{{short description|American rhythmic gymnast}} {{Infobox gymnast | name = Megan Chu | nickname = Chuchu | country = {{USA}} | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|2008|02|25}} | birth_place = California, U.S. | discipline = RG | show-medals = yes | updated = | club = Pacific Stars Rhythmic Academy | natlteam = 2021–present | height = <!-- "X cm" or "X ft Y in" plus optional reference (automatic conversion) --> | weight = <!-- "X kg" or "X lb" plus optional reference (automatic conversion) --> | assistcoach = | choreographer = | headcoach = Svitlana Prokopova | medaltemplates = {{MedalCountry|{{USA}} }} {{MedalSport | Rhythmic gymnastics}} {{MedalCount | FIG World Challenge Cup |0|0|1 | Grand Prix | 1|2|3 | total = yes }} {{MedalCompetition|Pacific Rim Championships}} {{MedalGold|2024 Cali|Team}} {{MedalGold|2024 Cali|All-Around}} {{MedalGold|2024 Cali|Hoop}} {{MedalGold|2024 Cali|Clubs}} {{MedalGold|2024 Cali|Ribbon}} {{MedalSilver|2024 Cali|Ball}} {{MedalCompetition|Pan American Championships}} {{MedalGold|2025 Asunción|Team}} {{MedalGold|2025 Asunción|Hoop}} {{MedalGold|2025 Asunción|Ribbon}} {{MedalSilver|2024 Ciudad de Guatemala|Team}} {{MedalBronze|2024 Ciudad de Guatemala|Hoop}} {{MedalBronze|2024 Ciudad de Guatemala|Ball}} {{MedalBronze|2025 Asunción|Ball}} {{MedalCompetition|Junior Pan American Championships}} {{MedalGold|2021 Guatemala City | Team}} {{MedalGold|2021 Guatemala City | All-Around}} {{MedalGold|2021 Guatemala City | Hoop}} {{MedalGold|2021 Guatemala City | Clubs}} {{MedalGold|2021 Guatemala City | Ribbon}} {{MedalGold|2022 Rio de Janeiro | Team}} {{MedalGold|2022 Rio de Janeiro | Hoop}} {{MedalGold|2023 Guadalajara | Team}} {{MedalGold|2023 Guadalajara | Ribbon}} {{MedalSilver|2021 Guatemala City | Ball}} {{MedalSilver|2023 Guadalajara | All-Around}} {{MedalSilver|2023 Guadalajara | Ball}} {{MedalSilver|2023 Guadalajara | Clubs}} {{MedalBronze|2022 Rio de Janeiro | Clubs}} }}
'''Megan Chu''' (born 25 February 2008) is an American rhythmic gymnast.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.gymnastics.sport/site/athletes/bio_detail.php?id=52045&type=licence | title=CHU Megan - FIG Athlete Profile }}</ref> She is a multiple Pan American Championships medalist.
==Personal life== She has one sister Melody. She is going to California Online Public School.<ref>{{Cite web |title=USA Gymnastics {{!}} Athletes |url=https://members.usagym.org/pages/athletes/nationalTeamRhythmic.html?id=972505 |access-date=2023-09-13 |website=members.usagym.org}}</ref>
==Career== She took up the sport in 2012 at the age of 4. ===Junior=== Chu joined the junior national team in 2021. Chu competed at the 2021 Junior Pan American Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships, where she won team gold, gold in the all-around, hoop, clubs and ribbon and silver with ball.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2021 Junior Rhythmic Pan Americans Result Book |url=https://static.usagym.org/PDFs/Results/2021/r_21jrpanam.pdf |website=static.usagym.org }}</ref>
The following year, she won team gold, gold with hoop as well as bronze with clubs at the Pan American Championships.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2022 Pan American Championships Junior Teams |url=https://static.usagym.org/PDFs/Results/2022/r_22panamchamps_jrteam.pdf |website=static.usagym.org }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=2022 Pan American Championships Junior All-Around |url=https://static.usagym.org/PDFs/Results/2022/r_22panamchamps_jraa.pdf |website=static.usagym.org }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=2022 Pan American Championships Junior Event Finals |url=https://static.usagym.org/PDFs/Results/2022/r_22panamchamps_jrevents.pdf |website=static.usagym.org }}</ref>
In 2023, at the Pan American Championships in Guadalajara, she won team gold, gold with ribbon, silver in the all-around and with ball.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Junior Team |url=https://static.usagym.org/PDFs/Results/2023/r_23panamchamps_jrteam.pdf |website=static.usagym.org }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Junior All-Around |url=https://static.usagym.org/PDFs/Results/2023/r_23panamchamps_jraa.pdf |website=static.usagym.org }}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=Junior Event Finals |url=https://static.usagym.org/PDFs/Results/2023/r_23panamchamps_jrevents.pdf |website=static.usagym.org }}</ref> In July, she was selected for the Junior World Championships in Cluj-Napoca along with Rin Keys and the junior group. The team finished in 11th place, and Chu was 8th in the ball final.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2023 Junior World Championships Result Book |url=https://gym.longinestiming.com/File/0000150000FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF05 |website=gym.longinestiming |format=PDF}}</ref>
===Senior=== In 2024 she became a senior. In February, she competed in her first Grand Prix and won a silver medal in the Ribbon final. In April she competed at the Pacific Rim Championships in Cali, winning gold in teams and the All-Around. In her first senior Pan American Championships she earned a bronze medal in the hoop and ball finals. At the end of September, Chu, along with her teammates Rin Keys and Natalia de la Rosa, participated in the international club competition Aeon Cup in Japan, where they won a historic gold medal ahead of the Ukrainian and Italian teams. She placed 5th in the All-Around.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Aeon Cup Results Book (Media) |url=https://www.gymnastics.sport/asset.php?id=fidb_16878 |access-date= 27 January 2025 |website=International Gymnastics Federation |format=PDF}}</ref>
In 2025, she started her competition season in Tartu at Miss Valentine Grand Prix and won bronze medal in All-around. She also won gold medal in ribbon, silver in hoop and bronze in ball and clubs finals. On 4-6 April, she competed at 2025 World Cup Sofia and took 8th place in the all-around and advanced into ribbon final, where she ended on 7th place. On May 9-11, she competed at World Challenge Cup Portimão and took 6th place in all-around. She also won bronze in hoop final.
