Jessi Buckeye

Jessi Buckeye
Born	Jessica Weiland February 8, 1989 (1989-02-08) (age 22) Orlando, Florida, U.S.
Nationality	American
Other names	Jessi Buckeye Jessica Weiland

Jessica Weiland, also known as Jessi Buckeye, is a well-known Ohio State Buckeyes fan and contortionist, Born February 8, 1989 in Orlando, Florida.^{[citation needed]}

Life

Jessica started in gymnastics in 1994 at Orlando Metro Gymnastics in Orlando, Florida.^[1] She was also an acrobat for the World Olympic Gymnastics Academy Sports Acrobatics team, where she was featured in USA Gymnastics magazine and online articles.^{[citation needed]} She was also part of Team Orlando Diving with Jay Lerew and Wendy Lerew^{[citation needed]} and was also a synchronized swimmer for The Team Orlando Lorelies, where she won the Sunshine State games in Figures, Duo and Trio.^{[citation needed]} She was fascinated by the circus once Cirque Du Soleil opened up a permanent show in her home town of Orlando, Florida, being inspired by Olga Pikhienko during her first era in Cirque Du Soleil's Quidam as a handbalancer also being naturally flexible attracted her to contortionism and as such she taught herself how to contort.^{[citation needed]} Jessica's family moved to McKinney, Texas where she graduated from McKinney North High School in 2007^{[citation needed]}, her diving and gymnastics led her to be featured in the Dallas Morning News.^{[citation needed]} Jessica is an Anorexia and Exercise Addiction survivor; she spent several years in and out of hospitals, Specifically Laureate Psychiatric Clinic and Hospital at Saint Francis Hospital in Tulsa, OK, Dallas Presbyterian Hospital and finally ended her inpatient stay after 3 years with The Renfrew Center in Coconut Creek, Florida as a result of this, she is still restricted in the amount of exercise she is allowed to do on a regular basis to reduce the chances of a relapse.^{[citation needed]} After high school she attended The Ohio State University where she studied Early Childhood Education, whilst at Ohio State she had a brief relationship with A. J. Trapasso^{[citation needed]}, who at the time was on the university football team, after university he went on to play for various professional football teams.^{[citation needed]} She graduated from Ohio State in 2011^{[citation needed]} and has since returned to study sports broadcasting, she has been described as a Buckeye Sports Writer and Super-fan.^{[citation needed]} Jessica has done modeling for Model Mayhem^[2] and has plans to continue modeling.

Awards

Jessica has won several awards in Gymnastics, Diving, and Synchronized swimming in both state and international competition.^{[citation needed]} She has also won the USA Gymnastics 1999 State Champion in Level 4.^[3][1]

Television appearances

She has appeared several times on TV.

• Slime Time Live in 2002^{[citation needed]}
• Several new channels during coverage of the Casey Anthony verdict in 2011^{[citation needed]}
• The Dan Patrick Show in 2011^{[citation needed]}

Live performances

She performed at the International Contortion Convention in 2006.^[4]

YouTube

Jessica is also an avid YouTuber with over 800 subscribers and 46 videos. Her videos range from getting pumped up for a Buckeye game to talking about her battle with an eating disorder.

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Jessica Weiland". Talent Jug. http://www.talentjug.com/profile/jessithebuckeye/pro. Retrieved 2011-10-28. 
2. ^ "Jessica Weiland". ModelMayhem.com. http://www.modelmayhem.com/jessithebuckeye. Retrieved 2011-10-28. 
3. ^ "Jessi Weiland of Mckinney Texas". Kidkountry.com. http://www.kidkountry.com/usa/kidtalent.php?id=WJ0E768383. Retrieved 2011-10-28. 
4. ^ "International Contortion Convention 2006". Icc-convention.com. 2006-04-29. http://www.icc-convention.com/icc6e4.htm. Retrieved 2011-10-28. 

External links

• Contotionists Unite Profile

Persondata
Name	Buckeye, Jessi
Alternative names
Short description	Contortionist
Date of birth	1989
Place of birth	Orlando, Florida
Date of death
Place of death