Norah Flatley

Background

Norah Irene Flatley was born on March 10, 2000 in San Diego to Terrence P. Flatley and Ann McKenzie.

Career

The youngest of four children, Norah has an older brother, Jake and she has two sisters, Kyla and Anna. A Elementary Education major at Iowa State University. One of Norah"s sisters, Anna, was a competitive gymnast, and at the age of four, Norah wanted to join her.

Thus, she enrolled in gymnastics classes at Salto Gymnastics in Wisconsin.

Naturally gifted, Flatley made both the 2007 and 2009 National TOPs teams. In the summer of 2010, her family relocated to Cumming, Iowa, in order for Norah to train under the tutelage of personal coach to 2008 Olympian Shawn Johnson, Liang Chow.

2012: Level 10 career

Flatley moved up to Level 10 for the 2012 competitive season. In May, she participated in her first ever J.O. Nationals – held in Hampton, Virginia.

She tied for third in the all-around with Chow"s club teammate Alexis Vasquez, and Southeastern gymnast Grace Glenn.

2013–present: Junior International Elite career

= 2013 Flatley qualified to Junior International Elite status with no previous Hopes or Pre-Elite experience. She qualified to the United States. Classic in Chicago, Illinois taking home 4th place all-around and a beam gold, her all-around score being 56.500. At the National Championships, Norah accumulated a two-day all-around score of 112.400, managing 5th place all-around.

= 2014 Flatley made her international debut at the City of Jesolo Trophy competition in Jesolo, Italy.

She took home 2 gold and 1 bronze. At the 2014 Secret United States Classic, Flatley placed third in the all-around, tied with Deanne Soza.

= 2015 Flatley will compete her last year as a Junior International Elite in the 2015 season. At the 2015 City of Jesolo Trophy, she took home 2 gold (Team and Balance Beam) and 2 silver (All Around and Uneven Bars).

Due to a foot injury, Flatley missed the United States. Classic and the United States. National Championships.

On October 7, 2015, she announced her verbal commitment to the University of California, Los Angeles Bruins gymnastics program, through her Instagram accountant She had previously visited the school. Future: Senior International Elite career

Flatley will become a Senior International Elite gymnast for the 2016 season, thus rendering her eligible for the 2016 Olympics.

She has listed this as her main goal in gymnastics.

Achievements

• In 2010, Flatley was both Level 8 State (Wisconsin) and Regional (4) champion for her age category. A year later, in 2011, she was crowned Level 9 Regional Champion. At her first Level 9 Western Championships – at the age of eleven, Flatley was crowned the individual champion in the all-around, on beam and floor. She was State champion, and was second at Regionals. However, she won the balance beam title with a score of 9.725. She won a silver on beam. She competed at the Pacific Rim Championships in April in Richmond, Canada, and she won two gold medals. She won bars at junior national championships.

Membership

She is a current member of the United States. National Team, a role she has upheld since 2013.