Alexia, Lexy (Facebook profile, 16 May 2021; Instagram profile, 23 May 2021)

Athlete

English

Premier Gymnastics Academy: Brisbane, QLD, AUS

Gina Peluso [club]

Her mother has served as director of the Queensland Dance and Performing Arts school in Australia. (olympics.com.au, 07 Aug 2021)

She began rhythmic gymnastics at age seven.

She initially trained in ballet before turning her focus to rhythmic gymnastics. "Being on the competition floor and performing in front of hundreds of people is an indescribable feeling."

She and her teammates Emily Abbot, Himeka Onoda, Felicity White, and Alannah Mathews became the first rhythmic gymnasts to represent Australia in the group event at the Olympic Games when they competed at the 2020 Games in Tokyo. (SportsDeskOnline, 20 Jul 2022; thegymspot.com.au, 06 Aug 2021)

Australian rhythmic gymnast Naazmi Johnston. (olympics.com.au, 07 Aug 2021)

She and her teammates Emily Abbot, Himeka Onoda, Felicity White, and Alannah Mathews won the Senior Athlete Recognition Award of Excellence in the rhythmic gymnastics team category at the 2021 Gymnastics Queensland Annual Awards in Australia. (gymqld.org.au, 31 Mar 2022)

BALLET BACKGROUND
She has trained in ballet, including at the Queensland National Ballet School in Australia and Miami City Ballet School in the United States of America. "Living in Miami for a year at age 18 was a big challenge. I trained in classical ballet 40 hours a week and lived away from my family. It was such a memorable time and I am so grateful that I was able to train with such wonderful and world-renowned coaches." (olympics.com.au, 07 Aug 2021; Facebook profile, 16 May 2021; Queensland National Ballet School, 02 Jul 2015)