Kieryn Finnell
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| Born | April 9, 2008 Rochester, New York, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country represented | (2022–2024) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | Florida Gators (2027–2030) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | RGA | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Head coach(es) | Barry Coss Youlia Coss | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
2022
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]
2023
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]
Senior gymnastics career
2024
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]