Hobbies
Shopping, swimming. (usagym.org, 15 Aug 2015; fulltwist.net, 01 Aug 2014)
Occupation
Athlete
Spoken languages
English
Club
World Olympic Gymnastics Academy [WOGA] [Plano, TX, USA]
Coach
Laurent Landi [club], FRA; Cecile Canqueteau-Landi [club], FRA; Marta Karolyi [national], ROU (usagym.org, 22 Jun 2016; woga.net, 22 Jun 2016; usagym.org, 04 Jun 2016)
Sporting relatives
Her younger sister Rachel is also a gymnast. (usagym.org, 22 Jun 2016)
Injuries
In June 2016 she suffered an elbow injury while training ahead of the 2016 US Olympic Trials. The injury forced her to withdraw from the event and therefore she missed the chance to qualify for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. (floridagators.com, 15 Jul 2016)
She had to withdraw from the 2014 Pan American Championships due to an elbow hyperextension injury, which required surgery. (gym-style.com, 15 Aug 2015; fulltwist.net, 01 Aug 2014)
She was unable to compete during the 2011 and 2012 seasons due to an injury. (gym-style.com, 15 Aug 2015)
National Team
2013 (usagym.org, 22 Jun 2016)
Start sporting career
She took up gymnastics at age three at the World Olympic Gymnastics Academy [WOGA] in Plano, TX, United States. (usagym.org, 22 Jun 2016)
Reason for taking up the sport
"My cousin was a level 10 gymnast at WOGA too, which inspired me." (usagym.org, 15 Aug 2015)
Additional information
General
COLLEGE PLANS
In November 2015 she signed a letter of intent to join the University of Florida in Gainesville, FL, United States of America, for the 2016/17 academic year. In July 2016 she announced she would defer her enrolment until the 2017/18 academic year so she could spend time recovering from the elbow injury she suffered in June 2016. (floridagators.com, 15 Jul 2016; gym-style.com/alyssa, 11 Nov 2015)
Last update : 2016-09-22