Carly Janiga
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Carly Janiga is an American former gymnast
. She attended and competed for Stanford University
. She has won gold medals in IAAF World Cup competitions and was NCAA
champion in the uneven bars in 2010. She was named the Pacific-10 Conference Scholar Athlete of the Year in 2010.
club in Mesa
, Arizona
under coach Geoff Eaton. She qualified for the Olympic
trials in Anaheim, California
in June 2004 at age 15. She finished ninth, qualifying for the final selection camp, but was not selected for the six-member team for the Athens Games. She scored best in tumbling. Her floor exercise featured four 'E' element tumbling passes: a double layout, double Arabian tucked, piked full-in, and whip through to triple full.
NBC
commentator Tim Daggett
said of Janiga, "I don't pick the team, (nationa team coordinator) Marta Karolyi
does, and Marta Karolyi likes her a lot".
In late 2004, Janiga represented the United States in two IAAF World Cup competitions, earning gold medals for the floor exercise in both meets.
Janiga graduated with an BA in Psychology in 2010, and is currently still at Stanford working on her Master of Arts in Education through the Stanford Teacher Education Program .
in fall 2006 and competed in NCAA Women's Gymnastics championship
each year until her graduation in 2010.
In 2007, Janiga was named First-Team All-American in the all-around, vault
and floor exercise
. She placed fourth in the all-around competition at the 2007 NCAA Women's Gymnastics Championships. She was also named Pacific-10 Conference 2007 Freshman of the Year.
Janiga also won five individual conference titles at Stanford: balance beam in 2008 and 2009, all-around and uneven bars in 2009 and floor exercise in 2010.
Janiga was the all-around champion at the South Central Regional Championships in 2009. She ended her Stanford career with a 2010 NCAA title on the uneven bars with a score of 9.9375, only the second NCAA individual title in Stanford's history. Stanford coach Kristen Smyth said, "Tonight, Carly was what she's been for Stanford for four years -- amazing and an absolute rock for our team and our program. She is going to be impossible to replace. I can't think of a better way for her to cap off her career than she did tonight."
Gymnast
Gymnasts are people who participate in the sports of either artistic gymnastics, trampolining, or rhythmic gymnastics.See gymnasium for the origin of the word gymnast from gymnastikos.-Female artistic:Australia...
. She attended and competed for Stanford University
Stanford Cardinal
The Stanford Cardinal is the nickname of the athletic teams at Stanford University.-Nickname and mascot history:Following its win over Cal in the first-ever Big Game in 1892, the color cardinal was picked as the primary color of Stanford's athletic teams...
. She has won gold medals in IAAF World Cup competitions and was NCAA
NCAA Women's Gymnastics championship
The NCAA introduced Women's Gymnastics as a championship sport in 1982. Since then, only four universities have claimed the overall Division I championship; Division II competition was discontinued in 1987. During the early years of competition, the University of Utah under the leadership of head...
champion in the uneven bars in 2010. She was named the Pacific-10 Conference Scholar Athlete of the Year in 2010.
USA Gymnastics
Janiga trained at the Desert Devils GymnasticsDesert Devils Gymnastics
Desert Devils Gymnastics is a privately owned gymnastics club headquartered in Mesa, Arizona. The primary business is recreational and competitive gymnastics instruction.-History:Desert Devils Gymnastics was founded in the 1970s by Mark "Stormy" Eaton...
club in Mesa
Mesa, Arizona
According to the 2010 Census, the racial composition of Mesa was as follows:* White: 77.1% * Hispanic or Latino : 26.54%* Black or African American: 3.5%* Two or more races: 3.4%* Native American: 2.4%...
, Arizona
Arizona
Arizona ; is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. It is also part of the western United States and the mountain west. The capital and largest city is Phoenix...
under coach Geoff Eaton. She qualified for the Olympic
Gymnastics at the 2004 Summer Olympics
At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, three disciplines of gymnastics were contested: artistic gymnastics , rhythmic gymnastics and trampoline...
trials in Anaheim, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
in June 2004 at age 15. She finished ninth, qualifying for the final selection camp, but was not selected for the six-member team for the Athens Games. She scored best in tumbling. Her floor exercise featured four 'E' element tumbling passes: a double layout, double Arabian tucked, piked full-in, and whip through to triple full.
NBC
NBC
The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
commentator Tim Daggett
Tim Daggett
Timothy P. Daggett is an American gymnast born in Springfield, Massachusetts and an Olympic gold medalist. He is a graduate of West Springfield High School and UCLA, who competed in the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, along with Bart Conner, Peter Vidmar and Mitch Gaylord...
said of Janiga, "I don't pick the team, (nationa team coordinator) Marta Karolyi
Marta Károlyi
Márta Károlyi , is an American gymnastics coach and the National Team Coordinator for USA Gymnastics. Károlyi is originally from Romania, she and her husband, Béla, are ethnic Hungarians, and trained athletes there as well, but defected to the United States in 1981...
does, and Marta Karolyi likes her a lot".
In late 2004, Janiga represented the United States in two IAAF World Cup competitions, earning gold medals for the floor exercise in both meets.
Janiga graduated with an BA in Psychology in 2010, and is currently still at Stanford working on her Master of Arts in Education through the Stanford Teacher Education Program .
NCAA Gymnastics
Janiga entered Stanford UniversityStanford University
The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private research university on an campus located near Palo Alto, California. It is situated in the northwestern Santa Clara Valley on the San Francisco Peninsula, approximately northwest of San...
in fall 2006 and competed in NCAA Women's Gymnastics championship
NCAA Women's Gymnastics championship
The NCAA introduced Women's Gymnastics as a championship sport in 1982. Since then, only four universities have claimed the overall Division I championship; Division II competition was discontinued in 1987. During the early years of competition, the University of Utah under the leadership of head...
each year until her graduation in 2010.
In 2007, Janiga was named First-Team All-American in the all-around, vault
Vault (gymnastics)
The vault is an artistic gymnastics apparatus, as well as the skill performed using that apparatus. Vaulting is also the action of performing a vault. Both male and female gymnasts perform the vault...
and floor exercise
Floor (gymnastics)
In gymnastics, the floor refers to a specially prepared exercise surface, which is considered an apparatus. It is used by both male and female gymnasts. The event in gymnastics performed on floor is called floor exercise. The English abbreviation for the event in gymnastics scoring is FX.A spring...
. She placed fourth in the all-around competition at the 2007 NCAA Women's Gymnastics Championships. She was also named Pacific-10 Conference 2007 Freshman of the Year.
Janiga also won five individual conference titles at Stanford: balance beam in 2008 and 2009, all-around and uneven bars in 2009 and floor exercise in 2010.
Janiga was the all-around champion at the South Central Regional Championships in 2009. She ended her Stanford career with a 2010 NCAA title on the uneven bars with a score of 9.9375, only the second NCAA individual title in Stanford's history. Stanford coach Kristen Smyth said, "Tonight, Carly was what she's been for Stanford for four years -- amazing and an absolute rock for our team and our program. She is going to be impossible to replace. I can't think of a better way for her to cap off her career than she did tonight."