Lilly Lippeatt Explained

Lilly Lippeatt
Fullname:Lillian Lippeatt
Country: United States
Birth Date:28 August 2004
Birth Place:Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Hometown:Mason, Ohio, USA
Discipline:WAG
Level:Senior International Elite
Natlteam:2019–21 (USA)
Club:Cincinnati Gymnastics Academy
Collegeteam:Clemson Tigers (2024–27)
Headcoach:Mary Lee Tracy
Assistcoach:Cassie Whitcomb
Show-Medals:yes

Lillian Lippeatt (born August 28, 2004) is an American artistic gymnast.[1] She became a United States national team member in 2019 and made her international debut at the 2019 Gymnix International.

Career

Junior

Lippeatt began gymnastics in 2007. Her first national competition was the 2015 HOPES Championships in Chicago, where she placed first on uneven bars and fifth all-around.[2]

In March 2017, Lippeatt competed at the Nastia Liukin Cup, placing first on floor exercise and beam, and seventh all-around.[3] That same month, Lilly went on and qualified as a Junior International Elite at KPAC Elite qualifier.https://www.mymeetscores.com/meet.pl?meetid=59521&gymnastid=455257 In July 2017 she competed at the US Classic, placing seventh on floor and tenth all-around.[4] She also competed at the 2017 P&G Championships. There Lippeatt ranked 15th all-around,[5] 25th on vault, 24th on uneven bars, 14th on balance beam and tenth on floor exercise.[6]

In August 2018, Lippeatt competed at the US Gymnastics Championships in Boston and placed 21st all-around.[7]

She joined the United States' junior national team on 24 February 2019.[8] In March 2019, she made her international debut at Gymnix International alongside fellow American juniors Skye Blakely, Olivia Greaves and Kaylen Morgan.[9] The American team won the junior team final.[10] Individually Lippeatt finished fifth all-around and won bronze on balance beam.[11] In July 2019, she competed at the GK US Classic, placing ninth all-around.[12] At the US Gymnastics Championships in Kansas City that August, Lippeatt finished fifth on uneven bars and floor exercise,[13] and eighth all-around.[14] Lilly was named Region 5 Elite Athlete of the year September 2019.https://region5gyminsider.com/2019-region-5-awards-banquet-region-5-honors/

Senior

Lippeatt joined the senior national team on March 3, 2020.[15] She made her senior debut on March 6–8 at Gymnix International. With teammates MyKayla Skinner, Faith Torrez and Emily Lee,[16] she won team gold and individually placed eighth on balance beam.

February 28, Lilly competed in the 2021 Winter Cup Senior Division. She had a great showing and tied for third on floor with Shilese Jones and finished up fourth all-around. This earned her a spot on the Senior National team for the second time.https://thegymter.net/2021/03/02/2021-winter-cup-results/

Notes and References

  1. Web site: USA Gymnastics Lillian Lippeatt. usagym.org. 2020-03-27.
  2. Web site: 2015 HOPES Championships Meet Results. 24 July 2015. United States Gymnastics.
  3. Web site: Rivers, Bauman win 2017 Nastia Liukin Cup. USA Gymnastics. 2020-03-27.
  4. Web site: 2017 US Classic Meet Results - Juniors. 29 July 2017. United States Gymnastics.
  5. Web site: 2017 P&G Championships - Women Day 2 - Meet Results Multi. 20 August 2017. United States Gymnastics.
  6. Web site: 2017 P&G Championships - Women Day 2 Event Results Multi. 20 August 2017.
  7. Web site: 2018 US Championships - Women Day 2 Meet Results - Multi. 19 August 2018. USA Gymnastics.
  8. Web site: USA Gymnastics Women's Past Junior National Teams. usagym.org. 2020-03-27.
  9. Web site: U.S. women compete in 2019 Gymnix International. USA Gymnastics. 2020-03-27.
  10. Web site: USA wins junior team title and two all-around medals at 2019 Gymnix International. USA Gymnastics. 2020-03-27.
  11. Web site: USA wins four junior, senior event titles at 2019 Gymnix International. USA Gymnastics. 2020-03-27.
  12. Web site: 2019 GK US Classic Meet Results. 20 July 2019. United States Gymnastics. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20190812154917/https://usagym.org/PDFs/Results/2019/w_19classic_jr.pdf. 12 August 2019.
  13. Web site: 2019 US Championships - Women Day 2 - Event Results Multi. 11 August 2019. United States Gymnastics.
  14. Web site: 2019 US Championships - Women Day 2 - Meet Results Multi. 11 August 2019. United States Gymnastics.
  15. Web site: USA Gymnastics Women's Past Senior National Teams. usagym.org. 2020-03-27.
  16. Web site: U.S. women to compete in 2020 Gymnix International. USA Gymnastics. 2020-03-27.