Natalia Escalera

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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Escalera and the second or maternal family name is Cárdenas.
Natalia Escalera
Full nameNatalia Isabel Escalera Cárdenas
Country represented Mexico
Born (2002-07-03) 3 July 2002 (age 21)
Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico
Years on national team2017–present (MEX)
ClubBaja Dynamo
Head coach(es)Pavel Oceguera
Medal record
Representing  Mexico
Pan American Games
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Santiago Vault
Pan American Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 Rio de Janeiro Vault
Silver medal – second place 2021 Rio de Janeiro Team
Silver medal – second place 2022 Rio de Janeiro Vault
Silver medal – second place 2023 Medellín Team
Silver medal – second place 2023 Medellín All-around
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Lima Team
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Medellín Vault
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Medellín Uneven bars
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Medellín Floor exercise
Central American and Caribbean Games
Gold medal – first place 2023 San Salvador Team
Silver medal – second place 2023 San Salvador Floor exercise

Natalia Isabel Escalera Cárdenas (born 3 July 2002) is a Mexican artistic gymnast. She is the 2021 Pan American champion and the 2023 Pan American Games bronze medalist on the vault. She will represent Mexico at the 2024 Summer Olympics.

Early life[edit]

Escalera was born in Ensenada in 2002 and began gymnastics when she was three years old at Baja Dynamo, where she still trains.[1][2]

Gymnastics career[edit]

2017[edit]

At the 2017 Mexican Championships, Escalera finished third in the all-around in the junior division.[3] Then at the Central American Sports Festival, she finished seventh in the all-around and won a silver medal on the vault.[4]

2018–2019[edit]

Escalera became age-eligible for senior competition in 2018. She finished sixth at her first senior-level national championships.[5] She was selected to represent Mexico at the 2018 Pan American Championships where she helped the team win the bronze medal.[6]

At the 2019 Mexican Championships, Escalera placed twelfth in the all-around.[7]

2021[edit]

At the 2021 Pan American Championships, Escalera finished fifth in the all-around and was less than 0.400 points away from winning a continental quota for the Olympic Games. She helped Mexico place second and qualified for three event finals, originally finishing second on vault behind Martina Dominici, fifth on uneven bars, and fifth on floor exercise.[8] However, Dominici tested positive for a banned substance; as a result, her results were overturned, and Escalera was awarded the gold medal on vault.[9] At the World Championships, she qualified for the vault final and placed seventh.[10]

2022[edit]

Escalera began the 2022 season by winning the all-around silver medal behind Ahtziri Sandoval at the Mexican Championships.[11] She then competed at the Pan American Championships where she helped Mexico place fourth as a team and qualify for the upcoming World Championships. Individually, she won a silver medal on the vault behind Karla Navas of Panama.[12] At the Szombathely World Challenge Cup, she finished fourth on the uneven bars and fifth on the vault and floor exercise.[13] She finished 32nd in the all-around during the qualification round of the World Championships, making her the third reserve for the all-around final.[14]

2023[edit]

Escalera began the season by winning her first national all-around title.[15] She then competed at the Pan American Championships where she won silver in the all-around behind Tiana Sumanasekera and also won three bronze medals on the vault, uneven bars, and floor exercise. Additionally, she helped the Mexican team win the silver medal behind the United States and secure qualification for the upcoming World Championships and Pan American Games.[16] She then helped the Mexican team win the gold medal at the Central American & Caribbean Games.[17] Individually, she won the silver medal on the floor exercise behind teammate Alexa Moreno.[18]

At the 2023 World Championships, Escalera helped Mexico finish 14th in the qualification round. Although they did not qualify as a full team to the upcoming Olympic Games, they did earn Mexico a non-nominative berth.[19][20] Escalera ended the year competing at the 2023 Pan American Games where she won bronze on vault behind Rebeca Andrade and Jordan Chiles.[21][22]

2024[edit]

Escalera started the year competing at the Cottbus World Cup and placed fifth on vault and seventh on uneven bars.[23] She also finished fifth on the vault at the Baku World Cup.[24] In March, the Mexican Gymnastics Federation officially awarded Escalera the non-nominative Olympic berth they earned at the previous year's World Championships.[25][2]

Competitive history[edit]

Year Event Team AA VT UB BB FX
Junior
2017 Mexican Championships 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Central American Sports Festival 7 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Senior
2018 Mexican Championships 6
Pan American Championships 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2019 Mexican Championships 12
2021
Pan American Championships 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 4 4
World Championships 7
2022 Mexican Championships 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Pan American Championships 4 9 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Szombathely World Challenge Cup 5 4 5
World Championships R3
2023 Mexican Championships 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Pan American Championships 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Central American & Caribbean Games 1st place, gold medalist(s) 4 5 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
World Championships 14
Pan American Games 4 6 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2024 Cottbus World Cup 5 7
Baku World Cup 5

