Emily Schild
| Emily Schild | ||||||||||
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| — Gymnast — | ||||||||||
| Full name | Emily Jane Schild | |||||||||
| Country represented |
 United States | |||||||||
| Born |
August 19, 1998 Fort Wayne, Indiana, U.S. | |||||||||
| Hometown | Huntersville, NC, U.S. | |||||||||
| Height | 1.47 m (4 ft 10 in)[1] | |||||||||
| Discipline | Women's artistic gymnastics | |||||||||
| Level | Senior International Elite | |||||||||
| Years on national team | 2015 | |||||||||
| Club | Everest | |||||||||
| College team | Georgia Gym Dogs (2017-21) | |||||||||
Medal record
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Emily Jane Schild (born August 19, 1998 in Fort Wayne, Indiana) is an American artistic gymnast. She has been a member of the U.S. National team since 2015 and made her international debut at the 2015 City of Jesolo Trophy. At the 2015 Pan-American Games in Toronto, she was part of the gold-winning US team[2]
Personal life
Emily Jane Schild was born on August 19, 1998 in Fort Wayne, Indiana, to parents, David and Maria Schild.[3] The family moved to North Carolina when Schild was around 7 years old.
Currently, she is homeschooled through the NCVP and will graduate high school in 2017. Following high school graduation, Emily will attend University of Georgia and is signed to their gymnastics program.[4]
Gymnastics career
Emily began her gymnastics career at DeVeau's School of Gymnastics in Fishers Indiana and now trains at Everest Gymnastics in Huntersville, NC under the tutelage of Qi Han and Yiwen Chen.
2013-14: Level 10 & Junior International Elite
Schild qualified to the 2013 Nastia Liukin Cup as a Level 10 athlete and finished nineteenth all-around.[5] Later in the season, she tested for Junior International Elite and qualified for the 2013 U.S. Classic. Later, she advanced to the 2013 P&G U.S. Nationals and was twenty-fifth all-around and eighth on vault.[6]
Schild was nursing an injury during 2014 and was forced to sit out the whole season.
2015-present: Senior International Elite & National Team breakthrough
Emily was added to the U.S. Senior National team after the 2015 City of Jesolo Trophy selection camp, where she was also selected to U.S. team.[7] Schild will travel with the U.S. team and is scheduled to compete for them at the meet. This will be her international debut.
References
- ↑ http://results.toronto2015.org/IRS/en/gymnastics-artistic/athlete-profile-n10156555-schild-emily.htm
- ↑ https://usagym.org/pages/athletes/womenList.html?prog=w
- ↑ http://www.gym-style.com/emilyschild/about.htm
- ↑ https://instagram.com/_emily_schild_/
- ↑ http://www.gymdivas.us/profile_schild
- ↑ http://www.gym-style.com/emilyschild/results.htm
- ↑ https://usagym.org/pages/post.html?PostID=15644&prog=h