Emma Malabuyo

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Emma Malabuyo
Meet and Greet with the Filipino Paris Olympians 2024 08 22 2024 Emma Malabuyo.jpg
Malabuyo in 2024
Personal information
Full nameEmma Lauren Bringas Malabuyo [1]
Country representedFlag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines
Former countries representedFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States
BornEmma Lauren Malabuyo [2]
(2002-11-05) November 5, 2002 (age 21) [3] [4]
Mountain View, California, U.S. [3]
Hometown Flower Mound, Texas, U.S.
Residence Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Training location Coppell, Texas, U.S.
Height5 ft (152 cm) [2]
Discipline Women's artistic gymnastics
LevelSenior Elite
Years on national team2016–19, 2021 (USA)
2023–present (PHI)
Club Texas Dreams
College team UCLA Bruins (2022–25)
Head coach(es) Kim Zmeskal-Burdette
Assistant coach(es)Chris Burdette
Medal record
Representing Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines
Asian Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2024 Tashkent Floor exercise
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2023 Singapore Floor exercise
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2024 Tashkent All-around
FIG World Cup
Event1st2nd3rd
Apparatus World Cup010
Total010

Emma Lauren Bringas Malabuyo (born November 5, 2002) is an artistic gymnast. Born in the United States, she represents the Philippines internationally and competed for her country of birth in the past. She represented the Philippines at the 2024 Paris Olympics. She was a five-time member of the U.S. National Team (2016–19, 2021) [5] and was an alternate for the 2020 Olympic team. She is currently competing for the UCLA Bruins gymnastics team.

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Early life

Emma Malabuyo was born in Mountain View, California, to Joel and Ana Malabuyo. [6] [7] [8] While living in Milpitas, she began her training at Airborne Gymnastics in Santa Clara with coach Elisabeth Crandall-Howell. [9] [10]

In 2013 her family moved to Texas, [9] where she trained under former world champion Kim Zmeskal-Burdette and Chris Burdette at Texas Dreams. [7] [11] She qualified as an elite gymnast in 2015. [12]

Junior career

In March 2016, Malabuyo made her international debut as part of the United States' gold-winning junior team at the 2016 L'International Gymnix tournament. [13] She earned the bronze medal in the all-around competition, [14] and two gold medals, on balance beam and floor exercise. Later that month at the City of Jesolo Trophy, she won a gold medal on balance beam and earned three silver medals in the all-around, uneven bars, and floor exercise. [15] In June, Malabuyo competed at the 2016 Secret U.S. Classic, where she finished second in the all-around behind fellow Texan Irina Alexeeva of World Olympic Gymnastics Academy (WOGA) and third on balance beam. She progressed to the 2016 P&G U.S. National Gymnastics Championships, but pulled out after competing in only the vault and floor exercises on the first day, and did not medal. [16]

In April 2017, Malabuyo competed at the City of Jesolo Trophy, where she finished third in the all-around behind teammates Gabby Perea and Maile O'Keefe. [17] Later that year Malabuyo won the U.S. Classic ahead of O'Keefe. [18] At Nationals, Malabuyo finished second behind defending champion O'Keefe, but finished first on floor exercise, second on uneven bars, and third on vault.

She was named to the national team. She and O'Keefe were selected to represent the United States at the 2017 International Junior Gymnastics Competition in Japan. [19] There Malabuyo finished second in the all-around, again behind O'Keefe, and first on floor exercise. [20]

Senior career

2018

Malabuyo made her senior debut at the City of Jesolo Trophy, where she competed as an individual alongside club teammate Ragan Smith. [21] She won gold in the all-around, balance beam, and floor exercise. [22] [23]

During the summer Malabuyo competed only on vault and balance beam at the U.S. Classic due to a nagging back injury, scoring 14.300 and 12.650, respectively, after falling on beam. [24] She finished fourteenth on the event. In August she traveled with Smith to Boston to compete in the national championships, but pulled out of the event during training to avoid re-aggravating her injury. [7] [25] As a result, she was not named to the national team after the meet.

2019

In February Malabuyo was named to the team to compete at the City of Jesolo Trophy alongside Sunisa Lee, Shilese Jones, and Gabby Perea. As a result, she was added back onto the national team. [26] In Italy she helped the USA win gold in the team final, and individually won bronze in the all-around behind Lee and Liu Tingting of China, [27] and won silver on balance beam behind reigning World Champion Liu and on floor exercise, behind teammate Lee. She also placed sixth on uneven bars. [28] She finished third overall. [7] [29]

In July Malabuyo was going to compete at the 2019 U.S. Classic but broke her tibia and was out for the remainder of the season. [7] [30]

2021

Malabuyo returned to gymnastics at the 2021 Winter Cup. She competed in three events, including a sixth place finish on beam. [31] At the National Championships she finished fourth in the all-around. As a result she was named to the national team and selected to compete at the upcoming Olympic Trials. [32] At the Olympic Trials Malabuyo finished ninth in the all-around and was named as an alternate for the Olympic team. [33] [34]

