Faith Torrez

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Faith Torrez
Country represented United States
Born (2003-12-09) December 9, 2003 (age 18)
Libertyville, Illinois, U.S.
DisciplineWomen's artistic gymnastics
LevelSenior International Elite
Years on national team2020–21 (USA)
ClubLegacy Elite Gymnastics LLC
College teamOklahoma Sooners (2023–26)
Head coach(es)Jiani Wu
Assistant coach(es)Yuejiu Li, Anna Li
Medal record
Representing the  United States

Faith Torrez (born December 9, 2003) is an American artistic gymnast.[1] She became a member of the United States national team in 2020[2] and made her international debut at 2020 Gymnix International, winning two golds and a bronze.[3]

Career[]

Junior[]

Torrez began gymnastics in 2008.[1] As a junior, she competed at the Women's Junior Olympic National Championships in 2016,[4] 2017,[5] and 2018.[6] She won gold on floor exercise in 2017. In 2018, she won all-around and balance beam gold, as well as floor exercise silver.[1] In 2018, she competed at the Nastia Liukin Cup for the first time and won all-around bronze.[7] She was the top scorer on floor with 9.600; her highest score of the competition was a 9.675 on vault.[7]

Senior[]

2019[]

Torrez became a senior in 2019. She competed at the Nastia Liukin Cup in March, finishing seventh all-around.[8] At the American Classic in June, Torrez won all-around gold, finishing first on vault, second on uneven bars and floor exercise, and third on balance beam.[1][9] In July at the GK US Classic, she finished sixth on balance beam and eighth all-around.[1][10] At the US Gymnastics Championships in August, Torrez finished 14th all-around.[11]

2020[]

Torrez was added to the senior national team on March 3, 2020.[2] She made her international debut on March 6–8 at Gymnix International. With teammates Lilly Lippeatt, MyKayla Skinner and Emily Lee, she won team gold. Individually, she captured balance beam gold with a score of 13.966 and uneven bars bronze with a score of 12.966.[3]

Competitive History[]

Level 10[]

Year Event Team AA VT UB BB FX
2016 J.O. National Championships 4 10 37 4 5
2017 J.O. National Championships 5 6 15 21 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2018 Nastia Liukin Cup 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 4 15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s)
J.O. National Championships 1st place, gold medalist(s) 5 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2019 Nastia Liukin Cup 7 12 9 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 5
J.O. National Championships 1st place, gold medalist(s) 15 11 1st place, gold medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)

Senior[]

Year Event Team AA VT UB BB FX
2019 American Classic 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
U.S. Classic 8 13 6 8
U.S. National Championships 14 16 7 11
Worlds Team Selection Camp 7 4 6 13 7
2020 International Gymnix 1st place, gold medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2021 American Classic 7 6 15 6 6

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e "USA Gymnastics | Faith Torrez". usagym.org. Retrieved 2020-03-27.
  2. ^ a b "USA Gymnastics | Women's Past Senior National Teams". usagym.org. Retrieved 2020-03-27.
  3. ^ a b "USA wins senior and junior team titles, 10 individual titles at 2020 Gymnix International". USA Gymnastics. Retrieved 2020-03-27.
  4. ^ https://usagym.org/PDFs/Results/w_16jo_jra.pdf
  5. ^ https://usagym.org/PDFs/Results/w_17jo_jraind.pdf
  6. ^ https://usagym.org/PDFs/Results/w_18jo_jrcind.pdf
  7. ^ a b "Bryant, Vetter win 2018 Nastia Liukin Cup". USA Gymnastics. Retrieved 2020-03-27.
  8. ^ USA Gymnastics (1 March 2019). "2019 Nastia Liukin Cup Meet Results - Seniors" (PDF). usagym.com.
  9. ^ "Torrez, Alipio win all-around titles at 2019 American Classic". USA Gymnastics. Retrieved 2020-03-27.
  10. ^ USA Gymnastics (20 July 2019). "2019 GK US Classic Meet Results" (PDF). usagym.com.
  11. ^ USA Gymnastics (11 August 2019). "2019 US Championships - Women Day 2 Meet Results - Multi" (PDF). usagym.com.
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