Kaia Tanskanen

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Floor: 1

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