2025 U.S. Women’s World Team Selection Event Preview!

By Christy Sandmaier and Nate Salsman

How To Watch

Live Streaming on FlipNow.TV: Pay-per-view | Annual Subscribers

Sept. 30 – 5:30 p.m. ET – All-Around
Oct. 1 – 11:00 a.m. ET – Events

Who To Watch

Group A (starting on Vault)

Claire Pease

Hezly Rivera

Jayla Hang

Dulcy Caylor

Simone Rose

Group B (starting on Uneven Bars)

Ashlee Sullivan

Joscelyn Roberson

Skye Blakely

Leanne Wong

Gabrielle Hardie

Note: National Team Member Tiana Sumanasekera opted to head to UCLA to begin her freshman season.

How Many Make the Team?

At the conclusion of the selection event, four athletes and up to two non-traveling alternate athletes will be named to the U.S. women’s team. Three may compete per event at the 2025 World Championships.

How It Works At Worlds

The 2025 Artistic Gymnastics World Championships will be held in Jakarta, Indonesia, from October 19 to October 25. The event is an individual event and all-around competition only. There is no team event. Athletes will qualify to finals through Qualifications subdivisions.

Preliminary competition in Jakarta will consist of eight men’s and 10 women’s subdivisions, who will take to the apparatus in the Indonesia Arena during the first three days of the World Championships as they attempt to qualify for all-around and apparatus finals.

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Hezly Rivera 

WOGA

Hometown: Oradell, NJ Birthday: June 6, 2008

NCAA: Committed to LSU

Olympic Champion in the house! 2024 Olympic gold medalist Hezly Rivera can also now call herself the 2025 U.S National All-Around Champion.

Rivera is coming off a dream 2024 season where she was a member of the Olympic gold medal-winning U.S. team. The experience gave Rivera confidence heading into 2025, along with a new set of goals. She eased into 2025, making her all-around debut at the Pan American Championships, where she helped Team USA to gold, and won bronze in the all-around and on beam. At the U.S. Classic, she seemed to struggle with her confidence and endurance with falls on both bars and beam (she said it was more of mental game than physical following the meet) and she certainly wanted to prove to everyone in New Orleans she was still a contender for the 2025 World team. 

In the Big Easy, Rivera led the field in the all-around across both days of competition, scoring a combined 112.000 to win the title. She also captured gold on three of the four events including winning balance beam (28.350), floor (28.200), and sharing the uneven bars title (27.600) with 2022 and 2023 World team gold medalist Skye Blakely, who made her return to Elite competition in New Orleans. 2021 World All-Around silver medalist and 2020 and 2024 Olympic alternate Leanne Wong finished second with a 111.200, taking gold on vault thanks in large part to a STUNNING Cheng vault (check it out here!), which she stuck on day 2. Arkansas standout and 2024 Olympic alternate Joscelyn Roberson finished third with a 109.600.

“I was aware it was pretty close, right before I went on the floor, probably a minute or two,” Rivera said on NBC Sports at the conclusion of the broadcast. “It’s a little bit nerve-racking, but I just tried to trust the process and trust God and just let my body do what it knows how to do.”

The year after an Olympic Games is always a challenge for any athlete who’s been through the pressure-cooker of the quad. Rivera went from Olympic rookie to veteran overnight and has been in the spotlight ever since.

Of her Olympic Trials experience and what she learned last year, she told us, “Honestly, I felt like the underdog,” Rivera said. “For me, this was a competition where I was getting more experience, and I was able to compete in front of this crowd and compete at Olympic Trials. That’s been one of my goals ever since I was a young girl. Just being there, I was super happy and enjoying the moment, but, also, I was just doing my job. [I knew] what I do in the gym is what I’m going to try to do here. Not do anything better, not do anything less. Just do what I always do. Be normal. Because when I do my normal, everything will be fine and everything will fall into place.”

What fell into place at Trials was magical, and one of the strongest and most incredible meets of her career. She placed first on beam (tied with Roberson), and fifth in the all-around. Still, Rivera remained humble as ever and didn’t think it would be enough to make the team. “After I finished my vault, I came off, and I thought I probably made alternate,” she said. “I did my job. I was so happy with my performance.”

