Carolann Héduit

Héduit made her international debut for France in April 2017 at the City of Jesolo Trophy, finishing fifth with the French junior team. Individually, she placed ninth in the all-around and fifth on the uneven bars.[6] In May, Héduit competed at the French national championships where she won the bronze medal in the junior all-around competition behind Célia Serber and Aline Friess. She also tied for bronze with Juliette Bossu in the uneven bars final.[7] In July, she won the gold medal on the balance beam at the German Junior Friendly, placing seventh all-around.[8] In November, Héduit competed at the Elite Gym Massilia in Marseille, earning the silver on vault behind Aleksandra Shchekoldina of Russia.[9]

In April, Héduit competed at the City of Jesolo Trophy where she won the bronze medal on the uneven bars behind Elisa Iorio of Italy and Ksenia Klimenko of Russia. She also placed third with the French team.[10] At the 2018 French national championships, she placed second in the all-around behind Célia Serber.[11] Héduit was selected to represent France at the 2018 European Championships in Glasgow, Scotland. She qualified to the uneven bars final where she took the bronze medal behind Russia’s Ksenia Klimenko and Irina Komnova.[12] Héduit qualified to the 2018 Youth Olympic Games in Buenos Aires, but sustained an injury before the start of the competition. It was too late to send a replacement athlete, which left France without a representative in women’s gymnastics at the Games.[13][14]

In March, Héduit competed at the Birmingham World Cup, marking her international debut as a senior. She finished fourth behind Aliya Mustafina of Russia, Riley McCusker of the United States, and Thaís Fidélis of Brazil.[15] In June, Héduit placed sixth at the French national championships, and went on to compete at the 2019 European Games in Minsk, Belarus. She finished 17th all-around in qualifications, but did not make the final due to the two-per-country rule.[16] She missed the second half of the 2019 season due to an ankle injury for which she had surgery in August.[17]

In December, Héduit competed at the Coupe d’Hiver, finishing seventh in the all-around and taking the bronze on vault and on the uneven bars.[18]

In April, Héduit was selected to represent France at the 2021 European Championships alongside Mélanie de Jesus dos Santos, Marine Boyer and Sheyen Petit.[19] Héduit qualified to the all-around final where she placed 12th.[20] She was the second reserve for the floor final, but ended up competing after Larisa Iordache of Romania withdrew from the final due to health issues and Giulia Steingruber of Switzerland withdrew due to injury. However, Héduit sustained a knee injury during the final and could not finish her routine.[21] The injury was not serious, and she could return to training in hopes of making France’s team for the 2020 Summer Olympics.[22]

In June, Héduit became the French national all-around champion, also taking the gold on beam and floor, and placing fourth on the uneven bars.[2] Later that month, she was selected to represent France at the 2020 Summer Olympics alongside Marine Boyer, Mélanie de Jesus dos Santos and Aline Friess.[3] At the Olympics, Héduit helped France qualify to the team final where they finished sixth.[23] Héduit also placed 12th in the individual all-around final.[24]

In September, Héduit was selected to compete at the 2021 World Championships alongside teammates Coline Devillard and Célia Serber.[25]