Elena Shinohara
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| Full name | Elena Shinohara |
| Country represented |  United States |
| Born | April 6, 2000 Saitama, Japan[1] |
| Hometown | Suwanee, Georgia, United States |
| Discipline | Rhythmic gymnastics |
| Level | Senior International Elite |
| Years on national team | 2019-present |
| Club | Rhythmic Brains |
| Head coach(es) | Nancy Shinohara |
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| Born | Erena Shinohara 6 April 2000 | |||||||||
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| Years active | 2021–present | |||||||||
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| Genre(s) | Flexibility, Gaming | |||||||||
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| Followers | 10.5 thousand | |||||||||
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| Subscribers | 1.24 million[2] | |||||||||
| Total views | 760 million[2] | |||||||||
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Elena Shinohara (born April 6, 2000) is a Japanese-born American rhythmic gymnast and social media personality.[1][3] She was a member of the U.S. National Rhythmic Gymnastics Team.[4]
Personal life[edit]
Elena Shinohara was born in Japan on April 6, 2000.[1] She moved with her family to the United States when she was five months old.[5][6] Her mother, Nancy Shinohara, is a former member of the Japanese national rhythmic gymnastics team, and she coaches Elena.[5] She graduated from Collins Hill High School in 2018.[7] She graduated from Georgia Tech, and she majored in biochemistry.[7] She planned on becoming a dermatologist after her gymnastics career is over.[8] Her father, Minoru Shinohara, runs the Human Neuromuscular Physiology Laboratory at Georgia Tech.[5] Elena resides in California as of 2023.
Gymnastics career[edit]
Shinohara is the only elite-level rhythmic gymnast in the state of Georgia.[5] She was named to the Junior U.S. National team in 2015.[9]
Shinohara made her international debut at the 2018 Luxembourg Cup. She placed fourth in the ball, fifth in the ribbon, and seventh in the hoop.[10][11] She also competed at the 2019 Irina Cup in Warsaw, Poland where she finished eighth in clubs.[12][1] At the 2019 Amsterdam Masters, she won the silver medal in the all-around and the gold medal in the hoop.
At the 2019 National Championships, she finished tenth in the all-around, seventh in clubs and ribbon, and eighth in ball.[13] She was then named to the Senior U.S. National team.[14] She also won the 2019 Sportsperson of the Year Award, which was voted on by the top twelve rhythmic gymnasts at the competition.[15] At the 2020 Rhythmic Challenge in Lake Placid, New York, she finished fifth in the all-around and won the bronze medal in clubs.[16]
Social media[edit]
Shinohara posts training and flexibility videos on TikTok.[17] As of June 2021, she has 4.8 million followers on TikTok.[18] In honor of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month in May 2021, TikTok named her an API TikTok Trailblazer.[19]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d "Elena Shinohara". USA Gymnastics. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
- ^ a b "About elenashinohara". YouTube.
- ^ Vargas, Charles (20 May 2021). ""Hope Lies in the History of Our Fight": 17 Social Media Stars Amplifying APIA Experiences". Pop Sugar. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
- ^ "Rhythmic Gymnastics National Teams". USA Gymnastics. 13 November 2020. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
- ^ a b c d Norris, Steven. "Elena Shinohara: Feeling the Rhythm". Georgia Tech. Georgia Institute of Technology. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
- ^ 宮下, 幸恵. "米有名大の日本出身プロフェッサーが説く。文武両道の鍵は急がば回れ！". Yahoo!ニュース (個人) (in Japanese). Retrieved 2022-02-07.
- ^ a b "Collins Hill grad Elena Shinohara makes national team, named USA Gymnastics Sportsperson of the Year". Gwinnett Daily Post. 9 July 2019. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
- ^ Rosten, Mallory; Rouhi, Maureen (15 May 2020). "Biochemistry major Elena Shinohara has her eyes on the 2020 games". Georgia Tech College of Sciences. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
- ^ "Rhythmic Jr. National Team Rosters". USA Gymnastics. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
- ^ Friedlander, David (13 January 2019). "Suwanee resident Elena Shinohara finds the right rhythm in international gymnastics competition". Gwinnett Daily Post. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
- ^ "Arzandyan brings home two bronze from 2018 Luxembourg Cup". USA Gymnastics. 23 December 2018. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
- ^ "U.S. gymnasts are headed to Europe, Japan this weekend". USA Gymnastics. 3 April 2019. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
- ^ "Senior elite champions are determined at 2019 USA Gymnastics Championships". USA Gymnastics. 6 July 2019. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
- ^ "USA Gymnastics announces 2019-2020 U.S. National Teams for acrobatic, rhythmic, trampoline and tumbling". USA Gymnastics. 12 July 2019. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
- ^ Bassil, Yasmine (11 July 2019). "Shinohara is named Sportsperson of the Year". Georgia Tech College of Sciences. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
- ^ "2020 Rhythmic Challenge & Invitational Meet Results" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. 9 February 2020. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
- ^ Martin, Miranda (3 December 2020). "15 TikTok Videos From Some Of Our Favorite Gymnasts". FloGymnastics. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
- ^ "Elena Shinohara on TikTok". TikTok. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
- ^ Cohen, David (30 April 2021). "TikTok Sets Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month Initiatives". Adweek. Retrieved 25 June 2021.