Linoy Ashram

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|archive-date=27 October 2021 |language=he |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="ayelet-Laisha">{{Cite news|url=https://www.ynet.co.il/laisha/article/r1tbzbzxy|title = איילת זוסמן, המאמנת של לינוי אשרם: "היא היתה בת 10 עם ברק בעיניים. התאהבתי בה"|newspaper = Ynet|date = 13 August 2021}}</ref> | assistcoach = | choreographer = Ayelet Zussman | music = | worldranking = '''7''' ''WC'' '''5''' ''WCC''<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.fig-gymnastics.com/site/rankings/ranking_rg.php |title=Rhythmic Gymnastics World Ranking 2019 Individual Competitions|date= |website=fig-gymnastics.com |accessdate=8 September 2019 |language=en }}</ref> (''2019'')<br />'''1''' ''WC''<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fig-gymnastics.com/site/pdf/rankings/RG-World-Ranking-2018-RGI.pdf |title=Rhythmic Gymnastics World Ranking 2018 Individual Competitions|date= |website=fig-gymnastics.com |accessdate=16 August 2019 |language=en }}</ref> '''2''' ''WCC''<ref>{{cite web 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'''Linoy Ashram''' ({{langx|he|לינוי אשרם}}; born {{birth date|df=yes|1999|05|13}}) is a retired Israeli individual rhythmic gymnast. She is the 2020 Olympic All-around Champion, the 2018 World All-around silver medalist, two-time (2017, 2019) World All-around bronze medalist, the 2020 European All-around champion, and the 2019 European Games All-around silver medalist. She is the third Israeli athlete and first Israeli woman to win an Olympic gold medal in any sport, and the first Israeli rhythmic gymnast to win an Olympic medal.

She became the first rhythmic gymnast from outside a post-Soviet republic to win a gold medal at an Olympics where former Soviet states participated.

Ashram announced her retirement from competitive gymnastics at a press conference in Tel Aviv on 4 April 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Olympic gold medalist Linoy Ashram announces retirement: 'I achieved my dream' {{!}} The Times of Israel |url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/olympic-gold-medalist-linoy-ashram-announces-retirement-i-achieved-my-dream/amp/ |access-date=4 April 2022 |website=www.timesofisrael.com}}</ref>

==Early life== Ashram was born in Rishon LeZion, Israel, to Israeli-born parents of both Yemeni Jewish and Greek Jewish descent.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.globes.co.il/news/article.aspx?did=1001266143|title=לינוי אשרם היא אשת השנה של טל וולק|newspaper=Globes|date=25 December 2018|last1=וולק|first1=טל}}</ref> Her father Oren is a standing army soldier in the IDF, whereas her mother Hedva is a kindergarten teacher assistant. She has an older sister, Chen, an older brother, Idan, and a younger sister, Hila.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.heyalma.com/18-things-to-know-about-israeli-gymnast-linoy-ashram/|title = 18 Things to Know About Israeli Gymnast Linoy Ashram|date = 25 June 2021}}</ref>

In November 2017, at the age of 18, Ashram enrolled in the Israel Defense Forces as a soldier, where she worked as an administrative assistant.<ref>{{cite web |title=Israeli gymnast Linoy Ashram sets world record at World Cup, wins gold |url=https://live.fig-gymnastics.com/news_display.php?idevent=14844&idnews=2098&keyword= |website=FIG |accessdate=1 December 2018}}</ref> She had an honorable discharge in December 2019 after serving her mandatory enlistment.{{citation needed|date=May 2025}}

As of 2018, Ashram resides in her Israeli hometown of Rishon LeZion.<ref name="tokyo2020profile"/><ref>{{cite web |title=Israeli gymnast Linoy Ashram sets world record at World Cup, wins gold |url=http://www.fig-gymnastics.com/site/athletes/bio_detail.php?id=38074|website=FIG |accessdate=1 December 2018}}</ref>

In 2019, she started studying education and society at the Ono Academic College in Kiryat Ono, Israel. She completed her studies in 2022. She works as a member of the training staff for the Israeli national rhythmic gymnastics team as of mid-2022.

==Sports career== Her head coach and choreographer is Israeli former national champion Ayelet Zussman.<ref name="AyeletZussman"/><ref name="ayelet-Laisha"/>

===Junior=== Ashram appeared in international competitions in 2011. In 2014, Ashram started her season competing in the 2014 Miss Valentine Cup in Tartu, Estonia, then in the junior division at the 2014 Moscow Grand Prix where she finished 9th in the all-around; following her placement she earned a qualification for Israel to compete for the Youth Olympic Games.<ref>{{cite web|title= 2014 Moscow Grand Prix results|url=http://www.gymmedia.de/RG/events14/14-02-YOG-qu-ind.pdf|publisher=gymmedia |date=2 March 2014}}</ref> Ashram competed in the World Cup series Pesaro, and in Tashkent where she won silver medal in clubs and hoop. In her next event at the Minsk World Cup, she took silver for Team Israel and finished 4th in the all-event finals.

