Elizabeth Price (gymnast) facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Elizabeth Price
Full name	Elizabeth Nicole Price
Nickname(s)	Ebee
Country represented	United States
Born	(1996-05-28) May 28, 1996 (age 29) Plainfield, New Jersey
Hometown	Coopersburg, Pennsylvania, United States
Discipline	Women's artistic gymnastics
Level	Senior International Elite
Years on national team	2010–14 (US)
Club	Parkettes National Gymnastics Center
College team	Stanford Cardinal
Head coach(es)	Bill and Donna Strauss
Assistant coach(es)	Robin Netwall, John Holman, Joe Stallone
Choreographer	Dominic Zito
Music	Santo Domingo (2010-2011), Infiltrado (2012)
Retired	April 21, 2018
World ranking	1 (CII All-Around)(2014)
Medal record Representing  United States Pacific Rim Championships Gold 2014 Richmond Team Gold 2014 Richmond All-Around Gold 2014 Richmond Uneven Bars Gold 2014 Richmond Floor Exercise Bronze 2014 Richmond Balance Beam FIG World Cup Event 1st 2nd 3rd All-Around World Cup 4 1 0 Representing the Stanford Cardinal NCAA Championships Gold 2015 Fort Worth Vault Gold 2018 St. Louis Uneven Bars Bronze 2018 St. Louis All-Around

Elizabeth "Ebee" Nicole Price (born May 28, 1996) is a talented American artistic gymnast who has now retired from elite competition. She was an alternate for the 2012 Summer Olympics Gymnastics team. Elizabeth also won the 2014 American Cup and was the overall winner of the 2013-2014 Artistic Gymnastics World Cup All-Around Series.

She was part of the U.S. Junior National Gymnastics Team from 2010 to 2012. Later, she joined the US Senior National Team from 2012 to 2014. In April 2014, she decided to retire from international elite gymnastics. After that, she joined the Stanford University women's gymnastics team. She competed in her first NCAA competition on January 4, 2015. She earned several awards, including Pac-12 Freshman/Newcomer of the Week. Elizabeth became the 2015 NCAA national vault champion and a three-time first-team All-American.

About Elizabeth Price

Early Life and Training

Elizabeth Nicole Price was born on May 28, 1996, in Plainfield, New Jersey. Her parents are David and Diane Price, and she has two younger brothers, Ethan and Elijah. Elizabeth started gymnastics when she was three years old. Her parents wanted her to have an activity to use her energy.

She was home-schooled, first through an online Pennsylvania charter school and then through Bridgeway Academy. This allowed her to spend a lot of time training for elite gymnastics. In 2011, Elizabeth broke her big toe after a competition in Italy. She had surgery to fix it.

Elizabeth later signed up to attend Stanford University. She joined the Stanford team in the fall of 2014. She is currently studying for a Master's degree in design engineering at Harvard University.

Junior Gymnastics Journey

Starting Out (2008-2009)

In 2008, Elizabeth competed in the junior division of the US Classics. She placed 20th overall. Her best event was vault, where she ranked 12th. She also competed at the US Nationals, finishing 27th overall.

In 2009, Elizabeth competed in several invitationals. She won the all-around title at her gym's Parkette Invitational. She also won first place on vault and second in the all-around at the Maryland Classics. Later, she won the all-around title at the International Gymnix Open Competition in Montreal. She scored highest on vault and floor exercise there.

Making the National Team (2010-2011)

In early 2010, Elizabeth earned junior elite status again. She won first place on vault and the all-around competition at the Bieger's National Elite qualifier. She then competed at the US Covergirl Classic in Chicago, placing 7th on vault and 15th overall. These results qualified her for the Visa Championships in Hartford, Connecticut. There, she finished 13th in the all-around. This earned her a spot on the US Junior Nationals team for the first time. Future Olympic gymnasts like McKayla Maroney and Gabby Douglas were also on this team.

In 2011, Elizabeth won first place in the all-around at the Parkette Invitational. In March, she was chosen to represent the US at the City of Jesolo Trophy in Jesolo, Italy. The US team won first place. Elizabeth personally placed third on vault and seventh in the all-around. After this competition, she broke her big toe and needed surgery.

She recovered quickly and competed in the 2011 CoverGirl Classic. She only competed on two events to protect her toe. She tied for third place on the uneven bars. She qualified for the Visa Championships for the third time. She finished eleventh in the all-around competition, placing fifth on vault and fourth on the uneven bars. She was named to the US Junior Nationals team for the second year in a row.

