Nickname: Danell
Hometown: Miami, FL
Personal Website: danelljleyva.com/
Twitter: @danelljleyva
Facebook: Facebook.com/DanellLeyva
Year you began gymnastics: 1995
Favorite Event: high bar, parallel bars, floor exercise
How did you get involved in gymnastics: Both my parents were gymnasts, and now they're coaches.
Favorite thing about gymnastics: My favorite thing about gymnastics has to be the rush that you get once you make a new skill you learned.
What are your goals for gymnastics?: win a Visa Championships, win the World Championships, and of course, win the Olympic Games
Names of parents/guardians/spouse: Yin Alvarez and Maria Gonzalez, both coaches
Names of sibling(s): Dayanis Mesa, she works on a Spanish television show.
Family members in sports: My mom's cousin once held the world record in holding his breath underwater. (7:15)

Favorite school subject: Science
Hobbies or favorite activities: Playing and listening to music, painting, and drawing
Favorite music: Rap, Hip Hop, R & B
Favorite TV show(s): The Boondocks, Naruto, Family Guy
Favorite Food: Spaghetti and Pizza
Other sports involvement: Don

• 2016 U.S. Olympic Team Trials, St. Louis. Mo. - 2nd-PB; 3rd-HB; 10th-AA
• 2016 P&G Championships, Hartford, Conn. - 4th-PB; 6th-HB
• 2016 Winter Cup Challenge, Las Vegas, Nev. -
• 2015 P&G Championships, Indianapolis, Ind. - 3rd-PB; 4th-HB; 6th-AA(T)
• 2015 National Qualifier, Colorado Springs, Colo. - 1st-AA, FX(T), PB, HB
• 2015 Winter Cup Challenge, Las Vegas, Nev. - 1st-PB; 10th-AA
• 2014 P&G Championships, Pittsburgh, Pa. - 1st-PB; 5th-AA, PH, HB
• 2014 National Qualifier, Colorado Springs, Colo. - 1st-PB; 5th-AA; 6th-VT(T), HB; 8th-PH(T)
• 2014 Winter Cup Challenge, Las Vegas, Nev. - 2nd-PB; 7th-FX; 8th-HB; 9th-AA
• 2013 P&G Championships, Hartford, Conn. - 3rd-HB; 5th-PB(T); 7th-AA
• 2013 National Qualifier, Colorado Springs, Colo. - 1st-AA, PB, HB; 3rd-VT(T)
• 2013 Winter Cup Challenge - Las Vegas, Nev. - 1st-PB, HB; 3rd-AA; 5th-SR
• 2012 U.S. Olympic Trials, San Jose, Calif. - 1st-AA, PB, HB; 2nd-PH; 6th-VT(T); 7th-SR; 8th-FX
• 2012 Visa Championships, St. Louis, Mo. - 1st-PB, HB; 2nd-AA; 4th-PH; 5th-FX
• 2012 National Qualifier, Colorado Springs, Colo. - 2nd-PB; 3rd-VT; 6th-FX
• 2012 Winter Cup Challenge, Las Vegas, Nev. - 1st-HB(T); 2nd-FX; 4th-AA, PB
• 2011 Visa Championships, Saint Paul, Minn. - 1st-AA, PB, HB; 4th-PH; 7th-FX; 8th-SR, VT
• 2011 Winter Cup Challenge, Las Vegas, Nev. - 1st-PB, HB; 2nd-AA; 4th-SR
• 2010 Visa Championships, Hartford, Conn. - 1st-PB; 2nd-AA; 3rd-HB
• 2010 National Qualifier, Colorado Springs, Colo. - 1st-HB; 2nd-AA, SR; 8th-PB(T)
• 2010 Winter Cup Challenge, Las Vegas, Nev. - 1st-PB; 2nd-HB; 4th-AA
• 2009 Visa Championships, Dallas, Texas - 1st-HB(T); 2nd-PB(T); 5th-AA
• 2009 Winter Cup Challenge, Las Vegas, Nev. - 1st-PB; 2nd-AA; 3rd-HB; 6th-VT
• 2008 Men's Junior Olympic National Championships, Battle Creek, Mich. - 1st-AA, HB, PB, PH
• 2008 Visa Championships, Houston, Texas - 8th-HB
• 2008 U.S. Men's Qualifier, Colorado Springs, Colo. - 3rd-AA; 3rd-HB; 4th-PB
• 2008 Winter Cup Challenge, Las Vegas, Nev. -
• 2007 Visa Championships, San Jose, Calif. -
• 2007 Men's Junior Olympic National Championships, Oklahoma City, Okla. - 1st-AA, PB, HB; 2nd-FX, SR
• 2007 Winter Cup Challenge, Las Vegas, Nev. -
• 2006 Visa Championships, St. Paul, Minn. - 1st-AA, FX(T), HB; 2nd-PB(T); 4th-PH; 5th-SR (Jr. Div.)
• 2006 Winter Cup Challenge, Las Vegas, Nev. -

