Emilie Goldblum (

née A birth name is the name of a person given upon birth. The term may be applied to the surname, the given name, or the entire name. Where births are required to be officially registered, the entire name entered onto a birth certificate or birth re ...

Livingston; born 4 January 1983) is a Canadian

dancer Dance is a performing art form consisting of sequences of movement, either improvised or purposefully selected. This movement has aesthetic and often symbolic value. Dance can be categorized and described by its choreography, by its repertoi ...

, aerialist and contortionist, and retired Olympic

rhythmic gymnast Rhythmic gymnastics is a sport in which gymnasts perform on a floor with an apparatus: hoop, ball, clubs, ribbon. The sport combines elements of gymnastics, dance and calisthenics; gymnasts must be strong, flexible, agile, dexterous and coordi ...

Career

At the age of 10, she moved to Russia (to Novogorsk near Moscow) to train with Russian rhythmic gymnasts and Russian coaches, such as

Irina Viner Irina Alexandrovna Viner-Usmanova (russian: Ирина Александровна Винер-Усманова; born July 30, 1948) is an Uzbek-born Russian rhythmic gymnastics coach who is head coach of the Russian national team, president of the ...

and Lusi Dimitrova. Livingston is a three-time national champion of Canada in rhythmic gymnastics. She represented Canada at the

1999 Pan American Games The 1999 Pan American Games, officially the XIII Pan American Games or the 13th Pan American Games, was a major international multi-sport event that was held from July 23 to August 8, 1999, in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada and surrounding towns and ...

in Winnipeg, Manitoba, winning the gold medal as in the individual all-around. She also represented Canada at the

2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 (Dharug: ''Gadigal 2000''), the Millennium Olympic Games or the Games of the New Millennium, was an international multi-sport event held from 1 ...

Sydney, Australia Sydney ( ) is the capital city of the States and territories of Australia, state of New South Wales, and the most populous city in both Australia and List of cities in Oceania by population, Oceania. Located on Australia's east coast, the metro ...

, placing 18th in the individual all-around competition. In the film '' Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets'', Livingston was a body double for

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performing Bubble's pole dance scene. She was also a body double for

Emma Stone Emily Jean Stone (born November 6, 1988), known professionally as Emma Stone, is an American actress. She is the recipient of various accolades, including an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award, and a Golden Globe Award. In 2017, she ...

's aerial work in '' La La Land''.

Personal life

Livingston married American actor Jeff Goldblum on 8 November 2014. Their first son, Charlie Ocean, was born on 4 July 2015, and second son, River Joe, was born 7 April 2017.

Competitive history

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Livingston, Emilie 1983 births Living people Canadian rhythmic gymnasts Gymnasts at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic gymnasts of Canada Gymnasts from Toronto Sportspeople from Etobicoke Canadian female dancers Contortionists Gymnasts at the 1999 Pan American Games Pan American Games medalists in gymnastics Pan American Games gold medalists for Canada Gymnasts at the 1998 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Canada Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Canada Commonwealth Games medallists in gymnastics Medalists at the 1999 Pan American Games