Edge Rewrite
restyle Source code View original
// HTMLRewriter · presentation

This page was redesigned at the edge.

Cloudflare fetched the original article and streamed it through HTMLRewriter to apply an entirely new visual system without rebuilding the source page.

Jump to content

Tonya Paulsson

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Tonya Paulsson
陳瑞安
Paulsson at the 2018 Youth Olympic Games
Personal information
Full nameTonya Helene Paulsson
Alternative name
Chen Rui-an[1]
Born (2003-08-28) 28 August 2003 (age 22)
Malmö, Sweden
Gymnastics career
DisciplineWomen's artistic gymnastics
Country
represented
Chinese Taipei Chinese Taipei
(2025–present)
Former countries represented
Sweden Sweden
(2016–2024)
College team
California Golden Bears[2]
ClubGK Motus-Salto
Head coach
Janie Ahlstrom / Frederic Pierreville
Medal record
Women's artistic gymnastics
Representing  Chinese Taipei
World University Games
Silver medal – second place2025 Rhine-RuhrBalance beam
Bronze medal – third place2025 Rhine-RuhrAll-around
Representing  Sweden
FIG World Cup
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
World Challenge Cup 2 1 0
Total 2 1 0
Representing International Olympic Committee Mixed-NOCs
Youth Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place2018 Buenos AiresMixed team

Tonya Helene Paulsson (Chinese: 陳瑞安; born 28 August 2003) is a Swedish and Taiwanese artistic gymnast. She currently represents Chinese Taipei in international competition and previously represented Sweden until 2024. She is the 2019 and 2020 Swedish national champion, and she represented Sweden at the 2018 Youth Olympics, where she was part of the Mixed NOC team who won bronze in the mixed multi-discipline team competition. Representing Chinese Taipei, she is the 2025 World University Games all-around bronze medalist and balance beam silver medalist. She is currently competing for the California Golden Bears in NCAA gymnastics.

Early life

[edit]

Paulsson was born in Malmö in 2003.[3] Her mother is originally from Taiwan.[4] Paulsson began gymnastics at the age of eight in 2010, after her gymnastics coach neighbor noticed her flexibility and agility on the local playground.[5][6]

Gymnastics career

[edit]

2016

[edit]

Paulsson competed at the Unni & Haralds Trophy in Oslo where she finished fourth in the all-around but won gold on uneven bars.[7] The following month Paulsson competed at the Nordic Championships where she was limited to only competing on the uneven bars due to a knee injury. Despite the injury she helped Sweden finish first in the junior division.[8] She next competed at the Swedish National Championships. She once again only competed on uneven bars but managed to finish first amongst the juniors.[9]

2017

[edit]

Paulsson competed at a team selection competition for the 2017 Junior Nordic Championships where she placed first in the all-around ahead of Jessica Castles and she also recorded the highest scores on vault and uneven bars.[10] At the Junior Nordic Championships Paulsson helped Sweden finish in third place. Individually she finished sixteenth in the all-around but won gold on uneven bars.[11] In June she competed at the Flanders International Team Challenge where she helped Sweden finish ninth.[12]

In late June Paulsson competed at the Swedish National Championships where she won silver in the all-around behind Ida Staafgård, silver on vault behind Castles, gold on uneven bars, bronze on balance beam behind Staafgård and Castles, and fourth on floor exercise.[13] In November Paulsson competed at the Swedish Cup where she finished first amongst the juniors. During event finals she finished second on vault, first on uneven bars, third on balance beam, and fifth on floor exercise.[14] She ended the season competing at the Top Gym Tournament where she finished tenth in the team competition, seventeenth in the all-around, thirteenth on vault, sixth on uneven bars.[15]

2018

[edit]

Paulsson competed at the Youth Olympic Qualifier[16] where she finished in twelfth place and qualified Sweden for a spot at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics.[17] She next competed at the Nordic Championships where she helped Sweden finish second behind Norway. Individually she won silver in the all-around behind Mari Kanter of Norway, gold on uneven bars, and bronze on floor exercise. She finished sixth on balance beam.[18] She next competed at the Swedish National Championships where she placed first in the all-around, on uneven bars, on balance beam, and on floor exercise.[19] Paulsson competed at the European Championships but failed to qualify for any event finals. Paulsson was selected to represent Sweden at the 2018 Youth Olympics held in Buenos Aires.[20] While there she qualified for the all-around and uneven bars finals.[21] During the all-around final she placed seventh.[22] During the uneven bars final she once again placed seventh.

