Zeng, Kapitonova seek to defend rhythmic all-around titles at 2018 USA Gymnastics Championships

INDIANAPOLIS, June 20, 2018 – 2016 Olympian Laura Zeng of Libertyville, Ill./North Shore Rhythmic Gymnastics Center, is seeking her fourth-straight senior all-around title at the 2018 USA Gymnastics Championships, the national championships for acrobatic gymnastics, rhythmic gymnastics, and trampoline and tumbling. Elizabeth Kapitonova of Staten Island, N.Y./Isadora, looks to defend her junior all-around title. Scheduled for July 3-7 at the Greensboro (N.C.) Coliseum Complex, the competition includes both Junior Olympic and elite levels and is one of the national championships held annually by USA Gymnastics. The junior competition also includes qualifying for the 2018 Youth Olympic Games, scheduled for October in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Performances at the USA Gymnastics Championships are part of the selection process for the 2018 Youth Olympic Games. Shannon Xiao of Fairfax, Va./Gymnastics World, clinched a berth to the Youth Olympic Games for the USA when she won the all-around gold medal at the Junior Pan American Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships in Medellin, Colombia. In group competition, the U.S. finished third in the all-around and won the silver medals for 10 clubs and five ropes. The U.S. junior group consists of Anastasiya Ivanova, June Kim, Alexandra Militeeva, Valerie Militeeva, Vianna Ngo, and Ellen Peng, all of San Diego, Calif./Emerald City Academy of Rhythmic Gymnastics.

Here are a few of the national team gymnasts’ achievements on the international stage earlier this year.

  • Zeng won the hoop bronze medal and placed fifth in the all-around at the rhythmic World Cup in Baku, Azerbaijan. Lili Mizuno of Northbrook, Ill./North Shore Rhythmic Gymnastics, finished seventh in the ball final. The U.S. senior rhythmic group, which trains at North Shore Rhythmic Gymnastics Center, finished 11th and includes Dasha Baltovick of Highland Park, Ill.; Isabelle Connor of Manhattan Beach, Calif.; Ugne Dragunas of Darien, Ill.; Connie Du of Deerfield, Ill.; Elizaveta Pletneva of Caldwell, N.J.; Nicole Sladkov of Vernon Hills, Ill.; and Kristina Sobolevskaya of Deerfield, Ill.
  • Brigita Budginas of Agoura Hills, Calif./Burlo Gymnastics, won gold in the clubs final and claimed two individual event bronze medals at the Portimao (Portugal) International Tournament. Annaliese Dragan of Aliso Viejo, Calif./Irene School of Rhythmic Gymnastics, was the junior clubs bronze medalist.
  • Evita Griskenas of Orland Park, Ill./North Shore Rhythmic Gymnastics Center, earned four top-10 finishes at the 2018 Guadalajara World Challenge Cup: sixth, ribbon; seventh, hoop; eighth, clubs; and 10th, all-around. The U.S. senior rhythmic group placed sixth in the five hoops final and seventh in the all-around.
  • At the 2018 Pacific Rim Championships in Medellin Colombia, Camilla Feeley of Highland Park, Ill./North Shore Rhythmic Gymnastics Center, and Kapitonova won the senior and junior rhythmic all-around gold medals, respectively. Feeley and Kapitonova also captured all four senior and junior event titles, respectively. Heather Chan of South Pasadena, Calif./Emerald City Academy of Rhythmic Gymnastics, won three senior silver medals (ball, clubs, ribbon). Xiao claimed the junior ball and ribbon silver medals. The U.S. junior group won the all-around, five ropes, and 10 clubs gold medals.
  • Nastasya Generalova of Los Angeles/California Rhythms, took fifth in the ball final at the Tashkent (Uzbekistan) World Cup.

