Simone Rose (born July 9, 2008) is an American

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. She is a member of the United State national gymnastics team and is the 2024 Pacific Rim team, uneven bars, and floor exercise champion.

Early life

Rose was born in Bellevue, Washington in 2008 to Jen and Michael Rose. She began gymnastics in 2010.

Junior gymnastics career

Rose competed at the

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where she placed fifth in the all-around. In July she competed at the U.S. Classic where she finished third on the uneven bars and balance beam. The following month Rose competed at the

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fifteenth and eighth on the uneven bars and balance beam respectively. Rose competed at the

2023 Winter Cup The 2023 Winter Cup is an artistic gymnastics competition that was held at Freedom Hall in Louisville, Kentucky on February 24–26, 2023. Like in recent years, this competition included both men's and women's gymnastics. Background Louisville ...

where she finished seventh in the all-around. She next competed at the 2023 Core Hydration Classic where she finished ninth in the all-around. At the 2023 National Championships Rose finished fifth in the all-around but won bronze on vault. As a result, she was added to the national team for the first time. In November Rose made her international debut at the Combs la Ville International Tournament alongside Ly Bui and

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. Together they won gold as a team. Individually Rose placed first in the all-around and on floor exercise, second on uneven bars behind Pease, and third on vault behind Ming van Eijken and Pease.

Senior gymnastics career

2024

Rose became age-eligible for senior level competition in 2024. She made her senior debut at the

2024 Winter Cup The 2024 Winter Cup, known officially as the Kentucky Winter Classic, was an artistic gymnastics competition held at Freedom Hall in Louisville, Kentucky, on February 23–25, 2024. As in recent years, the competition included men's and women's ...

where she placed fourteenth in the all-around. She was selected to make her senior international debut at the Pacific Rim Championships in April alongside Jayla Hang,

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, Kieryn Finnell, and

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(who later withdrew from the competition). At the Pacific Rim Championships Rose helped the USA finish first. Individually she also won gold on uneven bars and floor exercise. At the 2024 National Championships Rose finished twelfth. In doing so she qualified to compete at the upcoming

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Competitive history

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Rose, Simone 2008 births Living people American female artistic gymnasts Sportspeople from Bellevue, Washington People from Sammamish, Washington U.S. women's national team gymnasts