Claire Pease

Claire Elizabeth Pease (born January 5, 2009) is an American artistic gymnast. She is the 2026 Pan American all-around, floor exercise, and team 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.

Senior gymnastics career 2025 Pease became age-eligible for senior level competition in 2025. She made her senior debut at the 2025 Winter Cup where she placed tenth in the all-around but won gold on balance beam. Pease made her international senior debut at the Antalya World Cup. Initially she qualified to the vault, uneven bars, and floor exercise finals and was the first reserve for the balance beam final; however after Gréta Mayer of Hungary withdrew Pease was able to compete in the final. She won gold on balance beam and silver on the other three apparatuses.

In April she competed at the 2025 City of Jesolo Trophy, where she helped team USA win silver in the team event, all-around, and uneven bars, and placed fourth on vault and fifth on balance beam.

2026

Pease again competed at the 2026 Winter Cup, where she won silver on vault and balance beam, bronze in the all-around and placed fourth on uneven bars and seventh on floor exercise. Following her performance, she was selected to represent the United States at the 2026 American Cup, alongside Charleigh Bullock and Hezly Rivera. At the 2026 American Cup, Pease, Bullock, and Rivera competed for the USA alongside Asher Hong, Yul Moldauer, and Danila Leykin. She performed routines on uneven bars and floor exercise, contributing to the United States' silver-medal finish.

On May 16, 2026, she was selected to represent the United States at the 2026 Pan American Championships. At the competition she helped the USA win gold as a team. Individually she qualified for the all-around, vault, uneven bars, and floor exercise event finals. During the all-around final she won gold with a score of a 54.498. During event finals she won gold on floor exercise with a score of 13.833 and bronze on vault with a score 13.916. She finished fifth on uneven bars with a score of 12.566.

In August she competed at the 2026 U.S. Championships where she won silver in the all-around behind Rivera. She also won the national title on uneven bars, as well as silver on vault and balance beam.

Competitive history +Competitive history of Claire Pease at the junior levelYearEvent 2021 HOPEs Classic HOPEs Championships 2022 Winter Cup 11 5 8 U.S. Classic 8 7 8 4 U.S. National Championships 11 9 8 2023 Winter Cup 8 7 8 American Classic 12 4 14 U.S. Classic 13 14 15 4 Tournoi International 2024 Winter Cup International Gymnix City of Jesolo Trophy U.S. Classic U.S. National Championships 4

+Competitive history of Claire Pease at the senior levelYearEvent 2025 Winter Cup 10 5 16 22 Antalya World Cup City of Jesolo Trophy 4 5 U.S. Classic 4 U.S. National Championships 10 10 9 16 2026 Winter Cup 4 7 American Cup Pan American Championships 5 U.S. National Championships 6