Lili Mizuno

Mizuno joined the junior national team in 2015.[3]

In February 2016 she made her international debut at the Alina Cup in Moscow, finishing fourth in clubs with a score of 15.400.[4] At the Pacific Rim Championships in April, Mizuno won the junior all-around.[5] She took gold in all four apparatus finals as well.[6] In June at the US Gymnastics Championships, Mizuno won gold in hoops and clubs, silver in all-around and rope, and placed fourth in ball.[7]

Mizuno joined the senior national team in 2017. In March, she competed at the Rhythmic Challenge in Indianapolis, Indiana, winning gold in ball and bronze in all-around.[8] At the end of March, she was assigned to three international competitions: Marbella Grand Prix in Marbella, Spain from March 31-April 2; Sofia International Tournament in Sofia, Bulgaria in May; and Guadalajara World Challenge Cup in Guadalajara, Spain from June 2–4.[9] At the US Gymnastics Championships in June, she won clubs silver behind Olympian Laura Zeng.[10] Mizuno competed at the Pan American Championships in October, capturing silver in hoop, ball, ribbon and all-around, behind teammate Evita Griskenas.[2][11]

At the 2018 Rhythmic Challenge in February, Mizuno was third all-around with a score of 63.800.[12] At the end of March, Mizuno was assigned to four international competitions: Sofia International Tournament from March 30-April 1; Baku World Cup in Baku, Azerbaijan from April 27–29; Guadalajara World Challenge Cup from May 4–6; and Portimao World Challenge Cup in Portimao, Portugal from May 11–13.[13] In July at the US Gymnastics Championships, Mizuno was fourth in clubs and fifth all-around.[1] At the Pan American Championships in September, she won silver in hoop, behind teammate Laura Zeng and ahead of Mexico's Marina Malpica.[2][14]

Mizuno captured gold in all-around and ball, plus silver in hoop, clubs and ribbon at the Rhythmic Challenge in February.[15] In March she competed at MTM Ljubljana International Tournament in Ljubljana, Slovenia, finishing fifth all-around.[1][16] At the Pesaro World Cup in Pesaro, Italy, from April 5–7,[17] Mizuno finished 35th all-around, far behind fellow American Evita Griskenas, who finished sixth.[18] At the Tashkent World Cup in Tashkent, Uzbekistan on April 19–21,[1][16] she finished 17th all-around and did not advance to any apparatus finals.[19] At the US Gymnastics Championships in July, she won ball bronze with a score of 18.800, behind Laura Zeng and Evita Griskenas.[20] Mizuno competed at the Kazan World Challenge Cup in Kazan, Russia from August 30-September 1, placing 28th all-around.[21] At Japan's AEON Cup in October,[22] the American team finished eighth and Mizuno finished fifteenth all-around.[23]

Mizuno started her 2020 season in February at the Rhythmic Challenge in Lake Placid, New York.[24] Mizuno placed fourth all-around, behind Lennox Hopkins-Williams and ahead of Elena Shinohara. She was third with ball, fourth in hoop and ribbon, and seventh in clubs.[25]

Mizuno was selected to represent the United States at the 2020 Summer Olympics alongside Camilla Feeley, Isabelle Connor, Nicole Sladkov, and Elizaveta Pletneva.[26] They finished eleventh in the qualification round for the group all-around.[27]