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Kaliya Lincoln
Kaliya Lincoln
Country represented	United States
Born	April 23, 2006 (age 18); Hayward, California, US
Residence	Frisco, Texas, US
Discipline	Women's artistic gymnastics
Level	Senior International Elite
Years on national team	2020–present (USA)
Club	World Olympic Gymnastics Academy
College team	LSU Tigers (2025–2028)
Medal record
Representing the United States
Pan American Games

Kaliya Lincoln (born April 23, 2006) is an American artistic gymnast. She is the 2023 Pan American Games champion on floor exercise and in the team event, and 2021 Junior Pan American champion on vault and floor.

Junior gymnastics career

Lincoln was selected to compete at the 2020 International Gymnix, alongside Skye Blakely, Katelyn Jong, and Konnor McClain. As a result, she was added to the junior national team for the first time.^[1] While there she helped USA win team gold.^[2]

Lincoln competed at the 2021 Winter Cup where she placed fourteenth in the all-around.^[3] In May she competed at the 2021 U.S. Classic where she placed first on floor exercise and third on vault.^[4] In June, she competed at her first National Championships. She ended the two-day competition first on floor exercise, and third in all-around with a combined score of 104.650.^[5] She was then selected to represent the United States at the 2021 Junior Pan American Championships alongside Kailin Chio, Madray Johnson and Katelyn Jong.^[6] While there she helped the United States place first as a team and individually she won gold on vault and floor exercise.^[7]

Senior gymnastics career

2023

Lincoln made her senior debut at the 2023 Winter Cup, where she won gold on floor exercise.^[8] In August she competed at the 2023 U.S. Classic where she tied with Joscelyn Roberson for silver on floor exercise.^[9]^[10] She then competed at the 2023 National Championships where she won silver on floor exercise behind Simone Biles.^[11]^[12]

In September Lincoln was named to the team to compete at the 2023 Pan American Games alongside Jordan Chiles, Kayla DiCello, Zoe Miller, and Tiana Sumanasekera.^[13]^[14] At the Pan American Games she won a gold medal on floor exercise and helped USA win gold in the team event; she also qualified to the balance beam final where she placed sixth.^[15]^[16]

In November Lincoln signed her National Letter of Intent with the LSU Tigers.^[17]

2024

Lincoln won silver medals on floor exercise at both the Winter Cup and the Core Hydration Classic.^[18]

Lincoln competed at the 2024 U.S. National Gymnastics Championships, however she withdrew from the competition after the first two rotations on May 31, 2024. She scored a 12.700 on uneven bars and 12.300 on balance beam.^[19]

After missing the USA Gymnastics National Championships, Lincoln petitioned for her spot to compete at the 2024 United States Olympic trials, and was approved.^[20] She placed 5th on floor exercise and 9th in the all-around.^[21] Lincoln was named a non-traveling alternate for the 2024 Olympic team.^[22]

Competitive history

Year	Event	AA	VT	UB	BB	FX
Junior
2020	International Gymnix
2021	Winter Cup	14	5			6
	American Classic			8		10
	U.S. Classic
	U.S. National Championships		4	8
	Pan American Championships
Senior
2023	Winter Cup	9		10	22
	U.S. Classic	27		31	10
	U.S. National Championships			27	9
	Pan American Games				6
2024	Winter Cup				16
	U.S. Classic	10		20	32
	Olympic Trials	9		6	9	5