Vitaliy Guimaraes

Vitaliy Guimaraes
Full nameVitaliy Guimaraes
Country represented Brazil
Former countries represented United States
Born (2000-05-18) May 18, 2000 (age 24)
Dallas, Texas, USA
HometownArvada, Colorado
ResidenceBelo Horizonte, Brazil
DisciplineMen's artistic gymnastics
LevelSenior elite
Years on national team2016–22 (USA)
ClubMinas Tênis Clube
5280 Gymnastics (former)
College teamOklahoma Sooners (2019–23)
Head coach(es)Ricardo Yokoyama
Former coach(es)Vladimir Artemev
Mark Williams
Medal record
Representing the  United States
Pan American Championships
Silver medal – second place 2021 Rio de Janeiro Team
Representing Oklahoma Sooners
NCAA Championships
Silver medal – second place 2019 Champaign Team
Silver medal – second place 2021 Minneapolis Team
Silver medal – second place 2022 Norman Team
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Norman Floor Exercise

Vitaliy Guimaraes (born May 18, 2000) is an American artistic gymnast. He was a member of the silver medal-winning team at the 2021 Pan American Championships. He was a member of the USA national team and competed for the University of Oklahoma in collegiate gymnastics.

Personal life

Guimaraes was born in Dallas, Texas to Tatiana Kondratova, a former Soviet artistic gymnast, and Marcelo Guimarães, a former Brazilian gymnast and coach.[1] He was raised in Arvada, Colorado.[2]

Gymnastics career

2016–18

Guimaraes competed at the RD761 International Junior Team Cup; his team finished fourth.[3] He competed at his first elite-level national championships where he finished sixth in the all-around in the 15-16 age division.[4] Guimaraes was selected to compete at the 2016 Junior Pan American Championships where he helped the United States finish first as a team. Individually he placed first on floor exercise, second on horizontal bar, and third on vault.[5]

In 2017 Guimaraes competed at the U.S. National Championships in the 17–18 age division. He finished second in the all-around behind Brody Malone. Additionally he posted top-3 finishes on all apparatuses except the parallel bars where he finished seventh.[6]

At the 2018 U.S. National Championships Guimaraes once again competed in the 17-18 age division. He placed fourth in the all-around but first on floor exercise and vault.[7]

2019

Guimaraes competed at the 2019 Winter Cup where he placed 22nd in the all-around.[8] He also started competing in collegiate gymnastics for the Oklahoma Sooners. At his first NCAA Championships he helped Oklahoma finish second as a team behind Stanford.[9]

2020–21

In 2020 the NCAA season was cut short due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.[10]

Guimaraes returned to competition at the 2021 Winter Cup where he finished ninth in the all-around.[11] He next competed at the 2021 NCAA Championships where he helped Oklahoma once again finish second behind Stanford. Individually he placed fourth in the all-around and on horizontal bar.[12]

Guimaraes was selected to compete at the 2021 Pan American Championships; he helped the team win the silver medal behind Brazil. Due to competing at the Pan American Championships, Guimaraes was invited to compete at the upcoming Olympic Trials.[13] Guimaraes finished eleventh in the all-around at the Olympic Trials and was not added to the team.[14][15]

2022

Guimaraes competed at the 2022 Winter Cup where he won the competition. This was the first competition that utilized bonus points based on difficulty scores. Despite not gaining any of these bonuses, Guimaraes managed to post the highest score due to clean execution.[16]

At the NCAA Championship Guimaraes helped Oklahoma finish second as a team. Additionally he placed third on floor exercise.[17]

