Chellsie Marie Memmel (born June 23, 1988 in West Allis, Wisconsin) is an American gymnast. She is the 2005 World All-Around Champion, making her the third American woman, after Kim Zmeskal and Shannon Miller, to become World Champion in the All-Around. She is also a World Champion on the uneven bars (2003) and as part of the U.S. team (2003). She is a member of the United States' 2008 Olympic women's gymnastics team.
With a total of seven World ...
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Chellsie Marie Memmel (born June 23, 1988 in West Allis, Wisconsin) is an American gymnast. She is the 2005 World All-Around Champion, making her the third American woman, after Kim Zmeskal and Shannon Miller, to become World Champion in the All-Around. She is also a World Champion on the uneven bars (2003) and as part of the U.S. team (2003). She is a member of the United States' 2008 Olympic women's gymnastics team.
With a total of seven World and Olympic medals, Memmel is tied with Shawn Johnson as the fifth most decorated U.S. female gymnast in history behind Shannon Miller (16), Nastia Liukin (14), Alicia Sacramone (11), and Dominique Dawes (8).
Memmel has two skills named after her: a double turn with leg fully extended in a "Y" on floor and a piked barani on beam.
Memmel is also the third woman in the world to complete a Dos Santos, an Arabian double front in the piked position.
Memmel often competed the following skills on the following apparatuses.
Uneven Bars: Hindorff to...
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