Busuttil, who turned 18 on February 26, is one of the the leaders in a recent wave of Maltese gymnasts making progressive history for their country. Ella Borg was Malta’s first gymnast to compete at the junior world championships (2019) and its first World Cup finalist (2022 in Doha). But looking back, that all-around final actually worked in my favor for the beam (final). I remember back in 2015 when five Maltese gymnasts won medals at the Games of the Small States of Europe. International Gymnast Online’s other features on Maltese gymnasts include: