Olivia Yli-Juuti (born 24 May 2001) is a Finnish aesthetic group gymnast. She is a five-time (2015 - 2019) Finnish National champion in Aesthetic group gymnastics competing with Team Minetit. She is the 2021 European silver and the 2019 World bronze medalist in aesthetic group gymnastics.
| Olivia Yli-Juuti | |||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Olivia Yli-Juuti | ||||||||||||||
| Country represented | Finland | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 24 May 2001 Helsinki, Finland | ||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Aesthetic group gymnastics | ||||||||||||||
| Level | Senior International Elite | ||||||||||||||
| Years on national team | 2015-2021 | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Tampereen Sisu | ||||||||||||||
| Gym | Ikuri Sports hall, Tampere | ||||||||||||||
| Head coach(es) | Titta Heikkilä, Teija Kukkala | ||||||||||||||
| Former coach(es) | Anneli Laine-Näätänen | ||||||||||||||
| Choreographer | Antton Laine | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career edit
She started competing in aesthetic group gymnastics in club Tapanilan Erä with team Alexa. They won gold medals at the 2013 and 2014 Finnish National Championship in category 12-14 years.[3]
In 2015, she joined junior team Elite in cooperation of club Tapanilan Erä and Sport Club Vantaa. She attended her fist Challenge Cup, where they finished 4th in Junior category, only 0,45 points away from podium. They won bronze medal at Finnish National Championship in junior category the same year. Later, they competed at the 2015 Junior World Championships in Tórshavn, Faroe Islands. Team ended on 7th place in Preliminaries and did not advance into the finals due to 2 teams per country rule.
In 2016, they competed at three Challenge Cup events: in Estonia, Bulgaria and Spain. They won bronze medal again at Finnish National Championship in junior category and qualified to the 2016 Junior World Championships in Brno, Czech Republic. The team fall apart in autumn that year, that is why she joined senior team Gloria from club Pakilan Voimistelijat. She made her World Cup debut at the 2017 World Cup II in Padua, Italy. They took 9th place in Qualifications with score of 16.850.
Personal life edit
Olivia is now living in Tampere and coaching Minetit Pre-junior team from Tampeeren Sisu.
References edit
- ^ "Kapteenien kaavailemiin MM-mitalijuhliin tiivistyy täydellisesti joukkuevoimistelun luonne: "Rentoudumme joukkueen kesken, koska siitä me tykkäämme kaikista eniten"". Yle. 19 May 2019. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- ^ "Tampereen Sisun Minetit voimisteli Moskovassa EM-hopealle". Aamulehti. 16 May 2021. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- ^ "Vedenneidot veivät Alexan mestaruuteen!" (in Finnish). 14 May 2014.
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