She tied for second on uneven bars and placed third all-around, fourth on beam and fifth on vault. She has received mental-health counseling, which she reports as being "crucial in my growing as a person and my mental health. But, it wasn’t until she became a Bruin, under the tutelage of Coach Valorie Kondos Field (aka Miss Val), that she truly learned to enjoy the sport and release the pressures and injustices she had endured from her early elite years of competition. Going into the national championships she competed on Beam and floor, placing fourth on beam and winning the floor title, her first national championship win. UCLA filled Pauley Pavilion to the top row one week after senior Katelyn Ohashi’s floor routine earned more than 100 million views online. UCLA senior has transcended gymnastics with viral routines; Ohashi, 22, has emerged as voice on issues of empowerment ; Associated Press. As an eight-time All-American and a four-time member of USA Gymnastics’ Junior National Team, the 2011 junior national champion was the winner of the 2013 American Cup, defeating Olympic gold medalist Simone Biles to clinch the title. [20] However, in a meet against the Arizona Wildcats, the cap of Ohashi's balance beam fell off, causing her to land on her neck upon dismount. The joy that once pulsated through our bodies is far too soon diminished and ripped away from us, as the elite atmosphere kicks in and soon takes away the thing that we had once seen as the greatest time of our life. Back in 2019, the then 21-year-old UCLA gymnast scored a perfect 10 for a floor routine at the Collegiate Challenge meet in Anaheim, California. Born in Seattle, Washington in 1997, Katelyn and her family moved to Kansas City, Missouri when she was 9 years old. Best known for tumbling into the perfect drop split, and bouncing back up with the look of sheer joy on her face, Katelyn Ohashi practically broke the internet with her viral floor routine that earned multiple 10.0 scores, and got people talking about something other than abuse, in the gymnastics space. Katelyn Ohashi finished her final collegiate gymnastics routine appropriately, by dropping a pretend mic.. I have had a multitude of injuries throughout my career, but this one is different. Because I am my own size, and no words or judgmental stares will make me compromise. Ohashi was twelve years old when she made her debut on the national gymnastics scene at the 2009 Junior Olympic National Championships. [13], Ohashi captured the bars title at Nationals with skills that included an el-grip endo to straddled Jaeger,[13] a Gienger and a tucked double-double dismount. Katelyn Michelle Ohashi was born April 12, 1997, in Seattle, Washington, to Richard and Diana Ohashi. She was trending globally on various social media networks in January 2019 for her perfect 10 score at the 2019 Collegiate Challenge, the fourth perfect 10 floor routine of her career. Timothy Nwachukwu/NCAA Photos via Getty Images While she graduated from UCLA in June, Ohashi told Insider that she's still adapting to life after gymnastics. [15] Later in the year, she suffered from two torn shoulders and a spine injury that required surgery, and did not compete again until 2015. Former UCLA gymnast Katelyn Ohashi competed primarily on floor and beam when she was a Bruin, but tried her hand at playing basketball during the 2020 NBA Celebrity All-Star Game. But here today, I stand, with the love that penetrates deeper than any wedding band. [2][11], In the junior division at the 2011 City of Jesolo Trophy, Ohashi helped the U.S. win the team competition and won an individual gold medal on floor. UCLA’s Katelyn Ohashi and Peng-Peng Lee, left, celebrate after winning the NCAA women’s gymnastics championship on April 21, 2018, in St. Louis. As she revealed her story, it became astonishingly clear to me that all the negative things she believed about herself were instilled by society and the peers surrounding her. UCLA Gymnastics tweeted a video of Ohashi's performance, with the caption,"A 10 isn't enough for this floor routine." She was an avid gymnast and at just 12 years old made her debut on the national gymnastics scene, at the 2009 Junior Olympic National Championships. At the Championships, she placed first on floor exercise, tied for second on uneven bars, placed fourth in the all-around and tied for seventh on vault. [14] On vault, she performed a double-twisting Yurchenko and finished fourth.[14]. [16] She then competed at the 2015 WOGA Classic on February 14 and placed 14th overall, competing three events. 1 in the nation on floor, and No. Katelyn Ohashi competes at the 2019 Division I Women's Gymnastics Championship in April. Check out the link below for the coverage of this amazing honor! This time I’ve been told I may never be able to do gymnastics again. Her first competition since 2013 was the Texas Prime Meet, where she performed only on vault, beam and floor.

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