The most inspiring women artistic gymnasts at Rio 2016

Guilia Steingruber

The first Swiss woman to clinch the all-around individual title at the European Championships, Steingruber will return in her second Olympics appearance as one of those competitors who are distinguished by their ability to weather losses and bounce back.

Steingruber debuted her eponymous balance beam salto in the 2011 World Championships, but her career has seen significant highs and lows since then. 2012 saw her win the vault bronze in the European Championships, but in the London Olympics, she was a reserve at the vault final.

Giulia hovered around the 14th and 15th rankings at the all-around finals before winning the all-around title in Europe in 2015. In the same year, at the Glasgow World Championships, she suffered an injury to her knee. At Rio, she will bring her trademark powerful Rudi vault, in addition to adding yet another chapter to her erratic but illustrious career history.