Lobaznyuk's National Debut
Young Lobaznyuk made her debut as a junior elite gymnast in a children's meet sometime prior to 1996. Although Lobaznyuk fell 11 times during the meet, Russian National Team coach Leonid Arkayev was very impressed with her. In 1996 she placed first in the all-around and first on floor exercise at the Russian Youth Championships (in the Candidate for Master of Sport category) and the next year won four gold and one silver medal at the Russian Cup's junior competition. Arkayev subsequently invited her to the national team's training center, located at Round Lake.
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