Kristin Allen

Kristin Allen was born in Livermore, California. Kristin has a younger brother named Kyle Allen who studied at the Kirov Academy of Ballet in Washington D.C and became an actor. Kristin started doing acrobatic gymnastics in 2001 after watching her best friend from elementary school practice acrobatic gymnastics. Kristin and her partner Michael Rodrigues both trained at the West Coast Training Center in Livermore, California. ==Competitions==

Kristin Allen’s career is divided into two different categories for her achievements. National Competitions 2010 National Championships, Kissimmee, Florida: 1st-AA, DY, BL 2009 Visa Championships, Dallas Texas: 2nd-AA 2008 National Championships & J.O. Nationals, Des Moines, Iowa: 1st-AA, DY, BL 2007 Visa Championships, San Jose, California:1st-DDY; 2nd-AA, BL 2007 Junior Olympic National Championships, Palm Springs, California: 2nd-AA, DY, BL 2006 National Championships, Kansas City, MO: 3rd-AA 2004 National Championships, Palm Springs, California: 1st-AA 2003 National Championships, Jacksonville, Florida: 1st-AA International Competitions 2010 Acrobatic Gymnastics World Championships, Wroclaw, Poland: 1st-AA 2009 Freedom Cup, St. Paul, Minn: 1st-AA, BL; 3rd-DY 2009 World Games, Kaohsiung, Taiwan: 1st-AA 2009 Acro Cup, Albershausen, Germany: 1st- DY; 2nd- AA, BL 2008 Acrobatic Gymnastics World Championships, Glasgow, Scotland: 2nd-AA 2006 British Open Tournament, Stoke-on-Trent, Great Britain: 2nd-AA 2006 Flanders International Acro Cup, Puurs, Belgium: 1st-AA Legend: DY= Dynamic, BL= Balance, AA= All Around ==Honors and awards==

Kristin Allen holds many awards beyond her medals, including USA Gymnastics' Athlete of the Year award, Sportsperson of the Year award, Best Choreography award, and the Glen Sundby Outstanding Pair Performance award. She was designated as a World Class Gymnast by the Federation of International Gymnastics in 2008. In 2009, she and her gymnastics partner, Michael, were named U.S. acro Athletes of the Year. On December 9, 2014, USA Gymnastics announced that Kristin would be a member of their 2015 Hall of Fame class. ==References==