Emily Lee
American artistic gymnast
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Emily Lee (born October 4, 2002) is an American former 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 competed in collegiate gymnastics with the UCLA Bruins.
represented
United States (2020–2021)
| Emily Lee | ||||||||||||
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| Nickname(s) | Em | |||||||||||
| Born | October 4, 2002 San Jose, California, U.S. | |||||||||||
| Gymnastics career | ||||||||||||
| Discipline | Women's artistic gymnastics | |||||||||||
| Country represented | United States (2020–2021) | |||||||||||
| College team | UCLA Bruins (2022–2025) | |||||||||||
| Club | West Valley Gymnastics School | |||||||||||
| Head coach(es) | Paul Duron and Judy Sun | |||||||||||
Medal record
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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 worked for Instacart and gave 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
| Year | Event | Team | AA | VT | UB | BB | FX |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | J.O. National Championships | 10 | 8 | 6 |  | ||
| U.S. Classic | 22 | 19 | 34 | 9 | 18 | ||
| U.S. Championships | 20 | 18 | 20 | 7 | 24 |
| Year | Event | Team | AA | VT | UB | BB | FX |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | American Classic | 5 | 14 | ||||
| 2019 | American Classic |  |  | | 6 | | |
| U.S. Classic | 12 | 15 | 13 | 9 | |||
| U.S. Championships | 11 | 15 | 6 | 8 | |||
| Worlds Team Selection Camp | 10 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 11 | ||
| 2020 | International Gymnix | | | | |||
| 2021 | Winter Cup | | 5 | 18 | 7 | | |
| U.S. Classic | 8 | 26 | 6 | 4 | |||
| U.S. Championships | 13 | 22 | 7 | 9 | |||
| U.S. Olympic Trials | 15 | 17 | 8 | 15 |
