Kaliya Lincoln was once a 12-year-old girl being coached by her hero Gabby Douglas, the first black gymnast to win a gold medal at the Olympic Games. Fast forward five years and the teenager from Frisco, Texas, is the gold medalist on the floor exercise at the Pan American Games in Chile.
A member of the U.S. gymnastics gold-winning team in Santiago, the 17-year-old newcomer is expected to get a push from the result in Santiago to make it to the Paris Olympics next year.
Lincoln, who did not compete at the world championship earlier this month, beat two favorites to win the title, adding 14.233 points. Her compatriot Kayla DiCello, the Pan American all-around champion, and Brazilian Flávia Saraiva shared the silver, with both scoring 13.733 points.Gymnast Chiles leads U.S. team to gold against Brazil’s Andrade at Pan American GamesIn August, Lincoln got the silver medal on the floor exercise at the U.S. Classic, tied with Joscelyn Roberson.
The floor exercise gold medal in the continent’s largest multisports event is a big push for Lincoln, who started in gymnastics at age 5. Now 17, she spends more than 30 hours a week training.
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