Leanne Wong is eighth after Day 1 of the Olympic Trials. The five-member team for the Paris Olympics is announced Sunday evening after the final day of competition.
Leanne Wong Eighth after U.S. Gymnastics Olympic Trials Day 1
Friday, June 28, 2024 | Gymnastics, Olympics
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. – Rising Gator senior Leanne Wong is eighth after Day 1 of the U.S. Gymnastics Olympic Team Trials held Friday at the Target Center in Minneapolis, Minn.
Just when the competition was getting started, the evening ended for Gator Kayla DiCello as she suffered an Achilles injury on her vault landing. It was the second such injury for a Gator at the Trials. Incoming freshman Skye Blakely tore her right Achilles tendon during floor exercise training on Wednesday.
Wong in Friday's Competition:
Wong opened the meet debuting her Cheng vault, earning the evening's third-highest vault mark (14.45). She had a clean uneven bars performance and a small bobble on an otherwise solid balance beam routine. Her floor exercise score was dinged by a step out-of-bounds on her opening tumbling pass.
Simone Biles leads the competition after day 1 with an all-around total of 58.80.
Complete Olympic Trials Day 1 Standings
The final day of the U.S. Women's Olympic Trials is Sunday, June 30. Competition airs on NBC beginning at 8:30 p.m. ET followed by the announcement of the five-member team who will compete in the Paris Games.
How to Watch:
2024 U.S. Olympic Team Trials airs live:
The 2024 Trials features 15 women competing to be among the five-member team for the U.S. Olympic Team. Both DiCello and Wong were replacement athletes for the 2020 Olympics. The U.S.'s gold-medal 2023 World Championships team included the Gator trio (DiCello – replacement athlete) and Blakely and Wong won gold with Team USA at 2022 Worlds.
Rarity: Collegiate to Olympian
Among the 15 competing Friday are five who competed as collegiates since the 2020/21 Olympics. Three – Jordan Chiles, Suni Lee and Jade Carey – are No. 2-4 in the all-around after the Trials opening day.
Florida's Leanne Wong and Oregon State's Jade Carey competed each of the last three season with their collegiate teams. Kayla DiCello was the 2023 Southeastern Conference Freshman of the Year with Florida and then took a gap year in 2024 to train for the Olympics.
Since 1980, 75 different gymnasts represented the U.S. at the Olympics. Six earned Olympic berths after competing a collegiate season:
About Leanne Wong:
Leanne Wong earned her sixth U.S. Senior National Team spot earlier this month at the Xfinity U.S. Gymnastics Championships.
Leanne Wong 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019
Wong finished her junior season by claiming the 2024 NCAA uneven bars title. She also took second in the all-around and vault to be the only gymnast with three top-2 individual finishes in 2024 NCAA competition. A member of the U.S.'s gold medal team at the 2022 and 2023 World Championships, Wong took all-around silver at the 2021 World Championships. She was in Tokyo as a 2020 U.S. Olympic replacement athlete.
Just when the competition was getting started, the evening ended for Gator Kayla DiCello as she suffered an Achilles injury on her vault landing. It was the second such injury for a Gator at the Trials. Incoming freshman Skye Blakely tore her right Achilles tendon during floor exercise training on Wednesday.
Kayla DiCello injured her Achilles in tonight's competition and will be unable to compete in Olympic Trials.
— USA Gymnastics (@USAGym) June 29, 2024
We wish her the best in her recovery!
Wong in Friday's Competition:
Wong opened the meet debuting her Cheng vault, earning the evening's third-highest vault mark (14.45). She had a clean uneven bars performance and a small bobble on an otherwise solid balance beam routine. Her floor exercise score was dinged by a step out-of-bounds on her opening tumbling pass.
| Leanne Wong | Scores | Place | ||
| Vault | 14.45 | 3 | ||
| Bars | 13.925 | 6 | ||
| Beam | 13.225 | 9 | ||
| Floor | 13.15 | 9 | ||
| All-Around | 54.75 | 8 |
Simone Biles leads the competition after day 1 with an all-around total of 58.80.
Complete Olympic Trials Day 1 Standings
The final day of the U.S. Women's Olympic Trials is Sunday, June 30. Competition airs on NBC beginning at 8:30 p.m. ET followed by the announcement of the five-member team who will compete in the Paris Games.
How to Watch:
2024 U.S. Olympic Team Trials airs live:
- June 30 | 8:30-11 p.m. ET - Women – NBC (Gainesville/Ocala Cox Cable 9) and Peacock
The 2024 Trials features 15 women competing to be among the five-member team for the U.S. Olympic Team. Both DiCello and Wong were replacement athletes for the 2020 Olympics. The U.S.'s gold-medal 2023 World Championships team included the Gator trio (DiCello – replacement athlete) and Blakely and Wong won gold with Team USA at 2022 Worlds.
Rarity: Collegiate to Olympian
Among the 15 competing Friday are five who competed as collegiates since the 2020/21 Olympics. Three – Jordan Chiles, Suni Lee and Jade Carey – are No. 2-4 in the all-around after the Trials opening day.
| Name | School | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
| Jordan Chiles | UCLA | FR | SO | |
| Suni Lee | Auburn | FR | SO | |
| Jade Carey (Individual) | Oregon State | FR | SO | JR |
| Kayla DiCello (alternate) | Florida | FR | ||
| Leanne Wong (alternate) | Florida | FR | SO | JR |
Florida's Leanne Wong and Oregon State's Jade Carey competed each of the last three season with their collegiate teams. Kayla DiCello was the 2023 Southeastern Conference Freshman of the Year with Florida and then took a gap year in 2024 to train for the Olympics.
Since 1980, 75 different gymnasts represented the U.S. at the Olympics. Six earned Olympic berths after competing a collegiate season:
| Gymnast | Olympics | Freshman Season |
| Kathy Johnson Clarke | 1980, 1984 | 1979 at Centenary |
| Kelly Garrison Steves | 1988 | 1987 at Oklahoma |
| Mohini Bhardwaj | 2004 | 1998 at UCLA |
| Alicia Sacramone | 2008 | 2007 at Brown |
| Anna Li | 2012* | 2007 at UCLA |
| MyKayla Skinner | 2016*, 2020 | 2017 at Utah |
| *replacement athlete | ||
About Leanne Wong:
Leanne Wong earned her sixth U.S. Senior National Team spot earlier this month at the Xfinity U.S. Gymnastics Championships.
Leanne Wong 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019
Wong finished her junior season by claiming the 2024 NCAA uneven bars title. She also took second in the all-around and vault to be the only gymnast with three top-2 individual finishes in 2024 NCAA competition. A member of the U.S.'s gold medal team at the 2022 and 2023 World Championships, Wong took all-around silver at the 2021 World Championships. She was in Tokyo as a 2020 U.S. Olympic replacement athlete.
Wishing Team USA gymnast @skyeblakely_ a speedy recovery ❤️#MTUSA | #USAGTrials24 https://t.co/CtikxjWAga pic.twitter.com/rihbuTURcb
— Team USA (@TeamUSA) June 29, 2024
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