Ciena Alipio
Ciena Alipio (born March 7, 2004) is an American artistic gymnast and former member of the United States women's national gymnastics team. She currently competes in NCAA gymnastics for the UCLA Bruins.
| Ciena Alipio | |||||
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| Full name | Ciena Alipio | ||||
| Nickname(s) | C | ||||
| Country represented | United States | ||||
| Born | March 7, 2004 San Jose, California USA | ||||
| Residence | Maplewood, Minnesota | ||||
| Discipline | Women's artistic gymnastics | ||||
| Level | Senior International Elite | ||||
| Years on national team | 2019–22 (USA) | ||||
| Club | Midwest Gymnastics Center | ||||
| College team | UCLA Bruins (2023–26) | ||||
| Head coach(es) | Jess Graba Alison Lim | ||||
Medal record
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Early life
Alipio was born to Linda and Dante Alipio in 2004 in San Jose, California. She has one brother, Eric.[1] Alpio's mother's side of the family is from the Navajo Nation.[2]
Gymnastics career
J.O. & HOPEs
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. 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.
Junior Elite
2017
In 2017 Alipio qualified for junior elite status at the Brestyans National Qualifier.[4] She made her elite debut at the American Classic where she placed 11th in the all-around.[5] In late July she competed at the 2017 U.S. Classic where she placed 16th in the all-around.[6] She ended the season competing at the 2017 U.S. National Gymnastics Championships where she placed 21st in the all-around.[7]
2018
In early July, Alipio competed at the American Classic where she placed ninth in the all-around.[8] Later that month she competed at the 2018 U.S. Classic where she placed 17th in the all-around.[9] 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.[10]
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.[11] 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.[12]
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.[13] 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.[14] 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 silver on the balance beam behind McClain, placed tenth on vault, and eleventh on uneven bars and floor exercise.[15]
Senior elite
2021
In November Alipio made her senior international debut at the Arthur Gander Memorial in Morges, Switzerland.[16] She placed third in the three-event all-around behind Angelina Melnikova of Russia and Taïs Boura of France.[17]
2022
In August Alipio competed at the National Championships. She finished second on balance beam behind Konnor McClain.[18]
Competitive History
| Year | Event | Team | AA | VT | UB | BB | FX |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Junior | |||||||
| 2017 | American Classic | 11 | 19 | 18 | 9 | 4 | |
| U.S. Classic | 16 | 16 | 42 | 8 | 10 | ||
| U.S. National Championships | 21 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 28 | ||
| 2018 | American Classic | 9 | 7 | 16 | 22 | 10 | |
| U.S. Classic | 17 | 21 | 35 | 4 | 12 | ||
| U.S. National Championships | 16 | 8 | 22 | 15 | |||
| 2019 | City of Jesolo Trophy | 8 | |||||
| Jr. World Championships Trials | 5 | ||||||
| American Classic | 9 | 19 | |||||
| U.S. Classic | 5 | 10 | 11 | 11 | |||
| U.S. National Championships | 6 | 13 | 10 | 11 | |||
| Senior | |||||||
| 2021 | Winter Cup | 6 | 16 | 9 | 15 | 6 | |
| American Classic | 9 | 8 | 16 | ||||
| U.S. Classic | 19 | 36 | 21 | ||||
| U.S. National Championships | 22 | 21 | 9 | 25 | |||
| Arthur Gander Memorial | |||||||
| 2022 | Winter Cup | 16 | 11 | 17 | 19 | ||
| U.S. Classic | 9 | 11 | 12 | 6 | |||
| U.S. National Championships | 17 | 18 | 18 | ||||
References
- ^ "Ciena Alipio". USA Gymnastics.
- ^ @usagym (November 29, 2021). "November was a busy month for National Team member Ciena Alipio" – via Instagram.
- ^ "2016 Hopes Classic Results". The Gymternet. May 16, 2016.
- ^ "2017 Brestyan's National Qualifier Results". The Gymternet. February 16, 2017.
- ^ "2017 American Classic Results". The Gymternet. July 9, 2017.
- ^ "2017 U.S. Classic Results". The Gymternet. July 31, 2017.
- ^ "2017 U.S. Championships Results". The Gymternet. August 19, 2017.
- ^ "American Classic Hopes Classic Meet Results" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. July 7, 2018.
- ^ "2018 GK U.S. Classic Meet Results" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. July 28, 2018.
- ^ "2018 U.S. Championships - Women Day 2 Meet Results - Multi" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. August 19, 2018.
- ^ "USA Gymnastics announces women's spring international team assignments". USA Gymnastics. February 24, 2019.
- ^ "USA wins senior team title at 2019 Jesolo Trophy, captures 14 other medals". USA Gymnastics. March 3, 2019.
- ^ "2019 U.S. Junior Worlds Trials Results". The Gymternet. June 15, 2019.
- ^ "2019 American Classic Results". The Gymternet. June 22, 2019.
- ^ "Biles, McClain win all-around titles at 2019 GK U.S. Classic". USA Gymnastics. July 20, 2019.
- ^ "Alipio, Greaves, Moldauer set to represent the U.S. in Switzerland this week". USA Gymnastics. November 2, 2021.
- ^ "Angelina Melnikova continues golden 2021 with victory in Morges". International Olympic Committee. November 4, 2021.
- ^ "McClain reigns at the 2022 OOFOS U.S. Gymnastics Championships". USA Gymnastics. August 21, 2022.
External links
- Ciena Alipio at the International Gymnastics Federation
- Ciena Alipio at USA Gymnastics