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08-08-2025
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2025 Xfinity U.S. Gymnastics Championships Results
All-around and individual apparatus results from the 2025 Xfinity U.S. Gymnastics Championships in New Orleans ... Men (after day 1 of 2) All-Around 1. Asher Hong — 85.585 2. Fuzzy Benas -- 81.105 3. Colt Walker -- 81.058 4. Frederick Richard -- 79.852 5. Joshua Karnes -- 79.7 6. Alexandru Nitache -- 79.121 7. Preston Ngai -- 79.108 8. Jun Iwai -- 79.058 9. David Ramirez -- 78.55 10. Sasha Bogonosiuk -- 78.5 Floor Exercise 1. Kameron Nelson — 15.201 2. Asher Hong — 14.808 3. Taylor Burkhart -- 14.505 4. Jun Iwai — 14.208 5. Jackson Harrison — 14.15 High Bar 1. Taylor Burkhart -- 14.505 2. Crew Bold -- 14.452 3. Fuzzy Benas -- 13.655 4. Max Odden -- 13.65 5. Kristian Grahovski -- 13.6 Parallel Bars 1. Colt Walker — 14.408 2. Asher Hong — 14.1 3. Donnell Whittenburg -- 13.85 4. Taylor Burkhart -- 13.8 4. Brody Malone -- 13.8 Pommel Horse 1. Patrick Hoopes — 15.775 2. Brandon Dang — 15.468 3. Preston Ngai -- 14.558 4. Brody Malone — 14.402 5. Stephen Nedoroscik — 14.2 Still Rings 1. Donnell Whittenburg — 15.1 2. Asher Hong — 14.818 3. Brody Malone -- 14.058 4. Dante Reive -- 13.75 5. Alex Diab -- 13.75 Nick Zaccardi,
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07-08-2025
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Key Athletes to watch at the 2025 Xfinity U.S. Gymnastics Championships
The 2024 Paris Olympics marked the first time since 2008 that both the U.S. men's and women's artistic gymnastics teams earned Olympic medals. Each team featured the 2024 U.S. Gymnastics Championships all-around winners, Brody Malone and 11-time Olympic medalist Simone Biles. This weekend, gymnastics is back in the the Big Easy for the 2025 Xfinity U.S. Gymnastics Championships on the road to the 2025 World Championships in Jakarta in October. Biles will not be competing in New Orleans this weekend, while Malone does not intend to compete in the all-around, leaving room for new champions. Here's a look at some of the gymnasts aiming to solidify their spot on the Worlds team as well as how to watch the action kicking off tonight, Thursday August 7th, on Peacock. RELATED: 2025 Xfinity U.S. Gymnastics Championships: How to watch, schedule, preview Hezly Rivera Just over a year ago, Rivera stood on the podium in Paris to claim her first Olympic gold medal, the youngest member of the U.S. gymnastics team and the youngest member of Team USA across all sports. This year in Louisiana, she's the sole returner from the 2024 Golden Girls squad as she looks to capture the all-around title. She's had a tough season this year, falling at Winter Cup and twice at U.S. Classic in July. After that meet, Rivera posted in part on Instagram: 'not the meet I hoped for, but there is more to come. on to the next!' Skye Blakely Skye Blakely last competed in elite gymnastics a year ago at this exact meet. Finishing second all-around behind Biles, Blakely was a near-lock for Paris. Weeks later, during practice for the Olympic Trials in Minneapolis, she ruptured her Achilles. This was Blakely's second major injury after tearing an elbow ligament at the Olympic Trials in 2021. The 20-year-old has come back strong from both, and is coming off her first NCAA season at Florida, scoring a collegiate-best 9.95 on bars at the 2025 SEC Championships. Blakely intends to compete only on bars and beam at these Championships, but could be on the podium for both. RELATED: A resilient Skye Blakely returns at Xfinity U.S. Gymnastics Championships Leanne Wong The recent Florida graduate is arguably the most accomplished gymnast at the meet: a two-time Olympic alternate and four-time worlds medalist with 11 career perfect 10s in her time at Florida, Wong has a lengthy resume of consistency and execution that could set her apart in a field with less experience. After performing two solid but relatively conservative routines in the U.S. Classic on uneven bars and balance beam, Wong will make an official elite return, competing in all four events in Louisiana. Claire Pease At 16, Claire Pease kicked off her first season in elite gymnastics by winning the U.S. Classic, and in New Orleans she could become the youngest U.S. women's senior all-around champion since Simone Biles in 2013. She heads to New Orleans with the chance to win consecutive U.S. junior and senior all-around titles, which would make her the first woman to do so since Shawn Johnson in 2006 and 2007. Before joining senior competition, Pease was undefeated in junior domestic meets last year, winning the Winter Cup, Classic, and the U.S. Championships. Pease's strength lies in her difficulty across all events, but her execution could determine whether she secures gold. Depending on who you ask, Stephen Nedoroscik may be better known as Gymnastics' 'Clark Kent,' TikTok's 'pommel horse guy,' or a Dancing with the Stars finalist. After his sensational pommel horse performance at the 2024 Paris Olympics, which secured the U.S. a bronze medal — its first in almost two decades — Nedoroscik took a nine-month break from elite gymnastics. He was the only member of the Paris men's team to secure an Olympic medal in an individual event, winning pommel horse bronze. He's also the first American to win on pommel horse at Worlds, earning the victory in 2021. If Nedoroscik takes home his fifth U.S. pommel horse title, he'll break the record for most in history, where he's currently tied with John Roethlisberger and Jim Hartung. Brody Malone Brody Malone holds three of the last four U.S. all-around titles and stands as the lone competitor in the field to travel to both Tokyo and Paris, but will not defend his 2024 all-around title in New Orleans. Last year's national title was a comeback fairytale for Malone. 