Maelle Millet (born 22 August 2004) is a retired French rhythmic gymnast. She is a three-time French national champion (2021-2023).
Personal life Millet took up rhythmic gymnastics at age six after a demonstration near her home. She moved to train at the national youth training hub (Pole Espoir) in Montpellier, France at age 11, and she trained for 26 hours per week. Her favourite apparatuses are ball and ribbon, and her ultimate ambition was to compete at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris.
Career Junior At the first Junior World Championships in Rhythmic Gymnastics in Moscow in 2019, she placed 14th with ball, the only apparatus she competed with.
Senior She debuted in as a senior in 2021 at the World Cup Sofia, where she ended 19th in the all-around and didn't qualify for finals. She was selected to represent France at the 2021 European Championship in Varna, Bulgaria, along with Kseniya Moustafaeva. At the Championships, she competed with four apparatuses and did not qualify for the all-around final. Millet also competed at the World Championships, placing 19th in the all around.
In 2022 she took part at the World Cups in Sofia and Baku. She qualified for the hoop and ball finals in Sofia and won her first world cup medal, a bronze with hoop. Despite winning the French nationals she was only named reserve gymnast for the 2022 European Championship.
In 2024, she won the silver medal in the all-around behind Hélène Karbanov at the French National Championships. She retired in July.
Routine music information +YearApparatusMusic Title2024HoopCasting by Christophe Maé BallVole by Celine DionClubsAlors on danse (Dubdogz Remix) by StromaeRibbonNon, je ne regrette rien by Édith Piaf2023HoopObijmy by Okean ElzyBallVole by Celine DionClubsAlors on danse (Dubdogz Remix) by StromaeRibbonBella by Gims2022HoopObijmy by Okean ElzyBallCaruso by Lara FabianClubsAlors on danse (Dubdogz Remix) by StromaeRibbonL'enfer by Stromae2021HoopWho Am I? by The Mystery of Bulgarian VoicesBallUna Mattina by Ludovico EinaudiClubsCan't Hold Us by Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat Ray DaltonRibbonDark Angel (Original Mix) by 8 O'clock2019RopeKnock On Wood by Safari DuoBallComme toi by Amel BentClubsI Wanna Dance by Artem UznovRibbonLon Lon (Ravel's Bolero) by Angelique Kidjo
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