Grace McCallum
{{short description|American artistic gymnast}}
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Grace Ann McCallum (born October 30, 2002) is an American artistic gymnast. She represented the United States at the 2020 Summer Olympics and won a silver medal in the team event. She is the 2018 Pan American and 2018 Pacific Rim individual all-around champion, the 2018 Pan American uneven bars champion, and was a member of the U.S. gymnastics team that won gold at the 2018 and 2019 World Championships and the 2018 Pan American Championships.
Personal life
McCallum was born in Cambridge, Minnesota to Sandra and Edward McCallum. She is one of seven children.{{cite web|url=https://usagym.org/pages/athletes/athleteListDetail.html?id=434314|title=Grace McCallum|work=USA Gymnastics}}{{Citation|title=Get to Know the Freshman - Grace McCallum| date=17 September 2021 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UqwXfwUCyqg|language=en|access-date=2021-09-22}} She finished high school online through Connections Academy and has a German Shepherd named Bella.{{cite web|url=https://www.insidegymnastics.com/news-features/amazing-grace/|title=Amazing Grace!|work=Inside Gymnastics|date=July 27, 2018|first=Anna Rose|last=Johnson}} McCallum is a devout Roman Catholic.{{Cite web|title=Ten American Catholic athletes to watch for in the Tokyo Olympics|url=https://www.americamagazine.org/arts-culture/2021/07/16/tokyo-olympics-catholics-simone-biles-katie-ledecky-241071|date=July 16, 2021|accessdate=July 20, 2021|author=Grace Doerfler, Amelia Jarecke, Chloe Gunther|publisher=America}}
Elite gymnastics career
= 2017 =
In 2017 McCallum competed at the 2017 U.S. Classic where she placed third in the all-around and first on vault in the junior division. At Nationals she placed 11th in the all-around and fourth on vault.
= 2018 =
McCallum turned senior 2018 and was officially added to the senior national team when she was named to the team to compete at the 2018 Pacific Rim Gymnastics Championships.{{cite web|url=https://usagym.org/pages/post.html?PostID=21549&prog=h|title=USA Gymnastics names women's 2018 Pac Rim, Junior Pan Am Championships Teams|work=USA Gymnastics|date=April 10, 2018|access-date=April 30, 2018|archive-date=August 4, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210804180820/https://usagym.org/pages/post.html?PostID=21549&prog=h|url-status=dead}} There she won gold in the team and all-around finals and won silver on vault and floor exercise.{{cite web|url=https://usagym.org/pages/post.html?PostID=21807&prog=h|title=USA brings home 29 medals from men's, women's individual event finals|work=USA Gymnastics|date=April 29, 2018|access-date=April 30, 2018|archive-date=July 30, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210730074011/https://usagym.org/pages/post.html?PostID=21807&prog=h|url-status=dead}} McCallum also competed at the 2018 City of Jesolo Trophy where she placed fifth in the all-around, fifth on vault, and third on floor exercise.{{cite web|url=https://thegymter.net/2018/04/17/2018-city-of-jesolo-trophy-results/|title=2018 City of Jesolo Trophy Results|work=The Gymternet|date=April 16, 2018}}
In early July, McCallum competed at the American Classic, where she only competed on uneven bars and balance beam. She finished second and ninth respectively.{{cite web|url=https://usagym.org/pages/post.html?PostID=22226&prog=h|title=Jones, DiCello win all-around titles at 2018 American Classic today|work=USA Gymnastics|date=July 8, 2018|access-date=July 11, 2018|archive-date=July 11, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180711202356/https://usagym.org/pages/post.html?PostID=22226&prog=h|url-status=dead}}
Later that month, McCallum competed at the GK US Classic, where she placed eleventh in the all-around. She also placed eighteenth on bars, twelfth on beam, and tied for seventh on floor with Shania Adams.{{Cite web|url=https://usagym.org/PDFs/Results/w_18classic_sr.pdf|title=GK Classic Results 2018}}
In August McCallum competed at the National Championships where she placed fourth in the all-around, behind Simone Biles, Morgan Hurd, and Riley McCusker. She also finished fourth on floor exercise, sixth on uneven bars, and fifth on balance beam.{{cite web|title=Biles wins fifth senior women's all-around title at 2018 U.S. Gymnastics Championships|url=https://usagym.org/pages/post.html?PostID=22424&prog=h|work=USA Gymnastics|date=August 19, 2018|access-date=August 20, 2018|archive-date=August 20, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180820203426/https://usagym.org/pages/post.html?PostID=22424&prog=h|url-status=dead}} On August 20 McCallum was named to the team to compete at the Pan American Championships alongside Jade Carey, Trinity Thomas, Kara Eaker, and Shilese Jones.