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Emilie Livingston
Country represented  Canada
Born (1983-01-04) 4 January 1983 (age 41)
Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada
Spouse
(m. 2014)
Discipline Rhythmic gymnastics
Level Senior international
Club Kalev RSG Club
Medal record
Women's rhythmic gymnastics
Representing  Canada
Pan American Games
Gold 1999 Winnipeg individual all-around
Commonwealth Games
Silver 1998 Kuala Lumpur Team All-around
Bronze 1998 Kuala Lumpur Clubs

Emilie Goldblum (Née Livingston) (born 4 January 1983) is a Canadian dancer, aerialist and contortionist, and retired Olympic rhythmic gymnast.

Career

At the age of 10, she moved to Russia (to Novogorsk near Moscow) to train with Russian rhythmic gymnasts and Russian coaches, such as Irina Viner and Lusi Dimitrova.

Livingston is a three-time national champion of Canada in rhythmic gymnastics. She represented Canada at the 1999 Pan American Games in Winnipeg, Manitoba, winning the gold medal as in the individual all-around. She also represented Canada at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, placing 18th in the individual all-around competition.

In the film Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets, Livingston was a body double for Rihanna performing Bubble's pole dance scene. She was also a body double for Emma Stone's aerial work in La La Land.

Personal life

Livingston married American actor Jeff Goldblum on 8 November 2014. They have two sons together, born in 2015 and 2017.

Competitive history

Year Event Team AA Clubs Hoop Ribb. Rope
1998 Commonwealth Games 2nd 3rd
1999 Pan American Games 1st
World Championships 26th
2000 Olympic Games 18th

See also

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