Lexi Kay Zeiss (born November 4, 2005) is an American

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and a member of the United States national gymnastics team. She was part of the silver medal winning team at the 2022 Pan American Championships and was the alternate for the gold medal winning team at the 2022 World Championships.

Early life

Zeiss was born in

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in 2005 to Jess and Dana Zeiss.

Gymnastics career

2021

Zeiss made her elite gymnastics debut at the 2021 Winter Cup where she placed eleventh in the all-around. She next competed at the American Classic where she placed sixteenth. Zeiss competed at the

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where she finished sixteenth in the all-around.

2022

Zeiss competed at the 2022 Winter Cup where she finished fifteenth in the all-around. In July Zeiss was selected to compete at the Pan American Championships alongside

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, Zoe Miller, and

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. On the first day of competition Zeiss finished second in the all-around behind

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of Brazil and third on balance beam behind Saraiva and

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. During the team final Zeiss competed on vault, balance beam, and floor exercise, helping the United States win silver behind Brazil. At the end of the competition Zeiss was awarded the Sportsmanship Award for Excellence, Respect, and Friendship by the Pan American Gymnastics Union alongside

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. In August Zeiss competed at her first

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. She finished seventh in the all-around and was named to the national team for the second time. In October Zeiss announced her verbal commit to compete for the

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gymnastics team. Later that month she was selected as the traveling alternate for the 2022 World Championships team. During the team final Zeiss was on the competition floor supporting the team as they won their sixth consecutive team gold medal.

2023

Zeiss competed at the 2023 Winter Cup where she won the all-around competition. As a result she was named to the team to compete at the DTB Pokal Team Challenge in

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alongside

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, Zoe Miller,

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, and Ashlee Sullivan. In November Zeiss signed her

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with the

NCAA

NCAA Regular season ranking

Competitive history

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Zeiss, Lexi 2005 births Living people American female artistic gymnasts U.S. women's national team gymnasts Medalists at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships Sportspeople from Omaha, Nebraska 21st-century American sportswomen LSU Tigers women's gymnasts