{{cite web|url=https://usagym.org/pages/post.html?PostID=22431&prog=h|title=USA Gymnastics names U.S. Women's Team for 2018 Pan Am Championships|work=USA Gymnastics|date=August 20, 2018|access-date=August 20, 2018|archive-date=November 9, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201109033855/https://usagym.org/pages/post.html?PostID=22431&prog=h|url-status=dead}} There she won gold in the team finals, all-around, and uneven bars and won bronze on vault and balance beam. She had the fourth highest score on floor exercise.{{cite web|url=https://usagym.org/pages/post.html?PostID=22578|title=U.S. women win team gold at 2018 Senior Pan Am Championships|work=USA Gymnastics|date=September 16, 2018|access-date=September 17, 2018|archive-date=August 10, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200810185014/https://usagym.org/pages/post.html?PostID=22578|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=https://usagym.org/pages/post.html?PostID=22569|title=McCallum, Thomas go one-two in women's all-around at 2018 Senior Pan Am Championships|work=USA Gymnastics|date=September 15, 2018|access-date=September 17, 2018|archive-date=August 12, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200812101914/https://usagym.org/pages/post.html?PostID=22569|url-status=dead}} Her all-around score of 57.000 during the team final was the second-highest international score in the world in 2018, behind only all-around champion Biles.{{Cite web|url=https://thegymter.net/2018/09/15/2018-pan-american-championships-results/|title=2018 Pan American Championships Results|date=2018-09-16|website=The Gymternet|language=en|access-date=2019-03-02}}
In October McCallum participated in the Worlds Team Selection Camp. During the competition she placed second on floor exercise behind Biles, third in the all-around behind Biles and McCusker, fifth on balance beam and vault, and seventh on uneven bars.{{cite web|url=https://usagym.org/pages/post.html?PostID=22709|title=Biles wins U.S. women's World Team Selection Camp competition|work=USA Gymnastics|date=October 11, 2018|access-date=October 12, 2018|archive-date=December 21, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181221035737/https://usagym.org/pages/post.html?PostID=22709|url-status=dead}} The following day she was named to the team to compete at the 2018 World Championships alongside Biles, Hurd, McCusker, Eaker, and alternate Ragan Smith.{{cite web|url=https://usagym.org/pages/post.html?PostID=22714|title=USA Gymnastics announces 2018 U.S. Women's World Championships Team|work=USA Gymnastics|date=October 12, 2018|access-date=October 12, 2018|archive-date=December 21, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181221040044/https://usagym.org/pages/post.html?PostID=22714|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=https://usagym.org/pages/post.html?PostID=22782|title=Qualification line-up for U.S. women is announced for 2018 World Championships|work=USA Gymnastics|date=October 25, 2018|access-date=October 25, 2018|archive-date=December 21, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181221040415/https://usagym.org/pages/post.html?PostID=22782|url-status=dead}}
During qualifications the US qualified in first place to the team final. Individually McCallum qualified as the second reserve to the vault final and placed seventh on floor exercise, but did not qualify due to teammates Biles and Hurd scoring higher.{{cite web|url=https://usagym.org/pages/post.html?PostID=22814|title=U.S. women qualify for team finals with first-place team qualification ranking at 2018 World Championships|work=USA Gymnastics|date=October 28, 2018|access-date=October 29, 2018|archive-date=December 21, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181221041140/https://usagym.org/pages/post.html?PostID=22814|url-status=dead}} During the team final McCallum competed on only vault and floor exercise. She contributed 14.533 and 13.633 respectively towards the USA's team total. USA won gold with a score of 171.629, 8.766 points ahead of second-place Russia, beating previous margin of victory records set in the open-ended code of points era at the 2014 World Championships (6.693) and the 2016 Olympic Games (8.209).{{cite web|url=https://olympics.nbcsports.com/2018/10/30/usa-womens-gymnastics-world-championship/|title=Simone Biles, U.S. gymnastics team win world title by record margin|work=NBC Sports|date=October 30, 2018}}{{cite web|url=https://usagym.org/pages/post.html?PostID=22831|title=U.S. women win team title at 2018 World Championships, qualify for 2020 Olympic Games|date=October 30, 2018|work=USA Gymnastics|access-date=October 30, 2018|archive-date=December 21, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181221041057/https://usagym.org/pages/post.html?PostID=22831|url-status=dead}}
