- 2021 NCAA balance beam champion, all-around silver medalist and uneven bars bronze medalist (Alabama)
Birthplace: Los Angeles, CA
Hometown: Frisco, TX
Twitter: @Luisablanco01
Instagram: Instagram.com/luisablanco20
Name of High School: Lebanon Trail High School
High School Graduation Year: 2020
Name of College: University of Alabama
College Graduation Year: 2024
Degree/Major: Veterinary Science
Year you began gymnastics: 2008
Favorite Event: Beam
How did you get involved in gymnastics: My mom didn't want me to be a couch potato during the summer so she put me in gymnastics.
Favorite thing about gymnastics: Being able to do something normal people can’t do.
What are your goals for gymnastics?: Being confident in all my routines
Names of parents/guardians/spouse: Sandra Saavedra and Nelson Blanco
Names of sibling(s): Dario Blanco
Family members in sports: Nelson and Dario Blanco
Favorite school subject: Science
Hobbies or favorite activities: Writing,taking photos,watching movies, and sleeping
Favorite music: Alternative/Indie
Favorite book(s): Thirteen Reasons Why, To Kill a Mockingbird
Favorite movie(s): Unbroken
Favorite TV show(s): That 70’s Show, Friends, Gossip Girl
Favorite Food: PIZZA
Charity Involvement: Susan G. Komen Foundation
- 2022
NCAA Women's Gymnastics Championships, Fort Worth, Texas -
4th-BB(T); 6th-VT(T); 7th-Team
- 2021
NCAA Women's Gymnastics Championships, Fort Worth, Texas -
1st-BB; 2nd-AA(T); 3rd-UB; 4th-FX(T)
- 2018
U.S. Gymnastics Championships, Boston, Mass. -
- 2018
GK U.S. Classic, Columbus, Ohio -
6th-BB; 9th-AA
- 2017
P&G Championships, Anaheim, Calif. -
7th-BB
- 2017
U.S. Classic, Chicago, Ill. -
2nd-BB; 3rd-AA(T)
- 2017
Women's Junior Olympic National Championships, Indianapolis, Ind. -
1st-BB; 2nd-AA; 3rd-FX(T); 7th-VT(T) (Jr. E)