Jordyn Marie Wieber

Country: United States
Sport: WAG (Women’s Artistic Gymnastics)
Born: July 12, 1995 in DeWitt, Michigan
Parents: Rita and David Wieber
Brothers and Sisters:
Lindsay – Older sister is student at Michigan State University’s College of Osteopathic Medicine, Jr. Olympic National qualifier in track and field and has run the Boston Marathon
Ryan – Quarterback for DeWitt High School and going to play football at Central Michigan University
Kyra – Younger sister plays soccer for TNT Dynamite soccer club
Started Gymnastics: 1999 at Age 4
Began Competing: January 2003 at Age 7
Current Level: Senior International Elite
Gymnastics Status: Professional as of October 2011
On USA National Team since: 2006
Gym: Twistars Gymnastics
Gym Website: Twistars Gymnastics

Gym Address: 9410 Davis Hwy, Dimondale, MI 48821
Head Coaches: John and Kathryn Geddert
Coach’s blog: John Geddert Gymnastics Coaching Blog
Choreographer: Kathryn Geddert
School: Dewitt High School, DeWitt, Michigan
Twitter Account: @jordynmarie2013
Athlete FaceBook Page: Jordyn Wieber
Personal FaceBook Page: Jordyn Wieber
Official Website: JordynWieber.com
Pet: Dog named Lucy
Interesting Facts:

• In 2004, Competed as a Level 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8
• In 2006, Competed as a Level 8, 9, 10 and Elite
• Competed Level 10 at Age 10
• Qualified to Elite at Age 11
• Wieber is the 6th American woman to win a World All-Around Championship. The others include Shannon Miller, Kim Zmeskal, Shawn Johnson, Chellsie Memmel and Bridget Sloan. None of the others won an Olympic All-Around gold medal following their World Championship win. Lilia Podkopayeva was the last gymnastics world champion to also win the Olympic All-Around gold medal. She accomplished that at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics.

Jordyn Wieber – MOVE ALONG (2012 VISA Championships)

Determined Practicing – Jordyn Wieber’s Start in Gymnastics

Wieber Fever Video

Jordyn Wieber Wins 2011 Gymnastics World All-Around Championship

Video of all four of Jordyn Wieber’s routines that won her the All-Around at 2011 Tokyo Gymnastics World Championships.

Video Comparison of Controversial(?) Jordyn Wieber Win of 2011 Gymnastics World All-Around Championship over Viktoria Komova

Jordyn Wieber’s start value advantage on vault was quickly overcome with Jordyn’s error on bars and Komova’s excellent bar performance. Komova was shaky on beam tumbling elements and Wieber made up some ground. Wieber went out of bounds on otherwise strong floor exercise routine. After Komova’s routine, virtually everyone in the arena assumed Komova had won, including Wieber(?), but the judges deducted Komova heavily for falling out of a double turn and Wieber outscored Komova by .033.

Gymnastics Events Skills

Jordyn Wieber Vault:

Vault = Amanar (2&1/2 twisting Yurchenko)

Jordyn Wieber Scores highest on Vault – 15.833

At 2011 Jacksonville, Florida, American Cup, Wieber scores a 15.833, .267 higher than Aliya Mustafina (RUS) and also wins the All-Around.

2011 AT&T American Cup Vault

Jordyn Wieber Uneven Bars:

Skills = Weiler Kips, Tkatchev, Double Twisting Double Tuck dismount or Double Twisting Double Layout dismount

2011 St. Paul, Minnesota US Women’s National Gymnastics Championships

Winning the all around title, Wieber also scored the highest on the Uneven Bars, at 15.200

2011 Chicago US Classic – Wieber scores 15.2 on Uneven Bars

D Score: 6.5 E score: 8.7 = 15.200

Jordyn Wieber Balance Beam:

Skills = Standing Tuck Full, 1-arm flip-flp layout stepout, double pike dismount

Jordyn Wieber – 2011 Tokyo World Championships – Beam AA Competition

Jordyn Wieber BB 2008 Top Gym

Jordyn Wieber Floor Exercise:

Skills = Double Twisting Double Tuck, Full Twisting Double Layout, 1&1/2 to Triple Full, Triple Turn, 2&1/2 to Front Layout

Jordyn Wieber – 2011 Tokyo World Championships – Floor AA Competition

Jordyn Wieber – Event Finals – 2010 Pacific Rim Championships

2011 World All-Around Champion Jordyn Wieber on the Ellen DeGeneres Show

There are some funny moments in this interview and Jordyn does a bar routine, including a double layout dismount in the TV studio.

