Abbey Scanlon

4-feet-10-inch Abbey Scanlon has black hair and brown eyes. She is a 24-year-old South Korean national, born on Monday the 27th of May 2002 in Seoul, Korea, Democratic People's Republic of. She identifies as bisexual and is of Asian ethnicity.

Abbey is a fifth-year gymnast competing on the balance beam for her college team. She has had an incredible comeback story: after not competing for her first three years due to injuries, she made her collegiate debut as a senior and won the event with a 9.95. In her fifth year, she competed on beam in 13 of 15 meets, scoring a season high of 9.900 at Clemson on February 7, and had eight routines at 9.800 or higher. She also helped her team become National Runner-Up in 2024, though she did not appear that season. In 2023, she was elected Chair of Mental Health and Wellness on the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee.

Before college, Abbey trained at Legacy Elite under coaches Jiani Wu and Anna Li, alongside future teammates Andi Li, Gabby Perea, and Ella Cesario. She was a two-time DP National Qualifier in 2019 and 2021, and won a state and regional championship in 2019. She also qualified for the USA Championships in 2016 and 2017. Off the mat, she is pursuing a psychology major and hopes to work as a clinical psychologist with trauma survivors. Her hobbies include electric guitar, painting, and photography. She is the daughter of Bob and Rita Scanlon.