Laura Zeng
Birthdate: 10/14/1999
Program: Rhythmic
Level: Senior
Current Residence: Libertyville, IL
Club: North Shore Rhythmic Gymnastics Center
Head Coach: Natasha Kilmouk
Other Coaches: Angelina Yovcheva, Dani Takova, Irina Korosteleva
- Competed at the 2020 Olympic Games
- 2021 U.S. all-around, hoop, clubs & ribbon champion and ribbon silver medalist
- Advanced to the all-around and ribbon finals of the 2019 World Championships
- 2019 U.S. all-around, hoop, ball & clubs champion and ribbon bronze medalist
- Five-time U.S. all-around champion (2015-19)
- Advanced to the all-around final of the 2018 World Championships
- 2018 U.S. all-around, hoop, clubs & ribbon champion
- Finished sixth in the all-around at the 2017 World Championships. Also advanced to the ball, clubs and ribbon finals
- 2017 U.S. all-around & clubs champion, hoop & ribbon silver medalist and ball bronze medalist
- Competed at the 2016 Olympic Games
- 2016 U.S. all-around, hoop, ball & ribbon champion and clubs silver medalist
- Advanced to the clubs and all-around finals of the 2015 World Championships
- 2015 Pan American Games all-around, hoop, ball, clubs & ribbon champion
- 2015 U.S. all-around, hoop, clubs & ribbon champion
- 2014 Youth Olympic Games all-around bronze medalist
Birthplace: Hartford, CT
Hometown: Libertyville, IL
Year you began gymnastics: 2007
Favorite Event: Depends on choreography
How did you get involved in gymnastics: Learned from friend
Favorite thing about gymnastics: Using the body and apparatus movements to connect to music
What are your goals for gymnastics?: To be a world class gymnast and reach highest personal potentials.
Names of parents/guardians/spouse: Lily and Tian
Names of sibling(s): Sister: Yecca Zeng, a fashion designer
Family members in sports: Yecca was a high school swimmer in varsity team
Favorite school subject: French, Writing
Hobbies or favorite activities: Dance
Favorite music: Michael Buble
Favorite TV show(s): Gilmore Girls; Food Network; Star Trek: The Next Generation; SYTYCD
Favorite Food: Italian
- 2021
USA Gymnastics Championships, St. Louis, Mo. -
1st-AA, HP, CL, RB; 2nd-BA
- 2021
Rhythmic Challenge, Des Moines, Iowa -
1st-HP; 2nd-AA, BA, CL; 3rd-RB
- 2020
Rhythmic Challenge, Lake Placid, N.Y. -
1st-AA, CL; 2nd-HP, BA, RB
- 2019
USA Gymnastics Championships, Des Moines, Iowa -
1st-AA, HP, BA, CL; 3rd-RB
- 2018
USA Gymnastics Championships, Greensboro, N.C. -
1st-AA, HP, CL, RB; 4th-BA
- 2018
Rhythmic Challenge, Lake Placid, N.Y. -
1st-AA, HP, BA, RB; 4th-CL
- 2017
USA Gymnastics Championships, Milwaukee, Wis. -
1st-AA, CL; 2nd-HP, RB; 3rd-BA
- 2017
Rhythmic Challenge, Indianapolis, Ind. -
1st-AA, RB(T); 2nd-HP, BA(T); 3rd-CL
- 2016
USA Gymnastics Championships, Providence, R.I. -
1st-AA, HP, BA, RB; 2nd-CL
- 2016
Rhythmic Challenge, Lake Placid, N.Y. -
1st-AA
- 2015
USA Gymnastics Championships, Greensboro, N.C. -
1st-AA, HP, CL, RB; 5th-BA
- 2015
Rhythmic Challenge, Lake Placid, N.Y. -
1st-AA, BA; 2nd-HP, CL; 3rd-RB
- 2014
USA Gymnastics Championships, Louisville, Ky. -
1st-AA, HP, BA; 2nd-CL; 3rd-RB (Jr. Div.)
- 2014
Rhythmic Challenge, Colorado Springs, Colo. -
1st-AA, HP, BA, CL, RB (Jr. Div.)
- 2013
U.S. Rhythmic Championships, Orlando, Fla. -
1st-AA, HP; 2nd-BA, CL; 5th-RB (Jr. Div.)
- 2013
National Qualifier, Deerfield, Ill. -
1st-AA, HP, BA; 2nd-CL, RB (Jr. Div.)
- 2013
Rhythmic Challenge, Colorado Springs, Colo. -
1st-AA, HP, BA, CL, RB (Jr. Div.)
- 2012
USA Gymnastics Rhythmic Championships, San Jose, Calif. -
1st-HP; 2nd-AA, BA, RB; 4th-CL (Jr. Div.)
- 2012
Rhythmic Invitational, Lake Buena Vista, Fla. -
1st-CL, RB; 2nd-AA; 3rd-HP; 7th-BA (Jr. Div.)
- 2012
Rhythmic Challenge, Colorado Springs, Colo. -
2nd-AA, HP, BA, RB; 4th-CL (Jr. Div.)
- 2011
Visa Championships, Saint Paul, Minn. -
1st-AA,BA,HP,CL,RB (HP Div.)
