In about two months, a new crop of international elites – including dozens and dozens of our favorites – are going to graduate from the junior to senior ranks. I’m sure we can all recall the debuts of some of these kids, especially those who burst onto the scene with insane talent and potential, and now here they are, all grown up and age-eligible for senior international competition?!
Below are all of the active gymnasts born in 2002, listed in alphabetical order by country. Did we leave anyone behind? Did someone retire and we didn’t know? Let us know in the comments! Who are you most excited to see?
| ALGERIA | |
| Sabrina Bellebna | |
| ARGENTINA | |
| Selena Bernal | Martina Dominici |
| ARMENIA | |
| Anna Grigoryan | Yelena Haykazuni |
| AUSTRALIA | |
| Mia Banks Romi Brown Rebekah Chen |
Georgia Fragiadakis Tahlia Hughes |
| AUSTRIA | |
| Hannah Grasl Anna Menzel |
Alissa Mörz |
| BELARUS | |
| Dziyana Kirykovich Mariya Lastouskaya |
Volha Mikhalap |
| BELGIUM | |
| BRAZIL | |
| Isabel Barbosa Milene Cruz Luiza Domingues Beatriz Lima |
Maria Marques Mayara Santos Beatriz Simao Fabiane Valentin |
| BULGARIA | |
| Ivana Baramova Vassilena Dimitrova |
Raya Ranchova |
| CANADA | |
| Maelle Delourmel Megan DiPietro Montana Fairbairn Molly Fiorito Laplante Audrey Foucault Laurie Gagnon Serra Gillis Emma Guthrie Elizabeth Holmstrom Calle Inkster Kelly Johnston Victoria Jurca Jade Laforest Maude Lebeau Chloe Lorange Jenna Manuel Charlotte McDevitt |
Eloise Monat Myrelle Morin Chelsea Murray Ana Padurariu Xuan Patenaude Frederique Payn Amanda Pedicelli Enya Pouliot Avery Rosales Sophie Shaver Stephanie Sim Kira Tardif Alexandra Tonkin Sayge Urban Emily Walker Alison Walsh |
| CAYMAN ISLANDS | |
| Raegan Rutty | |
| CHILE | |
| Tamara Ampuero Maria Molina |
Isidora Romero |
| CHINA | |
| Chen Jiaqi Chen Yile Du Siyu Gong Yuhan Guan Sixue Guo Fangting Jiang Shiqi Li Qi Liang Wenqi Liu Jieyu Qin Ziyi Sheng Jingyi Sun Yizhen |
Tang Yao Tian Xinyu Tie Jiayi Wang Xinyu Wu Hongping Wu Mengyao Wu Yanhui Wu Ziyue Yang Haimeng Yang Meng Haoli Yang Shuhan Ye Dandan Zhou Xizi |
| COLOMBIA | |
| Sara Lopera Yuryan Murillo |
Giselle Ortiz Ximena Quintana |
| COSTA RICA | |
| Luciana Alvarado | Maria Paula Villalobos |
| CROATIA | |
| Ira Bencinic Tina Zelcic |
Christina Zwicker |
| CYPRUS | |
| Gloria Philassides | |
| CZECH REPUBLIC | |
| Kristyna Brabcova Eliska Firtova Sabina Halova Barbora Husakova |
Lenka Jaskovicova Katerina Krizova Dominika Ponizilova |
| DENMARK | |
| Victoria Kajø Yelyzaveta Potomkina |
Amalie Rosendahl Lea Strauss |
| EGYPT | |
| Hana Bassyouni Lojin Ehab |
Habiba Kamel Alia Mostafa |
| FINLAND | |
| Lea Bernards Kia Haavisto Mila Hälinen Emilia Immonen Emilia Kemppi Enni Kettunen Sirkku Korpela Anna-Maria Kyyhkynen Lilian Langenskiöld Saara Mäkelä |
Sani Mäkelä Viivi Nieminen Pilvi Nurminen Linnea Peltoniemi Ronja Rundgren Ingrid Suominen Helmi Tuohimäki Ina Vannesluoma Iida-Maria Vänni |
| FRANCE | |
Elsa Bernier |
Alisson Lapp Morgane Osyssek Sheyen Petit |
| GEORGIA | |
| Anna Subbotina | |
| GERMANY | |
| Chantal Altkrüger Jenna Dirczka Viktoria Enns Lucienne Fragel Teresa Frank Lisa Gerber Alina Heinemann Luisa Hornung Alina Hügli Kristina Iltner Veronika Kolter Hanna Lipp |
Samira Oestreich Pia Orthaus Evelyn Reisig Rubina Riedl Muriel Romero Asensio Jasna Ruge Kim Ruoff Maila Rüter Laurana Schachtschneider Lisa Schöniger Hala Sidaoui Elisabeth Wagner |
| GREAT BRITAIN | |
