Nickname
Eli, Lisl (oeft.at, 01 Nov 2016; sportservice-v.at, 2011)
Occupation
Athlete
Education
Business, Management - University of Innsbruck: Austria
Spoken languages
English, German
Club
Sportvereniging Pax Haarlemmermeer [NED] / TS Jahn Lustenau [AUT]:
Coach
Patrick Kiens [personal]; Daymon Montaigne-Jones [national], USA
International senior debut
2011
Injuries
She was affected by a calf injury while competing at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (oeft.at, 25 Jul 2021)
She experienced shoulder issues after competing at the 2018 European Championships in Glasgow, Scotland. The injury prevented her from training fully for about one month. (intlgymnast.com, 02 Oct 2018)
She was affected by a knee injury in late 2017 and early 2018. (thegymter.net, 28 Sep 2018)
She ruptured her Achilles tendon while training at the 2016 Olympic Test Event in Rio de Janeiro. (intlgymnast.com, 02 Oct 2018)
Start sporting career
She took up the sport at age four at the TS Jahn Lustenau club in Austria.
Trainings
She trains with an international training group at Sportvereniging [SV] Pax Haarlemmermeer in Hoofddorp, Netherlands.
Hero / Idol
US gymnasts Nastia Liukin and Alicia Sacramone. (olympiazentrum-vorarlberg.at, 2016)
Philosophy / Motto
"Work so hard that one day your signature will be called an autograph." (sportservice-v.at, 01 Dec 2013)
Additional information
NETHERLANDS MOVE
She credits her move to the Netherlands to train at Sportvereniging [SV] Pax Haarlemmermeer in Hoofddorp for helping her improve and achieve her dream of qualifying for the 2020 Olympic Games. "It was the best decision I could make for my sports career moving here. I have an optimal environment for me and everything I need to develop myself further. It couldn't be more motivating." (oeft.at, 29 Feb 2020)
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
She considered retiring from gymnastics after missing out on qualification for the 2016 Olympic Games due to an Achilles tendon injury, but decided to continue with the aim of competing at the 2020 Games in Tokyo. "I never wanted an injury to be the reason to retire from gymnastics. When the time comes to quit, I want it to be my own decision. I don't want the last thing that I did in gymnastics to be that I injured myself. In 2016 I was physically and mentally at the peak of my career. I knew I was capable of placing in the first third at the Rio Olympics, but I never got the chance to show everyone. This is especially what motivated me to come back. I felt like I had unfinished business, especially concerning the Olympic Games. I have missed qualifying to compete at Olympics twice, and in the future, I don't want to blame myself for not trying one more time." (intlgymnast.com, 02 Oct 2018)
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