Get to Know Colette Yamaoka
January 09, 2018 | Women's Gymnastics
Part 3 of our series introducing this year's newcomers, starting with freshman Colette Yamaoka.
What is your favorite dessert?
Cookies
What is your favorite sport other than gymnastics?
Baseball and basketball
Who did you most admire as a child?
Nastia Liukin
What is your favorite candy?
Twix
What is your ideal vacation destination?
Mykonos, Greece
What Pac-12 city are you most looking forward to visiting?
Salt Lake City
What other sport did you like to play growing up?
Softball
What is your favorite movie of all-time?
The Harry Potter series
What is your favorite childhood cartoon?
Tom and Jerry
What is the best meal you cook?
Pasta
What is your favorite hobby?
I love to bake
Who is your favorite musical artist right now?
Lana Del Rey
What is your pregame ritual?
Listening to my favorite songs while I do my hair and makeup
Do you have a meet day superstition?
I don't have any superstitions
Who is your favorite athlete?
Steph Curry
What is your favorite gymnastics memory?
Getting first place on bars at state my first ear of competing gymnastics
Do you have a nickname?
Coco or Lettie
What is the last TV show you watched?
Riverdale
What is your pet peeve?
Laziness and when people make unnecessary loud noises
What do you do to relieve stress?
Lay in bed and watch a movie
What is your favorite dessert?
Cookies
What is your favorite sport other than gymnastics?
Baseball and basketball
Who did you most admire as a child?
Nastia Liukin
What is your favorite candy?
Twix
What is your ideal vacation destination?
Mykonos, Greece
What Pac-12 city are you most looking forward to visiting?
Salt Lake City
What other sport did you like to play growing up?
Softball
What is your favorite movie of all-time?
The Harry Potter series
What is your favorite childhood cartoon?
Tom and Jerry
What is the best meal you cook?
Pasta
What is your favorite hobby?
I love to bake
Who is your favorite musical artist right now?
Lana Del Rey
What is your pregame ritual?
Listening to my favorite songs while I do my hair and makeup
Do you have a meet day superstition?
I don't have any superstitions
Who is your favorite athlete?
Steph Curry
What is your favorite gymnastics memory?
Getting first place on bars at state my first ear of competing gymnastics
Do you have a nickname?
Coco or Lettie
What is the last TV show you watched?
Riverdale
What is your pet peeve?
Laziness and when people make unnecessary loud noises
What do you do to relieve stress?
Lay in bed and watch a movie
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