Christa began gymnastics at age of four in 1995. She quickly moved to the top with achieved every level with excellence. When she became a level 8 in 2003, she placed in the top two in every competition that she has competed. She was Level 8 State and Regional all-around, bars, beam, and floor champion. In 2004, Christa skipped level 9 and competed as a level 10. She placed 3rd in the all-around at the Level 10 Texas State Championships. She then placed second on floor exercise at the Level 10 Regionals. Christa moved up to international elite in 2005 where she qualified all the way to US Nationals. She finished 22nd in the all-around, 11th on floor and 13th on bars. Later that year, Christa traveled to Russia with her WOGA teammates for the Voronin Cup. She brought home two bronze medals on balance beam and floor exercise. Christa qualified to US Championships again in 2006 and 2007 where she placed 14th and 12th in the all-around respectively.


Began Gymnastics:
1995, 4 years old

Current Gym:
WOGA

Teammates:
Nastia Liukin, Rebecca Bross,
Catherine Nguyen

Coaches:
Valeri Liukin, Natalya Marakova


Choreographer:
Natalya Marakova

Current Level:
Senior International Elite

Hours Trained Per Week:
34-36 hours

Favorite Event:
Uneven Bars

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