# Claire Pease

Claire Elizabeth Pease (born January 5, 2009) is an American artistic gymnast. She is the 2024 U.S. Junior National Champion.

## Early life

Pease was born to John and Mindy Pease in Honolulu, Hawaii, where her family was stationed while in the military. Her family then relocated to the Dallas area, where she became involved in recreational gymnastics at a local gym.

## Junior gymnastics career
### HOPEs

In 2021 Pease was part of the USA Gymnastics HOPEs program. She competed at the 2021 Hopes Classic where she won gold in all four apparatus en route to the all-around title. The following month she competed at the 2021 GK Hopes Championships where she won gold on vault, balance beam, floor exercise and in the all-around, and silver on uneven bars. She scored 50.050 in the all-around, a full two points ahead of runner-up Tyler Turner.

### 2022

In January, she was invited to attend the women's national team camp. The following month she competed at the 2022 Winter Cup where she finished in fifth on vault and eighth on balance beam.
In July she competed at the 2022 U.S. Classic where she finished in fourth on floor exercise, seventh on vault, and eighth on balance beam and in the all-around. The following month she competed at the 2022 National Championships where she finished in eighth on uneven bars and ninth on vault.

### 2023

Pease competed at the 2023 Winter Cup where she won bronze on balance beam and finished in eighth in the all-around.
In July she competed at the American Classic, where she won gold on balance beam, bronze in the all-around and finished in fourth on uneven bars. The following month she competed at the 2023 U.S. Classic where she finished fourth on balance beam. She was then named to the roster for the 2023 National Championships.
In November she competed at the Tournoi International where she won gold in the team event, uneven bars and balance beam, and silver on the vault and in the all-around.

### 2024

In February she competed at the 2024 Winter Cup where she won gold on uneven bars, balance beam, and in the all-around. She also scored a 13.200 on vault and a 11.700 on floor exercise. The next month she competed at the International Gymnix where she won gold in the team event and uneven bars, and bronze in the all-around, vault and floor exercise.
In April she competed at the 2024 City of Jesolo Trophy, where she helped team USA win gold in the team event and uneven bars, silver on balance beam and bronze in the all-around.
In May she competed at the 2024 U.S. Classic, where she won gold on uneven bars, balance beam, and in the all-around, and silver on floor exercise. She scored 53.900 in the all-around, over two points ahead of second place. She then competed at the 2024 National Championships, where she won gold on uneven bars, balance beam, and in the all-around, and finished in fourth on floor exercise.

## Competitive history

| Year | Event | AA | VT | UB | BB | FX |
| HOPEs ||||||||
| 2021 | HOPEs Classic | | | | | |
| 2021 | HOPEs Championships | | | | | |
| Junior ||||||||
| 2022 | Winter Cup | 11 | 5 | | 8 | |
| 2022 | U.S. Classic | 8 | 7 | | 8 | 4 |
| 2022 | U.S. National Championships | 11 | 9 | 8 | | |
| 2023 | Winter Cup | 8 | 7 | 8 | | |
| 2023 | American Classic | | 12 | 4 | | 14 |
| 2023 | U.S. Classic | 13 | 14 | 15 | 4 | |
| 2023 | Tournoi International | | | | | |
| 2024 | Winter Cup | | | | | |
| 2024 | International Gymnix | | | | | |
| 2024 | City of Jesolo Trophy | | | | | |
| 2024 | U.S. Classic | | | | | |
| 2024 | U.S. National Championships | | | | | 4 |
| Senior ||||||||
| 2025 | Winter Cup | 10 | 5 | 16 | | 22 |