SARAIVA Flavia - FIG Athlete Profile

Title

Lastname

SARAIVA

Firstname

Flavia

Gender

female

Country

Brazil

Place of birth

Rio de Janeiro

Year of birth

1999 (25 y.o.)

Discipline(s)

Women's Artistic Gymnastics

Nickname

Flavinha [due to her small stature], Gigante [Portuguese for 'Giant'], Pequena Notavel [Portuguese for 'Great Little One']. (FLA TV YouTube channel, 08 Apr 2020; esportes.terra.com.br, 13 Jul 2015)

Occupation

Athlete

Spoken languages

Portuguese

Club

Clube de Regatas do Flamengo: Rio de Janeiro, BRA

Coach

Francisco Porath Neto [national], BRA

Injuries

She injured her right ankle ahead of the 2020 Olympic Games. The injury did not prevent her from competing in Tokyo but she had to undergo surgery in August 2021 after the Games had finished. She returned to training five months later. During the 2022 World Championships in London, England, she injured a ligament and tendon in the same ankle and required a further operation. She returned to competition in April 2023. (olympics.com, 27 Mar 2023, 10 Mar 2023, 13 Nov 2022; ge.globo.com, 02 Apr 2022, 25 Jul 2021; gazetaesportiva.com, 16 Aug 2021)

In August 2017 she suffered an injury to her spine and was out of action for about five months. (globo.com, 31 Jan 2018)

Start sporting career

She took up gymnastics at age seven.

Reason for taking up the sport

One of her cousins encouraged Flavia's mother to take her to gymnastics lessons.

Ambitions

To win a medal at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. (noticias.primeirojonral.com.br, 12 Aug 2022)

Trainings

She trains for seven hours a day, six days per week.

Most memorable sporting achievement

Finishing seventh in the individual all-around competition at the 2019 World Championships in Stuttgart, Germany. (FLA TV YouTube channel, 08 Apr 2020)

Hero / Idol

US artistic gymnast Simone Biles. (cob.org.br, 15 Jul 2015)

Philosophy / Motto

"I practise gymnastics to see the smile on the face of people when I am competing or giving a talk. That's the fruit of my work." (jornaldebrasilia.com.br, 15 Feb 2020)

Additional information

GROWTH SPURT
At age 17 she was 133cm tall and below the average height of a 10-year-old. Following the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, she grew eight centimetres in less than a year. "I love when athletes take photographs next to me, joking about the height difference, because that's the kind of photos people love. It [the growth spurt] helped me a lot. I now can swing better and do some transitions I had problems with before. It also helped me a lot on the vault. But I'm still 'Flavinha' [Little Flavia]." (Globo Esportes, 01 Feb 2018; capricho.abril.com.br, 19 Aug 2016)

Last update : 2024-07-22

Olympic Games

All-Around

Rank Final

Score Final

54.032

Rank Qualif.

Score Qualif.

54.199

Uneven Bars

Rank Final

Score Final

Rank Qualif.

Score Qualif.

13.800

Balance Beam

Rank Final

Score Final

Rank Qualif.

Score Qualif.

13.133

Floor Exercise

Rank Final

Score Final

Rank Qualif.

Score Qualif.

13.166

Team

Rank Final

Score Final

164.497

Rank Qualif.

Score Qualif.

166.499

Balance Beam

Rank Final

Score Final

13.133

Rank Qualif.

Score Qualif.

13.966

Floor Exercise

Rank Final

Score Final

Rank Qualif.

Score Qualif.

12.066

All-Around

Rank Final

Score Final

Rank Qualif.

Score Qualif.

56.532

Uneven Bars

Rank Final

Score Final

Rank Qualif.

Score Qualif.

12.733

Balance Beam

Rank Final

Score Final

14.533

Rank Qualif.

Score Qualif.

15.133

Floor Exercise

Rank Final

Score Final

Rank Qualif.

Score Qualif.

14.033

Team

Rank Final

Score Final

172.087

Rank Qualif.

Score Qualif.

174.054

Youth Olympic Games

All-Around

Rank Final

Score Final

54.700

Rank Qualif.

Score Qualif.

52.750

Uneven Bars

Rank Final

Score Final

Rank Qualif.

Score Qualif.

