After day one of competition, reining Junior National Champion Jazmyn Foberg is leading the way with a score of 58.350. MG Elite teammate Laurie Hernandez is in second with a 57.950 and Ragan Smith of Texas Dreams holds the third spot with a 57.40.

.post-content img { padding: 5px; } In rotation one, floor standout Christina Desiderio showed great difficulty and scored a 14.30 to kick off the rotation. Hernandez also had a nice routine with unmatched energy and expression, but was not as controlled on her landings as usual, scoring a 14.35. Foberg executed a solid routine, opening with a nearly stuck full twisting double layout, but took one rough landing and had a step out of bounds on her last pass to give her a 14.20. 

Smith came in with a 13.65 for her bar routine. Jordan Chiles competed a huge double twisting Yurchenko on vault and scored a 14.950. Emily Gaskins also showed off a solid double twisting Yurchenko for a 14.650. Deanne Soza was the highlight of the beam rotation, showing confidence and elegance throughout her routine. She performed a unique switch leap to Onodi combination and scored a 13.650. 

In rotation two, Hernandez competed a nice double twisting Yurchenko with a small hop to the right, and came out with a 14.550. Foberg showed a huge, beautiful double twisting Yurchenko and scored an impressive 15.00, which was the only score of 15 in the meet.

Smith was solid on beam, nailing her standing back tuck full for a 14.50. Chiles had a 14.550 for her great set on bars including her impressive Tkatchev to bail combination. Alyona Shchennikova showed nice long lines and lots of big connections on bars, and had a stuck double layout for a 14.550.

In rotation three, Soza started off by impressing with a giant double twisting Yurchenko for a 14.80. Buckeye’s Shania Adams had a lovely beam set including an impressive standing punch front, and scored a 13.90. 

Morgan Hurd of First State had a 14.00 on bars with her clean lines. Foberg nailed a nice set on bars, with her toe on pike Tkatchev right to Pak, and scored a 14.80. She was followed by Hernandez who competed another great bar set with her big releases and impeccable form for a 14.90. Chiles was a bit shaky on her beam set, never quite settling in, but she pulled out a hit for a 13.550. Smith showed off a nice floor routine for a 14.550. Her landings weren’t quite as clean as they were at Classics, but it was still a great routine.

To start out the final rotation, Texas Dreamer Grace Quinn had a big double twisting Yurchenko for a 14.650 and Ragan Smith followed soon after with her own, scoring a 14.70. Foberg competed a solid set on beam for a 14.350 to give her the lead after day one. Hernandez didn’t have her strongest beam routine, but still scored a 14.150—enough to take the second spot right behind Foberg. It will be a tight race, and the Junior National Champion will be crowned after day two of competition on Saturday. 

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