Skye Blakely

Skye Blakely (born February 4, 2005) is an American artistic gymnast and a member of the United States women's national gymnastics team. She was a member of the team who won bronze at the inaugural Junior World Championships. She is the younger sister of gymnast Sloane Blakely.

Skye Blakely
Blakely at the 2019 Junior World Championships
Personal information
Full name	Skye Blakely
Country represented	United States
Born	(2005-02-04) February 4, 2005 Dallas, Texas USA
Hometown	Frisco, Texas USA
Discipline	Women's artistic gymnastics
Level	Junior International Elite
Years on national team	2018–present (US)
Club	World Olympic Gymnastics Academy
Head coach(es)	Tatyana Shadenko
Medal record Representing the  United States Junior World Championships 2019 Győr Team

Early life

Blakely was born to Steven and Stephanie Blakely in 2005 in Dallas, Texas and has one sibling.[1]

Gymnastics career

Junior Elite

2018

In early 2018 Blakely competed at the Buckeye National Qualifier and the WOGA Classic, where she placed sixth in the all-around. She later competed at International Gymnix where she placed fifteenth in the all-around and fifth on uneven bars.[2] In early July, she competed at the American Classic where she placed third in the all-around behind Kayla DiCello and Konnor McClain.[3] Later that month she competed at the 2018 U.S. Classic where she placed sixth in the all-around and third on vault.[4] In August Blakely competed at the 2018 U.S. National Gymnastics Championships. She finished in fourth place in the all-around behind Leanne Wong, DiCello, and Sunisa Lee and won silver on floor exercise and bronze on vault. As a result she was added to the national team for the first time.[5]

2019

In February Blakely was named to the team to compete at 2019 L'International Gymnix in Montreal, alongside Olivia Greaves, Lillian Lippeatt, and Kaylen Morgan.[6] While there she helped the USA win team gold and individually she bronze in the all-around behind Canadian Zoé Allaire-Bourgie and teammate Greaves. During event finals she won gold on vault and uneven bars.[7]

In June Blakely competed at the Junior World Championships Trials where she placed first in the all-around and was named to the team to compete at the inaugural Junior World Championships alongside Kayla DiCello and Sydney Barros.[8] While there she helped the USA win team bronze and individually she recorded the seventh highest all-around score but did not place due to DiCello and Barros both placing higher. During event finals she placed fourth on uneven bars and fifth on floor exercise.[9]

Team / All-Around Final

Uneven Bars Final

Floor Exercise Final

Blakely at the 2019 Junior World Championships

In July Blakely competed at the U.S. Classic where she placed fourth in the all-around behind Konnor McClain, Barros, and Greaves. She won gold on floor exercise and silver on vault.[10]

In August Blakely competed at the U.S. National Championships where she placed fourth in the all-around. She tied for second on balance beam with Ciena Alipio and behind McClain and won bronze on floor exercise. As a result she was added to the junior national team.[11]

2020

Blakely competed at the WOGA Classic in February, earning an all-around score of 57.150 to place first in the junior division and outscoring the senior division as well.[12] In March Blakely was selected to compete at International Gymnix, taking place in Montreal alongside Konnor McClain, Kaliya Lincoln, and Katelyn Jong.[13] While there she helped the USA win team gold and individually she won gold in the all-around, silver on vault, unevene bars, and balance beam behind McClain, and bronze on floor exercise behind McClain and Bailey Inglis of Canada.[14]

Competitive History

Junior

Year	Event	Team	AA	VT	UB	BB	FX
2018	WOGA Classic		6
	International Gymnix		15			5
	American Classic					20	5
	U.S. Classic		6		19	10	9
	U.S. National Championships		4		5	8
2019	WOGA Classic
	International Gymnix
	Jr. World Championships Trials
	Junior World Championships				4		5
	U.S. Classic		4		14	14
	U.S. National Championships		4	6	8
2020	WOGA Classic
	International Gymnix

References

1. "Skye Blakely". USA Gymnastics.
2. "2018 International Gymnix Results". The Gymternet. March 11, 2018.
3. "American Classic Hopes Classic Meet Results" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. July 7, 2018.
4. "2018 GK U.S. Classic Meet Results" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. July 28, 2018.
5. "2018 U.S. Championships - Women Day 2 Meet Results - Multi" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. August 19, 2018.
6. "USA Gymnastics announces women's spring international team assignments". USA Gymnastics. February 24, 2019.
7. "USA wins four junior, senior event titles at 2019 Gymnix International". USA Gymnastics. March 10, 2019.
8. "2019 U.S. Junior Worlds Trials Results". The Gymternet. June 15, 2019.
9. "2019 Junior World Championships Results". The Gymternet. July 2, 2019.
10. "Biles, McClain win all-around titles at 2019 GK U.S. Classic". USA Gymnastics. July 20, 2019.
11. "Biles soars to sixth U.S. women's all-around title at 2019 U.S. Championships". USA Gymnastics. August 11, 2019.
12. "2020 WOGA Classic Results". The Gymternet. February 4, 2020.
13. "U.S. women to compete in 2020 Gymnix International". USA Gymnastics. March 3, 2020.
14. "USA wins senior and junior team titles, 10 individual titles at 2020 Gymnix International". USA Gymnastics. March 9, 2020.

External links

• Skye Blakely at the International Gymnastics Federation
• Skye Blakely at USA Gymnastics