Pauline Charlotte Tratz (born 14 June 1999) is a former German artistic gymnast.[1] Tratz competed at the 2015 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships where she helped her team place 12th. She was an alternate for the German team at the 2016 Summer Olympics, and competed at the 2017 Summer Universiade.[2] She began competing for the UCLA Bruins gymnastics team in the 2018 season.[3]
| Pauline Tratz | |
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_208.jpg) Tratz in June 2017 | |
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Pauline Charlotte Tratz |
| Nickname(s) | Pulla |
| Born | 14 June 1999 Karlsruhe, Germany |
| Residence | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Height | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) |
| Gymnastics career | |
| Discipline | Women's artistic gymnastics |
| Country represented |  Germany |
| College team | UCLA Bruins (2018–22) |
| Level | Senior International Elite |
| Club | Kunstturn Region Karlsruhe TSV Rintheim |
| Head coach(es) | Ursula Koch Chris Waller |
| Former coach(es) | Valorie Kondos Field Jordyn Wieber Randy Lane Kyla Ross |
| Retired | 2 April 2022 |
Personal life
editTratz was born on 14 June 1999 in Karlsruhe to Annette and Matthias Tratz. She has an older brother, Julius. In 2017, Tratz began attending the University of California, Los Angeles where she is currently pursuing a major in communication studies.[3] In 2021, she was named the Pac-12 Women's Gymnastics Scholar-Athlete of the Year.[4]
Career
editElite
edit2015
editTratz started her senior career in 2015. In March, she competed at the Cottbus World Challenge Cup, where she qualified for the vault final and finished fifth. In April, she competed at the 2015 European Artistic Gymnastics Championships, where she qualified for the all-around final and finished 18th. In September, she competed at the German National Championships, winning a silver medal on vault and a bronze medal on floor exercise. In October, she competed at the 2015 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships and helped Germany finish 12th in the team competition.[5]
2016
editIn March, she competed at the German National Team Cup, where she placed fifth all-around with a score of 51.250 and also won a silver medal on vault.[6] A few weeks later she competed in the DTB-Pokal Team Challenge held in Stuttgart, where she helped her team win a silver medal.[7] After the competition ended she was selected, along with Sophie Scheder, Elisabeth Seitz, Pauline Schäfer, Tabea Alt and Leah Griesser to represent her country at the 2016 Olympic Test Event.
At the Olympic Test Event held in Rio de Janeiro she helped the German team qualify in second place, thus earning one of the final four spots to send a full team to the Games.[8]
In June, Tratz competed at the German national championships, winning the gold medal on vault and also taking the bronze on the floor exercise. At the German Olympic Trials, Tratz placed ninth in the all around and third on the floor exercise.[5] She was selected as an alternate for the German Olympic team.
On 10 November 2016, auline signed a letter of intent to attend UCLA and compete for the Bruin gymnastics team starting with the 2018 season.[9]
2017
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In June, Tratz won the gold on vault at the German national championships. In August, before heading to UCLA, she competed at the 2017 Summer Universiade in Taipei.[2] She contributed to the German team's fourth-place finish, and also qualified to the floor exercise and all-around finals, placing fifth and thirteenth respectively.[5]
College
editIn the fall of 2017, Tratz began attending the University of California, Los Angeles, joining the gymnastics program for the 2017–2018 season.
As a freshman, Tratz helped the Bruins win the 2018 NCAA Championship, their seventh NCAA team title.[10][11]
In May 2021, Tratz announced that she will return to UCLA for her fifth season.[12]
| Season | All-Around | Vault | Uneven Bars | Balance Beam | Floor Exercise |
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| 2018 | N/A | 38th | N/A | N/A | 22nd |
| 2019 | N/A | 63rd | N/A | N/A | 40th |
| 2021 | N/A | 70th | N/A | N/A | 21st |
Competitive history
edit| Year | Event | Team | AA | VT | UB | BB | FX |
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| Junior | |||||||
| 2013 | Junior Japan International | 13 | 8 | ||||
| 2014 | |||||||
| European Championships | 4 | ||||||
| Senior | |||||||
| 2015 | Cottbus World Cup | 5 | |||||
| European Championships | 18 | ||||||
| German Championships | 7 |  |
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| German World Championships Trials | 5 | |
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| World Championships | 12 | ||||||
| 2016 | German National Team Cup | 5 | |
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| DTB Team Challenge | |
20 | |
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| Olympic Test Event | |
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| German Championships | 10 |  |
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| German Olympic Trials | 9 |
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| Cottbus World Cup | 4 | ||||||
| 2017 | German Championships | |
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| Summer Universiade | 4 | 13 | 5 | ||||
| NCAA | |||||||
| 2018 | PAC-12 Championships[14] | |
13 |
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| NCAA Championships[15] | |
24 | 27 | ||||
| 2019 | PAC-12 Championships[16] | |
12 | 4 | |||
| NCAA Championships | |
17 | |||||
| 2020 | PAC-12 Championships | Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the USA [17][18] | |||||
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| 2021 | PAC-12 Championships | |
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References
edit- ^ "Pauline Tratz FIG Athlete Profile". International Gymnastics Federation (FIG). Retrieved 11 July 2021.
- ^ a b "In her global career, gymnast Pauline Tratz's passion never gets lost in translation". Daily Bruin. 13 February 2021.
- ^ a b "Pauline Tratz UCLA Bruins Profile". UCLA Bruins. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
- ^ "UCLA's Pauline Tratz named Pac-12 Women's Gymnastics Scholar-Athlete of the Year". Pac-12 Conference. 20 March 2021. Archived from the original on April 20, 2021.
- ^ a b c "Pauline Tratz at The Gymternet". The Gymternet. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
- ^ "2016 German National Team Cup Results" Thegymter.net. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
- ^ "2016 DTB Pokal Team Challenge Results". Thegymter.net. Retrieved 21 March 2016
- ^ [1] "2016 WAG Test Event - Team Qualification". FIG Results. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
- ^ "UCLA Gymnastics on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 2016-11-10.
- ^ "UCLA gymnastics wins 'special' home finale to year '20 times harder' than past ones". Los Angeles Times. 13 March 2021.
- ^ "UCLA's women's gymnastics team wins a national title and brings out the best in the sport". Los Angeles Times. 23 April 2018.
- ^ "Pauline Tratz to return for fifth season with UCLA gymnastics". Daily Bruin. 29 May 2021.
- ^ "Standings". roadtonationals.com. Retrieved 2019-04-25.
- ^ "The Gymnastics ScoreKeeper Meet Results". athletics.arizona.edu. Retrieved 2019-04-26.
- ^ "2018 National Championship Record Book" (PDF). Retrieved 2019-04-26.
- ^ "2019 PAC-12 Championship score sheet" (PDF). 2019-03-23. Retrieved 2019-04-26.
- ^ "Pac-12 statement on men's basketball tournament, Pac-12 sport competitions and Pac-12 championship events". Pac-12 Conference. March 11, 2020. Archived from the original on March 12, 2020.
- ^ "NCAA cancels remaining winter and spring championships due to coronavirus concerns". NCAA. March 13, 2020.