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Lavi Crain (Blue Springs, Mo./Great American Gymnastics Express) competes on the balance beam during … More
John Cheng, USA Gymnastics
While the nation’s top senior athletes wait to take to the stage on July 19 at the 2025 U.S. Classic gymnastics competition, one junior gymnast is already turning heads in Hoffman Estates, Illinois.
14-year-old Lavi Crain claimed the junior all-around title on Friday, dominating the field by over two full points and finishing in the top two on every event but floor.
Crain, an athlete training at Great American Gymnastics Express (GAGE), posted a massive 54.450 to claim the all-around title, defeating Charleigh Bullock in second (52.650) and Kylie Smith (51.800) in third.
In the individual events, Bullock stunned fans and judges on uneven bars, posting a dominant 14.400 to claim the win by nearly a whole point. Caroline Moreau won the floor title, executing difficult tumbling to post a strong 13.500. Crain also won gold on vault and balance beam en route to her first U.S. Classic all-around title.
Lavi Crain (Blue Springs, Mo./Great American Gymnastics Express), silver medal winner Charleigh … More
USA Gymnastics
At just 14 years of age, Crain looked like a seasoned veteran on Friday in NOW Arena. But the Missouri native isn’t just poised—her scores are internationally competitive. Her all-around score (54.450) would have challenged for the title at multiple major events.
Crain’s total would have clinched the silver medal at the following major international senior events: the 2025 Asian Championships, Pan American Championships, and European Championships.
Tonight’s win also marks her fourth straight all-around title in all four meets, maintaining an undefeated season.
She began the year with a win at the U.S. Winter Cup, posting the highest beam score of any age group. Crain then took her success across the pond, delivering gold at the Jesolo Trophy. In June, she again claimed gold at the American Classic. Today, she added another 2025 title to her trophy case.
With her win, Crain was the first athlete named to represent the U.S. at the upcoming Junior Pan American Games in late August. The event will mark the first continental championship of Crain’s young and promising career.
She will be joined at the games by Charleigh Bullock, Kylie Smith, Addalye VanGrinsven, and non-traveling alternate Addy Fulcher.
However, before she heads to Paraguay with Team USA, Crain will go for her first national title at the U.S. Championships in New Orleans, scheduled for August 7-10. Unsurprisingly, Crain heads to Louisiana as the undisputed favorite for gold.
In 2025, Lavi Crain continues to put the gymnastics world on notice. Perhaps even more impressively, the 14-year-old phenom still has years to grow.
