Pauline Tratz

Pauline Charlotte Tratz (born June 14, 1999) is a former German artistic gymnast.[1] Tratz competed at the 2015 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships where she helped her team place 12th. She was an alternate for the German team at the 2016 Summer Olympics, and competed at the 2017 Summer Universiade.[2] She began competing for the UCLA Bruins gymnastics team in the 2018 season.[3]

Pauline Tratz
Tratz in June 2017
Personal information
Full namePauline Charlotte Tratz
Nickname(s)Pulla
Country represented Germany
Born (1999-06-14) June 14, 1999
Karlsruhe, Germany
ResidenceBrooklyn, New York, U.S.
Height170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
DisciplineWomen's artistic gymnastics
LevelSenior International Elite
ClubKunstturn Region Karlsruhe
TSV Rintheim
College teamUCLA Bruins (2018–22)
Head coach(es)Ursula Koch
Chris Waller
Former coach(es)Valorie Kondos Field
Jordyn Wieber
Randy Lane
Kyla Ross
RetiredApril 2, 2022
Medal record
Representing UCLA Bruins
NCAA Championships
Gold medal – first place2018 St. LouisTeam
Bronze medal – third place2019 Fort WorthTeam

Personal life

Tratz was born on 14 June 1999 in Karlsruhe to Annette and Matthias Tratz. She has an older brother, Julius. In 2017, Tratz began attending the University of California, Los Angeles where she is currently pursuing a major in communication studies.[3] In 2021, she was named the Pac-12 Women's Gymnastics Scholar-Athlete of the Year.[4]

Career

2015

Tratz started her senior career in 2015. In March, she competed at the Cottbus World Challenge Cup, where she qualified for the vault final and finished fifth. In April, she competed at the 2015 European Artistic Gymnastics Championships, where she qualified for the all-around final and finished 18th. In September, she competed at the German National Championships, winning a silver medal on vault and a bronze medal on floor exercise. In October, she competed at the 2015 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships and helped Germany finish 12th in the team competition.[5]

2016

In March, she competed at the German National Team Cup, where she placed fifth all-around with a score of 51.250 and also won a silver medal on vault.[6] A few weeks later she competed in the DTB-Pokal Team Challenge held in Stuttgart, where she helped her team win a silver medal.[7] After the competition ended she was selected, along with Sophie Scheder, Elisabeth Seitz, Pauline Schäfer, Tabea Alt and Leah Griesser to represent her country at the 2016 Olympic Test Event.

At the Olympic Test Event held in Rio de Janeiro she helped the German team qualify in second place, thus earning one of the final four spots to send a full team to the Games.[8]

In June, Tratz competed at the German national championships, winning the gold medal on vault and also taking the bronze on the floor exercise. At the German Olympic Trials, Tratz placed ninth in the all around and third on the floor exercise.[5] She was selected as an alternate for the German Olympic team.

On November 10, 2016, Pauline signed a letter of intent to attend UCLA and compete for the Bruin gymnastics team starting with the 2018 season.[9]

2017
Tratz competing on the balance beam in June 2017

In June, Tratz won the gold on vault at the German national championships. In August, before heading to UCLA, she competed at the 2017 Summer Universiade in Taipei.[2] She contributed to the German team's fourth-place finish, and also qualified to the floor exercise and all-around finals, placing fifth and thirteenth respectively.[5]

College

In the fall of 2017, Tratz began attending the University of California, Los Angeles, joining the gymnastics program for the 2017–2018 season.

As a freshman, Tratz helped the Bruins win the 2018 NCAA Championship, their seventh NCAA team title.[10][11]

In May 2021, Tratz announced that she will return to UCLA for her fifth season.[12]

Regular season ranking[13]
Season All-Around Vault Uneven Bars Balance Beam Floor Exercise
2018 N/A 38th N/A N/A 22nd
2019 N/A 63rd N/A N/A 40th
2021 N/A 70th N/A N/A 21st

Competitive history
Year Event Team AA VT UB BB FX
Junior
2013Junior Japan International138
2014
European Championships4
Senior
2015Cottbus World Cup5
European Championships18
German Championships72nd place, silver medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
German World Championships Trials53rd place, bronze medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
World Championships12
2016German National Team Cup52nd place, silver medalist(s)
DTB Team Challenge2nd place, silver medalist(s)203rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Olympic Test Event2nd place, silver medalist(s)
German Championships101st place, gold medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
German Olympic Trials93rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Cottbus World Cup4
2017German Championships1st place, gold medalist(s)
Summer Universiade4135
NCAA
2018PAC-12 Championships[14]1st place, gold medalist(s)133rd place, bronze medalist(s)
NCAA Championships[15]1st place, gold medalist(s)2427
2019PAC-12 Championships[16]1st place, gold medalist(s)124
NCAA Championships3rd place, bronze medalist(s)17
2020PAC-12 ChampionshipsCanceled due to the
COVID-19 pandemic in the USA [17][18]
NCAA Championships
2021PAC-12 Championships3rd place, bronze medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)

References
  1. "Pauline Tratz FIG Athlete Profile". International Gymnastics Federation (FIG). Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  2. "In her global career, gymnast Pauline Tratz's passion never gets lost in translation". Daily Bruin. 13 February 2021.
  3. "Pauline Tratz UCLA Bruins Profile". UCLA Bruins. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  4. "UCLA's Pauline Tratz named Pac-12 Women's Gymnastics Scholar-Athlete of the Year". Pac-12 Conference. 20 March 2021.
  5. "Pauline Tratz at The Gymternet". The Gymternet. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  6. "2016 German National Team Cup Results" Thegymter.net. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
  7. "2016 DTB Pokal Team Challenge Results". Thegymter.net. Retrieved 21 March 2016
  8. "2016 WAG Test Event - Team Qualification". FIG Results. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
  9. "UCLA Gymnastics on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 2016-11-10.
  10. "UCLA gymnastics wins 'special' home finale to year '20 times harder' than past ones". Los Angeles Times. 13 March 2021.
  11. "UCLA's women's gymnastics team wins a national title and brings out the best in the sport". Los Angeles Times. 23 April 2018.
  12. "Pauline Tratz to return for fifth season with UCLA gymnastics". Daily Bruin. 29 May 2021.
  13. "Standings". roadtonationals.com. Retrieved 2019-04-25.
  14. "The Gymnastics ScoreKeeper Meet Results". athletics.arizona.edu. Retrieved 2019-04-26.
  15. "2018 National Championship Record Book" (PDF). Retrieved 2019-04-26.
  16. "2019 PAC-12 Championship score sheet" (PDF). 2019-03-23. Retrieved 2019-04-26.
  17. "Pac-12 statement on men's basketball tournament, Pac-12 sport competitions and Pac-12 championship events". Pac-12 Conference. March 11, 2020.
  18. "NCAA cancels remaining winter and spring championships due to coronavirus concerns". NCAA. March 13, 2020.
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