Lillian Lippeatt (born August 28, 2004) is an American
artistic gymnast
Artistic gymnastics is a discipline of gymnastics in which athletes perform short routines on different types of apparatus. The sport is governed by the Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique (FIG), which assigns the '' Code of Points'' used ...
.
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.
In March 2017, Lippeatt competed at the
Nastia Liukin Cup
The Nastia Liukin Cup (formerly the Nastia Liukin Supergirl Cup from 2010–11) is an annual artistic gymnastics competition held in the United States and hosted by Olympic gymnast Nastia Liukin.
History
In August 2009, USA Gymnastics announce ...
, placing first on floor exercise and beam, and seventh all-around. That same month, Lilly went on and qualified as a Junior International Elite at KPAC Elite qualifie
In July 2017 she competed at the US Classic, placing seventh on floor and tenth all-around. She also competed at the 2017 P&G Championships. There Lippeatt ranked 15th all-around, 25th on vault, 24th on uneven bars, 14th on balance beam and tenth on floor exercise.
In August 2018, Lippeatt competed at the
2018 U.S. National Gymnastics Championships, US Gymnastics Championships in Boston and placed 21st all-around.
She joined the United States' junior national team on February 24, 2019. In March 2019, she made her international debut at
Gymnix International alongside fellow American juniors
Skye Blakely
Skye Amiel Blakely (born February 4, 2005) is an American artistic gymnast. She was a member of the teams who won gold at the 2022 and 2023 World Championships, silver at the 2022 Pan American Championships, and bronze at the inaugural Junior ...
,
Olivia Greaves and
Kaylen Morgan. The American team won the junior team final.
Individually Lippeatt finished fifth all-around
and won bronze on balance beam. In July 2019, she competed at the GK US Classic, placing ninth all-around. At the
US Gymnastics Championships in Kansas City that August, Lippeatt finished fifth on uneven bars and floor exercise, and eighth all-around. Lilly was named Region 5 Elite Athlete of the year September 201
Senior
Lippeatt joined the senior national team on March 3, 2020. She made her senior debut on March 6–8 at
2020 International Gymnix, Gymnix International. With teammates
MyKayla Skinner
MyKayla Brooke Skinner Harmer ( ; born December 9, 1996) is an American former artistic gymnast. She was the 2020 Olympic vault silver medalist, competing as an individual, and was an alternate for the 2016 Olympic team. Skinner competed at ...
,
Faith Torrez and
Emily Lee, 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/]
References
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2004 births
Living people
American female artistic gymnasts
Sportspeople from Cincinnati
Sportspeople from Mason, Ohio
21st-century American sportswomen