On 10–16 June 2014, Ashram competed at the 2014 European Junior Championships and qualified to all four event finals, taking the bronze medal in clubs and ribbon, placing 4th in ball, and 5th in hoop.<ref>{{cite web|title= Israeli gymnasts complete impressive Euros |url=https://www.jpost.com/Sports/Israeli-gymnasts-complete-impressive-Euros-359436|work=The Jerusalem Post|date=16 June 2014}}</ref> Ashram then competed at the World Cup in Sofia, where she finished 4th in all-around. Ashram went on to represent Israel at the 2014 Youth Olympic Games in Nanjing, China,<ref>{{cite web|title=2nd Youth Olympic Games in Nanjing – 6 European RG gymnasts qualified for the Final|url=http://www.ueg.org/en/2nd-Youth-Olympic-Games-in-Nanjing---6-European-RG-gymnasts-qualified-for-the-Final-2014-08-26-0000|publisher=European Union of Gymnastics|date=2 August 2014|access-date=4 September 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140904053732/http://www.ueg.org/en/2nd-Youth-Olympic-Games-in-Nanjing---6-European-RG-gymnasts-qualified-for-the-Final-2014-08-26-0000|archive-date=4 September 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> where she finished 5th in all-around finals behind Romania's Ana Luiza Filiorianu.<ref>{{cite web|title= אולימפיאדת הנוער: לינוי אשרם סיימה חמישית בגמר חמישית בגמר|url=http://sports.walla.co.il/?w=/325/2780146|publisher=Sports Walla|date=27 August 2014}}</ref> She was the flag bearer of the closing ceremony in the Youth Olympic Games. In November, Ashram won the all-around gold at the 2014 JGP Final in Innsbruck, Austria, ahead of Moldova's Nicoleta Dulgheru.

=== Senior === ==== 2015 ==== In the 2015 season, Ashram debuted as a senior competing in the international tournament at the 2015 Moscow Grand Prix, finishing 4th in the all-around. On 15–16 May, Ashram competed at the 2015 Holon Grand Prix, finishing 11th in all-around. In August, Ashram competed at the MTK Budapest Cup, finishing 5th in the all-around and qualifying to three apparatus finals. She won the all-around bronze at the Yoldyz Cup International in Kazan, Russia. On 9–13 September, Ashram (together with teammates Neta Rivkin and Victoria Veinberg Filanovsky) competed at the 2015 World Championships in Stuttgart, with Team Israel finishing 4th.<ref>{{cite web|title= 2015 World Championships All-around results |url=http://www.intlgymnast.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=4367:kudryavtseva-claims-third-world-all-around-crown&catid=5:competition-reports&Itemid=164 |publisher=Intlgymnast |date=11 September 2015}}</ref> On 16–18 October, Ashram competed at the 2015 Grand Prix Final in Brno, where she won the all-around silver medal with a total of 70.000 points. She qualified to all apparatus finals, taking silver in hoop, ball, and in the last two apparatus, due to Margarita Mamun's withdrawal in the last two events, Ashram won gold in clubs and another silver in ribbon behind Uzbekistani Anastasiya Serdyukova.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://brnograndprix.cz/vysledky.html|title=2015 Grand Prix Final|date=20 October 2015|publisher=Brno Grand Prix|access-date=31 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208175640/http://brnograndprix.cz/vysledky.html|archive-date=8 December 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> Ashram became the second-youngest Grand Prix Final medalist since Yanina Batyrchina. In November, Ashram won the all-around gold at the 2015 Happy Cup in Asker, Norway, ahead of Moldova's Nicoleta Dulgheru.

==== 2016 ==== Ashram began her season competing at the 2016 Grand Prix Moscow, finishing 16th in the all-around and qualifying for the hoop, ball, and ribbon finals.<ref>{{cite web|title= Rhythmic Gymnastics Grand Prix starts into Olympic Season |url=http://www.gymmedia.com/Rhythmic-Gymnastics/Also-Rhythmic-Gymnastics-Grand-Prix-starts-Olympic-Season |publisher=Gymmedia |date=21 February 2016}}.</ref> On 12–13 March, Ashram competed at the MTM Tournament in Ljubljana, Slovenia, where she won the all-around bronze with a total of 71.350 points,<ref>{{cite web|title= Margarita Mamun wins MTM Tournament in Ljubljana 2016 |url=http://www.gymmedia.com/Rhythmic-Gymnastics/Margarita-Mamun-wins-MTM-Tournament-Ljubljana-2016 |publisher=Gymmedia |date=13 March 2016}}</ref> in the apparatus finals; she won bronze in hoop, ribbon placed 4th in ball and 7th in clubs. At the 30th Thiais Grand Prix event in Paris, Ashram finished 8th in the all-around with a total of 71.100 points; she qualified for three apparatus finals.<ref>{{cite web|title= Grand Prix: 30th International Thiais 2016 |url=http://www.gymmedia.com/Rhythmic-Gymnastics/Grand-Prix-30th-International-Thiais-2016 |publisher=Gymmedia |date=27 March 2016}}</ref> On 1–3 April, Ashram then competed at the 2016 Pesaro World Cup, where she finished 9th in the all-around and qualified for the ribbon final, placing 8th. She won the all-around silver medal at the 2016 Israeli Championships behind Victoria Veinberg Filanovsky. On 13–15 May, Ashram competed at the 2016 Tashkent World Cup, where she won bronze in the all-around (71.800) edging out teammate Neta Rivkin, Ashram qualified for all four apparatus finals: winning bronze in ball (tied with Anastasiya Serdyukova), 4th in hoop and clubs, and 6th in ribbon.<ref name=Tashkent2016/> On 27–29 May, Ashram finished 7th in the all-around at the 2016 Sofia World Cup, with a total of 70.800 points; she qualified in hoop, ball and ribbon finals. On 17–19 June, Ashram competed at the 2016 European Championships where she finished in 8th place with a total of 72.074 points.<ref name=Euro2016/> On 23–24 September, Ashram culminated her season with her competition at the 2016 Grand Prix Final in Eilat, where she finished 4th in the all-around with a total of 72.850 points behind Russian Arina Averina. She qualified for all the apparatus finals; winning a bronze in clubs, placed 4th in hoop and ball, and 5th in ribbon.

