Katelyn Michelle Ohashi (born April 12, 1997) is an American gymnast who competed for the University of California, Los Angeles. She is a six-time All-American and a four-time member of USA Gymnastics' Junior National Team. She was the 2011 junior national champion”Katelyn Ohashi,” USA Gymnastics, Bio , accessed September 27, 2011. and won the 2013 American Cup. Noted for incorporating popular dance elements in her floor routines, she trended globally on various social media networks in January 2019 for her perfect 10 score at the 2019 Collegiate Challenge, the fourth perfect-10 floor routine of her career.
Early life and education Ohashi was born in Seattle, Washington, to Richard and Diana Ohashi, the latter a former high-school gymnast. She has three older brothers, Ryan, Kyle, and Kalen, and is of German and Japanese descent.
Ohashi started gymnastics at age 3. To support her gymnastics training, Ohashi moved in 2006 to Kansas City, Missouri, with her mother and the youngest of her brothers; three years later, they moved to Plano, Texas.
She attended Spring Creek Academy, then graduated from Plano Senior High School in 2015. In the fall of 2015, she began attending the University of California, Los Angeles, where she majored in gender studies and graduated in 2019.
Gymnastics career 2009–2012: Junior elite Early in her career, Ohashi trained with Al Fong at Great American Gymnastics Express (GAGE) in Blue Springs, Missouri. At age 12, she debuted 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.
She competed in her first elite meet at the 2009 U.S. Classic where she placed fourth on floor exercise in the junior division, tied for fifth on balance beam and placed ninth in the all-around. This qualified her for the National Championships, where she won the silver medal on floor exercise, placed sixth on balance beam, placed tenth in the all-around; as a result she was named to the junior national team. Factsheet, USA Gymnastics, August 15, 2009, accessed September 27, 2011. Soon after the National Championships, Ohashi moved to Plano, Texas, to train at WOGA.
In the junior division of the 2010 U.S. Classic, Ohashi won the silver medal in the all-around and on uneven bars, balance beam, and floor exercise. At the 2010 U.S. National Championships, Ohashi placed second in the all-around behind Kyla Ross. She placed first on uneven bars, tied for fourth on floor exercise, placed fifth on balance beam and seventh on vault. At the 2010 Bumbo Cup in Pretoria, South Africa, Ohashi captured the junior-division gold medals in the all-around, floor exercise, and vault, along with silver medals on uneven bars and balance beam.
In the junior division at the 2011 City of Jesolo Trophy, Ohashi helped the U.S. win the team competition and won an individual gold medal on floor exercise. She tied for silver on the uneven bars and placed third in the all-around, fourth on balance beam and fifth on vault. At the 2011 U.S. Classic, she won the silver medal on balance beam with a score of 14.95, and tied for fifth on vault. At the 2011 U.S. National Championships, she won the junior all-around title with a total score of 120.95 over two nights, beating defending champion Kyla Ross.
Ohashi began 2012 competing at the 2012 Pacific Rim Championships where she won gold in the all-around and on uneven bars, balance beam, and floor exercise. At the 2012 City of Jesolo Trophy, Ohashi won gold with team USA and individually won gold on uneven bars and balance beam. At the 2012 U.S. National Championships, Ohashi placed fifth in the all-around.
2013–2014: Senior elite Ohashi became age-eligible for senior level competition in 2013. She made her debut at the 2013 American Cup, where she won the all-around title, defeating U.S. teammate Simone Biles. In April, she underwent shoulder surgery which prevented her from competing for the rest of the year.
In an interview at the 2014 WOGA Classic, Ohashi said she was unsure of her ability to continue at the international elite level after her injury. Later in the year, she suffered from two torn shoulders and a spine injury that required surgery, and did not compete again until 2015.
2015: Level 10 In 2015, Ohashi dropped from elite competition back to Level 10. Her first competition since 2013 was the Texas Prime Meet, where she performed only on vault, balance beam, and floor exercise.
Ohashi competed at the 2015 Pikes Peak Cup in Colorado Springs on February 6. She 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. She then competed at the 2015 WOGA Classic on February 14 and placed 14th overall, competing in only three events. On February 20, she competed at the Legends Invitational in Los Angeles, where she placed 13th in the all-around and second on vault.
2016–2019: NCAA
Ohashi joined the UCLA Bruins gymnastics team for the 2015–2016 season and was the Pac-12 Freshman of the Week four times. In a meet against the Arizona Wildcats, the cap of Ohashi's balance beam fell off, causing her to land on her neck upon dismount. She sustained a sternal fracture, an injury that kept her out for four weeks.
For the 2016–2017 season, Ohashi finished the regular season ranked No. 1 on balance beam and received two perfect 10s.
