Justine Lavit (born 19 July 2006) is a French rhythmic gymnast and a member of the national group.[1][2] She competed in the group event at the 2024 Summer Olympics.

Career

Junior

Lavit competed as an individual up through the junior category. She participated in her first international competition in 2017 at age 11,[3] and she was 13th at the junior national championships in 2019.[4]

She began training in Montpellier in 2016. In October 2020, she participated in the selection process for the team for the European Championships in Kyiv at the National Institute for Sport, Expertise and Performance (INSEP). She placed third and was not selected.[5] In January 2021, she won bronze at a review competition in Calais.[6] In September, she began training at INSEP, trying to achieve her dream of competing at the 2024 Olympic Games.[7]

Senior

Lavit began competing as part of the national senior group in 2022. In May, she was bothered by a foot injury.[8] However, she competed at the Gymnasiade, and the group won silver in the all-around.[9]

In March 2023 she debuted as a member of the group at the international tournament in Fellbach-Schmiden, where they took 6th place in both finals. Lavit only competed in the 5 hoops routine.[10] She then participated in the World Cup in Sofia, replacing Ashley Julien, where France won three bronze medals.[11][12] In April she competed in the World Cup in Baku. The group was 8th in the all-around and 6th with hoops.[13][14] In April, the group won all three gold medals at the Grand Prix in Thiais.[15]

She was among the selected gymnasts for the European Championships in Baku, along with fellow group members Eleonore Caburet, Emma Delaine, Manelle Inaho, Lozea Vilarino, Celia Joseph-Noel, and the individuals Hélène Karbanov and Maelle Millet.[16] The group finished 7th with 5 hoops and 8th in the 3 ribbons + 2 balls final.[17] She also competed at the 2023 World Championships, where she and the group had a particularly strong performance with 5 hoops and were able to win a quota for the 2024 Summer Olympics.[18] A French group had not qualified for the Olympics in 24 years.[19]

In April 2024, Lavit and the group won the gold medal in the 3 ribbons + 2 balls final as well as silver in the all-around at the World Cup in Tashkent. They also won bronze in the all-around and with 5 hoops at World Challenge Cup in Portimão.[4] At the Grand Prix in Thiais in April, they again won gold in the all-around, as well as with 3 ribbons + 2 balls, and won bronze with 5 hoops.[20] In May, at the European Championships, they finished in 11th place.[4]

Lavit was the youngest member of the group at the Olympics.[19] At the Olympics in August, the group had a strong performance in the qualification round and qualified for the final in 4th place. Lavit said the group was already very proud of themselves and commented on how exciting it was to compete in front of the French crowd.[21] In the final, they scored several points lower and finished in 6th place.[22]

References

  1. ^ "LAVIT Justine - FIG Athlete Profile". International Gymnastics Federation. Retrieved 2023-04-27.
  2. ^ "Justine Lavit". French Gymnastics Federation (in French). Retrieved 2023-04-27.
  3. ^ "Justine Lavit, jeune espoir de la GRS" [Justine Lavit, young hope of rhythmic gymnastics]. ladepeche.fr (in French). 6 June 2017. Retrieved 2025-04-03.
  4. ^ a b c "Justine Lavit" (PDF). French Gymnastics Federation (in French). Retrieved 2025-04-03.
  5. ^ "La GR toujours en équilibre" [RG still in balance]. nrpyrenees.fr (in French). 20 November 2020. Retrieved 2023-04-27.
  6. ^ "Inquiétudes à la GR" [Worries in RG]. nrpyrenees.fr (in French). 5 March 2021. Retrieved 2023-04-27.
  7. ^ "La GR retrouve les praticables" [RG is back on track]. nrpyrenees.fr (in French). 1 September 2021. Retrieved 2023-04-27.
  8. ^ "GR: une saison réussie !" [RG: A successful season!]. nrpyrenees.fr (in French). 24 May 2022. Retrieved 2025-04-03.
  9. ^ "2022 Gymnasiade Rhythmic Gymnastics" (PDF). isfsports.
  10. ^ Cohen, Elisa (6 March 2023). "Tournoi Fellbach-Schmiden : le récap" [Fellbach-Schmiden tournament: the recap]. SpotGym.fr (in French). Retrieved 2023-04-27.
  11. ^ Cohen, Elisa (28 March 2023). "Coupe du Monde à Sofia (BUL) : les informations" [World Cup Sofia: Information]. SpotGym.fr (in French). Retrieved 2023-04-27.
  12. ^ "Gymnastics - World Cup Rhythmic Gymnastics - Sofia 2023 - Results". www.the-sports.org. Retrieved 2023-04-27.
  13. ^ Laroche, Charlotte (19 April 2023). "Hélène Karbanov et l'ensemble France engagés sur la coupe du monde de Bakou" [Hélène Karbanov and the French team involved in the Baku World Cup]. SpotGym.fr (in French). Retrieved 2023-04-27.
  14. ^ "Gymnastics - World Cup Rhythmic Gymnastics - Baku 2023 - Results". www.the-sports.org. Retrieved 2023-04-27.
  15. ^ "Une pluie d'or à Thiais" [A golden rain in Thiais]. French Gymnastics Federation (in French). 10 April 2023. Retrieved 2023-04-27.
  16. ^ "CE 2023 - La délégation dévoilée" [EC 2023 - The delegation is evolving]. French Gymnastics Federation (in French). 16 May 2023. Retrieved 2023-04-27.
  17. ^ "Une très belle fin de saison pour la GRS" [A very nice end of the season for the rhythmic gymnasts]. nrpyrenees.fr (in French). 15 June 2023. Retrieved 2025-04-03.
  18. ^ "Odos : c'est la rentrée pour les petits et grands talents du club de GRS" [Odos: It's back to school for the young and old talents of the GRS club]. nrpyrenees.fr (in French). 8 September 2023. Retrieved 2025-04-03.
  19. ^ a b "Justine Lavit et l'équipe de France entrent en piste ce vendredi pour les qualifications" [Justine Lavit and the French team take to the track this Friday for qualifying]. nrpyrenees.fr (in French). 8 August 2024. Retrieved 2025-04-03.
  20. ^ "L'or, l'argent et le bronze lors du Grand Prix de Thiais" [Gold, silver and bronze at the Thiais Grand Prix]. French Gymnastics Federation. 1 April 2024. Retrieved 2025-04-03.
  21. ^ Barréjot, Andy (9 August 2024). "Justine Lavit et les Françaises se qualifient pour la finale en gymnastique rythmique avec des espoirs de médaille" [Justine Lavit and the French women qualify for the rhythmic gymnastics final with medal hopes]. nrpyrenees.fr (in French). Retrieved 2025-04-03.
  22. ^ Barréjot, Andy (10 August 2024). "Pas de médaille pour Justine Lavit et les Bleues qui terminent 6e en gymnastique rythmique" [No medal for Justine Lavit and the French team who finished 6th in rhythmic gymnastics]. nrpyrenees.fr (in French). Retrieved 2025-04-03.
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