Ada Hautala

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Ada Hautala
2018-10-08 Gymnastics at 2018 Summer Youth Olympics - Girls' Artistic Gymnastics - Vault qualification (Martin Rulsch) 315.jpg
Hautala at the 2018 Youth Olympic Games
Personal information
Full nameAda Hautala
Born (2003-10-14) 14 October 2003 (age 21)
Liminka, Finland
Hometown Oulu, Finland
Gymnastics career
Discipline Women's artistic gymnastics
Country representedFlag of Finland.svg  Finland
Years on national team2016–present (FIN)
LevelSenior International Elite
ClubOulun Pyrinto
Head coach(es)Pauliina Savola

Ada Hautala (born 14 October 2003) is a Finnish artistic gymnast. She represented Finland at the 2018 Youth Olympic Games and is the 2019 Finnish national champion.

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Early life

Hautala was born in Liminka, Finland. She began training in gymnastics in 2010. [1]

Junior gymnastics career

2016–17

Hautala competed at the 2016 Finnish national championships where she placed tenth in the all-around but first on balance beam. [2] She later competed at the Mälarcupen where she placed tenth.

In 2017 Hautala won her first junior national title at the Finnish national championships. [3] She next competed at the Nordic Championships where she helped Finland finish first as a team and individually placed tenth. [4] At the 2017 European Youth Olympic Festival Hautala helped Finland place 13th. [5]

2018

Hautala competed at the Finnish National Championships where she placed second in the all-around and on vault behind Nitta Nieminen and placed first on the other three apparatuses. [6] She next competed at the Youth Olympic Games Qualifier where she placed 20th. In doing so she qualified a spot for Finland. [7] Hautala competed at the European Championships and finished 32nd in qualifications. [8] Hautala was selected to represent Finland at the 2018 Youth Olympic Games. [9] While there she finished ninth in the all-around and was second reserve for the balance beam final. [10]

2018-10-08 Gymnastics at 2018 Summer Youth Olympics - Girls' Artistic Gymnastics - Vault qualification (Martin Rulsch) 309.jpg
2018-10-08 Gymnastics at 2018 Summer Youth Olympics - Girls' Artistic Gymnastics - Vault qualification (Martin Rulsch) 317.jpg
2018-10-12 Gymnastics at 2018 Summer Youth Olympics - Girls' Artistic Gymnastics - All-around final - Vault (Martin Rulsch) 68.jpg
Hautala at the 2018 Youth Olympic Games

Senior gymnastics career

2019–20

Hautala turned senior in 2019. She competed at the European Championships and finished 41st in qualifications. She won the senior national title at the Finnish Championships. Hautala competed at the Koper Challenge Cup where she finished seventh and sixth on balance beam and floor exercise respectively. [11]

The mass majority of competitions in 2020 were either canceled or postponed due to the global COVID-19 pandemic. In November Hautala competed at the Finnish Championships where she placed second behind Enni Kettunen. Additionally she placed first on balance beam and floor exercise. [12]

2021

Hautala at the 2021 European Championships where she qualified to the all-around final. During the final she placed twenty-first. [13] At the Finnish national championships she placed fifth. Hautala was selected to represent Finland at the World Championships alongside Maisa Kuusikko and Rosanna Ojala. [14] During qualifications she finished 27th in the all-around and was the third reserve for the final.

Competitive history

YearEventTeamAA VT UB BB FX
Junior
2016 Finnish Championships10Gold medal icon.svg
Mälarcupen10
2017 Finnish ChampionshipsGold medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svg55Bronze medal icon.svg
Nordic Championships Gold medal icon.svg10
FinGym Turku4
Euro Youth Olympic Festival 1343
Mälarcupen5Gold medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svg
2018 Finnish ChampionshipsSilver medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svg
Youth Olympic Qualifier20
European Championships 32
Youth Olympic Games 9R2
Senior
2019
European Championships 41
Finnish ChampionshipsGold medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svg
Koper Challenge Cup 76
2020 Finnish Team ChampionshipsSilver medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svg
Finnish ChampionshipsSilver medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svg
2021
European Championships 21
Finnish World TrialsSilver medal icon.svg
Finnish Championships554
World Championships R3
2022 Szombathely Challenge Cup 74
World Championships 16
2023
European Championships 11
World Championships 22

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