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.