23 Facts About Katelyn Ohashi

Katelyn Michelle Ohashi was born on April 12,1997 and is an American gymnast who competed for the University of California, Los Angeles.

Katelyn Ohashi is a six-time All-American and was a four-time member of USA Gymnastics' Junior National Team, the 2011 junior national champion, and the winner of the 2013 American Cup.

Katelyn Ohashi has three older brothers, Ryan, Kyle, and Kalen, and is of German and Japanese descent.

Katelyn Ohashi attended Spring Creek Academy before graduating from Plano Senior High School in 2015.

Katelyn Ohashi had body-image problems and has been a recipient of body-shaming insults, which resulted in an eating disorder.

Early in her career, Katelyn Ohashi trained with Al Fong at Great American Gymnastics Express in Blue Springs, Missouri.

Katelyn Ohashi was 12 years old when she made her debut on the national gymnastics scene at the 2009 Junior Olympic National Championships, where she placed first on floor exercise, tied for second on uneven bars, placed fourth in the all-around and tied for seventh on vault.

Katelyn Ohashi competed in her first elite meet at the 2009 US Classic in Des Moines, Iowa, where she placed fourth on floor in the junior division, tied for fifth on balance beam and placed ninth in the all-around.

Katelyn Ohashi placed fifth on beam and seventh on vault.

At the 2010 Bumbo Cup in Pretoria, South Africa, Katelyn Ohashi captured the junior-division gold medals in the all-around, floor and vault, along with silver medals on bars and beam.

Katelyn Ohashi tied for second on uneven bars and placed third all-around, fourth on beam and fifth on vault.

Katelyn Ohashi captured the bars title at Nationals with skills that included an el-grip endo to straddled Jaeger, a Gienger and a tucked double-double dismount.

Katelyn Ohashi's winning beam routine, one of the most difficult in the world, featured a full-twisting back layout, a standing Arabian, an Onodi and a piked full-in dismount.

Katelyn Ohashi won floor with a routine that included a piked full-in and a two-and-a-half twist to front full.

Katelyn Ohashi won the 2013 American Cup in March, defeating US teammate Simone Biles.

In 2015, Katelyn Ohashi dropped from elite competition back to Level 10.

Katelyn Ohashi competed at the 2015 Pikes Peak Cup in Colorado Springs on February 6.

Katelyn Ohashi placed 17th in the all-around competing on three events instead of four, and finished second in the vault event final with a score of 9.850.

Katelyn Ohashi then competed at the 2015 WOGA Classic on February 14 and placed 14th overall, competing in only three events.

Katelyn Ohashi captured three perfect 10s on floor, the first of her career, and set career highs on the uneven bars, vault and the all-around.

Katelyn Ohashi finished the regular season ranked first on floor and third on beam, and was named the PAC-12 specialist of the year.

Katelyn Ohashi followed this up with another national championship win the next night with the UCLA team in the Super Six, where Ohashi scored a pair of 9.95s on beam and floor.

In 2021, Katelyn Ohashi participated in Simone Biles' "Gold Over America Tour".