For the junior and senior elite levels for each discipline, the athletes will vie for national titles. Performances in Greensboro also will determine berths on the junior and senior U.S. National Teams for acrobatic gymnastics, rhythmic gymnastics and trampoline and tumbling. For rhythmic gymnastics, and trampoline pending qualification at the Junior Pan American Championships, the competition will be part of the selection process for the 2018 World Championships and Youth Olympic Games. The Junior Olympic division has several different levels, and national titles will be awarded for each level and age group for each discipline.

Event information
Evening session tickets at the Greensboro Coliseum are: July 5 and 6, $35; and July 7, $40. The all-session pass, which grants access to all sessions, is $95. A $35, single-day pass will be available onsite on competition days. Advance tickets may be purchased at the Greensboro Coliseum Box Office, ticketmaster.com or charge-by-phone at 1-800-745-3000.

The elite competition schedule, held in the Greensboro Coliseum, is as follows. The schedule for the Special Events Center is available at usagymchamps.com. All times are Eastern.

Thursday, July 5

    1:30 p.m.

    • Rhythmic gymnastics: junior and senior hoop and ball finals, and all-around prelims; junior group, five ropes

    6 p.m.

    • Acrobatic gymnastics: balance and dynamic
    • Rhythmic gymnastics: senior group; senior hoop and ball finals, and all-around prelims
    • Trampoline and tumbling: senior double mini-trampoline, tumbling and trampoline prelims

Friday, July 6

    1:30 p.m.

    • Rhythmic gymnastics: junior group, 10 clubs; junior and senior, clubs and ribbon finals; junior all-around finals; senior all-around prelims

    6 p.m.

    • Acrobatic gymnastics: balance and dynamic
    • Rhythmic gymnastics: senior group; senior clubs and ribbon finals, and all-around prelims
    • Trampoline and tumbling: senior double mini-trampoline, tumbling and trampoline prelims

Saturday, July 7

    1:30 p.m.

    • Rhythmic gymnastics: senior group; and senior all-around finals (hoop and ball)

    3 p.m.

    • Youth Olympic Games qualification: rhythmic gymnastics; trampoline, pending qualification at Junior Pan American Championships

    6 p.m.

    • Finals
    • Acrobatic gymnastics: combined
    • Rhythmic gymnastics: senior group; senior all-around (clubs and ribbon)
    • Trampoline and tumbling: senior trampoline, tumbling and double mini-trampoline

The local hosts for the event are the Greensboro Area Convention and Visitors Bureau, Greensboro Coliseum Complex, Tournament Hosts of Greensboro, and Sports & Properties, Inc. This will be the third time gymnastics events have come to Greensboro, following the 2015 USA Gymnastics Championships and the 2014 American Cup and Nastia Liukin Cup.

The USA Gymnastics Championships was first held in 2014 at the KFC Yum! Center and the Kentucky International Convention Center in Louisville, Ky. In addition to Greensboro, past sites are Rhode Island Convention Center and Dunkin’ Donuts Center (2016), and Milwaukee’s BMO Harris Bradley Center and Wisconsin Center (2017). For more information on the USA Gymnastics Championships, please go to usagymchamps.com.

Acrobatic gymnastics combines the beauty of dance with the strength and agility of acrobatics. Routines are choreographed to music and consist of dance, tumbling, and partner skills. At the elite level, each pair or group performs a balance, dynamic and combined routine. Pyramids and partner holds characterize the balance routine, while synchronized tumbling and intricate flight elements define the dynamic exercise. An acrobatic gymnastics pair consists of a base and a top. A women’s group is comprised of three athletes – a base, middle and top partner – while a men’s group has four athletes, a base, two middle partners and one top partner.

Rhythmic gymnastics is characterized by grace, beauty and elegance combined with dance and acrobatic elements, while working with the apparatus in a choreographed routine to music. The five apparatus used in rhythmic gymnastics are rope, hoop, ball, clubs, and ribbon. Rhythmic gymnasts may compete individually or as a group. The choreography must cover the entire floor with intricate apparatus handling, dance combinations, jumps, leaps, rotations, and balance difficulties. Each movement involves a high degree of athletic skill. Physical abilities needed by a rhythmic gymnast include strength, power, flexibility, agility, dexterity, endurance and hand-eye coordination.

