Jessica Gadirova

Jessica Gadirova (born 3 October 2004 in Dublin, Ireland) is a British artistic gymnast. She is the 2021 European floor exercise champion, vault silver medalist, and all-around bronze medalist. Additionally she competed at the 2019 Junior World Championships alongside her twin sister, Jennifer. 
Personal life.
Gadirova and her twin sister Jennifer are of Azerbaijani background. Their father, Natig Gadirov, is a citizen of Azerbaijan and their mother is Azerbaijani as well. Gadirova was born in Dublin, Ireland while her parents worked there for a few months. As a result she has both Irish and British citizenships. Gadirova and her sister began gymnastics at six years old because their mother wanted them to have an outlet for their energy.
Gymnastics career.
Espoir.
2016.
In March Gadirova competed at the British Espoir Championships where she placed 12th in the all-around and sixth on balance beam.
Junior.
2018.
In February Gadirova competed at the English Championships where she placed 23rd. The following month she competed at the British Championships where she placed seventh in the all-around, eighth on uneven bars, and sixth on floor exercise. She ended the season competing at the British Team Championships where she placed 11th in the junior non-squad all-around.
2019.
In March Gadirova competed at the English Championships where she placed fourth behind Ondine Achampong, Halle Hilton, and Jennifer Gadirova. Later that month she competed at the British Championships where she placed seventh in the all-around, eighth on vault, fourth on uneven bars, and won bronze on floor exercise. Gadirova next competed at the Flanders International Team Challenge where she finished third in the all-around behind Romanians Ioana Stănciulescu and Silviana Sfiringu and helped Great Britain finish fourth as a team.
In June Gadirova competed at the inaugural Junior World Championships in Győr, Hungary alongside her twin sister Jennifer and Alia Leat. In the team final they finished in sixth place and individually Gadirova finished 33rd in the all-around. 
In July Gadirova competed at the Sainté Gym Cup where she helped Great Britain win team gold. In September she competed at the 2019 Women's British Teams Championships, finishing first in the junior all-around, ahead of her sister. Additionally she helped Aylesbury finish first as a team.
Senior.
2021.
Gadirova turned senior in 2020 but did not compete due to the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic. In April 2021 she was selected to represent Great Britain at the European Championships alongside her twin sister Jennifer (later replaced by Phoebe Jakubczyk), Alice Kinsella, and Amelie Morgan. During qualifications Gadirova qualified to the all-around final despite suffering a hard fall off of the balance beam. Additionally Gadirova qualified to the vault final in first place and the floor exercise final in third place. In the all-around final Gadirova won the bronze medal behind Russians Viktoria Listunova and Angelina Melnikova. She is the second British female artistic gymnast after Ellie Downie to win an all-around medal at the European Championships. During the vault final Gadirova finished second behind Olympic and World vault medalist Giulia Steingruber. On the final day of the competition Gadirova won gold on floor exercise ahead of Melnikova and former world all-around champion Vanessa Ferrari, making her the first Briton floor exercise champion since Beth Tweddle won in 2010.