Kaliya Lincoln (born April 23, 2006) is an American

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 ...

. She is the

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champion on floor exercise and in the team event, and 2021 Junior Pan American champion on vault and floor.

Gymnastics career

Junior

2020

In March, Lincoln was selected to compete at the

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, alongside Skye Blakely,

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, and Konnor McClain. As a result, she was added to the junior national team for the first time. While there she helped USA win team gold.

2021

In February, Lincoln competed at the

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where she placed fourteenth in the all-around. In May she competed at the

2021 U.S. Classic The 2021 U.S. Classic, known as the 2021 GK U.S. Classic for sponsorship reasons, is the 37th edition of the U.S. Classic gymnastics tournament. The competition was held on May 21–22, 2021, at the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis, India ...

where she placed first on floor exercise and third on vault. In June, she competed at her first

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. She ended the two-day competition first on floor exercise, and third in all-around with a combined score of 104.650. She was then selected to represent the United States at the

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alongside

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and

. While there she helped the United States place first as a team and individually she won gold on vault and floor exercise.

Senior

2023

In February, she made her senior debut at the

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, where she won gold on floor exercise. In August she competed at the 2023 U.S. Classic where she tied with Joscelyn Roberson for silver on floor exercise. She then competed at the

2023 U.S. National Gymnastics Championships The 2023 U.S. National Gymnastics Championships, known as the 2023 Xfinity U.S. Gymnastics Championships, was the 59th edition of the U.S. National Gymnastics Championships. The competition was held at the SAP Center in San Jose, California from ...

where she won silver on floor exercise behind Simone Biles. In September, she was named to the team to compete at the

alongside

Jordan Chiles Jordan Lucella Elizabeth Chiles (born April 15, 2001) 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 was a member of the team that won gold at the 2 ...

, Kayla DiCello, Zoe Miller, and

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. At the Pan American Games she won a gold medal on floor exercise and helped USA win gold in the team event; she also qualified to the balance beam final and placed 6th. In November Lincoln signed her

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with the LSU Tigers.

Competitive history

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lincoln, Kaliya 2006 births Living people American female artistic gymnasts Gymnasts from Texas Sportspeople from California U.S. women's national team gymnasts Gymnasts at the 2023 Pan American Games Medalists at the 2023 Pan American Games Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States in gymnastics