Jordyn Marie Wieber (born July 12, 1995) is an American artistic gymnast. She is the 2011 World All-Around Champion and competed for Team USA at the 2012 Summer Olympics. However, she was eliminated from the competition when she placed fourth in the preliminary round on July 29, 2012.[1] Contents 1 Personal Information 2 Junior Career 2.1 2009 2.2 2010 3 Senior career 3.1 2011 3.2 2012 3.2.1 2012 London Olympic Games 4 Competitive History 5 References 6 External links [edit] Personal Information Jordyn Wieber was born on July 12, 1995, in DeWitt, Michigan, to Rita (née Reifsnyder) and David Wieber.[2][3] Her family is Catholic.[4] Her maternal grandmother was of Lebanese descent.[5][6] Wieber started gymnastics very young. She said, "I was probably two or three. My parents noticed that I had unusually bigger muscles than a typical little kid, so they put me in gymnastics. A little fun class where I could run around and play and stuff and ju! st have fun . Then I actually stopped for a little bit to do dance class. When I was four I went back (to gymnastics) and that's kind of when I started getting really into it."[7] [edit] Junior Career [edit] 2009 In February, Wieber competed at the American Cup in Chicago, Illinois. She won the all-around competition with a score of 60.200.[8] [edit] 2010 In April, Wieber competed at the 2010 Pacific Rim Gymnastics Championships in Melbourne, Australia. She helped the American team place first. [9] Individually, she won the all-around competition with a score of 59.550.[10] In July, Wieber competed at the Covergirl Classic in Chicago, Illinois. She won the all-around competition with a score of 59.950.[11] [edit] Senior career [edit] 2011 In March, Wieber competed at the American Cup in Jacksonville, Florida. She won the all-around competition with a score of 59.899.[12] "It felt great to win my second American Cup title," Wieber said. "It's such an honor."[13! ] Later in March, Wieber competed at the City of Jesolo Trophy! in Jesolo, Italy. She placed second behind teammate McKayla Maroney in the all-around competition with a score of 57.700. The Americans also won the team title. [14] In July, Wieber competed at the Covergirl Classic in Chicago, Illinois. She placed first on uneven bars with a score of 15.200 and tied for first on balance beam with Olympic medalist Alicia Sacramone. Both girls scored 15.200. [15] In August, Wieber competed at the Visa Championships in Saint Paul, Minnesota. After the first day, she said, "I wasn't too nervous, but I just had to get a few jitters out. I definitely think floor and vault were really strong. I'm definitely going to focus on bars and beam on Saturday."[16] She won the all-around competition with a two day combined score of 121.300.[17] In the event finals, she placed first on uneven bars scoring 29.750, third on balance beam scoring 29.900 and first on floor scoring 29.900.[18] Wieber said, "It feels really good. Just how aggressive and confiden! t I was, I want to put into my training."[19] In October, Wieber competed at the 2011 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Tokyo, Japan. She contributed an all-around score of 60.398 towards the American team's first place finish. She also won the all-around final with a score of 59.382. "I feel amazing," Wieber said. "I was so surprised. I wasn't expecting to come out on top but I am really happy and glad that I did enough on that floor routine to make it. To come in here and achieve one of my goals that I have had since I was a little kid is so exciting. I am very happy to have this gold medal around my neck."[20] In event finals, she placed fourth on uneven bars scoring 14.500, third on balance beam scoring 15.133, and sixth on floor scoring 14.700.[21] Wieber was a finalist for the James E. Sullivan Award, which is given annually by the Amateur Athletic Union.[22] [edit] 2012 In January, Wieber appeared on The Ellen DeGeneres Show.[23] At the beginning of March, W! ieber competed at the American Cup in New York City, New York. She won ! the all-around competition with a score of 61.320.[24] "It feels amazing to win my third American Cup," said Wieber. "I'm really excited to get started with the Olympic year."[25] Later in March, Wieber competed at the 2012 Pacific Rim Gymnastics Championships in Everett, Washington. She helped the American team place first[26]. Individually, she won the all-around competition with a score of 61.050.[27] Wieber said, "I was pretty happy that I hit four solid events, because it's been a few meets since I've (done that)."[28] In the event finals, she placed sixth on balance beam scoring 13.700 and first on floor scoring 15.125.[29] Stretching prior to 2010 Pacific Rims in Melbourne In May, Wieber competed at the Secret U.S. Classic in Chicago, Illinois. She placed 8th on uneven bars with a score of 14.250 and first on balance beam with a score of 15.000.[30] In June, Wieber competed at the Visa Championships in St. Louis, Missouri. She won the all-around competition with a tw! o day combined score of 121.900.[31] In the event finals, she placed fifth on uneven bars scoring 30.100, fifth on balance beam scoring 29.750, and second on floor scoring 30.500.[32] "I'm just happy to be here, especially in the Olympic year," Wieber said. "I feel like all my hard work is paying off."[33] In early July, Wieber competed at the Olympic Trials in San Jose, California. After the first day, Wieber said, "Today went pretty well. My main goal was to go out there and do confident routines. The crowd was awesome – I love seeing the stands full and hearing them cheer before I go up for a routine."[34] She placed second in the all-around competition with a two-day combined score of 123.350.[35] In the event finals, she placed fourth on uneven bars scoring 30.700, third on balance beam scoring 29.950, and second on floor scoring 31.000.[36] Afterwards, Wieber was chosen as a member of the American team for the 2012 Summer Olympics. "It feels amazing to be an Olympia! n," Wieber said. "This is definitely the best day of my life and knowin! g that all of my hard work has paid off is amazing. I'm just so proud of each and every girl who competed here today."[37] Wieber was featured on the cover of Sports Illustrated with the rest of the USA Women's Olympic Gymnastics team on the July 18, 2012 issue of Olympic Preview. This marked the first time an entire Olympic gymnastics team had been featured on the cover of Sports Illustrated.[38] [edit] 2012 London Olympic Games On Day three of the 2012 London Olympic Games, Wieber made headlines when she failed to qualify for the Women's All-Around final, an event where she was pegged to take home the gold medal. [39] Wieber finished fourth, scoring 60.032. However, two of her teammates, Aly Raisman (60.391) and Gabby Douglas (60.265), finished ahead of her, making her ineligible for the finals,as a maximum of two from each country could qualify. The results left Wieber in tears, and delayed her in speaking to reporters after competition. Former national team coach Bela K! arolyi was stunned by the results, citing a "definite line-up mistake." Karolyi believed that Wieber should have performed last in the rotation, instead of Raisman, and her position in the line-up caused her performance to appear lackluster to the judges, who gave her uncharacteristically low scores. She tweeted: "Thank you all for your love and support. I am so proud of our team today and I can't wait for team finals!!" [40]
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| Jordyn Wieber | ||||
| Personal information | ||||
| Full name | Jordyn Marie Wieber | |||
| Nickname(s) | Jo | |||
| Country represented | United States | |||
| Born | July 12, 1995 DeWitt, Michigan , United States | |||
| Discipline | Women's artistic gymnastics | |||
| Level | Senior International Elite | |||
| Gym | Gedderts Twistars USA | |||
| Head coach(es) | John Geddert | |||
| Assistant coach(es) | Kathryn Geddert | |||
| Choreographer | Dominic Zito | |||
| Music | Wild Dances | |||
| Medal record
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