Tags: Gymnast.
Lilia Alexandrivna Podkopayeva (Ukrainian: Лілія Олександрівна Подкопаєва; Russian: Ли́лия Алекса́ндровна Подкопаева (Liliya Aleksandrovna Podkopaeva); born August 15 1978) is a Ukrainian former artistic gymnast the Merited Master of Sports of Ukraine (1994). She was the 1995 World All Around champion and the 1996 Olympic All Around champion. Often thought of as a complete athlete Podkopayeva was known for combining power style and balletic grace.