# Emily Lee

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Not to be confused with [Emily Lee Sherwood Ragan](/source/Emily_Lee_Sherwood_Ragan).

**Emily Lee** (born October 4, 2002) is an American former [artistic gymnast](/source/Artistic_gymnast). She is a former member of the [United States national team](/source/United_States_women's_national_artistic_gymnastics_team). She is the [2021 Winter Cup](/source/2021_Winter_Cup) all-around bronze medalist and the [2020 L'International Gymnix](/source/2020_L'International_Gymnix) all-around champion.[1] She competed in collegiate gymnastics with the [UCLA Bruins](/source/UCLA_Bruins_women's_gymnastics).

## Personal life

Emily Lee was born on October 4, 2002, in San Jose, California to Tina and Calvin Lee. She is the middle of five children; her younger sister Taylor died of [Leukemia](/source/Leukemia) in 2015.[2] She began gymnastics when she was eight years old.[1] She signed her [National Letter of Intent](/source/National_Letter_of_Intent) for the [UCLA Bruins gymnastics team](/source/UCLA_Bruins_women's_gymnastics), and she will join in the 2022 season.[3] Lee worked for [Instacart](/source/Instacart) and gave private gymnastics lessons in order to fund her gymnastics training expenses.[4]

## Gymnastics career

### 2016–17

Lee competed at the [2016 U.S. Classic](/source/2016_U.S._Classic) where she finished twenty-second in the all-around with a total score of 53.200, and she placed ninth on the balance beam.[5] She qualified for the [2016 U.S. Championships](/source/2016_U.S._National_Gymnastics_Championships) where she finished twentieth in the all-around.[6] Lee missed the 2017 season due to an injury.[7]

### 2018–19

At the 2018 Desert Lights National Qualifier, she won the all-around, balance beam, and floor exercise and re-qualified for elite level gymnastics.[8] She competed at the 2018 American Classic, but she suffered an injury during her uneven bars routine and withdrew from the rest of the meet.[9]

At the 2019 Gliders National Qualifier, Lee once again qualified for senior elite gymnastics and for the U.S. Classic.[10] She then competed at the American Classic where she won the silver medal in the all-around behind [Faith Torrez](/source/Faith_Torrez) and the gold medal on the floor exercise.[11] At the [2019 U.S. Classic](/source/2019_U.S._Classic), she placed twelfth in the all-around.[12] She qualified for the [2019 U.S. Championships](/source/2019_U.S._National_Gymnastics_Championships) where she placed eleventh in the all-around.[13] She was selected to compete at the U.S. Worlds Trials where she placed tenth in the all-around, but she was not selected for the World Championships team.[14]

### 2020–21

On March 3, 2020, Lee was added to the U.S. National Team when she was selected for her first international assignment- the [L'International Gymnix](/source/2020_L'International_Gymnix) in [Montreal](/source/Montreal).[15][16] The American team of Lee, [Lilly Lippeatt](/source/Lilly_Lippeatt), [MyKayla Skinner](/source/MyKayla_Skinner), and Faith Torrez won the gold medal. Individually, Lee won the gold medal in the all-around and the silver medal on the floor exercise behind Skinner.[17]

At the [2021 Winter Cup](/source/2021_Winter_Cup), Lee won the bronze medal in the all-around behind [Jordan Chiles](/source/Jordan_Chiles) and [Shilese Jones](/source/Shilese_Jones) with a total score of 53.400.[18] Then at the national team camp in March, she had the highest score on the balance beam with a 15.100.[19] At the [National Championships](/source/2021_U.S._National_Gymnastics_Championships) Lee competed the all-around both days and finished in 13th place. As a result she was added to the national team and qualified to compete at the [Olympic Trials](/source/2020_U.S._Olympic_Trials_(gymnastics)).[20] At the Olympic Trials Lee suffered an [Achilles tendon rupture](/source/Achilles_tendon_rupture) while competing on floor exercise.[21]

## Competitive history

Competitive history of Emily Lee at the junior elite level[1] Year Event Team AA VT UB BB FX 2016 J.O. National Championships 10 8 6 U.S. Classic 22 19 34 9 18 U.S. Championships 20 18 20 7 24

Competitive history of Emily Lee at the senior elite level[1] Year Event Team AA VT UB BB FX 2018 American Classic 5 14 2019 American Classic 6 U.S. Classic 12 15 13 9 U.S. Championships 11 15 6 8 Worlds Team Selection Camp 10 7 10 5 11 2020 International Gymnix 2021 Winter Cup 5 18 7 U.S. Classic 8 26 6 4 U.S. Championships 13 22 7 9 U.S. Olympic Trials 15 17 8 15

## References

1. ["Emily Lee"](https://usagym.org/pages/athletes/athleteListDetail.html?id=448537). *USA Gymnastics*. Retrieved 18 May 2021.

1. ["Who is Emily Lee?"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I8WHx-fRMLs). *Gymcastic*. June 24, 2021.

1. ["UCLA Signs Pair of Elite Gymnasts for 2022 Season"](https://uclabruins.com/news/2020/11/12/gymnastics-ucla-signs-pair-of-elite-gymnasts-for-2022-season.aspx). *UCLA Athletics*. 12 November 2020. Retrieved 18 May 2021.

