Michael Rodrigues (acrobatic gymnast)

Michael Rodrigues
Born (1982-08-31) August 31, 1982
Gymnastics career
DisciplineAcrobatic gymnastics
Country represented
 United States
GymWest Coast Training Center
Head coaches
Youri Vorobyev
Marie Annonson
Retired2010
Medal record
Acrobatic Gymnastics
Representing  United States
World Games
Gold medal – first place2009 KaohsiungMixed Pair All-Around
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2010 WroclawMixed Pair All-Around
Silver medal – second place2008 GlasgowMixed Pair All-Around
Bronze medal – third place2006 CoimbraMixed Pair All-Around
World Cup
Gold medal – first place2009 St. PaulMixed Pair All-Around
Silver medal – second place2006 PuursMixed Pair All-Around
International Competitions
Silver medal – second place2009 Acro CupMixed Pair All-Around
Gold medal – first place2005 Freedom CupMixed Pair All-Around
Gold medal – first place2005 Machuga CupMixed Pair All-Around
Bronze medal – third place2004 Acro CupMixed Pair All-Around
Bronze medal – third place2003 Freedom CupMixed Pair All-Around
Silver medal – second place2002 Winterthur CupMixed Pair All-Around
National Championships
Gold medal – first place2010 KissimmeeMixed Pair All-Around
Silver medal – second place2009 DallasMixed Pair All-Around
Gold medal – first place2008 Des MoinesMixed Pair All-Around
Gold medal – first place2006 Kansas CityMixed Pair All-Around
Gold medal – first place2005 LouisvilleMixed Pair All-Around
Bronze medal – third place2004 Palm SpringsMixed Pair All-Around
Bronze medal – third place2003 JacksonvilleMixed Pair All-Around
Bronze medal – third place2002 New OrleansMixed Pair All-Around

Michael Rodrigues (born August 31, 1982[1]) is a retired elite acrobatic gymnast who now performs in the Cirque du Soleil show Viva ELVIS in Las Vegas, Nevada, along with his former mixed-pairs partner, retired elite acrobatic gymnast Kristin Allen.[2]

Allen and Rodrigues won the gold medal in the mixed-pair all-around at the 2010 Acrobatic Gymnastics World Championships in Wrocław, Poland. They also won the all-around title at 2010 U.S. National Acrobatic Gymnastics Championships in Kissimmee, Florida, placing first in the all-around, dynamic and balance.[3]

They became the first U.S. athletes to win the mixed-pairs gold medal at the 2009 World Games in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, which are considered the equivalent of the Olympic Games for acrobatic gymnastics.[4] At the 2009 Acro Cup in Albershausen, Germany, the pair placed first in dynamic and second in the all-around and in balance.[5]

The previous year, Rodrigues and Allen won the mixed-pair all-around silver medal at the World Championships in Glasgow, Scotland. At the 2008 National Championships and Junior Olympics Nationals in Des Moines, Iowa, the pair won the all-around, dynamic and balance.[6])

Allen and Rodrigues trained together at West Coast Training Center in Livermore, California, with coach Marie Annonson.[7] The pair became partners in August 2007.[8]

Rodrigues was a member of the U.S. Senior National Team from 200 to 2011, and Allen was a member of the U.S. Senior National Team from 2006 to 2011.[9]

Prior to competing with Allen, Rodrigues was the base of an elite mixed pair with now-retired acrobatic gymnast Clare Brunson, and they trained together at Empire AcroGymnastics in Riverside, California and Mission Hills Gymnastics, also in Riverside.[10] The pair were trained by Russian coach Youri Vorobyev,[11] who is now owner and head acrobatics coach of Realis Gymnastics Academy in Moreno Valley, California.[12]

In 2006, Michael Rodrigues and Clare Brunson won the mixed-pair all-around bronze medal at the 2006 World Championships in Coimbra, Portugal, and were designated World Class Gymnasts by the Federation of International Gymnastics (FIG).[13] They also won the all-around silver medal at the 2006 World Cup in Puurs, Belgium.[14]

In 2005, Rodrigues and Brunson placed fourth all-around at the 2005 World Games in Duisburg, Germany.[15]

References

  1. ↑ "Michael Rodriquez". Bio. USA Gymnastics. Retrieved August 4, 2011.
  2. ↑ Patricia, Koning (March 5, 2011). "Livermore's world champions Allen and Rodrigues take their act to Vegas". Article. independentnews.com. Retrieved August 2, 2011.
  3. ↑ "Michael Rodriques". Bio. USA Gymnastics. Retrieved August 4, 2011.
  4. ↑ "Golden at the World Games". Interview. USA Gymnastics. Retrieved August 3, 2011.
  5. ↑ "Michael Rodriques". Bio. USA Gymnastics. Retrieved August 4, 2011.
  6. ↑ "Michael Rodriques". Bio. USA Gymnastics. Retrieved August 4, 2011.
  7. ↑ "Contact". West Coast Training Center. Archived from the original on August 21, 2009. Retrieved August 5, 2011.
  8. ↑ "Golden at the World Games". Interview. USA Gymnastics. Retrieved August 3, 2011.
  9. ↑ "Past Senior National Teams". Factsheet. USA Gymnastics. Retrieved August 3, 2011.
  10. ↑ "Past Senior National Teams". Factsheet. USA Gymnastics. Retrieved August 5, 2011.
  11. ↑ Pazornik, Amanda (June 15, 2006). "Gymnast ready to take on the world". The Oakland Tribune.
  12. ↑ "Our Coaches". Bios. Realis Gymnastics Academy. Retrieved September 4, 2011.
  13. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on February 29, 2012. Retrieved January 27, 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  14. ↑ "Acrobatic Gymnastics World Champions". Factsheet. USA Gymnastics. Retrieved August 5, 2011.
  15. ↑ "Michael Rodriques". Bio. USA Gymnastics. Retrieved August 4, 2011.
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