= 2019 =
In January, it was announced that McCallum would represent the USA at the American Cup alongside first year senior Leanne Wong in March.{{cite web|url=https://usagym.org/pages/post.html?PostID=23108|work=USA Gymnastics|title=2019 American Cup field features mixture of Olympic and World medalists, rising stars|date=January 10, 2019|access-date=January 10, 2019|archive-date=May 4, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210504155316/https://usagym.org/pages/post.html?PostID=23108|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=http://www.gymnastics.sport/site/news/displaynews.php?idNews=2351|title=World medallists headline 2019 American Cup|work=International Gymnastics Federation|date=January 10, 2019}} There she won the silver all-around medal behind Wong and ahead of the two previous World silver all-around medalists, Ellie Black of Canada (2017) and Mai Murakami of Japan (2018), who tied for third place.{{Cite web|url=https://thegymter.net/2019/03/02/2019-american-cup-live-blog/|title=2019 American Cup Live Blog|date=2019-03-02|website=The Gymternet|language=en|access-date=2019-03-02}} At February’s team training camp, McCallum placed first in the all-around ahead of the other national team members.{{Cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/BuUKEXRHFB_/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/s/instagram/BuUKEXRHFB_ |archive-date=2021-12-24 |url-access=registration|title=Sarah Jantzi on Instagram: "Amazing Grace 1st AA at national team camp in the senior division!!!"|website=Instagram|language=en|access-date=2019-07-18}}{{cbignore}}
At the 2019 GK US Classic in July, McCallum placed third in the all-around behind Simone Biles and Riley McCusker. She also tied for third on bars with McCusker and behind Morgan Hurd and Sunisa Lee, placed fifth on beam, and tied for second on floor with Jade Carey and behind Biles. Additionally she had the fourth highest single vault score behind Biles, Carey, and MyKayla Skinner but had the highest scoring double-twisting yurchenko.{{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}}
At the 2019 U.S. National Championships, McCallum competed all four events on the first day of competition but counted two falls and ended the night in ninth place, tied with MyKayla Skinner.{{cite web|url=https://usagym.org/pages/post.html?PostID=24364|title=Biles soars to top of all-around rankings at 2019 U.S. Championships, performing two new skills along the way|work=USA Gymnastics|date=July 10, 2019|access-date=August 12, 2019|archive-date=June 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210605165211/https://usagym.org/pages/post.html?PostID=24364|url-status=dead}} On the second day of competition she competed all her routines cleanly and was able to make a comeback and finished the competition in third place behind Simone Biles and Sunisa Lee. She also finished in sixth on bars, eighth on beam, and fourth on floor. As a result she was added to the national team for the third time.{{cite web|url=https://usagym.org/pages/post.html?PostID=24375|title=Biles soars to sixth U.S. women's all-around title at 2019 U.S. Championships|work=USA Gymnastics|date=August 11, 2019|access-date=August 12, 2019|archive-date=April 20, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200420230230/https://usagym.org/pages/post.html?PostID=24375|url-status=dead}}
In September McCallum competed at the US World Championships trials where she placed sixth in the all-around behind Simone Biles, Sunisa Lee, Kara Eaker, MyKayla Skinner, and Jade Carey after falling off the uneven bars. On the second day of trials, she competed on bars and beam, finishing third on bars behind Lee and Biles. The following day she was named to the team to compete at the 2019 World Championships in Stuttgart alongside Biles, Lee, Eaker, Skinner, and Carey.{{cite web|url=https://usagym.org/pages/post.html?PostID=24556|title=USA Gymnastics announces 2019 U.S. Women's World Championships Team|work=USA Gymnastics|date=September 23, 2019|access-date=September 23, 2019|archive-date=March 3, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200303151533/https://usagym.org/pages/post.html?PostID=24556|url-status=dead}}
