{{short description|Canadian artistic gymnast}} {{Use mdy dates|date=May 2025}} {{Infobox gymnast | name = Talia Chiarelli | image = | image_size = | caption = | fullname = Talia Chiarelli | altname = | nickname = | country = {{CAN}} | formercountry = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1995|05|12}} | birth_place = Ottawa, Ontario | death_date = | death_place = | height = <!-- {{convert|#.##|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}} --> | discipline = WAG | natlteam = | club = Bluewater Gymnastics Club, Brestyan's American Gymnastics Club | gym = | collegeteam = Michigan Wolverines (Class of 2017) | headcoach = Elizabeth Brubaker (CA), Mihai Brestyan (USA) | assistcoach = David Brubaker | formercoach = | choreographer = | music = | eponymousskills = | retired = | updated = | show-medals = yes | medaltemplates = <!-- see Template:MedalRelatedTemplates --> {{MedalCompetition|Pan American Games}} {{MedalSilver|2011 Guadalajara|Team}} {{MedalCompetition|Canadian Championships}} {{MedalBronze|2011 Charlottetown|Floor}} }}
'''Talia Chiarelli''' (born May 12, 1995) is a Canadian artistic gymnast.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fig-gymnastics.com/vsite/vnavsite/page/directory/0,10853,5187-188452-205674-nav-list,00.html |title=Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique : Gymnast Profiles |publisher=Fig-gymnastics.com |date= |accessdate=June 12, 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120707011254/http://www.fig-gymnastics.com/vsite/vnavsite/page/directory/0,10853,5187-188452-205674-nav-list,00.html |archivedate=July 7, 2012 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gymcan.org/site/profile.php?id=268 |title=Gymcan-Profiles |publisher=Gymcan.org |date= |accessdate=June 12, 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150629083847/http://www.gymcan.org/site/profile.php?id=268 |archivedate=June 29, 2015 }}</ref> In 2006, she moved with her family to Boston and trains at Brestyan's Gymnastics in Burlington, Massachusetts, but still represents the Bluewater Gymnastics Club in competition.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.intlgymnast.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2963:canadas-chiarelli-focus-on-the-process&catid=90:2011-world-championships-news&Itemid=233 |title=International Gymnast Magazine Online - Canada's Chiarelli: 'Focus On The Process' |publisher=Intlgymnast.com |date=June 8, 2012 |accessdate=June 12, 2012}}</ref> She is the daughter of former Boston Bruins and Edmonton Oilers general manager Peter Chiarelli.
==Junior career== Born in Ottawa, Chiarelli trained from 1999-2006 at the Nepean-Corona School of Gymnastics.<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.ottawasun.com/2012/11/16/ottawa-gymnast-talia-chiarelli-daughter-of-boston-bruins-gm-peter-chairelli-accepts-scholarship-with-university-of-michigan | title=Ottawa gymnast Talia Chiarelli, daughter of Boston Bruins GM Peter Chairelli, accepts scholarship with University of Michigan | Ottawa Sun| date=November 16, 2012}}</ref> When her father accepted the position of GM for the Boston Bruins, she moved to Boston and began training with Brestyan's Gymnastics.
===2008 - 2010=== Because Chiarelli is Canadian but lives in Boston and trains at an American club, she has been able to compete at both the US and Canadian national championships. She competed level 10 (US) in 2008 then became a junior international elite and competed at the US Junior National Championships in 2009 and 2010.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gymnastike.org/speaker/10425-Talia-Chiarelli |title=Talia Chiarelli | Speakers and more - Gymnastike |website=www.gymnastike.org |access-date=January 14, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140105143751/http://www.gymnastike.org/speaker/10425-Talia-Chiarelli |archive-date=January 5, 2014 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Chiarelli's club in Canada is listed as Bluewater Gymnastics of Sarnia, Ontario.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gymcan.org/site/profile.php?id=268 |title=Gymcan-Profiles |accessdate=June 12, 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150629083847/http://www.gymcan.org/site/profile.php?id=268 |archivedate=June 29, 2015 }}</ref>
==Senior career== ===2011=== In May, Chiarelli competed at the Canadian Championships in Charlottetown, Canada. She placed sixth in the all around final with a score of 52.375.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://gym-score-depot.ca/Natls_2011/GSL/wag-sr-d2-aa.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=June 12, 2012 |archive-date=June 26, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110626235444/http://gym-score-depot.ca/Natls_2011/GSL/wag-sr-d2-aa.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref> In event finals, she placed eighth on balance beam scoring 12.175 and third on floor scoring 13.525.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://gym-score-depot.ca/Natls_2011/GSL/wag-senior-d3-ef.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=June 12, 2012 |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304045934/http://gym-score-depot.ca/Natls_2011/GSL/wag-senior-d3-ef.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref>
Later that year, she was chosen to represent Canada at the Japan Cup and later was chosen as an alternate to the Canadian Team at the 2011 World Championships.<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://arabianpunchfront.blogspot.ca/2013/03/interview-with-talia-chiarelli.html |title = Interview with Talia Chiarelli}}</ref>
