Nickname
Ri (gymnastics.org.au, 30 May 2015)
Hobbies
Socialising with friends, weights, gym, shopping. (gymnastics.org.au, 01 Jan 2017; commonwealthgames.com.au, 01 Jan 2018)
Occupation
Athlete, Coach, Student
Spoken languages
English
Club
Lawnton Academy of Artistic Gymnastics [AUS] / Gymnastics Queensland High Performance Centre [AUS]:
Coach
Mihai Brestyan [national], ROU
International senior debut
2016
Injuries
An anterior cruciate ligament [knee] injury forced her to withdraw from the Australia team for the 2018 World Championships in Doha, Qatar. She suffered the injury 10 days before the start of the championships. (gymnovosti.com, 18 Oct 2018)
She fell ill from a stomach bug during a training camp in Canberra prior to the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, QLD, Australia. (theadvocate.com.au, 03 Apr 2018)
In March 2015 she suffered a fractured knee in training but returned to compete at the 2015 National Championships in Melbourne, VIC, Australia, in May that year. (ausgymnasticschamps.com.au, 23 May 2015; gymnastics.org.au, 23 May 2015)
She suffered a broken finger in 2015. (abc.net.au, 15 Mar 2016)
Start sporting career
She took up gymnastics at age five.
Reason for taking up the sport
She was inspired to take up the sport as she loved doing flips and the splits. She began practising at the PCYC in Logan City and soon began training at Robertson Gymnastics in Queensland. After three years she moved to the High Performance Centre in Chandler, QLD, in 2008. "I fell in love with this sport because I just love working hard, achieving my goals and also getting to know all the best gymnast around the world."
Ambitions
To compete at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (thecodeofpoints.wordpress.com, 22 Jan 2017)
Most memorable sporting achievement
Winning the 2016 Australian all around title, representing Australia at the 2016 Olympic Test Event in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and winning the uneven bars event at the 2016 World Challenge Cup in Anadia, Portugal. (thecodeofpoints.wordpress.com, 22 Jan 2017; Twitter profile, 27 May 2017)
Hero / Idol
Australian gymnasts Larissa Miller, Lauren Mitchell and Emily Little. (gymnastics.org.au, 30 May 2015; thecodeofpoints.wordpress.com, 22 Jan 2017; gymnastics.org.au, 01 Jan 2018)
Most influential person in career
Her parents. (gymnastics.org.au, 01 Jan 2018)
Rituals
She likes to eat a banana, visualise, and listen to music before competing. (commonwealthgames.com.au, 01 Jan 2018)
Philosophy / Motto
"Success is a moving target. It also means happiness and achieving your goal." (theproteinbreadco.com.au, 12 Jul 2018)
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