| Emily Bremner Kelsie Gibbs Rosa Holm-Huxley Taeja James |
Amelia Knight Jolie Ruckley Zoe Simmons Megan Splain |
| GREECE | |
| Georgia Ananiadou Evelina Maja |
Maria Eleni Makridou Marina Markopoulou |
| GUATEMALA | |
| Elisa Escobar | Melanie Godinez |
| HONG KONG | |
| Chan Cheuk Lam | |
| HUNGARY | |
| Nora Feher Dora Halasz Dorina Miklos |
Sara Peter Monika Szabo Dorka Szujo |
| ICELAND | |
| Thelma Gudjonsdottir Margret Kristinsdottir |
Sonja Olafsdottir Tinna Teitsdottir |
| INDIA | |
| Mallika Kulshreshtha | Srishti Manchanda |
| INDONESIA | |
| Muthia Nur Cahyani Aulia Safitri |
Vilya Yoru Regina Ananda Zulda |
| IRELAND | |
| Aisling Fuller Rebecca Geddis |
Ailbhe Ni Dhuibhghiolla Meg Ryan |
| ISRAEL | |
| Noa Dooga Lihi Lamesh Meitar Lavy |
Ofri Ohana Andy Turiski |
| ITALY | |
| Sarah Aliprandi Sofia Arosio Martina Basile |
Maria Vittoria Cocciolo Sydney Saturnino Marta Uggeri |
| JAPAN | |
| Soyoka Hanawa Yuki Murakami Mana Oguchi |
Emma Otsu Ayaka Sakaguchi |
| KAZAKHSTAN | |
| Arailym Meiram Zhibek Ospan |
Olga Sanjiyeva Dana Utyezhanova |
| LATVIA | |
| Linda Tugarinova | Elina Vihrova |
| LITHUANIA | |
| Agne Zvirblyte | |
| LUXEMBOURG | |
| Maeva Baum | |
| MALAYSIA | |
| Balqis Ahmad | Geanie Ng |
| MEXICO | |
| Paulina Aranda Eugenia Barbosa Ana Paula Chavez Natalia Escalera Dominique Luna |
Daniela Reyes Jazibe Sandoval Grecia Vargas Mariana Zorrilla |
| MOLDOVA | |
| Karolina Dragomir | |
| NAMIBIA | |
| Emogene Kgobetsi Natascha Pfaender |
Elisbe Swanepoel Christel Thirion |
| NETHERLANDS | |
| Juliette Berens Eve de Ruiter Maud Lammertink Olivia Mulready Tanishaley Neto |
Tilila Oughzou Bogumila Rossen Vienne Supriana Madelief Teeken Sanna Veerman Maartje Wurkum |
| NEW ZEALAND | |
| Stella Ashcroft | Maia Fishwick |
| NICARAGUA | |
| Karla Alarcon | |
| NORWAY | |
| Sara Davidsen Edel Fosse Nora Irgens Martine Johnsen |
Vilma Smestad Anne Tingvold Juliane Tøssebro Maria Tronrud |
| PANAMA | |
| Sophia Aleman | |
| PARAGUAY | |
| Carla Torres | |
| PERU | |
| Tatiana Corujo Nicole Espinoza |
Daniela Mori Valentina Sarango |
| PHILIPPINES | |
| Chloe Gatlabayan | |
| POLAND | |
| Dorota Armatynska Anita Dluzen Jowita Dunaj Oliwia Luka |
Klaudia Mierzwiak Barbara Sikora Aleksandra Tulacz Marcelina Wojcik |
| PORTUGAL | |
| Rafaela Ferreira | |
| PUERTO RICO | |
| Sofia Diaz Stella Diaz |
Erika Padilla |
| ROMANIA | |
| Denisa Golgota Laura Iacob |
Nica Ivanus |
| RUSSIA | |
| Taisia Borozdyko Anastasia Gainetdinova Viktoria Gorbatova Alexandra Kalkutina Ksenia Kamkova Ekaterina Mitrofanova Anastasia Nefedova Maria Nelyubina |
Khristina Osokina Viktoria Panchuk Varvara Pykhova Valeria Saifulina Aleksandra Shchekoldina Angelina Simakova Anna Skrypka Varvara Zubova |
| SERBIA | |
| Andjela Durdjevic | |
| SINGAPORE | |
| Kiera Lau Glenda Low |
Ng Le En |
| SLOVAKIA | |
| Chiara Bunce Karolina Takacova |
Veronika Valastiakova |
| SLOVENIA | |
| Lara Crnjac | Gaja Zabnikar |
| SOUTH AFRICA | |
| Caitlyn Kelly Paige McElligot |
Jade Pailman |
| SOUTH KOREA | |
| Ryu Jim In | |
| SPAIN | |
| Andrea Carmona Sara Coll Emma Fernandez |
Carla Font Ines Paterna Violeta Sanchez |
| SRI LANKA | |
| Shenuki Dishalya | |
| SWEDEN | |
| Jessica Castles | Kristina Undheim |
| SWITZERLAND | |
| Naomi Krügel Leonie Meier Justina Öyo Alicia Rechsteiner |
Alessia Scariti Anina Wildi Anny Wu |
| TAIWAN | |
| Chen Chian-Shiun Fu Chih Yi |
Ting Hua Tien |
| THAILAND | |
| Sasiwimon Mueangphuan | Tawanrut Saehun |
| TURKEY | |
