Interview: Australia's Vivian Sets Sights on Beijing, Oregon
Australia's Olivia Vivian is looking forward to this summer's Olympic Games in Beijing, and starting a new phase of her career this fall at Oregon State University in the U.S.
Vivian, who competed at the 2005 and 2006 World Championships, recently accepted a scholarship to study and compete at Oregon State University, where she will train under head coach Tanya Service Chaplin and associate head coach Michael Chaplin.
Born July 13, 1989, in Perth, Vivian is coached by Martine George and Nikolai Lapchine at the Western Australian Institute of Sport. She placed 13th on uneven bars at the 2005 World Championships in Melbourne; and 12th on uneven bars and sixth with her team at the 2006 World Championships in Aarhus, Denmark.
Vivian's best results in World Cup competitions include fifth place on uneven bars and sixth place on balance beam in Shanghai (2007); and seventh place on uneven bars in Glasgow (2007).
Vivian won the Australian junior title on uneven bars in 2003 and 2004; and the Australian senior title on uneven bars in 2006. Also in Australian Championships senior competition, she placed second on uneven bars in 2007, and third on balance beam and floor exercise in 2005. In the senior all-around, Vivian was sixth in 2005, fifth in 2006 and 11th in 2007.
In this IG Online interview, Vivian, Australian national team coach Peggy Liddick and OSU head coach Tanya Chaplin comment on Vivian's accomplishments and her future prospects.
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