==== 2017 ==== Ashram competed at the 2017 Grand Prix Moscow, finishing 6th in the all-around and qualifying for all the apparatus finals; she won bronze in clubs, placed 4th in ball, and 5th in hoop and ribbon. She then competed at the 2017 Tashkent World Cup, finishing 8th in the all-around and qualified for three apparatus finals, taking bronze in hoop, and finishing 6th in ball and 5th in clubs. On 5–7 May, Ashram competed at the 2017 Sofia World Cup, and took bronze in the all-around with a total of 70.300 points; she qualified for all the apparatus finals and won silver in hoop, bronze in clubs, and placed 4th in ribbon and 8th in ball. On 19–21 May, Ashram together with teammate Victoria Veinberg Filanovsky represented the individual senior for Israel at the 2017 European Championships; she qualified for all the apparatus finals and won bronze medals in clubs,<ref>{{Cite AV media| people = Linoy Ashram| title = 2017 European bronze medalist with Clubs| accessdate = 18 August 2018| url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lcawhaT9k3Q}}</ref> and finished 5th in ball and 6th in ribbon. At the 2017 Maccabiah Games, she won all five gold medals (the all-around, ball, ribbon, hoop, and clubs).<ref>[https://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/Sports/Dorozhon-wins-javelin-gold-secures-spot-in-World-Championships-499678 "Dorozhon wins javelin gold, secures spot in World Championships,"] ''The Jerusalem Post''.</ref> Ashram competed at the quadrennial-held 2017 World Games in Wrocław, Poland, from 20–30 July; she qualified for all the apparatus finals, winning a silver medal in clubs ahead of Arina Averina, a bronze in hoop behind Russian Dina Averina, and finished 8th in ball and 6th in ribbon. On 11–13 August, Ashram competed at the 2017 Kazan World Challenge Cup, and finished 4th in the all-around behind Katsiaryna Halkina; she qualified in all the apparatus finals and won four bronze medals, in hoop, ball, clubs and ribbon. From 30 August to 3 September, at the 2017 World Championships in Pesaro, Italy, she qualified in three apparatus finals,<ref>{{Cite AV media| people =Linoy Ashram| title = 2017 Rhythmic Worlds, Pesaro (ITA) – Qualifications Ribbon| accessdate = 18 August 2018| url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cjbvzf9A4Cs}}</ref><ref>{{Cite AV media| people = Linoy Ashram| title = 2017 Rhythmic Worlds, Pesaro (ITA) – Qualifications Ball| accessdate = 18 August 2018| time = 131 seconds| url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rb7loAKFQ-0}}</ref><ref>{{Cite AV media| people = Linoy Ashram| title = 2017 Rhythmic Worlds, Pesaro (ITA) – Qualifications Hoop| accessdate = 18 August 2018| url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KRzBaiM8e8I}}</ref> finishing 6th in hoop, 4th in ball, and winning bronze in ribbon. In the all-around, Ashram made history by becoming the first Israeli rhythmic gymnast to podium in the all-around by winning bronze at the Worlds; previously Neta Rivkin was the only Israeli to win a medal, but it was in an apparatus final (a bronze medal in hoop).<ref>{{cite web|title= Israeli gymnast wins bronze in Worlds all-around final |url=https://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/Sports/Israeli-gymnist-wins-bronze-in-Worlds-all-around-final-504052 |work=The Jerusalem Post |date=3 September 2017}}</ref>

