Norah Flatley

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Norah Flatley
— Gymnast —
File:Norah Flatley 2014.JPG
Personal information
Country represented  United States
Born (2000-03-10) 10 March 2000 (age 24)
San Diego, California, United States
Hometown Cumming, Iowa, United States
Discipline Women's artistic gymnastics
Level Junior International Elite
Years on national team 2013–present (US)
Club Chow's Gymnastics and Dance Institute
College team UCLA Bruins
(Class of 2022)
Head coach(es) Liang Chow
Choreographer Dominic Zito
Medal record
Representing  United States
Pacific Rim Championships
Gold medal – first place 2014 Richmond Team
Gold medal – first place 2014 Richmond Beam
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Richmond All Around
U.S. National Championships
Silver medal – second place 2013 Hartford Beam
Silver medal – second place 2014 Pittsburgh Uneven Bars[1]
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Pittsburgh All Around[2]
U.S. Classic
Gold medal – first place 2013 Chicago Beam
Gold medal – first place 2014 Chicago Beam
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Chicago All Around
City of Jesolo Trophy
Gold medal – first place 2015 Team
Gold medal – first place 2015 Beam
Gold medal – first place 2014 Team
Gold medal – first place 2014 Beam
Silver medal – second place 2015 All Around
Silver medal – second place 2015 Uneven Bars
Bronze medal – third place 2014 All Around

Norah Irene Flatley (born March 10, 2000 in San Diego, California) is an American artistic gymnast. She is a current member of the U.S. National Team, a role she has upheld since 2013.

Early life

Norah Irene Flatley was born on March 10, 2000 in San Diego to Terrence P. Flatley and Ann McKenzie. The youngest of four children, Norah has an older brother, Jake and she has two sisters, Kyla and Anna; a Elementary Education major[3] at Iowa State University.[4]

One of Norah's sisters, Anna, was a competitive gymnast,[5] and at the age of four, Norah wanted to join her. Thus, she enrolled in gymnastics classes at Salto Gymnastics in Wisconsin. Naturally gifted, Flatley made both the 2007 and 2009 National TOPs teams.[6][7] In 2010, Flatley was both Level 8 State (WI) and Regional (4) champion for her age category.[8][9] In the summer of 2010, her family relocated to Cumming, Iowa, in order for Norah to train under the tutelage of personal coach to 2008 Olympian Shawn Johnson, Liang Chow.[10] A year later, in 2011, she was crowned Level 9 Regional Champion.[11] At her first Level 9 Western Championships – at the age of eleven, Flatley was crowned the individual champion in the all-around, on beam and floor.[12]

Gymnastics career

File:Norah Flatley beam 2014.JPG
Flatley before her beam routine at the 2014 City of Jesolo Trophy.

2012: Level 10 career

Flatley moved up to Level 10 for the 2012 competitive season. She was State champion,[13] and was second at Regionals.[14] In May, she participated in her first ever J.O. Nationals – held in Hampton, Virginia.[15] She tied for third in the all-around with Chow's club teammate Alexis Vasquez, and Southeastern gymnast Grace Glenn.[16] However, she won the balance beam title with a score of 9.725.[17]

2013–present: Junior International Elite career

2013

Flatley qualified to Junior International Elite status with no previous Hopes or Pre-Elite experience. She qualified to the U.S. Classic in Chicago, IL taking home 4th place all-around and a beam gold, her all-around score being 56.500.[18] At the National Championships, Norah accumulated a two-day all-around score of 112.400, managing 5th place all-around. She won a silver on beam.[19]

2014

Flatley made her international debut at the City of Jesolo Trophy competition in Jesolo, Italy. She took home 2 gold and 1 bronze. She competed at the Pacific Rim Championships in April in Richmond, Canada, and she won two gold medals. At the 2014 Secret US Classic, Flatley placed third in the all-around, tied with Deanne Soza.[20] She won bars at junior national championships.

2015

Flatley will compete her last year as a Junior International Elite in the 2015 season. At the 2015 City of Jesolo Trophy, she took home 2 gold (Team and Balance Beam) and 2 silver (All Around and Uneven Bars).

Due to a foot injury, Flatley missed the U.S. Classic and the U.S. National Championships.[21]

On October 7, 2015, she announced her verbal commitment to the UCLA Bruins gymnastics program, through her Instagram account.[22] She had previously visited the school.[23]

Future: Senior International Elite career

Flatley will become a Senior International Elite gymnast for the 2016 season, thus rendering her eligible for the 2016 Olympics. She has listed this as her main goal in gymnastics.[24]

References

  1. ↑ https://usagym.org/PDFs/Results/w_14champs_jrevents.pdf
  2. ↑ https://usagym.org/PDFs/Results/w_14champs_jraa.pdf
  3. ↑ http://iastate.meritpages.com/achievements/College-of-Human-Sciences-incoming-student-scholarship-recipients-announced-/42235
  4. ↑ http://meritpages.com/Anna-Flatley/2907288
  5. ↑ http://www.mymeetscores.com/gymnast.pl?gymnastid=175848
  6. ↑ https://usagym.org/PDFs/Women/TOPs/History/2007_TOPS-National_Team.pdf
  7. ↑ https://usagym.org/PDFs/Women/TOPs/History/2009_TOPS-National_Team.pdf
  8. ↑ http://www.mymeetscores.com/meet.pl?meetid=16063816&pb=N&session=All%20Sessions%20Combined&level=8&division=10%26under&gymnastid=241861
  9. ↑ http://www.mymeetscores.com/meet.pl?meetid=16063848&pb=N&session=Multiple%20Sessions%20Combined&level=8&division=Super8Jr&gymnastid=241861
  10. ↑ http://www.gymnastike.org/coverage/251400-2014-City-of-Jesolo-Cup/blog/47131-2016-Olympic-Hopeful-Norah-Flatley-Set-for-International-Debut
  11. ↑ http://www.mymeetscores.com/meet.pl?meetid=16065106&session=Multiple%20Sessions%20Combined&level=9&division=9JRA&gymnastid=241861
  12. ↑ https://usagym.org/PDFs/Results/w_11western_jrind.htm
  13. ↑ http://www.mymeetscores.com/meet.pl?meetid=16066218&session=4&level=10&division=11-12&gymnastid=241861
  14. ↑ http://www.mymeetscores.com/meet.pl?meetid=16066251&session=1&level=10&division=JuniorA&gymnastid=241861
  15. ↑ https://usagym.org/pages/post.html?PostID=10052&prog=h
  16. ↑ https://usagym.org/PDFs/Results/w_12jo_jra.pdf
  17. ↑ https://usagym.org/pages/post.html?PostID=10078&prog=h
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  21. ↑ Logue, Andrew. "Sore foot keeps Norah Flatley out of P&G Championships." Des Moines Register, August 10, 2015 (accessed September 21, 2015) http://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/sports/2015/08/10/norah-flatley-pg-championships-usa-gymnastics-liang-chow/31421931/
  22. ↑ https://instagram.com/p/8mTzympSEi/?taken-by=norah_flatley
  23. ↑ https://twitter.com/TripleTwistGym/status/650069575359430656
  24. ↑ https://usagym.org/pages/athletes/athleteListDetail.html?id=241861
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