Chen Yile

Chen Yile (Chinese: 陈一乐, born 5 January 2002) is an elite Chinese female artistic gymnast.[1][2][3] She is the 2018 Asian all-around and balance beam champion, and the 2017 Asian junior all-around and uneven bars champion.[4] She was a member of the team that won the bronze medal at the 2018 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships. Chen stars in the Olympic Channel documentary series "All Around," along with American gymnast Morgan Hurd and Russian gymnast Angelina Melnikova.[5] The series shows her training and daily life as a 2020 Olympic hopeful.[5]

Chen Yile
陈一乐
Full nameChen Yile
Nickname(s)Lele
Country represented China
Born (2002-01-05) 5 January 2002
Jiangxi, China
HometownShicheng, Jiangxi, China
DisciplineWomen's artistic gymnastics
LevelSenior International Elite
Years on national team2017–Present (CHN)
Head coach(es)王策群 (Wang Qunce)、徐惊雷 (Xu Jinglei)
Medal record
Representing  China
World Championships
2018 Doha Team
Asian Games
2018 JakartaTeam
2018 JakartaAll-Around
2018 JakartaBalance Beam

Career

Junior

Chen began gymnastics in 2010 at age eight, after being impressed by Yang Yilin's performance in the 2008 Beijing Olympics.[6] Chen joined the national team in 2017.[6] She competed at the 2017 Junior Asian Championships held in Bangkok, Thailand from May 16–21. At the Junior Asian Championships, Chen won all-around gold with a score of 55.000. Additionally, she won uneven bars gold (14.150), floor exercise silver (13.200) and balance beam bronze (12.925). She shared the podium with teammate Li Qi for floor and beam; Li was first on both events. Chen contributed to China's first-place finish as a team, scoring 161.100 alongside teammates Li Qi, Guo Fangting, Liu Jieyu, and Zhou Ruiyu.[7]

2018

Chen won three gold medals - team, all-around, and balance beam - at the 2018 Asian Games in August. Her all-around score was 55.950, which she achieved by placing first on balance beam and floor, third on uneven bars, and sixth on vault.[8] In the all-around, she shared the podium with teammate Luo Huan, who won silver.[8][9] In event finals, Chen scored 14.600 on balance beam, winning the gold.[8] She placed third in uneven bars qualifications, behind teammates Liu Tingting and Luo Huan, so she was barred from competing in the finals due to the two-per-country rule. She was fifth in the floor exercise finals.[8] She was recognized as "Best Female Athlete at the 2018 Asian Games" in October 2019.[10]

In October at the 2018 Doha World Championships, Chen won a team bronze medal. She was seventh in the all-around, with a score of 54.632.[11]

2019

In October at the 2019 Stuttgart World Championships, Chen and her teammates - Liu Tingting, Tang Xijing, Li Shijia, and Qi Qi - posted the 2nd best team total on the first day of qualifications,[12] but finished fourth in the team competition.[13] This was the first time since 2003 that China did not reach the podium in the team event.[13]

2020

After the Tokyo 2020 Olympics were postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Chen expressed her continuing motivation to train.[14]

Personal life

Chen enjoys drawing as a hobby.[5][6] She has a younger sister, FeiFei,[15] and an older brother, Feiyue.[16]

Competitive history

Junior
Year Event Team AA VT UB BB FX
2017National Championships57
Asian Championships
National Games5
Junior Japan International65

Senior
Year Event Team AA VT UB BB FX
2018Melbourne World Cup
National ChampionshipsWD
Asian Games5
World Championships7
2019
World Championships4
2020National Championships

References
  1. "Chen Yile | Asian Games 2018 Jakarta Palembang". Asian Games 2018 Jakarta Palembang. Archived from the original on 22 August 2018. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
  2. "Chen Yile". The Gymternet. 7 July 2017. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
  3. "Chen Yile". www.fig-gymnastics.com. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
  4. hermes (22 August 2018). "Wrong tune but Chen still on song". The Straits Times. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
  5. "All Around profile - Chen Yile". Olympic Channel. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
  6. "CHEN Yile - FIG Athlete Profile". www.gymnastics.sport. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
  7. "2017 Asian Junior Championships Results". The Gymternet. 17 May 2017. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
  8. http://www.ocagames.com/orb/files/4/80/AG2018_OfficialResultBook_Artistic%20Gymnastics_v1.0.pdf
  9. "China wraps women's gymnastics all-around gold and silver at Asiad". www.ecns.cn. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
  10. "Top Global Athletes and Sports Personalities Awarded at ANOC Awards 2019". FinanzNachrichten.de (in German). Retrieved 13 December 2019.
  11. OlympicTalk (30 October 2018). "2018 World Gymnastics Championships results". OlympicTalk | NBC Sports. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
  12. Vyas, Hardik (12 September 2019). "China's women grab early lead in qualifiers at worlds". Euronews.
  13. "Simone Biles Breaks a Record at World Championships as the U.S. Wins Another Team Title". The New York Times. Associated Press. 8 October 2019. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
  14. "'All Around' stars reflect on Olympic postponement". Olympic Channel. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
  15. "All Around | The Tokyo 2020 journey begins". Olympic Channel. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
  16. "YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
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