==== 2018 ==== Ashram's season began on 30 March – 1 April with a competition at the 2018 Sofia World Cup finishing with a bronze medal in the all-around, in the event finals, she won her first World Cup gold with ribbon, and finishing 4th in ball, clubs and 8th with hoop. On 13–15 April, Ashram won the bronze medal in the all-around at the 2018 Pesaro World Cup, she qualified to all apparatus finals; she won the gold with clubs, silver with ball, placed 5th in hoop and ribbon. On 20–22 April, at the 2018 Tashkent World Cup, Ashram won silver in the all-around (73.100 points) behind Aleksandra Soldatova, she qualified in all event finals taking silver in hoop, ball, ribbon and a bronze in clubs. She was the overall 2018 World Cup Series all-around winner based on her results in Sofia, Pesaro, and Tashkent.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.fig-gymnastics.com/site/news/displaynews.php?idNews=2048 |title = Ashram, Italian Group win overall Rhythmic World Cup Series |date = 30 April 2018 |publisher = International Federation of Gymnastics |accessdate = 14 August 2018 }}</ref> On 4–6 May, Ashram won her first gold medal in all-around (72.800 points) at the 2018 Guadalajara World Cup edging out Russians Aleksandra Soldatova and Arina Averina, in the apparatus finals: she took gold in ball, earned silver with hoop and ribbon and finished 6th in clubs.

==== 2019 ==== thumb|295px|Ashram performing her ball exercise at Israel's 2019 national championships She competed at the Sofia World Cup, winning silver in the all around behind Alexandra Soldatova and in the apparatus finals she won gold in hoop and clubs, and bronze in ball and ribbon. At the World Cup in Baku, she placed 6th behind Katrin Taseva in the all-around and only made it to 2 apparatus finals, where she took silver in hoop and gold in ball. In maces I occupy the tenth place and in tape the twenty-second. Ashram did not participate in the European Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships, in Baku, Azerbaijan, due to injury. She was replaced by her partner Yuliana Telegina. At the World Challenge Cup Minsk she won bronze in the all around behind Arina Averina, and in the apparatus finals she won gold in hoop, bronze in ball, silver in clubs and fourth place in ribbon. from Cluj-Napoca, won the all-around gold ahead of Ekaterina Selezneva and Nicol Zeliman, in the apparatus finals she won gold in hoop, ribbon, silver in clubs and fourth place in ball.

In June 2019, Ashram competed at the European Games, in Minsk, Belarus, winning gold in ball and clubs, and silver in ribbon and all-around.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/linoy-ashram-wins-two-gold-medals-in-2019-european-games-593479|title=Linoy Ashram wins two gold medals in 2019 European Games|website=The Jerusalem Post|date=24 June 2019 |access-date=27 March 2020 |issn=0792-822X}}</ref> She finally competed at the 2019 World Championships Rhythmic Gymnastics, in Baku, Azerbaiyán, her most successful. She helped the Israeli team to win its first silver team medal (Nicol Zelikman, Yuliana Telegina, Nicol Voronkov) she won a bronze with ball and in the All-Around (despite a drop with hoop) and silver with hoop, clubs and ribbon.

==== 2020 ==== Ashram won a gold medal at the Gymnastic European championships in Kyiv on 29 September. She narrowly beat Alina Harnasko, her Belarusian competitor in the all-around competition with a total score of 100.9.

This last success placed Ashram as one of the main Israeli hopes for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, which were postponed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

====2021==== [[File:Reuven Rivlin gives his blessing to the Israeli Olympic and Paralympic delegations to the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics Games, June 2021 (GPODBG 3647).jpg|thumb|Ashram with the former President of Israel Reuven Rivlin (right) in 2021]] In March 2021 she won two gold medals and one bronze medal in the Rhythmic Gymnastics World Cup in Sofia, Bulgaria. She also won 5 gold medal in the all-around individual, hoop, clubs, ribbon and ball on the Grand Prix Tel Aviv.

===== 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics ===== thumb|right|Linoy Ashram with her Olympic gold medal On 7 August 2021, Ashram competed for Israel at the 2020 Summer Olympics.<ref name="2020 OG">{{cite web |title=Rhythmic Gymnastics ASHRAM Linoy |url=https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/rhythmic-gymnastics/athlete-profile-n1279943-ashram-linoy.htm |website=2020 Summer Olympics |access-date=20 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211005204133/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/rhythmic-gymnastics/athlete-profile-n1279943-ashram-linoy.htm |archive-date=5 October 2021}}</ref> She won the gold medal in the rhythmic individual all-around competition.<ref name="olympics.com">{{cite web |title=Rhythmic Gymnastics — Individual All-Around — Results |url=https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/rhythmic-gymnastics/results-individual-all-around-fnl-a0000101.htm |website=2020 Summer Olympics |access-date=20 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211005210821/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/rhythmic-gymnastics/results-individual-all-around-fnl-a0000101.htm#result-tab-4 |archive-date=5 October 2021}}</ref>

It was the first time a non-Russian athlete won the gold medal since 1996, and the first time an athlete from outside the former Soviet Union won in an Olympics where the traditionally-dominant former Eastern Bloc states participated.

