1. Aleah Cruz Finnegan was born on January 4,2003 and is a Filipino-American artistic gymnast.
28 Facts About Aleah Finnegan
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Aleah Finnegan was a member of the United States' women's national gymnastics team from 2019 to 2021 and was part of the team that won gold at the 2019 Pan American Games.
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Aleah Finnegan is the first Filipina gymnast in over 60 years to qualify and represent the Philippines at the 2024 Summer Olympics.
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Aleah Finnegan is the 2023 Asian Championships vault and balance beam bronze medalist and the 2021 Southeast Asian Games team and vault champion.
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Aleah Finnegan currently competes for the LSU Tigers gymnastics team and is the 2024 NCAA floor exercise champion.
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Aleah Finnegan has three sisters, including Sarah, Hannah, and Jennah.
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Aleah Finnegan began gymnastics in 2005 and moved with her family to Kansas City in 2008 to train at Great American Gymnastics Express.
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In June 2019, Aleah Finnegan was named as one of the eight athletes being considered for the team to compete at the 2019 Pan American Games.
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At the 2019 GK US Classic, Aleah Finnegan placed seventh in the all-around.
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Aleah Finnegan placed second on vault behind Jade Carey, twelfth on uneven bars, tenth on balance beam, and seventh on floor exercise.
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At the 2019 Pan American Games Aleah Finnegan competed on vault and floor, with both her scores contributing towards the USA's gold medal winning performance.
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Aleah Finnegan posted the fourth highest floor exercise score in the competition, but because teammates McCusker and Eaker scored higher than her, she was unable to compete in the final due to the two-per-country rule.
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At the 2019 National Championships, Aleah Finnegan finished thirteenth in the all-around.
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Aleah Finnegan placed fourth on vault, thirteenth on uneven bars, fifteenth on balance beam, and sixth on floor exercise.
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Aleah Finnegan was not named to the national team, but it was announced that she would receive an invite to the Worlds selection camp.
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Aleah Finnegan competed at the US World Championship trials on only the balance beam, receiving a score of 13.200, finishing twelfth on the event.
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Aleah Finnegan was not named to the World Championship team after the trials.
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In May 2021, Aleah Finnegan competed at the 2021 GK US Classic, finishing fifth in the all-around behind Simone Biles, Jordan Chiles, Kayla DiCello, and Grace McCallum.
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Aleah Finnegan finished twenty-third in the all-around after falling during three of the four apparatuses on the first night of competition.
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In March 2022, it was revealed that Aleah Finnegan had decided to represent the Philippines in international competitions.
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Aleah Finnegan won gold on vault and silver on balance beam and placed fifth on the uneven bars.
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At the World Championships, Aleah Finnegan finished 32nd in the all-around, making her the second reserve for the all-around final.
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Aleah Finnegan competed at the 2024 Olympic Games alongside fellow Filipina-Americans Levi Ruivivar and Emma Malabuyo.
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Aleah Finnegan only competed on the balance beam where she scored a 9.875.
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Aleah Finnegan competed on balance beam at the SEC Championships, finishing seventh with a score of 9.925.
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On February 3,2023, in a meet against Georgia, Aleah Finnegan earned her first career perfect 10 for the LSU Tigers on the floor exercise.
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Aleah Finnegan finished second on floor exercise at the NCAA Championships.
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At the SEC Championships, Aleah Finnegan contributed scores on vault, balance beam and floor exercise, helping LSU win the SEC conference title.