Louise Christie

Louise Christie (born 22 September 2000) is a British retired rhythmic gymnast. She is the 2022 Commonwealth Games silver medalist with ribbon.

Personal life Christie took up the sport at age five after her mother signed her up for gymnastics, not realizing it was rhythmic, and by 2022 she trained for four hours per day. Her gymnastics idols are Salome Pazhava and Linoy Ashram; other athletes she admires are Simone Biles, Tom Daley and Andy Murray, as they had to face challenges to achieve success. She studied Applied Sport & Exercise Science at Robert Gordon University in Aberdeen and graduated in 2023. Following this, she began a master's program in physiotherapy at Queen Margaret University.

In April 2022, she participated in the World Cup in Tashkent, where she was 17th in the all-around, 16th with hoop, 21st with ball, 14th with clubs and 15th with ribbon. Christie then won three medals at the British Championships in Telford: silver in the all-around and with clubs as well as gold with ribbon.

In early August, Christie won an historic silver medal with ribbon at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, the best results in rhythmic gymnastics for Scotland at the Commonwealth Games. Later in August, she took part in the World Cup in Cluj-Napoca, finishing 32nd in the all-around, 37th with hoop, 34th with ball, 26th with clubs and 34th with ribbon.

Christie competed at her second European Championships in 2023, where she finished 31st in the all-around qualifications.

In 2024, Christie competed at the World Cup in Tashkent but said of her results "it wasn’t my strongest competition" as she was recovering from an ankle sprain. She went on to participate in her third European Championships in May, where she competed with hoop and with clubs. In November, she announced her retirement.

Achievements First Scottish rhythmic gymnast to win a silver medal at the Commonwealth Games.