Trampoline events involve athletes using trampolines that can propel them up to 30 feet in the air, during which they can perform double, triple and quadruple twisting somersaults. Tumbling utilizes elevated rod-floor runways that enable athletes to jump at heights more than 10 feet and execute a variety of acrobatic maneuvers. For the double-mini competition, the athlete makes a short run, leaps onto a small two-level trampoline, performs an aerial maneuver and dismounts onto a landing mat. Trampoline was added to the Olympic Games in 2000, and at the 2012 Olympic Games in London, the USA had its first athlete in history advance to the finals.

Background information

  • Greensboro Area Convention & Visitors Bureau. The Greensboro Area Convention & Visitors Bureau is an independent, non-profit governmental authority whose mission is to aggressively market Greensboro’s assets, maximizing economic impact while providing excellent visitor service. Guilford County ranks third in the state in travel and tourism expenditures, with over $1.2 billion generated in 2015 and more than 13,000 people employed in travel-related jobs. For more information: www.visitgreensboronc.com.
  • Greensboro Coliseum Complex. The Greensboro Coliseum Complex is a multi-building facility designed to serve the citizens of Greensboro and the surrounding area through a broad range of activities, including athletic events, cultural arts, concerts, theater, educational activities, fairs, exhibits, and public and private events of all kinds including conventions, convocations and trade and consumer shows. The Greensboro Coliseum Complex is one of the most actively booked facilities in the country hosting more than 1,100 events on an annual basis. With its incredible versatility, the Complex has gained worldwide acclaim from promoters, producers, event planners and patrons. For more information; www.greensborocoliseum.com.
  • Sports & Properties, Inc. SPI is a sports marketing and sports development firm concentrating in three primary areas of business: major sponsorships, including naming rights; sports tourism; and major events. SPI recent projects include the Raleigh-Durham market’s Major League Soccer Application, the USA Masters Games, greater Asheville sports tourism, and the Seminole County Sports Complex. Event projects include the Africa Youth Games, US Figure Skating Championships, and the American Cup Gymnastics. SPI clients include Capitol Broadcasting Company, the Asheville Buncombe Regional Sports Commission, the North Carolina Football Club, and the Greensboro Coliseum Complex, among others. For more information on SPI, visit sportsproperties.com.
  • USA Gymnastics. Based in Indianapolis, USA Gymnastics is the national governing body for gymnastics in the United States. The organization is committed to creating a culture that empowers and supports its athletes and focuses on its highest priority, the safety and well-being of the athletes. USA Gymnastics has already taken specific, concrete steps to strengthen its safe sport policies and procedures. The organization’s disciplines include men’s and women’s artistic gymnastics, rhythmic gymnastics, trampoline and tumbling, acrobatic gymnastics and gymnastics for all (formerly known as group gymnastics). For more complete information, log on to usagym.org.

Rhythmic gymnastics field for 2018 USA Gymnastics Championships
Athletes are listed alphabetically by state, with competition level

