Luciana Alvarado
{{short description|Costa Rican artistic gymnast}}
{{family name hatnote|Alvarado|Reid|lang=Spanish}}
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| full_name = Luciana Alvarado Reid
| nickname = Luci
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|2002|9|16}}
| birth_place = San José, Costa Rica
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| height = 1.59 m
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| discipline = WAG
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| club = Gym Stars Costa Rica
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| collegeteam = Central Michigan Chippewas{{cite web|url=https://collegegymnews.com/2022/06/08/after-making-olympic-history-for-costa-rica-luciana-alvarado-is-ready-for-next-chapter-at-central-michigan/|title=After Making Olympic History for Costa Rica, Luciana Alvarado Is Ready for Next Chapter at Central Michigan|work=College Gym News|date=June 8, 2022}}
| headcoach = Sherlly Reid
| assistcoach = Mariana Sanchez Reid
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{{MedalSport|Artistic gymnastics}}
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{{MedalCompetition|Pan American Championships }}
{{MedalGold|2021 Rio de Janeiro|Balance Beam}}
{{MedalSilver|2021 Rio de Janeiro|All-Around}}
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Luciana Alvarado Reid (born 16 September 2002) is a Costa Rican artistic gymnast who represented her country at the 2019 World Championships and the 2019 Pan American Games.{{cite web|url= https://www.gymnastics.sport/site/athletes/bio_detail.php?id=33051&type=licence|title=ALVARADO Luciana - FIG Athlete Profile|work=International Gymnastics Federation (FIG)|date=September 18, 2019}}{{cite web|url=https://thegymter.net/luciana-alvarado/|title=Luciana Alvarado competition results|work=The Gymternet|date=12 February 2019 |accessdate=June 6, 2021}}{{cite web|url= https://wrsd.lima2019.pe/panam/en/results/artistic-gymnastics/athlete-profile-n1123398-alvarado-luciana.htm|title= Luciana Alvarado athlete profile - Lima 2019|work=Lima 2019|accessdate=June 6, 2021}} She took the silver medal in the all-around at the 2021 Pan American Championships, earning a continental berth for the 2020 Summer Olympics, and also became the Pan American champion on the balance beam. She is the first Costa Rican gymnast to qualify for the Olympics.{{cite web|url= https://www.multimedios.cr/deportes/deporte/gimnasta-luciana-alvarado-clasifica-juegos-olimpicos-de-tokio|title= Gimnasta Luciana Alvarado clasifica a Juegos Olímpicos de Tokio|work=Multimedios Costa Rica|language=Spanish|date=June 5, 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://www.larepublica.net/noticia/luciana-alvarado-sera-la-primera-tica-en-participar-en-los-juegos-olimpicos-en-gimnasia-artistica|last=Gudiño |first=Ronny |title=Luciana Alvarado será la primera tica en participar en los Juegos Olímpicos en Gimnasia Artística|newspaper=La República |trans-title=Luciana Alvarado will be the first Costa Rican to participate in the Olympic Games in Artistic Gymnastics |location=San José, Costa Rica |access-date=8 February 2025|language=Spanish |date=5 June 2021}}
Personal life
Alvarado was born on 16 September 2002 in San José, Costa Rica. She took up gymnastics at age two, and is coached by her mother, Sherlly Reid, who is a gym owner and former gymnast. Her sisters were also involved in gymnastics. Her middle sister, Mariana Sanchez Reid, is a former Costa Rica national team member.