She qualified to the finals in 3rd place after receiving a combined score of 103.100 on all four apparatus. In the finals, she finished in first place after scoring 107.800 (27.550 on hoop, 28.300 on ball, 28.650 on clubs and 23.300 on ribbon), ahead of the qualifying-round favorite, ROC's (Russian Olympic Committee's) gymnast Dina Averina, by 0.150 points.<ref>{{Cite web|title=JO, Gymnastique rythmique (F) : Linoy Ashram offre une deuxième médaille d'or à Israël|url=https://www.lefigaro.fr/sports/jeux-olympiques/jo-gymnastique-rythmique-f-linoy-ashram-offre-une-deuxieme-medaille-d-or-a-israel-20210807|access-date=17 August 2021|website=LEFIGARO|date=7 August 2021 |language=fr}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=7 August 2021|title=Дина Аверина сенсационно вторая в финале художественной гимнастики на Олимпиаде, израильтянка Ашрам выиграла золото|url=https://www.sport-express.ru/olympics/tokyo2020/rhythmic-gymnastics/news/ashram-stala-olimpiyskoy-chempionkoy-v-hudozhestvennoy-gimnastike-dina-averina-stala-vtoroy-1821678/|access-date=17 August 2021|website=sport-express.ru|language=ru}}</ref> Despite a 0.700 penalty for dropping the ribbon, Ashram led by a wide margin in both the clubs and hoop exercises, giving her the total higher score.<ref>{{Cite web|date=7 August 2021|title=Israel's Linoy Ashram upsets Dina Averina for gold in rhythmic gymnastics|url=https://www.koaa.com/news/israels-linoy-ashram-upsets-dina-averina-gold-rhythmic-gymnastics|access-date=17 August 2021|website=KOAA|language=en}}</ref>

Some Russian newscasters, politicians and athletes had a hard time accepting Ashram's victory over Averina, claiming that the Israeli win was due to "unfair refereeing" towards the Russian gymnasts (similar claims were made regarding the group all-around contest in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, where Bulgaria's team won gold while ROC's team finished second<ref>{{Cite web|date=8 August 2021|title=Russian rhythmic dynasty topples, Bulgaria gets the gold|url=https://apnews.com/article/2020-tokyo-olympics-rhythmic-gymnastics-c8122bc03e02628390dad69ed2c7cfab|access-date=28 January 2022|website=AP NEWS|language=en}}</ref>).<ref>{{Cite web|last=Плавская|first=Елена|date=7 August 2021|title=ОКР намерен добиться разбирательства по судейству в художественной гимнастике|url=https://iz.ru/1204183/2021-08-07/okr-nameren-dobitsia-razbiratelstva-po-sudeistvu-v-khudozhestvennoi-gimnastike|access-date=17 August 2021|website=Известия|language=ru}}</ref> Their claims were dismissed by the international governing body, the FIG (International Gymnastics Federation).<ref>{{cite news|title=World gymnastics group dismisses Russian complaints over Linoy Ashram's gold|url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/world-gymnastics-group-dismisses-russian-complaints-over-linoy-ashrams-gold/|access-date=19 August 2021|website=The Times of Israel|language=en-US |issn=0040-7909}}</ref>

====2022==== On 4 April, Ashram announced her retirement at a press conference.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.one.co.il/Article/21-22/7,31,0,63447/407538.html?ref=hp |title=אשרם פרשה ודמעה: הגעתי לשיא, הגשמתי חלום |publisher=one.co.il |date= 4 April 2022 |language=Hebrew}}</ref>

== Eponymous skill == Ashram has one eponymous skill listed in the code of points, a 180 degree turn on the stomach with the legs held in a stag split position with help from a hand or arm.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |date=25 April 2022 |title=2022–2024 Code of Points Rhythmic Gymnastics |url=https://www.gymnastics.sport/publicdir/rules/files/en_2022-2024%20RG%20Code%20of%20Points%20(Mark-up).pdf |access-date=5 March 2024 |website=International Gymnastics Federation}}</ref> {| class="wikitable" !Name !Description !Difficulty{{efn|name=difficulty|Valid for the 2022-2024 Code of Points}} |- |Ashram || 180 degree rotation on the stomach, legs in stag position with help || 0.3 base value |} {{notelist}}

==Awards and recognition== * First Israeli rhythmic gymnast to win an individual all-around medal (bronze) at the 2017 World Championships. * First Israeli to win gold in the all-around in the World Cup series which she won at the 2018 Guadalajara World Cup. * First Israeli rhythmic gymnast to win gold at the Grand Prix Final. * First Israeli to win gold in a World Cup series apparatus final. * First Israeli rhythmic gymnast to win a European All-Around title, which she won at the 2020 European Championships. * Second-youngest rhythmic gymnast to medal at the Grand Prix Final, after Yanina Batyrchina of the Russian Federation. * First gymnast to win two consecutive All-Around titles in a World Challenge Cup circuit (Guadalajara and Minsk) in 2018.<ref name="Times of Israel">{{cite web |title=Israeli gymnast Linoy Ashram sets world record at World Cup, wins gold |url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-gymnast-linoy-ashram-sets-world-record-at-world-cup-wins-gold/ |website=Times of Israel |accessdate=1 December 2018}}</ref> * First Israeli rhythmic gymnast, the first rhythmic gymnast from outside a post-Soviet republic to win a gold medal at an Olympics where former Soviet states participated and the first non-Russian rhythmic gymnast since 1996, to become Olympic gold medalist in the individual all-around.<ref name="olympics.com"/> * First Israeli female Olympian to win a gold medal. Third Israeli Olympian to become a gold medalist.