In the 2017–2018 season, Ohashi improved upon her performances from the previous season. She captured three perfect 10s on floor exercise, the first of her career, and set career highs on the uneven bars, vault and the all-around. She finished the regular season ranked first on floor exercise and third on balance beam, and was named the PAC-12 specialist of the year. At the 2018 NCAA National Championships, she competed on balance beam and floor exercise, placing fourth on balance beam and winning the floor exercise title, her first national championship win. At the Super Six final, Ohashi scored a pair of 9.95s on balance beam and floor exercise, helping UCLA win the team title.
At the 2019 Collegiate Challenge, Ohashi earned a perfect 10 for a floor exercise routine to an R&B-and-pop-hits medley that she was performing for the second time; video of her routine was shared widely on social media. At the 2019 NCAA Championships, Ohashi placed third on balance beam and helped UCLA finish third overall as a team.
Ohashi graduated from UCLA in 2019 with a degree in gender studies.
2020–2024: Post-collegiate During the COVID-19 pandemic, Ohashi began writing poetry. In September 2020, Ohashi appeared in a television commercial to promote the Toyota GR Yaris. In the advertisement, Ohashi is seen tumbling down Riebeek Street in Cape Town before leaping into the air before coming back down in a Yaris.
In May 2021, Ohashi wrote, directed, and produced BEaUtifully Molded, a spoken-word piece and its accompanying visual project that focuses on body positivity, self-expression, and unlearning the pressures of societal beauty standards.
In the fall of 2021, Ohashi participated in Simone Biles' Gold Over America Tour. She participated in the 2024 edition of the tour as well.
2026–present: Return to elite gymnastics
On June 23, 2026, Ohashi announced that she would return to gymnastics competition at the age of 29. Training at Pacific Reign, she made her elite comeback at the 2026 American Classic, where she placed third on balance beam with a score of 13.150; she also earned a score of 11.500 on floor exercise. Ohashi next competed at the 2026 U.S. Classic, scoring 13.200 on both balance beam and floor exercise. Her combined score of 26.400 did not meet the two-event threshold of 26.800 required to qualify for the 2026 National Championships.
Personal life Ohashi has spoken openly about her struggles with an eating disorder. She has received mental-health counseling, which she reports as being "crucial in my growing as a person and my mental health."
In 2017, she was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis.
Competitive history +Competitive history of Katelyn Ohashi at the junior levelYearEvent 2009 U.S. Classic 9 18 15 5 4 U.S. National Championships 10 22 20 6 2010 U.S. Classic 8 U.S. National Championships 7 5 4 Bumbo Classic 2011 City of Jesolo Trophy 5 4 U.S. Classic 5 9 U.S. National Championships 4 2012 Pacific Rim Championships City of Jesolo Trophy U.S. Classic 8 U.S. National Championships 5 11
+Competitive history of Katelyn Ohashi at the senior levelYearEvent 2013 American Cup 2026 American Classic 11 U.S. Classic 6 7
+Competitive history of Katelyn Ohashi at the NCAA levelYearEvent 2016 PAC-12 Championships 7 NCAA Championships 5 2017 PAC-12 Championships NCAA Championships 4 8 2018 PAC-12 Championships NCAA Championships 4 2019 PAC-12 Championships NCAA Championships 7
Collegiate stats Career perfect 10.0 Season Date Event Meet2017 March 5, 2017 Balance Beam UCLA vs UC Berkeley March 12, 2017 UCLA vs UNC2018 February 4, 2018 Floor Exercise UCLA vs Oklahoma February 25, 2018 UCLA vs Oregon State March 13, 2018 UCLA vs San Jose State2019 January 12, 2019 Collegiate Challenge February 10, 2019 UCLA @ Washington February 16, 2019 UCLA vs Arizona March 3, 2019 UCLA @ Oklahoma March 17, 2019 UCLA vs Utah State March 23, 2019 2019 Pac-12 Championship
Regular season ranking SeasonAll-AroundVaultUneven BarsBalance BeamFloor Exercise 2016 N/A N/A N/A 53rd 151st 2017 N/A N/A N/A 1st 49th 2018 N/A N/A 52nd 3rd 1st 2019 N/A N/A N/A 2nd 1st
Floor music +YearMusic Title 2010–2012 Onegin's Theme 2013 Ya Habibi, Always by Aysel and Arash
Filmography Year Title Role Notes 2022 Gymnastics Academy: A Second Chance Herself Episode: "All in this together" 2023 Bunk'd Herself Episode: "Coop D'etat"
References
External links
Katelyn Ohashi - 10.0 on Floor Exercise (1-12-19) Katelyn Ohashi interview on Good Morning America