Isabelle Severino (born 9 April 1980) is a French

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from Montmorency,

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. Severino was a member of the

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and 2004 French Olympic teams where the French team placed 8th and 6th respectively. Isabelle is also a veteran of several World Championships and European Championships, having won medals at both of these competitions and made several All Around and Event finals at both competitions. Isabelle won the bronze medal on the

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at the 1996 World Championships in

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with a score of 9.775. Isabelle won the gold medal at the 2005 European Gymnastics Championships in the floor finals with a score of 9.575 with an engaging routine with popular music. She also won the Junior European Bars title in 1994. Severino retired from the sport between 1998 and 2004 Olympic Games, going on to perform in the

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'' in 1999 and to work for a communications company. However, she came back to the sport and has continued to compete well, with her Cirque du Soleil experience having polished her performance qualities. Severino is known for her excellent dance qualities, outstanding form and charismatic performances. She has a notable spunk and ability to present personality in her routines. She is an engaging performer with unique skills, including the one-and-a-half twisting gienger on the Uneven Bars. However, the uneven bars is probably her worst event, with the

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as proof. Severino has used popular music in her floor routines, such as "

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. She is also noted for being able to continue to be a successful world class gymnast in her mid-twenties in a sport that is generally dominated by

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. Severino appeared in the 2006 movie ''

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'', where she was the gymnastics body double for lead actress

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, as well as having a cameo role outside her body double role in the film.

External links

Isabelle's Official Website

Communication Agency Website
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Videos of Isabelle at various Competitions
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Severino, Isabelle 1980 births Living people French film actresses French female artistic gymnasts Olympic gymnasts of France Gymnasts at the 2004 Summer Olympics Gymnasts at the 1996 Summer Olympics Actresses from Paris Cirque du Soleil performers European champions in gymnastics Medalists at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships Sportspeople from Val-d'Oise 21st-century French actresses