California
Anna Abramian, Glendale, Calif./Rhythmic Academy of Los Angeles, Level 7
Ciel Arzandyan, Van Nuys, Calif./Rhythmic Academy of Los Angeles, Junior
Elizabeth Balikian, Encino, Calif./Rhythmic Academy of Los Angeles, Level 8
Brigita Budginas, Agoura Hills, Calif./Burlo Gymnastics, Senior
Stella-Luciana Ceo, Los Angeles, Calif./LA Ritmica, Level 9
Heather Chan, Irvine, Calif./Emerald City Academy of Rhythmic Gymnastics, Senior
Katherine Cheng, Oak Park, Calif./California Rhythms, Level 8
Bella Chong, Mission Viejo, Calif./Eurogymnastics, Level 7
Megan Chu, San Diego, Calif./Emerald City Academy of Rhythmic Gymnastics, Level 8
Eliza Cohen, Los Angeles, Calif./California Rhythms, Senior
Isabelle Connor, Manhattan Beach, Calif./National Prep, Sr. Group
Annaliese Dragan, Aliso Viejo, Calif./Irene School of Rhythmic Gymnastics, Junior
Christina Dragan, Aliso Viejo, Calif./Irene School of Rhythmic Gymnastics, Level 9
Acacia Fong, Glendale, Calif./Rhythmic Olympica, Level 8
Nastasya Generalova, Los Angeles, Calif./California Rhythms, Senior
Valeria Gridina, Novato, Calif./Rhythmic Academy Marin, Level 9
Anahit Hayrapetyan, Glendale, Calif./Rhythmic Olympica, Level 9
Niki Herkenhoff, Irvine, Calif./Eurogymnastics, Junior
Anastasiya Ivanova, San Diego, Calif./Emerald City Academy of Rhythmic Gymnastics, Jr. Group
Elizabet Ivanova, Coronado, Calif./Emerald City Academy of Rhythmic Gymnastics, Level 9
Daria Karaseva, Novato, Calif./Rhythmic Academy Marin, Level 8
Alexandria Kautzman, Westlake Village, Calif./Burlo Gymnastics, Junior
Mischa Kautzman, Westlake Village, Calif./Burlo Gymnastics, Level 7
Neleh Kay, Beverly Hills, Calif./California Rhythms, Junior
Rin Keys, Northridge, Calif./Burlo Gymnastics, Level 7
June Kim, San Diego, Calif./Emerald City Academy of Rhythmic Gymnastics, Jr. Group
Fiona Kim, Los Angeles, Calif./LASG, Level 8
Dimitra Konstantopoulou, Calabasas, Calif./Rhythmic Academy of Los Angeles, Level 7
Eleni Konstantopoulou, Calabasas, Calif./Rhythmic Academy of Los Angeles, Level 8
Lauren Kramer, San Diego, Calif./Emerald City Academy of Rhythmic Gymnastics, Level 8
Sabrina Li, San Diego, Calif./San Diego Rhythms, Level 8
Alexandra Militeeva, San Diego, Calif./Emerald City Academy of Rhythmic Gymnastics, Jr. Group
Valerie Militeeva, San Diego, Calif./Emerald City Academy of Rhythmic Gymnastics, Jr. Group
Valentina Moya, San Diego, Calif./Champion Rhythmics, Level 7
Sutjiati Narendra, Irvine, Calif./Eurogymnastics, Junior
Vianna Ngo, San Diego, Calif./Emerald City Academy of Rhythmic Gymnastics, Jr. Group
Helena Pavlovcic, Los Angeles, Calif./California Rhythms, Junior
Ellen Peng, San Diego, Calif./Emerald City Academy of Rhythmic Gymnastics, Jr. Group
Chiara Ruggieri, Encino, Calif./Rhythmic Academy of Los Angeles, Level 9
Eugenia Ryabets, Woodland Hills, Calif./Burlo Gymnastics, Level 9
Michelle Shvedov, Glendale, Calif./Rhythmic Olympica, Level 9
Gabriela Tozlovan, Moraga, Calif./Rhythmic Gymnastics Academy East Bay, Senior
Medeine Vilutyte, Novato, Calif./Rhythmic Academy Marin, Level 7
Defne Yavuz, San Diego, Calif./San Diego Rhythms, Level 7
Katherine Zhu, San Diego, Calif./Emerald City Academy of Rhythmic Gymnastics, Level 9

