Felicia Yukiye Hano (born August 7, 1998) is a retired

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artistic gymnast Artistic gymnastics is a discipline of gymnastics in which athletes perform short routines on different apparatuses. The sport is governed by the Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique (FIG), which designs the Code of Points and regulates ...

and

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. She was a U.S. National team member in 2014, and was a member of the

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team.

Career

In her career as a trampolinist, she won silver medals in the Tumbling and

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competitions at the World Age Group Championships. As an artistic gymnast, she qualified to the 2013 USA National Gymnastics Championships in

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. She completed one day of competition but withdrew on the final day due to a mild concussion. She attended

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. She joined the

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(UCLA) Gymnastics roster following high school. Hano competed at the 2014 Secret U.S. Classic, her senior debut. She placed 10th, only competing three events. After Hano's performance at the 2014 P&G national championships, she was originally not placed on the national team or the Senior Pan American team. After fellow American gymnast

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declined her invitation to the Pan American team due to an elbow injury, Hano was put on both the Senior Pan American team, and the US national team. On July 24, 2015, while at Podium Training for the 2015 Secret U.S. Classic, Hano was training a full-twisting

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on vault and she severely sprained her ankle, causing her to pull out of the competition and not being able to compete at the 2015 P&G Championships either.

Regular season ranking

Competitive history

NCAA

References

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