Home2025 Xfinity US Championships3 Medals Earned, Experience to Build On- US Champs Day 2 Recap

3 Medals Earned, Experience to Build On- US Champs Day 2 Recap

New Orleans, LA

Region 5 had two athletes compete on day 2 of the 2025 Xfinity US Championships. In the Junior Session, Elaina Sliney from Cincinnati improved her all around score by almost a point scoring a 49.55 and taking home a 5th place finish on vault due in part to her beautiful Yurchenko Full for a 13.3 in day 2.

I wasn’t myself on Day 1, I have nothing to lose so I just went out there was myself and had so much fun

Elaina Sliney, Cincinnati after Day 2
Elaina Sliney, Cincinnati competes vault on day 2 of the 2025 Xfinity US Championships

Izzy Stassi from Gym Xtreme didn’t have the start she would have liked on day 2 after a 53.3 on day 1. The first half of day 2 had some struggles but the second half was more like Izzy. She improved her floor score by .1 for a 13.3 and 8th place finish on the event combined from both days. Her vaults on day 2 were on point bingo(ing) her first vault score from the first day 13.55 but then blasting a nice 1/2 on front pike vault for a 13.45 to place 3rd on the event.

I can’t change what happened today, all I can do is try to be positive moving forward. There is a lot to be proud of with multiple scores above 13.0

Izzy Stassi, Gym Xtreme after Day 2
Izzy Stassi, Gym Xtreme full out bars dismount on day 2 of 2025 Xfinity US Championships

For a full breakdown of day 2 click text below.

Smoothie King Center….. Final Day of the 2025 Xfinity US Championships

For the first time, that I have experienced at least, there was a high school marching band lead off the senior session! Interesting to watch them march between the podiums and the floor railings but SO New Orleans!!!

Though the arena wasn’t filled with fans, those who attended showed their knowledge and excitement for all the athletes especially when Tiana Sumanasekera did her double layout to split jump that might have hit the Smoothie King rafters.

Region 5 had three athletes compete on day 1 but Kylie Smith from Cincinnati headed home after day 1 to prepare for the upcoming Junior Pan American Games in Paraguay set to start early next week. Her teammate Elaina Sliney remained in New Orleans to compete in day 2 of her first US Championships.

Elaina struggled on day 2 on bars peeling off after her Maloney 1/2 release from low to high. However on day 2 nailed her bars routine improving her score by over a point. She moved over to beam and nailed her two BHS layout flight series but under rotated her front aerial sitting down on the beam then rolling off. She finished with a strong double full dismount.

In the 3rd rotation, though the score wasn’t better, Elaina floor appeared to be better. Though she was still flying out of her first pass the front layout front double the rest of the routine was very well executed and her last double pike actually over rotated a bit which was short on day 1. Her last event vault was her top scoring event of the day with a 13.3 for a very nice Yurchenko full and a 5th place finish on the event.

Izzy Stassi from Gym Xtreme came into day 2 ranked 8th in the all around after a 53.3 performance in day 1. However she struggled on her Weiler at the beginning then everything else was rushed trying to almost catch up. She didn’t connect Ray to Pak then grip slipped when kipping out of Pac. She finished strong with Maloney 1/2 and added back her layout full out which she only competed a double layout in day 1.

Her beam mount has been so consistent including Classics but unfortunately was leaning to the left as her feet hit the beam and couldn’t save it. Her aerial layout step out was nice (which is a downgrade from Classics), and very nice double back dismount but just appeared to be a bit hesitant after the fall rather then her normally aggressive work.

Her floor and vault, however were the highlights of her competition on both days. Izzy placed 8th on floor improving her execution score by .2 with a very nice double double to open and finishing with a very strong whip double back. She has improved a lot on her presentation and skill level over the last year and has more still to come. As Elaina did in the junior competition, Izzy finished her meet off on vault with two very strong vaults only one of 3 athletes to compete two vaults in the competition. Though she didn’t do the 1/2 twist on her second vault either day of competition, her day 2 1 half on pike front off vault was very nicely executed for a 13.45.

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