Ciena Alipio

Alipio was born to Linda and Dante Alipio in 2004 in San Jose, California. She has one brother, Eric.{{cite web|url=https://usagym.org/pages/athletes/athleteListDetail.html?id=448416|title=Ciena Alipio|work=USA Gymnastics}} Alipio’s mother's side of the family is from the Navajo Nation.{{cite instagram|postid=CW4H5Pcpk9h|user=usagym|date=November 29, 2021|title=November was a busy month for National Team member Ciena Alipio}}

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{{cite web|url=https://thegymter.net/2016/05/16/2016-hopes-classic-results/|title=2016 Hopes Classic Results|work=The Gymternet|date=May 16, 2016}} and at 2016 Hopes Championships where she placed first on balance beam and second in the all-around.

In 2017 Alipio qualified for junior elite status at the Brestyans National Qualifier.{{cite web|url=https://thegymter.net/2017/02/16/2017-brestyans-national-qualifier-results/|title=2017 Brestyan's National Qualifier Results|work=The Gymternet|date=February 16, 2017}} She made her elite debut at the American Classic where she placed 11th in the all-around.{{cite web|url=https://thegymter.net/2017/07/09/2017-american-classic-results/|title=2017 American Classic Results|work=The Gymternet|date=July 9, 2017}} In late July she competed at the 2017 U.S. Classic where she placed 16th in the all-around.{{cite web|url=https://thegymter.net/2017/07/31/2017-u-s-classic-results/|title=2017 U.S. Classic Results|work=The Gymternet|date=July 31, 2017}} She ended the season competing at the 2017 U.S. National Gymnastics Championships where she placed 21st in the all-around.{{cite web|url=https://thegymter.net/2017/08/19/2017-u-s-championships-results/|title=2017 U.S. Championships Results|work=The Gymternet|date=August 19, 2017}}

In early July 2018, Alipio competed at the American Classic where she placed ninth in the all-around.{{cite web|url=https://usagym.org/PDFs/Results/w_18amerclassic_jr.pdf|title=American Classic Hopes Classic Meet Results|work=USA Gymnastics|date=July 7, 2018|access-date=July 17, 2019|archive-date=December 21, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181221041131/https://www.usagym.org/PDFs/Results/w_18amerclassic_jr.pdf|url-status=dead}} Later that month she competed at the 2018 U.S. Classic where she placed 17th in the all-around.{{cite web|url=https://usagym.org/PDFs/Results/w_18classic_jr.pdf|title=2018 GK U.S. Classic Meet Results|work=USA Gymnastics|date=July 28, 2018}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://usagym.org/PDFs/Results/w_18uschamps_jraa.pdf|title=2018 U.S. Championships - Women Day 2 Meet Results - Multi|work=USA Gymnastics|date=August 19, 2018|access-date=July 17, 2019|archive-date=August 20, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180820172658/https://usagym.org/PDFs/Results/w_18uschamps_jraa.pdf|url-status=dead}}

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.{{cite web|url=https://usagym.org/pages/post.html?PostID=23339|title=USA Gymnastics announces women's spring international team assignments|work=USA Gymnastics|date=February 24, 2019|access-date=July 17, 2019|archive-date=August 12, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200812093829/https://usagym.org/pages/post.html?PostID=23339|url-status=dead}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://usagym.org/pages/post.html?PostID=23396|title=USA wins senior team title at 2019 Jesolo Trophy, captures 14 other medals|work=USA Gymnastics|date=March 3, 2019|access-date=July 17, 2019|archive-date=November 8, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221108045556/https://usagym.org/pages/post.html?PostID=23396|url-status=dead}}

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.{{cite web|url=https://thegymter.net/2019/06/15/2019-u-s-junior-worlds-trials-results/|title=2019 U.S. Junior Worlds Trials Results|work=The Gymternet|date=June 15, 2019}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://thegymter.net/2019/06/24/2019-american-classic-results/|title=2019 American Classic Results|work=The Gymternet|date=June 22, 2019}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://usagym.org/pages/post.html?PostID=24214|title=Biles, McClain win all-around titles at 2019 GK U.S. Classic|work=USA Gymnastics|date=July 20, 2019|access-date=July 21, 2019|archive-date=April 20, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200420230711/https://usagym.org/pages/post.html?PostID=24214|url-status=dead}}

In November 2021 Alipio made her senior international debut at the Arthur Gander Memorial in Morges, Switzerland.{{cite web|url=https://usagym.org/pages/post.html?PostID=26717|title=Alipio, Greaves, Moldauer set to represent the U.S. in Switzerland this week|work=USA Gymnastics|date=November 2, 2021}} She placed third in the three-event all-around behind Angelina Melnikova of Russia and Taïs Boura of France.{{cite web|url=https://olympics.com/en/news/angelina-melnikova-continues-golden-2021-victory-morges|title=Angelina Melnikova continues golden 2021 with victory in Morges|work=International Olympic Committee|date=November 4, 2021}}

In August 2022 Alipio competed at the National Championships. She finished second on balance beam behind Konnor McClain.{{cite web|url=https://usagym.org/pages/post.html?PostID=27793|title=McClain reigns at the 2022 OOFOS U.S. Gymnastics Championships|work=USA Gymnastics|date=August 21, 2022}}

Alipio made her debut for the UCLA Bruins on January 7, 2023 at the Super 16 Invitational.{{cite web|url=https://dailybruin.com/2023/01/09/gallery-no-10-ucla-gymnastics-kicks-off-season-at-super-16|title=Gallery: No. 10 UCLA gymnastics kicks off season at Super 16|work=Daily Bruin|date=January 9, 2023}}

{{reflist|30em}}

• {{FIG|bio=75006|lic=47031|name=Ciena Alipio}}
• {{USA Gymnastics|448416}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Alipio, Ciena}}

Category:2004 births

Category:Living people

Category:American female artistic gymnasts

Category:Sportspeople from San Jose, California

Category:U.S. women's national team gymnasts

Category:UCLA Bruins women's gymnasts

Category:Navajo sportspeople

Category:21st-century American sportswomen