Natalia Escalera

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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Escalera and the second or maternal family name is Cárdenas.
Natalia Escalera
Full nameNatalia Isabel Escalera Cárdenas
Country represented Mexico
Born (2002-07-03) July 3, 2002 (age 21)
Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico
Years on national team2017–present (MEX)
ClubBaja Dynamo
Head coach(es)Pavel Oceguera
Medal record
Representing  Mexico
Pan American Games
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Santiago Vault
Pan American Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 Rio de Janeiro Vault
Silver medal – second place 2021 Rio de Janeiro Team
Silver medal – second place 2022 Rio de Janeiro Vault
Silver medal – second place 2023 Medellín Team
Silver medal – second place 2023 Medellín All-around
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Lima Team
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Medellín Vault
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Medellín Uneven bars
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Medellín Floor exercise
Central American and Caribbean Games
Gold medal – first place 2023 San Salvador Team
Silver medal – second place 2023 San Salvador Floor exercise

Natalia Isabel Escalera Cárdenas (born July 3, 2002) is a Mexican artistic gymnast. She is the 2021 Pan American champion on vault.

Early life[edit]

Escalera was born in Ensenada in 2002 and began gymnastics when she was three years old.[1]

Gymnastics career[edit]

2017[edit]

At the 2017 Mexican national championships Escalera finished third in the all-around in the junior division.[2] At the Central American Sports Festival she finished seventh in the all-around and second on vault.[3]

2018–2019[edit]

Escalera turned senior in 2018. She finished sixth at her first senior-level national championships. Due to her strong vaulting, she was selected to represent Mexico at the 2018 Pan American Championships. While there she helped Mexico finish third.[4]

At the 2019 Mexican Championships Escalera placed twelfth.

2021[edit]

Escalera returned to competition at the 2021 Pan American Championships where she helped Mexico place second and individually she placed fifth in the all-around and was the highest placing Mexican gymnast. She qualified to three event finals, originally finishing second on vault behind Martina Dominici, fifth on uneven bars, and fifth on floor exercise.[5] However, it was later revealed that Dominici had tested positive for a banned substance; as a result her results were overturned and Escalera was awarded the gold medal on vault.[6] At the World Championships Escalera qualified to the vault final where she placed seventh.

2022–2023[edit]

Escalera competed at the 2022 Pan American Championships where she helped Mexico place fourth as a team and qualify for the upcoming World Championships. Individually she won silver on vault behind Karla Navas of Panama.

Escalera competed at the 2023 Pan American Championships where she won silver in the all-around behind Tiana Sumanasekera. Additionally she also bronze three bronze medals on vault, uneven bars, and floor exercise. At the 2023 World Championships Escalera helped Mexico finish 14th in qualifications; although they did not qualify a full team to the upcoming Olympic Games, they did earn Mexico a non-nominative berth. Escalera ended the year competing at the 2023 Pan American Games where she won bronze on vault behind Rebeca Andrade and Jordan Chiles.[7]

2024[edit]

Escalera started the year competing at various World Cups in Cairo and Baku. In March the Mexican Gymnastics Federation officially awarded Escalera the non-nominative Olympic berth they earned at the previous year's World Championships.[8]

Competitive history[edit]

Year Event Team AA VT UB BB FX
Junior
2017 Mexican Championships 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Central American Sports Festival 7 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Senior
2018 Mexican Championships 6
Pan American Championships 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2019 Mexican Championships 12
2021
Pan American Championships 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 4 4
CONADE National Games 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 8 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
World Championships 7
2022
Pan American Championships 4 9 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Szombathely Challenge Cup 5 4 5
World Championships R3
2023
Pan American Championships 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Central American & Caribbean Games 1st place, gold medalist(s) 4 5 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
World Championships 14
Pan American Games 4 6 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2024 Cottbus World Cup 5 7
Baku World Cup 5

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Natalia Ensenada FIG profile". International Gymnastics Federation.
  2. ^ "2017 Mexican Championships Results". The Gymternet. June 1, 2017.
  3. ^ "2017 Central American Sports Festival Results". The Gymternet. June 30, 2017.
  4. ^ "Natalia Escalera, la menor del México clasificado a los Panamericanos de Lima". AGP Noticias (in Spanish). September 25, 2018.
  5. ^ "Natalia Escalera regresa a Ensenada con dos platas panamericanas". AGP Noticias (in Spanish). June 6, 2021.
  6. ^ "Argentina gymnast Dominici receives three-year doping ban". Inside the Games. September 13, 2021.
  7. ^ "Natalia Escalera se lleva bronce en gimnasia artística" [Natalia Escalera takes bronze in artistic gymnastics]. Enfoque Noticias (in Mexican Spanish). October 25, 2023.
  8. ^ "Natalia Escalera cumplirá su sueño, confirmada por México para París 2024" [Natalia Escalera will fulfill her dream, confirmed by Mexico for Paris 2024]. Excélsior (in Mexican Spanish). March 15, 2024.

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