Английская Википедия:Elena Shinohara

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Elena Shinohara (born April 6, 2000) is a Japanese-born American rhythmic gymnast and social media personality.[1][2] She was a member of the U.S. National Rhythmic Gymnastics Team.[3]

Personal life

Elena Shinohara was born in Japan on April 6, 2000.[1] She moved with her family to the United States when she was five months old.[4][5] Her mother, Nancy Shinohara, is a former member of the Japanese national rhythmic gymnastics team, and she coaches Elena.[4] She graduated from Collins Hill High School in 2018.[6] She graduated from Georgia Tech, and she majored in biochemistry.[6] She planned on becoming a dermatologist after her gymnastics career is over.[7] Her father, Minoru Shinohara, runs the Human Neuromuscular Physiology Laboratory at Georgia Tech.[4] Elena resides in California as of 2023.

Gymnastics career

Shinohara is the only elite-level rhythmic gymnast in the state of Georgia.[4] She was named to the Junior U.S. National team in 2015.[8]

Shinohara made her international debut at the 2018 Luxembourg Cup. She placed fourth in the ball, fifth in the ribbon, and seventh in the hoop.[9][10] She also competed at the 2019 Irina Cup in Warsaw, Poland where she finished eighth in clubs.[11][1] At the 2019 Amsterdam Masters, she won the silver medal in the all-around and the gold medal in the hoop.

At the 2019 National Championships, she finished tenth in the all-around, seventh in clubs and ribbon, and eighth in ball.[12] She was then named to the Senior U.S. National team.[13] She also won the 2019 Sportsperson of the Year Award, which was voted on by the top twelve rhythmic gymnasts at the competition.[14] At the 2020 Rhythmic Challenge in Lake Placid, New York, she finished fifth in the all-around and won the bronze medal in clubs.[15]

Social media

Shinohara posts training and flexibility videos on TikTok.[16] As of June 2021, she has 4.8 million followers on TikTok.[17] In honor of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month in May 2021, TikTok named her an API TikTok Trailblazer.[18]

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