Competitive history

Year Event Team AA FX PH SR VT PB HB
2016 RD761 International Junior Team Cup 4 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
U.S. National Championships (15-16) 6 12 7 7 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 24 12
Junior Pan American Championships 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2017 Elite Team Cup 4
U.S. National Championships (17-18) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 7 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2018 Elite Team Cup 6
U.S. National Championships (17-18) 4 1st place, gold medalist(s) 7 6 1st place, gold medalist(s) 10 5
2019 Winter Cup 22 5 15 9
NCAA Championships 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 24 4
2021 Winter Cup 9 12 10 10 9 8 5
NCAA Championships 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 4 4
Pan American Championships 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Olympic Trials 11 9 10 15 4 15 11
2022 Winter Cup 1st place, gold medalist(s)
DTB Pokal Team Challenge 1st place, gold medalist(s)
MPSF Championships 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 4
NCAA Championships 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 4 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 5 27 20 12 22
2023 MPSF Championships 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 5 11 7 16
NCAA Championships 4 11 29 27 38 29 35 44
2024 Brazil Trophy 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 4
Brazilian Championships 6 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 4

References

  1. ^ "Winter Cup winner Vitaliy Guimaraes: 'I'm constantly working to upgrade on every event'". International Gymnast Media. March 9, 2022.
  2. ^ "Vitaliy Guimaraes USAG profile". USA Gymnastics.
  3. ^ "USA wins team bronze at 2016 RD761 International Junior Team Cup". USA Gymnastics. January 16, 2016.
  4. ^ "Wiskus, Wenske claim junior men's titles at P&G Championships". USA Gymnastics. June 25, 2016.
  5. ^ "U.S. wins team gold at Junior Pan American Championships". USA Gymnastics. September 16, 2016.
  6. ^ "Braunton, Malone win junior men's titles at P&G Championships". USA Gymnastics. August 19, 2017.
  7. ^ "Briones takes 17-18 division crown, with a trio finishing first for 15-16 division at 2018 U.S. Gymnastics Championships". USA Gymnastics. August 18, 2018. Archived from the original on January 18, 2022. Retrieved February 23, 2022.
  8. ^ "Mikulak wins five event medals, Walker takes junior all-around title at 2019 Winter Cup Challenge". USA Gymnastics. February 17, 2019. Archived from the original on February 13, 2022. Retrieved February 23, 2022.
  9. ^ "Stanford wins 2019 NC men's gymnastics championship, ending Oklahoma's four-year run". National Collegiate Athletic Association. April 23, 2019.
  10. ^ "NCAA cancels remaining winter and spring championships due to coronavirus concerns". NCAA. March 13, 2020. Archived from the original on February 16, 2022. Retrieved February 23, 2022.
  11. ^ "Cameron Bock takes 2021 Winter Cup men's all-around title, six athletes named to Men's National Team". USA Gymnastics. February 26, 2021. Archived from the original on January 14, 2022. Retrieved February 23, 2022.
  12. ^ "Watch Brody Malone secure the all-around title at the 2021 NCAA men's gymnastics championship". National Collegiate Athletic Association. April 17, 2021. Archived from the original on August 18, 2021. Retrieved February 23, 2022.
  13. ^ "USA Gymnastics names eight additional athletes to Men's Junior and Senior National Teams, introduces inaugural Senior Development Team lineup". USA Gymnastics. June 8, 2021. Archived from the original on January 19, 2022. Retrieved February 23, 2022.
  14. ^ "Sam Mikulak, Yul Moldauer, Brody Malone highlight U.S. Olympic men's gymnastics team". OlympicTalk | NBC Sports. June 26, 2021. Archived from the original on June 26, 2021. Retrieved June 27, 2021.
  15. ^ "USA Gymnastics announces men's Olympic team roster for artistic gymnastics". USA Gymnastics. June 26, 2021. Archived from the original on January 6, 2022. Retrieved February 23, 2022.
  16. ^ "Guimaraes takes men's senior all-around title at 2022 Winter Cup Presented by OZONE and TURN; five gymnasts automatically qualify to National Team". USA Gymnastics. February 26, 2022.
  17. ^ "Stanford three-peats, wins 2022 men's college gymnastics championship". National Collegiate Athletic Association. April 16, 2022.