Emily Lee
{{short description|American artistic gymnast}}
{{distinguish|Emily Lee Sherwood Ragan}}
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| collegeteam = UCLA Bruins (2022–25)
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Emily Lee (born October 4, 2002 in San Jose) is an American 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.{{cite web |title=Emily Lee |url=https://usagym.org/pages/athletes/athleteListDetail.html?id=448537 |website=USA Gymnastics |access-date=18 May 2021}} She is currently competing in collegiate gymnastics with the UCLA Bruins.
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.{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I8WHx-fRMLs |title=Who is Emily Lee? |work=Gymcastic |date=June 24, 2021}} She began gymnastics when she was eight years old. She signed her National Letter of Intent for the UCLA Bruins gymnastics team, and she will join in the 2022 season.{{cite web |title=UCLA Signs Pair of Elite Gymnasts for 2022 Season |url=https://uclabruins.com/news/2020/11/12/gymnastics-ucla-signs-pair-of-elite-gymnasts-for-2022-season.aspx |website=UCLA Athletics |access-date=18 May 2021 |date=12 November 2020}} Lee works for Instacart and giving private gymnastics lessons in order to fund her gymnastics training expenses.{{cite web |url=https://dailybruin.com/2021/05/25/ucla-gymnastics-top-ranked-recruits-shine-ahead-of-arrival-in-westwood |title=UCLA gymnastics’ top-ranked recruits shine ahead of arrival in Westwood |work=Daily Bruin |date=May 25, 2021}}
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.{{cite web |title=2016 Secret U.S. Classic Meet Results - Juniors |url=https://gymnasticsresults.com/archive/2016/usa/hartford/wagjun.pdf |website=Gymnastics Results |publisher=USA Gymnastics |access-date=18 May 2021 |pages=3 |date=4 June 2016}} She qualified for the 2016 U.S. Championships where she finished twentieth in the all-around.{{cite web |title=2016 P&G Championships - Women Day 2 Meet Results - Multi |url=https://gymnasticsresults.com/archive/2016/usa/stlouis/wagjunaa.pdf |website=Gymnastics Results |publisher=USA Gymnastics |access-date=18 May 2021 |pages=3 |date=26 June 2016}} Lee missed the 2017 season due to an injury.{{cite web |last1=Hopkins |first1=Lauren |title=Eight Earn Elite Status at Qualifier |url=https://thegymter.net/2018/01/31/eight-earn-elite-status-at-qualifier/ |website=The Gymternet |access-date=18 May 2021 |date=31 January 2018}}
= 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.{{cite web |last1=Hopkins |first1=Lauren |title=2018 Desert Lights National Qualifier Results |url=https://thegymter.net/2018/01/30/2018-desert-lights-national-qualifier-results/ |website=The Gymternet |access-date=18 May 2021 |date=30 January 2018}} 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.{{cite web |last1=Hopkins |first1=Lauren |title=American Classic Live Blog - The Seniors |url=https://thegymter.net/2018/07/07/american-classic-live-blog-the-seniors/ |website=The Gymternet |access-date=18 May 2021 |date=7 July 2018}}
At the 2019 Gliders National Qualifier, Lee once again qualified for senior elite gymnastics and for the U.S. Classic.{{cite web |last1=Hopkins |first1=Lauren |title=Seven Elites Crowned at February Qualifiers |url=https://thegymter.net/2019/02/28/seven-elites-crowned-at-february-qualifiers/ |website=The Gymternet |access-date=18 May 2021 |date=28 February 2018}} 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.{{cite web |title=2019 Hopes & American Classic Meet Results |url=https://usagym.org/PDFs/Results/2019/w_19amclassic_sr.pdf |website=USA Gymnastics |access-date=18 May 2021 |date=22 June 2019 |archive-date=29 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210729211429/https://usagym.org/PDFs/Results/2019/w_19amclassic_sr.pdf |url-status=dead}} At the 2019 U.S. Classic, she placed twelfth in the all-around.{{cite web |title=2019 GK U.S. Classic Meet Results |url=https://usagym.org/PDFs/Results/2019/w_19classic_sr.pdf |website=USA Gymnastics |access-date=18 May 2021 |date=20 July 2019 |archive-date=21 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190721043023/https://usagym.org/PDFs/Results/2019/w_19classic_sr.pdf |url-status=dead}} She qualified for the 2019 U.S. Championships where she placed eleventh in the all-around.{{cite web |title=2019 U.S. Championships - Women Day 2 |url=https://gymnasticsresults.com/results/2019/usa-championships/documents/wagsenaa.pdf |website=Gymnastics Results |publisher=USA Gymnastics |access-date=18 May 2021 |date=11 August 2019}} 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.{{cite web |last1=Hopkins |first1=Lauren |title=2019 U.S. Worlds Trials Results |url=https://thegymter.net/2019/09/26/2019-u-s-worlds-trials-results/ |website=The Gymternet |access-date=18 May 2021 |date=26 September 2019}}
