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Kyana Alexis George was born on November 10, 1998 in Arlington, Texas to Kevin and Marisol George. Currently, she is in seventh grade at Texas Virtual Academy and will graduate from high school in 2017. During her spare time, she likes dancing, hanging out with friends and family, laughing and playing the piano.
Kyana began gymnastics at the age of 22 months. As an infant Kyana enjoyed dancing to music and had so much energy, her mom chose to enroll her in dance and gymnastics classes. She eventually started her competitive gymnastics career in 2005 at Zenith Elite Gymnastics Academy in McKinney, TX. With Zenith, she competed as a level 4 gymnast in 2005. She moved up to Level 5 in 2006, Level 6 in 2007, Level 7 in 2008 and Level 8 in 2009.
It was after finishing up her Level 8 season in 2009 that Kyana began to question the love for the sport of gymnastics. As coaches came and went at gym, it became harder for Kyana to trust in her coaches; as a result, many fears began to develop. It was at this time, she chose to leave Zenith and gymnastics and pursue her love for dance. On the verge of quitting the sport completely, her parents advised her to try another gym before making up her mind. This led her to Metroplex Gymnastics in Allen, TX. After weeks of training under Jaycie Phelps and Dave Marus her fears began to diminish and the love for the sport came back. Kyana continued competing Level 8 in 2010 to work on gaining her confidence back. She started the season finishing third on floor and second on vault at the Texas Prime meet. At the Metroplex Challenge, she placed second on vault and bars. Kyana went on to finish 4th on vault, 5th on uneven bars, 2nd on balance beam, 2nd on floor and 2nd all-around at the Pikes Peak Cup. She qualified to Regionals and finished 5th on floor and 16th all-around. She ended her season by being awarded the “Best Attitude” Award at the team banquet.
In the summer of 2010, Dave and Jaycie announced they were leaving Metroplex and would be moving back to Jaycie's hometown to open a gym of their own. Kyana was devastated; however, Dave and Jaycie assured her the coaches that were replacing them, where two of the best coaches in the area and the transition would be smooth. They were right; her new coaches and transition could not have been any better. Kyana is extremely grateful to have had the opportunity to train under Jaycie Phelps and Dave Marus, their emphasis on mental training along with their great coaching techniques, helped Kyana become a stronger gymnast, physically and mentally.
In 2011 at 11 years old and under the direction of Marnie Futch and Gina Logan, Kyana competed level 9 and had the strongest season of her gymnastics career. She started the season by placing 3rd on floor at the Tiger Clasic. She placed third on floor at the Metroplex Challenge. She went on to place third on vault, bars, floor and all-around at the WOGA Classic. At the Alamo Classic she won beam and placed 3rd on vault, bars, floor, and all-around. She also qualified to the finals competition on beam and bars. At the State Championships, Kyana finished fourth on bars and beam and qualified for the Regionals. At the Regionals, she finished 5th on vault and tenth all-around, qualifying to the Western National Championships in San Diego, CA. At the Level 9 Westerns, she placed tenth on floor and 7th all-around out of 48 gymnasts. In addition, she was one of the top 2 gymnasts for Region 3, who placed in the top ten at Westerns for Jr. A division, the other being her teammate!
Kyana started her 2012 season at the Tiger Classic, finishing sixth on uneven bars and fourth on balance beam. At the Alamo Classic, she won the uneven bars title. She traveled to New York for the Manhattan Classic where she placed first on vault and fourth on balance beam. At the Metroplex Challenge, she placed fifth in the all-around as well as third on uneven bars and balance beam. She did well at the Zenith Spring Invitational, placing second in the all-around and first on uneven bars and balance beam. At the Level 10 State Championships, Kyana finished 12th in the all-around and fourth on vault. She placed 11th in the all-around and second on uneven bars at the Level 10 Regionals, qualifying to the Junior Olympic National Invitational Tournament in Hampton, VA. At the JO NIT, Kyana finished second in the all-around and first on floor exercise.
Currently Kyana is training for the upcoming 2013 season as a level 10 gymnast. She is looking forward to getting all her required skills, becoming stronger and hopes to have a successful level 10 season.
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