University of Minnesota Athletics
2018-19 Men's Gymnastics Roster
Kan, Vitali
Vitali Kan
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- West Allis, Wis.
- High School:
- Nathan Hale HS
Bio
2019 | SENIOR SEASON
Team captain • Nissen-Emery Award finalist • earned Minnesota's Outstanding Achievement award • Academic All-Big Ten selection •competed in each meet of the regular season, primarily on floor, horse and vault • debuted at the Rocky Mountain Open and took home the vault title (14.650) • followed up with another vault title at the Windy City Invitational (14.500) and placed fourth (14.150) and sixth (13.400) on floor and horse • took fifth on vault vs. Michigan (14.250) • earned third vault title of the season at Iowa (14.750) and placed fifth on floor (13.600) • took the horse title vs. Arizona State and UMN Club (13.800) and tied for second on floor (13.950) and fourth on vault (14.300) • scored 14.350 for the floor silver at Nebraska • earned back-to-back second place finishes on floor with another at Illinois (14.450) • tied for fifth on floor (14.350) and placed sixth on horse (13.000) at Ohio State • took horse gold (13.750) and bronze on floor (13.750) vs. Air Force • closed out the regular season with a third place floor finish (14.100) en route to Minnesota's share of the Big Ten title on Senior Day • scored a season-high 14.600 on floor n his first appearance after injury at NCAAs to advance to Day 2 • scored a 14.233 on Day 2 to match fellow captain Shaun Herzog
2018 | JUNIOR SEASON
Competed on floor, horse, rings and vault • earned “The Spirit of Gopher Gymnastics Award” by living out the best example of Gopher gymnastics culture • earned All-American honors on vault • notched a 13.300 on floor, a 13.300 on horse, and a 13.600 on vault in Windy City Invitational to begin season • had a 14.750 on vault at Air Force Feb. 3 • notched a 14.350 floor score and a 14.200 vault score against Illinois Feb. 10 • had a 13.900 on both floor and horse, and a 13.700 on vault at Penn State Feb. 24 • earned a 14.700 on vault and a 14.200 on floor at UIC • posted a 14.550 on vault and a 14.00 on floor against California • posted a 14-plus on three events in Nebraska; with an even 14 on floor and horse, and a 14.200 on vault • qualified for Day Two of B1G Championships with a second-overall score on floor (14.650) and seventh on pommel horse (13.750) on day one • at NCAA Championships, had a 14.300 on floor and a 13.733 on horse on day one • led team with a 14.633 on vault on day two of NCAA Championships
2017 | SOPHOMORE SEASON
Received Outstanding Accomplishment Award • named All-American on vault, placing eighth, with a 14.750, also competed on floor, pommel horse, and rings during finals at the NCAA Championships • matched personal record on pommel horse with a 14.350 and competed on floor, rings, and vault at the NCAA Qualifying Session • placed eighth on vault and also competed on floor, pommel horse, and rings at B1G Championships • matched personal record on floor with a 14.750 at Nebraska • placed second on pommel horse with a 14.050 and placed third on rings with a 13.600 against UIC • tied for first on pommel horse with a career-high score of 14.350, finished third on rings after a career high 14.000, and competed on floor and vault vs. Iowa and ASU • placed third on floor with a 14.300 at Arnold Challenge • recorded a personal record on floor with a 14.750 and scored a 13.800 on rings at Stanford International Collegiate Challenge • tied for second on floor with a 14.300 vs. Iowa/Oklahoma • placed second on vault with a 14.650 against Nebraska/UMN Club • recorded personal record and placed first on vault with a 14.850 vs. Illinois • earned a 13.450 on rings and a 14.800 on vault against Air Force • scored a 12.900 on rings and a 14.300 on vault at the Windy City Invite.
2016 | FRESHMAN SEASON
Earned Minnesota’s Rookie of the Year Award • finished 15th on floor and 26th on pommel horse at the NCAA Championships • earned a 13.950 on floor and 14.100 on pommel at Oklahoma • tallied a 14.550 on floor and a 13.200 on pommel horse vs. Canada/Iowa/Illinois/Stanford • notched a 14.550 on floor and a 14.100 on vault at Air Force • competed on floor (14.600) and pommel horse (13.650) vs. Nebraska • competed on pommel horse (13.900) vs. Penn State • made his collegiate debut on pommel horse at the Windy City Invitational.
HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB
Graduate of Nathan Hale High School • honor roll student in high school and ranked 14th in his class • competed for the Swiss Turners Gymnastics Academy for coaches Andrei Kan and Alex Belanovski • 2015 Junior Olympic National All-Around and Vault Champion • 2015 Region 4 AA Pommel Horse and Floor Champion • took third place on vault at the 2014 P&G Championships • 2014 Region 4 AA Still Rings, Vault and Parallel Bars Champion • 2014 Wisconsin State AA Champion • 2013 Junior Olympic National All-Around, Floor and Pommel Horse Champion • club teammate of Gophers alums Paul Montague, Jr. and Steve Jaciuk.
