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Talia Folino
Folino at the 2017 World Championships
Personal information
Nickname(s)Tals[1]
Born (2001-05-18) 18 May 2001 (age 24)
Melbourne, Australia[1]
Gymnastics career
DisciplineWomen's artistic gymnastics
Country
represented		Australia Australia
(2015–2020)
College teamLIU Sharks (2021–2023)
Alaska Anchorage Seawolves (2024)
ClubWaverley Gymnastics Centre
Medal record
Women's artistic gymnastics
Representing  Australia
Pacific Rim Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Medellín Balance beam
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Medellín Team

Talia Folino (born 18 May 2001) is an Australian former artistic gymnast. She won the gold medal on the balance beam at the 2018 Pacific Rim Championships. She represented Australia at the 2017 and 2019 World Championships. After ending her international career, she competed for the LIU Sharks in NCAA gymnastics before transferring to the University of Alaska Anchorage in 2024.

Gymnastics career

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Junior elite

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Folino made her international debut at the 2015 City of Jesolo Trophy and finished 14th in the all-around,[2] fifth on the vault, and eighth on the uneven bars, balance beam, and floor exercise.[3] She won the silver medal behind Emily Whitehead at the 2015 Australian Championships but would have won if Australia did not implement bonus points for difficulty. In the event finals, she won gold medals on the vault and balance beam and silver medals on the uneven bars and balance beam.[4] Folino was in first place in the all-around qualifications at the 2016 Australian Championships, but mistakes in the final cost her the title. She did win the national titles on the vault and uneven bars, in addition to a silver medal on the floor exercise and a bronze medal on the balance beam.[5]

Senior elite

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Folino became age-eligible for senior international competitions in 2017. She made her senior debut at the 2017 International Gymnix and won the all-around title.[6] She finished fourth in the all-around at the 2017 Australian Championships.[7] She competed at the 2017 World Championships but did not advance into any finals.[8]

Folino won a bronze medal with the Australian team at the 2018 Pacific Rim Championships. She then won the gold medal in the balance beam final.[9][10] At the 2018 Australian Championships, she finished fourth in the all-around.[11] She had foot surgery in August 2018 and was unable to compete at the 2018 World Championships.[12]

Folino finished sixth in the all-around at the 2019 Australian Championships.[13] She was selected to compete at the 2019 World Championships alongside Georgia-Rose Brown, Georgia Godwin, Kate McDonald, and Emma Nedov. The team placed 13th in the qualification round, meaning they missed qualifying as a full team for the Olympic Games.[14] The 2020 International Gymnix was the final competition of her international elite career, and she finished 15th in the all-around and fifth on the balance beam.[15]

NCAA

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Folino joined Long Island University's gymnastics team for the 2021 season. She did not compete during her freshman year due to issues getting cleared by the NCAA.[16][17] She set career highs of 9.750 on both the balance beam and floor exercise during the 2022 season and also vaulted once.[18] She made her uneven bars debut in the 2023 season and set a career high of 9.775. She improved her other career highs to 9.775 on the balance beam and 9.850 on the floor exercise.[19]

Folino transferred to the University of Alaska Anchorage in 2024 for her senior season.[20] However, she tore her ACL before the start of the season and was unable to compete.[21]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Talia Folino". Gymnastics Australia. Archived from the original on 17 March 2019. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
  2. ^ "VIII° TROFEO CITTA' DI JESOLO 2015 JESOLO, 25 MARZO 2015 - JUNIOR CLASSIFICA PROVVISIORIA IN ATTESA DI OMOLOGAZIONE" (PDF). Gymnastics Results (in Italian). 25 March 2015. Retrieved 11 June 2025.
  3. ^ "8¦ TROFEO CITTA DI JESOLO - FINALI JESOLO - domenica 29 marzo 2015 Classifica di Specialita' Classifica risultati: Ginnastica Artistica Femminile Juniores" (PDF). Gymnastics Results (in Italian). Italian Gymnastics Federation. 29 March 2013. Retrieved 11 June 2025.
  4. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (30 May 2015). "Junior Bonus System Gives Whitehead the Edge". The Gymternet. Retrieved 11 June 2025.
  5. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (1 June 2016). "Still No Easy Decision Following Australian Nationals". The Gymternet. Retrieved 11 June 2025.
  6. ^ Johnson, Rebecca (11 March 2017). "Talia Folino On Winning 1st AA & Excitement For Mihai Coming To Australia - 2017 International Gymnix Challenge". FloGymnastics. FloSports. Retrieved 11 June 2025.
  7. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (24 May 2017). "2017 Australian Championships Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 11 June 2025.
  8. ^ "47th Artistic Gymnastics World Championships 2017 Montréal (CAN) Women's Individual All-Around Qualification" (PDF). Gymnastics Results. International Gymnastics Federation. 3 October 2017. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
  9. ^ "Waverley duo medal at Pacific Rim Championships!". Waverley Gymnastics Centre. Retrieved 11 June 2025.
  10. ^ "USA brings home 29 medals from men's, women's individual event finals". USA Gymnastics. 30 April 2018. Retrieved 11 June 2025.
  11. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (30 May 2018). "2018 Australian Championships Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 11 June 2025.
  12. ^ "Rianna Mizzen and Kiara Munteanu withdrew from Worlds". Gymnovosti. 18 October 2018. Retrieved 11 June 2025.
  13. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (27 May 2019). "2019 Australian Championships Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 11 June 2025.
  14. ^ "Gymnastics update: Artistic Tokyo quotas, podium success at Trampoline World Cup and Australian high-scores at Artistic World Champs". Austrian Olympic Committee. 6 October 2019. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
  15. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (9 March 2020). "2020 International Gymnix Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 11 June 2025.
  16. ^ "Anticipated Debuts From Redshirt Freshmen". College Gym News. 8 December 2021. Retrieved 11 June 2025.
  17. ^ @LIUGymnastics (13 February 2021). "Update on LIU's international athletes: Talia Folino and Mara Titarsolej have not been cleared by the NCAA to be eligible to compete" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  18. ^ "Talia Folino - 2023 - Women's Gymnastics". LIU Sharks. Retrieved 11 June 2025.
  19. ^ "Talia Folino - 2024 - Women's Gymnastics". Alaska Anchorage Seawolves. Retrieved 11 June 2025.
  20. ^ "Gymnasts add six to 2024 roster". Alaska Anchorage Seawolves. 22 August 2023. Retrieved 29 January 2025.
  21. ^ "Potential Lineups: Updates". College Gym News. 14 December 2023. Retrieved 11 June 2025.
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