Birthdate: 12/3/2000 Program: Rhythmic Level: Senior Current Residence: Orland Park, IL Club: North Shore Rhythmic Gymnastics Center Head Coach: Natalia Klimouk Other Coaches: Angelina Yovcheva, Dani Takova
Career Highlights
Competed at the 2024 Olympic Games
2023 Pan American Games all-around silver medalist and hoop, ball, clubs & ribbon bronze medalist
Member of the 2023 World Championships team
Advanced to the all-around and hoop finals of the 2022 World Championships
2022 U.S. all-around, hoop & clubs champion and ball & ribbon silver medalist
Member of the 2021 World Championships team
Competed at the 2020 Olympic Games
2021 U.S. ball champion and all-around, clubs & ribbon silver medalist
Won the NextGen Female Athlete Award at the 2019 Pan Am Sports Awards
Advanced to the all-around and ball finals of the 2019 World Championships
2019 Pan American Games all-around, hoop, ball & ribbon champion and clubs bronze medalist
2019 U.S. ribbon champion and all-around, hoop & ball silver medalist
Advanced to the all-around finals of the 2018 World Championships
2018 U.S. ball champion and all-around & hoop silver medalist
Advanced to the all-around, ribbon and hoop finals at the 2017 World Championships
2017 U.S. hoop & ribbon champion, all-around & ball silver medalist and clubs bronze medalist
2016 U.S. ribbon silver medalist and hoop bronze medalist
About
Evita Griskenas
Birthplace: Chicago, IL Hometown: Orland Park, Twitter:@griskenas_e Instagram:Instagram.com/https://www.instagram.com/evita.griskenas/?hl=en High School Graduation Year: 2019 Name of College: Columbia University of New York College Graduation Year: 2024 Degree/Major: Psychology Year you began gymnastics: 2004 How did you get involved in gymnastics: In a nutshell, I saw rhythmic on the TV and fell in love with it. I begged my mom to go and have been in it ever since. Names of parents/guardians/spouse: Sigitas and Olga Griskenas Names of sibling(s): Nathan Family members in sports: Dad: 1st Place in World Fitness Championships 1997, World Fitness Champion 1999, Mom: 5th&4th place fitness aerobics in World Fitness Championship 1997&1999, 4th place World Fitness Grand Prix 1998.
Interests Outside the Gym
Hobbies or favorite activities: Watercolor, hang out with my brother and cats Other sports involvement: I am the rhythmic athlete rep on the USAG Athlete Council