| Kaliya Lincoln | |
| Birth Date: | 23 April 2006 |
| Birth Place: | Hayward, California, US |
| Residence: | Frisco, Texas, US |
| Discipline: | WAG |
| Level: | Senior International Elite |
| Natlteam: | 2020–present (USA) |
| Club: | World Olympic Gymnastics Academy |
| Show-Medals: | yes |
Kaliya Lincoln (born April 23, 2006) is an American artistic gymnast. She is the 2023 Pan American Games champion on floor exercise and in the team event, and 2021 Junior Pan American champion on vault and floor.
Lincoln was selected to compete at the 2020 International Gymnix, alongside Skye Blakely, Katelyn Jong, and Konnor McClain. As a result, she was added to the junior national team for the first time.[1] While there she helped USA win team gold.[2]
Lincoln competed at the 2021 Winter Cup where she placed fourteenth in the all-around.[3] In May she competed at the 2021 U.S. Classic where she placed first on floor exercise and third on vault.[4] In June, she competed at her first National Championships. She ended the two-day competition first on floor exercise, and third in all-around with a combined score of 104.650.[5] She was then selected to represent the United States at the 2021 Junior Pan American Championships alongside Kailin Chio, Madray Johnson and Katelyn Jong.[6] While there she helped the United States place first as a team and individually she won gold on vault and floor exercise.[7]
Lincoln made her senior debut at the 2023 Winter Cup, where she won gold on floor exercise.[8] In August she competed at the 2023 U.S. Classic where she tied with Joscelyn Roberson for silver on floor exercise.[9] [10] She then competed at the 2023 National Championships where she won silver on floor exercise behind Simone Biles.[11] [12]
In September Lincoln was named to the team to compete at the 2023 Pan American Games alongside Jordan Chiles, Kayla DiCello, Zoe Miller, and Tiana Sumanasekera.[13] [14] At the Pan American Games she won a gold medal on floor exercise and helped USA win gold in the team event; she also qualified to the balance beam final where she placed sixth.[15] [16]
In November Lincoln signed her National Letter of Intent with the LSU Tigers.[17]
Lincoln won silver medals on floor exercise at both the Winter Cup and the Core Hydration Classic.[18]
Lincoln competed at the 2024 U.S. National Gymnastics Championships, however she withdrew from the competition after the first two rotations on May 31, 2024. She scored a 12.700 on uneven bars and 12.300 on balance beam.[19]
After missing the USA Gymnastics National Championships, Lincoln petitioned for her spot to compete at the 2024 United States Olympic trials, and was approved.[20] She placed 5th on floor exercise and 9th in the all-around.[21] Lincoln was named a non-traveling alternate for the 2024 Olympic team.[22]
| align=center | Year | align=center | Event | Team | AA | VT | UB | BB | FX |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Junior | |||||||||
| 2020 | align=left | International Gymnix | |||||||
| 2021 | align=left | 14 | 5 | 6 | |||||
| align=left | American Classic | 8 | 10 | ||||||
| align=left | |||||||||
| align=left | 4 | 8 | |||||||
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| Senior | |||||||||
| 2023 | align=left | 9 | 10 | 22 | |||||
| align=left | 27 | 31 | 10 | ||||||
| align=left | 27 | 9 | |||||||
| align=left | 6 | ||||||||
| 2024 | align=left | 16 | |||||||
| align=left | 10 | 20 | 32 | ||||||
| align=left | 9 | 6 | 9 | 5 | |||||