{{short description|Chinese gymnast}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2018}} {{Infobox gymnast | name = Chen Yile | native_name = 陈一乐 | native_name_lang = zh | image = | imagesize = | caption = | fullname = Chen Yile | nickname = Lele | country = {{GYM National Team|CHN|WAG}} | formercountry = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|2002|1|5}} | birth_place = Jiangxi, China | death_date = | death_place = | height = | weight = | discipline = WAG | natlteam = 2017–2021 | club = | gym = | headcoach = 王策群 (Wang Qunce)、徐惊雷 (Xu Jinglei) | assistcoach = | formercoach = | choreographer = | music = | eponymousskills = | retired = | show-medals = yes | medaltemplates = {{MedalCountry | {{CHN}} }} {{MedalCompetition|World Championships}} {{MedalBronze|2018 Doha | Team}} {{MedalCompetition|Asian Games }} {{MedalGold|2018 Jakarta|Team}} {{MedalGold|2018 Jakarta|All-Around}} {{MedalGold|2018 Jakarta|Balance Beam}} {{MedalCompetition | National Games}} {{MedalGold|2017 Tianjin|Team}} {{MedalGold|2017 Tianjin|All-Around}} {{MedalSilver|2017 Tianjin|Balance Beam}} {{MedalSilver|2017 Tianjin|Floor Exercise}} }}
'''Chen Yile''' ({{lang-zh|s=陈一乐|t=陳一樂}}, born 5 January 2002) is an elite Chinese female artistic gymnast.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://en.asiangames2018.id/athletes/athlete/CHEN-Yile-3008271/|title=Chen Yile {{!}} Asian Games 2018 Jakarta Palembang|website=Asian Games 2018 Jakarta Palembang|language=en-GB|access-date=22 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180822145543/https://en.asiangames2018.id/athletes/athlete/CHEN-Yile-3008271/|archive-date=22 August 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://thegymter.net/chen-yile/|title=Chen Yile|date=2017-07-07|work=The Gymternet|access-date=22 August 2018|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.fig-gymnastics.com/publicdir/athletes/bio_detail.php?id=66102|title=Chen Yile|website=www.fig-gymnastics.com|access-date=22 August 2018}}</ref> She is the 2018 Asian all-around and balance beam champion, and the 2017 Asian junior all-around and uneven bars champion.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/wrong-tune-but-chen-still-on-song|title=Wrong tune but Chen still on song|last=hermes|date=2018-08-22|work=The Straits Times|access-date=22 August 2018|language=en}}</ref> She was a member of the team that won the bronze medal at the 2018 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships. Chen stars in the Olympic Channel documentary series ''"All Around"'', along with American gymnast Morgan Hurd and Russian gymnast Angelina Melnikova.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.olympicchannel.com/en/stories/features/detail/all-around-profile-chen-yile/|title=All Around profile - Chen Yile|website=Olympic Channel|language=en-us|access-date=2019-12-13}}</ref> The series shows her training and daily life as a 2020 Olympic hopeful.<ref name=":0" />
== Career ==
=== Junior === Chen began gymnastics in 2010 at age eight, after being impressed by Yang Yilin's performance in the 2008 Beijing Olympics.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.gymnastics.sport/site/athletes/bio_detail.php?id=40821&type=licence|title=CHEN Yile - FIG Athlete Profile|website=www.gymnastics.sport|access-date=2019-12-13}}</ref> Chen joined the national team in 2017.<ref name=":1" /> She competed at the 2017 Junior Asian Championships held in Bangkok, Thailand from May 16–21. At the Junior Asian Championships, Chen won all-around gold with a score of 55.000. Additionally, she won uneven bars gold (14.150), floor exercise silver (13.200) and balance beam bronze (12.925). She shared the podium with teammate Li Qi for floor and beam; Li was first on both events. Chen contributed to China's first-place finish as a team, scoring 161.100 alongside teammates Li Qi, Guo Fangting, Liu Jieyu, and Zhou Ruiyu.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thegymter.net/2017/05/17/2017-asian-junior-championships-results/|title=2017 Asian Junior Championships Results|date=2017-05-17|website=The Gymternet|language=en|access-date=2020-03-27}}</ref>
