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Full name | Alexis Amber Priessman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nickname(s) | Lexie | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Country represented | United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | January 23, 1997 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hometown | Cincinnati, Ohio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Discipline | Women's artistic gymnastics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Level | Senior International Elite | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years on national team | 2010 - 2013 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gym | Perfection Gymnastics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
College team | LSU (Class of 2019) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Head coach(es) | D-D Breaux | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Assistant coach(es) | Jay Clark | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Former coach(es) | Mary Lee Tracy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Choreographer | Dominic Zito | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Music | Quiero Montarme (2009-2010), Cumbia Jam/Africa Dream (2011-2012) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Alexis Amber "Lexie" Priessman (born January 23, 1997 in Cincinnati, Ohio) is an American artistic gymnast. She has represented the U.S. in various international competitions and was a National Team member from 2010 through to 2013.
She was born to Kraig and Vickie Priessman and started training in gymnastics at the age of five. She has a brother Nicholas, a sister Jenna, and a twin sister Leah. Nicholas plays baseball at the Eastern Illinois University. Jenna is a member of the cheerleading team at the University of Cincinnati, and Leah is a dancer.
She is currently attending Louisiana State University and is signed to their college gymnastics team.
Priessman made her national debut at the 2010 Nastia Liukin Supergirl Cup in Worcester, Massachusetts, where she won the all-around.
At the 2010 CoverGirl Classic in Chicago, IL, Priessman tied for second on vault with gymnast McKayla Maroney. She placed sixth all-around and on floor exercise, and she placed eighth on uneven bars.
Priessman placed second on vault at the 2010 U.S. Junior National Championships in Hartford, Connecticut, and she placed seventh on floor.
In September, Priessman captured the all-around title (55.70) at the 2011 Japan Junior International in Yokohama, Japan. Competing her Amanar, she won the vault title with a meet-high score of 15.8. On balance beam (12.8), her skills included a standing full and a tucked full-in dismount. Her bars set (13.8) featured a giant full to Tkatchev, a toe-blind to Jaeger and a double layout dismount. On floor (13.30), she tumbled a double-double first pass, a 1 1/2 to 2 1/2, and a tucked full-in.
At the 2011 U.S. Junior Gymnastics Championships in St. Paul, Minnesota during August, Priessman claimed her first national vault title, with a two-night score of 31.55. She placed second on floor exercise (29.150) behind winner Katelyn Ohashi, and she tied for seventh on uneven bars with gymnast Amelia Hundley (27.45).