Personal Information

Name Samantha Rios
Birthday August 28, 2006
Hometown Weston, Florida
Parents Irma & Deyan Yordanov
School Florida Virtual School
Grad Year Class of 2024
GPA 4.0 GPA; Honor Roll

Gym Information

Gym Elite Gymnastics Academy
Coaches Andreina Angulo, Geobanis Santos, Manuel Mora
Level Level 10 (2022-Current)
Choreographer Jeremy Miranda.
Floor Music Flamenco
Hours Trained 28 hours per week
Gym Goals JO Nationals & College Scholarship

Samantha began taking Mommy & Me classes when she was three years old. At the beginning of her gymnastic career, she trained at TAG USA Gymnastics in Weston, FL. She competed level 4 in 2014 and skipped two levels before moving up to level 7 for the 2016 season where she qualified to the State Championships. As a level 8 gymnast, Samantha qualified to to the 2017 and 2018 State Championships and 2018 Region 8 Championships. Following her 2018 season, she moved to Elite Gymnastics Academy in Doral, FL.

In 2020, Samantha qualified to the Level 9 State Championships but was unable to compete due to the COVID-19 pandemic. She had a great 2021 season where she placed second in the all-around with a 37.225 and first on vault and uneven bars at the Level 9 State Championships. At the Region 8 Championships, she finished second in the all-around with a 37.350 and second on uneven bars. Samantha qualified to the Level 9 Eastern Championships where she placed fifth in the all-around with a 37.600 and second on vault and uneven bars.

As a first-year level 10 gymnast in 2022, Samantha placed in the top ten in the all-around at the State Championships and eighth on uneven bars at the Region 8 Championships. In 2023, Samantha placed eighth in the all-around and seventh on vault at the State Championships, qualifying to Regionals.

When Samantha is not busy training 28 hours each week in the gym, she enjoys drawing and cooking. Currently, she is an honor student at Florida Virtual School and she will graduate in 2024.