Ciena Alipio

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Ciena Alipio
Full nameCiena Alipio
Nickname(s)C
Country representedFlag of the United States.svg  United States
Born (2004-03-07) March 7, 2004 (age 20)
San Jose, California USA
Residence Maplewood, Minnesota
Discipline Women's artistic gymnastics
LevelSenior International Elite
Years on national team2019–22 (USA)
ClubMidwest Gymnastics Center
College team UCLA Bruins (2023–26)
Head coach(es)Jess Graba
Alison Lim
Medal record
Representing the Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States

Ciena Alipio (born March 7, 2004) is an American artistic gymnast and former member of the United States women's national gymnastics team. She currently competes in NCAA gymnastics for the UCLA Bruins.

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Early life

Alipio was born to Linda and Dante Alipio in 2004 in San Jose, California. She has one brother, Eric. [1] Alpio's mother's side of the family is from the Navajo Nation. [2]

Gymnastics career

2015–16

In 2015 Alipio was part of the Junior Olympic Program and competed at various HOPEs competitions. She competed at the 2015 HOPES Championships where she placed first on the balance, second in the all-around and on floor exercise, sixth on uneven bars, and eighth on vault. In 2016 she competed at the 2016 Women's Junior Olympic National Championships where she placed second on floor exercise. She also competed at the 2016 Hopes Classic where she placed first in the all-around [3] and at 2016 Hopes Championships where she placed first on balance beam and second in the all-around.

2017–18

In 2017 Alipio qualified for junior elite status at the Brestyans National Qualifier. [4] She made her elite debut at the American Classic where she placed 11th in the all-around. [5] In late July she competed at the 2017 U.S. Classic where she placed 16th in the all-around. [6] She ended the season competing at the 2017 U.S. National Gymnastics Championships where she placed 21st in the all-around. [7]

In early July of 2018, Alipio competed at the American Classic where she placed ninth in the all-around. [8] Later that month she competed at the 2018 U.S. Classic where she placed 17th in the all-around. [9] In August Alipio competed at the 2018 U.S. National Gymnastics Championships. She finished sixteenth in the all-around but won silver on balance beam, finishing behind Konnor McClain. [10]

2019

In February, Alipio was named to the team to compete at the 2019 City of Jesolo Trophy in Italy, her first international assignment, alongside Kayla DiCello, Konnor McClain, and Sophia Butler. [11] As a result, she was added onto the junior national team. While there she helped the USA win team silver behind Russia and individually she won silver on balance beam behind Russian Viktoria Listunova, bronze on vault behind McClain and Listunova, and placed eighth in the all-around. [12]

In June Alipio competed at the Junior World Championships Trials where she placed fifth in the all-around, but placed first on balance beam and third on uneven bars; however she was not named to team. [13] Later that month she competed at the American Classic where she won gold in the all-around and on uneven bars, and placed second on balance beam. [14] In July Alipio competed at the U.S. Classic where she finished fifth in the all-around behind Konnor McClain, Sydney Barros, Olivia Greaves, and Skye Blakely. She won silver on the balance beam behind McClain, placed tenth on vault, and eleventh on uneven bars and floor exercise. [15]

2021–22

In November 2021 Alipio made her senior international debut at the Arthur Gander Memorial in Morges, Switzerland. [16] She placed third in the three-event all-around behind Angelina Melnikova of Russia and Taïs Boura of France. [17]

In August 2022 Alipio competed at the National Championships. She finished second on balance beam behind Konnor McClain. [18]

Collegiate gymnastics career

2022–2023 season

Alipio made her debut for the UCLA Bruins on January 7, 2023 at the Super 16 Invitational. [19]

Regular season rankings

SeasonAll-AroundVaultUneven BarsBalance BeamFloor Exercise
2023N/AN/AN/A102ndN/A
2024N/AN/AN/A243rdN/A

Competitive History

YearEventTeamAA VT UB BB FX
Junior
2017 American Classic11191894
U.S. Classic 161642810
U.S. National Championships 2118151528
2018 American Classic97162210
U.S. Classic 172135412
U.S. National Championships 16822Silver medal icon.svg15
2019 City of Jesolo Trophy Silver medal icon.svg8Bronze medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svg
Jr. World Championships Trials5
American ClassicGold medal icon.svg9Gold medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svg19
U.S. Classic 51011Silver medal icon.svg11
U.S. National Championships 61310Silver medal icon.svg11
Senior
2021 Winter Cup 6169156
American Classic9816
U.S. Classic 193621
U.S. National Championships 2221925
Arthur Gander MemorialBronze medal icon.svg
2022 Winter Cup 16111719
U.S. Classic 911126
U.S. National Championships 1718Silver medal icon.svg18
NCAA
2023 PAC-12 Championships Silver medal icon.svg29

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  2. ↑ @usagym (November 29, 2021). "November was a busy month for National Team member Ciena Alipio" – via Instagram.
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  14. ↑ "2019 American Classic Results". The Gymternet. June 22, 2019.
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