{{cite web|url= https://www.nacion.com/puro-deporte/otros-deportes/madre-e-hija-consiguen-proeza-luciana-alvarado/I2GAWNIUKFF5ZAUAWNFYL2FLQM/story/|title= Madre e hija consiguen proeza: Luciana Alvarado competirá en la gimnasia de los Juegos Olímpicos|newspaper=La Nación|language=Spanish|trans-title=Mother and daughter achieve feat: Luciana Alvarado will compete in gymnastics at the Olympic Games|location=San José, Costa Rica|date=June 6, 2021|url-access=limited}}{{cite web|url= https://www.teletica.com/otros-deportes/luciana-alvarado-reid-representara-al-pais-en-tokio-en-gimnasia-artistica_287139|title= Luciana Alvarado Reid representará al país en Tokio en gimnasia artística|trans-title=Luciana Alvarado Reid will represent the country in Tokyo in artistic gymnastics |work=Teletica|language=Spanish|date=June 5, 2021}}{{cite web|url= https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/artistic-gymnastics/athlete-profile-n1296124-alvarado-luciana.htm|title=Luciana Alvarado Tokyo 2020 Athlete Profile|website=Olympics.com|accessdate=26 July 2021}}
Career
=Junior=
Alvarado competed at the 2016 Pacific Rim Championships, placing 10th in the all-around and 9th with the Costa Rican team. She also qualified to the uneven bars final, but struggled in the final, finishing eighth.{{cite web|url= https://thegymter.net/2016/04/10/2016-pacific-rim-championships-results/|title=2016 Pacific Rim Championships Results|website=The Gymternet|date=April 10, 2016}} Later that year, Alvarado competed at the Pan American Championships, placing 10th in the all-around, fifth on the uneven bars and eighth on the balance beam, also contributing to the Costa Rican team's fifth-place finish. In June 2017, Alvarado competed at the Central American Sports Festival, placing fourth in the all-around and taking the silver medal on the uneven bars.
=Senior=
Alvarado turned senior in 2018. She competed vault, beam and floor at the 2018 Pacific Rim Championships, and bars and beam at the Central American and Caribbean Games, but did not reach the finals. She made her senior debut in the all-around at the 2018 Pan American Championships, placing 18th.
In 2019, Alvarado competed vault and beam at the FIT Challenge in Belgium, finishing 12th with the Costa Rican team. She represented Costa Rica at the 2019 Pan American Games, placing 13th in the all-around final. Alvarado made her World Championship debut at the 2019 World Championships. She placed 104th in the all-around during qualifications, missing out on an Olympic berth due to a fall.{{cite web|url= https://thegymter.net/2021/06/08/andrade-and-alvarado-win-olympic-berths-at-pan-ams/|title= Andrade and Alvarado Win Olympic Berths at Pan Ams|website=The Gymternet|date=June 10, 2021}}
At the 2021 Pan American Championships, Alvarado scored a 50.833, taking the bronze medal in the all-around behind Rebeca Andrade of Brazil and Martina Dominici of Argentina. However, Dominici was later disqualified after she had tested positive for a banned substance, making Alvarado the all-around silver medalist.{{cite web|url=https://www.gymnastics.sport/site/news/displaynews.php?idNews=3298|title= Anti-doping – An Argentinian gymnast suspended for three years|website=International Gymnastics Federation (FIG)|date=2 September 2021}} Alvarado also qualified to the balance beam final, where she went on to win the gold medal. Based on the result of the all-around, she earned a continental quota spot to the Tokyo Olympics, becoming the first Costa Rican gymnast to qualify for an Olympic Games.{{cite web|url= https://www.concrc.org/historica-clasificacion-de-la-gimnasia-artistica-a-los-juegos-olimpicos/|title= Histórica clasificación de la Gimnasia Artística a los Juegos Olímpicos|work=Costa Rican Olympic Committee|date= 5 June 2021|language=Spanish|accessdate=June 17, 2021}}{{cite web|url= https://thecostaricanews.com/for-the-first-time-a-tica-qualifies-for-the-olympics-in-artistic-gymnastics-luciana-alvarado-will-go-to-tokyo/|title= For The First Time, a Tica Qualifies For The Olympics In Artistic Gymnastics: Luciana Alvarado Will Go to Tokyo|website=The Costa Rica News|date=June 8, 2021}}
