Skye Blakely (left) and Leanne Wong compete this weekend in the Xfinity U.S. Championships.
Skye Blakely & Leanne Wong at Xfinity U.S. Gymnastics This Weekend
Wednesday, August 6, 2025 | Gymnastics
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Two Gators – Skye Blakely and Leanne Wong – are in the Big Easy this weekend for the Xfinity U.S. Gymnastics Championships. Women's senior competition begins Friday evening at the Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, La.
Xfinity U.S. Championships:
Senior women's competition schedule:
Twenty-three gymnasts compete for national titles and spots on the U.S. Senior National Team in this weekend's competition. National team berths give the gymnasts a chance to claim a 2025 World Championships roster spot, which is set for Oct. 19-25 in Jakarta, Indonesia. Both Gators are current members of the U.S. Senior National team and won team gold at the 2022 and 2023 World Championships.
The Gator duo along with Arkansas' Joscelyn Roberson are the only three at 2025 U.S. Championships who also competed in the 2025 NCAA season. Roberson joined Blakely and Wong on the U.S.'s gold medal 2023 World Championships team.
About the Gators:
This weekend's action marks Blakely's return to elite competition since she suffered a right Achilles tendon injury on the final day of podium training at the 2024 U.S. Olympic Trials. Just 199 days later, Blakely made her collegiate debut, performing in the Gators' uneven bars lineup at the Jan. 10 season opener. She competed bars throughout the 2025 season, posting a collegiate-best 9.95 at the Southeastern Conference Championships. Blakely plans to compete on bars and balance beam only at the 2025 U.S. Championships.
Wong finished her Gator career in 2025 by adding seven All-America honors to her career total of 29, which is No. 3 all-time for Florida. She added three more 10.0s (bars, beam, floor) in 2025, including using that mark to share the SEC bars title. Her 11 perfect marks is second on Florida's career chart. Wong was at the last two Olympics as a U.S. Olympic replacement athlete.
Wong graduated magna cum laude in May and is one of just a handful ever to compete at U.S. Championships with a degree. Those few would include Gator Trinity Thomas, who competed at the 2024 U.S. Championships.
How to Watch:
2025 Xfinity U.S. Championships airs live:
All senior sessions stream on Peacock for those in the U.S.
Tape-Delay
ESPN's SportsCenter will be at the Xfinity U.S. Gymnastics Championships on Friday, Aug. 8. Look for an interview with Florida's Leanne Wong sometime in the 6 p.m. ET ESPN2 SportsCenter airing.
Xfinity U.S. Championships:
Senior women's competition schedule:
- Friday, Aug. 8: 7:45 p.m. ET Start List
- Sunday, Aug. 10: 7 p.m. ET Start List
Twenty-three gymnasts compete for national titles and spots on the U.S. Senior National Team in this weekend's competition. National team berths give the gymnasts a chance to claim a 2025 World Championships roster spot, which is set for Oct. 19-25 in Jakarta, Indonesia. Both Gators are current members of the U.S. Senior National team and won team gold at the 2022 and 2023 World Championships.
The Gator duo along with Arkansas' Joscelyn Roberson are the only three at 2025 U.S. Championships who also competed in the 2025 NCAA season. Roberson joined Blakely and Wong on the U.S.'s gold medal 2023 World Championships team.
About the Gators:
This weekend's action marks Blakely's return to elite competition since she suffered a right Achilles tendon injury on the final day of podium training at the 2024 U.S. Olympic Trials. Just 199 days later, Blakely made her collegiate debut, performing in the Gators' uneven bars lineup at the Jan. 10 season opener. She competed bars throughout the 2025 season, posting a collegiate-best 9.95 at the Southeastern Conference Championships. Blakely plans to compete on bars and balance beam only at the 2025 U.S. Championships.
Wong finished her Gator career in 2025 by adding seven All-America honors to her career total of 29, which is No. 3 all-time for Florida. She added three more 10.0s (bars, beam, floor) in 2025, including using that mark to share the SEC bars title. Her 11 perfect marks is second on Florida's career chart. Wong was at the last two Olympics as a U.S. Olympic replacement athlete.
Wong graduated magna cum laude in May and is one of just a handful ever to compete at U.S. Championships with a degree. Those few would include Gator Trinity Thomas, who competed at the 2024 U.S. Championships.
How to Watch:
2025 Xfinity U.S. Championships airs live:
- August 8 | 7:45-10 p.m. ET – Women – Peacock
- August 10 | 7-9 p.m. ET - Women – NBC (Gainesville/Ocala Cox Cable 9) and Peacock
All senior sessions stream on Peacock for those in the U.S.
Tape-Delay
- August 9 | Senior Women Day 1 | CNBC – 4:30-6:30 p.m. ET
- August 10 | Senior Women Day 1 | NBC – Noon-1:30 p.m. ET
ESPN's SportsCenter will be at the Xfinity U.S. Gymnastics Championships on Friday, Aug. 8. Look for an interview with Florida's Leanne Wong sometime in the 6 p.m. ET ESPN2 SportsCenter airing.
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