Alaís Perea

Alaís Natasha Perea Ponce (born 13 December 2004) is an Ecuadorian artistic gymnast. She is the 2021 Pan American bronze medalist on vault.

Early life Perea was born in Cristo del Consuelo, a barrio in south Guayaquil, and grew up in a humble home. She started training in gymnastics at age seven, riding on her father's bike every morning to train at a gym next to the Estadio Modelo, and idolized Simone Biles. She finished sixth in the all-around and seventh in both the balance beam and floor exercise.

Perea was selected to compete at the inaugural Junior World Championships, which were held in Hungary in June 2019, as Ecuador's lone representative; she placed 61st in the all-around. She ended the season by placing second in the all-around at the 2019 South American Junior Championships in October. During event finals, she finished first in balance beam, second in floor exercise, third in vault, and seventh in uneven bars.

Most competitions were canceled or postponed in 2020 due to the global COVID-19 pandemic.

Senior gymnastics career 2021 Perea became age-eligible for senior competition in December 2020. She made her senior international debut at the 2021 Pan American Championships, Perea next competed at the World Championships, where she finished 29th in the all-around during the qualification round but did not advance into any finals. She ended the season competing at the South American Championships,

2022 Perea won the all-around silver medal at the Bolivarian Games with an total score of 48.100, winning the balance beam title and finishing fourth on floor exercise, sixth on vault, and seventh on uneven bars. She commented that she was very nervous before her balance beam routine due to an aversion to performing first, preferring instead to perform in the middle or end of the order in finals. The following month, Perea competed at the Pan American Championships and placed 18th in the all-around. In October, she finished 15th in the all-around at the South American Games. Perea qualified for the floor exercise final and placed seventh. She ended the season competing at the World Championships,

2023 In May, Perea competed at the Pan American Championships and finished 14th in the all-around; she placed 14th on balance beam, 15th on uneven bars, and 22nd on floor exercise. She also competed alongside Ashley Bohórquez, Analía Calderón, and Fabiana Sadun in the team event. Perea helped Ecuador finish 10th of 18 teams in the qualification round. In September, she placed 36th in the all-around at the South American Championships. Perea next competed at the World Championships, She ended the season competing at the Pan American Games,

2024 Perea debuted on the FIG World Cup circuit in February, competing at both the Cairo World Cup and Cottbus World Cup. In May, Perea finished ninth in the all-around and helped Ecuador place seventh as a team alongside Bohórquez and Sadun at the Pan American Championships. During event finals, she placed sixth on the balance beam and vault. Perea ended the season competing at the South American Championships.

2025 Perea began her season competing at the Pan American Championships. In November, Perea won the all-around silver medal at the South American Championships with a total score of 50.750; during event finals, she placed second on the floor exercise, third on the vault, and fourth on the balance beam and uneven bars. Additionally, she helped Ecuador finish fourth as a team alongside Bohórquez, Sadun, Mariyah Aranbayev, and Valentina Azevedo. That same month, Perea won the all-around silver medal at the Bolivarian Games with a total score of 49.865. During event finals, she placed first on the uneven bars, fourth on the floor exercise, and eighth on the vault.

Competitive history +Competitive history of Alaís PereaYearEvent 2018 Junior South American Championships 4 6 5 7 7 2019 Junior World Championships 61 Junior South American Championships 7 2021 Pan American Championships 14 5 World Championships 29 South American Championships 14 4 2022 Bolivarian Games 6 7 4 Pan American Championships 18 South American Games 15 7 World Championships 76 2023 Pan American Championships 10 14 World Championships 96 Pan American Games 14 2024 Pan American Championships 7 9 6 6 South American Championships 8 5 8 2025 Pan American Championships 8 13 South American Championships 4 4 4 Bolivarian Games 8 4 2026 Pan American Championships 8 19