At the 2020 Summer Olympics, Alvarado placed 51st in the all-around during qualifications with a score of 51.306, and did not advance to the final.{{cite web|url=https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/resOG2020-/pdf/OG2020-/GAR/OG2020-_GAR_C73H_GARW1AA---------------QUAL--------.pdf|title=Artistic Gymnastics - Women's All-Around Qualification Results|website=Olympics.com|date=25 July 2021|access-date=26 July 2021|archive-date=25 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210725192500/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/resOG2020-/pdf/OG2020-/GAR/OG2020-_GAR_C73H_GARW1AA---------------QUAL--------.pdf|url-status=dead}} During the competition, Alvarado incorporated a tribute to the Black Lives Matter movement into her floor exercise choreography by taking the knee and raising her fist towards the sky.{{cite web|url= https://www.cbsnews.com/news/luciana-alvarado-tokyo-olympics-black-lives-matter/?ftag=CNM-00-10aab7e&linkId=125330796|title= Costa Rican gymnast Luciana Alvarado ends Olympics floor routine with tribute to Black Lives Matter|website=CBS News|date=25 July 2021}}{{cite web|url= https://www.nbcolympics.com/news/costa-rican-gymnast-luciana-alvarado-concludes-floor-routine-demonstration|title= Costa Rican gymnast Luciana Alvarado concludes floor routine with demonstration|website=NBC|date=25 July 2021}}{{cite web|url= https://www.teenvogue.com/story/olympic-gymnast-luciana-alvarado-black-lives-matter|title= Olympic Gymnast Luciana Alvarado Included a Black Lives Matter Tribute in Her Floor Routine|website=Teen Vogue|date=28 July 2021}}
Collegiate career
Alvarado currently competes for Central Michigan University.{{Cite web |title=Luciana Alvarado-Reid - Gymnastics |url=https://cmuchippewas.com/sports/womens-gymnastics/roster/luciana-alvarado-reid/5411 |access-date=2024-04-14 |website=Central Michigan University Athletics |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Ilacqua |first=Talitha |date=2022-06-08 |title=After Making Olympic History for Costa Rica, Luciana Alvarado Is Ready for Next Chapter at Central Michigan |url=https://collegegymnews.com/2022/06/08/after-making-olympic-history-for-costa-rica-luciana-alvarado-is-ready-for-next-chapter-at-central-michigan/ |access-date=2024-04-14 |website=College Gym News |language=en-US}}
Competitive history
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! align="center" |Year ! align="center" |Event ! style="width:30px;" |Team ! style="width:30px;" |AA ! style="width:30px;" |VT ! style="width:30px;" |UB ! style="width:30px;" |BB ! style="width:30px;" |FX | |||||||
| colspan="8" text-align: center;" |Junior | |||||||
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| rowspan="2" | 2016 | align=left |Pacific Rim Championships | 9 | 10 | 8 | |||
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| align=left|Pan American Championships | 5 | 10 | 5 | 8 | |||
| 2017 | align=left| Central American Sports Festival | 4 | {{silver2}} | ||||
| colspan="8" text-align: center;" |Senior | |||||||
| rowspan="2" | 2018 | |||||||
| bgcolor=#F5F6CE
| align=left |Pan American Championships | 18 | ||||||
| rowspan="3" | 2019 | align=left |FIT Challenge | 12 | |||||
| bgcolor=#f0fccf
| align=left|Pan American Games | 13 | ||||||
| style="background:#ccf;"
| align=left| World Championships | 104 | ||||||
| rowspan="3" | 2021 | |||||||
| bgcolor=#F5F6CE
| align=left| Pan American Championships | {{silver2}} | {{gold1}} | |||||
| bgcolor=98FB98
| align=left | Olympic Games | 51 |
References
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External links
- {{FIG|bio=54798|lic=33051}}
- {{Olympics.com profile|luciana-alvarado}}
- {{Olympedia}}
- {{2019 Pan American Games profile|artistic-gymnastics/athlete-profile-n1123398-alvarado-luciana}}
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Category:Costa Rican female artistic gymnasts
Category:Sportspeople from San José, Costa Rica
Category:Gymnasts at the 2019 Pan American Games