Lisa Rusconi

Lisa Rusconi
Born (1997-09-14) 14 September 1997
Biasca, Switzerland
Gymnastics career
DisciplineRhythmic gymnastics
Country represented
 Switzerland
(2013-2016)
Retiredyes
Medal record
Group Rhythmic Gymnastics
Representing  Switzerland
FIG World Cup
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
World Cup 0 0 1
Total 0 0 1

Lisa Rusconi (born 14 September 1997) is a retired Swiss rhythmic gymnast.[1] She represented Switzerland as a member of the national group.

Career

In 2011 Rusconi won gold with in the All-Around, with hoop, with clubs and with ribbon among juniors at the Swiss Championships.[2]

She became age eligible for senior competitions in 2013, integrating the national group. After taking silver at a bilateral competition with Italy, Switzerland made its debut at the World Cup in Lisbon, where the group was 5th with 3 ribbons & 2 balls and won an historical bronze medal with 10 clubs.[3][4] In Pesaro they took 5th place overall, 5th with 10 clubs and 4th in the mixed event.[5] In Sofia, being 5th in the All-Around, 7th with 10 clubs and 6th with 3 ribbons & 2 balls.[6][7] In St. Petersburg they were 8th in the All-Around and 4th with 3 ribbons & 2 balls.[8] In August she was selected for the World Championships in Kyiv along with Lisa Tacchelli, Nathanya Koehn, Nicole Turuani, Julia Eva Novak and Stephanie Kaelin.[9] There the group finished 10th in the All-Around, 9th with 10 clubs and 13th with 3 ribbons & 2 balls.[10]

In March 2014 she took part in the World Cup in Stuttgart, being 7th with 10 clubs and 6th with 3 ribbons & 2 balls.[11] A month later, in Pesaro, the group was 10th in the All-Around and 8th with 10 clubs.[12] In June she competed at the European Championships in Baku, being 9th in the All-Around, 10th with 10 clubs and 9th with 3 ribbons & 2 balls.[13][14] In September Turuani, Stephanie Kaelin, Julia Eva Novak, Nicole Turuani, Tamara Stanisic and Anne Tardent, finished 13th in the All-Around, 16th with 5 pairs of clubs and 13th in the mixed event at the World Championships in Izmir.[15]

In 2015 she participated in the World Cup in Tashkent, where Switzerland took 8th place in both the 5 ribbons and the 3 hoops & 2 pairs of clubs' finals.[16] At the 2015 European Games the group was 13th in the All-Around qualification and did not advance to finals.[17] In August she was selected along Gina Duenser, Stephanie Kaelin, Nicole Turuani, Melanie Soldati and Tamara Stanisic, for the World Championships in Stuttgart, being 21st in the All-Around, 19th with 5 ribbons and 21st with 3 hoops & 2 clubs.[18]

In April 2016 the group took part in the World Cup in Pesaro, taking 12th place overall.[19] Two month later she competed alongside Gina Duenser, Julie Pantillon, Nicole Turuani, Melanie Soldati and Chiara Torino, at the European Championships in Holon being 10th in the All-Around, 12th with 5 ribbons and 9th with 3 hoops & 2 pairs of clubs.[20][21] After failing to qualify for the Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games she made the decision to retire.

In 2020 Rusconi was among the gymnasts that denounced abuse suffered while in the national team from the coaching staff.[22][23][24]

References

  1. ↑ "RUSCONI Lisa - FIG Athlete Profile". www.gymnastics.sport. Retrieved 2026-06-25.
  2. ↑ "Ginnastica Gran bel bottino per le ticinesi della ritmica" (PDF).
  3. ↑ "Torino - La grande Italia e il meraviglioso mondo dei piccoli attrezzi". www.federginnastica.it. Retrieved 2026-01-05.
  4. ↑ "Gymnastics - World Cup Rhythmic Gymnastics - Lisboa 2013 - Results". www.the-sports.org. Retrieved 2026-01-05.
  5. ↑ "Gymnastics - World Cup Rhythmic Gymnastics - Pesaro 2013 - Results". www.the-sports.org. Retrieved 2026-01-05.
  6. ↑ "Gymnastics - World Cup Rhythmic Gymnastics - Sofia 2013 - Results". www.the-sports.org. Retrieved 2026-01-05.
  7. ↑ "Soddisfazione per Lisa Tacchelli e le sue compagne". Ticinonline (in Italian). 2013-04-29. Retrieved 2026-01-05.
  8. ↑ "Gymnastics - World Cup Rhythmic Gymnastics - St. Petersburg 2013 - Results". www.the-sports.org. Retrieved 2026-01-05.
  9. ↑ "Rusconi, Tacchelli e Turuani titolari della squadra nazionale". Ticinonline (in Italian). 2013-08-28. Retrieved 2026-01-05.
  10. ↑ "2013 World Championships Result Book" (PDF). static.usagym.org.
  11. ↑ "Gymnastics - World Cup Rhythmic Gymnastics - Stuttgart 2014 - Results". www.the-sports.org. Retrieved 2026-01-05.
  12. ↑ "Gymnastics - World Cup Rhythmic Gymnastics - Pesaro 2014 - Results". www.the-sports.org. Retrieved 2026-01-05.
  13. ↑ "A Macolin per cullare il sogno Olimpico" (PDF).
  14. ↑ "2014 European Championships Result Book" (PDF).
  15. ↑ "2014 European Championships Result Book" (PDF).
  16. ↑ "Gymnastics - World Cup Rhythmic Gymnastics - Tashkent 2015 - Results". www.the-sports.org. Retrieved 2026-01-05.
  17. ↑ "2014 European Championships Result Book" (PDF).
  18. ↑ "2014 European Championships Result Book" (PDF).
  19. ↑ "Gymnastics - World Cup Rhythmic Gymnastics - Pesaro 2016 - Results". www.the-sports.org. Retrieved 2026-01-05.
  20. ↑ "Poker d'assi ticinese agli Europei di ritmica". laRegione (in Italian). 2016-06-15. Retrieved 2026-01-05.
  21. ↑ "2016 European Championships Result Book" (PDF).
  22. ↑ "«Vi racconto la mia fuga dall'inferno delle ginnaste»". Corriere del Ticino (in Italian). 2020-07-03. Retrieved 2026-06-25.
  23. ↑ "A Macolin, l'enfer des filles de la gymnastique rythmique - Le Temps" (in French). 2020-07-01. ISSN 1423-3967. Retrieved 2026-06-25.
  24. ↑ "«Wir wurden geschlagen und ich hatte blaue Flecken»". Blick (in Swiss High German). 2020-07-05. Retrieved 2026-06-25.
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