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Emma Malabuyo

Emma Lauren Malabuyo (born November 5, 2002)[1] is a Filipino-American artistic gymnast who represents the Philippines in international competition. She is a five-time member of the U.S. National Team (2016–19, 2021)[3] and was an alternate for the 2020 Olympic team. She is currently competing for the UCLA Bruins gymnastics team.

Emma Malabuyo
Full nameEmma Lauren Malabuyo
Country represented Philippines
Former countries represented United States
Born (2002-11-05) November 5, 2002 (age 21)[1]
Mountain View, California
HometownFlower Mound, Texas
ResidenceLos Angeles, California
Training locationCoppell, Texas
Height5 ft (152 cm)[2]
DisciplineWomen's artistic gymnastics
LevelSenior Elite
Years on national team2016–19, 2021 (USA)
2023–present (PHI)
ClubTexas Dreams
College teamUCLA Bruins (2022–25)
Head coach(es)Kim Zmeskal-Burdette
Assistant coach(es)Chris Burdette
Medal record
Representing  Philippines
Asian Championships
Silver medal – second place 2023 Singapore Floor exercise
FIG World Cup
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Apparatus World Cup 0 1 0
Total 0 1 0

Early life edit

Emma Malabuyo was born in Mountain View, California, to Joel and Ana Malabuyo.[4][5][6] Living in Milpitas, she began her training at Airborne Gymnastics in Santa Clara with coach Elisabeth Crandall-Howell,[7][8] but in 2013 her family moved to Texas,[7] where she trained under former world champion Kim Zmeskal-Burdette and Chris Burdette at Texas Dreams.[5][9] She qualified as an elite gymnast in 2015.[10]

Junior career edit

In March 2016, Malabuyo made her international debut as part of the United States' gold-winning junior team at the 2016 L'International Gymnix tournament,[11] where she earned the bronze medal in the all-around competition,[12] as well as two gold medals on balance beam and floor exercise. Later that month at the City of Jesolo Trophy, she won a gold medal on balance beam and earned three silver medals in the all-around, uneven bars, and floor exercise.[13] In June, Malabuyo competed at the 2016 Secret U.S. Classic, where she finished second in the all-around behind fellow Texan Irina Alexeeva of WOGA and third on balance beam. She progressed to the 2016 P&G U.S. National Gymnastics Championships, but pulled out after competing only in the vault and floor exercises on the first day, and did not medal.[14]

In April 2017, Malabuyo competed at the City of Jesolo Trophy, where she finished third in the all-around behind teammates Gabby Perea and Maile O'Keefe.[15] Later that year Malabuyo won the U.S. Classic ahead of O'Keefe.[16] At Nationals, Malabuyo finished second behind defending champion O'Keefe, but finished first on floor exercise, second on uneven bars, and third on vault and was named to the national team. She and O'Keefe were then selected to represent the United States at the 2017 International Junior Gymnastics Competition in Japan.[17] There Malabuyo finished second in the all-around, again behind O'Keefe, and first on floor exercise.[18]

Senior career edit

2018 edit

Malabuyo made her senior debut at the City of Jesolo Trophy, where she competed as an individual alongside club teammate Ragan Smith.[19] She won gold in the all-around, balance beam, and floor exercise.[20][21]

During the summer Malabuyo competed only on vault and balance beam at the U.S. Classic due to a nagging back injury, scoring 14.300 and 12.650, respectively, after falling on beam.[22] She finished fourteenth on the event. In August she traveled with Smith to Boston to compete in the national championships, but pulled out of the event during training to avoid re-aggravating her injury.[5][23] As a result, she was not named to the national team after the meet.

2019 edit

In February Malabuyo was named to the team to compete at the City of Jesolo Trophy alongside Sunisa Lee, Shilese Jones, and Gabby Perea. As a result, she was added back onto the national team.[24] In Italy she helped the USA win gold in the team final, and individually won bronze in the all-around behind Lee and Liu Tingting of China,[25] and won silver on balance beam behind reigning World Champion Liu and on floor exercise, behind teammate Lee. She also placed sixth on uneven bars.[26] She finished third overall.[5][27]

In July Malabuyo was going to compete at the 2019 U.S. Classic but broke her tibia and was out for the remainder of the season.[5][28]

2021 edit

Malabuyo returned to gymnastics at the 2021 Winter Cup. She competed in three events, including a sixth place finish on beam.[29] At the National Championships she finished fourth in the all-around. As a result she was named to the national team and selected to compete at the upcoming Olympic Trials.[30] At the Olympic Trials Malabuyo finished ninth in the all-around and was named as an alternate for the Olympic team.[31][32]

