Dina Dumanskaia (Player - Cosmic Girls, Team Russia, and EuroStars) - a podcast by Theo Wan

Dina Dumanskaia is a captain of the Russian women’s club team Cosmic Girls, a Russian national team athlete, and two-time EuroStars tour participant, . Dina has represented Russia 4 times internationally including winning a gold medal at the World Championships of Beach Ultimate in 2017 and a gold medal at the European Championships of Beach Ultimate in 2019. She was on the mixed team that won a bronze medal at the European Ultimate Championships in 2019. With Cosmic Girls, she finished 2nd at the 2019 European Ultimate Club Finals.

In this interview, Dina shares about how she got inspired to play ultimate through a Seattle Sockeye camp in Moscow, and her growth and experiences on the Russian national team. We also discuss how she is preparing for the return of ultimate, and we do a trip down memory lane by reflecting on the EuroStars tour and her favourite cities to play in.

Segment #1: Dina’s journey (3:31)

Segment #2: Daily life in ultimate (30:03)

Segment #3: Dina’s memorable games as a player (36:38)

Segment #4: Rapid fire questions (41:57)

Dina’s social media contacts: Instagram (@dumanskaiadina), and Facebook (@dina.dumanskaya)

Cosmic Girls social media contacts: Facebook (@cosmic.girls.ultimate), Instagram (@cosmicgirls_ultimate), and Website (https://175g.ru/wiki/Teams/CosmicGirls)

2015 World Championships of Beach Ultimate Women’s Final USA vs Russia:

(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z27_eoPTtgI&ab_channel=SkydMagazine)

2017 World Championships of Beach Ultimate Women’s Final USA vs Russia: (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hLiYyRO76H0&ab_channel=WorldFlyingDiscFederation)

2019 European Championships of Beach Ultimate Mixed Final Germany vs Russia:

(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DYeUmbKyUkY&ab_channel=WorldFlyingDiscFederation)

2019 European Ultimate Club Finals Women’s Final CUSB Shout (Italy) vs Cosmic Girls (Russia):

(https://www.fanseat.com/video?id=28002)

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Keep an eye out for the next episode where I interview Nico Müller, Ultiworld’s 2019 European Male Player of the Year, 9-time German National Champion with Bad Skid, and captain of the Germany men’s national team. In this interview, Nico shares about his growth on the national team in Germany starting with his experience on the German U17 national team. He also shares about the success of Bad Skid and their focus on building local homegrown talent.

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