Simone Rose
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 Rose at the 2024 U.S. Championships | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Country represented |  United States | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | July 9, 2008 Bellevue, Washington | |||||||||||||||||
| Hometown | Sammamish, Washington | |||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Women's artistic gymnastics | |||||||||||||||||
| Level | Senior International Elite | |||||||||||||||||
| Years on national team | 2023–present (USA) | |||||||||||||||||
| Gym | Pacific Reign | |||||||||||||||||
| College team | Florida Gators (2027–2030) | |||||||||||||||||
| Head coach(es) | Cale Robinson | |||||||||||||||||
| Assistant coach(es) | Stephanie Gentry | |||||||||||||||||
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Simone Rose (born July 9, 2008) is an American artistic gymnast. She is a member of the United States national gymnastics team and is the 2024 Pacific Rim team, uneven bars, and floor exercise champion.
Early life
[edit]Rose was born in Bellevue, Washington, in 2008 to Jen and Michael Rose. She began gymnastics in 2010.[1]
Junior gymnastics career
[edit]Rose competed at the 2022 Winter Cup where she placed fifth in the all-around.[2] In July she competed at the U.S. Classic where she finished third on the uneven bars and balance beam.[3] The following month Rose competed at the National Championships fifteenth and eighth on the uneven bars and balance beam respectively.[4]
Rose competed at the 2023 Winter Cup where she finished seventh in the all-around.[5] She next competed at the 2023 Core Hydration Classic where she finished ninth in the all-around.[6] At the 2023 National Championships Rose finished fifth in the all-around but won bronze on vault. As a result, she was added to the national team for the first time.[7] In November Rose made her international debut at the Combs la Ville International Tournament alongside Ly Bui and Claire Pease. Together they won gold as a team.[8] Individually Rose placed first in the all-around and on floor exercise, second on uneven bars behind Pease, and third on vault behind Ming van Eijken and Pease.[9]
Senior gymnastics career
[edit]2024
[edit]Rose became age-eligible for senior level competition in 2024. She made her senior debut at the 2024 Winter Cup where she placed fourteenth in the all-around. She was selected to make her senior international debut at the Pacific Rim Championships in April alongside Jayla Hang, Madray Johnson, Kieryn Finnell, and Trinity Thomas (who later withdrew from the competition).[10] At the Pacific Rim Championships Rose helped the USA finish first. Individually she also won gold on uneven bars and floor exercise.[11]
At the 2024 National Championships Rose finished twelfth. In doing so she qualified to compete at the Olympic trials.[12]
Competitive history
[edit]| Year | Event | Team | AA | VT | UB | BB | FX |
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| 2022 | Winter Cup | 14 | 19 | 18 | 12 | 5 | |
| U.S. Classic |  |
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| U.S. National Championships | 15 | 8 | |||||
| 2023 | Winter Cup | 7 | 21 | 10 | 8 | 4 | |
| U.S. Classic | 9 | 10 | 20 | 7 | 14 | ||
| U.S. National Championships | 5 | |
9 | 4 | 9 | ||
| Combs la Ville Tournament |  |
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| 2024 | Winter Cup | 14 | 7 | 18 | 7 | ||
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| U.S. Classic | 16 | 9 | 34 | 12 | |||
| U.S. National Championships | 12 | 12 | 14 | 12 | |||
| Olympic Trials | 10 | 8 | 12 | 11 | |||
References
[edit]- ^ "USAG Profile: Simone Rose". USA Gymnastics.
- ^ "Parker repeats as junior all-around champion at 2022 Winter Cup Presented by OZONE and TURN". USA Gymnastics. February 27, 2022.
- ^ "Hang vaults to top of leaderboard in thrilling end to U.S. Classic junior women's competition". USA Gymnastics. July 30, 2022.
- ^ "Johnson captures women's junior all-around title on final day of OOFOS U.S. Gymnastics Championships". USA Gymnastics. August 21, 2022.
- ^ "Rivera takes home junior women all-around gold at 2023 Winter Cup". USA Gymnastics. February 26, 2023.
- ^ "Finnell takes junior all-around crown at 2023 Core Hydration Classic". USA Gymnastics. August 4, 2023.
- ^ "Rivera claims U.S. junior all-around gold at 2023 Xfinity Championships". USA Gymnastics. August 27, 2023.
- ^ "Rose leads U.S. to team gold in Combs-la-Ville". International Gymnast Media. November 19, 2024.
- ^ "U.S. wins 10 medals at Combs la Ville International Tournament". USA Gymnastics. November 19, 2023.
- ^ "Jayla Hang and Simone Rose: U.S. up-and-coming gymnastics duo on supporting each other, LA 2028 dreams". International Olympic Committee. April 11, 2024.
- ^ "U.S. gymnasts Hang and Moldauer win senior all-around titles at Pacific Rim Championships". International Gymnastics Media. April 28, 2024.
- ^ "Gymnastics: These Are The Women Joining Simone Biles At The U.S. Olympic Team Trials". International Olympic Committee. June 2, 2024.