{{short description|Australian artistic gymnast}} {{Use Australian English|date=May 2024}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2025}} {{Infobox gymnast | name = Ruby Pass | image = | image_size = | caption = | full_name = | nickname = Rubes | country ={{AUS}} | formercountry = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|2007|5|17}} | birth_place = Figtree, New South Wales | hometown = | height = | weight = | discipline = WAG | natlteam = | club = Premier Gymnastics | gym = | collegeteam = | headcoach = Misha Barabach, Tao Xiaomin | assistcoach = | formercoach = | choreographer = | music = | eponymousskills = | retired = | show-medals = | medaltemplates = }}
'''Ruby Pass''' (born 17 May 2007) is an Australian Senior artistic gymnast. She was named the Women's Artistic Gymnastics Junior International Gymnast of the Year for 2022 by Gymnastics Australia.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=PASS Ruby - FIG Athlete Profile |url=https://www.gymnastics.sport/site/athletes/bio_detail.php?id=80692 |access-date=26 May 2024 |website=gymnastics.sport}}</ref> She represented Australia at the 2024 Summer Olympics.
== Early life == Pass began gymnastics at age six in New South Wales, Australia, moving to a better club in Sydney aged ten. The journey for training was a three-hour round trip, six times a week.<ref name=":0" />
== Career == ===2020-2021=== Pass competed at the 2020 Junior International Gymnix meet, placing eleventh in the all around. She also placed fourth on floor and fifth with the team.<ref>{{Cite web |date=9 March 2020 |title=2020 International Gymnix Results |url=https://thegymter.net/2020/03/09/2020-international-gymnix-results/ |access-date=26 May 2024 |website=The Gymternet |language=en}}</ref> She competed at the Junior Australian Championships in 2021, where she won gold in the all around and uneven bars, as well as silver on balance beam and floor.<ref>{{Cite web |date=24 May 2021 |title=2021 Australian Championships Results |url=https://thegymter.net/2021/05/23/2021-australian-championships-results/ |access-date=26 May 2024 |website=The Gymternet |language=en}}</ref>
===2022=== Pass began 2022 competing at the Junior DTB Pokal Team Challenge, earning the bronze in all around, a silver on vault, and a gold on balance beam.<ref>{{Cite web |date=20 March 2022 |title=2022 DTB Pokal Team Challenge Results |url=https://thegymter.net/2022/03/20/2022-dtb-pokal-team-challenge-results/ |access-date=26 May 2024 |website=The Gymternet |language=en}}</ref> At the Junior Australian Championships she won gold on vault, balance beam, floor, and in the all around, as well as a silver on uneven bars.<ref>{{Cite web |date=23 May 2022 |title=2022 Australian Championships Results |url=https://thegymter.net/2022/05/23/2022-australian-championships-results/ |access-date=26 May 2024 |website=The Gymternet |language=en}}</ref> Later that year she competed at the Australian Classic, winning gold medals for the all around, vault, uneven bars, balance beam and floor exercise.<ref>{{Cite web |date=5 October 2022 |title=2022 Australian Classic Results |url=https://thegymter.net/2022/10/05/2022-australian-classic-results/ |access-date=26 May 2024 |website=The Gymternet |language=en}}</ref>
===2023=== Pass began competing as a senior in 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Pass' Senior breakthrough earns Emerging Athlete of the Month |url=https://gymnastics.org.au//content/pass-senior-breakthrough-earns-emerging-athlete-of-the-month |access-date=26 May 2024 |website=gymnastics.org.au |publisher=Gymnastics Australia |language=en}}</ref> She competed at the Doha and Baku World Cups in March 2023, placing fifth in the Doha floor final. At the Baku World Cup she finished fifth in the bars final, eighth in the beam final and fourth in the floor final.<ref>{{Cite web |title=FIG Results - 17114 |url=https://www.gymnastics.sport/site/events/results.php?idEvent=17114 |access-date=26 May 2024 |website=gymnastics.sport}}</ref> At the Oceania Championships she won gold in the all around, vault and floor with a silver on beam.<ref>{{Cite web |date=8 May 2023 |title=2023 Oceania Championships Results |url=https://thegymter.net/2023/05/07/2023-oceania-championships-results/ |access-date=26 May 2024 |website=The Gymternet |language=en}}</ref> At the Australian Championships she won gold on uneven bars, with silver on balance beam, floor and in the all around.<ref>{{Cite web |date=14 May 2023 |title=2023 Australian Championships Results |url=https://thegymter.net/2023/05/13/2023-australian-championships-results/ |access-date=26 May 2024 |website=The Gymternet |language=en}}</ref> Pass then went to her first World Championships in Antwerp, Belgium, placing thirty fifth in the all around qualification.
