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, 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.
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 and second on
floor exercise
· Fifth in 2021 U.S. Championships
all-around and
floor exercise bronze medalist
· Second on
balance beam and sixth in
all-around at 2021 GK U.S. Class
· Member of 2020-21,
2019-20 and 2018-19 U.S. Senior National teams and
2018-19 and 2017-18 U.S. Junior National teams
·
2019 U.S. Championships balance beam bronze medalist – also fifth in all-around and
uneven bars
· 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 – also fifth in all-around and
floor exercise and eighth on
bars
·
Won 2019 American Cup all-around,
vault and
beam plus second on
floor in senior level debut
· 2018 U.S. Championships' junior division all-around and
floor exercise champion.
Vault runner-up.
· 2018 GK U.S. Classic junior division all-around,
vault and
floor champion. Bronze medalist on
beam.
· 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 (USA competes at 12 am ET on Oct. 18 - Wong opens competition on uneven bars)
Live Scoring
Oct. 21 All-Around at 5 a.m. ET (Olympic Channel – 5 a.m. / 11:30 a.m. / 4 p.m. ET)
Oct. 23 Vault & Uneven Bars Final at 3:10 a.m. ET
Oct. 24 Balance Beam & Floor Exercise Final at 3:25 a.m. ET
World Championships Site