Floor Qualification
All-Around Final
Uneven Bars Final
Mixed Multi-Discipline Team
Paulsson at the 2018 Youth Olympics

2019

[edit]

Paulsson turned senior in 2019. She competed at the Swedish National Championships where she won gold in all-around and silver on uneven bars behind Jonna Adlerteg.[23] She next competed at the Heerenveen Friendly where she finished seventeenth in the all-around. She ended the season competing at the Mälar Cup where she finished second behind Alva Eriksson in the all-around and on floor exercise. Additionally she tied for second with Eriksson on uneven bars behind Iida Haapala. She finished first on balance beam.[24]

2020

[edit]

In October Paulsson competed at the Swedish National Championships where she was able to retain her national title from the previous year. Additionally she won gold on balance beam and floor exercise and won silver on uneven bars behind Jonna Adlerteg.[25]

2021

[edit]

Paulsson competed at the European Championships where she qualified to the all-around final; she placed 14th. In September Paulsson was selected to compete at the World Championships alongside Nathalie Westlund and Jennifer Williams.[26]

2024

[edit]

Paulsson contemplated quitting at the beginning of the year, but she decided to continue competing and began to pursue a switch in country to represent Taiwan.[27]

In May, Paulsson competed at the European Championships. Due to recovering from a knee injury, she only competed on the uneven bars.[28]

Paulsson competed at the World Cup in Szombathely, Hungary in October. There she won silver on the uneven bars as well as gold on the balance beam and floor. She said that she was proud of her floor performance as that was her main focus for he competition.[28] She also committed to attending the University of California, Berkeley as a collegiate gymnast beginning in the fall of 2025.[29]

In November, Paulsson announced that she planned to switch her country representation from Sweden to Taiwan, her mother's home country. She said that she had lost trust in the leadership of Sweden's national team.[4] A week later, she clarified that her training style did not work well with that expected at the national training center, which she visited periodically, and that she did not feel that she was treated properly there. She also said that she had received racist comments after announcing her country change, which the Swedish Gymnastics Federation denounced.[27]

2025

[edit]

In February 2025, Paulsson's nationality change was confirmed by the International Gymnastics Federation.[30] Her performance in the National Intercollegiate Games from 27 April to 1 May 2025 qualified Paulsson for a position on Chinese Taipei's national gymnastics roster.[5]

Collegiate gymnastics career

[edit]

2025–2026

[edit]

In her first season of NCAA gymnastics, Paulsson was placed on the Women's Collegiate Gymnastics Association Regular Season All-America team, earning first-team honors on uneven bars and second-team honors in the all-around.[31] She won the ACC Newcomer of the Year award. At the 2026 ACC Championships, Paulsson won the all-around title, becoming the first freshman to do so.[32]

Regular season ranking

[edit]
Season All-around Vault Uneven bars Balance beam Floor exercise
2026[33] 15th153rd5th91st35th

Competitive history

[edit]

Representing Sweden

[edit]
Competitive history of Tonya Paulsson at the junior level
Year Event Team AA VT UB BB FX
2016 Unni & Haralds Trophy41st place, gold medalist(s)
Nordic Championships1st place, gold medalist(s)
National Championships1st place, gold medalist(s)
2017 Nordic Team Selections1st place, gold medalist(s)
Nordic Championships3rd place, bronze medalist(s)161st place, gold medalist(s)
FIT Team Challenge9
Swedish Championships2nd place, silver medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)4
Swedish Cup1st place, gold medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)5
Top Gym Tournament1017136
2018 Youth Olympic Qualifier12
Nordic Championships2nd place, silver medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)6
Swedish Championships1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)
Youth Olympic Games3rd place, bronze medalist(s)[a]77
  1. ↑ The teams were randomly assigned with gymnasts from different countries and disciplines
Competitive history of Tonya Paulsson at the senior level
Year Event Team AA VT UB BB FX
2019 National Championships1st place, gold medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Heerenveen Friendly17
Mälar Cup2nd place, silver medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2020 National Championships1st place, gold medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)
2021
European Championships14
Osijek Challenge Cup75
FIT Challenge731
World Championships35
2022
European Championships26
World Championships18
2023
European Championships1014
2024
European Championships8
Szombathely Challenge Cup2nd place, silver medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)

Representing Chinese Taipei

[edit]
Competitive history of Tonya Paulsson at the senior level
Year Event Team AA VT UB BB FX
2025
Asian Championships44586
World University Games63rd place, bronze medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)4

