Yurchenko

Yurchenko

Yurchenko may refer to either of:

*Natalia Yurchenko, a gymnast who competed for the USSR
**Yurchenko (vault), a vault routine in artistic gymnastics
**Yurchenko loop, a balance beam skill in artistic gymnastics
*Vitaly Yurchenko, a Soviet agent who defected to the USA


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