Maile O'Keefe

Maile O'Keefe
Country represented  United States
Born (2002-02-26) February 26, 2002
Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
Residence Las Vegas, Nevada
Discipline Women's artistic gymnastics
Level Junior Elite
Years on national team 2016–present
Club Salcianu Academy
Head coach(es) Tammy and Sorin Salcianu
Medal record
Representing the  United States
FIG World Cup
2018 Chicago All Around

Maile O'Keefe (born February 26, 2002)[1] is an American artistic gymnast. She is a member of the U.S. National Team and is the 2016 and 2017 U.S. Junior National Champion.

Career

Junior

A Junior Elite since 2013, she encountered breakthrough during the 2016 season. She won the all-around title in the Junior division at the 2016 U.S. National Gymnastics Championships, in addition to the beam and floor titles too.[2]

In April 2017, she participated in the 2017 City of Jesolo Trophy. In Jesolo she finished second in the all-around behind Gabby Perea.[3] O'Keefe also won bronze medals in the uneven bars and balance beam finals, as well as a silver medal in the floor exercise final.[4] In August, she won the all-around at the 2017 U.S. National Gymnastics Championships.[5] She along with silver medalist Emma Malabuyo were selected to represent the USA at the 2017 International Junior Gymnastics Competition the following month in Japan.[6] There O'Keefe won gold in the all-around and on beam and silver on floor, vault, and uneven bars.[7]

Senior

2018

In February 2018, O'Keefe was named as the wildcard athlete for the 2018 American Cup.[8] In her senior international debut, O'Keefe finished third with a score of 54.365, behind fellow American Morgan Hurd and Mai Murakami of Japan.[9] In the spring O'Keefe underwent wrist surgery to fix a ganglion cyst. She spent the remainder of the year recovering.[10]

Competitive history

Junior

Year Event Team AA VT UB BB FX
2013American Classic988
2014American Classic62nd, silver medalist(s)
U.S. Classic662nd, silver medalist(s)
P&G National Championships1319141613
2015American Classic74
P&G National Championships1719161013
2016American Classic841st, gold medalist(s)
U.S. Classic6644
P&G National Championships1st, gold medalist(s)3rd, bronze medalist(s)61st, gold medalist(s)1st, gold medalist(s)
2017Gymnix International1st, gold medalist(s)1st, gold medalist(s)2nd, silver medalist(s)3rd, bronze medalist(s)1st, gold medalist(s)
City of Jesolo Trophy1st, gold medalist(s)2nd, silver medalist(s)3rd, bronze medalist(s)3rd, bronze medalist(s)2nd, silver medalist(s)
U.S. Classic2nd, silver medalist(s)2nd, silver medalist(s)42nd, silver medalist(s)
P&G National Championships1st, gold medalist(s)2nd, silver medalist(s)1st, gold medalist(s)2nd, silver medalist(s)2nd, silver medalist(s)
Junior Japan International1st, gold medalist(s)2nd, silver medalist(s)2nd, silver medalist(s)1st, gold medalist(s)2nd, silver medalist(s)

Senior

Year Event Team AA VT UB BB FX
2018American Cup3rd, bronze medalist(s)

References

  1. ↑ "USA Gymnastics | Maile O'Keefe". usagym.org. Retrieved 2018-02-13.
  2. ↑ "Maile O'Keefe wins junior national title". Excelle Sports. June 28, 2016.
  3. ↑ "US Women Sweep 10th Jesolo Trophy". International Gymnast Magazine. April 1, 2017.
  4. ↑ "Finale Qualification" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. April 2, 2017.
  5. ↑ "MyUSAGym". myusagym.com.
  6. ↑ "Emma Malabuyo, Maile O'Keefe To Represent USA At International Junior Japan". FloGymnastics. August 20, 2017.
  7. ↑ "O'Keefe, Malabuyo strike gold in Japan". USA Gymnastics. September 18, 2017.
  8. ↑ "Bower, O'Keefe added to American Cup roster". USA Gymnastics. February 6, 2018.
  9. ↑ "American Cup, Morgan Hurd push gymnastics forward amid sexual abuse scandal". USA Today. March 3, 2018.
  10. ↑ "Simone Biles Pleased With Performance on First Day of U.S. National Championships". Sports Illustrated. August 18, 2018.
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