Júlia Soares

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Júlia Soares
2019-06-30 1st FIG Artistic Gymnastics JWCH Women's Apparatus finals Balance beam (Martin Rulsch) 028.jpg
Soares at the 2019 Junior World Championships
Personal information
Full nameJúlia das Neves Botega Soares
Country represented Brazil
Born (2005-08-23) 23 August 2005 (age 16)
Curitiba, Brazil
HometownColombo, Paraná, Brazil
DisciplineWomen's artistic gymnastics
LevelSenior International Elite
Years on national team2018–present (BRA)
ClubCentro de Excelencia de Ginastica (CEGIN)
Head coach(es)Iryna Ilyashenko
Assistant coach(es)Caroline Molinari
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Medal record
Artistic gymnastics
Representing  Brazil
Pan American Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 Rio de Janeiro Team
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Rio de Janeiro Balance Beam

Júlia das Neves Botega Soares (born 23 August 2005) is a Brazilian artistic gymnast and a member of the Brazilian national gymnastics team.[1] Soares represented her country at the 2019 Junior World Championships, where she was a finalist on the balance beam.[2] She made her international senior debut at the 2021 Pan American Championships where she helped Brazil win the team gold and also took an individual bronze medal on the balance beam.[3] She also debuted a new skill, a candle mount with a half twist on the balance beam, which was named after her in the Code of Points.[4]

Early life[]

Soares was born on 23 August 2005 in Curitiba, and grew up in nearby Colombo. She took up gymnastics at age four, inspired by her older sister Giovanna.[5] Her role model in gymnastics is fellow Brazilian artistic gymnast Daniele Hypólito.[6]

Career[]

Junior[]

In April 2018, Soares competed at the City of Jesolo Trophy in Italy, contributing to Brazil’s seventh place finish. She then won gold in the all-around and on the balance beam at the Brazilian Championships. In October 2018, she became the South American junior champion on the balance beam. At the Brazilian Junior Championships, she placed third in the all-around and won the gold on the balance beam, also taking the silver on vault, bars and floor.[7]

In 2019, Soares placed fifth in the all-around at the Brazilian Event Championships, and took the bronze in both the balance beam and the floor exercise finals in a field of mixed junior and senior competitors. Soares was selected to the Brazilian team for the 2019 Junior World Championships alongside Ana Luiza Lima and .[8] She placed 15th in the individual all-around and contributed to the Brazilian team’s seventh place finish in a field of 29 teams. She also qualified to the balance beam final, where she finished seventh.[2] Soares went on to compete at the Brazilian Championships, becoming the junior national champion in the all-around as well as on the balance beam and on the floor exercise.[7]

At the 2019 South American Junior Championships in Cali, Colombia, Soares earned the bronze medal in the all-around, the silver on beam, gold on floor, and contributed to the Brazilian team’s second place finish behind Argentina. She finished her 2019 season by winning four gold medals at the Brazilian Junior Championships.[7]


Soares competing in the balance beam final at the 2019 Junior World Championships

Senior[]

Soares began competing as a senior in 2021. At the 2021 Pan American Championships held in Rio de Janeiro, she helped Brazil win the gold medal in the team final, and also earned an individual bronze in the balance beam final.[3] In addition, Soares performed a candle mount with a half twist on the balance beam, which was named after her in the Code of Points, as she was the first gymnast to successfully perform the skill at an FIG international competition.[4]

Eponymous skills[]

Apparatus Name Description Difficulty Added to Code
Balance Beam Soares candle mount with half twist D 2021 Pan American Championships

Competitive history[]

Year Event Team AA VT UB BB FX
Junior
2018 City of Jesolo Trophy 7 34
Brazilian Championships 1st place, gold medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Brazilian Event Championships 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 5 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 5
South American Junior Championships 1st place, gold medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 4 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Brazilian Junior Championships 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2019 WOGA Classic 7
Brazilian Event Championships 5 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Junior World Championships 7 15 7
Brazilian Championships 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s)
South American Junior Championships 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Brazilian Junior Championships 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Senior
2021 Pan American Championships 1st place, gold medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)

References[]

  1. ^ "SELEÇÃO GINÁSTICA ARTÍSTICA FEMININA". Brazilian Gymnastics Federation (CBG) (in Portuguese). Retrieved June 9, 2021.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b "1st FIG Artistic Gymnastics Junior World Championships - Results Book". International Gymnastics Federation (FIG). Retrieved June 9, 2021.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b "REBECA CONQUISTA VAGA PARA OS JOGOS OLÍMPICOS DE TÓQUIO". Brazilian Gymnastics Federation (CBG) (in Portuguese). June 6, 2021.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b "JÚLIA SOARES PRESTES A HOMOLOGAR ELEMENTO COM SEU NOME NO CÓDIGO DA FIG". Brazilian Gymnastics Federation (CBG) (in Portuguese). June 7, 2021.
  5. ^ "Thais Fidélis e Ana Luiza Lima brilham no Brasileiro de Especialistas". Esporte Alternativo (in Portuguese). August 18, 2018.
  6. ^ "SOARES Julia - FIG Athlete Profile". International Gymnastics Federation (FIG). June 6, 2019.
  7. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Julia Soares - Competition Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved June 10, 2021.
  8. ^ "The Junior World Championships Women's Master Team List". The Gymternet. June 5, 2019.

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