Occupation
Athlete
Education
Architecture - University of the Valley of Mexico: Mexico
Spoken languages
Spanish
Club
Baja California State: Mexico
Coach
Aldo Torres [personal]
Injuries
She underwent surgery to clean up the joints in both of her ankles in 2022. (elpais.com, 29 Jun 2023)
In September 2021 she underwent shoulder surgery due to SLAP and rotator cuff tears. She had competed with the injuries at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, where she placed fourth on vault. (excelsior.com.mx, 24 Sep 2021; Twitter profile, 23 Sep 2021)
She sustained a blow to the head while competing on balance beam at the 2019 Mexican Championships in Queretaro. She had to undergo tests that meant she missed the last stage of the selection process for the 2019 Pan American Games, and she was not called up to the national team for the Games. (excelsior.com.mx, 06 Jun 2019)
She underwent surgery on the meniscus in her left knee in April 2017. (esto.com.mx, 07 Feb 2018)
She tore a muscle three weeks before the 2016 Olympic Games, but recovered to compete at the Games in Rio de Janeiro. (segundoasegundo.com, 17 Aug 2016)
A broken cheekbone suffered in training forced her to miss the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto, ON, Canada. (stmedia.net, 07 Jul 2015)
The day before the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico, she suffered a meniscus injury that sidelined her for several months. (ensaladadeportivabaja.net, 06 Jul 2015)
Start sporting career
She took up gymnastics at age three.
Reason for taking up the sport
Her mother enrolled her in the sport. "She wanted to tire me out because I was very active. I did not like it at the beginning but she took me anyway because she had already paid the monthly fee."
Milestones
She became the first female artistic gymnast representing Mexico to win a medal at the world championships by claiming bronze on vault at the 2018 World Championships in Doha, Qatar. (SportsDeskOnline, 28 May 2019; com.org.mx, 02 Nov 2018)
Ambitions
To compete at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. (elpais.com, 29 Jun 2023)
Hero / Idol
Uzbekistani artistic gymnast Oksana Chusovitina, US artistic gymnast Alicia Sacramone, Japanese artistic gymnast Kohei Uchimura. (milenio.com, 08 Mar 2017; Twitter profile, 02 Apr 2019)
Most influential person in career
Her parents. (milenio.com, 08 Mar 2017)
Philosophy / Motto
"When you get out of your comfort zone you confirm you are capable of achieving more than you believed." (instyle.mx, 22 May 2017)
Awards
She was co-flag bearer for Mexico at the opening ceremony of the 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games in San Salvador, El Salvador. (espn.com.mx, 15 Jun 2023)
In 2019 she received the Sports Merit Medal from the Mexican Chamber of Deputies. (forbes.com.mx, 05 Mar 2020)
She received the 2019 Mexican National Sports Award in the amateur category. (gob.mx, 07 Nov 2019)
In 2019 she received the Baja California State Sports Award in Mexico. (corat.mx, 13 Nov 2019)
Additional information
BOOK
In 2022 she published her autobiography named 'Singular y extraordinaria' [Special and extraordinary]. "Writing the book helped me to grow up, to know myself better, and to realise what my next goals are." (olympics.com, 27 Jun 2023; gob.mx, 14 Jan 2023)
BREAK
She took a 20-month break from the sport after competing at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. She focused on recovering from her injuries and underwent surgery on her shoulders and ankles. She returned to competition in 2023. "The goal for my comeback was to enjoy gymnastics even more than the previous cycle. I think there was so much strain that, sometimes, I was fed up. But I love the sport so much." (olympics.com, 27 Jun 2023)
Last update : 2023-09-22
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