Chellsie Memmel
[3] With a total of seven World Championship and Olympic medals, Memmel is tied with Shawn Johnson as the ninth most decorated American female gymnast, behind Simone Biles (41), Shannon Miller (16), Nastia Liukin (14), Alicia Sacramone (11), Aly Raisman (10), Jade Carey (10), Sunisa Lee (9), and Dominique Dawes (8).She placed third at the National Podium Meet and the American Classic, and was invited to compete at the Pacific Challenge, a three-country tournament with Canada and Australia.At a national team selection camp several weeks later, she was chosen to compete at the Pan American Games, but not at the World Championships.Memmel flew from the Pan American Games in Santo Domingo directly to the World Championships in Anaheim, California.[8] Memmel led the American team in the preliminary round at Worlds, qualifying to the all-around final in second place, and first among her teammates.The U.S. finished on top, winning the country's first team gold medal at the World Championships,[9] despite competing with only five gymnasts instead of six.[10] In the event finals, Memmel became a world champion on the uneven bars, tying with teammate Hollie Vise.She was named to the U.S. team for the Pan American Championships, where she won the all-around title and individual gold medals on beam and bars.On August 3, 2008, USA Gymnastics announced that Memmel had suffered a minor ankle injury during training in Beijing[15] and would compete only on the uneven bars.On July 23, 2011, Memmel returned to competition at the U.S. Classic in Chicago, where she won the silver medal in the all-around with a total score of 56.95.[19] At the National Championships in Saint Paul, Minnesota, in August, Memmel earned the silver medal on balance beam with a two-night score of 30.[26] Memmel underwent a second surgery on her shoulder in February and resumed training shortly thereafter to try to make the 2012 Olympic team.[37] In this role, she works with the top gymnasts to design routines that maximize their potential scores under the current code of points.