23 Facts About Shayla Worley

Shayla Worley was a member of the gold-medal-winning American team at the 2007 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships.

Shayla Worley trained for most of her athletic career at Orlando Metro Gymnastics, where she was coached by Jeff Wood and Christi Barineau.

Shayla Worley's final meet of the season was the Level 9 Eastern Championships, the highest meet to which a Level 9 gymnast can advance, where she placed second all-around.

Shayla Worley finished off the Junior Olympic levels by placing second all-around at the 2002 Level 10 Florida State Championships.

In 2002, Shayla Worley became a junior national elite, now referred to as pre-elite.

Shayla Worley won the all-around title at the American Challenge and placed well at the US Challenge.

In 2004, Shayla Worley helped the US win a dual meet against Japan, and at the American Classic, she finished fourth all-around and again qualified to the US National Championships.

Shayla Worley competed at the US Classic, where she placed second all-around.

Shayla Worley started off her season at the International Tri Meet, which the United States won.

Shayla Worley went on a European tour that included meets against lower-ranked Great Britain and Switzerland; the US won both.

Shayla Worley battled back and tallied the highest all-around score on Day 2, finishing third overall behind Natasha Kelley.

Shayla Worley was ready in time for the 2007 American Cup, but a fall on her uneven bars dismount meant she narrowly missed qualifying for finals.

Shayla Worley was selected to compete in the Britain vs US dual match in Lisburn, Northern Ireland, on St Patrick's Day.

Shayla Worley made no major errors this time, and in the absence of the world's top two bars competitors, Britain's Beth Tweddle and American teammate Liukin, she took the bars title and finished second all-around.

Shayla Worley placed second on beam, but one of her grips ripped in the middle of her bar routine, causing her to place out of the top three.

Shayla Worley was selected to represent the US at the World Championships in Stuttgart, Germany.

Shayla Worley was excluded from the balance beam final because of the two-athlete-per-country rule.

In 2008, Shayla Worley competed at the American Cup and finished third on vault and bars.

Shayla Worley then traveled to Boston, Massachusetts, for the Visa National Championships, but had to pull out after aggravating a herniated disc in training the month before.

Shayla Worley successfully petitioned to compete in the Olympic Trials, where she placed 14th all-around without competing on floor exercise.

Shayla Worley was then invited to the final training camp in Texas, but ultimately was not chosen as an Olympic team member because of a broken leg.

Shayla Worley is involved with the Cards for Hospitalized Kids foundation.

Shayla Worley has one eponymous skill listed in the Code of Points.