Ada Hautala

Ada Hautala
Personal information
Full nameAda Hautala
Born (2003-10-14) 14 October 2003 (age 21)
Liminka, Finland
HometownOulu, Finland
Gymnastics career
DisciplineWomen's artistic gymnastics
Country represented Finland
Years on national team2016–present (FIN)
LevelSenior International Elite
ClubOulun Pyrinto
Head coach(es)Pauliina Savola

Ada Hautala (born 14 October 2003) is a Finnish artistic gymnast. She represented Finland at the 2018 Youth Olympic Games and is the 2019 Finnish national champion.

Early life

Hautala was born in Liminka, Finland. She began training in gymnastics in 2010.[1]

Junior gymnastics career

2016–17

Hautala competed at the 2016 Finnish national championships where she placed tenth in the all-around but first on balance beam.[2] She later competed at the Mälarcupen where she placed tenth.

In 2017 Hautala won her first junior national title at the Finnish national championships.[3] She next competed at the Nordic Championships where she helped Finland finish first as a team and individually placed tenth.[4] At the 2017 European Youth Olympic Festival Hautala helped Finland place 13th.[5]

2018

Hautala competed at the Finnish National Championships where she placed second in the all-around and on vault behind Nitta Nieminen and placed first on the other three apparatuses.[6] She next competed at the Youth Olympic Games Qualifier where she placed 20th. In doing so she qualified a spot for Finland.[7] Hautala competed at the European Championships and finished 32nd in qualifications.[8] Hautala was selected to represent Finland at the 2018 Youth Olympic Games.[9] While there she finished ninth in the all-around and was second reserve for the balance beam final.[10]

Senior gymnastics career

2019–20

Hautala turned senior in 2019. She competed at the European Championships and finished 41st in qualifications. She won the senior national title at the Finnish Championships. Hautala competed at the Koper Challenge Cup where she finished seventh and sixth on balance beam and floor exercise respectively.[11]

The mass majority of competitions in 2020 were either canceled or postponed due to the global COVID-19 pandemic. In November Hautala competed at the Finnish Championships where she placed second behind Enni Kettunen. Additionally she placed first on balance beam and floor exercise.[12]

2021

Hautala at the 2021 European Championships where she qualified to the all-around final. During the final she placed twenty-first.[13] At the Finnish national championships she placed fifth. Hautala was selected to represent Finland at the World Championships alongside Maisa Kuusikko and Rosanna Ojala.[14] During qualifications she finished 27th in the all-around and was the third reserve for the final.

Competitive history

Year Event Team AA VT UB BB FX
Junior
2016 Finnish Championships 10 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Mälarcupen 10
2017 Finnish Championships 1st place, gold medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 5 5 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Nordic Championships 1st place, gold medalist(s) 10
FinGym Turku 4
Euro Youth Olympic Festival 13 43
Mälarcupen 5 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2018 Finnish Championships 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Youth Olympic Qualifier 20
European Championships 32
Youth Olympic Games 9 R2
Senior
2019
European Championships 41
Finnish Championships 1st place, gold medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Koper Challenge Cup 7 6
2020 Finnish Team Championships 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Finnish Championships 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2021
European Championships 21
Finnish World Trials 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Finnish Championships 5 5 4
World Championships R3
2022 Szombathely Challenge Cup 7 4
World Championships 16
2023
European Championships 11
World Championships 22

References

  1. ^ "Ada Hautala FIG profile". International Gymnastics Federation.
  2. ^ "2016 Finnish Championships Results". The Gymternet. April 10, 2016.
  3. ^ "2017 Finnish Championships Results". The Gymternet. May 13, 2017.
  4. ^ "Finland On Top at Nordic Junior Championships". The Gymternet. May 24, 2017.
  5. ^ "Györ 2017 European Youth Olympic Festival flame arrives in host city". Inside the Games. May 25, 2017.
  6. ^ "2018 Finnish Championships". The Gymternet. June 3, 2018.
  7. ^ "European Qualifier Seals Youth Olympic Games Field". The Gymternet. June 23, 2018.
  8. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-08-04. Retrieved 2018-10-08.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  9. ^ "Oululainen Ada Hautala, 15, suuntaa nuorten olympialaisiin Argentiinaan – "Olympialaisiin pääsy on ollut haaveeni"". Kaleva (in Finnish). October 2, 2018.
  10. ^ "Ada Hautala voimisteli yhdeksänneksi nuorten olympiafinaalissa". Finnish Olympic Committee (in Finnish). October 13, 2018.
  11. ^ "World Challenge Cup 2019 Koper". Gymperium.eu.
  12. ^ "2020 Finnish Championships Results". The Gymternet. November 8, 2020.
  13. ^ "15-vuotias Maisa Kuusikko voimisteli 13:nneksi EM-neliottelussa – "Ihan mahtava fiilis"". Yle (in Finnish). April 21, 2021.
  14. ^ "Telinevoimistelun MM-kilpailujen edustajat nimetty". Finnish Gymnastics Association (in Finnish). September 20, 2021.