Evita Griskenas OLY (/ɛˈviːtə ɡrɪʃˈkɛnəs/ eh-VEE-tə grish-KEN-əss; born December 3, 2000)[2] is an American individual rhythmic gymnast.

She previously represented the United States at the 2020 Summer Olympics, finishing 12th in the qualification round for the individual all-around.

[14] She then won the all-around gold medal at the International Rhythmic Gymnastics Tournament held in Corbeil-Essonnes.

[21] At the Brno Grand Prix, she placed eighth in ball, ninth in ribbon, and 12th in the all-around, hoop, and clubs.

[37] Griskenas made her season debut at the Sofia World Cup and placed ninth in the all-around and sixth in the hoop and ball event finals.

[38] She then competed at the Guadalajara World Challenge Cup and finished sixth in ribbon, seventh in hoop, eighth in clubs, and 10th in the all-around.

[41] The next week she competed at the Kazan World Challenge Cup where she placed eighth in the ribbon final and 13th in the all-around.

[45] Griskenas began her 2019 season at the Corbeil International Tournament in Corbeil-Essonnes, France and helped the American team win the bronze medal.

Individually, she won the all-around bronze medal behind Belarusian gymnasts Alina Harnasko and Julia Evchik.

[47] Then at the MTM Ljubljana International Tournament, she won the all-around silver medal behind Italy's Alexandra Agiurgiuculese.

[49] Her first World Cup of the season was in Pesaro, and she placed fifth in the ribbon, sixth in the all-around, and eighth in the hoop and ball.

[52] She then competed at the Holon Grand Prix where she placed fifth all-around, sixth in ball, and seventh in hoop and ribbon.

[54] Griskenas was selected to represent the United States at the 2019 Pan American Games and won five medals- gold in the all-around, ball, hoop, and ribbon, and bronze in clubs.

[57] At the World Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan, the American team of Griskenas, Laura Zeng, and Camilla Feeley placed seventh.

[61] Griskenas won the all-around silver medal at the 2020 Rhythmic Challenge in Lake Placid, New York.

[62] Then in March 2020, she placed fourth in all-around at the Grand Prix Brno, and she won the bronze medal in the ball final behind Ukrainians Vlada Nikolchenko and Yeva Meleshchuk.

[64] She returned to competition in February 2021 at the Rhythmic Challenge and won the all-around gold medal by more than four points ahead of Laura Zeng.

[69] She finished second in the all-around at the 2021 USA Gymnastics Championships and was selected to represent the United States at the 2020 Summer Olympics.

[70] Her final competition prior to the Olympics was the Israel International Tournament, where she swept the gold medals in the all-around and in all four events.

[80] Griskenas competed at the 2022 World Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria and placed 10th in the all-around final while leading the American team to a fifth-place finish.

[85][86] Griskenas made Team USA history at the Portimão World Challenge Cup in Portimão, Portugal, by earning a silver all-around medal, the highest all-around finish ever on the Rhythmic Gymnastics World Cup series by an American rhythmic gymnast.

[87] Griskenas advanced to all four event finals, winning additional silver medals in hoop and clubs, plus finishing fourth in ball and fifth in ribbon.

[88] She placed third all-around at the Pan American Championships in Guadalajara, Mexico, leading the team to a second-place finish.

In the ribbon final, she won a bronze medal behind Bulgaria's Elvira Krasnobaeva and Ukraine's Taisiia Onofriichuk.

[103] After graduating from high school, she took a gap year before enrolling full time at Columbia University in New York, where she studied psychology with underlying interests in social behavior and vision.