2023–24

In 2023 it was announced that Malabuyo had decided to represent the Philippines, her grandparents' country, in international competition. [8] [9] [35] She made her debut for them at the 2023 Asian Championships. On the first day of competition she helped the Philippines finish fifth as a team. During event finals Malabuyo won silver on floor exercise, the highest ever result for a Filipina gymnast at the Asian Championships at that time, [8] and placed fifth on balance beam. [36]

Malabuyo (first from right) meeting President Bongbong Marcos Meet and Greet with the Filipino Paris Olympians 2024 08 22 2024.jpg
Malabuyo (first from right) meeting President Bongbong Marcos

In early 2024 Malabuyo competed at the Cairo World Cup where she won silver on floor exercise behind Mana Okamura of Japan. [37] She remained on the UCLA gymnastics team and while seeking to qualify to represent the Philippines at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. [9] [8] At the conclusion of the World Cup series Malabuyo was ranked third on floor exercise and did not qualify via this pathway. In late May she competed at the Asian Championships where won bronze in the all-around behind Hu Jiafei and Qin Xinyi, both from China. As the highest ranking gymnast not part of a qualified team or having previously qualified as an individual, Malabuyo earned an Olympic berth to the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. [38] She also won gold on floor exercise in event finals.

At the 2024 Olympics, she finished 41st in the all-around, placing 60th in uneven bars, 57th in balance beam, and 25th on floor exercise. [39]

NCAA career

Malabuyo committed to University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) in 2017; in fall 2019 she signed her National Letter of Intent, joining the UCLA Bruins of the NCAA in the 2020–21 school year. [11] [40]

2021–2022 season

Malabuyo earned her first perfect ten on the balance beam on March 12.

Career perfect 10.0

SeasonDateEventMeet
2022March 12, 2022Balance beamUCLA vs UC Davis

Regular season rankings

SeasonAll-AroundVaultUneven BarsBalance BeamFloor Exercise
2023N/AN/AN/A36th42nd
2024N/AN/A208th16th282nd

Selected competitive skills

ApparatusNameDescriptionDifficulty [lower-alpha 1] Performed
Vault Baitova Yurchenko entry, laid out salto backwards with two twists5.02018–21
Uneven Bars Chow 1/2 Stalder Shaposhnikova transition with ½ twist to high barE2018, 2021
Double Layout 1/1Dismount: Full-twisting double laid out salto backwardsE2018–21
Piked JaegerReverse grip swing to piked salto forwards to catch high barE2019–21
Inbar 1/1Inbar Stalder to full (1/1) pirouetteE2018
Balance BeamDouble PikeDismount: Double piked salto backwardsE2018–21
Mitchell 1080° (3/1) turn in tuck stand on one legE2018–21
Switch RingSwitch Leap to Ring Position (180° split with raised back leg)E2018–21
ArabianImmediate ½ twist to tucked salto forwardF2018–21
Floor ExerciseAndreasenTucked Arabian double salto forwardE2019
Mukhina Full-twisting (1/1) double tucked salto backwardsE2018–21
Double LayoutDouble laid out salto backwardsF2018–21
Silivas Double-twisting (2/1) double tucked salto backwardsH2018
  1. ↑ Valid for the 2022-2024 Code of Points

Competitive history

YearEventTeamAA VT UB BB FX
Junior Flag of the United States.svg
2015 Buckeye Elite Qualifier11618Silver medal icon.svg16
WOGA Classic QualifierBronze medal icon.svg99Silver medal icon.svg6
American ClassicBronze medal icon.svg657Bronze medal icon.svg
U.S. Classic 12211977
P&G National Championships 20192679
2016 Gymnix Int'l Junior CupGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svg
City of Jesolo Trophy Silver medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svg
U.S. Classic Silver medal icon.svg4Bronze medal icon.svg5
2017 City of Jesolo Trophy Gold medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svg
U.S. Classic Gold medal icon.svg46Silver medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svg
P&G National Championships Silver medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svg4Gold medal icon.svg
Junior Japan InternationalSilver medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svg
Senior Flag of the United States.svg
2018 City of Jesolo Trophy Gold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svg
U.S. Classic 14
2019 City of Jesolo Trophy Gold medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svg6Silver medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svg
2021 Winter Cup 18618
U.S. Classic 79
U.S. National Championships 4767
Olympic Trials 9898
US NCAA UCLA Bruins script.svg & Senior elite Flag of the Philippines.svg
2022 Pac-12 Championships 411Bronze medal icon.svg
2023 Pac-12 Championships Silver medal icon.svg109
NCAA Championship 5
Asian Championships 55Silver medal icon.svg
2024 Cairo World Cup Silver medal icon.svg
Baku World Cup 4
Asian Championships 7Bronze medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svg
Olympic Games 41

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