Top Gymnasts To Watch For At The 2018 Atlanta Crown Invitational

The 26th annual Atlanta Crown Invitational will be held this weekend, and FloGymnastics will be on-site providing live coverage.

Jan 3, 2018 by Justine Kelly

Top Gymnasts To Watch For At The 2018 Atlanta Crown Invitational

The 26th annual Atlanta Crown Invitational will be held this, weekend and FloGymnastics will be on-site providing live coverage. We will be streaming all level 9 and 10 sessions on Saturday, January 6.

The Atlanta Crown Invitational is one of the premier meets for level 9 and 10 gymnasts from around the country. Below, we've summarized some of the key level 10 gymnasts to watch out for this weekend.

View the full roster of level 9 and level 10 gymnasts here.

Haleigh Bryant | Everest Gymnastics

Haleigh Bryant had a successful 2017 season, having won the all-around title in the Junior D group at J.O. Nationals, totaling a 38.55. Bryant took first place on both vault and floor at this competition, scoring a 9.85 and 9.675, respectively. On vault, she competes a powerful front pike half, which you can see in the video from J.O. Nationals below. Bryant has verbally committed to LSU and will join for the 2020-2021 season.

Lali Dekanoidze | Southeastern

Lali Dekanoidze is a talented all-around gymnast who finished second in the AA standings in the Junior B group at the 2017 J.O. Nationals, totaling a 38.250. Dekanoidze is particularly strong on bars, where she competes with excellent form. She scored a 9.6 on this event to tie for third at J.O. Nationals. Dekanoidze also competed at the 2017 Nastia Liukin Cup, where she placed third in the all-around in the junior division.

Sierra Brooks | Aspire

Sierra Brooks, a future Michigan Wolverine, has had an impressive J.O. career so far, placing in the top three in the all-around at J.O. Nationals for the past two years. At 2017 J.O. Nationals, she finished third in the Junior E group, and second on both vault (9.775) and beam (9.575). Brooks competes a Yurchenko 1.5 on vault, and is also super solid on beam.

Check out her beam routine below from the 2017 J.O. Nationals:

Video via USA Gymnastics

Natalie Wojcik | Stallone

Senior competitor Natalie Wojcik is entering her final season as a level 10 gymnast before she heads off to college at University of Michigan for the 2018-19 season. She finished seventh in the all-around at J.O. Nationals last year in the Senior D group. She placed first on vault with a 9.85 for her Yurchenko 1.5, second on beam with a 9.65, and fourth on floor with an impressive 9.7. Wojcik also competed at the Nastia Liukin Cup in early 2017, where she finished fourth in the all-around competition for the second year in a row.

Allie Stern | Perfect Balance

Allie Stern is another gymnast who is entering her final level 10 season. She’ll be joining the Oklahoma Sooners for the 2018-19 season. Last year was only her first season as a level 10 gymnast, and she managed to capture the vault championship in the Senior C group at J.O. Nationals, scoring a 9.85. The second vault she competed was a Yurchenko 1.5, and she is currently training a double, according to her website.

Julianne Fehring | LaFleurs Tampa

Julianne Fehring, another future Sooner, is a top all-around gymnast in the J.O. field. At last year’s nationals, she finished fourth in the AA competition and tied for fifth on bars with a 9.6. She also put up impressive numbers on vault (9.6) and floor (9.45).

Abby Heiskell | Southeastern

Abby Heiskell finished 10th in the all-around at last year’s J.O. Nationals in the Senior C group and tied for first place on vault with a 9.85, as well as tying for fourth on bars with a 9.6. Heiskell, who plans to attend University of Michigan, also competed at the 2017 Nastia Liukin Cup, where she finished fifth in the all-around.

Check out her bar routine below from the 2017 Nastia Liukin Cup: