Cassandra Lee (born October 15, 2005) is a Canadian

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. She represented Canada at the inaugural Junior World Championships and the

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Early life

Lee was born in

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in 2005.

Junior gymnastics career

Lee competed at Elite Canada in the novice division in 2018; she finished 25th. She next competed at the 2018 Canadian Championships where she finished 16th. Lee made her international debut at the 2019 International Gymnix challenge cup. She finished 11th in the all-around. At the Canadian Championships Lee finished fourth in the all-around but third on uneven bars and floor exercise. Lee was selected to represent Canada at the inaugural junior World Championships alongside

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and Okeri Katjivari. As a team they finished 12th and individually Lee finished 22nd in the all-around. In 2020 Lee competed at Elite Canada where she finished second in the junior all-around behind Maya Zonneveld. As a result, she was selected to compete at International Gymnix. While there, she was part of the Canadian team that finished fourth. Individually, she finished fourteenth in the all-around.

Senior gymnastics career

2021

Lee became age-eligible for senior competition in 2021 and made her senior debut at Elite Canada, which was held virtually due to the

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. She finished seventh in the all-around and third on floor exercise. Lee next competed at two Technical Trials. She next competed at the Canadian Championships where she finished 12th. Lee competed at the Koper Challenge Cup in September. She won gold on balance beam and placed fourth on floor exercise. In October she competed at the

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. She only competed on the balance beam and finished 21st during qualifications; she did not advance to the event final.

2022

Lee competed at Elite Canada where she finished second in the all-around behind

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. Additionally she placed first on balance beam and floor exercise. She next competed at the 2022 City of Jesolo Trophy where she helped Canada finish third in the team competition. Individually she qualified to and finished seventh in the floor exercise final. In July Lee was selected to compete at the

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alongside

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, and Maya Zonneveld. During the team final Lee helped Canada finish third behind England and Australia. She qualified to the floor exercise final where she finished fifth.

2023

Lee competed at the

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where she helped Canada finish third as a team. In July she announced her verbal commit to compete for the

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starting in the 2024–25 season.

Competitive history

References

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Cassie Lee
at Gymnastics Canada * {{DEFAULTSORT:Lee, Cassie 2005 births Living people Canadian female artistic gymnasts Gymnasts from Toronto 21st-century Canadian women Gymnasts at the 2022 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Canada Commonwealth Games medallists in gymnastics Medallists at the 2022 Commonwealth Games Gymnasts at the 2023 Pan American Games Pan American Games bronze medalists for Canada Pan American Games medalists in gymnastics Medalists at the 2023 Pan American Games