Danusia Francis
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| Full name | Danusia May Francis | |||||||||
| Nickname(s) | Nush | |||||||||
| Country represented |
 Jamaica
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| Former countries represented |
 United Kingdom
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| Born |
13 May 1994 Coventry, United Kingdom |
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| Hometown | Kenilworth, United Kingdom | |||||||||
| Residence | Los Angeles, United States | |||||||||
| Height | 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in) | |||||||||
| Discipline | Women's artistic gymnastics | |||||||||
| Level | Senior International Elite | |||||||||
| Club | Heathrow Gymnastics | |||||||||
| College team | UCLA Bruins (2013–2016) | |||||||||
| Head coach(es) | Valorie Kondos Field | |||||||||
| Former coach(es) | Vincent Walduck | |||||||||
| Choreographer | Natalia Ilienko-Jarois | |||||||||
| Music | Burlesque (2011–2012), Tango D'Amor (2012–present) | |||||||||
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Danusia May Francis (born 13 May 1994) is a British born artistic gymnast who currently represents Jamaica in international competition. She was a reserve athlete for Great Britain at the 2012 Summer Olympics team. She attended UCLA and competed for the UCLA Bruins gymnastics team.
In July, Francis competed at the British Championships in Guildford, United Kingdom. She placed second in the all around final with a score of 53.650. In event finals, she placed first on uneven bars scoring 13.650, second on balance beam scoring 13.600, and first on floor scoring 13.700.
In July, Francis competed at the British Championships in Guildford, United Kingdom. She placed third in the all around with a score of 55.350. Francis said, "I'm extremely happy. I've had a bit of a difficult run in with a few injuries so to be able to compete here in the first place was great, and gave me a chance to see where I stand compared to some of the other gymnasts. Having missed out on the Europeans, it was good to show the home crowd what I can do and win a medal."
In February, Francis competed at the English Championships in Stoke-on-Trent, United Kingdom. She placed third in the all around competition with a score of 52.650.
In April, Francis competed at the 2011 European Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Berlin, Germany. In qualifications, she placed twelfth all around with a score of 54.400 which meant that she would move on to the final. She said, "I started off really nervous as we were up on beam first but once Jenni went clear that helped me to relax a bit. The other pieces went well although I maybe played it a bit too safe on bars. The atmosphere was great and we could hear the British fans cheering for us, especially Beth and Hannah when we were on bars." In the all around final, Francis placed sixteenth with a score of 53.375. Afterwards she said, "I'm mostly happy to have gone clean the whole week in my first major event as a senior. I have learnt a huge amount being here, particularly what it may be like to perform in front of a home crowd as the German fans went crazy for their gymnasts. I now have some understanding of what it may be like if I make it to London next year."
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