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Emily Schild

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Emily Schild
Personal information
Full nameEmily Jane Schild
Country represented United States
Born (1998-08-19) August 19, 1998 (age 26)
Fort Wayne, Indiana, U.S.
Height1.47 m (4 ft 10 in)[1]
DisciplineWomen's artistic gymnastics
LevelSenior International Elite
Years on national team2015–17 (USA)
ClubEverest
College teamGeorgia Gymdogs (2017–21)
Medal record
Representing  United States
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2015 Toronto Team

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

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Emily Jane Schild was born on August 19, 1998, in Fort Wayne, Indiana, parents David and Maria Schild.[3] The family moved to North Carolina when Schild was around 5 years old.

A member of the National Honor Society, Schild was homeschooled through the NCVP and graduated high school in 2017. Schild is a senior[when?] at the University of Georgia and is signed to their gymnastics program.[4]

Gymnastics career

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Schild began her gymnastics career at DeVeau's School of Gymnastics in Fishers, Indiana, and now[when?] trains at Everest Gymnastics in Huntersville, North Carolina, under Qi Han and Yiwen Chen.[citation needed]

2013–14: Level 10 and Junior International Elite

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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 and National Team breakthrough

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Schild was added to the U.S. Senior National team after the 2015 City of Jesolo Trophy selection camp, where she was also selected to the U.S. team.[7] In 2016, Schild was named to the National Team and invited to compete at the 2016 Olympic trials, but was not selected for the Olympic team.

References

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  1. ^ "Gymnastics Artistic Athlete Profile : SCHILD Emily – Toronto 2015 Pan American Games". Archived from the original on 2015-07-16. Retrieved 2015-07-12.
  2. ^ "USA Gymnastics – Women's Artistic Gymnastics National Team".
  3. ^ "The Official Website of Emily Schild". Archived from the original on 2015-04-02. Retrieved 2015-03-24.
  4. ^ "Emily Schild (@_emily_schild_) • Instagram photos and videos".
  5. ^ http://www.gymdivas.us/profile_schild[permanent dead link]
  6. ^ "The Official Website of Emily Schild". Archived from the original on 2015-04-02. Retrieved 2015-03-24.
  7. ^ "USA Gymnastics names U.S. squad for 2015 City of Jesolo Trophy".
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