Jacelyn Sasson, Brandy Johnson's, won her '23 state meet and swept the events. She placed 2nd AA at regionals (1st bars) and 2nd AA at nationals.
The Women's qualification round for the World Championships have concluded, with teams and individuals claiming Olympic berths for next year. The USA, Great Britain and Canada secured their slots last year. China, Brazil, Italy, the Netherlands, France, Japan, Australia, Romania and South Korea secured their spots for Paris during this qualification.
Simone Biles of the US leads the qualifications in the AA, VT, BB and FX. She qualified 5th on UB. Teammate Shilese Jones, a Florida commit, qualified to the AA, UB, BB and FX finals. Arkansas commit Joscelyn Roberson qualified to the VT final. Florida commit Skye Blakely qualified to the UB final but is subject to the two finalist per country rule. If a US athlete withdraws she will advance to the final, bumping out two tied for eight. LSU's Aleah Finnegan, representing the Philippines, qualified for the Olympics and is the 2nd alternate into the AA final. Florida's Leanne Wong also was subject to the two per country rule in the AA, and will advance if one of the US athlete withdraws.
Link: Individual Results (AA, Filter by Events)
Videos: Link
The qualifying round for the Men's World Championships was completed, with the US finishing in 2nd. Several US Men qualified for finals. Michigan's Fred Richard and Stanford's Asher Hong qualified for the AA final. Richard qualified 2nd on FX while Hong qualified on 6th PB. Stanford's Khoi Young qualified 2nd on PH and 6th on VT while Michigan's Paul Juda qualified for 5th on VT and 6th on HB. Former OU Sooner Yul Moldauer qualified 4th on PB.
The qualifying round served as a qualifying round for the Olympics. Previously, China, Japan and Great Britain qualified. The US, Canada, Germany, Italy, Switzerland, Spain, Turkey, the Netherlands and Ukraine all qualified. For the AA spots, Brazil, Korea and Belgium each earned a nominative AA spot by finishing in the next three positions. The top 8 AAers not on one of the 12 qualifying teams were also named. Additional spots will be earned in the event finals, the World Cup series, the Continental Championships (AA) and a place reserved for the host country, France (if they do not qualify in any other method) and a Universality place. Unofficially, three gymnasts have already qualified in individual events by placing ahead of those on qualifying team/AA spots. These three include Kevin Penev of Bulgaria, who competed for Michigan and is from New York.
Link: Men's Olympic Qualifiers (Will download a PDF)
Link: Full Men's Results
Anne Mackenzie, Gold Star Gymnastics, competed three events at her '23 state meet and did not compete at regionals.
The young US Men's squad, which includes four current NCAA gymnasts and one former champ, placed an impressive 2nd in the standings after the first day of qualifications. Japan leads the field, with the UK 3rd, Germany 4th and China 5th. Eight more teams compete tomorrow. The US team includes Michigan's Fred Richard and Paul Juda and Stanford's Asher Hong and Khoi Young. Former NCAA champ and ex-Sooner Yul Moldauer completes the squad.
Link: USA Gym Release and Results
Evelyn DeYoung, Ascend Gymnastics, placed 4th AA at regionals and 16th AA at nationals last season.
Dahlia Jhaveri, Apex Gymnastics, placed 5th AA at '23 regionals and 48th AA at nationals.
Brenna Varano, Parkettes, finished 9th AA at regionals, but qualified to compete vault at nationals (6th)
Zoe Hale, Olympus Gymnastics, placed 5th AA at '23 regionals and 11th AA at nationals.
Riley Maness, Royal Gymnastics, qualified to '23 regionals and competed three events.
One of the hottest recruits of this class, Kamilla Pawlak trains at Metroplex. She had a near sweep at her state meets, finishing 2nd of FX, but winning the AA and three event titles. She placed 1st AA and 1st on bars and floor at regionals and 4th AA (1st FX) at nationals.
Sarah Saville had previously committed to Missouri.
Katie Ferguson, JPAC, picked up the bars title at her '23 state meet. She finished 11th AA at her regional meet.
Isabella Marqu, Reading Gymnastics, picked up the beam title at her '23 regional meet. She placed 51st AA at nationals.
Kaylie Medrano, Flames Gymnastics, won her '23 state vault title and qualified through regionals to a 7th place AA finish at nationals
SUU has been competing in the Mountain Rim Gymnastics Conference and it makes the switch in the upcoming season.