==Musical scores== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" !scope=col|Year !scope=col|Apparatus !scope=col|Music title |- ! rowspan=4 |2021 |Hoop |Haste by Really Slow Motion, Giant Apes |- |Ball |Big in Japan by Ane Brun |- |Clubs |Crazy in Love, Diva, Run The World by Beyoncé, Level Up by Ciara |- |Ribbon |Hava Nagila an Israeli folk song |- ! rowspan=4 |2020 |Hoop |Haste by Really Slow Motion, Giant Apes |- |Ball |Hurt by Christina Aguilera |- |Clubs |Crazy in Love, Diva, Run The World by Beyoncé, Level Up by Ciara |- |Ribbon |Hava Nagila an Israeli folk song |- ! rowspan=4 |2019 |Hoop |Battle of the Kings by Audiomachine |- |Ball |Im Ele HaHaim by Keren Peles |- |Clubs |Istanbullu Gelin by Kobi Shaltiel, Mash & Matan |- |Ribbon |One Night Only (Disco Version) by Dreamgirls |- !scope=row rowspan=4|2018 |Hoop |Obsidian by Audiomachine |- |Ball |Encore Un Soir by Celine Dion |- |Clubs |Footloose (Glee cast version) |- |Ribbon |The Mask of Zorro soundtrack medley |- !scope=row rowspan=4|2017 |Hoop |Star Fusion by Really Slow Motion |- |Ball |Hoy Tengo Ganas de Ti by Alejandro Fernández, Christina Aguilera |- |Clubs |Don't Stop Me Now by Queen |- |Ribbon |Suite Mignone, Holding Out for a Hero by Joop Celis, Silver Screen Superstars |- !scope=row rowspan=4|2016 |Hoop |Henry's Death' by BT |- |Ball |Mi Amor by Benise |- |Clubs |Run the World (Girls) by Beyoncé, I Am the Best by 2NE1 |- |Ribbon |Moon Trance by Lindsey Stirling |- !scope=row rowspan=4|2015 |Hoop |Albinoni in Rock by Claudio Simonetti |- |Ball |Mi Amor by Benise |- |Clubs |What a Feeling by Irene Cara |- |Ribbon |Moon Trance by Lindsey Stirling |}

== Detailed Olympic results == {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" !Year !Competition Description !Location !Music !Apparatus !Rank-Final !Score-Final !Rank-Qualifying !Score-Qualifying |- | rowspan="5" |2020 | rowspan="5" |Olympics | rowspan="5" |Tokyo | |All-around |1st 16px | style="background:gold;" |107.800 |3rd |103.100 |- |Haste by Really Slow Motion, Giant Apes |Hoop |1st |27.550 |13th |23.500 |- |Big in Japan by Ane Brun |Ball |2nd |28.300 |1st |28.250 |- |Crazy in Love, Diva, Run The World by Beyoncé, Level Up by Ciara |Clubs |1st |28.650 |3rd |27.850 |- |Hava Nagila an Israeli folk song |Ribbon |2nd |23.300 |2nd |23.500 |}

