Emma Malabuyo

Emma Malabuyo
Country represented  United States
Born (2002-11-05) November 5, 2002[1]
Mountain View, California
Hometown Milpitas, California
Residence Flower Mound, Texas
Training location Coppell, Texas
Discipline Women's artistic gymnastics
Level Senior International Elite
(2018–present)
Years on national team 2016–present (USA)
Club Texas Dreams
Head coach(es) Kim Zmeskal
Assistant coach(es) Chris Burdette

Emma Malabuyo (born November 5, 2002)[2] is an American artistic gymnast. She is a two-time member of the U.S. National Team (2016-2018).[3] She plans to attend UCLA on a gymnastics scholarship after graduating high school in 2021.[4]

Early Life

Malabuyo began her training at Airborne Gymnastics[5] in Santa Clara, California, but moved to Texas to train under former world champion Kim Zmeskal-Burdette at Texas Dreams in 2013[6]. She qualified as an elite gymnast in 2015.[7]

Junior Career

2016

In March 2016, Malabuyo made her international debut part of the United States' gold-winning junior team at the 2016 L'International Gymnix tournament,[8] where she earned the bronze medal in the all-around competition,[9] as well as two gold medals on balance beam[10] and floor exercise.[11] Later that month at the City of Jesolo Trophy, she won a gold medal on balance beam and earned three silver medals in the all-around, uneven bars, and floor exercise[12]. In June, Malabuyo competed at the 2016 Secret U.S. Classic, where she finished second in the all-around behind fellow Texan Irina Alexeeva of WOGA and third on balance beam.[13] She progressed to the 2016 P&G U.S. National Gymnastics Championships, but pulled out after competing only vault and floor exercise on the first day, and did not medal.[14]

2017

In April 2017, Malabuyo competed at the City of Jesolo Trophy, where she finished third in the all-around behind teammates Gabby Perea and Maile O'Keefe.[15] Later that year Malabuyo won the U.S. Classic ahead of O'keefe.[16] At Nationals, Malabuyo finished second behind defending champion O'Keefe, but finished first on floor exercise, second on uneven bars, and third on vault and was named to the national team. She and O'Keefe where then selected to represent the United States at the 2017 International Junior Gymnastics Competition in Japan.[17] There Malabuyo finished second in the all-around, again behind O'Keefe, and first on floor exercise.[18]

Senior Career

2018

Malabuyo made her senior debut at the City of Jesolo Trophy, where she competed as an individual alongside club teammate Ragan Smith.[19]. She won gold in the all-around, balance beam, and floor exercise.[20][21]

During the summer, Malabuyo competed only on vault and balance beam at the U.S. Classic due to a nagging back injury. She traveled with Smith to Boston in August to compete in the national championships, but pulled out of the event during training to avoid re-aggravating the same injury.[22] As a result, she was not named to the national team after the meet.

Competitive history

Junior

Year Event Team AA VT UB BB FX
2015Buckeye Elite Qualifier126182nd, silver medalist(s)16
WOGA Classic Qualifier3rd, bronze medalist(s)992nd, silver medalist(s)6
American Classic3rd, bronze medalist(s)6573rd, bronze medalist(s)
U.S. Classic12211977
P&G National Championships20192679
2016Gymnix Int'l Junior Cup1st, gold medalist(s)1st, gold medalist(s)
City of Jesolo Trophy2nd, silver medalist(s)2nd, silver medalist(s)1st, gold medalist(s)2nd, silver medalist(s)
U.S. Classic2nd, silver medalist(s)43rd, bronze medalist(s)5
2017City of Jesolo Trophy1st, gold medalist(s)3rd, bronze medalist(s)2nd, silver medalist(s)1st, gold medalist(s)
U.S. Classic1st, gold medalist(s)462nd, silver medalist(s)1st, gold medalist(s)
P&G National Championships2nd, silver medalist(s)3rd, bronze medalist(s)2nd, silver medalist(s)41st, gold medalist(s)
Junior Japan International2nd, silver medalist(s)3rd, bronze medalist(s)3rd, bronze medalist(s)2nd, silver medalist(s)1st, gold medalist(s)

Senior

Year Event Team AA VT UB BB FX
2018City of Jesolo Trophy1st, gold medalist(s)1st, gold medalist(s)1st, gold medalist(s)
U.S. Classic14

References

  1. https://usagym.org/pages/athletes/athleteListDetail.html?id=453320
  2. https://usagym.org/pages/athletes/athleteListDetailPrint2.html?id=453320
  3. https://usagym.org/pages/athletes/womenList.html
  4. https://www.flogymnastics.com/articles/5066898-emma-malabuyo-commits-to-ucla
  5. {{http://meetscoresonline.com/Athlete.MyScores/228388}}
  6. http://www.intlgymnast.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=4975:emma-malabuyo-eager-for-2018&catid=2:news&Itemid=166
  7. http://thesplitleap.blogspot.co.uk/2015/03/meet-new-elites-2015.html
  8. http://thegymter.net/2016/03/01/international-gymnix-preview-and-roster/
  9. {{https://www.flogymnastics.com/video/5583987-emma-malabuyo-excited-after-international-debut-gymnix-2016-junior-cup}}
  10. http://internationalgymnix.ca/files/6814/5730/5432/Junior_Cup_-_Poutre.pdf
  11. http://internationalgymnix.ca/files/9614/5730/5451/Junior_Cup_-_Sol.pdf
  12. https://thegymter.net/2016/03/19/2016-city-of-jesolo-trophy-results/
  13. https://usagym.org/PDFs/Results/w_16champs_jraa.pdf
  14. "Emma Malabuyo". The Gymternet. 2016-03-27. Retrieved 2018-09-02.
  15. "US Women Sweep 10th Jesolo Trophy". International Gymnast Magazine. April 1, 2017.
  16. "Emma Malabuyo Takes Junior All-Around Title At 2017 U.S. Classic". FloGymnastics. July 29, 2017.
  17. "Emma Malabuyo, Maile O'Keefe To Represent USA At International Junior Japan". FloGymnastics. August 20, 2017.
  18. "Emma Malabuyo Finishes Her Junior Elite Career With Gold – Event Finals, 2017 International Junior Japan". FloGymnastics. September 18, 2017.
  19. "U.S. Gymnasts Set To Compete At 2018 City of Jesolo Trophy". FloGymnastics. February 19, 2018.
  20. "U.S. Seniors Populate The Podium, Malabuyo Is AA Champ". FloGymnastics. April 14, 2018.
  21. "Junior and Senior Event Finals: RESULS & RECAP". FloGymnastics. April 15, 2018.
  22. "US Nationals – Senior Women Day 1 Live Blog". The Balance Beam Situation. 2018-08-17. Retrieved 2018-09-02.
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