- 2010
J.O. Optional Championships, Chicago, IL. -
4th-AA; 5th-BA, RB; 6th-FL; 8th-HP (L8)
- 2009
J.O. Optional Champioships, Chicago, IL. -
1st-AA,RP; 2nd-BA; 3rd-FL; 5th-CL (L7)
- 2008
J.O. Compulsory Championships, Columbus, OH. -
1st-AA,BA,FL,HP; 3rd-RP(T) (L5)
- 2021
Olympic Games, Tokyo, Japan -
- 2021
Israel Grand Prix, Tel Aviv, Israel -
6th-CL; 7th-AA, HP, BA
- 2021
Pesaro World Cup, Pesaro, Italy -
6th-HP; 7th-AA, BA
- 2021
Baku World Cup, Baku, Azerbaijan -
6th-HP; 9th-AA
- 2021
Tashkent World Cup, Tashkent, Uzbekistan -
7th-HP; 8th-BA
- 2021
Sofia World Cup, Sofia, Bulgaria -
6th-HP; 7th-AA; 8th-BA
- 2019
AEON Cup, Takasaki, Japan -
8th-Team; 10th-AA
- 2019
World Championships, Baku, Azerbaijan -
5th-RB; 7th-Team, 10th-AA
- 2019
Portimao World Challenge Cup, Portimao, Portugal -
6th-AA; 7th-HP, BA, CL
- 2019
Cluj Napoca World Challenge Cup, Cluj Napoca, Romania -
7th-RB; 8th-BA; 10th-AA
- 2019
World University Games, Naples, Italy -
3rd-AA; 4th-HP, BA, CL
- 2019
Brno Grand Prix, Brno, Czech Republic -
3rd-HP; 5th-RB; 10th-AA
- 2019
World Challenge Cup, Guadalajara, Spain -
4th-HP; 5th-BA; 6th-AA; 8th-CL
- 2019
Baku World Cup, Baku, Azerbaijan -
3rd-HP
- 2019
Tashkent World Cup, Tashkent, Uzbekistan -
6th-BA; 8th-AA, CL
- 2018
Pan American Championships, Lima, Peru -
1st-Team, AA, HP, BA, CL, RB
- 2018
World Championships, Sofia, Bulgaria -
7th-Team; 8th-AA
- 2018
Kazan World Challenge Cup, Kazan, Russia -
5th-CL; 9th-AA
- 2018
BSB Bank World Challenge Cup, Minsk, Belarus -
- 2018
Baku World Cup, Baku, Azerbaijan -
3rd-HP; 5th-AA, CL; 8th-BA
- 2017
World Championships, Pesaro, Italy -
5th-RB; 6th-AA; BA, CL
- 2017
Kazan World Challenge Cup, Kazan, Russia -
- 2017
World Games, Wroclaw, Poland -
5th-CL; 7th-BA, RB
- 2017
Guadalajara World Challenge Cup, Guadalajara, Spain -
5th-RB; 6th-BA; 10th-AA
- 2017
MTM Ljubljana International Tournament, Ljubljana, Slovenia -
1st-AA, HP, CL, RB; 3rd-BA
- 2017
Pesaro World Cup, Pesaro, Italy -
3rd-HP, CL; 4th-AA; 7th-BA, RB
- 2016
Olympic Games, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil -
- 2016
Baku World Cup, Baku, Azerbaijan -
5th-HP, CL; 6th-RB
- 2016
Kazan World Cup, Kazan, Russia -
5th-CL, RB; 6th-HP
- 2016
Minsk World Cup, Minsk, Belarus -
3rd-HP, RB; 4th-BA; 7th-AA
- 2016
Pesaro World Cup, Pesaro, Italy -
7th-CL
- 2016
Lisbon World Cup, Lisbon, Portugal -
5th-BA; 7th-AA; 8th-HP, CL
- 2015
World Championships, Stuttgart, Germany -
7th-CL; 8th-AA
- 2015
Kazan World Cup, Kazan, Russia -
8th-BA; 10th-AA
- 2015
Pan American Games, Toronto, Canada -
1st-AA, HP, BA, CL, RB
- 2015
International Rhythmic Gymnastics Tournament, Corbeil-Essonnes, France -
2nd-CL; 3rd-AA, BA; 4th-RB
- 2015
Pesaro World Cup, Pesaro, Italy -
7th-RB
- 2015
Lisbon World Cup, Lisbon, Spain -
- 2014
Youth Olympic Games, Nanjing, China -
3rd-AA
- 2014
Crystal Rose Junior Tournament, Minsk, Belarus -
1st-Team; 2nd-BA, RB; 3rd-HP, CL
- 2014
Junior Pan American Championships, Daytona Beach, Fla. -
1st-AA, Team, HP, BA, CL, RB
- 2014
Pesaro International Junior Tournament, Pesaro, Italy -
2nd-HP; 3rd-Team, CL, RB; 4th-BA
- 2014
Lisbon International Tournament, Lisbon, Portugal -
2nd-BA; 3rd-HP; 5th-RB
- 2013
Gymnastik International 2013, Fellbach-Schmiden, Germany -
1st-AA, HP, CL, RB; 3rd-BA (Jr. Div.)
- 2012
Dundee Cup, Sofia, Bulgaria -
3rd-AA (Jr. Div.)
- 2012
Kellogg's Pacific Rim Championships, Everett, Wash. -
1st-Team, RB; 2nd-AA, CL, BA; 3rd-HP (Jr. Div.)