Kaliya Lincoln

Lincoln was selected to compete at the 2020 International Gymnix, alongside Skye Blakely, Katelyn Jong, and Konnor McClain. As a result, she was added to the junior national team for the first time.^[1] While there she helped USA win team gold.^[2]

Lincoln competed at the 2021 Winter Cup where she placed fourteenth in the all-around.^[3] In May she competed at the 2021 U.S. Classic where she placed first on floor exercise and third on vault.^[4] In June, she competed at her first National Championships. She ended the two-day competition first on floor exercise, and third in all-around with a combined score of 104.650.^[5] She was then selected to represent the United States at the 2021 Junior Pan American Championships alongside Kailin Chio, Madray Johnson and Katelyn Jong.^[6] While there she helped the United States place first as a team and individually she won gold on vault and floor exercise.^[7]

Lincoln made her senior debut at the 2023 Winter Cup, where she won gold on floor exercise.^[8] In August she competed at the 2023 U.S. Classic where she tied with Joscelyn Roberson for silver on floor exercise.^[9][10] She then competed at the 2023 National Championships where she won silver on floor exercise behind Simone Biles.^[11][12]

In September Lincoln was named to the team to compete at the 2023 Pan American Games alongside Jordan Chiles, Kayla DiCello, Zoe Miller, and Tiana Sumanasekera.^[13][14] At the Pan American Games she won a gold medal on floor exercise and helped USA win gold in the team event; she also qualified to the balance beam final where she placed sixth.^[15][16]

In November Lincoln signed her National Letter of Intent with the LSU Tigers.^[17]

Lincoln won silver medals on floor exercise at both the Winter Cup and the Core Hydration Classic.^[18]

Lincoln competed at the 2024 U.S. National Gymnastics Championships, however she withdrew from the competition after the first two rotations on May 31, 2024. She scored a 12.700 on uneven bars and 12.300 on balance beam.^[19]

After missing the USA Gymnastics National Championships, Lincoln petitioned for her spot to compete at the 2024 United States Olympic trials, and was approved.^[20] She placed 5th on floor exercise and 9th in the all-around.^[21] Lincoln was named a non-traveling alternate for the 2024 Olympic team.^[22]