Английская Википедия:Aleah Finnegan

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Aleah Finnegan (born January 4, 2003) is a Filipino-American artistic gymnast. She was a member of the United States' women's national gymnastics team from 2019–21 and was part of the team that won gold at the 2019 Pan American Games. She is currently representing the Philippines in international competition. She is the younger sister of 2012 Olympic alternate Sarah Finnegan.

Early life

Finnegan was born in St. Louis, Missouri to Don and Linabelle Finnegan. She has three sisters, Sarah, Hannah, and Jennah, who are all also gymnasts. She began gymnastics in 2005 and moved to Kansas City in 2008 to continue her gymnastics career.

Junior gymnastics career

Level 10: 2016–2017

Finnegan was a Junior Olympic athlete and competed at the 2016 and 2017 J.O Nationals. In 2016 she placed 29th in the all-around and seventh on balance beam. In 2017 Finnegan won gold in the all-around for the junior-b division.

Junior elite: 2018

In 2018 Finnegan qualified to junior elite at Brestyan's National Qualifier. She made her elite debut at the American Classic in July where she finished sixth in the all-around but won bronze on the balance beam. Later that month she competed at the 2018 U.S. Classic where she placed seventh in the all-around.

In August Finnegan competed at her first National Championships where she placed fourteenth in the all-around, fourth on vault, eighteenth on uneven bars and balance beam, and fifteenth on floor exercise.

Senior gymnastics career

Representing the United States

2019

Finnegan turned senior in 2019. In February she was named to the team to compete at the 2019 International Gymnix in Montreal alongside Alyona Shchennikova, Sloane Blakely, and GAGE teammate Kara Eaker. While there she won gold in the team final and on vault; she received the fifth highest score in the all-around but did not place due to teammates Eaker and Shchennikova placing higher.

In June, after the conclusion of the American Classic, Finnegan was named as one of the eight athletes being considered for the team to compete at the 2019 Pan American Games along with Sloane Blakely, Kara Eaker, Morgan Hurd, Shilese Jones, Sunisa Lee, Riley McCusker, and Leanne Wong.

At the 2019 GK US Classic, Finnegan placed seventh in the all-around. She also placed second on vault behind Jade Carey, twelfth on uneven bars, tenth on balance beam, and seventh on floor exercise. After the competition she was named to the team to compete at the Pan American Games alongside Eaker, Hurd, McCusker, and Wong.

At the Pan American Games Finnegan competed on vault and floor, with both her scores contributing towards the USA's gold medal winning performance. Individually, Finnegan qualified to the vault final in fourth, behind Ellie Black of Canada, Yesenia Ferrera of Cuba, and Martina Dominici of Argentina. She also posted the fourth highest floor exercise score in the competition, but because teammates McCusker and Eaker scored higher than her, she was unable to compete in the final due to the two-per-country rule. On the first day of event finals it was announced that Finnegan had withdrawn from the vault final due to injury.

At nationals, Finnegan finished thirteenth in the all-around. She also placed fourth on vault, thirteenth on bars, fifteenth on beam, and sixth on floor. She was not named to the national team, but it was announced that she would receive an invite to the Worlds selection camp due to her participation on the Pan American team. Finnegan competed at the U.S. World Championship trials on only balance beam, receiving a score of 13.200, finishing eleventh on the event. She was not named to the World Championship team after the trials.

2020–2021

In November 2020 Finnegan signed her National Letter of Intent with Louisiana State University.

In May 2021 Finnegan competed at the GK U.S. Classic, finishing fifth in the all-around behind Simone Biles, Jordan Chiles, Kayla DiCello, and Grace McCallum. Additionally she placed seventh on both the balance beam and floor exercise. The following month Finnegan competed at the National Championships. She finished 23rd in the all-around after falling during three of the four apparatuses on the first night of competition. As a result she was not selected to compete at the upcoming Olympic Trials. Finnegan announced her retirement from elite gymnastics on June 11, intending to continue competing at the NCAA level with the LSU Tigers.

Representing LSU (NCAA) and the Philippines

2022

Competing for the LSU Tigers, Finnegan made her collegiate debut on January 28 in a meet against Georgia. She only competed on the balance beam where she scored a 9.875.

In March it was revealed that Finnegan had decided to represent the Philippines in international competitions and at would make her debut at the postponed 2021 Southeast Asian Games in May 2022. While there she led the Filipino team to first place in the team competition and individually she placed second in the all-around behind Rifda Irfanaluthfi of Indonesia. Finnegan qualified to three event finals: vault, uneven bars, and balance beam. She won gold on vault and silver on balance beam but placed fifth on the uneven bars.

2023

On February 3, in a meet against Georgia, Finnegan earned her first career perfect 10 for the LSU Tigers on the floor exercise. The following week, she earned her second perfect 10 on vault against Auburn, winning the all-around ahead of Sunisa Lee with a score of 39.8. On February 17, Finnegan scored a perfect 10 for the third week in a row, this time on the balance beam, helping LSU upset the No. 2 Florida Gators.

In June Finnegan competed at the Asian Championships. On the first day of competition she helped the Philippines finish fifth as a team and individually she finished sixth in the all-around. As a result she qualified as an individual to compete at the upcoming World Championships. During event finals Finnegan won bronze on both vault and balance beam and finished fourth on floor exercise. At the World Championships, Finnegan finished 32nd in the all-around, qualifying for the 2024 Summer Olympics as an individual.

Competitive history

Year	Event	Team	AA	VT	UB	BB	FX
Level 10
2016	J.O. National Championships		28			7
2017	J.O. National Championships		Шаблон:Goca	Шаблон:Sica	13	Шаблон:Sica	5
Junior elite
2018	Brestyan's National Qualifier		Шаблон:Brca
	American Classic		6	5	15	Шаблон:Brca	5
	U.S. Classic		7	5	16	7	7
	U.S. National Championships		14	4	18	18	15
Senior elite Шаблон:Flagicon
2019	International Gymnix	Шаблон:Goca		Шаблон:Goca
	U.S. Classic		7	Шаблон:Sica	12	10	7
	Pan American Games	Шаблон:Goca		Шаблон:Abbreviation
	U.S. National Championships		13	4	13	15	6
	Worlds Team Selection Camp					12
2021	U.S. Classic		5		15	7	7
	U.S. National Championships		23		23	18	14
NCAA Файл:LSU Athletics logo.svg & Senior elite Шаблон:Flagicon
2022	SEC Championships	5				7
	Southeast Asian Games	Шаблон:Goca	Шаблон:Sica	Шаблон:Goca	5	Шаблон:Sica
2023	SEC Championships	Шаблон:Brca	4	7	28	6	Шаблон:Sica
	NCAA Championship	4	5				Шаблон:Sica
	Asian Championships	5	6	Шаблон:Brca		Шаблон:Brca	4
	World Championships		Шаблон:Abbreviation

Career perfect 10.0

Season	Date	Event	Meet
2023	February 3, 2023	Floor Exercise	LSU vs Georgia
	February 10, 2023	Vault	LSU @ Auburn
	February 17, 2023	Balance Beam	LSU vs Florida
	February 24, 2023	Floor Exercise	LSU @ Alabama

External links

• Шаблон:FIG
• Шаблон:2019 Pan American Games profile