Kieryn Finnell | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country represented | United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Rochester, New York, U.S. | April 9, 2008|||||||||||||||||||||||
Level | Senior International Elite | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Years on national team | 2022 – 2024 (USA) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | RGA | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Head coach(es) | Barry Coss Youlia Coss | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Kieryn Finnell (born April 9, 2008) is an American artistic gymnast. She was a member of the silver medal-winning team at the 2023 Junior World Championships and is the 2024 Pacific Rim Gymnastics Championships balance beam champion.
Finnell suffered a hamstring injury two days prior to the 2022 Winter Cup, and missed the competition as a result. [1]
In July she competed at the U.S. Classic where she won gold on uneven bars and placed fourth in the all-around. [2] The following month she competed at the National Championships where she placed eighteenth in the all-around. [3]
Finnell competed at the 2023 Winter Cup where she won silver on balance beam and bronze in the all-around. [4] As a result, she was named to the team to compete at the 2023 Junior World Championships as an alternate. [5] She helped the USA finish second behind Japan. [6] [7]
In August she competed at the 2023 U.S. Classic where she won gold in the all-around and on balance beam, and silver on uneven bars and floor exercise. [8] She then competed at the 2023 National Championships where she won silver in the all-around and on balance beam, bronze on uneven bars, placed sixth on floor exercise, and seventh on vault. [9] [10]
In April, she made her senior international debut at the 2024 Pacific Rim Gymnastics Championships, alongside Jayla Hang, Madray Johnson and Simone Rose. [11] During the event she won gold in the team event and on balance beam, and placed fourth in the all-around. [12] [13]
In May, she competed at the Core Hydration Classic where she placed twenty-fifth in the all-around. [14] [15] She then competed at the National Championships, and placed nineteenth in the all-around. [16]
Year | Event | Team | AA | VT | UB | BB | FX |
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Junior | |||||||
2022 | U.S. Classic | 4 | |||||
U.S. National Championships | 18 | 13 | 18 | 16 | 18 | ||
2023 | Winter Cup | 6 | 5 | 12 | |||
Junior World Championships | |||||||
U.S. Classic | 6 | ||||||
U.S. National Championships | 7 | 6 | |||||
Senior | |||||||
2024 | Pacific Rim Championships | 4 | |||||
U.S. Classic | 25 | 15 | 25 | 25 | |||
U.S. National Championships | 19 | 17 | 12 | 28 |
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