Ciena Alipio

Ciena Alipio (born March 7, 2004) is an American artistic gymnast and a member of the United States women's national gymnastics team.

Ciena Alipio
Full nameCiena Alipio
Nickname(s)C
Country represented United States
Born (2004-03-07) March 7, 2004
San Jose, California USA
DisciplineWomen's artistic gymnastics
LevelJunior International Elite
Years on national team2019–present (US)
ClubWest Valley Gymnastics School
Head coach(es)Paul Duron & Judy Zhuo

Early life

Alipio was born to Linda and Dante Alipio in 2004 in San Jose, California. She has one brother, Eric. She does her schooling through Laurel Springs School.[1]

Gymnastics career

2015–16

In 2015 Alipio was part of the Junior Olympic Program and competed at various HOPEs competitions. She competed at the 2015 HOPES Championships where she placed first on the balance, second in the all-around and on floor exercise, sixth on uneven bars, and eighth on vault.[2] In 2016 she competed at the 2016 Women's Junior Olympic National Championships where she placed second on floor exercise. She also competed at the 2016 Hopes Classic where she placed first in the all-around[3] and at 2016 Hopes Championships where she placed first on balance beam and second in the all-around.[4]

2017

In 2017 Alipio qualified for junior elite status at the Brestyans National Qualifier.[5] She made her elite debut at the American Classic where she place 11th in the all-around.[6] In late July she competed at the 2017 U.S. Classic where she placed 16th in the all-around.[7] She ended the season competing at the 2017 U.S. National Gymnastics Championships where she placed 21st in the all-around.[8]

2018

In early July, Alipio competed at the American Classic where she placed ninth in the all-around.[9] Later that month she competed at the 2018 U.S. Classic where she placed 17th in the all-around.[10] In August Alipio competed at the 2018 U.S. National Gymnastics Championships. She finished sixteenth in the all-around but won silver on balance beam, finishing behind Konnor McClain.[11]

2019

In February, Alipio was named to the team to competed at the 2019 City of Jesolo Trophy in Italy, her first international assignment, alongside Kayla DiCello, Konnor McClain, and Sophia Butler.[12] As a result, she was added onto the junior national team. While there she helped the USA win team silver behind Russia and individually she won silver on balance beam behind Russian Viktoria Listunova, bronze on vault behind McClain and Listunova, and placed eighth in the all-around.[13]

In June Alipio competed at the Junior World Championships Trials where she placed fifth in the all-around, but placed first on balance beam and third on uneven bars; however she was not named to team.[14] Later that month she competed at the American Classic where she won gold in the all-around and on uneven bars, and placed second on balance beam.[15] In July Alipio competed at the U.S. Classic where she finished fifth in the all-around behind Konnor McClain, Sydney Barros, Olivia Greaves, and Skye Blakely. She won bronze on the balance beam behind McClain, placed tenth on vault, and eleventh on uneven bars and floor exercise.[16]

Competitive History

Junior

Year Event Team AA VT UB BB FX
2017American Classic11191894
U.S. Classic161642810
U.S. National Championships2118151528
2018American Classic97162210
U.S. Classic172135412
U.S. National Championships1682215
2019City of Jesolo Trophy8
Jr. World Championships Trials5
American Classic919
U.S. Classic5101111
U.S. National Championships6131011

References

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