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Quick Facts
Biography
Olivia Greaves (born May 5, 2004) is an American artistic gymnast and a member of the United States women's national gymnastics team (2018–Present).
Early life
Greaves was born to Mary Jo and Daniel Greaves in 2004, and has three siblings.Her mother opened a gym, Athletic Edge Sports Center, shortly after Greaves' birth.She started competing with the gym when she was 5 years old.In addition to gymnastics, Greaves participated in competitive dance from 2010–2014 at Star Struck and was a toddler model.
Gymnastics career
J.O.
2011–2014
Greaves was part of the Junior Olympic Program and competed with her mother's gym, Athletic Edge Sports Center.
2015–2017
Greaves began training at MG Elite Gymnastics and competed level 8 during the 2015 season, the same gym as rising junior Laurie Hernandez.At the Level 8 New Jersey State Championships Greaves finished first in the all-around, vault, and floor exercise, finished second on the balance beam, and third on the uneven bars.In 2016 she competed at the Level 9 New Jersey State Championships where she finished first in the all-around, vault, and uneven bars, second on floor exercise, and tenth on balance beam.At the 2017 Level 10 New Jersey State Championships, Greaves finished first in the all-around, on vault, and on floor exercise, second on uneven bars, and third on balance beam.
Junior Elite
2018
Greaves started 2018 as a Level 10 gymnast.She competed at the Nastia Liukin Cup where she finished 8th in the all-around.A week later she competed at the KPAC Elite Qualifier where she earned a score 51.650 and qualified as a junior elite.In early July, Greaves competed at the American Classic where she placed fourth in the all-around behind Kayla DiCello, Konnor McClain, and Skye Blakely but first on the uneven bars.Later that month she competed at the 2018 U.S. Classic where she placed ninth in the all-around and third on floor exercise.In August Greaves competed at the 2018 U.S. National Gymnastics Championships, her first ever National Championships.She finished sixth in the all-around and as a result she was added to the Junior National Team.
In late August, Greaves verbally committed to attend the University of Florida on a gymnastics scholarship.
2019
In February Greaves was named to the team to compete at the 2019 International Gymnix in Montreal, her first international assignment, alongside Skye Blakely, Lillian Lippeatt, and Kaylen Morgan.While there she helped the USA win team gold and won silver in the individual all-around behind Canadian Zoé Allaire-Bourgie.Individually she qualified to all four event finals and won silver on vault and floor exercise, behind Blakely and Allaire-Bourgie respectively, and placed fifth on uneven bars and balance beam.
In July Greaves competed at the U.S. Classic where she won bronze in the all-around behind Konnor McClain and Sydney Barros.She won gold on uneven bars, placed fourth on balance beam, ninth on floor exercise, and tenth on vault.
In August Greaves competed at the U.S. National Championships.After the first day of competition she recorded a score of 55.700 and was in third behind Konnor McClain and Kayla DiCello.During the second day of competition she scored a 55.150, giving her a total combined score of 110.850 which was enough to win the bronze in the all-around behind DiCello and McClain. For individual events Greaves won gold on uneven bars, placed fourth on floor exercise, and fifth on vault.
Competitive History
Junior
Year | Event | Team | AA | VT | UB | BB | FX |
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2018 | American Classic | 4 | 15 | ![]() | 8 | ![]() | |
U.S. Classic | 9 | 12 | 24 | 6 | ![]() | ||
U.S. National Championships | 6 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 4 | ||
2019 | International Gymnix | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | 5 | 5 | ![]() |
Jr. World Championships Trials | 6 | ||||||
U.S. Classic | ![]() | 10 | ![]() | 4 | 9 | ||
U.S. National Championships | ![]() | 5 | ![]() | 10 | 4 |