Ruby Stacey
{{Short description|British artistic gymnast (born 2005)}}
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Ruby Stacey (born 10 March 2005){{Cite web|url=https://thegymter.net/ruby-stacey/|title=Ruby Stacey|date=January 15, 2020}} is a British artistic gymnast and national team member. She represented Great Britain at the 2021 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Kitakyushu, Japan, placing 15th in the all-around.{{Cite web|url=https://live.gymnastics.sport/live/16634/womensfinal.php?app=aa|title=FIG Live Scoring - All-Around Final|website=live.gymnastics.sport}} She is the 2024 silver medallist on uneven bars at British Championships.
Junior gymnastics career
= Espoir - 2018 =
At her first British Championships, Stacey won gold on bars, silver in the all-around and bronze on vault.
She was selected to represented Great Britain at the 2018 Olympic Hopes Cup, alongside Halle Hilton, Alia Leat, Mia Scott and Amelia Thomas. The team placed second, with Stacey winning gold on bars and bronze on floor.{{Cite web |last=says |first=Anon |date=2018-12-03 |title=2018 Olympic Hopes Cup Results |url=https://thegymter.net/2018/12/03/2018-olympic-hopes-cup-results/ |access-date=2025-04-23 |website=The Gymternet |language=en}}
= Junior - 2019 =
Stacey was named as a reserve for the 2019 Junior World Championships.
Senior gymnastics career
= 2021 =
Stacey was selected for the 2021 World Championships, alongside Georgia-Mae Fenton and Becky Downie. It was her first major championships.{{Cite web |title=World all-around final for Ruby and Georgia-Mae |url=https://www.british-gymnastics.org/articles/ruby-and-georgia-mae-qualify-for-world-all-around-final |access-date=2025-04-23 |website=www.british-gymnastics.org |language=en}} She qualified for the all-around final, where she placed 15th.
At the British Championships, she won gold on uneven bars and bronze in the all-around.{{Cite web |date=2021-11-29 |title=Ondine the new British all-around champion |url=https://www.british-gymnastics.org/articles/ondine-achampong-crowned-new-british-all-around-champion |access-date=2025-04-23 |website=www.british-gymnastics.org |language=en}}
= 2022 =
Stacey attended the Koper Challenge Cup, where she won bronze on uneven bars.{{Cite web |last=Barlow |first=Craig |date=2022-06-22 |title=World Challenge Cup silver medal caps dream week for Poppy |url=https://www.welshgymnastics.org/world-challenge-cup-silver-medal-caps-dream-week-for-poppy/ |access-date=2025-04-23 |website=Welsh Gymnastics |language=en-GB}} She later competed at the Mersin Challenge Cup, where she placed 5th in the floor final.{{Cite web |date=2022-10-10 |title=2022 Mersin Challenge Cup Results |url=https://thegymter.net/2022/10/10/2022-mersin-challenge-cup-results/ |access-date=2025-04-23 |website=The Gymternet |language=en}}
= 2023 =
At English championships, Stacey finished behind Ondine Achampong to win silver in the all-around, as well as winning a further silver on vault and bronze on bars.{{Cite web |date=2023-02-27 |title=2023 English Championships Results |url=https://thegymter.net/2023/02/27/2023-english-championships-results/ |access-date=2025-04-23 |website=The Gymternet |language=en}} She competed at the Doha World Cup, making the vault and floor finals; she placed 7th in both.{{Cite web |date=2023-03-05 |title=2023 Doha World Cup Results |url=https://thegymter.net/2023/03/05/2023-doha-world-cup-results/ |access-date=2025-04-23 |website=The Gymternet |language=en}} She later competed at both the Szombathely and Paris Challenge Cups. In Paris, she made the beam final and placed 8th.{{Cite web |date=2023-09-17 |title=2023 Paris Challenge Cup Results |url=https://thegymter.net/2023/09/17/2023-paris-challenge-cup-results/ |access-date=2025-04-23 |website=The Gymternet |language=en}}
= 2024 =
At the 2024 British Championships, Stacey won silver on uneven bars, her third British medal, and also placed 7th in the all-around.{{Cite web |title=A spectacular Sunday at the 2024 British Championships |url=https://www.british-gymnastics.org/articles/a-spectacular-sunday-at-the-2024-british-championships |access-date=2025-04-23 |website=www.british-gymnastics.org |language=en}} She attended the Antayla Challenge Cup, where she made the vault final and placed 7th.{{Cite web |date=2024-04-01 |title=2024 Antalya Challenge Cup Results |url=https://thegymter.net/2024/04/01/2024-antalya-challenge-cup-results/ |access-date=2025-04-23 |website=The Gymternet |language=en}}
She was selected as a reserve for the 2024 Olympic Games.{{Cite web |title=We’re the National Governing Body for gymnastics in the UK. |url=https://www.british-gymnastics.org/articles/women-s-artistic-performance-partnership-of-the-year-2025 |access-date=2025-04-23 |website=www.british-gymnastics.org |language=en}}
= 2025 =
Stacey picked up a full set of medals at English championships, winning gold on bars, silver in the all-around and bronze on floor.