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References[edit]

  1. ^ "Natalia Ensenada FIG profile". International Gymnastics Federation. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
  2. ^ a b de la Torre, Estela (4 April 2024). "Mexico's Natalia Escalera on qualifying for Paris 2024: 'I cried with a feeling of relief and happiness'". International Gymnast Magazine. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
  3. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (1 June 2017). "2017 Mexican Championships Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
  4. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (30 June 2017). "2017 Central American Sports Festival Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
  5. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (8 June 2018). "2018 Mexican Championships Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
  6. ^ "Natalia Escalera, la menor del México clasificado a los Panamericanos de Lima" [Natalia Escalera, the youngest from Mexico qualified for the Pan American Games in Lima]. AGP Noticias (in Spanish). 25 September 2018. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
  7. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (8 June 2019). "2019 Mexican Championships Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
  8. ^ "Natalia Escalera regresa a Ensenada con dos platas panamericanas" [Natalia Escalera returns to Ensenada with two Pan American silver medals]. AGP Noticias (in Spanish). 6 June 2021. Archived from the original on 7 June 2021.
  9. ^ Iveson, Ali (13 September 2021). "Argentina gymnast Dominici receives three-year doping ban". Inside the Games. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
  10. ^ "50th FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships Kitakyushu (JPN), 18 October - 24 October 2021 Women's Vault Final" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. International Gymnastics Federation. 23 October 2021. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
  11. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (28 May 2022). "2022 Mexican Championships Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
  12. ^ "Clasifica Natalia Escalera a Mundial de Gimnasia" [Natalia Escalera qualifies for the Gymnastics World Championships]. El Vigia (in Spanish). 18 July 2022. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
  13. ^ "Baja Californian Natalia Escalera is in the Top 5 at the World Artistic Gymnastics Challenge Cup in Hungary". San Diego Red. 4 October 2022. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
  14. ^ "51st FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships Liverpool (GBR), 29 October - 6 November 2022 Women's All-Around Qualification" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. International Gymnastics Federation. 29 October 2022. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
  15. ^ "Ganan Natalia Escalera y Alexa Moreno oro en SLP" [Natalia Escalera and Alexa Moreno win gold in SLP]. El Vigia (in Spanish). 16 May 2023. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
  16. ^ Mancera, Diego (27 May 2023). "México brilla en la gimnasia artística con Alexa Moreno y Natalia Escalera" [Mexico shines in artistic gymnastics with Alexa Moreno and Natalia Escalera]. El Pais (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 May 2024.
  17. ^ "La selección femenil de Gimnasia Artística encabezada por Alexa Moreno conquista oro en la prueba por equipos de Juegos Centroamericanos" [The women's Artistic Gymnastics team led by Alexa Moreno wins gold in the team event of the Central American Games]. Latin US (in Mexican Spanish). 2023-06-26. Retrieved 2023-09-21.
  18. ^ Franceschini, Gustavo (2023-06-29). "San Salvador 2023: Alexa Moreno brilla y México domina la gimnasia artística; ve el medallero completo" [San Salvador 2023: Alexa Moreno shines and Mexico dominates artistic gymnastics; see the full medal table]. International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 2023-09-21. Retrieved 2023-09-20.
  19. ^ Gunston, Jo (2 October 2023). "World Artistic Gymnastics Championships 2023: USA women post top qualifying team score". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
  20. ^ "Rendez-vous Paris 2024: See who qualified to the women's team competition!". International Gymnastics Federation. 3 October 2023. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
  21. ^ "Natalia Escalera se lleva bronce en gimnasia artística" [Natalia Escalera takes bronze in artistic gymnastics]. Enfoque Noticias (in Mexican Spanish). 25 October 2023.
  22. ^ "Brazil, Canada, Dominican Republic and USA reign over Gymnastics at the Pan American Games". International Gymnastics Federation. 26 October 2023. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
  23. ^ López, Arturo (24 February 2024). "¡Mexicana en la élite! Natalia Escalera es quinta en Copa del Mundo" [Mexican in the elite! Natalia Escalera is fifth in the World Cup]. Excélsior (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 May 2024.
  24. ^ "FIG Artistic Gymnastics Apparatus World Cup AGF Trophy Women Artistic Gymnastics Apparatus Final" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. International Gymnastics Federation. 9 March 2024. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
  25. ^ "Natalia Escalera cumplirá su sueño, confirmada por México para París 2024" [Natalia Escalera will fulfill her dream, confirmed by Mexico for Paris 2024]. Excélsior (in Mexican Spanish). March 15, 2024.
  26. ^ Hopkins, Lauren. "Natalia Escalera". The Gymternet. Retrieved 11 May 2024.

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