Chen Yile

Chen Yile (, born 5 January 2002) is an elite Chinese female artistic gymnast. She is the 2018 Asian all-around and balance beam champion, and the 2017 Asian junior all-around and uneven bars champion. She was a member of the team that won the bronze medal at the 2018 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships. Chen stars in the Olympic Channel documentary series "All Around", along with American gymnast Morgan Hurd and Russian gymnast Angelina Melnikova. The series shows her training and daily life as a 2020 Olympic hopeful. Chen joined the national team in 2017.

Senior: 2018–2020 Chen won three gold medals at the 2018 Asian Games – team, all-around, and balance beam. She shared the all-around podium with teammate Luo Huan, who won silver. In event finals Chen scored 14.600 on balance beam, winning the gold.

In October at the 2018 Doha World Championships, Chen won a team bronze medal. She was seventh in the all-around, with a score of 54.632.

At the 2019 Stuttgart World Championships, Chen and her teammates - Liu Tingting, Tang Xijing, Li Shijia, and Qi Qi - posted the second best team total on the first day of qualifications, but finished fourth in the final. This was the first time since 2003 that China did not reach the podium in the team event. however she ultimately did not make the Olympic team.

Personal life Chen enjoys drawing as a hobby. and an older brother, Feiyue.

Competitive history