Connecticut
Deya Gorodnitskiy, Avon, Conn./Connecticut Rhythmic, Level 7

Florida
Lucia Borja, Aventura, Fla./IK Gymnastics, Level 7
Mina Bourabah, Riverview, Fla./Tampa Bay Rhythmics, Level 9
Jaelyn Chin, Aventura, Fla./IK Gymnastics, Level 7
Elena Chugay, Jacksonville, Fla./World Rhythmics, Level 8
Keiliana Colon, West Park, Fla./Rhythmic Art, Level 9
Irina Fesyun, Sunny Isles Beach, Fla./IK Gymnastics, Level 7
Nerea Francis, North Miami Beach, Fla./Miami Gymnastics, Junior
Kamilla Gareeva, Sunny Isles beach, Fla./Miami Gymnastics, Level 8
Tiziana Greppi, Miami, Fla./Miami Gymnastics, Level 8
Elexa Janov, Aventura, Fla./Miami Gymnastics, Level 8
Camila King, Pembroke Pines, Fla./Rhythmic Art, Level 7
Victoria Kobelev, Palm Coast, Fla./Rhythmic Art, Junior
Yana Kovalkova, Hollywood, Fla./IK Gymnastics, Level 7
Anastasia Lobanov, Miami, Fla./VIDA, Level 9
Gabriela Montano, Sunny Isles Beach, Fla./IK Gymnastics, Level 9
Arina Mubarakshina, Hallandale Beach, Fla./Rhythmic Art, Level 8
Kristen Ng, Wesley Chapel, Fla./Tampa Bay Rhythmics, Senior
Sophia Pyrig, Miami Beach, Fla./Miami Gymnastics, Level 7
Susan Ramkissoon, Jacksonville, Fla./Rhythmic Art, Level 9
Amelia Schneider, Sunrise, Fla./Rhythmic Art, Level 8
Sophie Speath, Aventura, Fla./IK Gymnastics, Level 7
Pamela Tang, Riverview, Fla./Tampa Bay Rhythmics, Senior

Georgia
Michelle Aboukhaled, Duluth, Ga./Prima Rhythmic, Level 9
Roksolana Behen, Alpharetta, Ga./Prima Rhythmic, Level 8
Zoe Reznik, Alpharetta, Ga./Prima Rhythmic, Level 7
Elena Shinohara, Suwanee, Ga./Rhythmic Brains, Senior

