11
Live Updates: 2026 US Classic Unfolds in Real Time — Don’t Miss a Moment!
Gymnastics Meet Recap: A Beginner-Friendly Guide to the Session
Welcome! This article explains a recent gymnastics competition in a super simple way—like you’re five years old (ELI5). We’ll go through what happened step by step so you can understand all the important stuff without any confusing words.
Meet Basics
Here are the key details about the event:
- Senior session (the big kids’ turn): 7:00pm ET (eastern time in the US)
- Scores: You can see them on ScoreCat
- Streaming (watch online): On Peacock or USAG YouTube
- Qualifying scores (points needed to move on to nationals):
- 52.500 for All-Around (AA = all four events)
- 39.600 for 3-event
- 26.800 for 2-event
The Roster (Who Was on Which Event)
Gymnasts were grouped by the event they did. Think of it like assigning kids to stations:
| VT Group (Vault) | UB Group (Bars) | BB Group (Beam) | FX Group (Floor) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Skye Blakely | Dulcy Caylor | Jade Carey | Lila Richardson |
| Leanne Wong | Reese Esponda | Alessia Rosa | Zoey Molomo |
| Simone Rose | Tatum Drusch | Izzy Stassi | Caroline Moreau |
| Greta Krob | Trinity Wood | Isabella Anzola | Addy Fulcher |
| Katelyn Ohashi | Aki Tanda | Jasmine Robles | Elaina Sliney |
| Ally Damelio |
Important Point: Most top gymnasts already qualified for nationals by other ways (like being on the 2025 worlds team, Winter Cup, Pan Am camp, or American Classic). But some, like Ohashi, still needed a score here.
Skye Blakely was set to do bars and beam. Leanne Wong only did beam. It felt like a normal Friday where some Florida gymnasts were resting, and Skylar Draser and Anya Pilgrim did the all-around instead.
Also, the road to Los Angeles (probably nationals or Olympics) goes through Hartford if you don’t have maps. And don’t worry—they’re all friends!
Rotation 1 (First Round)
Each rotation is like a rotation in musical chairs—gymnasts move to new events. Here’s what happened:
- Moreau (FX): Did flips with good landings. Score: 13.250
- Caylor (UB): Fell off the bars. Score: 11.900
- Rose (VT): Did a vault and landed on feet. Score: 13.600
- Carey (BB): Beam routine with some small wobbles. Score: 12.900
- Anzola (BB): We didn’t see it, but 13.800 is huge!
- Stassi (BB): Had a fall but finished.
- Drusch (UB): Solid bars. Score: 13.350
- Richardson (FX): Stepped out of bounds but okay. Score: 12.800
After rotation 1, Anzola’s beam (13.800) led. Damelio and Rose (both vaulted) followed.
Fun Note: The meet is sponsored by AARP (for older people). It’s funny because old sponsors used to be fast food, and gymnasts couldn’t eat it!
Rotation 2 (Second Round)
- Anzola (FX): Solid floor, top so far at 13.300
- Blakely (UB): Hit her routine. Score: 14.100
- Carey (FX): Good floor. Score: 13.300
- Rose (UB): Strong bars. Score: 13.600
- Molomo (VT): Big vault score 14.000
- Drusch (BB): Had falls.
- Stassi (FX): Floor with step out.
- Caylor (BB): Landed face first but finished. Score: 12.100
After 2 rotations, top scores:
- Molomo – 27.250
- Rose – 27.200
- Anzola – 27.100
- Esponda – 26.800
- Damelio/Krob – 26.450
Esponda got 13.750 on beam and was close to the top.
Rotation 3 (Third Round)
- Carey (VT): Solid vault 14.300
- Blakely (BB): Led beam with 14.250
- Rose (BB): Fell, score 11.750
- Ohashi (BB): Solid hit, 13.300 (later 13.200)
- Molomo (UB): Good hit 12.950
- Wong (BB): No acro series due to wrist changes
- Esponda (FX): Nice floor
- Anzola (VT): 13.200
After 3 rotations:
- Esponda – 40.750
- Carey – 40.500
- Anzola – 40.300
- Molomo – 40.200
- Krob – 39.750
Rose scratched (skipped) floor. Ohashi’s floor score was 13.200—not enough for 2-event qualify but good.
Final Rotation and Results
- Stassi: Ended 52.550 (got qualifying score!)
- Anzola: 53.100 (qualified)
- Esponda: 54.900 (won!)
- Carey: 54.050 (2nd)
- Molomo: 53.900 (3rd)
FINAL STANDINGS:
- Esponda – 54.900
- Carey – 54.050
- Molomo – 53.900
- Anzola – 53.100
- Stassi – 52.550
Important Point: Anzola and Stassi got the AA score for nationals. People with 51.550–52.500 are on standby if spots aren’t filled.
Blakely won bars and beam. Carey had top vault. Esponda had top floor.
Summary
This gymnastics meet was a qualifying event for nationals. We learned the schedule, who was in which event, and followed each rotation. Esponda won the all-around with 54.900, and several gymnasts like Anzola and Stassi earned spots. Ohashi needed a score but didn’t get enough for 2-event. It was a fun, friend-filled day with some falls and great hits!
FAQ
Q: What does AA mean?
A: AA stands for All-Around, which means a gymnast competes in all four events: vault, bars, beam, and floor.
Q: What is a qualifying score?
A: It’s the minimum points a gymnast needs to move on to a bigger meet like nationals. Here, 52.500 for AA, 39.600 for 3 events, 26.800 for 2 events.
Q: Why did some gymnasts not do all events?
A: Some already qualified earlier, and others were rested or had injuries (like wrist issues).
Q: What does "scratch" mean?
A: It means a gymnast decides not to do an event they were supposed to do—like Rose skipping floor.
Q: How do I watch this meet?
A: You can stream it on Peacock or the USAG YouTube channel linked above.
