Marisa Dick
| Marisa Dick | |
|---|---|
 Dick competing at the 2016 Gymnastics Olympic Test Event | |
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Marisa Dick |
| Country represented |  Trinidad and Tobago |
| Born | 26 May 1997 Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada |
| Residence | St. Albert, Alberta, Canada |
| Height | 1.53 m (5 ft 0 in)[1] |
| Weight | 47 kg (104 lb)[1] |
| Discipline | Women's artistic gymnastics |
| Level | Senior international elite |
| Years on national team | 2013 |
| Club | Capital City Gymnastics Centre (CAN) |
| Head coach(es) | Anita Pelletier |
Marisa Roseanne Dick (born May 26, 1997) is a Canadian-born female artistic gymnast from Trinidad and Tobago, representing her nation in international competitions. She participated at the 2015 World Championships in Glasgow,[2] and eventually qualified for 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, finishing fifty-fifth in the preliminary phase of the women's artistic gymnastics with an all-around score of 50.832.[1][3]
Spending most of her life in Canada, Dick acquired a dual citizenship to compete internationally for her mother's homeland Trinidad and Tobago.[4]
Eponymous skills
[edit]Dick has two eponymous skills listed in the Code of Points.[5]
| Apparatus | Name | Description | Difficulty[a] | Added to the Code of Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balance beam | Dick I | Mount: Change leg leap to free cross split sit - diagonal approach to beam | C | 2015 World Championships |
| Dick II | Mount: Diagonal approach to beam - leap with leg change and ½ turn (180°) to free cross split sit | D | 2016 Olympic Games |
- ^ Valid for the 2022-2024 Code of Points
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Marisa Dick". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
- ^ "2015 World Gymnastics Championships Athlete Profiles – Marisa Dick". 2015worldgymnastics.com. Archived from the original on 28 January 2016. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
- ^ "Artistic Gymnastics: Women's Qualification Subdivision 4 Results". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
- ^ Armstrong, Laura (24 July 2016). "Canadian-born gymnast Marisa Dick mired in Olympic controversy". Toronto Star. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
- ^ "2022-2024 Code of Points Women's Artistic Gymnastics" (PDF). International Gymnastics Federation. pp. 109, 209. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 May 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
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