PERSONAL
Son of Andrei and Alena Kan • has one brother (Maksim) • enjoys spike ball, soccer and soccer-related activities • statistics major
* denotes career high
Team captain • Nissen-Emery Award finalist • earned Minnesota's Outstanding Achievement award • Academic All-Big Ten selection •competed in each meet of the regular season, primarily on floor, horse and vault • debuted at the Rocky Mountain Open and took home the vault title (14.650) • followed up with another vault title at the Windy City Invitational (14.500) and placed fourth (14.150) and sixth (13.400) on floor and horse • took fifth on vault vs. Michigan (14.250) • earned third vault title of the season at Iowa (14.750) and placed fifth on floor (13.600) • took the horse title vs. Arizona State and UMN Club (13.800) and tied for second on floor (13.950) and fourth on vault (14.300) • scored 14.350 for the floor silver at Nebraska • earned back-to-back second place finishes on floor with another at Illinois (14.450) • tied for fifth on floor (14.350) and placed sixth on horse (13.000) at Ohio State • took horse gold (13.750) and bronze on floor (13.750) vs. Air Force • closed out the regular season with a third place floor finish (14.100) en route to Minnesota's share of the Big Ten title on Senior Day • scored a season-high 14.600 on floor n his first appearance after injury at NCAAs to advance to Day 2 • scored a 14.233 on Day 2 to match fellow captain Shaun Herzog
2018 | JUNIOR SEASON
Competed on floor, horse, rings and vault • earned “The Spirit of Gopher Gymnastics Award” by living out the best example of Gopher gymnastics culture • earned All-American honors on vault • notched a 13.300 on floor, a 13.300 on horse, and a 13.600 on vault in Windy City Invitational to begin season • had a 14.750 on vault at Air Force Feb. 3 • notched a 14.350 floor score and a 14.200 vault score against Illinois Feb. 10 • had a 13.900 on both floor and horse, and a 13.700 on vault at Penn State Feb. 24 • earned a 14.700 on vault and a 14.200 on floor at UIC • posted a 14.550 on vault and a 14.00 on floor against California • posted a 14-plus on three events in Nebraska; with an even 14 on floor and horse, and a 14.200 on vault • qualified for Day Two of B1G Championships with a second-overall score on floor (14.650) and seventh on pommel horse (13.750) on day one • at NCAA Championships, had a 14.300 on floor and a 13.733 on horse on day one • led team with a 14.633 on vault on day two of NCAA Championships
2017 | SOPHOMORE SEASON
Received Outstanding Accomplishment Award • named All-American on vault, placing eighth, with a 14.750, also competed on floor, pommel horse, and rings during finals at the NCAA Championships • matched personal record on pommel horse with a 14.350 and competed on floor, rings, and vault at the NCAA Qualifying Session • placed eighth on vault and also competed on floor, pommel horse, and rings at B1G Championships • matched personal record on floor with a 14.750 at Nebraska • placed second on pommel horse with a 14.050 and placed third on rings with a 13.600 against UIC • tied for first on pommel horse with a career-high score of 14.350, finished third on rings after a career high 14.000, and competed on floor and vault vs. Iowa and ASU • placed third on floor with a 14.300 at Arnold Challenge • recorded a personal record on floor with a 14.750 and scored a 13.800 on rings at Stanford International Collegiate Challenge • tied for second on floor with a 14.300 vs. Iowa/Oklahoma • placed second on vault with a 14.650 against Nebraska/UMN Club • recorded personal record and placed first on vault with a 14.850 vs. Illinois • earned a 13.450 on rings and a 14.800 on vault against Air Force • scored a 12.900 on rings and a 14.300 on vault at the Windy City Invite.
2016 | FRESHMAN SEASON
Earned Minnesota’s Rookie of the Year Award • finished 15th on floor and 26th on pommel horse at the NCAA Championships • earned a 13.950 on floor and 14.100 on pommel at Oklahoma • tallied a 14.550 on floor and a 13.200 on pommel horse vs. Canada/Iowa/Illinois/Stanford • notched a 14.550 on floor and a 14.100 on vault at Air Force • competed on floor (14.600) and pommel horse (13.650) vs. Nebraska • competed on pommel horse (13.900) vs. Penn State • made his collegiate debut on pommel horse at the Windy City Invitational.
HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB
Graduate of Nathan Hale High School • honor roll student in high school and ranked 14th in his class • competed for the Swiss Turners Gymnastics Academy for coaches Andrei Kan and Alex Belanovski • 2015 Junior Olympic National All-Around and Vault Champion • 2015 Region 4 AA Pommel Horse and Floor Champion • took third place on vault at the 2014 P&G Championships • 2014 Region 4 AA Still Rings, Vault and Parallel Bars Champion • 2014 Wisconsin State AA Champion • 2013 Junior Olympic National All-Around, Floor and Pommel Horse Champion • club teammate of Gophers alums Paul Montague, Jr. and Steve Jaciuk.
PERSONAL
Son of Andrei and Alena Kan • has one brother (Maksim) • enjoys spike ball, soccer and soccer-related activities • statistics major
| Kan's Season High Scores | |||||||
| Event | Floor | Pommel Horse | Rings | Vault | Parallel Bars | High Bar | All-Around |
| 2016 | 14.800* | 14.100 | -- | 14.150 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2017 | 14.750 | 14.350* | 14.000* | 14.850* | -- | -- | -- |
| 2018 | 14.650 | 14.000 | 13.250 | 14.750 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2019 | 14.450 | 13.800 | -- | 14.750 | -- | -- | -- |
* denotes career high
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