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Rachael Riley | |
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Country represented | Canada |
Born | 2004 (age 19–20) Anqing, China |
Hometown | Sarnia, Ontario Canada |
Discipline | Women's artistic gymnastics |
Level | Senior International Elite |
Years on national team | 2018–21 (CAN) |
Club | Bluewater Gymnastics |
Head coach(es) | Pilar Maldonado |
Rachael Riley (born 2004) is a Canadian artistic gymnast and member of the Canadian national gymnastics team.
Riley was born in Anqing, China in 2004. [1] She attended St. Patrick's Catholic High School in Sarnia, Ontario, Canada. [2]
Riley competed at the Canadian Championships in the Novice division where she placed first in the all-around and on vault and second on floor exercise. Riley competed at Elite Gym Massilia where she placed twenty-fourth in the open all-around. [3] She also competed at the Top Gym where she placed twenty-seventh in the all-around, seventh on the balance beam and in the team final, and tenth on vault. [4]
In February Riley competed at Elite Canada where she placed fourth in the all-around behind Emma Spence, Imogen Paterson, and Kyra Cato. During event finals she won gold on vault, placed fifth on balance beam, and fourth on floor exercise. [5] At the Canadian Championships in May Riley placed fourth in the all-around behind Zoé Allaire-Bourgie, Spence, and Quinn Skrupa. [6] As a result she was added to the junior national team for the first time. [7] In November Riley competed at Elite Gym Massilia where she placed thirteenth in the all-around and won silver on vault behind Lilia Akhaimova. [8] She ended the season competing at the Top Gym Tournament where she placed tenth in the all-around, second on vault behind Silviana Sfiringu, and eighth on uneven bars. [9]
Riley competed at Elite Canada where she placed twelfth but recorded the highest score on vault. [10] [11] In March she competed at the 2019 L'International Gymnix. She helped Canada win the bronze medal behind the United States and Belgium. Individually Riley won bronze on vault behind Skye Blakely and Olivia Greaves. [12] [13]
Riley turned senior in 2020 and was scheduled to make her senior debut at Elite Canada but had to withdraw from the competition due to illness. [14] She made her debut at the 2020 L'International Gymnix competition where she was part of one of three Canadian teams. Her team finished sixth in the team final and Riley did not qualify to any individual event finals. [15] Riley was set to compete at a friendly competition in Indianapolis [16] but that was later canceled due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. [17]
Riley returned to competition at the Koper Challenge Cup in September. While there she qualified to both the vault and balance beam finals; she placed seventh on both. [18]
Year | Event | Team | AA | VT | UB | BB | FX |
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Espoir | |||||||
2017 | Canadian Championships (novice) | ||||||
Elite Gym Massilia | 24 | ||||||
Top Gym | 7 | 27 | 10 | 7 | |||
Junior | |||||||
2018 | Elite Canada | 4 | 5 | 4 | |||
Canadian Championships | 4 | ||||||
Elite Gym Massilia | 13 | ||||||
Top Gym Tournament | 10 | 8 | |||||
2019 | Elite Canada | 12 | |||||
International Gymnix | 16 | ||||||
Senior | |||||||
2020 | International Gymnix | 6 | |||||
2021 | Koper Challenge Cup | 7 | 7 |
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