Paris was a dream come true and with that experience, Rivera offered this perspective: “Being so young and doing an Elite sport at the Olympic level is absolutely crazy. So I was just trying to soak it all in and enjoy the moment, but also stay confident in myself. It’s all muscle memory. It’s all there, and I just need to do my normal gymnastics all the time. When I have confidence, I know I can do all of it.

“Over the next four years, I would like to make the 2025 Worlds and 2026, 2027, and, obviously, the 2028 Olympics,” Rivera said. “I also really want to be one of the best in the world, so I’m continuing to work on that and just to work hard in the gym. I’d also like to compete at Championships and possibly get first place, you know, just win Championships.”

As Rivera’s 2025 plan for the remainder of the year and going forward, is put in place, she continues to draw inspiration from her Olympic teammates who competed at multiple Olympic Games well into their twenties. She knows that because of them, there are no limits on her career and what she can accomplish. Jade Carey and Suni Lee, in particular she said, have taught her so much.

“It definitely has inspired me because now I’m more motivated than ever to go back to my second Olympics, which is absolutely insane to say,” she said. “Just looking back and seeing these amazing athletes go to multiple Olympic Games and World Championships really is pushing me, and I’m able to push my limits and see what I’m capable of.”

At the selection event and looking ahead to Jakarta, Rivera just needs to trust herself and her training, and do her gymnastics her way. If she does, there’s no doubt she’s ready to challenge for the top.

Check out our in-depth cover story on Hezly Rivera here!

LEANNE WONG

University of Florida

Hometown: Overland Park, KS Birthday: September 20, 2003

NCAA: Graduated from the University of Florida

The CEO. 2021 World All-Around bronze medalist, 2022 and 2023 world team gold medalist, and two-time (2020 and 2024) Olympic alternate Leanne Wong is definitely a top contender in every competition she enters. If she’s anywhere near the level she was during the 2025 Xfinity U.S. Championships, a fourth trip to Worlds is a definite possibility for her. Wong just wrapped an incredible NCAA career at Florida, and brings a balance to each event that could carry her to massive success! At the Xfinity U.S. Championships, she hit 8/8 and won silver in the all-around. She also won the vault title by sticking her difficult Cheng vault on day 2 of competition. She debuted a brand new floor routine at Championships, which is a slightly different style of music and choreography than she is accustomed to. 

“I thought it was really fun. It’s very different from my typical floor routines.. I was so excited to put the music together and find something that was outside of my comfort zone,” Wong said following competition in New Orleans. 

Heading into World Selection Camp, Wong will be looking to hit routines consistently and with confidence, and possibly add an upgrade on floor exercise. If one thing her performances so far in 2025 indicate, it’s that podium finishes in Jakarta are in her sights. Wong tells us that she is taking the future of her gymnastics career one year at a time. 

“I just finished college gymnastics, all four years went by so fast. I’m not ready to put gymnastics away yet, so let’s just see what I can accomplish this year and take it a year at a time.”

Check out our story on Leanne Wong here!

JOSCELYN ROBERSON

Arkansas

Hometown: Texarkana, TX Birthday: February 8, 2006

NCAA: University of Arkansas Sophomore

Ready to lead! Joscelyn Roberson’s 2025 Elite debut was highly anticipated. Last year, she had the meet of her life at Olympic Trials where she earned an alternate spot on the Olympic team. She’s coming off a strong freshman debut at the University of Arkansas, and will bring difficulty across vault, beam, and floor. With more time to work on execution in college, her bars have also seen an improvement. In New Orleans, Roberson, who’s becoming more and more comfortable as a role model in the sport, and trains Elite with Arkansas coach Chris Brooks, put all four events together both days and finished 3rd. At Classic, Roberson also took third in the all-around, and had a blast doing it. She feels the support of having both Brooks and Arkansas assistant coach, Kyla Ross on the competition floor. 

“Chris always has the energy, but she [Ross] brings that calmness that sometimes I need, especially when I get nervous and anxious about everything. She’s just talking about little things, not even gymnastics. It’s like, oh yeah, this is like real life, gymnastics is not everything, and it’s so great. And I love having her here on the floor. She just helps calm me down.”