Illinois
Madeleine Avila, Highland Park, Ill./Vitrychenko Academy Corp., Junior
Lily Avila, Highland Park, Ill./Vitrychenko Academy Corp., Senior
Dasha Baltovick, Highland Park, Ill./National Prep, Sr. Group
Emilia Baltrukonis, Naperville, Ill./Vitrychenko Academy Corp., Level 8
Alexandra Bryukhova, Lake Zurich, Ill./M&N Rhythmic Academy, Level 8
Anna Chamkin, Buffalo Grove, Ill./M&N Rhythmic Academy, Level 8
Karrine Denisova, Wilmette, Ill./North Shore Rhythmic Gymnastics Center, Senior
Ugne Dragunas, Darien, Ill./National Prep, Sr. Group
Connie Du, Deerfield, Ill./National Prep, Sr. Group
Camilla Feeley, Highland Park, Ill./North Shore Rhythmic Gymnastics Center, Senior
Bella Fleischer, Northbrook, Ill./North Shore Rhythmic Gymnastics Center, Level 7
Evita Griskenas, Orland Park, Ill./North Shore Rhythmic Gymnastics Center, Senior
Jessica Huang, Naperville, Ill./North Shore Rhythmic Gymnastics Center, Junior
Patricija Ivanauskaite, Clarendon Hills, Ill./North Shore Rhythmic Gymnastics Center, Junior
Barbara Juminaga, Higland Park, Ill./North Shore Rhythmic Gymnastics Center, Level 9
Nicole Khoma, Northbrook, Ill./North Shore Rhythmic Gymnastics Center, Level 9
Michelle Kishinevsky, Vernon Hills, Ill./M&N Rhythmic Academy, Level 8
Yelizaveta Kovalenko, Deerfield, Ill./RhythMix, Level 9
Yana Kuzmanova, Downers Grove, Ill./Elite Sports Complex, Level 7
Jessica Li, Naperville, Ill./Vitrychenko Academy Corp., Senior
Julia Li, Naperville, Ill./Vitrychenko Academy Corp., Level 8
Simona Maciunas, Mundelien, Ill./M&N Rhythmic Academy, Level 9
Aliaksandra Makarava, Lake Zurich, Ill./RhythMix, Level 8
Matylda Marszalek, Highland Park, Ill./North Shore Rhythmic Gymnastics Center, Junior
Daria Merkulovs, Gryslake, Ill./North Shore Rhythmic Gymnastics Center, Senior
Lili Mizuno, Northbrook, Ill./North Shore Rhythmic Gymnastics Center, Senior
Olga Natochii, Buffalo Grove, Ill./RhythMix, Level 7
Gergana Petkova, Barrington, Ill./North Shore Rhythmic Gymnastics Center, Junior
Ekaterina Rodova, Lake in the Hills, Ill./M&N Rhythmic Academy, Junior
Karolina Saverino, Elk Grove Village, Ill./North Shore Rhythmic Gymnastics Center, Level 9
Naomi Skotnikov, Highland Pk, Ill./Vitrychenko Academy Corp., Junior
Nicole Sladkov, Vernon Hills, Ill./National Prep, Sr. Group
Kristina Sobolevskaya, Chicago, Ill./National Prep, Sr. Group
Rebekah Vilk, Buffalo Grove, Ill./Vitrychenko Academy Corp., Level 8
Aurora Vitrychenko, Highland park, Ill./Vitrychenko Academy Corp., Level 7
Sophia Volkov, Morton Grove, Ill./Vitrychenko Academy Corp., Level 7
Gloria Xing, Buffalo Grove, Ill./Vitrychenko Academy Corp., Level 8
Laura Zeng, Libertyville, Ill./North Shore Rhythmic Gymnastics Center, Senior
Jenna Zhao, Burr Ridge, Ill./Vitrychenko Academy Corp., Junior
Millennia Zhou, Long Grove, Ill./North Shore Rhythmic Gymnastics Center, Level 9

Massachusetts
Zoe Anderson, Newton, Mass./Rhythmic Dreams, Level 7
Maria Brasoveanu, Needham, Mass./Rhythmic Dreams, Sr. Group
Karen Chen, Carlisle, Mass./Rhythmic Dreams, Sr. Group
Christina Eldamaa, Westwood, Mass./Rhythmic Stars, Level 8
Gemma Gow, Newton, Mass./Rhythmic Dreams, Level 8
Amy Kaluzhny, Newton, Mass./Rhythmic Dreams, Sr. Group
Claire Kang, Newton, Mass./Rhythmic Dreams, Level 7
Jessica Kim, Wellesley, Mass./Rhythmic Dreams, Level 7
Chloe Lee, Newton, Mass./Rhythmic Dreams, Level 7
Cordelia Loomis, Boston, Mass./North-East Rhythmics, Level 7
Isabella Pappas, Canton, Mass./Rhythmic Stars, Junior
Loraine Perez, Weymouth, Mass./MG Rhythmic, Level 8
Mya Tam, Newton, Mass./Rhythmic Dreams, Junior
Jessica Tian, Winchester, Mass./North-East Rhythmics, Level 9
Nina Wang, Newton, Mass./Rhythmic Dreams, Sr. Group
Amanda Wang, Carlisle, Mass./Rhythmic Dreams, Sr. Group
Ashley Wang, Wayland, Mass./Rhythmic Dreams, Level 8
Baifan Zhou, Winchester, Mass./North-East Rhythmics, Level 9
Angie Zhu, Newton Center, Mass./Rhythmic Dreams, Sr. Group

