Representing Columbia, the former Alabama gymnast is the first Columbian to reach artistic gymnastics final at the Olympics.
The former Alabama gymnast representing Team Columbia took 30th place in the individual artistic all-around in the qualifying round at the Paris Olympics on Sunday with a score of 51.698 to secure a spot in the finals.In her Olympics debut, proudly representing her parents’ home country of Colombia, Blanco scores a 51.698 in the All-Around to secure her place in the final on Aug. 1!Blanco is the first gymnast in the history of Columbia to reach an artistic gymnast finals at the Olympics.
Team USA gymnast Simone Biles finished in first with a 59.566. Former Auburn gymnast Suni Lee, representing America, finished third with a 56.132 and will also be in the individual artistic all-around finals, trying to defend her gold medal from the Tokyo Olympics. There will be 24 total individuals in the finals. No country is allowed to have more than two gymnasts.
This is Blanco's first trip to the Olympics after competing at Alabama from 2020-2024. Blanco continued competing with Alabama for a fifth season while also training for the Olympics and competing internationally last summer.Katie Windham is the assistant editor for BamaCentral, primarily covering football, basketball gymnastics and softball.
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