• 2016 Olympic Games, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - 2nd-PB, HB; 5th-Team
• 2016 Stuttgart World Cup, Stuttgart, Germany - 2nd-AA
• 2015 Mexican Open - 1st-HB; 2nd-FX, PH; 3rd-AA; 4th-SR; 5th-PB; 6th-VT
• 2015 World Championships, Glasgow, Great Britain - 2nd-HB; 5th-Team; 6th-PB
• 2015 Doha World Cup, Doha, Qatar - 3rd-HB; 4th-PB
• 2014 IV Abierto Mexicano de Gimnasia, Acapulco, Mexico - 1st-PB; 2nd-AA, FX(T), VT, HB; 5th-PH, SR(T)
• 2014 World Championships, Nanning, China - 2nd-PB; 3rd-Team
• 2013 French International World Cup, Paris, France - 1st-HB
• 2013 AT&T American Cup, Worcester, Mass. - 6th-AA
• 2012 World Cup, Glasgow, Scotland - 4th-AA
• 2012 World Cup, Stuttgart, Germany - 5th-AA
• 2012 Olympic Games, London, England - 3rd-AA; 5th-Team, HB
• 2012 China World Cup, Zibo, China - 4th-HB
• 2012 AT&T American Cup, New York, N.Y. - 1st-AA
• 2011 Mexican Open, Acapulco, Mexico - 1st-AA
• 2011 World Championships, Tokyo, Japan - 1st-PB; 3rd-Team
• 2011 Japan Cup - 2nd-Team; 3rd-Aa
• 2011 World Cup, Moscow, Russia -
• 2011 Paris World Cup, Bercy, France - 2nd-HB
• 2010 World Championships, Rotterdam, Netherlands - 4th-Team; 5th-HB
• 2010 Pacific Rim Championships, Melbourne, Australia - 1st-Team, PB, HB; 3rd-SR; 7th-AA, PH
• 2010 17th Internationaux de France World Cup, Paris, France -
• 2009 World Championships, London, England - 4th-HB
• 2009 World Cup, Montreal, Quebec, Canada - 4th-HB
• 2008 PAGU Individual Event Championships, Rosario, Argentina - 1st-HB, 2nd-PH, PB; 6th-FX
• 2008 Pacific Rim Gymnastics Championships, San Jose, Calif. - 1st-Team, AA; 3rd-PB; 4th-PH; 5th-VT(T); 6th-HB(T); 8th-SR (Jr. Div.)
• 2008 USA vs Canada, Calgary, Albera, Canada - 1st-Team; 3rd-AA, VT; 4th-PH, HB
• 2007 Junior Pan American Championships, Guatemala City, Guatemala - 1st-Team, HB; 4th-AA, PH, VT (Jr. Div.)
• 2007 International Jr. Japan Competition, Yokohama, Japan - 2nd-FX, HB; 3rd-AA, PB; 3rd-VT(T); 4th-SR (Jr. Div.)