012-Pac-12 runner-up on floor scored a career-high 9.925 at the conference championship ... among Utah's top two floor scorers on both nights at the NCAA Championships received a 9.85 and a 9.875, respectively ... 9.875 on floor in the Super Six was tied for 10th overall ... hit 12-13 season routines ... made the Dean's List and Athletic Director's Honor Roll.
Prior to Utah
Competed for Canada in the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games ... at the 2008 Canadian Championships, she placed first on vault, second on bars and fourth on floor ... other major international competitions included the 2006 Pacific Alliance Championships, the 2006 Junior Pan Am Championships, the 2007 World Championships and the 2008 Pac Rim Championships ... competed in her first Canadian Championship in 2002 as a novice ... moved up to the junior ranks in 2004 ... in 2006, while still eligible as a junior, she competed as a senior at the Canadian Championships, taking first on bars and vault, second on floor, and third in the all-around and on beam ... finished fifth in the all-around at the 2009 Elite Canada meet ... trained at Gymnix for coaches Katerine Dussault, Francine Bouffard and Pierre Privé ... graduated from École Secondaire Antoine-de-Saint-Exupéry school, where she won the 2008 Alexandre Despatie Student-Athlete Award.
Personal
Daughter of Titomir Damianov and Sophia Tsvetkova ... parents competed for the Bulgarian national team--her mother as a rower and her father in taekwondo ... communication major ... last name is pronounced dam-ee-a-nova ... born March 30, 1991 in Paris, France.
Damianova's Career Highs
All-Around 38.750 vs. Brigham Young, Mar. 18, 2011 Vault 9.90 at NCAA Regionals, Apr. 2, 2011 Bars 9.875 vs. Oregon State, Mar. 12, 2011 Beam 9.125 vs. Brigham Young, Mar. 18, 2011 Floor 9.925 at Pac-12 Championship, Mar. 24, 2012
Insight on Nansy
Age Started Gymnastics: 2 ½
Family Ties: Mom placed third in rowing at the World Championships competing for the Bulgarian National Team
Talk to Me: I speak three languages (English, French & Bulgarian)
I chose the U of U for: The coaches, beautiful mountains and the excellent faculty
Favorite Subject: Biology