In October, Chiarelli competed at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico. She helped the Canadian team win the silver medal in the team event with an individual all around score of 52.625. This score gave her 13th place in the all around competition.<ref>{{cite web |title=GIMNASIA ARTÍSTICA CALIFICACIÓN FEMENINA Y FINAL POR EQUIPOS |url=https://usagym.org/PDFs/Results/w_11panam_tf.pdf |website=USA Gymnastics |access-date=May 7, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180505135022/https://usagym.org/PDFs/Results/w_11panam_tf.pdf |archive-date=May 5, 2018 |date=October 24, 2011 |url-status=dead}}</ref> In event finals, she placed fifth on balance beam with a score of 13.075.<ref>{{cite web |title=GIMNASIA ARTÍSTICA CABALLO DE SALTO FEMENINO |url=https://usagym.org/PDFs/Results/w_11panam_ef.pdf |website=USA Gymnastics |access-date=May 7, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180505135304/https://usagym.org/PDFs/Results/w_11panam_ef.pdf |archive-date=May 5, 2018 |date=October 27, 2011 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
===2012=== In January, Chiarelli participated in the London Prepares series where Canada qualified a full team to the 2012 Summer Olympics. She competed on vault scoring 14.500, balance beam scoring 13.400, and floor scoring 13.433.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.londonpreparesseries.com/documents/gymnastics/results/day-2/womens-team-and-mixed-results.pdf |title=Archived copy |accessdate=June 17, 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20120520074120/http://www.londonpreparesseries.com/documents/gymnastics/results/day-2/womens-team-and-mixed-results.pdf |archivedate=May 20, 2012 }}</ref>
In April, Chiarelli competed at the 2nd Artistic Gymnastics Meeting in San Bernardo, Brazil, with gymnasts from Brazil, Canada, and South Korea. She won the floor final with a score of 14.225.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.intlgymnast.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3202:2nd-artistic-gymnastics-meeting-concludes&catid=5:competition-reports&Itemid=221 |title=International Gymnast Magazine Online - 2nd Artistic Gymnastics Meeting Concludes |publisher=Intlgymnast.com |date=April 15, 2012 |accessdate=June 12, 2012}}</ref>
In June, Chiarelli was one of the twelve gymnasts chosen to compete at the Final Olympic Selection meet to decide who would represent Canada at the 2012 Summer Olympics, but she had to withdraw due to back problems.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gymcan.org/site/news.php?id=499 |title=GYMCAN |publisher=GYMCAN |date= |accessdate=June 24, 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120723061515/http://www.gymcan.org/site/news.php?id=499 |archivedate=July 23, 2012 }}</ref>
===2013=== In her first major competition since discovering that she had stress fractures in her lower back,<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://arabianpunchfront.blogspot.ca/2013/03/interview-with-talia-chiarelli.html |title = Interview with Talia Chiarelli}}</ref> at the 2013 Elite Canada held in Edmonton, Alberta, Chiarelli was 5th on vault and 1st on beam<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gymcan.org/site/profile.php?id=268 |title=Gymcan-Profiles |accessdate=June 12, 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150629083847/http://www.gymcan.org/site/profile.php?id=268 |archivedate=June 29, 2015 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bluewatergymnasticsclub.com/blog/2013/02/10/talia-chiarelli-2013-beam-finalist/ |title=Talia Chiarelli 2013 Beam Finalist » Bluewater Gymnastics Club |accessdate=March 6, 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20130410160052/http://www.bluewatergymnasticsclub.com/blog/2013/02/10/talia-chiarelli-2013-beam-finalist/ |archivedate=April 10, 2013 }}</ref>
Chiarelli accepted a full scholarship to the University of Michigan.<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.ottawasun.com/2012/11/16/ottawa-gymnast-talia-chiarelli-daughter-of-boston-bruins-gm-peter-chairelli-accepts-scholarship-with-university-of-michigan | title=Ottawa gymnast Talia Chiarelli, daughter of Boston Bruins GM Peter Chairelli, accepts scholarship with University of Michigan | Ottawa Sun| date=November 16, 2012}}</ref> In her sophomore year, Chiarelli was named a two-time All-American for her Balance Beam and Floor Exercise. She was also named to the Big-Ten First Team as she guided the Wolverines to an NCAA Championship.<ref>{{cite web |title=TALIA CHIARELLI |url=https://mgoblue.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=9346 |website=mgoblue.com |accessdate=February 5, 2019}}</ref> In her senior year at the University of Michigan, Chiarelli was named team captain alongside Nicole Artz and helped the team win a Big Ten Championship title for the fourth year in a row.<ref>{{cite web |title=Season Review: 2017 Michigan Women's Gymnastics |url=https://mgoblue.com/news/2017/5/5/season_review_2017_michigan_women_s_gymnastics.aspx |website=mgoblue.com |accessdate=February 5, 2019 |date=May 5, 2017}}</ref>
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==External links== * [https://twitter.com/taliachi Talia Chiarelli] on Twitter * [https://web.archive.org/web/20150629083847/http://www.gymcan.org/site/profile.php?id=268 Talia Chiarelli] at Gymnastics Canada * [https://web.archive.org/web/20120707011254/http://www.fig-gymnastics.com/vsite/vnavsite/page/directory/0,10853,5187-188452-205674-nav-list,00.html Talia Chiarelli] at Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique
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