MANILA, Philippines (November 22, 2025) – The U.S. delegation finished strong in the all-around final Saturday, with three athletes ranking in the top five at the 2025 Junior Artistic World Championships.
Americans were competitive in both the men’s and women’s divisions, with Danila Leykin (Sarasota, Fla./EVO Gymnastics) and Lavi Crain (Blue Springs, Mo./Great American Gymnastics Express) both finishing just off the podium during Saturday’s final. Leykin was fourth in the men’s all-around with a 79.866 while Crain did the same on the women’s side with a 52.399.
Independent athlete Arsenii Dukhno (82.031), Japan’s Nao Ojima (81.799) and China’s Lanbin Yang (81.099) made up the medalist podium for the men. Outside of his fourth-place finish, Leykin had the best horizontal bar score of the session with a 14.133. For the women, Yume Minamino and Misa Nishiyama of Japan were first (53.632) and third (53.066), respectively, and Elena Colas of France second with a 53.298. Crain was second-best on balance beam with a 13.400.
Also competing in the final for the U.S. were Caroline Moreau (Keller, Texas/Texas Dreams Gymnastics) and Nathan Roman (Poway, Calif./University of Oklahoma). Moreau finished just behind teammate Crain in women’s competition in fifth with a 51.599, and Roman was 11th among the men with a 77.531.
The first day of apparatus finals begin in Manila Sunday, November 23 at 1 a.m. ET. Leykin, Roman and Dante Reive (West Point, N.Y./West Point Gymnastics) will take on the floor exercise and still rings finals, while Moreau and Crain compete on vault and uneven bars. Follow all championship action through the FIG competition page.
2025 FIG Junior Artistic World Championships U.S Medal Table
Total: 2
Bronze (2)
– Men’s team (Danila Leykin, Dante Reive, Nathan Roman, Maksim Kan)
– Women’s team (Charleigh Bullock, Lavi Crain, Caroline Moreau, Addy Fulcher)