Emily Lee

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Emily Lee
Nickname(s)Em
Country representedFlag of the United States.svg  United States
Born (2002-10-04) October 4, 2002 (age 21)
San Jose, California
Hometown Los Gatos, California
Residence Los Angeles, California
Discipline Women's artistic gymnastics
LevelSenior International Elite
Years on national team2020–2021 (USA)
ClubWest Valley Gymnastics School
College team UCLA Bruins (2022–25)
Head coach(es)Paul Duron and Judy Sun

Emily Lee (born October 4, 2002 in San Jose) is an American artistic gymnast. She is a former member of the United States national team. She is the 2021 Winter Cup all-around bronze medalist and the 2020 L'International Gymnix all-around champion. [1] She is currently competing in collegiate gymnastics with the UCLA Bruins.

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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]

Gymnastics career

2016–17

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

YearEventTeamAA VT UB BB FX
Junior
2016 J.O. National Championships1086Gold medal icon.svg
U.S. Classic 221934918
U.S. National Championships 201820724
Senior
2018 American Classic514
2019 American ClassicSilver medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svg6Gold medal icon.svg
U.S. Classic 1215139
U.S. National Championships 111568
Worlds Team Selection Camp10710511
2020 International Gymnix Gold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svg
2021 Winter Cup Bronze medal icon.svg5187Silver medal icon.svg
U.S. Classic 82664
U.S. National Championships 132279
Olympic Trials 1517815

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