Maëna Millon
| Maëna Millon | |
|---|---|
| Born | 22 February 2003 Chambray-lès-Tours, France[1] |
| Gymnastics career | |
| Discipline | Rhythmic gymnastics |
| Country represented | France (2017-) |
| Club | Societe Municipale d'Orleans Gymnastique |
| Gym | Complexe de Gymnastique des Murlins |
| Head coach(es) | Isabelle Andre[2] |
| Assistant coach(es) | Snejana Mladenova |
Maëna Millon (born 22 February 2003) is a French individual rhythmic gymnast. She is the 2025 French National all-around champion.
Career
Millon started rhythmic gymnastics at age 6 in Ligueil, France. Her idol is French rhythmic gymnast Eva Serrano.
Junior
In 2018, she won bronze medal in all-around at French National Championships and also won gold medal in ball, silver in ribbon and bronze in hoop.[3] She represented France at the 2018 European Junior Championships in Guadalajara. Together with her teammates Manelle Inaho, Célia Joseph-Noël, Hélène Karbanov and senior group, she finished 8th in the team competition. She competed with ball (47th place) and ribbon (22nd place).[4]
Senior
In 2019, she started competing as a senior. She debuted on international level at Baku World Cup, where she was 48th in all-around. Later, she competed at World Challenge Cup in Minsk, Belarus, where she ended on 33rd place in All-around. She won silver medal in all-around at French National Championships.[5] In September, she and Valerie Romenski competed at the 2019 World Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan. Maena took 66th place in all-around qualifications and 17th place in team competition.[6]
In 2020, Millon began experiencing persistent headaches that gradually worsened and affected her training. Her performance declined, prompting her coaches to ease her training load. Despite the pain, she continued to train daily and was later diagnosed with tension-type headaches. A new treatment helped her recover. As a result of her condition, she was not selected for the 2020 European Championships in Kyiv, Ukraine. After finishing last in the first selection test, she withdrew from the second to focus on recovery — a decision she later viewed as the right one, especially since France ultimately did not send any senior gymnasts.[7]
In 2021, she was invited to a selection test at INSEP for the World Championships in Kitakyushu, Japan, but she was unable to participate due to a minor sprain and therefore did not make it to the team.[8]
She returned to the international scene in 2024, competing at Grand Prix Marbella, where she took 25th place in all-around.[9]
In 2025, she began her season at Sofia World Cup in April, where she took 37th place in all-around. She was most successful with hoop (19th place). Then she competed at Tashkent World Cup and took 25th place in all-around. She was 15th with hoop. She won gold medal in all-around in front of Lily Ramonatxo at French National Championships in Paris.[10][11] In finals, she won gold in hoop and silver in clubs and ribbon finals.[12] In June, Maena represented France together with Lily Ramonatxo at the 2025 European Championships in Tallinn, Estonia. She placed 16th in all-around final.[13] They took 8th place in team competition together with senior group.
Routine music information
| Year | Apparatus | Music title |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Hoop | You Are My Destiny by Paul Anka feat. Il Divo |
| Ball | La Despedida by Cami | |
| Clubs | Lose Control by Teddy Swims | |
| Ribbon | Mon amie la rose by Slimane, Lina El Arabi | |
| 2019 | Hoop | Eye of the Tiger (Cover) by 2Cellos |
| Ball | Prelude to an end by Mystery of Bulgarian Voices | |
| Clubs | Soul Man by Pitingo feat. Sam Moore | |
| Ribbon | Carmen Fantasie by David Garrett |
References
- ^ "FIG Athlete's Profile". International Gymnastics Federation. Retrieved 2025-06-30.
- ^ "Maëna Millon". www.ffgym.fr (in French). Retrieved 2025-06-30.
- ^ "Championnat de France de gymnastique rythmique, les 21 et 22 avril 2018" (in French). Retrieved 2025-06-30.
- ^ "2018 European Championships Full Results Book" (PDF). European Gymnastics. Retrieved 2025-06-30.
- ^ "Gymnastique rythmique : Maëna Millon vice-championne de France" [Rhythmic gymnastics: Maëna Millon, French vice-champion]. www.lanouvellerepublique.fr (in French). 2019-04-17. Retrieved 2025-06-30.
- ^ "2019 World Championships Full Results Book" (PDF). International Gymnastics Federation. Retrieved 2025-06-30.
- ^ Troadec, Elodie (2020-11-17). "Gymnastique rythmique: Maëna Millon, déterminée au-delà des maux" [Rhythmic gymnastics: Millon, determined beyond the ailments]. www.lanouvellerepublique.fr (in French). Retrieved 2025-07-02.
- ^ "GR - Maëlle Millet domine le test". www.ffgym.fr (in French). 2020-09-13. Retrieved 2025-07-02.
- ^ "GR - Margot Tran 20e et Maëna Millon 25e au Grand Prix de Marbella". www.ffgym.fr (in French). 2024-03-12. Retrieved 2025-07-02.
- ^ "Maëna Millon sacrée championne de France" [Maëna Millon crowned French champion]. French Gymnastics Federation (in French). 2025-05-23. Retrieved 2025-05-25.
- ^ "Gymnastique rythmique. Maëna Millon, la résilience d'une championne" [Rhythmic gymnastics. Maina Millon, the resilience of a champion] (in French). 2025-06-04. Retrieved 2025-07-02.
- ^ "Maëna Millon, Margot Tran et Lily Ramonatxo titrées par engin" [Maëna Millon, Margot Tran and Lily Ramonatxo titled by apparatus]. French Gymnastics Federation (in French). 2025-05-24. Retrieved 2025-05-25.
- ^ "ECh Tallinn 2025 Individual All-Around Results" (PDF). European Gymnastics.