12.150

Balance Beam

Rank Final

Score Final

14.000

Rank Qualif.

Score Qualif.

13.200

Floor Exercise

Rank Final

Score Final

13.766

Rank Qualif.

Score Qualif.

13.650

World Championships

All-Around

Rank Final

Score Final

52.699

Rank Qualif.

Score Qualif.

54.699

Uneven Bars

Rank Final

Score Final

Rank Qualif.

Score Qualif.

13.600

Balance Beam

Rank Final

Score Final

Rank Qualif.

Score Qualif.

13.400

Floor Exercise

Rank Final

Score Final

13.966

Rank Qualif.

Score Qualif.

13.833

Team

Rank Final

Score Final

165.530

Rank Qualif.

Score Qualif.

164.297

All-Around

Rank Final

Score Final

Rank Qualif.

Score Qualif.

54.133

Uneven Bars

Rank Final

Score Final

Rank Qualif.

Score Qualif.

13.200

Balance Beam

Rank Final

Score Final

Rank Qualif.

Score Qualif.

12.900

Floor Exercise

Rank Final

Score Final

Rank Qualif.

Score Qualif.

14.200

Team

Rank Final

Score Final

159.661

Rank Qualif.

Score Qualif.

163.563

All-Around

Rank Final

Score Final

55.732

Rank Qualif.

Score Qualif.

54.932

Uneven Bars

Rank Final

Score Final

Rank Qualif.

Score Qualif.

12.833

Balance Beam

Rank Final

Score Final

13.400

Rank Qualif.

Score Qualif.

13.700

Floor Exercise

Rank Final

Score Final

13.966

Rank Qualif.

Score Qualif.

13.833

Team

Rank Final

Score Final

Rank Qualif.

Score Qualif.

157.596

All-Around

Rank Final

Score Final

54.366

Rank Qualif.

Score Qualif.

53.999

Uneven Bars

Rank Final

Score Final

Rank Qualif.

Score Qualif.

12.400

Balance Beam

Rank Final

Score Final

Rank Qualif.

Score Qualif.

13.233

Floor Exercise

Rank Final

Score Final

13.766

Rank Qualif.

Score Qualif.

13.900

Team

Rank Final

Score Final

159.830

Rank Qualif.

Score Qualif.

162.529

All-Around

Rank Final

Score Final

53.232

Rank Qualif.

Score Qualif.

55.798

Uneven Bars

Rank Final

Score Final

Rank Qualif.

Score Qualif.

13.266

Balance Beam

Rank Final

Score Final

Rank Qualif.

Score Qualif.

14.133

Floor Exercise

Rank Final

Score Final

Rank Qualif.

Score Qualif.

14.166

Team

Rank Final

Score Final

Rank Qualif.

Score Qualif.

221.861

World Challenge Cup

Balance Beam

Rank Final

Score Final

14.000

Rank Qualif.

Score Qualif.

13.750

Floor Exercise

Rank Final

Score Final

Rank Qualif.

Score Qualif.

11.650

Uneven Bars

Rank Final

Score Final

13.600

Rank Qualif.

Score Qualif.

13.750

Balance Beam

Rank Final

Score Final

13.450

Rank Qualif.

Score Qualif.

12.750

Floor Exercise

Rank Final

Score Final

13.200

Rank Qualif.

Score Qualif.

13.300

Balance Beam

Rank Final

Score Final

Rank Qualif.

Score Qualif.

11.600

Floor Exercise

Rank Final

Score Final

12.750

Rank Qualif.

Score Qualif.

13.800

Continental Championships

All-Around

Rank Final

Score Final

Rank Qualif.

Score Qualif.

55.399

Uneven Bars

Rank Final

Score Final

13.533

Rank Qualif.

Score Qualif.

Balance Beam

Rank Final

Score Final

14.433

Rank Qualif.

Score Qualif.

Floor Exercise

Rank Final

Score Final

13.333

Rank Qualif.

Score Qualif.

All-Around

Rank Final

Score Final

53.334

Rank Qualif.

Score Qualif.

53.334

Uneven Bars

Rank Final

Score Final

12.567

Rank Qualif.

Score Qualif.

12.567

Balance Beam

Rank Final

Score Final

14.033

Rank Qualif.

Score Qualif.

