Alyssa Baumann

Alyssa Baumann
— Gymnast —
Full name	Alyssa Lyn Baumann
Nickname(s)	Aly
Country represented	United States
Born	(1998-05-17) May 17, 1998 Dallas, Texas
Residence	Plano, Texas
Discipline	Women's artistic gymnastics
Level	Senior International Elite
Years on national team	2013-present (USA)
Club	WOGA
College team	Florida Gators
Head coach(es)	Laurent Landi and Cecile Canqueteau-Landi
Choreographer	Cecile Canqueteau-Landi
Medal record Competitor for  United States World Championships 2014 Nanning Team City of Jesolo Trophy 2014 Jesolo Team 2015 Jesolo Team 2014 Jesolo Balance Beam 2015 Jesolo Balance Beam U.S. Championships 2014 Pittsburgh Balance Beam 2015 Indianapolis Balance Beam

Alyssa Lyn Baumann (born 17 May 1998) is an American artistic gymnast. Baumann is the 2014 US silver medalist on the balance beam.^[1] She was a member of the 2014 World Championship team that won gold.

Career

2014–present: Senior International Elite

2014

Baumann has had international success representing the United States at the 2014 City of Jesolo Trophy in Italy. Baumann placed first in the team competition and second on the balance beam.^[2]

After the 2014 P&G National Championships, she was named to the United States' national team and was chosen to compete as a member of the 2014 Pan American Championships team.^[3] Baumann withdrew from the Pan American event due to a hyperextended elbow injury.^[4]

Baumann was selected to compete at the 2014 World Championships in Nanning, China, where she contributed towards the team gold medal on balance beam, her only event during the Team Final, and scored a 14.500.^[5]

2015

On July 25, 2015. Baumann competed at the Secret U.S. Classic and finished 6th in the all-around with a score of 56.950, behind 2-Time World All-Around Champion Simone Biles, 2012 Olympic All-Around Champion Gabby Douglas, Maggie Nichols, Bailie Key, and Aly Raisman and ahead of Worlds teammate Mykayla Skinner. She started on beam where she fell on her switch ring leap, scoring a 13.750 and finishing 10th on the event, 0.1 behind WOGA teammate Madison Kocian. She scored a 14.150 on floor, finishing 6th and a 14.500 on vault following a low, under-rotated double-twisting Yurchenko. She finished on uneven bars and scored a 14.500, finishing 6th on the event.

On August 13 & 15, Baumann competed at the 2015 P&G Championships in Indianapolis, Indiana and placed 7th in the All-Around with a 2-night total score of 115.700, tying with 2014 Worlds Teammate Mykayla Skinner. Baumann and Skinner placed behind Simone Biles, Maggie Nichols, Aly Raisman, Bailie Key, Gabby Douglas, and Madison Kocian.

On Night 1, Baumann started on beam where she had great difficulty that included a stuck standing Arabian and an Onodi connected to a wolf jump and scored a 15.150, the highest beam score of that night. On floor, she had a sub-par performance that included a wobble on her Memmel (double Y-turn) and low landings on her piked full-in, double tuck, and double pike (decent landing on her double layout, where she had a large step to the side). She scored a 13.900. She under-rotated her double-twisting Yurchenko and scored a 14.300. She ended on bars and had a good executed routine and scored a 14.500. At the end of the night she was 6th in the all-around with a score of 57.850.

On Night 2, Baumann started on floor and had low landings on her double layout, piked full-in, and double pike (good landing on her double tuck). She also stumbled out of her double turn with her leg at horizontal and missed a connection (she connects it to a single Y-turn). She scored a low 13.700 with a 5.7 start value (compared to 5.9 on Night 1). Her total of 27.600 placed her 9th on the event. On vault, she had a better landing on her double-twisting Yurchenko (with a small hop backwards) and scored a 15.050. On bars, she had trouble on her Pak Salto transition and slightly came in contact with the floor (her left foot swept the ground) and scored a 14.050, totaling to 28.550 and placing 10th on the event. She ended her night on beam she performed well despite a wobble on her Onodi wolf jump connection. She scored a 15.050 and had a 2-night total of 30.200, placing 2nd on the event behind Biles and ahead of Kyla Ross.

Baumann was named to the Senior National Team and received an invitation to the 2015 Worlds Selection Camp in September.

2016

Baumann goes into the 2016 season as a third-year senior.

Personal life

Baumann was born on May 17, 1998 in Dallas, Texas, to parents, Greg and Jarol Baumann.^[6] She has two sisters, Rachel and Kaylee. Rachel is an elite gymnast too and trains alongside Alyssa at WOGA.

Alyssa is currently in twelfth grade and attends Spring Creek Academy. Following high school graduation, Baumann will attend University of Florida and is signed to their gymnastics team.

Competitive history

References

External links

• Official Site
• FIG Profile
• USA Gymnastics Profile

World Champions in Artistic Gymnastics – Women's Team Competition     1934:  Czechoslovakia 1938:  Czechoslovakia 1950:  Sweden 1954:  Soviet Union 1958:  Soviet Union 1962:  Soviet Union 1966:  Czechoslovakia 1970:  Soviet Union 1974:  Soviet Union 1978:  Soviet Union 1979:  Romania 1981:  Soviet Union 1983:  Soviet Union 1985:  Soviet Union 1987:  Romania 1989:  Soviet Union 1991:  Soviet Union 1994:  Romania 1995:  Romania 1997:  Romania 1999:  Romania 2001:  Romania 2003:  United States 2006:  China 2007:  United States 2010:  Russia 2011:  United States 2014:  United States 2015:  United States 2015:  United States (USA), Simone Biles, Gabby Douglas, Brenna Dowell, Madison Kocian, Maggie Nichols, Aly Raisman