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{{Short description|French rhythmic gymnast}}
{{Infobox gymnast|full_name=Aïnhoa Dot-Espinosa|name=Aïnhoa Dot|country={{FRA}}|birth_date={{birth date and age|df=yes|2005|05|15}}|birth_place=[[Orleans]], [[France]]|discipline=[[Rhythmic Gymnastics]]|level=International Elite|natlteam=2019-|club=Société Municipale d’Orléans Gymnastique|headcoach=[[Anna Baranova]]|assistcoach=[[Sara Bayón]]|formercoach=Jeanne Dot, Isabelle Andre, Snejana Mladenova|choreographer=Gregory Milan|medaltemplates=<!-- see [[Template:MedalRelatedTemplates]] -->
{{MedalSport | [[Rhythmic gymnastics]]}}
{{MedalCountry|{{FRA}} }}
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'''Aïnhoa Dot-Espinosa''' (born 15 May 2005)  is a French [[Rhythmic gymnastics|rhythmic gymnast]],<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=DOT Ainhoa - FIG Athlete Profile |url=https://www.gymnastics.sport/site/athletes/bio_detail.php?id=77004 |access-date=2022-12-09 |website=www.gymnastics.sport}}</ref> member of the French national group.
== Personal life ==
Dot  took up rhythmic gymnastics at age two in 2007, she now trains for 40 hours per week at the National Institute for Sport, Expertise and Performance [INSEP] in [[Paris]]. Her ambition is to be part of the French group that will compete at the [[2024 Summer Olympics|Olympic Games 2024]].<ref name=":0" /> Her sister Thelma is also a rhythmic gymnast.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gym |first=Spot |title=Histoire de confinement avec les soeurs Dot-Espinosa |url=https://www.spotgym.fr/histoire-de-confinement-avec-les-soeurs-dot-espinosa/ |access-date=2022-12-09 |website=SpotGym.fr |language=fr-FR}}</ref> Her favourite apparatuses are ball and clubs. Outside the sporting hall her hobbies are reading, dancing, going to the cinema and listening to music. She plans to become a pediatric surgeon, she speaks French, English and Spanish.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Détail de contenu |url=https://www.ffgym.fr/content/ainhoa__dot-espinosa |access-date=2022-12-09 |website=www.ffgym.fr}}</ref>
== Career ==
Even though Ainhoa was included into the national senior group in 2019 she made it to the starting five in 2022, debuting at the [[2022 FIG Rhythmic Gymnastics World Cup series|World Cup]] in [[Athens]] where the group won All-Around gold.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Gymnastics - World Cup Rhythmic Gymnastics - Athens 2022 - Results |url=https://www.the-sports.org/gymnastics-world-cup-rhythmic-gymnastics-athens-results-2022-epr120887.html |access-date=2022-11-14 |website=www.the-sports.org}}</ref> One month later, in April, they won bronze in both the All-Around and 5 hoops in [[Sofia]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Gymnastics - World Cup Rhythmic Gymnastics - Sofia 2022 - Results |url=https://www.the-sports.org/gymnastics-world-cup-rhythmic-gymnastics-sofia-results-2022-epr120861.html |access-date=2022-11-14 |website=www.the-sports.org}}</ref> In June Dot and the group travelled to [[Pesaro]], being 6th in the All-Around and 4th with 5 hoops.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Gymnastics - World Cup Rhythmic Gymnastics - Pesaro 2022 - Results |url=https://www.the-sports.org/gymnastics-world-cup-rhythmic-gymnastics-pesaro-results-2022-epr120868.html |access-date=2022-11-14 |website=www.the-sports.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=GR - 3 finales lors de l'étape de coupe du monde Pesaro |url=https://www.ffgym.fr/content/2022_-_06_-_g_r_-_resultats_etape_de_coupe_du_monde_pesaro |access-date=2022-11-14 |website=www.ffgym.fr}}</ref> Ten days later she competed at the [[2022 Rhythmic Gymnastics European Championships|2022 European Championships]] in [[Tel Aviv]], where France was 6th in the All-Around, 7th in the 5 hoops final and 5th in the 3 ribbons + 2 balls' one.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Groups All-Around |url=https://backend.europeangymnastics.com/sites/default/files/paragraph/age-group-competition-info/competition-results/SENIORS%20-%20Group%20-%20Qualification%20AllAroundResultsRg_2.pdf}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=5 Hoops final |url=https://backend.europeangymnastics.com/sites/default/files/paragraph/age-group-competition-info/competition-results/SENIORS%20-%20Group%20-%20Apparatus%20Final%205%20Hoops%20ApparatusResultsRg.pdf |website=europeangymnastics |format=PDF}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=3 Ribbons + 2 Balls final |url=https://backend.europeangymnastics.com/sites/default/files/paragraph/age-group-competition-info/competition-results/SENIORS%20-%20Group%20-%20Apparatus%20Final%203%20Ribbons%2C%202%20Balls%20ApparatusResultsRg.pdf}}</ref> In September, Ainhoa made her [[2022 Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships|World Championships]] debut in Sofia along [[Emma Delaine]], [[Eleonore Caburet]], [[Manelle Inaho]], [[Ashley Julien]], [[Lozea Vilarino]] and the two individuals [[Hélène Karbanov]] and [[Maelle Millet]], taking 11th place in the All-Around.<ref>{{Cite web |title=GR - Championnats du monde |url=https://www.ffgym.fr/content/2022_-_09_-_g_r_-_championnats_du_monde |access-date=2022-11-14 |website=www.ffgym.fr}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=2022 World Championships Result Book |url=https://gym.longinestiming.com/File/0000140001FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF02 |website=gym.longinestiming |format=PDF}}</ref>
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[[Category:2005 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:French rhythmic gymnasts]]
[[Category:21st-century French sportswomen]]
[[Category:People from Orléans]]
[[Category:Gymnasts at the 2024 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Olympic gymnasts for France]]