Elena Shinohara (born 6 April 2000) is a Japanese-born American rhythmic gymnast and social media personality. She was a member of the U.S. National Rhythmic Gymnastics Team, and she posts gymnastics videos on social media, including YouTube and TikTok.
Elena Shinohara was born in Japan on April 6, 2000.[1] She moved with her family to the United States when she was five months old.[3][4] Her mother, Nancy, is a former member of the Japanese national rhythmic gymnastics team, and she coaches Elena.[3] She graduated from Collins Hill High School in 2018.[5] She graduated from Georgia Tech, and she majored in biochemistry.[5][6] Her father, Minoru, runs the Human Neuromuscular Physiology Laboratory at Georgia Tech.[3]
Gymnastics career
Shinohara was first named to the Junior U.S. National team in 2015.[7]
Shinohara made her international debut at the 2018 Luxembourg Cup.[8] She placed fourth in the ball, fifth in the ribbon, and seventh in the hoop.[9][10] She also competed at the 2019 Irina Cup in Warsaw, Poland where she finished eighth in clubs.[11] At the 2019 Amsterdam Masters, she won the silver medal in the all-around and the gold medal in the hoop.[1]
At the 2019 National Championships, she finished tenth in the all-around, seventh in clubs and ribbon, and eighth in ball.[12] She was then named to the Senior U.S. National team.[13] She also won the 2019 Sportsperson of the Year Award, which was voted on by the top twelve rhythmic gymnasts at the competition.[14] At the 2020 Rhythmic Challenge in Lake Placid, New York, she finished fifth in the all-around and won the bronze medal in clubs.[15]
Social media
Shinohara posts training and flexibility videos on TikTok.[16][17]As of June2021[update], she has 4.8 million followers on TikTok.[18]
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