1. ["UCLA gymnastics’ top-ranked recruits shine ahead of arrival in Westwood"](https://dailybruin.com/2021/05/25/ucla-gymnastics-top-ranked-recruits-shine-ahead-of-arrival-in-westwood). *[Daily Bruin](/source/Daily_Bruin)*. May 25, 2021.

1. ["2016 Secret U.S. Classic Meet Results - Juniors"](https://gymnasticsresults.com/archive/2016/usa/hartford/wagjun.pdf). *Gymnastics Results*. USA Gymnastics. 4 June 2016. p. 3. Retrieved 18 May 2021.

1. ["2016 P&G Championships - Women Day 2 Meet Results - Multi"](https://gymnasticsresults.com/archive/2016/usa/stlouis/wagjunaa.pdf). *Gymnastics Results*. USA Gymnastics. 26 June 2016. p. 3. Retrieved 18 May 2021.

1. Hopkins, Lauren (31 January 2018). ["Eight Earn Elite Status at Qualifier"](https://thegymter.net/2018/01/31/eight-earn-elite-status-at-qualifier/). *The Gymternet*. Retrieved 18 May 2021.

1. Hopkins, Lauren (30 January 2018). ["2018 Desert Lights National Qualifier Results"](https://thegymter.net/2018/01/30/2018-desert-lights-national-qualifier-results/). *The Gymternet*. Retrieved 18 May 2021.

1. Hopkins, Lauren (7 July 2018). ["American Classic Live Blog - The Seniors"](https://thegymter.net/2018/07/07/american-classic-live-blog-the-seniors/). *The Gymternet*. Retrieved 18 May 2021.

1. Hopkins, Lauren (28 February 2018). ["Seven Elites Crowned at February Qualifiers"](https://thegymter.net/2019/02/28/seven-elites-crowned-at-february-qualifiers/). *The Gymternet*. Retrieved 18 May 2021.

1. ["2019 Hopes & American Classic Meet Results"](https://web.archive.org/web/20210729211429/https://usagym.org/PDFs/Results/2019/w_19amclassic_sr.pdf). *USA Gymnastics*. 22 June 2019. Archived from [the original](https://usagym.org/PDFs/Results/2019/w_19amclassic_sr.pdf) on 29 July 2021. Retrieved 18 May 2021.

1. ["2019 GK U.S. Classic Meet Results"](https://web.archive.org/web/20190721043023/https://usagym.org/PDFs/Results/2019/w_19classic_sr.pdf). *USA Gymnastics*. 20 July 2019. Archived from [the original](https://usagym.org/PDFs/Results/2019/w_19classic_sr.pdf) on 21 July 2019. Retrieved 18 May 2021.

1. ["2019 U.S. Championships - Women Day 2"](https://gymnasticsresults.com/results/2019/usa-championships/documents/wagsenaa.pdf). *Gymnastics Results*. USA Gymnastics. 11 August 2019. Retrieved 18 May 2021.

1. Hopkins, Lauren (26 September 2019). ["2019 U.S. Worlds Trials Results"](https://thegymter.net/2019/09/26/2019-u-s-worlds-trials-results/). *The Gymternet*. Retrieved 18 May 2021.

1. ["Women's Past Senior National Teams"](https://web.archive.org/web/20110831032222/http://www.usa-gymnastics.org/pages/women/history/past_nat_teams_sr.html). *USA Gymnastics*. Archived from [the original](https://usagym.org/pages/women/history/past_nat_teams_sr.html) on 31 August 2011. Retrieved 18 May 2021.

1. Hopkins, Lauren (3 March 2020). ["Skinner to Lead Young U.S. Team at Gymnix"](https://thegymter.net/2020/03/03/skinner-to-lead-young-u-s-team-at-gymnix/). *The Gymternet*. Retrieved 18 May 2021.

1. Hopkins, Lauren (9 March 2020). ["2020 International Gymnix Results"](https://thegymter.net/2020/03/09/2020-international-gymnix-results/). *The Gymternet*. Retrieved 18 May 2021.

1. Bregman, Scott (27 February 2021). ["Jordan Chiles takes Winter Cup title as Laurie Hernandez returns and newcomers make 2021 debuts"](https://olympics.com/en/news/jordan-chiles-laurie-hernandez-2021-winter-cup). *Olympic Channel*. Retrieved 18 May 2021.

1. Hopkins, Lauren (14 March 2021). ["2021 March U.S. National Team Camp Results"](https://thegymter.net/2021/03/14/2021-march-u-s-national-team-camp-results/). *The Gymternet*. Retrieved 18 May 2021.

1. ["Biles wins seventh national all-around championship, most in U.S. women's gymnastics history"](https://web.archive.org/web/20210801153207/https://usagym.org/pages/post.html?PostID=26269). *[USA Gymnastics](/source/USA_Gymnastics)*. June 7, 2021. Archived from [the original](https://usagym.org/pages/post.html?PostID=26269) on August 1, 2021. Retrieved June 24, 2021.

1. ["Heartbroken and devastated only begin to describe what I'm feeling"](https://www.instagram.com/p/CQuoObBjr7a/). *[Instagram](/source/Instagram)*. June 29, 2021. [Archived](https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/instagram/emilyklee14/2607198147244375770_2607198142395803763) 2021-12-26 at the Wayback Machine.

## External links

- [Emily Lee](https://www.instagram.com/emilyklee14) on Instagram

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