Highlights from our three Region 5 athletes at the 2025 Xfinity US Championships Podium Training from the Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, LA.
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Working artistry and body movement as part of the workout warmup is fun as well as a challenging way to work this component of gymnastics. Check out more from our friends at No Limits in Panama as they go through many different types of full body movements as well as artistic poses not just sharp poses to give an overall flow and style.
Moll’s Season Wraps, GymDogs Await- US Classic Senior Recap
Hoffman Estates, IL
Competition Video Gallery (via USA Gymnastics Youtube)
The 2025 US Classic back in Chi-town…. well in the suburb of Hoffman Estates!
This competition is the final opportunity to qualify to the 2025 US Championships to be held in New Orleans August 7-10. In order to move on athletes must have achieved a 52.0 in the all around (or 39.6 for 3 events, 26.8 for 2 events). Region 5 had to two represented in the field of senior athletes. However a fall during warm-ups caused Izzy Stassi from Gym Xtreme to pull out of the competition just before the first rotation began. Izzy is already qualified to the upcoming USA Championships.
The seniors were divided into two sessions with one open rotation in each. Avery Moll of Buckeye Gymnastics competed in the first senior session and was the first athlete to compete executing a very nice Yurchenko Full and a 13.1. She soared thru her bars routine with ease before watering down to a double tuck rather than her planned tuck full out.
The moment of the meet came when she nailed her straight body layout to two feet mount on beam. She struggled with the alignment of her mount during podium training but arrow straight when it counted. She continued that into her series nailing her layout and layout. After some wobbly dance elements, she sprung her double pike dismount into the air landing on a 12.6.
Her leg up double turn at the beginning of floor was very nice but she struggled with the landing on her full out and fell out out of her double wolf turn before stepping out on her double back. This brings a close to her elite career at least with Buckeye. Avery will head to the University of Georgia this fall. She is a very talented athlete and we look forward to what lies ahead in her NCAA career and hopefully elite!
2025 US Classic Juniors Recap (Live Blog)
Competition Video Gallery (videos from USA Gymnastics YouTube)
Kylie Smith of Cincinnati Gymnastics took 3rd place in the all around with a 51.8. She finished tied for 2nd on floor 12.95, 4th on bars with a 13.25 that was in the top 3 for most of the competition. Kylie has been competing strong this season and looks good going into Championships a few weeks from now. Congrats to Kylie as she will be headed to the Junior Pan Ams in Paraguay.
Elaina Sliney also from Cincinnati finished 6th on both bars 13.1 and beam 12.4 to finish 7th with a 50.8. Elaina looked really strong from the first salute despite one mistake on her first tumbling pass on floor. She will join Kylie as our only two junior qualifiers at US Championships.
Complete breakdown of the 2025 US Classic Junior session is in our Live Blog below.
Big Yurchenko 1/1 for Elaina small hop back and a 13.4. One mistake on her first pass on floor otherwise great meet for Elaina. 50.8
Kylie 13.2 for a nice Yurchenko 1/1 and a 51.8
Carla 9.25 on beam, she had a great competition other then that triple flight series. 47.0
Ansley 12.1 on her vault 48.1
Yurchenko 1/1 for Isla Lazzari on vault slight pike down score 12.9 finishes with a 47.85
Carla Fronc will lead off on beam- front aerial, BHS Layout layout totally missed the beam, nice aerial small wobble, nice Ondi small wobble, switch 1/2 sissone not connected, 2 1/2 a short of twist step forward. Cross your fingers!
Rotation 5
It’s that time score needed to achieve is 49…. Ansley will need a 13.0 on vault, Carla will need a 11.25 on beam, and Isla will need a 14.05 on vault.
We are now headed into the final rotation. A trip to New Orleans and the 2025 US Championships is on the line for many of these athletes.
