Olympic Champion Rebeca Andrade Wins Pan American Title In Gymnastics Return
Rebeca Andrade earned her fifth Pan American title and first vault gold, edging Canada’s Lia Monica Fontaine by .017.
- On Sunday, Rebeca Andrade secured vault gold at the 2026 Pan American Championships in Rio, edging Canadian competitor Lia Monica Fontaine with a combined score of 14.266.
- Representing Team Brazil, the six-time medalist returned to the arena where she made her 2016 Olympic debut, marking the start of her comeback.
- Andrade performed a double-twisting Yurchenko vault before piking her Lopez vault, earning 14.266 total. This narrowly surpassed Fontaine, the 2025 World vault silver medalist, by.017.
- Brazil secured its first gold medal of the championships, as Andrade's performance helped the team qualify for the upcoming world championships in Rotterdam. This marks her fifth Pan American title.
- As the most decorated Brazilian Olympic athlete of all time, Andrade's impact on local supporters remains indelible. Though fans anticipate her return to more events, her competition duties in Rio are complete.
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Olympic Champion Rebeca Andrade Wins Pan American Title In Gymnastics Return
Six-time Olympic medalist Rebeca Andrade won gold on vault at the 2026 Pan American Championships on Sunday in Rio de Janeiro, opening another chapter in the Olympic champion's historic career.
Brazilian gymnast Rebeca Andrade won the gold medal in the vault final at Arena Carioca 1 in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday (June 21, 2026), during the closing ceremony of the Pan American Artistic Gymnastics Championships. The result marked the official return of Brazil's most decorated Olympic medalist to high-performance competitions after a nearly two-year absence since the Paris Olympic Games. The Brazilian athlete achieved an average score of 14…
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