Megan Chu
Megan Chu (born 25 February 2008) is an American rhythmic gymnast.[1] She is a multiple Pan American Championships medalist.
Personal life
She has one sister Melody. She is going to California Online Public School.[2]
Career
She took up the sport in 2012 at the age of 4.
Junior
Chu joined the junior national team in 2021. Chu competed at the 2021 Junior Pan American Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships, where she won team gold, gold in the all-around, hoop, clubs and ribbon and silver with ball.[3]
The following year, she won team gold, gold with hoop as well as bronze with clubs at the Pan American Championships.[4][5][6]
In 2023, at the Pan American Championships in Guadalajara, she won team gold, gold with ribbon, silver in the all-around and with ball.[7][8][9] In July, she was selected for the Junior World Championships in Cluj-Napoca along with Rin Keys and the junior group. The team finished in 11th place, and Chu was 8th in the ball final.[10]
Senior
In 2024 she became a senior. In February, she competed in her first Grand Prix and won a silver medal in the Ribbon final. In April she competed at the Pacific Rim Championships in Cali, winning gold in teams and the All-Around. In her first senior Pan American Championships she earned a bronze medal in the hoop and ball finals. At the end of September, Chu, along with her teammates Rin Keys and Natalia de la Rosa, participated in the international club competition Aeon Cup in Japan, where they won a historic gold medal ahead of the Ukrainian and Italian teams. She placed 5th in the All-Around.[11]
In 2025, she started her competition season in Tartu at Miss Valentine Grand Prix and won bronze medal in All-around. She also won gold medal in ribbon, silver in hoop and bronze in ball and clubs finals. On 4-6 April, she competed at 2025 World Cup Sofia and took 8th place in the all-around and advanced into ribbon final, where she ended on 7th place. On May 9-11, she competed at World Challenge Cup Portimão andtook 6th place in all-around. She also won bronze in hoop final.
At the 2025 Pan American Championships in June, she took 4th place in the all-around. She won the gold medal in the team competition together with Rin Keys and three more individual medals in the apparatus finals: gold with hoop and ribbon and bronze with ball.[12]
Routine music information
| Year | Apparatus | Music Title |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Hoop | Goodbye Peggy Sue by The Baseballs |
| Ball | Scat by Club des Belugas, Iain Mackenzie | |
| Clubs | San Sanana by Anu Malik, Alka Yagnik, Hema Sardesai | |
| Ribbon | Belleville Rendez-Vous by Robert Wells | |
| 2024 | Hoop | Fantasy On Ice by Sarah Àlainn |
| Ball | Scat by Club des Belugas, Iain Mackenzie | |
| Clubs | Stanga by Sagi Abitbul & Guy Haliva | |
| Ribbon | Belleville Rendez-Vous by Robert Wells | |
| 2023 | Hoop | Fantasy On Ice by Sarah Àlainn |
| Ball | Se Dice De Mí (from Betty La Fea) by Yolanda Rayo | |
| Clubs | Stanga by Sagi Abitbul & Guy Haliva | |
| Ribbon | Done by Frankie Moreno |
References
- ^ "CHU Megan - FIG Athlete Profile".
- ^ "USA Gymnastics | Athletes". members.usagym.org. Retrieved 2023-09-13.
- ^ "2021 Junior Rhythmic Pan Americans Result Book" (PDF). static.usagym.org.
- ^ "2022 Pan American Championships Junior Teams" (PDF). static.usagym.org.
- ^ "2022 Pan American Championships Junior All-Around" (PDF). static.usagym.org.
- ^ "2022 Pan American Championships Junior Event Finals" (PDF). static.usagym.org.
- ^ "Junior Team" (PDF). static.usagym.org.
- ^ "Junior All-Around" (PDF). static.usagym.org.
- ^ "Junior Event Finals" (PDF). static.usagym.org.
- ^ "2023 Junior World Championships Result Book" (PDF). gym.longinestiming.
- ^ "Aeon Cup Results Book (Media)" (PDF). International Gymnastics Federation. Retrieved 27 January 2025.
- ^ Steinke, Matt (2025-06-01). "U.S. sweeps individual gold, concludes 2025 Rhythmic Senior Pan Ams with 11 medals". USA Gymnastics. Retrieved 2025-06-02.