Maryland
Anna Illarionov, Gaithersburg, Md./Elegance Gymnastics, Level 8
Skylar Jeffries, Germantown, Md./Elegance Gymnastics, Senior
Elle Jung, Boyds, Md./Elegance Gymnastics, Level 7
Sophia O’Neil, Damascus, Md./Elegance Gymnastics, Level 7
Allena Shustikoff, Rockville, Md./Capital Rhythmics, Level 9
Lucy Williams, Germantown, Md./Elegance Gymnastics, Level 8

Michigan
Emilia Divergilio, Bloomfield Hills, Mich./Oakland Rhythmics, Level 7

Minnesota
Alexandra Ebert, Brooklyn Park, Minn./NorthWest Rhythmic, Level 7
Erica Foster, Hopkins, Minn./NorthWest Rhythmic, Junior
Daria Gittsovich, Plymouth, Minn./Twin Cities Rhythmic, Level 9
Victoria Gonikman, Plymouth, Minn./NorthWest Rhythmic, Level 7
Catherine Holen, St. Francis, Minn./Twin Cities Rhythmic, Level 9
Lily Hubbard, Lindstrom, Minn./Twin Cities Rhythmic, Level 7
Elizaveta Shliomina, Minnetonka, Minn./NorthWest Rhythmic, Level 8
Meryl Wang, North Oaks, Minn./Twin Cities Rhythmic, Level 9

Nevada
Angelina Harutyunyan, Las Vegas, Nev./Nevada Rhythmic, Level 7
Isabelle Richardson, Las Vegas, Nev./Eurogymnastics, Junior

New Jersey
Amelia Boohoff, Sparta, N.J./Liberty Academy, Level 7
Sofiya Dzemidavets, Rochelle Park, N.J./Liberty Academy, Level 9
Celine Huang, Basking Ridge, N.J./Liberty Academy, Level 8
Esther Kiseleva, Wayne, N.J./Liberty Academy, Junior
Alexandra Leone, Burlington, N.J./Iliana Rhythmic, Level 7
Alexis Mikhelis, Livingston, N.J./Liberty Academy, Level 7
Guste Naujokaite, New Providence, N.J./Liberty Academy, Level 8
Elizaveta Pletneva, Caldwell, N.J./National Prep, Sr. Group
Anna Shuvalov, Livingston, N.J./Liberty Academy, Level 7
Srinija Srinivasan, East Brunswick, N.J./Liberty Academy, Level 9
Margo Weigele, Little Falls, N.J./Liberty Academy, Level 7
Tatyana Zhebrun, Princeton, N.J./Iliana Rhythmic, Level 7

New York
Asca Akiyama, Brooklyn, N.Y./Isadora, Level 9
Renata Badalova, Brooklyn, N.Y./MPNYC, Level 9
Emma Bukatar, North Woodmere, N.Y./Isadora, Level 7
Mia Bukatar, North Woodmere, N.Y./Isadora, Level 8
Kaylee Forest, Bronx, N.Y./Isadora, Level 7
Gabby Fuki, Brooklyn, N.Y./Isadora, Level 9
Sophia Furer, Brooklyn, N.Y./Isadora, Level 8
Lisa Gerasimova, Staten Island, N.Y./Isadora, Level 9
Elizabeth Kapitonova, Staten Island, N.Y./Isadora, Junior
Jacqueline Karlov, Brooklyn, N.Y./Isadora, Level 8
Camiah Kuno, Brooklyn, N.Y./Isadora, Level 8
Jodie Liang, Whitestone, N.Y./Isadora, Level 9
Julia Naishuler, Staten Island, N.Y./Isadora, Junior
Melanie Novikov, Brooklyn, N.Y./Gold Ray Rhythmic, Level 7
Amy Shneyderman, Staten Island, N.Y./Isadora, Level 9
Maya Weinstein, Brooklyn, N.Y./Isadora, Level 8
Emily Wilson, Brooklyn, N.Y./MPNYC, Level 9
Nicole Yatskar, Brooklyn, N.Y./Isadora, Senior