We’ve got Roberson on our minds for vault and floor for Worlds, but her beam has gotten so solid and so consistent during her time as a Gymback, that could factor in as well. During the warmups for day 2 of competition in New Orleans Roberson showcased an upgraded Cheng on vault, something we will be on the lookout for at World Trials! 

Check out our story on Joscelyn Roberson here!

Ashlee Sullivan

Metroplex Gymnastics

Hometown: Richardson, TX Birthday: December 20, 2006

NCAA: Committed to UCLA

Ashlee Sullivan has been on the rise in 2025! She took home all-around gold at Winter Cup and helped Team USA to gold at the DTB Mixed Cup! She went on to compete at the Jesolo Trophy where she won team silver, and a bronze on vault and in the all-around! Sullivan shines on beam and floor where she brings big difficulty. Sullivan switched her NCAA commitment from Michigan to UCLA this year, and should she hit her routines in Tennessee with confidence, she’ll certainly put herself in the conversation for a trip to Jakarta! Sullivan rocked the house at the Xfinity U.S. Championships, finishing fourth in the all-around and taking a bronze medal on floor. Following competition, Sullivan told Inside Gymnastics that the best way to end her 2025 season is by “being happy.” 

“I know that sounds super sappy, but going into this season, I didn’t have any very high expectations, and I didn’t have these big massive goals to reach,” Sullivan said. “I just kind of wanted to enjoy doing gymnastics again and seeing how far it could take me. And as of now, I think it’s taken me pretty far, and I’m probably the happiest I’ve been doing gymnastics. So I think just kind of continuing that energy through the season, but overall, it’s been one of my best seasons.”

Check out our story on Ashlee Sullivan here!

Simone Rose

Pacific Reign Gymnastics

Hometown: Sammamish, WA Birthday: July 9, 2008

NCAA: Committed to the University of Florida

The Gamer. Since competing at Olympic Trials, Simone Rose has been on a steady trajectory to the top! She opened 2025 with a bronze medal in the All-Around at Winter Cup and was selected to compete at the DTB Mixed Cup in Germany where she won team gold! Following that event, she competed at the Jesolo Trophy where she won silver with the team and on bars. Watch for upgraded bar work, incredible performance quality on floor, and major upgrades such as a double twisting Yurchenko on vault, new bar connections and a whip + double tuck + front punch on floor! A second place All-Around finish at Classic had to boost her confidence even more and Rose is ready to remind everyone once again just how much of a World team contender she is. She has also proved herself something of a gamer—she struggled throughout podium training at Classic, especially on bars, but once the spotlight was on, Rose was ready. At Championships, she finished 5th in the all-around, improving all four scores on day 2. She’ll need that kind of game again at the selection camp. If she hits, Rose could be the surprise of 2025 and punch her ticket to Jakarta.

Jayla Hang

Pacific Reign Gymnastics

Hometown: Bellevue, WA Birthday: January 9, 2008

NCAA: Committed to University of Florida

Rising Star! Almost every time Jayla Hang has competed so far in 2025, she seems to be better than before, building momentum at each event with a new-found confidence. Hang has stacked quite the resume this year—she became the World Cup Series floor champion! She also competed at the Pan American Championships where she won six medals including a gold in the All-Around, recording a 55.666. After taking time to rest and recover after a long international season and only doing bars and beam at Classic, Hang had a bit of a rough go on day 1 at the Xfinity U.S. Championships, but rallied beautifully on day 2, upping her all-around total by 3.150 to finish 6th. Hang proved earlier this year she can win on the international stage, and ultimately might feel more pressure trying to make the World team than she would once she’s in Jakarta. An artist on floor, she’s got all the skills, she just needs to hone the confidence to make it all happen.

Check out our story on Jayla Hang here!

Gabrielle Hardie

Twin City Twisters

Hometown: Sioux Falls, SD Birthday: November 19, 2009

Newcomer alert! Gabrielle Hardie impressed the gymnastics world at the Pan American Championships where she took home three medals in her first senior international competition including gold with the team and on bars, and a bronze on floor! Long-term, Hardie is thinking Olympics. But lately, she’s been lighting up social media with upgrades on floor, including a triple full, front layout + double twist, and a two and half to front full—skills she hopes to debut at the selection event if they’re ready to go and she feels confident. Bars and beam (check out her double turn here!) upgrades are also in the works. As we learned chatting with Hardie, gymnastics is all about progress and the process for her, ensuring the skills are clean and that she’s comfortable with them.