2023–24 edit

In 2023 it was announced that Malabuyo had decided to represent the Philippines, her grandparents' country, in international competition.[6][7][33] She made her debut for them at the 2023 Asian Championships. On the first day of competition she helped the Philippines finish fifth as a team. During event finals Malabuyo won silver on floor exercise, the highest ever result for a Filipina gymnast at the Asian Championships,[6] and placed fifth on balance beam.[34]

In early 2024 Malabuyo competed at the Cairo World Cup where she won silver on floor exercise behind Mana Okamura of Japan.[35] She remains on the UCLA gymnastics team and while seeking to qualify to represent the Philippines at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris,[7] has announced that she will miss the fourth round of World Cup series if UCLA reaches the final of the NCAA women's gymnastics tournament, to be held on a conflicting date.[6]

NCAA career edit

Malabuyo committed to University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) in 2017; in fall 2019 she signed her National Letter of Intent, joining the UCLA Bruins of the NCAA in the 2020–21 school year.[9][36]

2021–2022 season edit

Malabuyo earned her first perfect ten on the balance beam on March 12.

Career perfect 10.0 edit

Season Date Event Meet
2022 March 12, 2022 Balance beam UCLA vs UC Davis

Regular season rankings edit

Season All-Around Vault Uneven Bars Balance Beam Floor Exercise
2023 N/A N/A N/A 36th 42nd
2024 N/A N/A 208th 16th 282nd

Selected competitive skills edit

Apparatus Name Description Difficulty[a] Performed
Vault Baitova Yurchenko entry, laid out salto backwards with two twists 5.0 2018–21
Uneven Bars Chow 1/2 Stalder Shaposhnikova transition with ½ twist to high bar E 2018, 2021
Double Layout 1/1 Dismount: Full-twisting double laid out salto backwards E 2018–21
Piked Jaeger Reverse grip swing to piked salto forwards to catch high bar E 2019–21
Inbar 1/1 Inbar Stalder to full (1/1) pirouette E 2018
Balance Beam Double Pike Dismount: Double piked salto backwards E 2018–21
Mitchell 1080° (3/1) turn in tuck stand on one leg E 2018–21
Switch Ring Switch Leap to Ring Position (180° split with raised back leg) E 2018–21
Arabian Immediate ½ twist to tucked salto forward F 2018–21
Floor Exercise Andreasen Tucked Arabian double salto forward E 2019
Mukhina Full-twisting (1/1) double tucked salto backwards E 2018–21
Double Layout Double laid out salto backwards F 2018–21
Silivas Double-twisting (2/1) double tucked salto backwards H 2018
  1. ^ Valid for the 2022-2024 Code of Points

Competitive history edit

Year Event Team AA VT UB BB FX
Junior  
2015 Buckeye Elite Qualifier 11 6 18   16
WOGA Classic Qualifier   9 9   6
American Classic   6 5 7  
U.S. Classic 12 21 19 7 7
P&G National Championships 20 19 26 7 9
2016 Gymnix Int'l Junior Cup    
City of Jesolo Trophy        
U.S. Classic   4   5
2017 City of Jesolo Trophy        
U.S. Classic   4 6    
P&G National Championships       4  
Junior Japan International          
Senior  
2018 City of Jesolo Trophy      
U.S. Classic 14
2019 City of Jesolo Trophy     6    
2021 Winter Cup 18 6 18
U.S. Classic 7 9
U.S. National Championships 4 7 6 7
Olympic Trials 9 8 9 8
US NCAA   & Senior elite  
2022 Pac-12 Championships 4 11  
2023 Pac-12 Championships   10 9
NCAA Championship 5
Asian Championships 5 5  
2024 Cairo World Cup  
Baku World Cup 4

