Cincinnati Gymnastics Academy, commonly shortened to CGA, is an American women's artistic gymnastics academy in
Fairfield, Ohio
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. It is one of the elite gymnastics facilities in the country and has trained various Olympians and world champions, including
Amanda Borden
Amanda Kathleen Borden (born May 10, 1977) is a retired American gymnast. She was the captain of the gold medal-winning United States team in the 1996 Summer Olympics, the Magnificent Seven; a team medalist at the World Championships, and a mult ...
and
Jaycie Phelps
Jaycie Lynn Phelps (born September 26, 1979 in Greenfield, Indiana, United States) is a retired American Olympic gymnast and member of the 1996 Olympic gold medal U.S. women's gymnastics team, the Magnificent Seven. She is known for her consiste ...
The academy was opened in the 1980s by current president and head coach
Mary Lee Tracy
Mary Lee Tracy is an American gymnastics coach and owner of Cincinnati Gymnastics Academy, an elite program in Fairfield, Ohio.
Personal life
Tracy was born in Cincinnati, and has lived in Ohio all her life. Tracy attended Colerain High School ...
.
Notable Gymnasts & Alumni
Gymnasts who have trained at CGA include:
Alyssa Beckerman
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1999 World Championships team member
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2000 Summer Olympics
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alternate
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UCLA Bruins
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(2001-2003) - 2x NCAA Champion
Amanda Borden
Amanda Kathleen Borden (born May 10, 1977) is a retired American gymnast. She was the captain of the gold medal-winning United States team in the 1996 Summer Olympics, the Magnificent Seven; a team medalist at the World Championships, and a mult ...
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1996 Olympics
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Team champion
* Captain of the
Magnificent Seven
Jaycie Phelps
Jaycie Lynn Phelps (born September 26, 1979 in Greenfield, Indiana, United States) is a retired American Olympic gymnast and member of the 1996 Olympic gold medal U.S. women's gymnastics team, the Magnificent Seven. She is known for her consiste ...
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1996 Olympics
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Team champion
* Member of the
Magnificent Seven
Kristy Powell
Kristen "Kristy" Powell (born February 13, 1980) is an American gymnast. She was co-national All-Around champion alongside Vanessa Atler in 1997. She retired from competition the following year.
Early life
Powell was born in Stuart, Florida. ...
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1997 World Championships team member
Kim Zmeskal
Kimberly Lynn Zmeskal Burdette (née ''Zmeskal'' on February 6, 1976) is an American retired artistic gymnast turned gymnastics coach and the 1991 World All-Around champion. A member of the silver medal-winning U.S. team from the 1991 World Cha ...
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*1992 Summer Olympics, which were held in Barcelona, Spain
*1992 Winter Olympics
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Team bronze medalist
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1991 World All-Around Champion, Team silver medalist, Floor bronze medalist
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1992 World Balance Beam and Floor Exercise Champion
Ashley Priess
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2006 World Team silver medalist
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Alabama Crimson Tide
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(2009-2013)
Samantha Sheehan
* 2004 Olympic Trialist
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2002 World Floor Exercise bronze medalist
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Georgia Gymdogs
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(2004-2008)
Kayla Williams
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2009 World vault champion
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Alabama Crimson Tide
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(2012-2015)
Emily Gaskins
Emily Paige Gaskins (born May 23, 2000) is an American artistic gymnast. An elite gymnast since 2013, Gaskins was a member of the U.S. Junior National team for three years until 2016. She also made the Senior National Team in 2016.
Biography ...
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National Team
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member (2013–16)
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2017 U.S. Classic Floor Exercise bronze medalist
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Alabama Crimson Tide
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(2019-2022)
Amelia Hundley
Amelia Magdalena Hundley (born January 21, 1998) is a former American artistic gymnast. She won a gold, silver, and bronze medal at the 2015 Pan-American Games in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. She also won team gold medals competing for the United ...
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National Team
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member (2011–17)
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2012 Pacific Rim Team Champion
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2015 Pan American Games
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Team Champion, Floor Exercise silver medalist, Uneven Bars bronze medalist
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2014 Pan American Team Champion
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2016 Stuttgart World Cup bronze medalist
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2016 Olympic Trials competitor
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Florida Gators
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(2017–20)
Amanda Jetter
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National Team
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member (2008–12)
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Alabama Crimson Tide
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(2014–17)
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Lexie Priessman
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Personal life
She was born ...
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National Team
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member (2010–14)
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2012 Junior National Champion
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2012 Pacific Rim Team and Vault Champion, All-Around silver medalist
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Louisiana State Tigers (2016–19)
Lilly Lippeatt
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National Team
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member (2018–)
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2019 L'International Gymnix Team Champion, Balance Beam bronze medalist
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2020 L'International Gymnix
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Team Champion
References
Sports clubs and teams in Cincinnati
Gymnastics clubs in the United States
Gymnastics in Ohio
1980s establishments in Ohio