See also

[edit]

References

[edit]
  1. ↑ "Taiwanese-Swedish gymnast wins bronze at World University Games". Overseas Community Affairs Council. July 26, 2025.
  2. ↑ "Tonya Paulsson is Turning a Dream Into Reality". College Gym News. April 4, 2026.
  3. ↑ "Tonya Paulsson - Sveriges Olympiska Kommitté".
  4. 1 2 "Svenska gymnasten Tonya Paulsson byter landslag: "Inget förtroende"" [Swedish gymnast Tonya Paulsson changes national team: “No confidence”]. SVT Sport (in Swedish). 2024-11-20. Retrieved 2024-11-20.
  5. 1 2 Li, Chien-chung; Chao, Yen-hsiang. "Motherland reborn: Taiwanese-Swedish gymnast Tonya Paulsson eyes 2028 Olympics". Central News Agency. Retrieved 11 June 2025.
  6. ↑ "Tonya Paulsson FIG profile". FIG.
  7. ↑ "2016 Unni and Haralds Trophy Results". The Gymternet. April 4, 2016.
  8. ↑ "Finland, Iceland top medals at Nordic Championships". The Gymternet. May 12, 2016.
  9. ↑ "Torres defends national title in Sweden". The Gymternet. May 17, 2016.
  10. ↑ "2017 Swedish Junior Selection Results". The Gymternet. May 7, 2017.
  11. ↑ "2017 Nordic Junior Championships Results". The Gymternet. May 20, 2017.
  12. ↑ "2017 FIT Challenge Results". The Gymternet. June 13, 2017.
  13. ↑ "2017 Swedish Championships Results". The Gymternet. June 30, 2017.
  14. ↑ "2017 Swedish Cup Results". The Gymternet. November 14, 2017.
  15. ↑ "2017 Top Gym Tournament Results". The Gymternet. November 29, 2017.
  16. ↑ "Tonya Paulsson klar för kval till Youth Olympic Games". Svensk Gymnastik (in Swedish). May 21, 2018.
  17. ↑ "2018 Youth Olympic Qualifier Results". The Gymternet. June 23, 2018.
  18. ↑ "2018 Nordic Championships Results". The Gymternet. July 6, 2018.
  19. ↑ "2018 Swedish Championships Results". The Gymternet. July 16, 2018.
  20. ↑ "Tonya Paulsson uttagen till Youth Olympic Games". Svensk Gymnastik (in Swedish). August 6, 2018.
  21. ↑ "Lagbrons och ny finalplats för Tonya". Swedish Olympic Committee (in Swedish). October 11, 2018.
  22. ↑ "Jätteskräll av Tonya Paulsson på Ungdoms-OS i Buenos Aires". Svensk Gymnastik (in Swedish). October 13, 2018.
  23. ↑ "2019 Swedish Championships results". The Gymternet. July 4, 2019.
  24. ↑ "2019 Malar Cup Results". The Gymternet. November 6, 2019.
  25. ↑ "2020 Swedish Championships Results". The Gymternet. October 11, 2020.
  26. ↑ "Klart vilka som kommer tävla i VM i artistisk gymnastik". Swedish Gymnastics (in Swedish). September 20, 2021.
  27. 1 2 Bergström, Kristoffer (2024-11-25). "Tonya Paulsson pratar ut: De skriver så sjuka saker" [Tonya Paulsson speaks out: They write such sick things]. Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 2024-11-27.
  28. 1 2 "Gymnastik: Tonya Paulsson vann dubbelt i världscupfinalen: "Jag var i chock"" [Tonya Paulsson won twice at the World Cup final: "I was in shock"]. SVT Sport (in Swedish). 2024-10-06. Retrieved 2024-11-20.
  29. ↑ "Cal Women's Gymnastics Pens 2025 Recruits". California Golden Bears Athletics. 13 November 2024. Retrieved 2024-11-20.
  30. ↑ "Official news from the Executive Committee". International Gymnastics Federation. February 27, 2025.
  31. ↑ Athletics, Cal. "Cal Duo Earns WCGA All-America Distinction". California Golden Bears Athletics. Retrieved 2026-04-04.
  32. ↑ "Paulsson Wins ACC Newcomer Of The Year, All-Around Titles". California Golden Bears. March 21, 2026.
  33. ↑ "Standings". roadtonationals.com. Retrieved 2026-05-01.
[edit]
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tonya_Paulsson&oldid=1361782029"