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Yahoo
2 days ago
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Rivera rides top score on beam to Day 1 lead
Hezly Rivera stayed consistent on Day 1, delivering the top score on beam (14.35) and second-highest score in the floor exercise (14.0), with solid executions on vault and bars to lead the all-around competition at 55.6.
Yahoo
21-07-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Pease narrowly edges out Rose for US Classic win
Claire Pease, the reigning junior all-around national champion, made short work of taking the next step by becoming the second rookie in 17 years to win U.S. Classic, edging Simone Rose by 0.4 points.
Forbes
19-07-2025
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- Forbes
Junior Gymnast Lavi Crain Secures Massive Win At 2025 U.S. Classic
Lavi Crain (Blue Springs, Mo./Great American Gymnastics Express) competes on the balance beam during ... More the junior session at the 2025 U.S. Classic in Hoffman Estates, Illinois. While the nation's top senior athletes wait to take to the stage on July 19 at the 2025 U.S. Classic gymnastics competition, one junior gymnast is already turning heads in Hoffman Estates, Illinois. 14-year-old Lavi Crain claimed the junior all-around title on Friday, dominating the field by over two full points and finishing in the top two on every event but floor. Crain, an athlete training at Great American Gymnastics Express (GAGE), posted a massive 54.450 to claim the all-around title, defeating Charleigh Bullock in second (52.650) and Kylie Smith (51.800) in third. In the individual events, Bullock stunned fans and judges on uneven bars, posting a dominant 14.400 to claim the win by nearly a whole point. Caroline Moreau won the floor title, executing difficult tumbling to post a strong 13.500. Crain also won gold on vault and balance beam en route to her first U.S. Classic all-around title. Lavi Crain (Blue Springs, Mo./Great American Gymnastics Express), silver medal winner Charleigh ... More Bullock (Spotsylvania, Va./Capital Gymnastics National Training Center) and bronze medal winner Kylie Smith (Loveland, Ohio/Cincinnati Gymnastics) pose during the medal ceremony of the 2025 U.S. Classic junior sessionv held in Hoffman Estates, Illinois. At just 14 years of age, Crain looked like a seasoned veteran on Friday in NOW Arena. But the Missouri native isn't just poised—her scores are internationally competitive. Her all-around score (54.450) would have challenged for the title at multiple major events. Crain's total would have clinched the silver medal at the following major international senior events: the 2025 Asian Championships, Pan American Championships, and European Championships. Tonight's win also marks her fourth straight all-around title in all four meets, maintaining an undefeated season. She began the year with a win at the U.S. Winter Cup, posting the highest beam score of any age group. Crain then took her success across the pond, delivering gold at the Jesolo Trophy. In June, she again claimed gold at the American Classic. Today, she added another 2025 title to her trophy case. With her win, Crain was the first athlete named to represent the U.S. at the upcoming Junior Pan American Games in late August. The event will mark the first continental championship of Crain's young and promising career. She will be joined at the games by Charleigh Bullock, Kylie Smith, Addalye VanGrinsven, and non-traveling alternate Addy Fulcher. However, before she heads to Paraguay with Team USA, Crain will go for her first national title at the U.S. Championships in New Orleans, scheduled for August 7-10. Unsurprisingly, Crain heads to Louisiana as the undisputed favorite for gold. In 2025, Lavi Crain continues to put the gymnastics world on notice. Perhaps even more impressively, the 14-year-old phenom still has years to grow.
Forbes
14-06-2025
- Sport
- Forbes
Rising Star Jayla Hang Wins 2025 Pan American Gymnastics Championship
LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY - FEBRUARY 24: Jayla Hang competes in the Beam during the Senior Women ... More competition of the 2024 USA Gymnastics Winter Cup at Kentucky International Convention Center on February 24, 2024 in Louisville, Kentucky. (Photo by) U.S. gymnast Jayla Hang won all-around gold at Friday's Pan American Gymnastics Championships in Panama City, Panama. Canadian challenger Lia Fontaine won silver, and U.S. Olympic gold medalist Hezly Rivera claimed bronze. A second-year senior on the U.S. National Team, Hang's win prolongs a stellar start to the 2025 season. In addition to winning silver at the U.S. Winter Cup in February, the 17-year-old claimed gold on floor exercise, silver on beam, and bronze on vault at the 2025 Osijek World Cup. Hang put together an impressive effort during Friday's joint-team qualification and all-around final. The future Florida Gator delivered the top scores on uneven bars and floor exercise, helping Team USA qualify in first for Saturday's team final and qualifying for all four individual event finals. Her total score marks the highest score at a continental championships in 2025. With her result at today's meet, Hang is in contention for a spot on the team headed to the 2025 World Championships in Jakarta, Indonesia. While the Washington native ran away with the all-around title, many expected 2024 Olympic team gold medalist Hezly Rivera to challenge for the win. Though Rivera was strong on balance beam and floor, posting the highest mark on beam and the third-best on floor, a disastrous bar routine took the Olympian out of the gold medal race. Rivera incurred two falls on her routine, resulting in an automatic two-point deduction. Despite the disappointing bar routine, Rivera claimed bronze in the all-around and will compete for gold in the balance beam final. U.S. teammate Dulcy Caylor was just behind Rivera in the all-around, finishing fourth before the two-per-country rule. Caylor, a finalist at the 2024 U.S. Olympic Trials, posted the highest U.S. score on vault, but will not participate in the apparatus final due to not competing a second vault. First-year senior Gabrielle Hardie delivered a nearly error-free effort across her three events on Friday. The 2024 U.S. junior silver medalist impressed with superior execution, qualifying for the event finals on balance beam and floor. After tweaking her ankle in training, 2024 Olympic alternate Tiana Sumanasekera was limited only to beam in Panama City. Though she missed the event final due to the two-per-country rule, Sumanasekera delivered a strong performance to finish third on the event in qualifying. The U.S. men and women enter Saturday's team finals as the top qualifiers. On Thursday, former Penn State gymnast Joshua Karnes clinched silver in the men's all-around behind Canadian Olympian Félix Dolci. The men will take to the floor at 9:30 a.m. ET, and the women later at 2:30 p.m. The Panam Sports Channel will live-stream all events.
