GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Before she steps in front of the Stephen C. O’Connell crowd in January, Gator freshman Leanne Wong gets to add another stamp to her passport.
Wong was named to the four-member U.S. roster for the World Gymnastics Championships<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__usagym.org_pages_post.html-3FPostID-3D26643&d=DwIF-g&c=sJ6xIWYx-zLMB3EPkvcnVg&r=o5LKAX7slotfFMyE71jI7L22NYBIi1-KbRGNSXudTPo&m=ZrLNtL764NbJFItcb5C5lbTQ3YqEiIZEKhyJ3qkbiZY&s=Ytk1UeVPnK30WcnOPIgjI8fCJ9uqApLdmdqwfCQbtMo&e= >, set for Oct. 18-24 at the Kitakyushu General Gymnasium in Kitakyushu, Japan.
This is Wong’s second trip to Japan since July, as she was a replacement athlete for the 2020 U.S. Olympic Team.
The U.S.’s World Championships roster was revealed today at the team selection camp in Indianapolis, Ind. A full competition was held Friday, with Wong winning floor and third in all-around<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__usagym.org_PDFs_Results_2021_w-5F21worldscamp.pdf&d=DwIF-g&c=sJ6xIWYx-zLMB3EPkvcnVg&r=o5LKAX7slotfFMyE71jI7L22NYBIi1-KbRGNSXudTPo&m=ZrLNtL764NbJFItcb5C5lbTQ3YqEiIZEKhyJ3qkbiZY&s=Zlq147bF26idp-WCd_8f8bOVg8uyFXGZzbgFjsLjn9k&e= >.
Of the Gators currently enrolled at UF, Wong will be the third to compete at a World Championships. Alyssa Baumann (2014) and Riley McCusker (2018) were part of World Championships’ gold-medal U.S. teams. Morgan Hurd, a signee who is expected to enroll in January, won the 2017 World Championships’ all-around title.
About Leanne Wong:
· Named one of four replacement gymnasts for U.S. Olympic Gymnastics team and traveled to Tokyo for Summer Games.
· Eighth in U.S. Olympic Trials all-around<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__usagym.org_PDFs_Results_2021_w-5F21trials-5Faa.pdf&d=DwIF-g&c=sJ6xIWYx-zLMB3EPkvcnVg&r=o5LKAX7slotfFMyE71jI7L22NYBIi1-KbRGNSXudTPo&m=ZrLNtL764NbJFItcb5C5lbTQ3YqEiIZEKhyJ3qkbiZY&s=xNR12keuCuLUrt7pDeZ2PjPr01GQaPv4kqxA2RYARE0&e= > and second on floor exercise<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__twitter.com_NBCOlympics_status_1409322114872713226-3Fs-3D20&d=DwIF-g&c=sJ6xIWYx-zLMB3EPkvcnVg&r=o5LKAX7slotfFMyE71jI7L22NYBIi1-KbRGNSXudTPo&m=ZrLNtL764NbJFItcb5C5lbTQ3YqEiIZEKhyJ3qkbiZY&s=z-kuqhu-WXklkrCPBt-e0MkxfeOUQu01W8SBowGaZn4&e= >
· Fifth in 2021 U.S. Championships all-around<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__usagym.org_PDFs_Results_2021_w-5F21champs-5Fsraa.pdf&d=DwIF-g&c=sJ6xIWYx-zLMB3EPkvcnVg&r=o5LKAX7slotfFMyE71jI7L22NYBIi1-KbRGNSXudTPo&m=ZrLNtL764NbJFItcb5C5lbTQ3YqEiIZEKhyJ3qkbiZY&s=z6l5-4hn6TwrkdyLxZ_Nmj88pJeE9CXcqPuZi2bnqe8&e= > and floor exercise<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__youtu.be_cj-5FpkpldssI&d=DwIF-g&c=sJ6xIWYx-zLMB3EPkvcnVg&r=o5LKAX7slotfFMyE71jI7L22NYBIi1-KbRGNSXudTPo&m=ZrLNtL764NbJFItcb5C5lbTQ3YqEiIZEKhyJ3qkbiZY&s=bn5MXbRrQK5YmIgVKO1G22NP4fyiNAQjoLuRN1FAf0M&e= > bronze medalist