National and International Medals:

2011 Tokyo World Championships
Team Gold
Individual All-Around Gold
Individual Balance Beam Bronze

2011 City of Jesolo, Italy Trophy World Cup
Individual All-Around Silver

2011 Jacksonville American Cup
Individual All-Around Gold

2011 American Cup
Individual All-Around Gold

2011 U.S. Senior Elite National Championships
Individual All-Around Gold

2011 US Elite National Championships
Individual All-Around Gold
New Scoring Record – 61.45 (scoring almost 6 points higher than 2nd place competitor)
Individual Bars and Floor Gold
Individual Beam Bronze

2011 Chicago US Classic
Individual Bars and Beam Gold

2010 US Classic Championships
Individual Vault and Bars Gold
Individual Floor Exercise Silver

2010 Melbourne Pacific Rim Championships
Team Gold
Junior All-Around Gold
Event Finals – Individual FX and Bar Gold
Event Finals – Individual Vault Silver

2009 American Cup
Individual All-Around Gold

2008 Belgium Top Gym Competition
Individual All-Around, Bars and Beam Gold

2008 Boston, MA U.S. Junior Elite National Championships
Individual All-Around Gold

2008 US Classic
Individual All-Around, Vault, Bars, Beam and FX Gold

2008 Italian Grand Prix Competition
Team Gold
Individual All-Around Gold

2007 Guatemala Jr. Pan American Games
Team Gold
Individual Gold – Bars, Beam
Individual Silver – All-Around
Individual Bronze – Floor Exercise

2007 San Jose US Championships
3rd All-Around

2006 Jr. Elite National Championships
9th All-Around

2006 JO National Championships
Individual All-Around silver

2002, 2004 and 2005 National TOP Team

Injuries:

2010 Ankle injury
2009 Hamstring injury

Jordyn Wieber Website

Jordyn Wieber Photos

Google Images Gallery of Jordyn Wieber Photographs

Jordyn Wieber Facebook Profile Pictures

Jordyn Wieber Facebook 2010 US Classic Photo Album

Jordyn Wieber 2009 American Cup Facebook Photo Album

Lansing State Journal Jordyn Wieber Photos Through the Years

Jordyn Wieber Blog Articles

Jordyn’s journey: Wieber on way to UCLA after whirlwind year since Olympics

DailyHouse.com Article “Jordyn Wieber Goes Pro.” How Much Can She Earn?

ESPN Women’s article – Jordyn Wieber Wins World All-Around Title

Woman’s Lifestyle Magazine Article “Jordyn Wieber: A Magical Talent”

International Gymnast Magazine Online Article “Getting to Know Jordyn Wieber”

Jordyn Wieber Articles

Lansing State Journal Article Four Key Women in Jordyn Wieber’s Life

Lansing State Journal Article – Area’s Best: Where Would Jordyn Wieber Rank?

An article and video about potential US Olympic gymnast Jordyn Wieber, 16, DeWitt, who is starring in a new Kellogg’s commercial. She talks about her experience with the intense media scrutiny and attention. She is videoed at an early morning workout at Gedderts’ Twistars in Dimondale, Michigan by a crew making a documentary about her day for Team Kellogg. Team Kellogg includes 8 athletes training for the 2012 Olympics, including volleyball player Kerri Walsh and swimmer Summer Sanders.

Photo Gallery from Lansing State Journal

ESPN Women’s “Wieber Fever” article and video about Jordyn Wieber. A very complete article and video about her life and her prospects about winning at the 2012 Olympics.

ESPN Women’s article “Jordyn Wieber Prepares to Take on the World”

USA Today Article “All-Around Champ Jordyn Wieber Turns Pro”

Jordyn Wieber Social Media

Jordyn Wieber Twitter Account: @jordynmarie2013
Jordyn Wieber Athlete FaceBook Page: Jordyn Wieber
Jordyn Wieber Personal FaceBook Page: Jordyn Wieber
Jordyn Wieber Official Website: JordynWieber.com