Getting to Know: Levi Jung-Ruivivar (gymnastics)
Filipino-American Levi Jung-Ruivar is making her Olympic debut in Paris.
Ruivivar switched allegiance from the United States to the Philippines last year and stamped her ticket to the Paris Games when she clinched the silver medal in the FIG Artistic Gymnastics held in Doha, Qatar, a couple of weeks before she turned 18.
As Levi qualified for the Summer Olympics, she became the youngest in the Philippine delegation for the Paris Games.
Hailing from Los Angeles, Jung-Ruivivar began her gymnastics journey at the age of one-and-a-half, at her mom’s suggestion. She gradually made her way up the U.S. women’s gymnastics program ladder, ultimately becoming a four-time USA Elite National Team Member.
At the end of 2022, Jung-Ruivivar, whose father is Filipino, made the transition from Team USA to the Philippines, for which she has competed since.
