Natalia Escalera

Natalia Escalera Cárdenas (born July 3, 2002) is a Mexican artistic gymnast. She is the 2021 Pan American champion on vault.

Natalia Escalera
Full nameNatalia Escalera Cárdenas
Country represented Mexico
Born (2002-07-03) July 3, 2002
Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico
Years on national team2017–present (MEX)
ClubBaja Dynamo
Head coach(es)Pavel Oceguera
Medal record
Representing  Mexico
Pan American Championships
2021 Rio de JaneiroVault
2021 Rio de JaneiroTeam
2018 LimaTeam

Early life

Escalera was born in Ensenada in 2002 and began gymnastics when she was three years old.[1]

Gymnastics career

2017

At the 2017 Mexican national championships Escalera finished third in the all-around in the junior division.[2] At the Central American Sports Festival she finished seventh in the all-around and second on vault.[3]

2018–19

Escalera turned senior in 2018. She finished sixth at her first senior-level national championships. Due to her strong vaulting, she was selected to represent Mexico at the 2018 Pan American Championships. While there she helped Mexico finish third.[4]

At the 2019 Mexican Championships Escalera placed twelfth.

2021

Escalera returned to competition at the 2021 Pan American Championships where she helped Mexico place second and individually she placed fifth in the all-around and was the highest placing Mexican gymnast. She qualified to three event finals, originally finishing second on vault behind Martina Dominici, fifth on uneven bars, and fifth on floor exercise.[5] However, it was later revealed that Dominici had tested positive for a banned substance; as a result her results were overturned and Escalera was awarded the gold medal on vault.[6]

At the World Championships Escalera qualified to the vault final where she placed seventh.

Competitive history
Year Event Team AA VT UB BB FX
Junior
2017Mexican Championships
Central American Sports Festival7
Senior
2018Mexican Championships6
Pan American Championships
2019Mexican Championships12
2021
Pan American Championships44
CONADE National Games8
World Championships7

References
  1. "Natalia Ensenada FIG profile". International Gymnastics Federation.
  2. "2017 Mexican Championships Results". The Gymternet. June 1, 2017.
  3. "2017 Central American Sports Festival Results". The Gymternet. June 30, 2017.
  4. "Natalia Escalera, la menor del México clasificado a los Panamericanos de Lima". AGP Noticias (in Spanish). September 25, 2018.
  5. "Natalia Escalera regresa a Ensenada con dos platas panamericanas". AGP Noticias (in Spanish). June 6, 2021.
  6. "Argentina gymnast Dominici receives three-year doping ban". Inside the Games. September 13, 2021.
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