Hobbies
Going to the beach, cinema, sports, travel, music, social media. (cob.org.br, 01 Aug 2016; gaudiofitness.com.br, 01 Aug 2017)
Occupation
Athlete, Business Owner, Student
Education
Law - New Millennium College, Vila Velha, BRA
Spoken languages
English, Portuguese, Spanish
Club
Escola de Campeas [Vila Velha, BRA]
Coach
Camila Ferezin [national], BRA; Monika Queiroz [national, personal] (olimpiadatododia.com.br, 30 Jul 2018, 30 Mar 2018)
Injuries
She fractured her left foot while warming up at the 2017 World Cup event in Sofia, Bulgaria. She underwent surgery in Brazil to speed up her recovery process. (ornaldodiase.com.br, 23 Jul 2017; globoesporte.globo.com, 21 Jul 2017; gazetaonline.com.br, 05 Jun 2017)
In 2012 she sustained minor injuries in a car accident. (cctv-america.com, 24 Jun 2016)
Choreographer
Ruben Orihuela Gavilan, ESP (bolafeminina.com.br, 29 Aug 2017)
Start sporting career
She took up gymnastics at age six. (cob.org.br, 01 Aug 2016)
Reason for taking up the sport
She saw some friends practising gymnastics and decided to join them. "It was love at first sight. I liked it immediately. The coaches saw that I was talented and invited me to join a more advanced training group." (gaudiofitness.com.br, 13 Aug 2017; cob.org.br, 01 Aug 2016)
Ambitions
To compete at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, and to win a medal at the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru. (Cultura Web Tv YouTube Channel, 03 Aug 2017; cob.org.br, 01 Aug 2016)
Trainings
She trains for five hours a day. (gaudiofitness.com.br, 16 Mar 2018)
Most memorable sporting achievement
Qualifying for the 2016 Olympic Games. (gaudiofitness.com.br, 16 Mar 2018)
Hero / Idol
Ukrainian rhythmic gymnast Ganna Rizatdinova. (cob.org.br, 01 Aug 2016)
Most influential person in career
Coach Monika Queiroz. "I know I can always trust her, even with my eyes closed. She is like a second mother to me." (globoesporte.globo.com, 24 Jul 2016)
Awards
She was named the 2015 and 2016 Rhythmic Gymnast of the Year by the Brazilian Olympic Committee [COB]. (cob.org.br, 2015; cob.org.br, 21 Feb 2017)
She was named the 2015 Athlete of the Year in Espirito Santo, Brazil. (globoesporte.globo.com, 27 Dec 2015)
Additional information
General
ATHLETES' COMMISSION
In 2017 she was named president of the Athletes' Commission of the Brazilian Gymnastics Federation. "Within the athletes' commission we will represent all gymnasts and be part of the decisions that the federation makes. It is a great honour to be named president of the athletes' commission." (globoesporte.globo.com, 03 Aug 2017)
CAR ACCIDENT
She had doubts about continuing her gymnastics career after she was involved in a car accident in 2012. The crash claimed the life of her best friend Eduarda Queiroz, who was the daughter of coach Monika Queiroz. "I thought about giving up. It was so difficult to live without her. We started our gymnastics career together and she lost it all. In the end I managed to find the strength to continue, because I know that she is with me all the time, wherever she may be." (redeglobo.globo.com, 25 Apr 2014)
BUSINESS
She is the owner of an online clothing business called Gaudio Fitness. (gaudiofitness.com.br, 01 Apr 2018)
Last update : 2018-08-29