== Competitive highlights == ''(Team competitions in seniors are held only at the World Championships, Europeans and other Continental Games.)'' {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size: 80%;" ! align=center colspan=9 style="background-color: #D6D6FF; "| '''International: Senior''' |- ! Year ! colspan=2| Event ! width=100px| AA ! width=100px| Team ! width=100px| Hoop ! width=100px| Ball ! width=100px| Clubs ! width=100px| Ribbon |- ! rowspan=5| 2021 | align=left colspan=2|'''Olympic Games'''||bgcolor=gold| 1st |||||||||| |- | align=left colspan=2| '''European Championships''' | 4th<ref>{{cite web |title=2021 European Championships — All-Around Results |url=https://backend.europeangymnastics.com/sites/default/files/paragraph/age-group-competition-info/competition-results/SENIORS%20-%20Individual%20-%20All-around%20Final%20AllAroundResultsRg_1.pdf |website=European Gymnastics |access-date=12 June 2021 |date=12 June 2021}}</ref> | bgcolor=#CC9966| 3rd<ref>{{cite web|date=12 June 2021|title=2021 European Championships — Senior Individual + Senior Group Team Results|url=https://backend.europeangymnastics.com/sites/default/files/paragraph/age-group-competition-info/competition-results/SENIORS%20-%20Group%20-%20Qualification%20TeamRankingRg.pdf|access-date=13 June 2021|website=European Gymnastics|publisher=}}</ref> | bgcolor=silver| 2nd<ref>{{Cite web|date=13 June 2021|title=2021 European Championships — Hoop Results|url=https://backend.europeangymnastics.com/sites/default/files/paragraph/age-group-competition-info/competition-results/SENIORS%20-%20Individual%20-%20Apparatus%20Final%20Hoop%20ApparatusResultsRg_0.pdf|access-date=13 June 2021|website=European Gymnastics}}</ref> | bgcolor=silver| 2nd<ref>{{Cite web|date=13 June 2021|title=2021 European Championships — Ball Results|url=https://backend.europeangymnastics.com/sites/default/files/paragraph/age-group-competition-info/competition-results/SENIORS%20-%20Individual%20-%20Apparatus%20Final%20Ball%20ApparatusResultsRg_0.pdf|access-date=13 June 2021|website=European Gymnastics}}</ref> | bgcolor=gold| 1st<ref>{{Cite web|date=13 June 2021|title=2021 European Championships — Clubs Results|url=https://backend.europeangymnastics.com/sites/default/files/paragraph/age-group-competition-info/competition-results/SENIORS%20-%20Individual%20-%20Apparatus%20Final%20Clubs%20ApparatusResultsRg_0.pdf|access-date=13 June 2021|website=European Championships}}</ref> | 4th<ref>{{Cite web|date=12 June 2021|title=2021 European Championships — Ribbon Results|url=https://backend.europeangymnastics.com/sites/default/files/paragraph/age-group-competition-info/competition-results/SENIORS%20-%20Individual%20-%20Apparatus%20Final%20Ribbon%20ApparatusResultsRg_0.pdf|access-date=13 June 2021|website=European Gymnastics}}</ref> |- | align=left rowspan=3| '''World Cup''' ||align=left| '''Pesaro''' | 4th | | bgcolor=silver| 2nd<ref>{{cite web |title=Individual Hoop Final |url=https://www.facebook.com/rgworldcuppesaro/posts/3136483449913145 |website=Facebook |publisher=FIG Rhythmic Gymnastics World Cup Pesaro |access-date=30 May 2021}}</ref> | bgcolor=gold| 1st<ref>{{cite web |title=Individual Ball Final |url=https://www.facebook.com/rgworldcuppesaro/posts/3136510036577153 |website=Facebook |publisher=FIG Rhythmic Gymnastics World Cup Pesaro |access-date=30 May 2021}}</ref> | bgcolor=silver| 2nd<ref>{{cite web |title=Individual Clubs Final |url=https://www.facebook.com/rgworldcuppesaro/posts/3136565199904970 |website=Facebook |publisher=FIG Rhythmic Gymnastics World Cup Pesaro |access-date=30 May 2021}}</ref> | 6th<ref>{{cite web |title=Individual Ribbon Final |url=https://www.facebook.com/rgworldcuppesaro/posts/3136584126569744 |website=Facebook |publisher=FIG Rhythmic Gymnastics World Cup Pesaro |access-date=30 May 2021}}</ref> |- | align=left| '''Baku''' || 5th || ||bgcolor=gold| 1st || 5th ||bgcolor=gold| 1st || 16th (Q) |- | align=left| '''Sofia''' ||bgcolor=gold| 1st || || bgcolor=#CC9966|3rd ||bgcolor=gold| 1st || 4th || 4th |- ! 2020 | align=left colspan=2| '''European Championships''' ||bgcolor=gold| 1st || || || || || |- ! rowspan=6| 2019 |- | align=left colspan=2| '''World Championships''' ||bgcolor=CC9966| 3rd ||bgcolor=silver| 2nd ||bgcolor=silver| 2nd ||bgcolor=CC9966| 3rd ||bgcolor=silver| 2nd ||bgcolor=silver| 2nd |- | align=left rowspan=2| '''World Challenge Cup''' ||align=left| '''Cluj-Napoca''' ||bgcolor=gold| 1st || ||bgcolor=gold| 1st || 4th ||bgcolor=silver| 2nd ||bgcolor=gold| 1st |- |align=left| '''Minsk''' ||bgcolor=CC9966| 3rd || ||bgcolor=gold| 1st ||bgcolor=CC9966| 3rd ||bgcolor=silver| 2nd || 4th |- | align=left rowspan=2| '''World Cup''' ||align=left| '''Baku''' || 6th || ||bgcolor=silver| 2nd ||bgcolor=gold| 1st || 10th (Q) || 22nd (Q) |- |align=left| '''Sofia''' ||bgcolor=silver| 2nd || ||bgcolor=gold| 1st ||bgcolor=CC9966| 3rd ||bgcolor=gold| 1st ||bgcolor=CC9966| 3rd |- ! rowspan=9 width=50px| 2018 |- | align=left colspan=2| '''World Championships''' ||bgcolor=silver| 2nd || 4th ||bgcolor=silver| 2nd || 24th (Q) || 15th (Q) ||bgcolor=CC9966| 3rd |- | align=left rowspan=3| '''World Challenge Cup''' ||align=left| '''Kazan''' ||bgcolor=CC9966| 3rd || ||bgcolor=silver| 2nd ||bgcolor=silver| 2nd ||bgcolor=silver| 2nd ||bgcolor=CC9966| 3rd |- | align=left| '''Minsk''' ||bgcolor=gold| 1st || || 6th ||bgcolor=CC9966| 3rd ||bgcolor=gold| 1st || 6th |- | align=left| '''Guadalajara''' ||bgcolor=gold| 1st || ||bgcolor=silver| 2nd ||bgcolor=gold| 1st || 6th ||bgcolor=silver| 2nd |- | align=left colspan=2| '''European Championships''' || 4th || || || || || |- | align=left rowspan=3| '''World Cup Tashkent''' ||align=left| '''Tashkent''' ||bgcolor=silver| 2nd || ||bgcolor=silver| 2nd ||bgcolor=silver| 2nd ||bgcolor=CC9966| 3rd ||bgcolor=silver| 2nd |- | align=left| '''Pesaro''' ||bgcolor=CC9966| 3rd || || 5th ||bgcolor=silver| 2nd ||bgcolor=gold| 1st || 5th |- | align=left| '''Sofia''' ||bgcolor=CC9966| 3rd || || 8th || 4th || 4th ||bgcolor=gold| 1st |- ! rowspan=6 width=50px| 2017 | align=left colspan=2| '''World Championships''' ||bgcolor=CC9966| 3rd || || 6th || 4th || 11th (Q) ||bgcolor=CC9966| 3rd |- | align=left colspan=2| '''World Games''' || || ||bgcolor=CC9966| 3rd || 8th ||bgcolor=silver| 2nd || 6th |- | align=left| '''World Challenge Cup''' ||align=left| '''Kazan''' || 4th || ||bgcolor=CC9966| 3rd ||bgcolor=CC9966| 3rd ||bgcolor=CC9966| 3rd ||bgcolor=CC9966| 3rd |- | align=left colspan=2| '''European Championships''' || || ||bgcolor=CC9966| 3rd || 5th ||bgcolor=CC9966| 3rd || 6th |- | align=left rowspan=2| '''World Cup Sofia''' ||align=left| '''Sofia''' ||bgcolor=CC9966| 3rd || ||bgcolor=silver| 2nd || 8th ||bgcolor=CC9966| 3rd || 4th |- | align=left| '''Tashkent''' || 8th || ||bgcolor=CC9966| 3rd || 6th || 5th || 18th (Q) |- ! rowspan=4 width=50px| 2016 | align=left rowspan=3| '''World Cup Sofia''' ||align=left| '''Sofia''' || 7th || || 6th || 5th || 13th (Q) || 5th |- | align=left| '''Tashkent''' ||bgcolor=CC9966| 3rd || || 4th ||bgcolor=CC9966| 3rd || 4th || 6th |- | align=left| '''Pesaro''' || 9th || || 11th (Q) || 17th (Q) || 11th (Q) || 8th |- | align=left colspan=2| '''European Championships''' || 8th || || || || || |- ! align=center colspan=9| ''Q = Qualifications (Did not advance to Event Final due to the 2 gymnast per country rule, only Top 8 highest score);'' <br /> ''WR = World Record;'' ''WD = Withdrew;'' ''NT = No Team Competition''; ''OC = Out of Competition(competed but scores not counted for qualifications/results)'' |}

