Julie Zetlin
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Julie Ashley Zetlin is a veteran elite rhythmic gymnast who is the 2010 U.S. Senior National Champion in Rhythmic Gymnastics
.
Her mother Zsuzsi is a former Hungaria
n national champion in the sport. Zetlin began rhythmic gymnastics instruction at the age of four.
Zetlin has been a member of the U.S. junior and senior national rhythmic gymnastics
teams since 2004.
She trains with longtime coach Olga Kutuzova at Capital Rhythmics in Darnestown, Maryland
.
, Mexico
during October, Zetlin captured gold medals in the all-around, ball and ribbon.
In September 2011, Zetlin was named to the U.S. team for the 2011 Rhythmic World Championships, which took place during September in Montpellier
, France
.She was the top finisher from the continent, therefore she is top contention for the wildcard for the 2012 Olympic Games.
At the 2011 Rhythmic Challenge in Colorado Springs, Colorado
, Zetlin won the all-around title (98.408). She also finished first in both hoop
and ribbon
, second in clubs, and third in ball
.
She placed 23rd all-around (99.025) at the 2010 World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships
in Moscow
, Russia
, where she became the first U.S gymnast to advance to the world all-around finals since Mary Sanders
in 2003.
At the 2010 Pan American Games
in Guadalajara
, Mexico
, Zetlin won the all-around, rope
and ball, and she placed third in ribbon. The U.S. also earned the team silver
medal in rhythmic gymnastics.
She captured the all-around title at the 2010 U.S. National Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships, along with first-place finishes in hoop, ball and ribbon. She earned a second-place finish in rope.
At 2009 Nationals in Dallas, Texas
, Zetlin placed third in the all-around, rope, ribbon and ball, and she earned a fourth-place finish in hoop.
Zetlin placed fourth all-around at 2008 Nationals in Houston, Texas, where she earned third-place finishes in rope, clubs, and ribbon.
She notched a third-place finish in the all-around at 2007 Nationals in San Jose, California
, where she won ribbon, placed second in hoop and placed third in ribbon and clubs.
In 2006, her first year in senior competition, she finished fourth all-around at 2006 Nationals in St. Paul, Minnesota
, and she placed first in rope and clubs.
She also placed fifth all-around and fourth in rope at the 2006 Pacific Alliance Championships in Honolulu, Hawaii
, where the U.S. captured the team gold
medal.
, Indiana
, and she won the junior titles on rope, hoop, clubs and ribbon.
At 2004 Junior Nationals in Nashville, Tennessee
, she placed second in the all-around, rope, clubs and ribbon, as well as third in ball.
In 2002, she competed in her first Junior Nationals in Cleveland, Ohio
, where she placed 12th all-around.
Rhythmic gymnastics
Rhythmic gymnastics is a sport in which individuals or teams of competitors manipulate one or two pieces of apparatus: rope, clubs, hoop, ball, ribbon and Free . An individual athlete only manipulates 1 apparatus at a time...
.
Her mother Zsuzsi is a former Hungaria
Hungaria
Hungaria may refer to:*Kingdom of Hungary*Hungary, a European country*Hungaria , a symphonic poem by Franz Liszt*Hungaria, a former New Zealand association football team, now part of Wellington United*434 Hungaria, an asteroid...
n national champion in the sport. Zetlin began rhythmic gymnastics instruction at the age of four.
Zetlin has been a member of the U.S. junior and senior national rhythmic gymnastics
Rhythmic gymnastics
Rhythmic gymnastics is a sport in which individuals or teams of competitors manipulate one or two pieces of apparatus: rope, clubs, hoop, ball, ribbon and Free . An individual athlete only manipulates 1 apparatus at a time...
teams since 2004.
She trains with longtime coach Olga Kutuzova at Capital Rhythmics in Darnestown, Maryland
Maryland
Maryland is a U.S. state located in the Mid Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware to its east...
.
Senior Career Highlights
At the 2011 Pan-American Games in GuadalajaraGuadalajara
Guadalajara may refer to:In Mexico:*Guadalajara, Jalisco, the capital of the state of Jalisco and second largest city in Mexico**Guadalajara Metropolitan Area*University of Guadalajara, a public university in Guadalajara, Jalisco...
, Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
during October, Zetlin captured gold medals in the all-around, ball and ribbon.
In September 2011, Zetlin was named to the U.S. team for the 2011 Rhythmic World Championships, which took place during September in Montpellier
Montpellier
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, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
.She was the top finisher from the continent, therefore she is top contention for the wildcard for the 2012 Olympic Games.
At the 2011 Rhythmic Challenge in Colorado Springs, Colorado
Colorado
Colorado is a U.S. state that encompasses much of the Rocky Mountains as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of the Great Plains...
, Zetlin won the all-around title (98.408). She also finished first in both hoop
Hoop
Hoop may refer to:*Hoop is one apparatus in Rhythmic Gymnastics*Hoop , an American basketball magazine*"Hoops" , a song by Ruby*Hoops , a basketball video game...
and ribbon
Ribbon
A ribbon or riband is a thin band of material, typically cloth but also plastic or sometimes metal, used primarily for binding and tying. Cloth ribbons, most commonly silk, are often used in connection with clothing, but are also applied for innumerable useful, ornamental and symbolic purposes...