= 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.{{cite web |title=Women's Past Senior National Teams |url=https://usagym.org/pages/women/history/past_nat_teams_sr.html |website=USA Gymnastics |access-date=18 May 2021 |archive-date=31 August 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110831032222/http://www.usa-gymnastics.org/pages/women/history/past_nat_teams_sr.html |url-status=dead}}{{cite web |last1=Hopkins |first1=Lauren |title=Skinner to Lead Young U.S. Team at Gymnix |url=https://thegymter.net/2020/03/03/skinner-to-lead-young-u-s-team-at-gymnix/ |website=The Gymternet |access-date=18 May 2021 |date=3 March 2020}} 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.{{cite web |last1=Hopkins |first1=Lauren |title=2020 International Gymnix Results |url=https://thegymter.net/2020/03/09/2020-international-gymnix-results/ |website=The Gymternet |access-date=18 May 2021 |date=9 March 2020}}
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.{{cite web |last1=Bregman |first1=Scott |title=Jordan Chiles takes Winter Cup title as Laurie Hernandez returns and newcomers make 2021 debuts |url=https://olympics.com/en/news/jordan-chiles-laurie-hernandez-2021-winter-cup |website=Olympic Channel |access-date=18 May 2021 |date=27 February 2021}} Then at the national team camp in March, she had the highest score on the balance beam with a 15.100.{{cite web |last1=Hopkins |first1=Lauren |title=2021 March U.S. National Team Camp Results |url=https://thegymter.net/2021/03/14/2021-march-u-s-national-team-camp-results/ |website=The Gymternet |access-date=18 May 2021 |date=14 March 2021}} 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.{{cite web |url=https://usagym.org/pages/post.html?PostID=26269 |title=Biles wins seventh national all-around championship, most in U.S. women's gymnastics history |work=USA Gymnastics |date=June 7, 2021 |access-date=June 24, 2021 |archive-date=August 1, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210801153207/https://usagym.org/pages/post.html?PostID=26269 |url-status=dead}} At the Olympic Trials Lee suffered an Achilles tendon rupture while competing on floor exercise.{{cite web |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/CQuoObBjr7a/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/instagram/emilyklee14/2607198147244375770_2607198142395803763 |archive-date=2021-12-26 |url-access=registration |title=Heartbroken and devastated only begin to describe what I'm feeling |date=June 29, 2021 |work=Instagram}}{{cbignore}}
Competitive History
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! align="center" |Year ! align="center" |Event ! style="width:30px;" |Team ! style="width:30px;" |AA ! style="width:30px;" |VT ! style="width:30px;" |UB ! style="width:30px;" |BB ! style="width:30px;" |FX | |||||||
| colspan="8" | Junior | |||||||
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| rowspan="3" | 2016 | align=left | J.O. National Championships | 10 | 8 | 6 | {{gold1}} | ||
| align=left | U.S. Classic | 22 | 19 | 34 | 9 | 18 | ||
| align=left | U.S. National Championships | 20 | 18 | 20 | 7 | 24 | ||
| colspan="8" | Senior | |||||||
| rowspan="1" | 2018 | align=left | American Classic | 5 | 14 | ||||
| rowspan="4" |2019 | align=left | American Classic | {{silver2}} | {{bronze3}} | {{bronze3}} | 6 | {{gold1}} | |
| align=left | U.S. Classic | 12 | 15 | 13 | 9 | |||
| align=left| U.S. National Championships | 11 | 15 | 6 | 8 | |||
| align=left | Worlds Team Selection Camp | 10 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 11 | ||
| rowspan="1" | 2020 | align=left | International Gymnix | {{gold1}} | {{gold1}} | {{silver2}} | |||
| rowspan="4" | 2021 | align=left | Winter Cup | {{bronze3}} | 5 | 18 | 7 | {{silver2}} | |
| align=left | U.S. Classic | 8 | 26 | 6 | 4 | |||
| align=left| U.S. National Championships | 13 | 22 | 7 | 9 | |||
| align=left | Olympic Trials | 15 | 17 | 8 | 15 |
References
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External links
- {{FIG}}
- {{USA Gymnastics|448537}}
- {{Instagram|emilyklee14}}
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Category:American female artistic gymnasts
Category:U.S. women's national team gymnasts
Category:Sportspeople from San Jose, California
Category:People from Los Gatos, California
Category:Sportspeople from Santa Clara County, California