Katherine O'Donnell Nelson (born 27 December 1977), known as Kate Nelson, is an American retired rhythmic gymnast. She was part of the national senior group.
Biography
Kate practiced ballet and tumbling getting her start in gymnastics at the YMCA, switching from artistic to rhythmic when she was 10–11 years old.[1] Later she was on the US national rhythmic gymnastics team from 1994 to 1996, being part of the national senior group along Aliane Baquerot, Lori Fredreickson, Mandy James, Ginny Ledgerwood, Becky Turner, Brandi Siegel and Challen Sievers.[2] They all lived together in suburban Chicago largely due to Sievers' father, Ron, whose construction firm renovated the house where the gymnasts lived and converted a former racquetball complex into the gym where they trained.[3]
In 2012 she opened the YMCA National Championships and Summer Fest in Milwaukee.[8] Nelson married and later settled in Buffalo Grove, Illinois, with her husband and two sons Will and Tyler.[9]