During the qualification round at the World Championships, McCallum helped the USA qualify to the team final in first place over five points ahead of second place China. She recorded the fifth highest all-around score despite falling on balance beam, but did not advance to the final due to teammates Biles and Lee scoring higher than her. Additionally, she placed ninth on floor exercise and tenth on uneven bars, but was not named a reserve athlete for either final due to both Biles and Lee qualifying above her on those two events.{{cite web|url=https://usagym.org/pages/post.html?PostID=24653|title=USA advances to women's team, individual finals at 2019 World Championships|work=USA Gymnastics|date=October 4, 2019|access-date=October 7, 2019|archive-date=April 20, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200420233421/https://usagym.org/pages/post.html?PostID=24653|url-status=dead}} In the team final, McCallum competed on vault and uneven bars, helping the USA win the gold medal ahead of Russia and Italy, making this McCallum’s second consecutive gold medal in the team final.{{cite web|url=https://olympics.nbcsports.com/2019/10/08/simone-biles-gymnastics-world-championships-team-women-usa/|title=Simone Biles breaks record; U.S. women win gymnastics world team title|work=NBC Sports|date=October 8, 2019}}
= 2020 =
In early February, it was announced that McCallum was selected to represent the United States at the Birmingham World Cup taking place in late March.{{cite web|url=https://www.gymnastics.sport/site/news/displaynews.php?idNews=2802|title=Birmingham World Cup roster bursts with World stars|work=FIG|date=February 7, 2020}} However, the Birmingham World Cup was later canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom.{{cite web|url=https://www.british-gymnastics.org/news-and-events/news/latest-news/9015-british-gymnastics-national-events-announcement-including-fig-world-cup|title=British Gymnastics national events announcement, including FIG World Cup|work=British Gymnastics|date=March 16, 2020|access-date=March 16, 2020|archive-date=April 28, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220428082048/https://www.british-gymnastics.org/news-and-events/news/latest-news/9015-british-gymnastics-national-events-announcement-including-fig-world-cup|url-status=dead}}
In November, McCallum signed her National Letter of Intent with the University of Utah, intending to start in the 2021–22 school year.{{cite web|url=https://www.deseret.com/sports/2020/11/11/21559316/kara-eaker-grace-mccallum-team-usa-gymnastics-utah-gymnastics|title=Two Team USA Olympic hopefuls sign with Utah gymnastics|date=November 11, 2020|work=Deseret News|access-date=November 11, 2020|archive-date=November 11, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201111210807/https://www.deseret.com/sports/2020/11/11/21559316/kara-eaker-grace-mccallum-team-usa-gymnastics-utah-gymnastics|url-status=dead}}
= 2021 =
McCallum competed at the American Classic in April. She only competed on the balance beam where she recorded the fourth highest score.{{cite web|url=https://usagym.org/pages/post.html?PostID=26112|title=Blakely claims 2021 American Classic senior all-around title, eight qualify to U.S. Gymnastics Championships|work=USA Gymnastics|date=April 24, 2021|access-date=April 30, 2021|archive-date=July 3, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220703181121/https://usagym.org/pages/post.html?PostID=26112|url-status=dead}} In May McCallum competed the all-around at the U.S. Classic where she placed fourth behind Simone Biles, Jordan Chiles, and Kayla DiCello.{{cite web|url=https://usagym.org/pages/post.html?PostID=26211|title=Biles debuts unprecedented Yurchenko double pike vault en route to fifth GK U.S. Classic title|work=USA Gymnastics|date=May 22, 2021|access-date=May 24, 2021|archive-date=July 29, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210729211908/https://usagym.org/pages/post.html?PostID=26211|url-status=dead}} At the National Championships McCallum finished seventh in the all-around. Additionally she won bronze on balance beam behind Biles and Sunisa Lee. As a result she was named to the national team and selected to compete at the upcoming 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 8, 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}} McCallum finished fourth at the Olympic Trials and was named to the four-person team to represent the United States at the 2020 Summer Olympics alongside Biles, Lee, and Chiles.{{cite web|url=https://olympics.nbcsports.com/2021/06/27/simone-biles-womens-gymnastics-us-olympic-team/|title=Simone Biles, Sunisa Lee highlight six U.S. women's gymnasts for Tokyo Olympics|work=NBC Sports|date=June 27, 2021}}
