2025 Gymnastics Roster
Tanskanen, Kaia
Kaia Tanskanen
- Height:
- 5-2
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Howell, Mich.
- High School:
- Michigan Connections Academy
Bio
| Year | Vault | Bars | Beam | Floor | All-Around |
| 2025 |
9.850 at NCAA Regional Final (04/06/25) |
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9.900 vs. Georgia (02/21/25) |
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| Career Highs |
9.850 at NCAA Regional Final (04/06/25) |
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9.900 vs. Georgia (02/21/25) |
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Accolades
9.900 Watch |
FRESHMAN (2025)
- Notched 9.900 on floor against No. 12 Georgia, becoming just the third Tiger score at least 9.900 in an event debut since 2020
- Returned to floor lineup in NCAA Championship Second Round meet, scoring 9.875
- Earned career-best vault of 9.850 during the NCAA Championship Regional Final
- Returned to vault lineup for first time in four weeks and tied her personal-best 9.825 at No. 6 Florida
- Competed on vault in her first meet at Beauty and the Beast
- Also competed exhibition in the team’s season-opener, scoring a 9.750 on both bars and floor
- Performed an exhibition routine on vault and beam, scoring 9.825 and 9.750, respectively, at No. 16 Arkansas
PREP
- Four-star recruit by College Gym News, ranked no. 68 overall in her class
- 2023 Finnish National Champion (all-around, floor, bars)
- 2023 European Championship Finalist (all-around)
- 2023 World Championship Qualifier
- 2022 Finnish National Champion (floor)
- 2022 Northern Europe Champion (all-around, floor)
- 2022 European Championship Qualifier
- 2022 World Championship Qualifier
- Her father, Juha, competed at the World Championships for Finland, while her mother, Kim, attended Iowa on a full-ride athletic scholarship
- Additionally, her uncle Jani won the High Bar World Championship in 1997 while competing for Finland
Inside Mizzou Athletics - High Marks with Mizzou Gym's Shannon Welker
Friday, April 04
Gymnastics Cinematic vs. Kentucky
Thursday, February 09
Amari Celestine Signing Day Highlights
Wednesday, November 11
Grace Anne Davis Signing Day Highlights
Wednesday, November 11