=== Senior: 2018–2020 === Chen won three gold medals at the 2018 Asian Games – team, all-around, and balance beam.<ref name=":2">{{cite web|url=https://thegymter.net/2018/08/28/2018-asian-games-results/|title=2018 Asian Games Results|work=The Gymternet|date=August 28, 2018}}</ref> She shared the all-around podium with teammate Luo Huan, who won silver.<ref name=":2" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ecns.cn/news/sports/2018-08-21/detail-ifyxccrz0970049.shtml|title=China wraps women's gymnastics all-around gold and silver at Asiad|website=www.ecns.cn|access-date=2019-12-13}}</ref> In event finals Chen scored 14.600 on balance beam, winning the gold.<ref name=":2" /> She placed third in uneven bars qualifications, behind teammates Liu Tingting and Luo Huan, but she was did not qualify for the final due to the two-per-country limitations. She placed fifth in the floor exercise finals.<ref name=":2" /> She was recognized as "Best Female Athlete at the 2018 Asian Games" in October 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.finanznachrichten.de/nachrichten-2019-10/47940005-top-global-athletes-and-sports-personalities-awarded-at-anoc-awards-2019-008.htm|title=Top Global Athletes and Sports Personalities Awarded at ANOC Awards 2019|website=FinanzNachrichten.de|language=de|access-date=2019-12-13}}</ref>
In October at the 2018 Doha World Championships, Chen won a team bronze medal. She was seventh in the all-around, with a score of 54.632.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://olympics.nbcsports.com/2018/10/30/2018-gymnastics-world-championships-results/|title=2018 World Gymnastics Championships results|last=OlympicTalk|date=2018-10-30|website=OlympicTalk {{!}} NBC Sports|language=en-US|access-date=2019-12-24}}</ref>
At the 2019 Stuttgart World Championships, Chen and her teammates - Liu Tingting, Tang Xijing, Li Shijia, and Qi Qi - posted the second best team total on the first day of qualifications,<ref>{{Cite news|last=Vyas|first=Hardik|date=12 September 2019|title=China's women grab early lead in qualifiers at worlds|work=Euronews|url=https://www.euronews.com/2019/10/05/chinas-women-grab-early-lead-in-qualifiers-at-worlds}}</ref> but finished fourth in the final.<ref name=":3">{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/08/sports/simone-biles-gymnastics.html|title=Simone Biles Breaks a Record at World Championships as the U.S. Wins Another Team Title|agency=Associated Press|date=2019-10-08|work=The New York Times|access-date=2020-01-24|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> This was the first time since 2003 that China did not reach the podium in the team event.<ref name=":3" />
After the Tokyo 2020 Olympics were postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Chen expressed her continuing motivation to train;<ref>{{Cite web|title='All Around' stars reflect on Olympic postponement|url=https://www.olympicchannel.com/en/stories/news/detail/all-around-stars-olympic-postponement/|website=Olympic Channel|access-date=2020-05-11}}</ref> however she ultimately did not make the Olympic team.
== Personal life == Chen enjoys drawing as a hobby.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> She has a younger sister, FeiFei,<ref>{{Cite web|title=All Around {{!}} The Tokyo 2020 journey begins|url=https://www.olympicchannel.com/en/original-series/detail/all-around/all-around-season-season-1/episodes/all-around-the-tokyo-2020-journey-begins/|access-date=2020-07-09|website=Olympic Channel}}</ref> and an older brother, Feiyue.<ref>{{Cite web|title=YouTube|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_605GNPauH4&feature=youtu.be&list=PL-292yfpAFGZFRdpPgUfzeu0YpIxgDcVk&t=252|access-date=2020-07-10|website=www.youtube.com}}</ref>
==Competitive history== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;" |- ! align=center|Year ! align=center|Event ! style="width:30px;"|Team ! style="width:30px;"|AA ! style="width:30px;"|VT ! style="width:30px;"|UB ! style="width:30px;"|BB ! style="width:30px;"|FX |- ! colspan="8" | '''Junior''' |- | rowspan="4"|'''2017'''|| align=left | National Championships || {{gold1}} || {{silver2}} || || 5 || 7 || |- bgcolor="#f5f6ce" | align=left | Asian Championships || {{gold1}} || {{gold1}} || || {{gold1}} || {{bronze3}} || {{silver2}} |- | align=left |National Games || {{gold1}} || {{gold1}} || || 5 || {{silver2}} || {{silver2}} |- | align=left | Junior Japan International || || {{bronze3}} || || {{gold1}} || 6 || 5 |- ! colspan="8" | '''Senior''' |- | rowspan="4"|'''2018'''|| align=left | Melbourne World Cup || || || || {{silver2}} || {{gold1}} || |- | align=left | National Championships || {{gold1}} || WD || || {{bronze3}} || {{silver2}} || |- | align=left |Asian Games || {{gold1}} || {{gold1}} || || || {{gold1}} || 5 |- bgcolor="#ccccff" | align=left | World Championships || {{bronze3}} ||7|| || || || |- | rowspan="2" | '''2019''' |- bgcolor="#ccccff" | align=left | World Championships || 4 || || || || || |- | rowspan="1" | '''2020''' || align=left | National Championships || {{gold1}} || || || || || |- | rowspan="1" |'''2021''' || align=left | National Championships || {{gold1}} || || || || || |}
== References == {{Reflist}}
== External links == * {{FIG}} * {{2018 Asian Games profile|CHEN-Yile-3008271}}
{{Asian Games Champions Gymnastics Individual Women}} {{Asian Games Champions Gymnastics Balance Beam Women}} {{Authority control}}
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