She competed for the United States of America Gymnastics from 2001 until her retirement in August 2010 and spent five of those years on the Senior National Team.

Following the 2010 Worlds, Allen and Rodrigues were a featured hand-to-hand act in Cirque du Soleil’s “Viva Elvis” in Las Vegas.

She gained further fame by competing in, and winning season 1 of the BBC show Tumble with partner Bobby Lockwood.

Kristin has a younger brother named Kyle Allen who studied at the Kirov Academy of Ballet in Washington D.C and became an actor.

Nationals, Des Moines, Iowa: 1st-AA, DY, BL 2007 Visa Championships, San Jose, California:1st-DDY; 2nd-AA, BL 2007 Junior Olympic National Championships, Palm Springs, California: 2nd-AA, DY, BL 2006 National Championships, Kansas City, MO: 3rd-AA 2004 National Championships, Palm Springs, California: 1st-AA 2003 National Championships, Jacksonville, Florida: 1st-AA 2010 Acrobatic Gymnastics World Championships, Wroclaw, Poland: 1st-AA 2009 Freedom Cup, St. Paul, Minn: 1st-AA, BL; 3rd-DY 2009 World Games, Kaohsiung, Taiwan: 1st-AA 2009 Acro Cup, Albershausen, Germany: 1st- DY; 2nd- AA, BL 2008 Acrobatic Gymnastics World Championships, Glasgow, Scotland: 2nd-AA 2006 British Open Tournament, Stoke-on-Trent, Great Britain: 2nd-AA 2006 Flanders International Acro Cup, Puurs, Belgium: 1st-AA Legend: DY= Dynamic, BL= Balance, AA= All Around Kristin Allen holds many awards beyond her medals, including USA Gymnastics' Athlete of the Year award, Sportsperson of the Year award, Best Choreography award, and the Glen Sundby Outstanding Pair Performance award.