Carla Fronc next on bars- Nice Inbar Stalder 1/2 to Endo 1/2 Stalder Pac immediate Inbar Stalder arch but pulled it back, Maloney 1/2, Blind Full, Double layout slightly piked small hop back. She fought through the routine. score: 12.6
Only one Region 5 athlete to compete in this rotation as Carla Fronc will compete on bars.
Rotation 4
Not posting results per rotation because some are one event behind.
12.6 for Ansley on floor
Isla 12.45 on floor
Ansley now on floor- double pike small hop back, 1 1/2 front pike hop forward, 2 1/2 a bit under rotated step to side. Nice routine overall!
Isla Lazzari on floor- front 1/1 to a nice double back, Switch side 1/2 Popa nice but judges will probably not think so, nice 1 1/2 front pike, double pike low landing hop forward but nice job!
Nice Yurchenko 1/1 for Carla Fronc for a 13.0
Elaina 11.9 on floor
Kylie Smith on floor- nice full in small hop back, 1 1/2 front 1/1 very nice, front to double back hop forward. Very high energy music nice routine for Kylie.
Elaine front layout front double full front tuck and sits down, nice 1 1/2 to 2 1/2 bounce out of bounds, double poke hop back. She really tires to project her choreography to the audience.
Now on floor Elaine Sliney
Rotation 3
11.95 on beam for Ansley
Isla beam score: 11.5
Ansley Stevens now on beam- 4 for 4 on split mounts, very nice BHS layout layout she is so good at those, front aerial small wobble, side aerial, double full chest forward a bit on landing.
Isla another split mount, nice front tuck struggled with that in podium training, BHS Back pike (supposed to be layout) will get poke credit, switch leap broke connection pause switch side, nice side aerial, big wobble on full turn, nice double back step back! Way to come back from her fall on bars.
Kylie 12.4 on beam
Isla Lazzari will be next up on beam
Kylie Smith next up on beam- split mount as well, BHS Layout always looks like she wants to do another but stops, front aerial, side aerial nice finish, very strong double back dismount small hop!
12.4 on beam for Elaina
Elaina is now up on beam- Split mount, super solid 2 BHS to layout, nice combo of 4 leaps/jumps, good correction on side aerial, solid front aerial, 2 1/2 hop on landing. Another strong routine for Elaina.
Very nice Full in from Lavi Crain of GAGE! GO Region 4!!!!!
Touch warm-ups are over and competition in rotation 2 has begun. Elaina will be the first for Region 5 to compete as she will go 3rd on beam.
Rotation 2
Elaina 13.1 on bars
Carla on floor 12.15
Kylie Smith, Cincinnati now up on bars- nice Stalder blind, huge Jaeger, nice low bar Stalder blind 1/1 combo, small hop on her layout full out. Very good start for Kylie. score 13.25
Carla opened with a very nice 2 1/2 front layout, double leg up turn was not completed with leg up so will probably lose that skill value, double full big hop back, nice double back to close. Nice over all routine!
Carla Fronc, Palmers now on floor
There will be 5 routines in the junior session as there are too many athletes for 4 groups so each rotation has a bye rotation which is after floor before vault.
Nice cast handstand to start routine, very nice Jaeger, floaty Pak, Maloney 1/2 and stuck double layout. Very clean form throughout the routine. Great start for Elaina.
Elaina is already qualified to US Championships with her performance at the American Classic
Elaina Sliney from Cincinnati will be next up on bars
score: 11.45
Ansley Stevens from Cincinnati next up on bars- very nice Blind Full and Pac salto, Toe up, Blind FG 1/2 and double pike well executed routine.
score 11.0
Clear hip immediate Tkatchev and unfortunately comes off the bar, blind 1/1 blind front giant to a very nice double front dismount which is new for the elite season.
Isla Lazzari from City Club now up on bars
Touch warm-ups are underway for the Juniors here in the NOW Center and the 2025 US Classic. Follow along as we highlight the competition from our 5 junior athletes.
