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Key at the City of Jesolo Trophy in Jesolo, Italy in March 2014
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Full name | Bailie Jaye Key | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Country represented | United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born |
Augusta, Georgia |
16 March 1999 |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hometown | Montgomery, Texas | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Discipline | Women's artistic gymnastics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Level | Senior International Elite | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years on national team | 2011–present | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Texas Dreams Gymnastics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
College team | Alabama Crimson Tide | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Head coach(es) | Kim Zmeskal-Burdette | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Assistant coach(es) | Chris Burdette | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Choreographer | Kim Zmeskal-Burdette, Dominic Zito | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Music | The Polka (2010–2012), Rhythm, Baby! (Fidel Astro Remix) by Lars Winther (2013), "Crystallize" by Lindsey Stirling (2014), | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Bailie Jaye Key (born 16 March 1999 in Augusta, Georgia) is an American artistic gymnast. She was a member of the gold-medal-winning team at the 2014 Pacific Rim Championships and was the 2013 U.S. Junior National Champion.
Key trains at Texas Dreams Gymnastics under former gymnast and Olympic bronze medalist Kim Zmeskal and her husband, Chris Burdette. Her teammates have included Peyton Ernst, Kennedy Baker and Veronica Hults.
In July 2011, Key competed at the 2011 U.S. CoverGirl Classic in Chicago, Illinois. She placed seventh in the overall standings. Later that year, she competed in the Visa National Championships. She came in ninth overall with a two-day combined score of 109.550.
Key competed at the 2012 City of Jesolo Trophy. She won a gold medal with the team. She scored 14.250 on the floor exercise, which was enough to give her a bronze medal, and she was third in the all-around. At the U.S. Classic, she scored a 56.600, placing fifth. A few weeks later, at the Visa Championships, Key finished fourth in the all-around but got a bronze medal on the balance beam and floor exercise.
In March 2013, Key went to the 2013 City of Jesolo Trophy. She won the all-around gold medal with 58.100 and another two golds and one bronze in the event finals. In July, she competed at the Secret U.S. Classic, where she won the all-around title with a score of 58.250. She scored a 14.000 on floor, 14.250 on uneven bars to finish in fifth, 15.000 on vault to place third, and 15.000 on beam to place second. In August, Key competed at the P&G National Championships, which took place over two days, with the combined scores determining final placings. Key won gold in the all-around, beam and floor and placed fourth on bars and vault. Her scores for Day 1 were 15.350 on beam, 13.950 on bars, 14.800 on floor and 15.100 on vault. Her Day 2 scores were 15.550 on beam, 14.100 on bars, 14.950 on floor and 14.750 on vault. Her total all-around score was 118.550.