Chelsea Davis

Chelsea Elizabeth Davis (born November 2, 1992) is an American artistic gymnast.

Chelsea Davis
Full nameChelsea Elizabeth Davis [1]
Nickname(s)'Bit,[1] Chels [2]
Country represented United States
Born (1992-11-02) November 2, 1992
Austin, Texas, U.S.
HometownLakeway, Texas, U.S.
ResidenceCoppell, Texas, U.S.
Height5 ft 1 in (1.55 m)
DisciplineWomen's artistic gymnastics
LevelSenior International Elite
Years on national team2007–11 (USA)
ClubTexas Dreams
GymTexas Dreams Gymnastics
Head coach(es)Kim Zmeskal Burdette and Chris Burdette
ChoreographerKim Zmeskal Burdette [3]
MusicThunder by nuttin but stringz[4]
Medal record
Women's gymnastics [5]
Representing the  United States
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2010 Rotterdam Team
Gymnix International
Gold medal – first place 2008 Montreal Team
Junior Pan American Championships
Gold medal – first place 2007 Guatemala City Team
Silver medal – second place 2007 Guatemala City Balance Beam
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Guatemala City All-Around

Personal life

Davis is the daughter of Peggy and John Davis. Davis's older brother John coaches gymnastics in Arkansas. Her mother is retired. In addition to a sibling, she has a Chihuahua named Princess Molly. When she is not doing gymnastics, her hobbies include video games, board games and NASCAR. In the gym, Davis trains 36 hours a week.[6] Chelsea started gymnastics when she was 3 years old in her hometown. She now competes for the Georgia Gym Dogs.

Routines

Davis performs the following skills on bars, beam, floor, and vault.

ApparatusSkillsD ScoreTop Score in World Championship/World Cup/Olympic Competition
VaultYurchenko 1125.3
Uneven BarsJump to high bar Kip cast Tkatchev, Kip cast stalder full to Pak Salto, Kip cast 1/2 pirouette to toe up to high bar, Kip cast blind change to jaeger, Kip cast toe shoot full to bail, stalder up, Kip cast, giant giant full twisting double tuck.5.9
Balance BeamFull turn, round off layout stepout, popa facing sideways, front tuck, side aerial, sissone split jump, switch leap to back pike, side somme, switch side, round off double pike.5.3
Floor ExerciseFront layout to punch double full to sissone, double tuck, round off 112 to front full, switch ring, switch side, tour jete half, double pike.5.4

[7]

Floor Music

Competition placing results

Year Competition Description Location Apparatus Rank-Final Score-Final Rank-Qualifying Score-Qualifying
2006 U.S. Classic Kansas City Team
All Around
Floor Exercise
Uneven Bars 8
Vault 4
Balance Beam
2007 Junior Pan American Championships Guatemala City, Guatemala Team 1
All Around 3
Floor Exercise
Uneven Bars
Vault
Balance Beam 2
U.S. Classic Battle Creek, Michigan Team
All Around
Floor Exercise
Uneven Bars 3
Vault
Balance Beam 8
Visa Championships San Jose, California Team
All Around 4
Floor Exercise 5
Uneven Bars 6
Vault 10
Balance Beam 8
2008 Italy-Spain-Poland-USA competition Jesolo, Italy Team
All Around 6
Floor Exercise
Uneven Bars
Vault
Balance Beam
Gymnix International Montreal, Quebec, Canada Team 1
All Around 1
Floor Exercise 4
Uneven Bars 5 (Tie)
Vault
Balance Beam 2
U.S. Olympic Team Trials Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Team
All Around 8
Floor Exercise 9 (Tie)
Uneven Bars 7
Vault 11
Balance Beam 9
2010 CoverGirl Classic Chicago, Illinois Team
All Around
Floor Exercise
Uneven Bars 5 (Tie)
Vault
Balance Beam 8
Visa Championships Hartford, Connecticut Team
All Around 5 (Tie)
Floor Exercise 6
Uneven Bars 5
Vault
Balance Beam 6

[5]

References

  1. About Chelsea, Accessed on November 19, 2010
  2. FIG gymnastics website Archived July 7, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, Accessed on November 19, 2010
  3. Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique Archived July 7, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, Accessed on November 19, 2010
  4. Floor music posted on Twitter by Chelsea Davis, Posted on November 20, 2010
  5. Competition Results, Accessed on November 19, 2010
  6. Official site Archived 2010-05-11 at the Wayback Machine, Accessed on November 19, 2010
  7. Skills posted on Twitter by Chelsea Davis, Posted on November 20, 2010
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