Full Name: Lindsey Anne Vanden Eykel
Nicknames: Lindz, L-Boogie
Birthplace: Torrance, California
Birthdate: March 20, 1986
Hometown: Plano, Texas
Residence: Los Angeles, CA
Family: Father Ike (lawyer, author), Mother Cathy, Brothers Eric and Steven, dogs Annie, Abbie, and
Snickers
Religion: Methodist
Gym: UCLA Bruins (Since 2004), World Olympic Gymnastics Academy (Since 1995)
Coach: Valorie Kondos Field & Chris Waller (UCLA), Evgeny Marchenko, Natasha Boyarskaya
(WOGA)
Training Hours: 25 a week
Role Models: Lilia Podkopayeva and my coach Evgeny Marchenko
Floor Music: Tango (2003, 2001), Minus One and Kerwah (aka "Jungle Beats", 1999-2000, 2002)
Aiming For..: Good Health :)
Began Gymnastics: 1993 at Plano Acrobatics ("I was turning upside down, trying to flip, and all sorts of things.")
Years on National Team: 3 (1999-2000; 2000-2001; 2002)
School: University of California, Los Angeles; graduated from Spring Creek Academy
in 2004 where she had a 4.0 GPA!
Year: Freshman
Major: Communication Studies, Sociology
Career Ambition: Pediatrician or Physical Therapist
Hobbies: Shopping, hanging out with friends and family, and watching my Dallas Mavericks! :)
Favorite Color: yellow
Favorite Event: bars
Favorite Food: Japanese
Favorite Gymnasts: Lilia Podkopayeva, Elena Zamolochikova, Alexei Bonderenko, Sasha Artemev, Alexei Nemov
Favorite Movie: How to Loose a Guy in 10 Days, My Best Friend's Wedding,
Pretty Woman
Favorite Music: Rap, Hip-Hop, R&B
Favorite Number: 7
Favorite Skill: turns on bars
Favorite Sports to Watch: basketball
Favorite Store: BeBe, Agaci 2, Forever 21, 579
Favorite Subject: biology
Favorite TV Show: Friends, The Bachelor
Did You Know..:
- In November of 2001, Lindsey was inducted to the Spring Creek Academy chapter of the National Honor Society
- Lindsey won bars and floor at Level 8 Regionals - with a broken arm!
- She went from a level 9 to international elite
- As a junior elite, she has travelled to Australia, France, and Italy
- As an elite, Lindsey trained from about 8-12 in the morning and 5-9 in the evenings everyday but Sunday - and she
had Wednesday
and Saturday nights off
- Lindsey modeled for GK (the photos are under the Multimedia section) and appears on the back cover of IG
- "Lindsey is very strong physically, which we could see from the beginning. We
could also see that she was determined to succeed, which is very important." -Evgeny Marchenko
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