Saskia Broedelet (born 20 February 2004)[1] is an Australian rhythmic gymnast. She will represent Australia at the 2024 Summer Olympics in the group all-around.
| Saskia Broedelet | |
|---|---|
| Country represented |  Australia |
| Born | 20 February 2004 Auchenflower, Queensland |
| Hometown | Waverley, Queensland |
| Discipline | Rhythmic gymnastics |
| Club | Aspire Gymnastics Academy |
| Head coach(es) | Iuliia Iakovleva and Tania Belan |
Early and personal life
editBroedelet was born in 2004 in Auchenflower, Queensland. She began rhythmic gymnastics when she was five years old.[2] As of 2024, she studies law at Queensland University of Technology,[3] and she has a part-time job as a law clerk.[4]
Career
editBroedelet trained at the Premier Gymnastics Academy in Brisbane during her junior career. She dislocated her knee and had surgery in 2019.[2] Despite the injury, she still competed as an individual at the 2019 Junior World Championships in Moscow.[5] She competed with the ball and the ribbon, placing 36th and 20th, respectively.[6] Her routines contributed to Australia's 29th-place finish.[7] She was also the 2019 Australian junior national all-around champion.[8]
Broedelet became age-eligible for senior competitions in 2020.[5] She placed fifth in the senior all-around at the 2021 Australian Championships and won a silver medal with the Queensland team. She won a bronze medal in the clubs final behind Alexandra Kiroi-Bogatyreva and Lidiia Iakovleva.[9]
Broedelet began competing with the Aspire Gymnastics Academy rhythmic gymnastics group in 2023.[10] The group placed fifth in the all-around at the Tashkent World Cup.[11] Additionally, they finished seventh in the 5 hoops final and sixth in the 3 ribbons + 2 balls final.[12] They won a silver medal in the group all-around at the Australian Championships. The Aspire group was not selected for the 2023 World Championships, and their appeal to the National Sports Tribunal was dismissed.[13]
Broedelet and the Aspire group won a silver medal and two bronze medals at the 2024 Aphrodite Cup.[14] In May, she competed at 2024 European Championships in Budapest, Hungary, which also doubled as the 2024 Oceania Championships.[15][16] The Aspire group won the all-around title and thus claimed the Oceania continental berth for the 2024 Summer Olympics.[17]
Broedelet was selected to represent Australia at the 2024 Summer Olympics in group rhythmic gymnastics alongside teammates Lidiia Iakovleva, Emmanouela Frroku, Phoebe Learmont, and Jessica Weintraub.[18]
References
edit- ^ "1st FIG Rhythmic Gymnastics Junior World Championships Moscow (RUS), 19-21 July 2019 Entry List by NOC". Longines Timing. International Gymnastics Federation. 21 July 2019. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
- ^ a b "Broedelet Saskia – FIG Athlete Profile". International Gymnastics Federation. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
- ^ "QUT students Saskia Broedelet (rhythmic gymnastics) and Alice Williams (water polo) are heading to Paris for the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games". Queensland University of Technology. 24 June 2024. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
- ^ "Saskia Broedelet". Austrian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
- ^ a b Radbourne-Pugh, Lucas. "A 15-year-old's relentless journey to stardom" (21 August 2019). The Women's Game. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
- ^ "1st FIG Rhythmic Gymnastics Junior World Championships Moscow (RUS), 19–21 July 2019 Individual Apparatus Qualification Individual and Group Team Competition" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. International Gymnastics Federation. 19 July 2019. pp. 3, 7. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
- ^ "1st FIG Rhythmic Gymnastics Junior World Championships Moscow (RUS), 19–21 July 2019 Team Ranking" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. International Gymnastics Federation. 20 July 2019. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
- ^ "Welcome to one of the top gymnastics centres in Australia". The Courier Mail. 19 June 2019. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
- ^ Alessi, Rebecca (17 May 2021). "Campionati Australiani: Lidiia Iakovleva e la squadra staccano il pass diretto per Tokyo". Ginnasticando (in Italian). Retrieved 18 July 2024.
- ^ "Announcing the upcoming International Rhythmic Gymnastics teams". Gymnastics Australia. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
- ^ "FIG Rhythmic Gymnastics World Cup Tashkent (UZB) Results Group All-Around" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
- ^ "FIG Rhythmic Gymnastics World Cup Tashkent (UZB) Results Group Event Finals" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
- ^ "Aspire Senior Rhythmic Gymnastics Group v Gymnastics Australia" (PDF). National Sports Tribunal. 7 June 2023. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
- ^ "Podiums in Athens for Rhythmic gymnasts". Gymnastics New South Wales. 22 March 2024. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
- ^ "Selection Announcement – 2024 Rhythmic Continental Championships and Portimao World Challenge Cup". Gymnastics Western Australia. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
- ^ "Olympic Dreams on the line in Hungary". Gymnastics Australia. 21 May 2024. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
- ^ Asgar Nalwala, Ali (27 May 2024). "Australia obtain three Olympic gymnastics quotas from Oceania Continental Championships". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
- ^ "Largest ever Australian Olympic Gymnastics Team named for Paris Olympics". Australian Olympic Committee. 18 June 2024. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
