Hobbies
Drawing. (shopabbyrose.com, 04 Jun 2021)
Occupation
Designer, Student
Education
Economics - University of Texas at Austin: United States
Spoken languages
English
Injuries
She tore her anterior cruciate ligament [ACL], medial collateral ligament [MCL] and meniscus, and also dislocated her kneecap, at the 2019 World Cup event in Puurs, Belgium. She required surgery, and returned to competition in early 2020. (gymnastics.sport, 06 Dec 2021, 24 Jun 2021)
Start sporting career
She took up acrobatics at age 11, after five years in rhythmic gymnastics.
Milestones
She and Emily Davis became the first acrobatic gymnasts representing the United States of America to win a medal in women's pair at the world championships when they claimed silver at the 2021 edition of the tournament in Geneva, Switzerland. (SportsDeskOnline, 26 Jan 2022; usagym.org, 23 Dec 2021)
Awards
She and women's pair partner Emily Davis were named 2021 Acro Pair/Group of the Year by USA Gymnastics. They also won the award in 2020. (usagym.org, 23 Dec 2021, 02 Sep 2020)
In May 2018 she and women's pair partner Emily Davis were named USA Gymnastics Region 3 Athletes of the Year. (region3acro.com, 19 May 2018)
Additional information
RETIREMENT
She retired from elite competition in 2021. (International Gymnastics Federation - FIG Facebook page, 07 Dec 2021; Acrobatic Gymnastics of San Antonio Facebook page, 25 Aug 2021)
INJURY COMEBACK
She said the serious knee injury she suffered in 2019 led her to consider giving up the sport. "I didn't think it would be that bad, and when I found out it was that bad, I just kind of broke down. I really thought I was going to quit, just not be able to do what I wanted to do anymore. Honestly, I was just in a really bad place for a while." However, coach Vladimir Vladev convinced her not to break up her partnership with Emily Davis, and the COVID-19 pandemic gave her knee time to heal fully. She and Davis went on to win silver at the 2021 World Championships in Geneva, Switzerland. "After [the enforced break from training due to the pandemic] it was just a lot better. I saw the light at the end of the tunnel, and I wanted to get there." (gymnastics.sport, 24 Jun 2021)
DESIGNER
She is the main designer for a company owned by her sister Abby that sells mobile phone cases. (shopabbyrose.com, 04 Jun 2021)
Last update : 2024-09-09