Ciena Alipio

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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.

FullnameCiena Alipio
Nickname(s)C
Born (2004-03-07) March 7, 2004 (age 22)
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Ciena Alipio
Full nameCiena Alipio
Nickname(s)C
Born (2004-03-07) March 7, 2004 (age 22)
Gymnastics career
DisciplineWomen's artistic gymnastics
Country
represented
United States United States
(2019–2022)
College teamUCLA Bruins (2023–26)
ClubMidwest Gymnastics Center
Head coach(es)Jess Graba
Alison Lim
Medal record
Representing the UCLA Bruins
NCAA Championships
Silver medal – second place2025 Fort WorthTeam
Bronze medal – third place2025 Fort WorthBalance beam
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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] Alipio’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 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

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

Regular season rankings

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SeasonAll-AroundVaultUneven BarsBalance BeamFloor Exercise
2023N/AN/AN/A102ndN/A
2024N/AN/AN/A243rdN/A
2025N/AN/AN/A15thN/A
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Career perfect 10.0

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SeasonDateEventMeet
2025March 22, 2025Balance beamBig Ten Championships
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Competitive History

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Competitive history of Ciena Alipio at the junior level
Year Event Team AA VT UB BB FX
2017 American Classic11191894
U.S. Classic161642810
U.S. National Championships2118151528
2018 American Classic97162210
U.S. Classic172135412
U.S. National Championships168222nd place, silver medalist(s)15
2019 City of Jesolo Trophy2nd place, silver medalist(s)83rd place, bronze medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Jr. World Championships Trials5
American Classic1st place, gold medalist(s)91st place, gold medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)19
U.S. Classic510112nd place, silver medalist(s)11
U.S. National Championships613102nd place, silver medalist(s)11
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Competitive history of Ciena Alipio at the senior level
Year Event Team AA VT UB BB FX
2021 Winter Cup6169156
American Classic9816
U.S. Classic193621
U.S. National Championships2221925
Arthur Gander Memorial3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2022 Winter Cup16111719
U.S. Classic911126
U.S. National Championships17182nd place, silver medalist(s)18
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Competitive history of Ciena Alipio at the NCAA level
Year Event Team AA VT UB BB FX
2023 PAC-12 Championships2nd place, silver medalist(s)29
2025 Big Ten Championships1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)
NCAA Championships2nd place, silver medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
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