Maggie Nichols | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Margaret Mary Nichols | |||||||||||||||||||||
Nickname(s) | Maggie | |||||||||||||||||||||
Country represented | United States | |||||||||||||||||||||
Born |
Little Canada, Minnesota |
September 12, 1997 |||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 4 in (163 cm) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Discipline | Women's artistic gymnastics | |||||||||||||||||||||
Level | Senior International Elite | |||||||||||||||||||||
Years on national team | 2013–16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Twin City Twisters | |||||||||||||||||||||
College team |
Oklahoma Sooners (2016–20) |
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Head coach(es) | Sarah Jantzi, Rich Stenger | |||||||||||||||||||||
Retired | July 2016 (elite) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Margaret Mary "Maggie" Nichols (born September 12, 1997, in Little Canada, Minnesota) is an American artistic gymnast currently competing for the University of Oklahoma. She is one of only nine NCAA gymnasts to have scored a perfect 10 on all four events, and the first to do so for Oklahoma.
Previously, Nichols represented the United States in international competitions, including the 2015 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships, where she won a gold medal with the American team and an individual bronze medal on floor exercise. At the USA Gymnastics National Championships, she finished third all-around in 2014 and second all-around in 2015. Before a knee injury in early 2016, she was a contender for the U.S. women's gymnastics team at the 2016 Summer Olympics.
Nichols was added to the national team in March and was selected to represent the United States at the City of Jesolo Trophy and the Germany-Romania-USA Friendly. At the City of Jesolo Trophy, she finished first with the team and sixth in the all-around, and won a silver medal on the floor exercise.
At the U.S. Classic, Nichols finished sixth in the all-around, eleventh on uneven bars, eighth on balance beam, and fifth on floor. At the National Championships, she placed fifth in the all-around and on beam, sixth on bars, and ninth on floor.
At her second City of Jesolo Trophy, Nichols finished first with the team and third in the all-around. At the Tokyo Cup, she finished third in the all-around.
She went on to place third in the all-around and on floor at the U.S. Classic, fifth on uneven bars, and seventh on balance beam. At the National Championships in August, she placed third in the all-around behind Simone Biles and Kyla Ross, third on uneven bars and floor exercise, and fourth on balance beam.