Zoe Miller (gymnast)

Zoe Eliana Miller (born November 11, 2005)[1] is an American artistic gymnast and a member of the United States women's national gymnastics team. At the 2023 Pan American Games, she won gold medals on the uneven bars and in the team event with the United States women's gymnastics team. She was a member of the team who won silver at the 2022 Pan American Gymnastics Championships.

Zoe Miller
Full nameZoe Eliana Miller
Nickname(s)Zo Zo
Country represented United States
Born (2005-11-11) November 11, 2005
Hartford, Connecticut, U.S.
HometownSpring, Texas, U.S.
ResidenceSpring, Texas, U.S.
DisciplineWomen's artistic gymnastics
LevelSenior International Elite
Years on national team2021–present (USA)
ClubWorld Champions Centre
College teamLSU Tigers (verbal commit)
Head coach(es)Laurent Landi
Assistant coach(es)Cecile Landi
Medal record
Representing the  United States
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place2023 SantiagoTeam
Gold medal – first place2023 SantiagoUneven bars
Pan American Championships
Gold medal – first place2023 MedellínTeam
Silver medal – second place2022 Rio de JaneiroTeam
Silver medal – second place2022 Rio de JaneiroUneven bars

Early life

Miller was born in Hartford, Connecticut, to Clara and Moulton Miller and has 2 brothers and 3 sisters. [1]

Gymnastics Career

2019

In June, Miller competed at the American Classic, where she placed 5th in the all-around and balance beam and a 6th place finish on the uneven bars.[2] She also competed in the G.K U.S. Classic, placing 6th on the uneven bars and 12th in the all-around.[3] Miller qualified for the 2019 U.S. National Gymnastics Championships, where she placed 14th in the all-around and was not named to the national team. [4]

2021

In February, Miller competed at the 2021 Winter Cup where she placed 5th on uneven bars, 7th on floor, and 8th in the all-around.[5] She later competed at the U.S. Classic where she placed 4th on the uneven bars and 14th in the all-around. In June, Miller placed 6th on the uneven bars and 17th in the all-around 2021 U.S. National Gymnastics Championships where she was named to the National Team.[6] Later that month, she competed in the U.S Olympic Trials, ultimately placing 12th.[7]

2022

In February, Miller competed in the Winter cup placing 8th on uneven bars and 14th in the all-around. [8] In her international debut, she competed in the City of Jesolo Trophy placing 1st in the team competition and 7th in the all-around.[9] In July she was selected to compete at the upcoming Pan American Championships alongside Kayla DiCello, Skye Blakely, Elle Mueller, and Lexi Zeiss.[10] On the first day of competition she won silver on uneven bars behind Rebeca Andrade.[11] During the team final Miller competed only on uneven bars, earning the highest score on the apparatus and helping the United States win silver behind Brazil.[12]

2023

Miller was named to the team to compete at the Pan American Championships alongside Joscelyn Roberson, Addison Fatta, Tiana Sumanasekera, Nola Matthews and traveling replacement athlete Madray Johnson.[13] On May 25, it was announced that Miller suffered a concussion during training and entered concussion protocol, as a result Johnson replaced her.[14]

In September Miller was named to the team to compete at the 2023 Pan American Games alongside Jordan Chiles, Kayla DiCello, Kaliya Lincoln, and Sumanasekera.[15]

Competitive history
Year Event Team AA VT UB BB FX
Junior
2019Nastia Liukin Cup6
American Classic5106519
U.S. Classic12163rd place, bronze medalist(s)2921
U.S. National Championships1417161622
Senior
2021Winter Cup8145237
U.S. Classic1443325
U.S. National Championships1762224
Olympic Trials1271213
2022Winter Cup1482311
City of Jesolo Trophy1st place, gold medalist(s)71st place, gold medalist(s)
Pan American Championships2nd place, silver medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2023Winter Cup41st place, gold medalist(s)815
DTB Pokal Team Challenge1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)
Pan American Championships1st place, gold medalist(s)[lower-alpha 1]
U.S. Classic61st place, gold medalist(s)1920
U.S. National Championships22171523
Pan American Games1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)
  1. Miller was the team USA alternate

References
  1. "Zoe Miller". USA Gymnastics.
  2. "2019 American Classic Results". The Gymnternet. June 25, 2019.
  3. "2019 U.S. Classic" (PDF). USA Gymnastics.
  4. "2019 U.S. Gymnastics Championships" (PDF). USA Gymnastics.
  5. "2021 Winter Cup Results" (PDF). USA Gymnastics.
  6. "2021 U.S. Championships Results". The Gymnternet. June 10, 2021.
  7. "U.S. Olympic Team Trials" (PDF). USA Gymnastics.
  8. "2022 Winter Cup Senior Women Results" (PDF). USA Gymnastics.
  9. "2022 City of Jesolo Trophy Results". The Gymnternet. April 11, 2022.
  10. "World all-around bronze medalist DiCello to headline U.S. women's team at 2022 Pan American Championships". USA Gymnastics. July 6, 2022.
  11. "U.S. seniors earn 14 medals, including five gold, on second day of Pan American Championships". USA Gymnastics. July 15, 2022.
  12. "U.S. senior men win team title, women capture silver as Pan American Championships end". USA Gymnastics. July 17, 2022.
  13. "Women's senior team named for 2023 Pan American Championships". USA Gymnastics. April 30, 2023.
  14. "Moldauer Takes 3 Golds, 5 Medals at Pan Am Championships; U.S. Women Take the Floor". insidegymnastics.com. May 26, 2023. Retrieved May 26, 2023.
  15. "U.S. senior women's teams named for 2023 World Artistic Championships, Pan American Games". USA Gymnastics. September 20, 2023.
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