· Second on balance beam<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__youtu.be_xTs87MjOJnQ&d=DwIF-g&c=sJ6xIWYx-zLMB3EPkvcnVg&r=o5LKAX7slotfFMyE71jI7L22NYBIi1-KbRGNSXudTPo&m=ZrLNtL764NbJFItcb5C5lbTQ3YqEiIZEKhyJ3qkbiZY&s=vM0eeh4_CgyEjMANYM-Z5i4pbJaRwI7sL1nigVsvVbw&e= > and sixth in all-around<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__usagym.org_PDFs_Results_2021_w-5F21classic-5Fsr.pdf&d=DwIF-g&c=sJ6xIWYx-zLMB3EPkvcnVg&r=o5LKAX7slotfFMyE71jI7L22NYBIi1-KbRGNSXudTPo&m=ZrLNtL764NbJFItcb5C5lbTQ3YqEiIZEKhyJ3qkbiZY&s=2kkuS9yxqtmzmecF8_lydZgvqtp1iY-iM46K5T4zN5Q&e= > at 2021 GK U.S. Class
· Member of 2020-21, 2019-20 and 2018-19 U.S. Senior National teams<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__usagym.org_pages_women_history_past-5Fnat-5Fteams-5Fsr.html&d=DwIF-g&c=sJ6xIWYx-zLMB3EPkvcnVg&r=o5LKAX7slotfFMyE71jI7L22NYBIi1-KbRGNSXudTPo&m=ZrLNtL764NbJFItcb5C5lbTQ3YqEiIZEKhyJ3qkbiZY&s=6eVkKe3JVwO3hW3KQ5oacXpypd5-DwqK9J56qf956JA&e= > and 2018-19 and 2017-18 U.S. Junior National teams<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__usagym.org_pages_women_history_past-5Fnat-5Fteams-5Fjr.html&d=DwIF-g&c=sJ6xIWYx-zLMB3EPkvcnVg&r=o5LKAX7slotfFMyE71jI7L22NYBIi1-KbRGNSXudTPo&m=ZrLNtL764NbJFItcb5C5lbTQ3YqEiIZEKhyJ3qkbiZY&s=I0hwPSl4TgnXYifeHpbub-Bfdgp9PSVW2PerdtNHqE8&e= >
· 2019 U.S. Championships balance beam<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__youtu.be_VUhGtIeTivU&d=DwIF-g&c=sJ6xIWYx-zLMB3EPkvcnVg&r=o5LKAX7slotfFMyE71jI7L22NYBIi1-KbRGNSXudTPo&m=ZrLNtL764NbJFItcb5C5lbTQ3YqEiIZEKhyJ3qkbiZY&s=_ARxKWyk8Tdv7BpRm5OxNQaCflfaw-ym-1YOs3XVgLI&e= > bronze medalist – also fifth in all-around and uneven bars<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__youtu.be_aXCCofwo7VA&d=DwIF-g&c=sJ6xIWYx-zLMB3EPkvcnVg&r=o5LKAX7slotfFMyE71jI7L22NYBIi1-KbRGNSXudTPo&m=ZrLNtL764NbJFItcb5C5lbTQ3YqEiIZEKhyJ3qkbiZY&s=TdNsG7N5NZw2_aqpSn-s9rXPR-1rqpHABQYd5Skue9I&e= >
· Member of U.S.’s 2019 Pan American Games gold medal team and uneven bars silver medalist
· Fourth in 2019 GK U.S. Classic balance beam<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__youtu.be_okn2-2DS9u-2Db8&d=DwIF-g&c=sJ6xIWYx-zLMB3EPkvcnVg&r=o5LKAX7slotfFMyE71jI7L22NYBIi1-KbRGNSXudTPo&m=ZrLNtL764NbJFItcb5C5lbTQ3YqEiIZEKhyJ3qkbiZY&s=c2GEUOYv5oyxVL1Ci8uzBCU77ohaSvFnJuTWQNSlA-k&e= > – also fifth in all-around and floor exercise<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__youtu.be_8dP32o28Nbs&d=DwIF-g&c=sJ6xIWYx-zLMB3EPkvcnVg&r=o5LKAX7slotfFMyE71jI7L22NYBIi1-KbRGNSXudTPo&m=ZrLNtL764NbJFItcb5C5lbTQ3YqEiIZEKhyJ3qkbiZY&s=_QK70cI0LiBg1KBO39sWME5tPTbZewymPYvH7jK3nRY&e= > and eighth on bars<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__youtu.be_2AUvrhgfc5g&d=DwIF-g&c=sJ6xIWYx-zLMB3EPkvcnVg&r=o5LKAX7slotfFMyE71jI7L22NYBIi1-KbRGNSXudTPo&m=ZrLNtL764NbJFItcb5C5lbTQ3YqEiIZEKhyJ3qkbiZY&s=YjBuaCuDOiBty5MUvgCtey_5N_M7fk9V2G39-p8Mumc&e= >