At the Olympic Games McCallum performed the all-around during qualifications and helped the USA qualify to the team final in second place behind the athletes from Russia. She finished qualifications in thirteenth place; however she did not advance to the final due to two-per-country limitations as Biles and Lee had placed higher.{{cite web|url=https://usagym.org/pages/post.html?PostID=26451|title=U.S. women qualify to Olympic team competition final behind top-three all-around performances by Biles, Lee|work=USA Gymnastics|date=July 25, 2021|access-date=July 25, 2021|archive-date=March 3, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220303090356/https://usagym.org/pages/post.html?PostID=26451|url-status=dead}} During the team final McCallum competed on all four apparatuses. After the first rotation Biles withdrew from the competition and the United States finished second behind the Russian Olympic Committee athletes.{{cite web|url=https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/en/news/roc-wins-women-s-team-gold-medal-ending-team-usa-s-decade-long-reign|title=ROC wins women's team gold medal, ending Team USA's decade long reign|work=International Olympic Committee|date=July 27, 2021|access-date=July 27, 2021|archive-date=July 27, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210727145350/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/en/news/roc-wins-women-s-team-gold-medal-ending-team-usa-s-decade-long-reign|url-status=dead}}
In August McCallum announced that she would be joining Simone Biles' Gold Over America Tour.{{cite web|url=https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/cheer-favorite-team-usa-gymnasts-133708044.html|title=Cheer For Your Favorite Team USA Gymnasts at the Gold Over America Tour This Fall|work=Yahoo!|date=August 19, 2021|access-date=August 20, 2021|archive-date=August 19, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210819152729/https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/cheer-favorite-team-usa-gymnasts-133708044.html|url-status=dead}}
Collegiate gymnastics career
= 2021–22 season =
McCallum made her NCAA debut on January 7 at the Best of Utah meet where she competed the all-around to help Utah win. She put up the highest vault score of the night, a 9.90, alongside teammate Jaedyn Rucker.{{cite web|url=https://www.sltrib.com/sports/2022/01/07/utah-gymnastics-team/|title=Utah gymnastics team opens season with victory in Best of Utah Meet|work=The Salt Lake Tribune|date=January 7, 2022|first=Lya|last= Wodraska}} The following week McCallum once again competed the all-around to help Utah win against Oklahoma. She recorded the highest all-around and floor exercise scores of the night with a 39.675 and 9.975 respectively.{{cite web|url=https://www.deseret.com/2022/1/14/22876723/with-win-over-oklahoma-utah-gymnastics-showed-it-is-a-force-to-be-reckoned-with-red-rocks|title=With win over Oklahoma, Utah showed it is 'a force to be reckoned with'|work=Deseret News|date=January 14, 2022}} As a result she was named Pac-12 freshman of the week.{{cite web|url=https://pac-12.com/videos/no-2-utahs-grace-mccallum-pac-12-gymnastics-freshmannewcomer-week|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220207161606/https://pac-12.com/videos/no-2-utahs-grace-mccallum-pac-12-gymnastics-freshmannewcomer-week|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 7, 2022|title=No. 2 Utah's Grace McCallum is the Pac-12 Gymnastics Freshman/Newcomer of the Week|work=Pac-12 Conference|date=January 18, 2022}} On February 4, in a meet against UCLA, McCallum earned her first collegiate perfect ten on the uneven bars.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.si.com/college/2022/02/05/suni-lee-perfect-10-auburn|title=Suni Lee Earns First Perfect 10 of Collegiate Career|magazine=Sports Illustrated|date=February 5, 2022}}
At the Pac-12 Championships McCallum helped Utah win their second consecutive team title. Individually she placed second in the all-around behind Olympic teammate Jade Carey. She earned her second perfect ten on the uneven bars to outright win the title and co-won the title on floor exercise alongside Carey.{{cite web|url=https://pac-12.com/article/2022/03/19/utah-claims-2022-pac-12-womens-gymnastics-championship|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220321140905/https://pac-12.com/article/2022/03/19/utah-claims-2022-pac-12-womens-gymnastics-championship|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 21, 2022|title=Utah claims 2022 Pac-12 Women's Gymnastics Championship|work=Pac-12 Conference|date=March 19, 2022}}
= Career perfect 10.0 =
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Season | Date | Event | Meet |
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rowspan="2" | 2022 | February 4, 2022 | rowspan= "2" | Uneven bars | Utah @ UCLA |
March 19, 2022 | Pac-12 Championships | ||
rowspan="2" | 2024 | February 23, 2024 | Floor exercise | Utah vs Stanford |
March 8, 2024 | rowspan="2" | Uneven bars | Utah @ Arizona | |
rowspan="4" | 2025 | February 14, 2025 | Utah @ Arizona State | |
