Occupation
Athlete
Spoken languages
English, French
Club
Meaux Gymnastique: Paris, FRA
Coach
Patrick Andreani [club]; Martine George [national], AUS; Dumitru Pop [national]
Injuries
She competed at the 2022 World Championships in Liverpool, England, despite suffering from a back injury. (olympics.com, 14 Apr 2023)
An ankle injury affected her performance at the 2021 European Championships in Basel, Switzerland. (clicanoo.re, 26 Apr 2021; ffgym.fr, 22 Apr 2021)
She took several months off from training in 2014 to recover from a shoulder injury. (journallamarne.fr, 12 May 2014)
Start sporting career
She took up gymnastics in 2006 in Melun, France.
Reason for taking up the sport
"I was moving everywhere inside the house, so my father signed me up for gymnastics."
Ambitions
To win a medal at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. (imazpress.com, 01 Oct 2022)
Trainings
She trains at the National Institute for Sport, Expertise and Performance [INSEP] in Paris, France.
Most memorable sporting achievement
Winning silver on beam at the 2016 European Championships in Bern, Switzerland, and claiming gold on beam at the 2022 Internationaux de France in Paris. (sportenfrance.com, 22 Oct 2022)
Hero / Idol
French artistic gymnast Elvire Teza. (sportenfrance.com, 22 Oct 2022)
Most influential person in career
Her parents. (imazpress.com, 01 Oct 2022)
Philosophy / Motto
"I love competition, really love it. I am a full competitor. Sadly I lose, but I love competing. It makes me feel alive." (olympics.com, 14 Apr 2023)
Additional information
FROM REUNION TO FRANCE
She was born in Saint-Benoit, Reunion, before her family relocated to continental France. Her parents settled in Meaux, France, after looking for a gymnastics structure that could enable her to combine both sport and studies. At age 14 she joined the National Institute for Sport, Expertise and Performance [INSEP] in Paris, France. (actu.fr, 13 Aug 2016)
RETIREMENT PLANS
She intends to retire from competitive sport after the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. One of her future goals is to join the Cirque du Soleil theatre company. "I want to stop after the Games. At my age these are not the best years in the career of a gymnast. It is getting harder and harder to train without pain. I think I have already given everything to the sport. I tell myself I will see how my body and my mind go. I will go without a burden in my head, I'll give my best and then let's see the result. For now, gymnastics remains my passion but I would like to try other things later." (imazpress.com, 01 Oct 2022)
Last update : 2024-07-22
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