Michelle Pineda

Pineda began gymnastics at age six and began training at Metroplex Gymnastics in 2017.^[2]

She began her junior elite season competing at the 2021 Winter Cup, placing 13th in the junior all around.^[3] In 2022 she placed eleventh in the junior Winter Cup all around, tied with Claire Pease of WOGA. She placed seventh in the junior U.S Classic,^[4] and seventeenth in the junior U.S. Championship.^[5]

Pineda qualified elite following the Buckeye Classic in 2022, where she gained a 49.900 score in the all around, surpassing the necessary 49.500 to qualify. She was the only competitor at the meet to gain elite status.^[6] At the 2023 senior American Classic Pineda earned the bronze in the all around and gold on the floor exercise.^[7]

In 2024 Pineda gained a FIG licence to compete for Mexico, and she joined their B team.^[8] She then competed in the 2024 Pan American Championships, where she qualified first in the all around with a score of 52.533. She also contributed on all events to lead Mexico to a team bronze.^[9] During the all around final she earned the gold medal with a score of 52.500.^[9] In event finals she placed fourth on uneven bars and tied with Brazil's Hellen Carvalho for silver on floor exercise with a score of 13.100. She won the gold on balance beam with a score of 13.367.^[10]