Personal Information

Name Emma Pizzillo
Birthday January 17, 2005
Hometown Manassas, VA
Parents Jason and Linda Pizzillo
School Bridgeway Academy
Grad Year Class of 2023
GPA 4.0 GPA
Gym Information

Gym GMS Gymnastics
Coaches Azin Youssefi, Linda Ayres and BJ Hall
Level Level 9, Training 10
Choreographer Teri Diamond
Floor Music Black Bart Rides Again
Hours Trained 31 hours per week
Gym Goals JO Nationals & College Scholarship


Emma Pizzillo was born on January 17, 2005 in Fairfax, VA to Jason and Linda Pizzillo. She has an older sister, Charlotte, a younger sister, Violet and a younger brother, Bode. Currently, Emma is an honor student at Bridgeway Academy and she will graduate from high school in 2023. During Emma's spare time, she enjoys reading, art/drawing and baking.

Emma started gymnastics at four years old years old to regain strength, balance and coordination after being born with a tethered spinal cord and having neurosurgery at the age of three. After the surgery, Emma had to relearn to walk and balance again and gymnastics was the perfect sport to learn for her. Emma has been training at Apollo Gymnastics in Woodbridge, VA her whole gymnastics career.

As a level 6 gymnast in 2016, Emma finished fourth in the all-around with a 38.300 and fourth on uneven bars and floor exercise at the Level 6 State Championships. She skipped level 7 and quickly moved up to level 8 for the 2017 season. She placed sixth in the all-around with a 37.175 and third on uneven bars at the State Championships. She qualified to the Region 7 Championships, finishing in the top ten in the all-around with a 37.200 and seventh on uneven bars.

Emma moved up to level 9 for the 2018 season. At the State Championships, she placed ninth in the all-around and seventh on uneven bars and floor exercise. She placed in the top 15 in the all-around at the Region 7 Championships. In June, Emma competed at the Brestyan's National Elite Qualifier in hopes pre-elite where she placed fifth on uneven bars and seventh on balance beam. In 2019, Emma placed sixth in the all-around and fourth on balance beam at the Region 7 Championships and qualified to the Level 9 Eastern Nationals in Kissimmee, FL.

Emma trains 31 hours per week at GMS Gymnastics in Manassas, VA under coaches Azin Youssefi, Linda Ayres and BJ Hall. Emma’s goal is to continue having fun and competing in the sport she loves through college.