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Independante Stephanoise: Saint-Étienne, FRA

Monique Hagard [national], Eric Hagard [national]

Her sister Serena competed in gymnastics at national youth level, and as a student of medicine in 2016 she won the beam title at the French national university championships. Her sister Grace has also been a member of the French senior team. (univ-st-etienne.fr, 16 Apr 2016; actusgymnastique.wordpress.com, 17 Feb 2016; actus-gymnastique.skyrock.com, 19 Mar 2014)

In 2021 she injured the anterior cruciate ligament in her knee during training. She required surgery and missed the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. A year later, while competing at the 2022 European Championships in Munich, Germany, she tore the anterior cruciate ligament in the same knee and underwent a further operation in September 2022. (spotgym.fr, 23 Aug 2023, 19 Apr 2021; lequipe.fr, 16 May 2023; ffgym.fr, 08 Feb 2023)

She sustained multiple fractures to her face after she fell from the uneven bars during training in August 2018. She underwent surgery and missed a training camp with the national team in the United States of America. (gymandnews.com, 24 Aug 2018; Instagram profile, 16 Aug 2018)

She took up the sport at age two in Saint-Vallier, France

Her mother is a gymnastics coach and her older sisters Serena and Grace both practised the sport, so she naturally followed in their footsteps. "I would train alone while Grace and Serena trained together. I had no fear. When they did an element, I would try it and I would not stop until I nailed it, even if the technique was not yet there."

To compete at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. (ffgym.fr, 08 Feb 2023)

She trains at the national training hub in Saint-Etienne, France.

Russian gymnast Viktoria Komova. (gymandnews.com, 06 Aug 2016)

COMING BACK FROM INJURIES
She tore the anterior cruciate ligament in her knee in both 2021 and 2022. The first injury meant she missed the chance to compete at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, while the second one has affected her preparation for the 2024 Games in Paris. "Considering my goal to compete in Paris I knew that I had to undergo surgery once again, even if doctors and kinesiologists had given me the option. My goal is to compete in Paris. It is not easy for my spirit to suffer two big injuries like these. I work with my mental coach but also the medical staff to overcome this second long injury faster. I try to keep my goals fixed to maintain my motivation." (ffgym.fr, 08 Feb 2023)