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Emily Lee

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Emily Lee
Nickname(s)Em
Born (2002-10-04) October 4, 2002 (age 22)
San Jose, California, U.S.
HometownLos Gatos, California, U.S.
ResidenceLos Angeles, California, U.S.
Gymnastics career
DisciplineWomen's artistic gymnastics
Country represented United States
Years on national team2020–2021 (USA)
College teamUCLA Bruins (2022–25)
LevelSenior International Elite
ClubWest Valley Gymnastics School
Head coach(es)Paul Duron and Judy Sun

Emily Lee (born October 4, 2002 in San Jose) is an American artistic gymnast. She is a former member of the United States national team. She is the 2021 Winter Cup all-around bronze medalist and the 2020 L'International Gymnix all-around champion.[1] She is currently competing in collegiate gymnastics with the UCLA Bruins.

Personal life

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Emily Lee was born on October 4, 2002, in San Jose, California to Tina and Calvin Lee. She is the middle of five children; her younger sister Taylor died of Leukemia in 2015.[2] She began gymnastics when she was eight years old.[1] She signed her National Letter of Intent for the UCLA Bruins gymnastics team, and she will join in the 2022 season.[3] Lee works for Instacart and giving private gymnastics lessons in order to fund her gymnastics training expenses.[4]

Gymnastics career

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2016–17

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Lee competed at the 2016 U.S. Classic where she finished twenty-second in the all-around with a total score of 53.200, and she placed ninth on the balance beam.[5] She qualified for the 2016 U.S. Championships where she finished twentieth in the all-around.[6] Lee missed the 2017 season due to an injury.[7]

2018–19

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At the 2018 Desert Lights National Qualifier, she won the all-around, balance beam, and floor exercise and re-qualified for elite level gymnastics.[8] She competed at the 2018 American Classic, but she suffered an injury during her uneven bars routine and withdrew from the rest of the meet.[9]

At the 2019 Gliders National Qualifier, Lee once again qualified for senior elite gymnastics and for the U.S. Classic.[10] She then competed at the American Classic where she won the silver medal in the all-around behind Faith Torrez and the gold medal on the floor exercise.[11] At the 2019 U.S. Classic, she placed twelfth in the all-around.[12] She qualified for the 2019 U.S. Championships where she placed eleventh in the all-around.[13] She was selected to compete at the U.S. Worlds Trials where she placed tenth in the all-around, but she was not selected for the World Championships team.[14]

2020–21

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On March 3, 2020, Lee was added to the U.S. National Team when she was selected for her first international assignment- the L'International Gymnix in Montreal.[15][16] The American team of Lee, Lilly Lippeatt, MyKayla Skinner, and Faith Torrez won the gold medal. Individually, Lee won the gold medal in the all-around and the silver medal on the floor exercise behind Skinner.[17]

At the 2021 Winter Cup, Lee won the bronze medal in the all-around behind Jordan Chiles and Shilese Jones with a total score of 53.400.[18] Then at the national team camp in March, she had the highest score on the balance beam with a 15.100.[19] At the National Championships Lee competed the all-around both days and finished in 13th place. As a result she was added to the national team and qualified to compete at the Olympic Trials.[20] At the Olympic Trials Lee suffered an Achilles tendon rupture while competing on floor exercise.[21]

Competitive History

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Year Event Team AA VT UB BB FX
Junior
2016 J.O. National Championships 10 8 6 1st place, gold medalist(s)
U.S. Classic 22 19 34 9 18
U.S. National Championships 20 18 20 7 24
Senior
2018 American Classic 5 14
2019 American Classic 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 6 1st place, gold medalist(s)
U.S. Classic 12 15 13 9
U.S. National Championships 11 15 6 8
Worlds Team Selection Camp 10 7 10 5 11
2020 International Gymnix 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2021 Winter Cup 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 5 18 7 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
U.S. Classic 8 26 6 4
U.S. National Championships 13 22 7 9
Olympic Trials 15 17 8 15

References

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  1. ^ a b "Emily Lee". USA Gymnastics. Retrieved May 18, 2021.
  2. ^ "Who is Emily Lee?". Gymcastic. June 24, 2021.
  3. ^ "UCLA Signs Pair of Elite Gymnasts for 2022 Season". UCLA Athletics. November 12, 2020. Retrieved May 18, 2021.
  4. ^ "UCLA gymnastics' top-ranked recruits shine ahead of arrival in Westwood". Daily Bruin. May 25, 2021.
  5. ^ "2016 Secret U.S. Classic Meet Results - Juniors" (PDF). Gymnastics Results. USA Gymnastics. June 4, 2016. p. 3. Retrieved May 18, 2021.
  6. ^ "2016 P&G Championships - Women Day 2 Meet Results - Multi" (PDF). Gymnastics Results. USA Gymnastics. June 26, 2016. p. 3. Retrieved May 18, 2021.
  7. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (January 31, 2018). "Eight Earn Elite Status at Qualifier". The Gymternet. Retrieved May 18, 2021.
  8. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (January 30, 2018). "2018 Desert Lights National Qualifier Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved May 18, 2021.
  9. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (July 7, 2018). "American Classic Live Blog - The Seniors". The Gymternet. Retrieved May 18, 2021.
  10. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (February 28, 2018). "Seven Elites Crowned at February Qualifiers". The Gymternet. Retrieved May 18, 2021.
  11. ^ "2019 Hopes & American Classic Meet Results" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. June 22, 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 29, 2021. Retrieved May 18, 2021.
  12. ^ "2019 GK U.S. Classic Meet Results" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. July 20, 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 21, 2019. Retrieved May 18, 2021.
  13. ^ "2019 U.S. Championships - Women Day 2" (PDF). Gymnastics Results. USA Gymnastics. August 11, 2019. Retrieved May 18, 2021.
  14. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (September 26, 2019). "2019 U.S. Worlds Trials Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved May 18, 2021.
  15. ^ "Women's Past Senior National Teams". USA Gymnastics. Archived from the original on August 31, 2011. Retrieved May 18, 2021.
  16. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (March 3, 2020). "Skinner to Lead Young U.S. Team at Gymnix". The Gymternet. Retrieved May 18, 2021.
  17. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (March 9, 2020). "2020 International Gymnix Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved May 18, 2021.
  18. ^ Bregman, Scott (February 27, 2021). "Jordan Chiles takes Winter Cup title as Laurie Hernandez returns and newcomers make 2021 debuts". Olympic Channel. Retrieved May 18, 2021.
  19. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (March 14, 2021). "2021 March U.S. National Team Camp Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved May 18, 2021.
  20. ^ "Biles wins seventh national all-around championship, most in U.S. women's gymnastics history". USA Gymnastics. June 7, 2021. Archived from the original on August 1, 2021. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
  21. ^ "Heartbroken and devastated only begin to describe what I'm feeling". Instagram. June 29, 2021. Archived from the original on December 26, 2021.
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