LSU gymnast Aleah Finnegan makes Olympic debut with the Philippines

Rising senior LSU gymnast Aleah Finnegan will hope to lead the Tigers to back-to-back national titles next spring, but first, she’s representing the Philippines in international competition as she made her Olympic debut in Paris on Sunday in the artistic women’s gymnastics qualifying round.

She was the first Filipina gymnast to compete at the Olympics since 1964, and she was one of three individual gymnasts competing for the Philippines. She finished with an all-around score of 50.498 in subdivision three with her highest score coming on the vault at 13.733.

Unfortunately, her qualifying score finished with a rank of 38, meaning she will not qualify for the final on Aug. 1.

Finnegan won an individual national title this season on the floor and helped clinch LSU’s national title by anchoring the team on bars in the final rotation at the NCAA championships.

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