| Sinem Agladioglu Yasemin Zehra Borekci |
Sila Kaygisiz Ilayda Sahin |
| UKRAINE | |
| Sofiia Cherepakha | Valeriia Shpak |
| UNITED STATES | |
| Irina Alexeeva Cael Bixler Corinne Bunagan Brooke Butler Danielle Castillo Audrey Davis Olivia Dunne Kara Eaker Jaylene Gilstrap Olivia Hollingsworth Bell Johnson Madeleine Johnston |
Shilese Jones Carina Jordan Adeline Kenlin Emily Lee Emma Malabuyo Grace McCallum Deiah-Marie Moody Maile O’Keefe Gabby Perea Emma Simpton Alexandra Theodorou Madelyn Williams |
| UZBEKISTAN | |
| Sabina Turobova | |
| VIETNAM | |
| Do Thi Ngoc Huong Tienna Nguyen |
Tran Doan Quynh Nam |
The Gymternet 
Do we have any word about the Alexeeva situation?
And I’m definitely ready for Alisson Lapp!
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I’d be very interested in that, too. She hasn’t been competing since Massillia 2016 because of injury. She still seems to be in citizenship-limbo. I’d not be surprised if she dropped down to L10 until she goes off to Stanford.
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She’s still in limbo basically…though closer to the U.S. than Russia, so she goes on the U.S. side of things!
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What’s the story with Chiara Bunce and Slovakia? Does she have Slovakian ancestry or did she get the nationality just to compete for them? Is she still training in the UK?
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She competed for a club at the British Teams Competition in September, so I assume she still trains there.
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Her mother is Slovakian and she has dual nationality. Her dad is British and she trains at Heathrow.
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Yes, she has Slovakian ancestry and she is still living and training in the UK (at Heathrow), though she competes a good deal for Slovakia at most of their domestic meets so she definitely is serious about representing them in general, not just to maybe get an Olympic spot someday.
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Cool, thanks. Probably a good decision for her.
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Canada have a lot of girls! But I guess they are investing in quality, they began with Youth Olympic program in early years…
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GB also have Amelia Knight and Megan Splain turning senior.
Canada vs England at the Commonwealth games should be pretty good next year!
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Thanks, I’ll add them! Yes, it’ll be a tough battle!
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Soo excited for Ana Padurariu to turn senior!
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Hello Finland! That was an unexpected number from a smaller program.
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I think I just happen to (weirdly) know more DOBs for Finland than for other smaller programs! Many of these won’t really be on the international scene, but in general it is still a really strong new senior year for them next year with Iida-Maria Vänni, Sani Mäkelä, Enni Kettunen, Lilian Langenskiöld, and Emilia Kemppi probably most notably climbing up the ranks. Actually, I think the only top junior who isn’t moving up right now is 2003-born Ada Hautala, so literally every other strong junior will enter the senior pool next year which is kind of awesome for their depth.
