Katelyn Ohashi

Katelyn Ohashi is an American artistic gymnast. Currently, she competes for the University of California, Los Angeles, and is a two-time All-American. Formerly, she was a four-time member of USA Gymnastics’ Junior National Team, the 2011 junior national champions, and the winner of the 2013 American Cup. Continue reading to know more about her.

What has made Katelyn Ohashi famous?

An artistic gymnast from the United States.

As the March 2013 American Cup champion.

Katelyn Ohashi’s Last Collegiate Performance

Katelyn Ohashi appropriately ended her last college gymnastics routine by losing a phony microphone.

The senior gymnast from the University of California, Los Angeles earned a 9.95 rating during her final appearance at the NCAA Women’s Gymnastics National Championship. Her routine went viral once again over the weekend.

UCLA tweeted a video of Ohashi and the school’s head gymnastics coach, Valorie Kondos Field, at their most recent practice in the days leading up to her score. Fieldwalking away after instructing Ohashi is captured on camera. Field stifles tears as Ohashi sprints up to hug her adoring coach.

According to The Players’ Tribune, before coming to UCLA, Ohashi competed at the top level of gymnastics until she injured her back and shoulder. Due to her injuries, she chose to play at the collegiate level.

Katelyn Ohashi was born in Japan.

Katelyn Ohashi was born in Seattle, Washington, USA, in her youth. Katelyn Michelle Ohashi is her given name. She is of mixed descent and is an American. Her father’s name is “Richard Ohashi,” and her mother’s name is “Diana Ohashi.” She is the youngest of three children.

She is currently a member of the University of California-Los Angeles women’s basketball team and is a two-time All American. She previously competed for USA Gymnastics’ Junior National Team four times, was the 2011 junior national champion, and won the 2013 American Cup.

When did Katelyn Ohashi plan to try a career as a gymnast?

Ohashi began her career training with Al Fong at Great American Gymnastics Express (GAGE) in Blue Springs, Missouri. She made her national gymnastics debut at the 2009 Junior Olympic National Championships, where she won the floor exercise, tied for second in the uneven bars, finished fourth in the all-around, and tied for seventh on vault.

Ohashi competed in her first elite meet at the United States Classic in Des Moines, Iowa, where she finished fourth in the junior division on the floor, tied for fifth on the balance beam, and ninth in the all-around. Ohashi qualified for the National Championships in Dallas, where she won the silver medal on floor exercise, finished sixth on beam, tenth overall, and was named to the junior national team.

Soon after Nationals in Texas, Ohashi relocated to Plano to train at WOGA.

Ohashi won silver medals in the all-around, bars, beam, and floor routines at the 2010 United States Classic in Chicago. Ohashi won the bars crown, finished third in the all-around, and tied for fourth on floor at the July National Championships in Hartford, Connecticut. She finished fifth on the balance beam and seventh on the vault.

Ohashi won junior-division gold medals in the all-around, floor, and vault, as well as silver medals on bars and beam, at the 2010 Bumbo Cup in Pretoria, South Africa.

At the 2011 City of Jesolo Trophy, Ohashi helped the United States win the team competition and won an individual gold medal on the floor in the junior category. She tied for second place on the uneven bars and finished third overall, fourth on the balance beam, and fifth on the vault.

Ohashi captured the silver medal on beam with a score of 14.95 and tied for fifth on vault with Kiana Winston at the United States Classic in Chicago (14.55).

In August, she captured the junior all-around title at the National Championships with a cumulative score of 120.95 over two nights, overcoming defending champion Kyla Ross.

Ohashi secured the bars championship at Nationals with a el-grip endo to straddled Jaeger, a tucked double-double dismount, and a Gienger. Her winning beam routine, a standing Arabian with a full twisting back pattern, an Onodi, and a piked full-in dismount, was one of the most challenging in the world. She also took home the floor routine title with a piked all-in and a two-and-a-half twist to front full. She placed fourth with a double-twisting Yurchenko on vault.

In March 2013, Ohashi defeated American teammate Simone Biles to win the American Cup. Nonetheless, she underwent shoulder surgery in April, stopping her from playing for the remainder of the year.

In an interview at the 2014 WOGA Classic, Ohashi expressed doubt about her ability to continue competing at the international elite level following her injury. Later that year, she sustained a back injury that necessitated surgery, and she did not play again until 2015.

In 2015, Ohashi was demoted from elite competition to Level 10. Ohashi competed in her first competition since 2013, the Texas Prime Meet, on vault, beam, and floor.

Ohashi played in the 2015 Pikes Peak Cup in Colorado Springs on February 6. She finished 17th in the all-around competition and second in the vault event final with a 9.850 ranking. She participated in the 2015 WOGA Classic on February 14 and finished 14th overall, participating in three events. On February 20, she competed at the Legends Invitational in Los Angeles, finishing 13th in the all-around and second on vault.

Ohashi joined the UCLA Bruins gymnastics team in 2015-2016 and was voted Pac-12 Freshman of the Week four times. However, during a meet against the Arizona Wildcats, Ohashi fell on her neck during a balance beam dismount after the cap of the beam on which she was performing fell off. According to test findings, she suffered a sternal fracture, an injury that sidelined her for four weeks. The following season, Ohashi finished first on Balance Beam and won two perfect tens.

Throughout the 2018 season, she built on her previous season’s results. She earned her first three perfect tens on the floor and set career highs on the uneven bars, vault, and all-around. Ohashi was named the PAC 12 specialist of the year after finishing first on floor and third on beam during the regular season. Ohashi qualified for the national championships by competing on beam and floor, finishing fourth on beam and winning the floor crown. Ohashi then won another national championship the next night, this time with the UCLA team in the Super Six, where she earned two 9.95s on beam and floor.

She won perfect tens at the 2019 Collegiate Challenge for a floor routine to an R&B and pop hits medley that she performed for the second time and that has been widely shared on social media.

Is Katelyn Ohashi in a relationship?

Her current relationship status is uncertain. Similarly, there is no evidence of her previous relationships on social media. If you have information about her current relationship status or previous affairs, please share it with us via the comment section.

How rich is Katelyn Ohashi?

As a gymnast, she earns the sum of good money from her profession. According to some online sources, She has a net worth somewhere around $100K-1M as of 2019. however, her salary was yet to be disclosed. In the case of disclosure, we will let you know.

How tall is Katelyn Ohashi?

Observing her body physics, She stands a height of 5 feet 1 inch. and weighs around 48 kg. Similarly, she has light brown eyes and black hair color. She used the 33B bra size and 5 (US) size of the shoe. Further, her body measures 34-24-35 inches.