Twins Jessica and Jennifer Gadirova Are Olympians Together

Twin gymnasts Jessica and Jennifer Gadirova can now formally say they don’t seem to be solely Olympians however Olympic medalists, too. The 16-year-olds from Nice Britain, together with teammates Alice Kinsella and Amelie Morgan, took home bronze behind the United States in the Tokyo team competition of girls’s inventive gymnastics. That was July 27, and it marked the nation’s first medal within the women’s team event in 93 years. Two days later, they each competed within the all-around remaining the place Sunisa Lee came out victorious. They every made it into the highest 15 gymnasts, with Jessica incomes Tenth place and Jennifer earning 13th.

Jessica’s Tenth-place end was the best all-around result by a British woman gymnast in Olympic history, in accordance with British Gymnastics. Sister Jennifer mentioned, through The Guardian, that their goal was the make Paris 2024, so being on the Video games in Tokyo and medaling as a workforce is “greater than a dream come true.”

Jessica and Jennifer, who’re of Azerbaijani heritage and have both Irish and British citizenship, practice at Aylesbury Gymnastics Academy and started the game at age six. Jessica marked her main championship debut as a senior gymnast by successful ground gold on the 2021 European Championships, the place she additionally acquired silver on vault and bronze in the all-around. Jennifer withdrew from the European Championships this 12 months out of precaution, however on the junior level, she was the vault world silver medalist. Moreover, she completed fourth overall at the 2020 American Cup in her personal senior gymnastics debut.

As somebody who competed alongside my twin in gymnastics for a decade, albeit on a low stage, I do know what it is wish to have sibling rivalry but additionally the consolation of realizing your greatest good friend is beside you for help. “We do spend every second with each other, so it’s completely different after we are aside,” Jennifer advised Olympics.com. “However I really feel like generally we do want that independence from one another and simply deal with ourselves with out her all the time being proper by my facet. We’re people on the finish of the day, so we do take pleasure in having our time aside however not if it is too lengthy till we see one another once more.”

Jessica heard her information about making the Nice Britain Olympic workforce first, earlier than her twin sister. “We have been excited for me however nonetheless a bit nervous to listen to Jen’s information, however as quickly as we heard hers we have been all in tears and simply everybody was so excited,” she mentioned.

They are not the one twin inventive gymnasts on the Video games. Asia and Alice D’Amato are representing Italy, with the latter of the 2 making it to the all-around remaining on July 29 and ending twentieth. Two-time Olympians Sanne and Lieke Wevers are from the Netherlands. Lieke moved on to the all-around remaining as the primary reserve athlete after Canadian Ellie Black withdrew due to injury, and he or she completed twenty fourth within the standings. And, on the rhythmic gymnastics side, there’s Dina and Arina Averina representing the Russian Olympic Committee.

Forward, take a look at cute images of the Gadirovas, a really dynamic duo, on the Tokyo Video games. Plus, comply with their joint Instagram account, @gadirova_twins, for a serious dose of dual targets! (P.s. watch Jessica within the ground remaining on Aug. 2. Jennifer is a primary reserve athlete for that very same remaining and can change Simone Biles ought to she select to withdraw.)