Michael Rodrigues (acrobatic gymnast)
| Michael Rodrigues | |
|---|---|
| — Gymnast — | |
| Country represented |
 United States |
| Born | August 31, 1982 |
| Hometown | Livermore, California |
| Discipline | Acrobatic Gymnastics |
| Level | Senior International |
| Gym | West Coast Training Center |
| Head coach(es) |
Youri Vorobyev Marie Annonson |
| Retired | 2010 |
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Competitor for United States
| ||
| Acrobatic Gymnastics | ||
| World Games | ||
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 2009 World Games | Kaohsiung, Taiwan |
| World Championships | ||
| | 2010 Acrobatic Gymnastics World Championships | Wroclaw, Poland |
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 2008 Acrobatic Gymnastics World Championships | Glasgow, Scotland |
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 2006 Acrobatic Gymnastics World Championships | Coimbra, Portugal |
| World Cup | ||
| | 2009 World Cup | St. Paul, USA |
| | 2006 World Cup | Puurs, Belgium |
| International Competitions | ||
| | 2009 Acro Cup | Albershausen, Germany |
| | 2005 Freedom Cup | Landover, MD, USA |
| | 2005 Machuga Cup | Krasnodar, Russia |
| | 2004 Flanders International Acro Cup | Puurs, Belgium |
| | 2003 Freedom Cup | Jacksonville, FL, USA |
| | 2002 Winterthur Cup | Winterthur, Switzerland |
| National Championships | ||
| | 2010 National Championships | Kissimmee, FL, USA |
| | 2009 National Championships | Dallas, TX, USA |
| | 2008 National Championships | Des Moines, IA, USA |
| | 2006 National Championships | Kansas City, MO, USA |
| | 2005 National Championships | Louisville, KY, USA |
| | 2004 National Championships | Palm Springs, CA, USA |
| | 2003 National Championships | Jacksonville, FL, USA |
| | 2002 National Championships | New Orleans, LA, USA |
Michael Rodrigues (born August 31, 1982[1]) is a retired elite acrobatic gymnast who now performs in the Cirque du Soleil show Viva ELVIS in Las Vegas, Nevada, along with his former mixed-pairs partner, retired elite acrobatic gymnast Kristin Allen.[2]
Allen and Rodrigues won the gold medal in the mixed-pair all-around at the 2010 Acrobatic Gymnastics World Championships in Wroclaw, Poland. They also won the all-around title at 2010 U.S. National Acrobatic Gymnastics Championships in Kissimmee, Florida, placing first in the all-around, dynamic and balance.[3]
They became the first U.S. athletes to win the mixed-pairs gold medal at the 2009 World Games in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, which are considered the equivalent of the Olympic Games for acrobatic gymnastics.[4] At the 2009 Acro Cup in Albershausen, Germany, the pair placed first in dynamic and second in the all-around and in balance.[5]
The previous year, Rodrigues and Allen won the mixed-pair all-around silver medal at the 2008 World Championships in Glasgow, Scotland. At the 2008 National Championships and Junior Olympics Nationals in Des Moines, Iowa, the pair won the all-around, dynamic and balance.[6])
Allen and Rodrigues trained together at West Coast Training Center in Livermore, California, with coach Marie Annonson.[7] The pair became partners in August 2007.[8]
Rodrigues was a member of the U.S. Senior National Team from 2002–11, and Allen was a member of the U.S. Senior National Team from 2006-11.[9]
Prior to competing with Allen, Rodrigues was the base of an elite mixed pair with now-retired acrobatic gymnast Clare Brunson, and they trained together at Empire AcroGymnastics in Riverside, California and Mission Hills Gymnastics, also in Riverside.[10] The pair were trained by Russian coach Youri Vorobyev,[11] who is now owner and head acrobatics coach of Realis Gymnastics Academy in Moreno Valley, California.[12]
In 2006, Michael Rodrigues and Clare Brunson won the mixed-pair all-around bronze medal at the 2006 World Championships in Coimbra, Portugal, and were designated World Class Gymnasts by the Federation of International Gymnastics (FIG).[13] They also won the all-around silver medal at the 2006 World Cup in Puurs, Belgium.[14]
In 2005, Rodrigues and Brunson placed fourth all-around at the 2005 World Games in Duisburg, Germany.[15]
References
- ↑ "Michael Rodriquez". Bio. USA Gymnastics. Retrieved 4 August 2011.
- ↑ Patricia, Koning (5 March 2011). "Livermore’s world champions Allen and Rodrigues take their act to Vegas". Article. independentnews.com. Retrieved 2 August 2011.
- ↑ "Michael Rodriques". Bio. USA Gymnastics. Retrieved 4 August 2011.
- ↑ "Golden at the World Games". Interview. USA Gymnastics. Retrieved 3 August 2011.
- ↑ "Michael Rodriques". Bio. USA Gymnastics. Retrieved 4 August 2011.
- ↑ "Michael Rodriques". Bio. USA Gymnastics. Retrieved 4 August 2011.
- ↑ "Contact". West Coast Training Center. Retrieved 5 August 2011.
- ↑ "Golden at the World Games". Interview. USA Gymnastics. Retrieved 3 August 2011.
- ↑ "Past Senior National Teams". Factsheet. USA Gymnastics. Retrieved 3 August 2011.
- ↑ "Past Senior National Teams". Factsheet. USA Gymnastics. Retrieved 5 August 2011.
- ↑ Pazornik, Amanda (15 June 2006). "Gymnast ready to take on the world". Article (The Oakland Tribune).
- ↑ "Our Coaches". Bios. Realis Gymnastics Academy. Retrieved 4 September 2011.
- ↑ http://www.sportcentric.com/vsite/vnavsite/page/directory/0,10853,5187-201816-219039-nav-list,00.html
- ↑ "Acrobatic Gymnastics World Champions". Factsheet. USA Gymnastics. Retrieved 5 August 2011.
- ↑ "Michael Rodriques". Bio. USA Gymnastics. Retrieved 4 August 2011.