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Maryland Unique All-Stars
Tumble Fest Instructor
Columbia, MD
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Yuri Kostovetskiy was born in Ukraine, Kiev, where he began his tumbling career under his father's professional coaching. He began competing in Sports Acrobatics Tumbling at age 5 and continued until he was 8 when he moved to the United States.
After taking a few years off, Yuri began training again with his father's coaching and encouragement. At the age of 16, he attended his first Sports Acrobatics Nationals. There, he won a gold medal in Power Tumbling and a gold medal in the Men's Four Exercise. Over the next several years he went on to win numerous other National Titles including "Highest Flying Tumbler of Nationals" award in 1998.
In 1999, Yuri made the USA National Team. Over the next 2 years, he traveled around the world competing in competitions such as the World Games and World Championships in countries including; Amsterdam, Belgium, Poland, Russia and Japan. His group placed 6th in Poland at the World Championships and 5th in Japan for World Games.
After retiring from Sports Acrobatics, Yuri has and will continue to use his skills to coach tumbling in his own facility located in Columbia, MD. He has traveled all over the country teaching the proper techniques of tumbling to cheerleaders, fitness competitors, gymnasts and others. He has helped coach the University of Maryland Terps cheerleaders; several members of the Baltimore Ravens cheer team; Patty Franklin, a fitness competitor with several titles; Hammond High School; Long Reach High School; Laurel High School and many recreational cheer teams in the area. Additionally, he works closely with coaches and lectures on preventing injuries and improving the overall strength of athletes to make them stronger tumblers. |
