Elsa García Rodriguez[a] (born February 8, 1990) is a Mexican artistic gymnast who represented Mexico at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

Having won 35 medals in international competition, she is widely regarded as the greatest female Mexican gymnast of all time.

In March, Garcia placed fifth at the American Cup in Philadelphia, United States with a score of 57.050.

[4] In July, Garcia competed at the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games in Cartagena, Colombia.

At the beginning of March, Garcia placed third at the American Cup in Jacksonville, United States with a score of 60.200.

[7] In March, Garcia competed at the Artistic Gymnastics World Cup event in Paris, France.

[8] At the end of March, Garcia competed at the Artistic Gymnastics World Cup event in Cottbus, Germany.

[9] In May, Garcia competed at the Artistic Gymnastics World Cup event in Ghent, Belgium.

[10] In July, Garcia competed at the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

[12] Prior to the competition, she injured her Psoas muscle, and based on her performances, she did not qualify for the 2008 Summer Olympics.

Garcia said, "2007 was a really special and contradictory year for me, because I achieved so much in the World Cup series and obviously because of my injury that left me out of Beijing.

"[13] In June, Garcia competed at the Artistic Gymnastics World Cup event in Barcelona, Spain.

"[13] In December, Garcia competed at the Artistic Gymnastics World Cup final in Madrid, Spain.

[15] Garcia said, "The World Cup Final in Madrid came like a surprise for us, and it helped my coaches and me get the hang of things again, and to reassure me that I want to keep doing this for another four years.

"[13] In October, Garcia competed at the 2009 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in London, United Kingdom.

[17] In March, Garcia placed eighth at the American Cup in Worcester, United States with a score of 53.900.

[18] In July, Garcia competed at the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico.

No surgery was needed, but I used a knee cast for a while and then pure rehab, slowly regaining mobility and strength.

[36] "I recently competed at our country's National Olympiad doing four full routines packed with almost every difficulty I will be showing in London," she said.

"Hopefully just missing an upgrade to a double-twisting Yurchenko on vault and a Patterson dismount on beam.

"[35] She was the only Mexico WAG gymnast to compete at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom.

[38][39] The music she used on her floor exercise was a fragment of the Zelda Medley by Lindsey Stirling, causing her to receive attention from fans of the games series.

She won a silver medal on the floor exercise final, tied with Ellie Black, behind winner Ksenia Afanasyeva.

[42] After missing out most of the season, Garcia returned to international competition at the Pan American Senior Championships in August, winning bronze with her team and placing eleventh in the all-around.

During the games, she won gold with the team and silver in the all-around behind Jessica Lopez of Venezuela.

[45] Garcia started off the season by sweeping all five gold medals at the Mexican National Championships in April.

[46] In May, she competed at the Sao Paulo World Cup and finished in 4th place in the bars final after scoring 14.525.

[48] Bursitis in her hip and an injury to her Achilles tendon prevented her from competed at the 2019 Pan American Games in June.