· Won 2019 American Cup<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__usagym.org_pages_post.html-3FPostID-3D23381&d=DwIF-g&c=sJ6xIWYx-zLMB3EPkvcnVg&r=o5LKAX7slotfFMyE71jI7L22NYBIi1-KbRGNSXudTPo&m=ZrLNtL764NbJFItcb5C5lbTQ3YqEiIZEKhyJ3qkbiZY&s=x0DY8x2dd_n0QcZZ5LtP1NAAuj5KrccLzMt2Zatb3yE&e= > all-around, vault<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__youtu.be_sxuo2c0evd4&d=DwIF-g&c=sJ6xIWYx-zLMB3EPkvcnVg&r=o5LKAX7slotfFMyE71jI7L22NYBIi1-KbRGNSXudTPo&m=ZrLNtL764NbJFItcb5C5lbTQ3YqEiIZEKhyJ3qkbiZY&s=7oM1E8ZK4obeP7OyOryuGzPnXq9AIGXMBCtPq0ikvro&e= > and beam<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__youtu.be_yfjaci2Vl2E&d=DwIF-g&c=sJ6xIWYx-zLMB3EPkvcnVg&r=o5LKAX7slotfFMyE71jI7L22NYBIi1-KbRGNSXudTPo&m=ZrLNtL764NbJFItcb5C5lbTQ3YqEiIZEKhyJ3qkbiZY&s=jOgBxv5_Cbjj172RWPCEbDxV7yYmHR-ieuJWRvPkxWY&e= > plus second on floor<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__youtu.be_C9MPA8a05CQ&d=DwIF-g&c=sJ6xIWYx-zLMB3EPkvcnVg&r=o5LKAX7slotfFMyE71jI7L22NYBIi1-KbRGNSXudTPo&m=ZrLNtL764NbJFItcb5C5lbTQ3YqEiIZEKhyJ3qkbiZY&s=AePMoYiYSdb641zdEDUnK_GxK_GrjrMra0AVbLjSVvE&e= > in senior level debut
· 2018 U.S. Championships’ junior division all-around and floor exercise champion<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__youtu.be_S1mQzIHP-5FEw&d=DwIF-g&c=sJ6xIWYx-zLMB3EPkvcnVg&r=o5LKAX7slotfFMyE71jI7L22NYBIi1-KbRGNSXudTPo&m=ZrLNtL764NbJFItcb5C5lbTQ3YqEiIZEKhyJ3qkbiZY&s=MQRtrwAHvlBZ4Ipx9wlO85Mw-bHGdlUEAwvd1gAfqaU&e= >. Vault runner-up<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__youtu.be_WvJGEhaTYf4&d=DwIF-g&c=sJ6xIWYx-zLMB3EPkvcnVg&r=o5LKAX7slotfFMyE71jI7L22NYBIi1-KbRGNSXudTPo&m=ZrLNtL764NbJFItcb5C5lbTQ3YqEiIZEKhyJ3qkbiZY&s=Xh5XddXJEU7PVPDoNXFhJVEq2Fx8LhjLHtTSOG68fho&e= >.
· 2018 GK U.S. Classic junior division all-around, vault<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__youtu.be_VQ6IAqQ9-2DGk&d=DwIF-g&c=sJ6xIWYx-zLMB3EPkvcnVg&r=o5LKAX7slotfFMyE71jI7L22NYBIi1-KbRGNSXudTPo&m=ZrLNtL764NbJFItcb5C5lbTQ3YqEiIZEKhyJ3qkbiZY&s=Mq9itZcBtgAheX8jZGhG4dUin_Vw37y8AZDtw2mfm5s&e= > and floor<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__youtu.be_SYDe9xIFdvQ&d=DwIF-g&c=sJ6xIWYx-zLMB3EPkvcnVg&r=o5LKAX7slotfFMyE71jI7L22NYBIi1-KbRGNSXudTPo&m=ZrLNtL764NbJFItcb5C5lbTQ3YqEiIZEKhyJ3qkbiZY&s=P8S8RpT5KL4CaJp4CVsGL-Q_ATVDnpBVEAfSthfKzfM&e= > champion. Bronze medalist on beam<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__youtu.be_GxFFYgKijTA&d=DwIF-g&c=sJ6xIWYx-zLMB3EPkvcnVg&r=o5LKAX7slotfFMyE71jI7L22NYBIi1-KbRGNSXudTPo&m=ZrLNtL764NbJFItcb5C5lbTQ3YqEiIZEKhyJ3qkbiZY&s=8g_EJks6j0pbe0yK2WEer0SlDDBhuqEoTXDoGeZZIHE&e= >.
· Trained at Great American Gymnastics Express (GAGE) and coached by Al Fong and Armine Barutyan
Since the 2021 World Championships directly follow an Olympic Games, it includes only individual apparatus and all-around competitions. No team competitions will be contested.
World Championships’ schedule
Oct. 18-19 Qualifications
Oct. 21 All-Around (Olympic Channel – 5 a.m. / 11:30 a.m. / 4 p.m. ET)
Oct. 23 Vault & Uneven Bars Final
Oct. 24 Balance Beam & Floor Exercise Final