14.033

Floor Exercise

Rank Final

Score Final

13.867

Rank Qualif.

Score Qualif.

13.867

World Cup qualifying for OG

Balance Beam

Rank Final

Score Final

12.100

Rank Qualif.

Score Qualif.

13.091

Balance Beam

Rank Final

Score Final

13.266

Rank Qualif.

Score Qualif.

13.800

Floor Exercise

Rank Final

Score Final

14.100

Rank Qualif.

Score Qualif.

13.800

World / Challenge Cup

Uneven Bars

Rank Final

Score Final

12.800

Rank Qualif.

Score Qualif.

12.700

Balance Beam

Rank Final

Score Final

12.933

Rank Qualif.

Score Qualif.

12.950

Floor Exercise

Rank Final

Score Final

13.633

Rank Qualif.

Score Qualif.

13.500

Uneven Bars

Rank Final

Score Final

13.450

Rank Qualif.

Score Qualif.

13.750

Balance Beam

Rank Final

Score Final

12.800

Rank Qualif.

Score Qualif.

12.800

Floor Exercise

Rank Final

Score Final

3.250

Rank Qualif.

Score Qualif.

13.300

Balance Beam

Rank Final

Score Final

15.125

Rank Qualif.

Score Qualif.

14.950

Floor Exercise

Rank Final

Score Final

14.350

Rank Qualif.

Score Qualif.

14.150

Test Events Olympic Games

All-Around

Rank Final

Score Final

Rank Qualif.

Score Qualif.

56.882

Uneven Bars

Rank Final

Score Final

Rank Qualif.

Score Qualif.

13.633

Balance Beam

Rank Final

Score Final

14.733

Rank Qualif.

Score Qualif.

14.566

Floor Exercise

Rank Final

Score Final

14.400

Rank Qualif.

Score Qualif.

14.150

Team

Rank Final

Score Final

226.477

Rank Qualif.

Score Qualif.

World / Challenge Cup

Uneven Bars

Rank Final

Score Final

13.250

Rank Qualif.

Score Qualif.

13.850

Balance Beam

Rank Final

Score Final

14.800

Rank Qualif.

Score Qualif.

15.150

Floor Exercise

Rank Final

Score Final

13.850

Rank Qualif.

Score Qualif.

13.800

Uneven Bars

Rank Final

Score Final

12.525

Rank Qualif.

Score Qualif.

13.550

Balance Beam

Rank Final

Score Final

15.100

Rank Qualif.

Score Qualif.

13.700

Floor Exercise

Rank Final

Score Final

13.625

Rank Qualif.

Score Qualif.

13.900

2024 - Games of the XXXIII Olympiad PARIS (FRA)

2021 - Games of the XXXII Olympiad TOKYO (JPN)

2016 - Games of the XXXI Olympiad RIO DE JANEIRO (BRA)

2014 - Youth Olympic Games of the II Olympiad NANJING (CHN)

2023 - 52nd FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships ANTWERP (BEL)

2022 - 51st FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships LIVERPOOL (GBR)

2019 - 49th FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships STUTTGART (GER)

2018 - 48th FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships DOHA (QAT)

2015 - 46th FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships GLASGOW (GBR)

2024 - FIG World Challenge Cup 2024 ANTALYA (TUR)

2023 - FIG World Challenge Cup 2023 PARIS (FRA)

2022 - FIG World Challenge Cup 2022 PARIS (FRA)

2022 - 2022 Senior Pan American Championships RIO DE JANEIRO (BRA)

2018 - 2018 Senior Pan American Championships LIMA (PER)

2021 - FIG Apparatus World Cup 2020-21 DOHA (QAT)

2018 - 43rd Turnier der Meister FIG Individual Apparatus World Cup COTTBUS (GER)

2017 - FIG World Challenge Cup 2017 OSIJEK (CRO)

2017 - FIG World Challenge Cup 2017 KOPER (SLO)

2016 - World Challenge Cup 2016 ANADIA (POR)

2016 - Aquece Rio Final Gymnastics Qualifier (Test Event) RIO DE JANEIRO (BRA)

2016 - World Challenge Cup 2016 AGF Trophy BAKU (AZE)

2015 - World Challenge Cup 2015 SAO PAULO (BRA)

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