Emily Lee

Emily Lee (born October 4, 2002 in San Jose) is an American artistic gymnast. She is currently a member of the United States national team, and she is the 2021 Winter Cup all-around bronze medalist and floor exercise silver medalist. She is also the 2020 L'International Gymnix all-around champion.[1]

Not to be confused with Emily Lee Sherwood Ragan.
Emily Lee
Nickname(s)Em
Country represented United States
Born (2002-10-04) October 4, 2002
San Jose, California
HometownLos Gatos, California
ResidenceLos Angeles, California
DisciplineWomen's artistic gymnastics
LevelSenior International Elite
Years on national team2020–present (USA)
ClubWest Valley Gymnastics School
College teamUCLA Bruins (2022)
Head coach(es)Paul Duron and Judy Sun

Personal life

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]

Career

Junior

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

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

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
Year Event Team AA VT UB BB FX
Junior
2016J.O. National Championships10861st place, gold medalist(s)
U.S. Classic221934918
U.S. National Championships201820724
Senior
2018American Classic514
2019American Classic2nd place, silver medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)61st place, gold medalist(s)
U.S. Classic1215139
U.S. National Championships111568
Worlds Team Selection Camp10710511
2020International Gymnix1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2021Winter Cup3rd place, bronze medalist(s)51872nd place, silver medalist(s)
U.S. Classic82664
U.S. National Championships132279
Olympic Trials1517815

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