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Emma Malabuyo". USA Gymnastics.
  2. ^ "Emma Malabuyo". UCLA Gymnastics. Retrieved April 1, 2024.
  3. ^ "Women's Artistic Gymnastics National Team". USA Gymnastics.
  4. ^ Piccio, Cheryl (August 25, 2017). "Meet Texas's 14-Year-Old Rising Gymnast, Emma Malabuyo". ABS/CBN News. Archived from the original on June 28, 2021 – via Balitang News.
  5. ^ a b c d e Crumlish, John (June 14, 2021). "Emma Malabuyo: 'I was Able to Overcome Obstacles and Push Through'". International Gymnast Magazine (interview). Retrieved March 6, 2024.
  6. ^ a b c d Ingemi, Marisa (March 6, 2024). "Through laundry and jet lag, Bay Area native's Olympic gymnastics dream in reach". San Francisco Chronicle.
  7. ^ a b c d Nguyen, Thuc Nhi (February 16, 2024) [February 15, 2024]. "Inside UCLA gymnast Emma Malabuyo's push to juggle classes and qualify for the Olympics". Los Angeles Times.
  8. ^ "Emma Malabuyo". Meet Scores Online. Retrieved March 6, 2024.
  9. ^ a b Reed, Becca (June 17, 2017). "Emma Malabuyo Commits to UCLA". FloGymnastics.
  10. ^ "16 advance from weekend's American Classic". USA Gymnastics. June 1, 2015. Retrieved March 6, 2024.
  11. ^ "International Gymnix Preview and Roster". The Gymternet. March 2016.
  12. ^ Reed, Becca (March 5, 2016). "Emma Malabuyo Excited After International Debut - Gymnix 2016 Junior Cup". FloGymnastics.
  13. ^ "2016 City of Jesolo Trophy Results". The Gymternet. March 19, 2016.
  14. ^ "2016 P&G Gymnastics Championships Results". WTOP TV. AP. June 25, 2016.
  15. ^ "US Women Sweep 10th Jesolo Trophy". International Gymnast Magazine. April 1, 2017.
  16. ^ Kelly, Justine (July 29, 2017). "Emma Malabuyo Takes Junior All-Around Title At 2017 U.S. Classic". FloGymnastics.
  17. ^ Reed, Becca (August 20, 2017). "Emma Malabuyo, Maile O'Keefe To Represent USA At International Junior Japan". FloGymnastics.
  18. ^ Reed, Becca (September 18, 2017). "Emma Malabuyo Finishes Her Junior Elite Career With Gold – Event Finals, 2017 International Junior Japan". FloGymnastics.
  19. ^ Reed, Becca (February 19, 2018). "U.S. Gymnasts Set To Compete At 2018 City of Jesolo Trophy". FloGymnastics.
  20. ^ Lorish, Sarah (April 14, 2018). "U.S. Seniors Populate The Podium, Malabuyo Is AA Champ". FloGymnastics.
  21. ^ Lorish, Sarah (April 15, 2018). "Junior and Senior Event Finals: Resul[t]s and Recap". FloGymnastics.
  22. ^ "GK Classic Results 2018" (PDF). USA Gymnastics.
  23. ^ "US Nationals – Senior Women Day 1 Live Blog". The Balance Beam Situation. August 17, 2018. Retrieved September 2, 2018.
  24. ^ "USA Gymnastics announces women's spring international team assignments". USA Gymnastics. February 24, 2019. Archived from the original on August 12, 2020. Retrieved February 25, 2019.
  25. ^ "2019 City of Jesolo Trophy Live Blog – The Seniors". The Gymternet. March 2, 2019.
  26. ^ "2019 City of Jesolo Trophy Live Blog – Event Finals". The Gymternet. March 3, 2019.
  27. ^ "USA wins senior team title at 2019 Jesolo Trophy, captures 14 other medals". USA Gymnastics. March 4, 2019.
  28. ^ @EmmaMalabuyo (July 20, 2019). "#roadtorecovery" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  29. ^ "2021 Winter Cup Senior Women Results" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 28, 2021. Retrieved March 2, 2021.
  30. ^ "Biles wins seventh national all-around championship, most in U.S. women's gymnastics history". USA Gymnastics. June 7, 2021. Archived from the original on August 1, 2021. Retrieved June 28, 2021.
  31. ^ "Simone Biles, Sunisa Lee highlight six U.S. women's gymnasts for Tokyo Olympics". NBC Sports. June 27, 2021.
  32. ^ Scott, Brian (July 7, 2021). "Flower Mound gymnast vaults onto Olympic team as alternate". Spectrum News. Texas.
  33. ^ Bregman, Scott (May 26, 2023). "Emma Malabuyo plans to compete balance beam, floor exercise for the Philippines at upcoming Asian Championships". Olympics.com.
  34. ^ Dioquino, Delfin (June 18, 2023). "Malabuyo bags silver, Finnegan nails bronze as PH women break through in Asian championships". Rappler.
  35. ^ "Emma Malabuyo bags floor exercise silver in Cairo leg of Gymnastics World Cup Series". GMA News. February 18, 2024.
  36. ^ "Malabuyo, Padurariu Sign with UCLA Gymnastics". UCLA Bruins. December 18, 2019.

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