AGE STARTED GYMNASTICS
Alyssa Baumann - 3 years old Simone Biles - 6 years old Nia Dennis - 7 years old Gabrielle Douglas - 6 years old Brenna Dowell - 1 year old Bailie Key - 3 years old Madison Kocian - 6 years old Maggie Nichols - 2 years old Aly Raisman - 2 years old Kyla Ross - 2 years old MyKayla Skinner - 3 years old | Jordan Chiles - 6 years old Christina Desiderio - 6 years old Jazmyn Foberg - 4 years old Laurie Hernandez - 5 years old Sydney Johnson - 3 years old Ragan Smith - 3 years old Average Age: 3.778 years |
LEVEL BY THE AGE OF 8
Alyssa Baumann - Level 5 (2006) Simone Biles - data not available (2005) Nia Dennis - Level 5 (2007) Gabby Douglas - Level 4 (2004) Brenna Dowell - data not available (2004) Bailie Key - Level 6/7 (2007) Madison Kocian - Level 5 (2005) Maggie Nichols - Level 7 (2006) Aly Raisman - Level 4 (2003) Kyla Ross - Level 6 (2005) MyKayla Skinner - Level 6 (2005) | Jordan Chiles - Level 5 (2009) Christina Desiderio - Level 5 (2008) Jazmyn Foberg - Level 5 (2008) Laurie Hernandez - Level 4 (2008) Sydney Johnson - Pre-Opt. (2008) Ragan Smith - Pre-Opt. (2008) Average Level: Level 5 |
LEVEL BY THE AGE OF 11
Alyssa Baumann - Level 8 (2009) Simone Biles - Level 9 (2008) Nia Dennis - Level 9/HOPES Elite (2010) Gabby Douglas - Level 9 (2007) Brenna Dowell - Level 8 (2007) Bailie Key - Level 10/Junior Elite (2010) Madison Kocian - Level 8 (2008) Maggie Nichols - Level 10 (2009) Aly Raisman - Level 8/HOPES Elite (2005) Kyla Ross - Level 10 (2008) MyKayla Skinner - Level 8 (2008) | Jordan Chiles - Level 10 (2012) Christina Desiderio - Level 9 (2011) Jazmyn Foberg - Level 9 (2011) Laurie Hernandez - Level 9 (2011) Sydney Johnson - Level 8 (2011) Ragan Smith - Level 9 (2011) Average Level: Level 8 |
AGE AT FIRST YEAR OF ELITE
Alyssa Baumann - 12 (2010, from L9) Simone Biles - 14 (2011, from L10) Nia Dennis - 12 (2011, from L10/Hopes) Gabby Douglas - 12 (2008, from L10) Brenna Dowell - 13 (2009, from L10) Bailie Key - 11 (2010, from L10) Madison Kocian - 12 (2009, from L9) Maggie Nichols - 13 (2011, from L10) Aly Raisman - 15 (2009, from L10/Hopes) Kyla Ross - 12 (2009, from L10) MyKayla Skinner - 12 (2009, from L10) | Jordan Chiles - 12 (2013, from L10) Christina Desiderio - 13 (2013, from L10) Jazmyn Foberg - 13 (2013, from L10) Laurie Hernandez - 12 (2012, from L10) Sydney Johnson - 13 (2013, from L10) Average Age: 12.56 years |
An article by Kaitlyn, the Editor-in-Chief.