===2024=== Pass competed at the Senior DTB Pokal Team Challenge, placing sixth in the all around.<ref>{{Cite web |author=Lauren |date=18 March 2024 |title=2024 DTB Pokal Team Challenge Results |url=https://thegymter.net/2024/03/18/2024-dtb-pokal-team-challenge-results/ |access-date=26 May 2024 |website=The Gymternet |language=en}}</ref> The Australian team also placed second at the competition. It consisted of Pass, Georgia Godwin, Kate McDonald, Breanna Scott and Emily Whitehead. At the Australian Championships in May 2024 Pass earned gold in the all around, vault, uneven bars and floor.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Results |url=https://ausgymnasticschamps.com.au/results/ |access-date=26 May 2024 |website=ausgymnasticschamps.com.au}}</ref>
In June, Pass was selected to represent Australia at the 2024 Summer Olympics alongside Kate McDonald, Emma Nedov, Breanna Scott, and Emily Whitehead.<ref>{{Cite web |date=18 June 2024 |title=Largest ever Australian Olympic Gymnastics Team named for Paris Olympics |url=https://www.olympics.com.au/news/largest-ever-australian-olympic-gymnastics-team-named-for-paris-olympics/ |access-date=18 June 2024 |website=Australian Olympic Committee |language=en-AU}}</ref>
== Competitive history == {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;" |- |+Competitive history of Ruby Pass at the junior level |- ! scope="col" align=center|Year ! scope="col" align=center|Event ! scope="col" style="width:30px;"|{{Abbr|Team|Team event}} ! scope="col" style="width:30px;"|{{Abbr|AA|All-around}} ! scope="col" style="width:30px;"|{{Abbr|VT|Vault}} ! scope="col" style="width:30px;"|{{Abbr|UB|Uneven bars}} ! scope="col" style="width:30px;"|{{Abbr|BB|Balance beam}} ! scope="col" style="width:30px;"|{{Abbr|FX|Floor exercise}} |- ! scope="rowgroup" rowspan="1" | '''2021''' | align="left" | Australian Championships || || {{gold1}} || | || {{gold1}} || {{silver2}} ||{{silver2}} |- ! scope="rowgroup" rowspan="3" | '''2022''' | align=left | DTB Pokal Team Challenge || || {{bronze3}} || {{silver2}} || || {{gold1}} || |- | align=left | Australian Championships || || {{gold1}} || {{gold1}} || {{silver2}} || {{gold1}} || {{gold1}} |- | align=left | Australian Classic || || {{gold1}} || {{gold1}} || {{gold1}} || {{gold1}} || {{gold1}} |}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;" |- |+Competitive history of Ruby Pass at the senior level |- ! scope="col" align=center|Year ! scope="col" align=center|Event ! scope="col" style="width:30px;"|{{Abbr|Team|Team event}} ! scope="col" style="width:30px;"|{{Abbr|AA|All-around}} ! scope="col" style="width:30px;"|{{Abbr|VT|Vault}} ! scope="col" style="width:30px;"|{{Abbr|UB|Uneven bars}} ! scope="col" style="width:30px;"|{{Abbr|BB|Balance beam}} ! scope="col" style="width:30px;"|{{Abbr|FX|Floor exercise}} |- ! scope="rowgroup" rowspan="5" | '''2023''' | align=left | Doha World Cup || || || || || || 5 |- | align=left | Baku World Cup || || || || 5 || 8 || 4 |- | align=left | Oceania Championships || || {{gold1}} || {{gold1}} || || {{silver2}} || {{gold1}} |- | align=left | Australian Championships || || {{silver2}} || || {{gold1}} || {{silver2}} || {{silver2}} |-bgcolor=#CCCCFF | align=left | World Championships || ''9'' || ''35'' || || || || |- ! scope="rowgroup" rowspan="3" | '''2024''' | align=left | DTB Pokal Team Challenge || {{silver2}} || || || || || |- | align=left | Australian Championships || || {{gold1}} || {{gold1}} || {{gold1}} || || {{gold1}} |- bgcolor=98FB98 | align=left | '''Olympic Games''' || ''10'' || '''13''' || || || || |- ! scope="rowgroup" rowspan="2" | '''2025''' |- bgcolor=#CCCCFF | align=left | World Championships || || ''36'' || || || || |}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * {{FIG|bio=80692|lic=51332}} * {{Australian Olympic Committee}} * {{Olympics.com}} * {{Instagram}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Pass, Ruby}} Category:2007 births Category:Living people Category:Australian female artistic gymnasts Category:Olympic gymnasts for Australia Category:Gymnasts at the 2024 Summer Olympics Category:Sportswomen from New South Wales Category:21st-century Australian sportswomen