“I’ve been doing my first pass, dancing, second pass. And then when I’m confident with that, I’ll probably start doing routines here in the next two weeks,” she said. “I’m feeling pretty confident in them, so hopefully I can show them at World Selection. I want to get the upgrades, but also want to keep the execution really high.” With high execution marks a huge part of her focus, Hardie’s gymnastics could play well in Jakarta if she’s able to add her upgrades. The other big question is whether she can channel the focus she’s had all year into the selection camp and make Jakarta the next step on her road to LA.

Check out our story on Gabrielle Hardie here!

DULCY CAYLOR

WCC

Hometown: Spring, TX Birthday: December 9, 2007

NCAA: Committted to the University of Florida

Dulcy Caylor hit the ground running in 2025! She’s followed up on the success she had in 2024, where she made it all the way to the Olympic Trials. Caylor has been well-traveled in 2025, taking a trip to Italy for the Jesolo Trophy where she helped Team USA to silver, and to Panama for the Pan American Championships where they won team gold. One of the goals for Caylor is to continue to build her name this season, hopefully leading to a run for LA 2028. Watch out especially for her powerful double-twisting Yurchenko on vault, her unique second tumbling pass on floor, and her form on every event.

“Of course, there’s things I wanted to fix after Classics, but overall, I’m happy with my bars and my vault, and just adding in new start values. Heading into Championships, I really just want to be as clean and as confident as I can,” Caylor told us.

She finished 8th in New Orleans and had it not been for a fall on her Tkatchev following the Maloney on day 2, could have been higher (she was 4th after day 1). Her whip full through to double tuck + punch front on floor is definitely a highlight for us and if Caylor hits all four events at camp strong on day 1 for sure, and has a solid two-event day on day 2, she could definitely give the committee something to think about, if not for Jakarta, for Rotterdam next year.

Check out our story on Dulcy Caylor here!

Claire Pease

WOGA

Hometown: Sunnyvale, TX Birthday: January 5, 2009

New Kid On the Block. First-year senior and the U.S. Classic All-Around Champion, Claire Pease has been a breakout star in 2025. At the Antalya World Cup, she took home a medal on each event! She brings beautiful lines on bars and beam, and has been on a steady climb this entire year. She also combines great difficulty and execution on bars that could make her a medal contender on the event. Pease had an up and down competition at Championships, but improved her day 1 total of a 51.600 to 53.950 on day 2 where her best score came on vault. Pease proved earlier this year what she’s capable of and has the potential to qualify to the all-around and on any event in Jakarta, and we have her in our top 4 to make the team.

Skye Blakely

WOGA/University of Florida

Hometown: Frisco, TX Birthday: February 4, 2005

NCAA: University of Florida Sophomore

The Comeback! Skye Blakely entered this year’s Championships as the reigning all-around silver medalist. However, after an Achilles tear at the Olympic Trials took her out of the running for the 2024 team, she’s been on the road to recovery. Following the 2024 Elite season, Blakely moved to Florida to compete for the Gators, where she was a staple in the bars’ lineup. Now Blakely’s back on the Elite scene, where she is focused on taking things slow and doing gymnastics for herself, with her main goal of ending 2025 happy and healthy.

“I don’t want to rush,” Blakely said. “I want to take my time, All-Around would be cool, but I also know that, first and foremost, I want to feel good and I want my body to be healthy. So if that’s just bars and beam, I think that’s already a great accomplishment for myself. So right now, those are the two events that I’m really working on and getting back on, and I think floor and vault will be later, whenever I decide it’s time for my foot to be pushed in that way.” At Championships, Blakely scored a 14.350 on bars and a 14.400 on beam for 28.750, more than a full point higher than her day 1 total (26.700). If she can do that again at the selection event, a ticket to Jakarta should be hers.

Check out our story on Skye Blakely here!

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