Pauline Charlotte Tratz (born 14 June 1999) is a former German

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. Tratz competed at the

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where she helped her team place 12th. She was an alternate for the German team at the

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, and competed at the

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. She began competing for the

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team in the 2018 season.

Personal life

Tratz was born on 14 June 1999 in

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to Annette and Matthias Tratz. She has an older brother, Julius. In 2017, Tratz began attending the

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where she is currently pursuing a major in communication studies. In 2021, she was named the

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Women's Gymnastics Scholar-Athlete of the Year.

Career

Elite

2015

Tratz started her senior career in 2015. In March, she competed at the Cottbus World Challenge Cup, where she qualified for the vault final and finished fifth. In April, she competed at the

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, where she qualified for the all-around final and finished 18th. In September, she competed at the German National Championships, winning a silver medal on vault and a bronze medal on floor exercise. In October, she competed at the

and helped Germany finish 12th in the team competition.

2016

In March, she competed at the German National Team Cup, where she placed fifth all-around with a score of 51.250 and also won a silver medal on vault. A few weeks later she competed in the DTB-Pokal Team Challenge held in

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, where she helped her team win a silver medal. After the competition ended she was selected, along with

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and

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to represent her country at the

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. At the Olympic Test Event held in

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she helped the German team qualify in second place, thus earning one of the final four spots to send a full team to the Games. In June, Tratz competed at the German national championships, winning the gold medal on vault and also taking the bronze on the floor exercise. At the German Olympic Trials, Tratz placed ninth in the all around and third on the floor exercise. She was selected as an alternate for the German Olympic team. On 10 November 2016, auline signed a letter of intent to attend UCLA and compete for the Bruin gymnastics team starting with the 2018 season.

2017

Tratz competing on the balance beam in June 2017 In June, Tratz won the gold on vault at the German national championships. In August, before heading to UCLA, she competed at the

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. She contributed to the German team's fourth-place finish, and also qualified to the floor exercise and all-around finals, placing fifth and thirteenth respectively.

College

In the fall of 2017, Tratz began attending the

, joining the gymnastics program for the 2017–2018 season. As a freshman, Tratz helped the Bruins win the 2018 NCAA Championship, their seventh NCAA team title. In May 2021, Tratz announced that she will return to UCLA for her fifth season.

Regular season ranking

Competitive history

References

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