Aurora Arvelo
Personal information
Country represented Finland
Born (2003-04-05) 5 April 2003
Helsinki, Finland
Height175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight51 kg (112 lb)
DisciplineRhythmic Gymnastics
LevelInternational Elite
Years on national team2017-2021
ClubOlarin Voimistelijat
Head coach(es)Larisa Gryadunova
Assistant coach(es)Laura Ahonen
Medal record
Representing  Finland
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Grand Prix 0 0 1
Nordic Championships 5 2 0
Nationals 7 2 5
Total 12 4 6

Aurora Arvelo (born 5 April 2003)[1] is a Finnish rhythmic gymnast. She represented her country at the 2018 Youth Olympic Games.

Personal life

Arvelo took up the sport in 2009.[2] She studied at the Mäkelänrinne's sports high school.[3]

Career

Junior

In 2016 Arvelo represented Finland at the Nordic Championship, helping the team win the gold medal.[4][5] She finished 8th with rope at the national junior championship.[6]

Aurora was the 2017 national vice-champion, getting gold in 3 event finals and silver with hoop.[7]

In 2018 Arvelo competed at the Nordic Championships where she finished 1st with ribbon and 2nd with ball. At nationals she won the All-around, and the hoop, clubs and ribbon final.[8][9][10] She was also selected to compete at the 2018 European Championship in Guadalajara, Spain,[11] she finished 21st with ball, 39th with hoop, 35th with clubs and 25th with ribbon.[12] Aurora qualified for the Youth Olympic Games in Buenos Aires, Argentina, finishing 9th with ball and 12th in the All-Around and not advancing to the final.[13]

Senior

Arvelo was injured after the Youth Olympics, returning to full training in March 2019.[2] She went on to compete at nationals getting bronze in the All-Around and event finals.[14][15] Aurora was selected to represent Finland at the 2019 World Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan, competing with clubs and ribbon.[16]

In 2020 she competed at Miss Valentine and won silver in the ribbon final as well as the RV Championship.[17] At Nordic Championship she took silver behind Rebecca Gergalo and gold with hoop, clubs and ribbon.[18][19]

She retired from the sport in 2021.[20][21]

References

  1. ↑ "Olympedia – Aurora Arvelo". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 2022-09-12.
  2. 1 2 "ARVELO Aurora - FIG Athlete Profile". www.gymnastics.sport. Retrieved 2022-09-12.
  3. ↑ "2018 - Olarin Voimistelijat ry". www.olarinvoimistelijat.fi.
  4. ↑ https://www.olarinvoimistelijat.fi/files/1022/JUHLAJULKAISU_35_final_low.pdf
  5. ↑ NORDIC CHAMPIONSHIPS RHYTHMIC GYMNASTICS 2016, retrieved 2022-09-13
  6. ↑ "2016 - Olarin Voimistelijat ry". www.olarinvoimistelijat.fi.
  7. ↑ "2017 - Olarin Voimistelijat ry". www.olarinvoimistelijat.fi. Retrieved 2022-09-12.
  8. ↑ "2018 - Olarin Voimistelijat ry". www.olarinvoimistelijat.fi. Retrieved 2022-09-12.
  9. ↑ "Gergalo voitti Suomen mestaruuden rytmisessä voimistelussa - ePressi". www.epressi.com (in Finnish). 2018-04-21. Retrieved 2022-09-13.
  10. ↑ "Gergalon ja Tikkasen kaksintaistelu jatkui välinefinaaleissa - ePressi". www.epressi.com (in Finnish). 2018-04-22. Retrieved 2022-09-13.
  11. ↑ "Rytmisen voimistelun SM-kilpailut 21.-22.4. Vantaalla - ePressi". www.epressi.com (in Finnish). 2018-04-16. Retrieved 2022-09-13.
  12. ↑ "European Gymnastics" (PDF). European Gymnastics.
  13. ↑ https://www.buenosaires2018.com/results/resYOG2018/pdf/YOG2018/GRY/YOG2018_GRY_C73A_GRYW1AA---------------QUAL--------.pdf Archived 2018-11-17 at the Wayback Machine
  14. ↑ "2019 - Olarin Voimistelijat ry". www.olarinvoimistelijat.fi. Retrieved 2022-09-12.
  15. ↑ "Rytmisen voimistelun SM-kulta Rebecca Gergalolle - ePressi". www.epressi.com (in Finnish). 2019-05-25. Retrieved 2022-09-13.
  16. ↑ https://usagym.org/PDFs/Results/2019/r_19worlds_eventqual.pdf Archived 2021-09-22 at the Wayback Machine
  17. ↑ https://www.olarinvoimistelijat.fi/files/6408/Ovolainen_digi2020_FINAL.pdf
  18. ↑ "Upeaa menestystä rytmisen voimistelun PM-kisoissa". Olarin Voimistelijat ry (in Finnish). Retrieved 2022-09-12.
  19. ↑ "Live Score - Sport Event Systems". live.sporteventsystems.se. Retrieved 2022-09-13.
  20. ↑ "OVO Talent💙 on Instagram: "💙Hyvät ystävämme ja ryhmämme jäsenet, Aurora ja Lili Arvelo päättävät pitkät ja menestyksekkäät voimistelu-uransa. Aurora, olet toiminut esikuvana ahkeruudellasi ja sinnikkyydelläsi. Lili, olet aina auttanut ja pitänyt yllä positiivista asennetta. Kiitos teille molemmille ikimuistoisista hetkistä ja onnea uusiin tuuliin❣️ 💙Our dear friends and team members, Aurora and Lili retire their long and successful gymnastics careers. Aurora, you have always act as a role model with your diligence and resilience. Lili, you have always supported us and kept positive atmosphere up. We would like to thank you both everything and wish you all the best for future adventures❣️ 📸 several photographers #rhythmicgymnastic #gymnastic #rg #ovofinland #rytminenvoimistelu #voimistelu #auroraarvelo #liliarvelo #friendship #teamcanon"". Instagram. Retrieved 2022-09-12.
  21. ↑ "Suomalaistuomari rokottaa matalista heitoista Tokiossa". Etelä-Suomen Sanomat (in Finnish). 2021-08-05. Retrieved 2022-09-13.
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