March 15, 2025 | Balance beam | Utah vs UCLA | |
April 3, 2025 | rowspan="2" | Uneven bars | Utah Regional Semifinal | |
April 5, 2025 | Utah Regional Final |
= Regular season rankings =
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Season | All-Around | Vault | Uneven Bars | Balance Beam | Floor Exercise |
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2022 | 6th | 20th | 2nd | 17th | 12th |
2024 | N/A | N/A | 10th | 26th | 14th |
2025 | 9th | 48th | 2nd | 4th | 30th |
Selected competitive skills
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!Apparatus !Name !Description !Difficulty{{efn|name=difficulty|Valid for the 2022-2024 Code of Points}} !Performed | |
rowspan="2" |Vault
|Servente |Yurchenko half-on entry, tucked salto forwards with ½ twist |4.0 |2018 | |
Baitova
|Yurchenko entry, laid out salto backwards with two twists |5.0 |2018–21 | |
rowspan="5" |Uneven Bars | Chow 1/2
|Stalder Shaposhnikova transition with ½ twist to high bar |E |2018, 2021 |
Piked Jaeger
|Reverse grip swing to piked salto forwards to catch high bar |E |2021 | |
Ricna
|Stalder to counter reversed straddled hecht over high bar |E |2019 | |
Van Leeuwen
|Toe-on Shaposhnikova transition with ½ twist to high bar |E |2019 | |
Downie
|Stalder to counter reversed piked hecht over high bar |F |2019–21 | |
rowspan="2" |Balance Beam
|Double Pike |Dismount: Double piked salto backwards |E |2019–21 | |
Mitchell
|1080° (3/1) turn in tuck stand on one leg |E |2018–21 | |
rowspan="4" |Floor Exercise
|1080° (3/1) turn in tuck stand on one leg |E |2019–21 | |
Mukhina
|Full-twisting (1/1) double tucked salto backwards |E |2018–21 | |
Triple Twist
|Salto backward laid out with triple twist |E |2018–19 | |
Silivas
|Double-twisting (2/1) double tucked salto backwards |H |2018–21 |
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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 | |||||||
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colspan="8" | Junior | |||||||
rowspan="2" | 2017 | align=left | U.S. Classic | {{bronze3}} | {{gold1}} | 16 | 9 | 5 | |
align=left | P&G National Championships | 11 | 4 | 23 | 18 | 12 | ||
colspan="8" | Senior | |||||||
rowspan="8" | 2018 | align=left | City of Jesolo Trophy | 5 | 5 | {{bronze3}} | |||
align=left | Pacific Rim Championships | {{gold1}} | {{gold1}} | {{silver2}} | 6 | 6 | {{silver2}} | |
align=left|American Classic | {{silver2}} | 9 | |||||
align=left|U.S. Classic | 11 | 18 | 12 | 7 | |||
align=left | U.S. National Championships | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 | |||
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| align=left | Pan American Championships | {{gold1}} | {{gold1}} | {{bronze3}} | {{gold1}} | {{bronze3}} | 4 | |
align=left | Worlds Team Selection Camp | {{bronze3}} | 5 | 7 | 5 | {{silver2}} | ||
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| align=left | World Championships | {{gold1}} | {{abbreviation|R2|McCallum finished 10th in qualification and was the Second Reserve}} | |||||
rowspan="5" | 2019 | align=left | American Cup | {{silver2}} | |||||
align=left | U.S. Classic | {{bronze3}} | {{bronze3}} | 5 | {{silver2}} | |||
align=left | U.S. National Championships | {{bronze3}} | 6 | 8 | 4 | |||
align=left | Worlds Team Selection Camp | 6 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 6 | ||
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| align=left | World Championships | {{gold1}} | ||||||
rowspan="5" | 2021 | align=left | American Classic | 4 | |||||
align=left | U.S. Classic | 4 | 15 | 5 | 5 | |||
align=left | U.S. National Championships | 7 | 19 | {{bronze3}} | 16 | |||
align=left | Olympic Trials | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | |||
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| align=left | Olympic Games | {{silver2}} | ||||||
colspan ="8" | NCAA | |||||||
rowspan="2" | 2022 | align=left | Pac-12 Championships | {{gold1}} | {{silver2}} | 6 | {{gold1}} | 12 | {{gold1}} |
align=left | NCAA Championship | {{bronze3}} | 14 | 21 | 49 | 27 | 7 | |
rowspan="2" | 2023 | align=left | Pac-12 Championships | {{gold1}} | |||||
align=left | NCAA Championship | {{bronze3}} | {{silver2}} | |||||
rowspan="2" | 2024 | align=left | Pac-12 Championships | {{gold1}} | {{silver2}} | {{bronze3}} | |||
align=left | NCAA Championships | {{bronze3}} | 17 | 45 | 33 | 24 | 18 | |
rowspan="2" | 2025 | align=left | Big 12 Championships | {{gold1}} | {{gold1}} | {{gold1}} | 14 | {{bronze3}} | {{silver2}} |
align=left | NCAA Championships | 4 | {{silver2}} | {{silver2}} | {{silver2}} | 18
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References
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External links
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