Ohio
Caitlin Berendt, Powell, Ohio/Integrity Rhythmics, Level 9
Grace Bundy, Galloway, Ohio/Integrity Rhythmics, Senior
Ami Koda, Dublin, Ohio/Integrity Rhythmics, Level 8

Oregon
Arianna Kennett, Sherwood, Ore./Westside Academy, Level 7
Nayenne Pollini Ashenaffi, Portland, Ore./Rose City, Level 7
Emily Song, Beaverton, Ore./Westside Academy, Level 8

Pennsylvania
Blayzen Carroll, Narberth, Pa./Bala Gymnastics, Level 8
Sofia Dubashinsky, Jamison, Pa./Philly Rhythmic, Level 8
Lara Krivobokov, Feasterville, Pa./Philly Rhythmic, Level 8
Veronica Portnov, Feasterville, Pa./Iliana Rhythmic, Junior
Marissa Shaffer, Philadelphia, Pa./Bala Gymnastics, Level 8
Gabriella Shu, Wayne, Pa./Iliana Rhythmic, Level 7
Elizaveta Zaytseva, Philadelphia, Pa./Iliana Rhythmic, Level 9
Rachel Zoftis, Huntington Valley, Pa./Philly Rhythmic, Level 9

Texas
McKenna Bailey, Allen, Texas/ANS Rhythmic Gymnastics, Level 9
Olivia Hodge, Plano, Texas/Rhythmic Art, Level 9
Isabella Lozano, Wylie, Texas/Texas Rhythmic, Level 8
Lexi Papp, Plano, Texas/ANS Rhythmic Gymnastics, Level 7
Viktoria Pomposhova, Coppell, Texas/Texas Rhythmic, Level 8
Shallie Rasin, Frisco, Texas/Rhythmic Ribbon of Texas, Senior
Mikayla Yang, Plano, Texas/Texas Rhythmic, Level 9

Virginia
Nelly Garces, Alexandria, Va./Mosaic Gymnastics, Level 9
Shannon Xiao, Fairfax, Va./Gymnastics World, Junior

West Virginia
Aleksandra Sklioutovskaya-Lopez, Princeton, W.Va./Princeton Gym, Level 9

Washington
Angelina Altunyan, Newcastle, Wash./International RG, Level 8
Nia Asakawa, Bothell, Wash./Nova, Level 8
Angie Astakhova, Bellevue, Wash./Evergreen Rhythmics, Level 9
Nicole Babadzhanova, Sammamish, Wash./La Luna Rhythmic, Level 7
Anna Braginskaya, Redmond, Wash./La Luna Rhythmic, Level 8
Deanna Georgieva, Redmond, Wash./La Luna Rhythmic, Level 7
Amanda Gow, Seattle, Wash./Evergreen Rhythmics, Level 8
Lennox Hopkins. Wilkins, Puyallup, Wash./Evergreen Rhythmics, Junior
Maria Lahdensuo, Bellevue, Wash./Nova, Level 8
Parker Linden, Clyde Hill, Wash./La Luna Rhythmic, Level 9
Glika Mitro, Kirkland, Wash./La Luna Rhythmic, Level 7
Sofiya Monastyrska, Bellevue, Wash./La Luna Rhythmic, Level 7
Seanna Qin, Bellevue, Wash./Evergreen Rhythmics, Level 8
Erika Rusak, Auburn, Wash./Evergreen Rhythmics, Level 7
Katrine Sakhnov, Sammamish, Wash./La Luna Rhythmic, Level 7
Rianna Shankweiler-Mohs, Marysville, Wash./Rising Stars, Level 8
Saraswati Urgaakhad, Seattle, Wash./Seattle Rhythmic, Level 7
Romana Vasyleha, Issaquah, Wash./International RG, Level 9
Cady Xia, Redmond, Wash./La Luna Rhythmic, Level 8