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I make Ailbhe Ni Dhuibhghiolla Anglicize to Ayla Nee Diffily (or perhaps Duffy). Not sure if that’s correct (names can be pronounced any way a person likes). Any Irish out there who can correct that?
Expect big improvements in Hungary, Czech Rep., and Holland. Super worried about China’s AA ability though
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Thanks, I generally don’t anglicize unless they officially use the anglicized name within their federation! That’s the name she uses right now for competition so until she/the federation anglicizes it, that’s what I use just to keep things consistent!
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It’s pronounced: Alva Nee Dove Gilla. And she’s not an elite gymnast
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Also, you can’t just change a persons name to make it easier for the rest of the world. That’s the name she was given at birth. Many Irish people have Irish names.
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Ah, thankyou for the info. I learned Gaelic at primary school and it’s difficult to remember but I thought I’d offer one up. We get names wrong all the time and you’re right, it’s good to know correct spelling and pronunciation
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She has competed at elite meets in Ireland so she’s on the list.
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YEET! SO ready for Denisa Golgota and Ana Padurariu
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Question — why are some names under GB and France crossed out?
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I had them on my initial list but people wrote in and said those gymnasts have actually retired so I just did that as a note to myself without actually deleting them just in case they haven’t actually retired. I just want official confirmation first.
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Oh god. I can’t believe we thought it was bad in 2014 for Romania… at least then they had healthy Iordache, 2nd year seniors Stanila and Ocolisan then a nice bunch of girls with huge promise like Munteanu, Tudorache, and even Zarzu (tysm Ponor luv ya gurl hope you think that your Olympic 7th on beam was a worthy trade off for all these girls😒) then 2 very nice juniors on bars (Iridon, Emanuela) and Jurca. Now they literally only have Denisa Golgota, Iordache and Crisan, luckily if they just fielded this team they could probably place 11th or so next year thanks to Golgotas bars holding them back. I’ll miss u Romania
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Laura Jacob won the AA at the Comaneci Intl., in Oklahoma earlier this year and Ioana Stanciulescu who came second is one of a group of very promising 2004 babies including Silvia Sfiringu, Lisa Marchidanu, Daniela Trică, Emilia Munteanu and Irina Duță. From 2003, Iulia Berar, Coleen Tataru, Ana Maria Puiu, Diana Mandrea and Maria Pana also show promise
They may have a lean year or two but they’ll be back. As for Ponor, she doesn’t do bars, isn’t soaking up their coaching staff and isn’t responsible for the mess they’re in. They were going broke, that’s all. They couldn’t afford coaches etc. That’s why Bellu and Bitang came back as volunteers. Now the program has had an injection of funds from the EU and they have a major sponsor in Petrom, and also a new President, maybe that will change. I think Raducan and Sofronie will make a huge impact in Bucarest
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Am I the only one who’s favorite of this enormous (thanks Lauren) list is Olivia Dunne? Her lines are just so pretty and I love her big combinations on Bars and beam along with a decently, even if not absolutely amazingly choreographed floor with great tumbling.
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I love her too. But it seems lines don’t count anymore. Unfortunately. Many girls with duch feet, bend legs, crossed legs, robot piruettes. They managed to robotize even ballet skills and this when don’t punish our view with bouncing buddies and do on.
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#duck feet
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Except that all the US juniors at the top have beautiful lines and huge combinations. Olivia is one of them but not the best.
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I love her and hope she’s able to bring big upgrades and get back on the national team!
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For China also Yang Meng Haoli, Tian Xinyu, Qin Ziyi, Wu Mengyao, Jiang Shiqi, Tie Jiayi, Wang Xinyu, Tang Yao, Sun Yizhen, Gong Yuhan, Guan Sixue, Yang Shuhan, Zhou Xizi and Fan Yanyan. I only picked the girls who actually competed this year.
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Belgium has no new seniors.. No one of the list is still doing gymnastics.
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Valeriia Shpak (UKR) has announced her retirement from gymnastics.
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People on TAAF are saying that Maud Lammertink and Bogumila Rossen have also retired.
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Where’s the 2019 list?
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