At the 2025 Pan American Championships in June, she took 4th place in the all-around. She won the gold medal in the team competition together with Rin Keys and three more individual medals in the apparatus finals: gold with hoop and ribbon and bronze with ball.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Steinke |first=Matt |date=2025-06-01 |title=U.S. sweeps individual gold, concludes 2025 Rhythmic Senior Pan Ams with 11 medals |url=https://usagym.org/u-s-sweeps-individual-gold-concludes-2025-rhythmic-senior-pan-ams-with-11-medals/ |access-date=2025-06-02 |website=USA Gymnastics}}</ref> On June 20-22, Chu competed at the USA National Championships and won silver medal in the all-around behind Rin Keys.<ref>{{Cite web |title= USA Gymnastics Championships - Rhythmic |url=https://ksis.eu/resultx.php?id_prop=8615 |access-date=2025-06-22 |website=rgform.eu}}</ref> In July, she competed at the Milan World Cup, where she took 8th place in the all-around.<ref>{{cite web |title=World Cup Milan Results Book (Media) |url=https://www.gymnastics.sport/asset.php?id=fidb_19788 |website=www.gymnastics.sport |access-date=21 August 2025}}</ref> On July 25-27, she competed at the Cluj-Napoca World Challenge Cup and finished on 15th place in the all-around.<ref>{{cite web |title=World Challenge Cup |url=http://ksis.eu/resultx.php?id_prop=8709 |website=rgform.eu |access-date=27 July 2025}}</ref>
In August, she made her World Championships debut in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, where she took 16th place in all-around qualifications<ref>{{cite web |title=Keys, Chu advance to 2025 Rhythmic World Championship all-around final |url=https://usagym.org/keys-chu-advance-to-2025-rhythmic-world-championship-all-around-final/ |website=usagym.org |access-date=22 August 2025 |date=22 August 2025}}</ref> and advanced into the all-around final, where she ended on 12th place.<ref>{{cite web |title=Keys seventh, Chu 12th in all-around final at 2025 Rhythmic Worlds |url=https://usagym.org/keys-seventh-chu-12th-in-all-around-final-at-2025-rhythmic-worlds/ |website=usagym.org |access-date=23 August 2025}}</ref>
In 2026, Chu started the season competing at Marbella Grand Prix in March. She took 10th place in all-around. She was 5th in clubs and 7th in ribbon final.<ref>{{cite web |title=GRAND PRIX MARBELLA 2026 Resultados en Directo |url=https://infogim.andaluciagymonline.com/acceso.php?id=145&fbclid=IwY2xjawRUCp1leHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETBJRFBaTEJjazdpTkkyT09Nc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHukDQtOo6Ta1vs2b5-IWqV6hMusS8Iq0wmYCp6rM_b-lzfSefjmR6Za_RtT8_aem_UDDYJ0Ly3I71IA-M7rbcBQ |access-date=21 April 2026}}</ref> In April, she competed at Baku World Cup and ended on 19th place in all-around.
== Routine music information == {| class="wikitable" |+ !Year !Apparatus !Music Title |- | rowspan="4" |2026 |Hoop |Bang That Drum by DJ Aligator, Copenhagen Drummers |- |Ball |CHEKELELE (Extended Mix) by JETFIRE & MEITAL DE RAZON & EYAL DAN |- |Clubs |San Sanana by Anu Malik, Alka Yagnik, Hema Sardesai |- |Ribbon |Belleville Rendez-Vous by Robert Wells |- | rowspan="4" |2025 |Hoop |Goodbye Peggy Sue by The Baseballs |- |Ball |Scat by Club des Belugas, Iain Mackenzie |- |Clubs |San Sanana by Anu Malik, Alka Yagnik, Hema Sardesai |- |Ribbon |Belleville Rendez-Vous by Robert Wells |- | rowspan="4" |2024 |Hoop |Fantasy On Ice by Sarah Àlainn |- |Ball |Scat by Club des Belugas, Iain Mackenzie |- |Clubs |Stanga by Sagi Abitbul & Guy Haliva |- |Ribbon |Belleville Rendez-Vous by Robert Wells |- | rowspan="4" |2023 |Hoop |Fantasy On Ice by Sarah Àlainn |- |Ball |Se Dice De Mí (from Betty La Fea) by Yolanda Rayo |- |Clubs |Stanga by Sagi Abitbul & Guy Haliva |- |Ribbon |Done by Frankie Moreno |- |}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * {{Sports links}} * {{Instagram|chuchu_megan}}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Chu, Megan}} Category:2008 births Category:Living people Category:American rhythmic gymnasts Category:Gymnasts from California Category:Medalists at the Rhythmic Gymnastics Pan American Championships Category:21st-century American sportswomen