Olivia Greaves

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).

Olivia Greaves
Full nameOlivia Greaves
Nickname(s)Liv
Country represented United States
Born (2004-05-05) May 5, 2004
Staten Island, New York USA
ResidenceStaten Island, New York USA
DisciplineWomen's artistic gymnastics
LevelJunior International Elite
Years on national team2018 – Present (US)
ClubWorld Champions Centre
MG Elite (former)
College teamFlorida Gators
Former coach(es)Maggie Haney
Victoria Levine
Medal record
Representing the  United States

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.[1]

Gymnastics career

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.[2]

2018

Greaves started 2018 as a Level 10 gymnast. She competed at the Nastia Liukin Cup where she finished 8th in the all-around.[3] A week later she competed at the KPAC Elite Qualifier where she earned a score 51.650 and qualified as a junior elite.[4] 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.[5] Later that month she competed at the 2018 U.S. Classic where she placed ninth in the all-around and third on floor exercise.[6] In August Greaves competed at the 2018 U.S. National Gymnastics Championships, her first ever National Championships. She finished sixth in the all-around[7] and as a result she was added to the Junior National Team.[8]

In late August, Greaves verbally committed to attend the University of Florida on a gymnastics scholarship.[9]

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.[10] 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.[11]

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.[12]

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.[13] 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
2018American Classic4158
U.S. Classic912246
U.S. National Championships6106124
2019International Gymnix55
Jr. World Championships Trials6
U.S. Classic1049
U.S. National Championships5104

References
  1. "Olivia Greaves USAG profile". USA Gymnastics.
  2. "Olivia Greaves Profile". Chalk Warrior.
  3. "2018 Nastia Liukin Cup Meet Results - Juniors" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. March 2, 2018.
  4. "2018 KPAC National Qualifier Results". The Gymternet. March 15, 2018.
  5. "American Classic Hopes Classic Meet Results" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. July 7, 2018.
  6. "2018 GK U.S. Classic Meet Results" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. July 28, 2018.
  7. "2018 U.S. Championships - Women Day 2 Meet Results - Multi" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. August 19, 2018.
  8. "USA Gymnastics names 2018-19 U.S. Women's National Team". USA Gymnastics. August 19, 2018.
  9. "Looks like we've got another Florida Gator on our hands!!". Instagram. August 28, 2018.
  10. "USA Gymnastics announces women's spring international team assignments". USA Gymnastics. February 24, 2019.
  11. "USA wins four junior, senior event titles at 2019 Gymnix International". USA Gymnastics. March 10, 2019.
  12. "Biles, McClain win all-around titles at 2019 GK U.S. Classic". USA Gymnastics. July 20, 2019.
  13. "Biles leads women's all-around at mid-point of 2019 U.S. Championships". USA Gymnastics. July 9, 2019.
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