The U.S. team (including Gator Leanne Wong - second from right) led their subdivision in the opening day of World Championships competition Saturday in Liverpool, England.
Team USA Leads After Subdivision 1 World Gymnastics Championships Qualifying
Saturday, October 29, 2022 | Gymnastics
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By: Mary Howard
The United States opened action in World Gymnastics Championships team qualification Saturday at the M&S Bank Arena in Liverpool, England. The U.S. tallied a 167.263 to top subdivision 1 action. Women's team qualification action continues on Sunday, with subdivisions 3-10 competing.
Gator sophomore Leanne Wong competed vault for U.S. She performed two vaults but cannot advance to the event final as the U.S.'s and fellow NCAA competitors Jade Carey (Oregon State) and Jordan Chiles (UCLA) topped the subdivision's vault standings. After the 10 qualification sessions are complete, the overall top eight advance to the apparatus finals. Each apparatus final can contain no more than two from a nation.
The women's team final is Tuesday, Nov. 1, with action beginning at 2:30 p.m. ET. All medal-round sessions stream on NBC's Peacock. The top three teams secure spots in the 2024 Olympics in Paris.
U.S. World Championships Subdivision I Scores Oct. 29, 2022
NCAA Influence on U.S. Worlds Roster
Prior to the 2022 World Championships, just six competed as a collegiate and was part of the U.S. World Championships team in the same calendar year. That number now stands at nine as Wong, Jordan Chiles (UCLA) and Jade Carey (Oregon State) all competed as freshmen in 2022 NCAA action.
Wong won all-around silver and floor exercise bronze at the 2021 World Championships in Japan. She is just one of three U.S. gymnasts ever to compete as a collegiate in between consecutive World Championships.
Of the Gators currently enrolled at UF, Wong among four to compete at a World Championships. Morgan Hurd (2017 & 2018), Riley McCusker(2018) and Kayla DiCello (2021) also represented the U.S. in World Championships action. McCusker and Hurd won team gold in 2018. Hurd won the 2017 World Championships' all-around title and DiCello took all-around bronze in 2021.
World Championships' schedule (all medal-round sessions stream live on NBC's Peacock)
Oct. 29-30 Women's Team Qualifications.
Nov. 1 Women's Team Final – 2:30 p.m. ET
Nov. 3 Women's All-Around Final – 2:45 p.m. ET
Nov. 5 Women's Vault & Uneven Bars Final – 9:30 a.m. ET
Nov. 6 Women's Balance Beam & Floor Exercise Final – 8:30 a.m. ET