Senior Elite Gymnastics

First Senior Year (2012)

In 2012, Elizabeth started her first year as a senior international elite gymnast. She competed in the Parkette Invitational and scored a perfect 10 on vault. She placed first on every apparatus except balance beam, where she was second.

In March, Elizabeth represented the United States again at the City of Jesolo Trophy in Italy. The team won first place again. Individually, she placed second on vault and sixth in the all-around. In May, she competed at the Secret US Classic in Chicago, Illinois. She placed second on vault and fifth in the all-around. These scores qualified her for the Visa Championships, her first time in the senior division.

In June, Elizabeth competed at the Visa Championships in St.Louis, Missouri. She placed second on vault and fifth in the all-around. After this, she was invited to the 2012 US Olympic Trials. In July, Elizabeth competed at the 2012 Olympic Trials and placed fourth all-around. She was named as an alternate for the USA Olympic Gymnastics Team. She was excited to represent her gym at the Olympics.

Overcoming Challenges (2013)

Elizabeth was supposed to compete at the 2013 American Cup. However, she had to withdraw because of a strained hip muscle. She wanted to be healthy for future competitions. She started training again in April 2013 but then injured her other hip. Because of this injury, she could not compete at the 2013 Secret US Classic.

In August, Elizabeth was able to compete at the 2013 P&G Championships in Hartford, Connecticut. She only competed on vault and uneven bars because she hadn't trained much due to her injuries. She finished eighth on uneven bars. After the P&G Championships, she was named to the USA Senior National Team. She was also chosen as an alternate for the United States team for the 2013 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships.

Winning Big and Retiring Elite (2014)

In January 2014, Elizabeth was announced as a competitor for the 2014 American Cup in Greensboro, NC. She won the event with a score of 59.966. She then went on to win the all-around title at the 2014 Pacific Rim Gymnastics Championships.

In April 2014, Elizabeth announced that she was retiring from elite gymnastics and the U.S. National Team. She made this decision so she could attend Stanford University starting in the fall of 2014. She planned to compete in NCAA gymnastics as part of the Stanford women's gymnastics team.

College Gymnastics at Stanford

Freshman Year Success (2015)

Elizabeth started her college gymnastics career on January 4, 2015. She scored a 9.95 on vault at the Northern California Classic. On January 26, 2015, she scored a perfect 10 on vault in a meet against Oregon State. She had broken her foot before the season, which limited her training. This meant she couldn't compete in the all-around at first.

She added uneven bars to her events on January 9, 2015. She scored a 9.925 in a meet against San Jose State. She later had a shoulder injury, which kept her out of bars until the Pac-12 Championships. She competed on floor exercise for the first time on March 2, 2015, scoring a 9.975.

Overall, she won 11 events out of 14 performances during the regular season. She scored 9.925 or higher in 12 of her 14 routines. She also earned two Pac-12 weekly honors. At the Pac-12 Championships on March 21, 2015, she helped Stanford finish third. She tied for first place on uneven bars and was named Pac-12 Specialist of the Year.

At the 2015 NCAA National Championships, she helped her team qualify for the Super Six. She competed in the all-around for the first time all season, scoring 39.675. At the event finals, she won the NCAA vault title with a score of 9.9333. She finished the season as a three-time All-American.

Perfect 10 Scores

Elizabeth achieved several perfect 10.0 scores during her college career:

Competitive Highlights

Year	Event	Team	AA	VT	UB	BB	FX
Junior
2010	U.S. Classic		15	7	11	33	20
	US National Championships		13	5	5	33	18
2011	City of Jesolo Trophy		7		13	4	8
	U.S. Classic			16
	US National Championships		11	5	4	21	18
Senior
2012	City of Jesolo Trophy		6		7	17	5
	U.S. Classic		5		4	20	11
	US National Championships		5		8	9	5
	Olympic Trials		4		5	9	4
	Stuttgart World Cup
	Glasgow World Cup
2013	US National Championships				8
	Stuttgart World Cup
	Glasgow World Cup
2014	American Cup
	Pacific Rim Championships
NCAA
2015	PAC-12 Championships	3
	NCAA Championships				5
2016	PAC-12 Championships	5	4				7
	NCAA Championships		4		4	12
2017	PAC-12 Championships	5		5
	NCAA Championships
2018	PAC-12 Championships	7
	NCAA Championships			10			7