14 months before being crowned the U.S. all-around champion, Malone suffered massive knee injuries in a high bar dismount fall. The 2022 world champion made a remarkable recovery to secure a spot on the five-man Olympic team, but his journey to Los Angeles in 2028 remains questionable. Malone will compete in only four of the six apparatuses in New Orleans: pommel horse, rings, parallel bars, and high bar. Asher Hong The race for all-around champion is expected to be between two returners from the 2024 Olympic team — Frederick Richard and 2023 U.S. all-around champion Asher Hong. Hong, the six-time individual NCAA champion at Stanford, has won titles across rings, vault, parallel bars, and floor exercise. Hong is the older brother to two fellow gymnasts, Xander and Kiefer, with Kiefer competing in the junior men's event this week. Frederick Richard Although he's never been crowned the all-around champion at Nationals, Michigan star Frederick Richard is no stranger to the all-around podium. Four months ago, he won the NCAA all-around title by a mile, scoring an 84.264, more than two points better than runner-up and Olympic teammate Paul Juda (Michigan). At February's Winter Cup, he finished 2nd in the all-around behind Stanford's Riley Loos. Last year, Richard secured the individual all-around title at Olympic Trials. Richard winning gold on the all-around should shock no one. His strong high bar and floor exercise routines will give him an edge, but his performances on pommel horse and vault will be the deciding factors. RELATED: Stephen Nedoroscik returns from Olympic fame, plans to ride the pommel horse through LA 2028 The Battle of the Pommel Horse Specialists After a breakout moment for the pommel horse at the Paris Olympics, the event is once again expected to be in the spotlight at this year's Championships, with Nedoroscik's expertise likely facing challenges from two competitors. Utah native Patrick Hoopes has taken major leaps in his pommel horse routine, scoring a 29.45 at 2024 Olympic Trials, outscoring Nedoroscik's 29.30 in the process. Hoopes won his second NCAA pommel horse title for Air Force this year, and was 2nd at Winter Cup in February. Brandon Dang, a rising junior at Illinois, isn't far behind after taking the pommel horse title at the Winter Cup. 2025 Xfinity U.S. Gymnastics Championships Schedule The 2025 Xfinity U.S. Gymnastics Championships will be held at the Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, Louisiana, from August 7 to August 10. Is Simone Biles competing at 2025 U.S. Championships? Biles, the reigning all-around champion, will not compete this weekend. Since 2013, only three gymnasts have claimed the U.S. all-around title: Biles, Ragan Smith, and Konnor McClain. The latter two won during Biles' absences in 2017 and 2022, respectively. As for Los Angeles 2028, Biles has yet to confirm whether she will compete at a third Olympics.
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04-08-2025
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2025 Xfinity U.S. Gymnastics Championships: How to watch, schedule, preview
The 2025 Xfinity U.S. Gymnastics Championships air live on NBC Sports and Peacock from Thursday through Sunday in New Orleans. Female and male artistic gymnasts will compete two days each for national titles and to boost their cases for spots on the team for October's World Championships in Indonesia, where only individual events will be held. The U.S. women's team for worlds will not be named until after a selection competition in early autumn. The U.S. men's team for worlds will be named by Sunday. 2025 Xfinity U.S. Gymnastics Championships Schedule *Delayed broadcast U.S. Gymnastics Championships Women's Field: Skye Blakely Returns The women's field features 2024 Olympic team gold medalist Hezly Rivera. Plus Skye Blakely, the 2024 U.S. all-around runner-up who returns to elite gymnastics (balance beam and uneven bars) for the first time since rupturing her right Achilles two days before the 2024 Olympic Trials. Blakely competed on the NCAA level for the University of Florida from January to April. Newcomers include Claire Pease, the 2024 U.S. junior all-around champion who won the Saatva U.S. Classic on July 19, the primary tune-up event for nationals. The last woman to win the U.S. all-around title in her senior debut season was Simone Biles, when she won the first of her record nine titles in 2013. The all-around winner at the selection event makes the four-woman world team. The other three gymnasts will be chosen by a committee based off performances at nationals, the selection event and other recent competitions. U.S. Gymnastics Championships Men's Field: Malone, Richard, Hong, Nedoroscik Return On the men's side, four of the five Olympic team bronze medalists return: three-time U.S. all-around champion Brody Malone (not expected to do the all-around this week), world all-around bronze medalist Frederick Richard, 2023 U.S. all-around champ Asher Hong and Olympic pommel horse bronze medalist Stephen Nedoroscik. Each of the six individual apparatus champions at nationals makes the six-man world team if their difficulty score on either day of competition is at least equal to the highest difficulty score from the already held European and Asian Championships. Those difficulty scores are: Floor exercise: 6.1 High bar: 6.5 Parallel bars: 5.7 Pommel horse: 6.2 Still rings: 5.9 Vault: 5.4 (average of two vaults) Any remaining spots will be filled by committee picks based on performances at 2025 competitions. Nick Zaccardi,
