Aliya Protto

 Birthdate: 2/11/1996
Program: Rhythmic
Level: Senior
Current Residence: Culver City, CA
Head Coach: Tatyana Itkina
Other Coaches: Iryna Zhurenko

Career Highlights
  • 2016 Pac Rim team, all-around, hoop, ball & clubs champion and rope/ribbon silver medalist
  • 2015 U.S. ball silver medalist and clubs bronze medalist
Personal Information
Nickname: Ali
Birthplace: Los Angeles, CA

Name of College: Santa Monica College
How did you get involved in gymnastics: I was recruited to join the rhythmic program during a gymnastics summer camp.
Favorite thing about gymnastics: It is very beautiful and it is a sport that I really love doing.
What are your goals for gymnastics?: To improve and reach my maximum potential, and to continue to represent the U.S. internationally

Interests Outside the Gym
Favorite school subject: Biology and English
Hobbies or favorite activities: Painting, dancing, and shopping
Favorite music: Rap, R&B, and Jazz
Favorite book(s): Great Gatsby, To kill a Mockingbird, Siddhartha
Favorite TV show(s): Modern Family, I love Lucy, The Bernie Mac Show, Seinfeld, How I met your Mother
Favorite Food: Brazilian
National Competition Results
2016 USA Gymnastics Championships, Providence, R.I. - 5th-BA; 6th-HP, CL; 7th-AA
2016 Rhythmic Challenge, Lake Placid, N.Y. - 7th-AA
2015 USA Gymnastics Championships, Greensboro, N.C. - 2nd-BA; 3rd-CL; 5th-AA; 7th-HP(T), RB
2015 Rhythmic Challenge, Lake Placid, N.Y. - 1st-RB(T); 3rd-AA, HP, BA, CL
2014 USA Gymnastics Championships, Louisville, Ky. - 4th-AA, CL; 5th-BA; 6th-RB; 7th-HP
2014 National Qualifier, Lake Placid, N.Y. - 1st-BA; 3rd-AA, HP; 4th-RB; 8th-CL(T)
2014 Rhythmic Challenge, Colorado Springs, Colo. - 1st-BA(T); 2nd-AA, CL; 4th-HP; 5th-RB
2013 U.S. Rhythmic Championships, Orlando, Fla. - 4th-AA, BA, CL; 5th-HP
2013 National Qualifier, Deerfield, Ill. - 1st-HP; 2nd-AA, CL; 5th-RB; 6th-BA
2013 Rhythmic Challenge, Colorado Springs, Colo. - 2nd-AA, HP, CL; 3rd-BA, RB
2012 USA Gymnastics Rhythmic Championships, San Jose, Calif. - 5th-CL, RB; 7th-AA, BA
2012 Rhythmic Invitational, Lake Buena Vista, Fla. - 3rd-RB(T); 4th-AA, CL; 5th-HP; 6th-BA
2012 Rhythmic Challenge, Colorado Springs, Colo. - 7th-CL; 10th-AA
International Competition Results
2016 Tashkent World Cup, Tashkent, Uzbekistan - 4th-RB; 8th-HP
2016 Pacific Rim Championships, Everett, Wash. - 1st-Team, AA, HP, BA, CL; 2nd-RP/RB
2016 Miss Valentine Cup, Tartu, Estonia - 4th-HP(T); 5th-BA; 6th-AA, RB
2015 Gwangju Summer Universiade, S.Korea - -
2015 Holon Grand Prix, Holon, Israel -
2015 Bucharest World Cup, Bucharest, Romania -
2015 Thiais Grand Prix, Thiais, France -
2015 Moscow Senior Tournament, Moscow, Russia - 3rd-HP; 10th-AA
2014 Pan American Championships, Toronto, Canada - 1st-Team
2014 Tashkent World Cup, Tashkent, Uzbekistan - -
2014 Pacific Rim Championships, Richmond, Canada - 1st-Team, HP; 2nd-AA, BA; 3rd-CL, RB
2014 International Tournament of Pas de Calais, Calais, France - 2nd-BA, CL, RB; 3rd-AA, HP
2013 Minsk World Cup, Minsk, Belarus - -
2013 Gymnastik International 2013, Fellbach-Schmiden, Germany -