She attended the 2025 Varna World Challenge Cup along with Emily Roper. She won gold on vault and silver in the uneven bar finals.
She was named to the British squad for the 2025 European Championships alongside Alia Leat, Emily Roper, Ruby Evans and Frances Stone.{{Cite web |title=Teams announced for the 2025 Artistic European Championships |url=https://www.british-gymnastics.org/articles/teams-announced-for-the-2025-artistic-european-championships |access-date=2025-04-23 |website=www.british-gymnastics.org |language=en}} She competed on the vault and uneven bars and helped the team place sixth.{{Cite web |title=6th place for GB women's team in Leipzig |url=https://www.british-gymnastics.org/articles/2025-artistic-european-championships-womens-team-event |access-date=2025-05-27 |website=www.british-gymnastics.org |language=en}}
Competition history
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! 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 | |||||||
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| colspan="8" |Espoir | |||||||
| rowspan="3" |2018
| align="left" | English Championships | {{gold1}} | {{gold1}} | {{bronze3}} | {{silver2}} | |||
| align="left" | British Championships | {{silver2}} | {{bronze3}} | {{gold1}} | 6 | |||
| align="left" | Olympic Hopes Cup | {{silver2}} | 7 | {{gold1}} | {{bronze3}} | |||
| colspan="8" | Junior | |||||||
| rowspan="7" |2019
| align="left" | Welsh Championships (guest) | {{silver2}} | {{silver2}} | {{silver2}} | {{silver2}} | {{silver2}} | ||
| align="left" | English Championships | 14 | ||||||
| align="left" | British Championships | 6 | ||||||
| align="left" | FIT Challenge | 4 | 25 | |||||
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| align="left" | Junior World Championships | 6{{efn|name=alt|Stacey was the team GBR alternate}} | ||||||
| align="left" | British Team Championships | {{silver2}} | ||||||
| align="left" | Top Gym Tournament | 5 | 12 | 5 | 4 | |||
| colspan="8" | Senior | |||||||
| rowspan="3" |2021 | |||||||
| bgcolor="#CCCCFF"
| align="left" | World Championships | 15 | ||||||
| align="left" | British Championships | {{bronze3}} | {{gold1}} | |||||
| rowspan="3" | 2022 | align="left" | Koper Challenge Cup | {{bronze3}} | |||||
| align="left" | British Team Championships | {{bronze3}} | {{silver2}} | |||||
| align="left" | Mersin Challenge Cup | 5 | ||||||
| rowspan="5" | 2023 | align="left" |English Championships | {{silver2}} | {{silver2}} | {{bronze3}} | |||
| align="left" | Doha World Cup | 7 | 7 | |||||
| align="left" |Welsh Championships (guest) | {{bronze3}} | ||||||
| align="left" |Paris Challenge Cup | 8 | ||||||
| align="left" | Rushmoor Rose Bowl | {{gold1}} | {{gold1}} | |||||
| rowspan="3" | 2024 | align="left" |English Championships | 11 | |||||
| align="left" |British Championships | 7 | {{silver2}} | |||||
| align="left" |Antayla Challenge Cup | 7 | ||||||
| rowspan="3" | 2025 | align="left" |English Championships | {{silver2}} | {{gold1}} | {{bronze3}} | |||
| align="left" |Varna World Challenge Cup | {{gold1}} | {{silver2}} | |||||
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| align=left | European Championships | 6 |
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