, second in clubs, and third in ball
Ball
A ball is a round, usually spherical but sometimes ovoid, object with various uses. It is used in ball games, where the play of the game follows the state of the ball as it is hit, kicked or thrown by players. Balls can also be used for simpler activities, such as catch, marbles and juggling...
.
She placed 23rd all-around (99.025) at the 2010 World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships
2010 World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships
The XXX World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships were held in Moscow, Russia, from September 20 to 26, 2010, at the Olympiysky Sports Complex. The events were individual all-around, ball, ribbon, hoop,...
in Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
, Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
, where she became the first U.S gymnast to advance to the world all-around finals since Mary Sanders
Mary Sanders
Mary Sanders is an individual Rhythmic Gymnast. Mary holds dual citizenship of both the United States and Canada, as her father was from the US and her mother is Canadian. She began her career representing Canada but began to compete for the USA in late 2002. Sanders is a two-time Canadian...
in 2003.
At the 2010 Pan American Games
Pan American Games
The Pan-American or Pan American Games are a major event in the Americas featuring summer and formerly winter sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The Pan American Games are the second largest multi-sport event after the Summer Olympics...
in Guadalajara
Guadalajara
Guadalajara may refer to:In Mexico:*Guadalajara, Jalisco, the capital of the state of Jalisco and second largest city in Mexico**Guadalajara Metropolitan Area*University of Guadalajara, a public university in Guadalajara, Jalisco...
, Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
, Zetlin won the all-around, rope
Rope
A rope is a length of fibres, twisted or braided together to improve strength for pulling and connecting. It has tensile strength but is too flexible to provide compressive strength...
and ball, and she placed third in ribbon. The U.S. also earned the team silver
Silver
Silver is a metallic chemical element with the chemical symbol Ag and atomic number 47. A soft, white, lustrous transition metal, it has the highest electrical conductivity of any element and the highest thermal conductivity of any metal...
medal in rhythmic gymnastics.
She captured the all-around title at the 2010 U.S. National Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships, along with first-place finishes in hoop, ball and ribbon. She earned a second-place finish in rope.
At 2009 Nationals in Dallas, Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
, Zetlin placed third in the all-around, rope, ribbon and ball, and she earned a fourth-place finish in hoop.
Zetlin placed fourth all-around at 2008 Nationals in Houston, Texas, where she earned third-place finishes in rope, clubs, and ribbon.
She notched a third-place finish in the all-around at 2007 Nationals in San Jose, California
San Jose, California
San Jose is the third-largest city in California, the tenth-largest in the U.S., and the county seat of Santa Clara County which is located at the southern end of San Francisco Bay...
, where she won ribbon, placed second in hoop and placed third in ribbon and clubs.
In 2006, her first year in senior competition, she finished fourth all-around at 2006 Nationals in St. Paul, Minnesota
Minnesota
Minnesota is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States. The twelfth largest state of the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with 5.3 million residents. Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted to the Union as the thirty-second state...
, and she placed first in rope and clubs.
She also placed fifth all-around and fourth in rope at the 2006 Pacific Alliance Championships in Honolulu, Hawaii
Hawaii
Hawaii is the newest of the 50 U.S. states , and is the only U.S. state made up entirely of islands. It is the northernmost island group in Polynesia, occupying most of an archipelago in the central Pacific Ocean, southwest of the continental United States, southeast of Japan, and northeast of...
, where the U.S. captured the team gold
Gold
Gold is a chemical element with the symbol Au and an atomic number of 79. Gold is a dense, soft, shiny, malleable and ductile metal. Pure gold has a bright yellow color and luster traditionally considered attractive, which it maintains without oxidizing in air or water. Chemically, gold is a...
medal.
Junior Career Highlights
In her final year as a junior competitor, Zetlin placed second all-around at 2005 Junior U.S. National Championships in IndianapolisIndianapolis
Indianapolis is the capital of the U.S. state of Indiana, and the county seat of Marion County, Indiana. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city's population is 839,489. It is by far Indiana's largest city and, as of the 2010 U.S...
, Indiana
Indiana
Indiana is a US state, admitted to the United States as the 19th on December 11, 1816. It is located in the Midwestern United States and Great Lakes Region. With 6,483,802 residents, the state is ranked 15th in population and 16th in population density. Indiana is ranked 38th in land area and is...
, and she won the junior titles on rope, hoop, clubs and ribbon.
At 2004 Junior Nationals in Nashville, Tennessee
Tennessee
Tennessee is a U.S. state located in the Southeastern United States. It has a population of 6,346,105, making it the nation's 17th-largest state by population, and covers , making it the 36th-largest by total land area...
, she placed second in the all-around, rope, clubs and ribbon, as well as third in ball.
In 2002, she competed in her first Junior Nationals in Cleveland, Ohio
Ohio
Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...
, where she placed 12th all-around.