==Media appearances==

In 2024, Ashram competed in the 10th season of Israel's Rokdim Im Kokhavim (''Dancing with the Stars'').

==References== {{Reflist|refs= <ref name=figws17>{{cite web | url = http://www.fig-gymnastics.com/site/page/view?id=262 | title = FIG World standings for rhythmic gymnastics | publisher = International Federation of Gymnastics| accessdate = 30 August 2017}}</ref>

<ref name=figws16>{{cite web | url = http://www.fig-gymnastics.com/site/files/page/editor/files/2016%20RG%20WR%20Archives.pdf | title = FIG World standings for rhythmic gymnastics | publisher = International Federation of Gymnastics| accessdate = 14 April 2016}}</ref>

<ref name=Tashkent2016>{{cite web|title=Yana Kudryavtseva completes fifth career World Cup sweep in Tashkent|url=http://www.fig-gymnastics.com/site/figNews/view?id=1555 |publisher=International Federation of Gymnastics |date=17 May 2016}}</ref>

<ref name=Euro2016>{{cite web|title=Israel exceeds expectations at their first ever European Championships|url=http://www.ueg.org/en/Israel-exceeds-expectations-at-their-first-ever-European-Championships-2016-06-22-1200|publisher=European Union of Gymnastics|date=22 June 2016|access-date=2 July 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170510073821/http://www.ueg.org/en/Israel-exceeds-expectations-at-their-first-ever-European-Championships-2016-06-22-1200|archive-date=10 May 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> }}

==External links== {{Commons category}} * {{FIG|bio=38074|lic=22468}} * {{World Games profile}} * {{Olympedia}} * {{Olympics.com|org_archive=20210301051655}} * {{OCI profile}} * [https://web.archive.org/web/20140903071934/http://athlete.nanjing2014.org/html/21537_e.html Linoy Ashram] at 2014 Summer Youth Olympics (archived) * {{Instagram}} * {{Official website}}

{{Olympic medalists for Israel}} {{Footer Olympic Champions - Rhythmic Gymnastics - Individual All-Around}}

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