Leanne Wong rose from the U.S. National Team as a junior around 2017 to make her senior debut with a win at the 2019 American Cup. At the 2021 World Championships in Kitakyushu, she claimed all-around silver (56.340) behind Angelina Melnikova and also earned a floor bronze. In 2023, her 14.066 Yurchenko double twist anchored Team USA to its seventh straight world team title in Antwerp. Her last elite outing came at the Swiss Cup Zürich on November 9, 2024, where she scored 11.10 on bars and was eliminated in round one. Now, after nearly eight months away, all eyes were on what she’d do next, and how much of the elite spark still remained…
Inside Gymnastics Magazine took to their official Instagram handle to post a picture of the American gymnast on June 11, 2025, where the overall text at the bottom read in big bold,” LEANNE WONG TO MAKE ELITE RETURN NEXT WEEK!” Further explaining in the caption, they wrote, “The ever-stylish Leanne Wong of the University of Florida is set for her return to Elite gymnastics at July’s U.S. Classic competition! … Fans are eagerly counting down to her return!” But when the meet finally arrived, so did the reality check.
When the 2025 U.S. Classic finally rolled around, Wong got her shot, but it wasn’t quite the comeback fans had hoped for. She scored a 13.200 on bars and a 13.300 on beam, placing 24th in the all-around with a 26.500 total. It was a rocky start, so to speak. Does Leanne agree? In the post-meet interview on July 19, 2025, Wong confessed, “I think this is a good stepping stone. I didn’t come here completely ready for everything, obviously, and warm-ups were a little rough on bars and beam today. Alright, well, I have some numbers in my bank, just pull out one of them. Obviously wasn’t the cleanest bar routine, but we got through it.” This was her first elite gymnastics meet of the 2025 season, and though the performance might not have been great, it does lay the foundation for other meets to come.
Talking of her bar routine, she opened with a clear hip half into a straddle Jaeger, then hit a toe-full–toe full but broke form mid-air before locking back in and nailing a Bhardwaj. She flowed into a shape to Pak salto, followed by a Van Leeuwen, and capped it off with a double layout (just a small hop back). Energy was there, but form suffered with flexed feet and visible leg separation throughout, for a 13.200 that tied her for 11th on bars. She also admitted, “I would say more of my connections have been there, but I know when I was on the beam…I didn’t get that connection, but throughout, it was pretty cool.” The Florida Gators gymnast performed her beam routine with a switch leap mount into a side aerial. She connected a switch leap to a switch half and a straddle jump, followed by a switch ring.
Leanne Wong talks with media following the U.S. Classic.
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Her acrobatic series was a back handspring to a layout step out. Then she executed a double wolf turn, then linked a front aerial to a split jump and back handspring. The side Somi included an arm swing, marking her most obvious error. She finished with a stuck tuck gainer full dismount. Final score: 13.300. The likes of Jordan Chiles, Jade Carey were not present at the classic, and yet she placed 24th overall, tallying a score of 26.500. The results were a little shocking, another blow to her this season, after she had a stellar season with the Florida Gators.
Leanne Wong: the dangerous gator in Florida
Leanne Wong was one of the best gymnasts for the Gators in the 2025 season. Now a senior, Wong earned All‑America first‑team honors in NCAA competition by sharing the uneven bars semifinal lead with a stellar 9.9375 and placing third overall, while also earning second‑team All‑America recognition in the all‑around (39.2375). In the regular season, she became one of only four gymnasts nationwide to claim All‑America honors on all five events: first team in all‑around and uneven bars, plus second team on vault, beam, and floor.
Her season‑long excellence brought her career total to 29 All‑America honors, ranking third in Gators history. She consistently delivered top performances throughout the year. Wong secured her fifth career 10.0 on uneven bars, sharing the SEC title, and captured multiple perfect 10s—beam at Auburn and floor against Kentucky. In the NCAA Tuscaloosa Regionals, she tied for event titles with 9.95s on vault, bars, and beam, placing second in the all‑around at 39.775. Over the season, she recorded 27 event wins, featuring six all‑around victories, and tallied a career-high 11 perfect 10s, second‑most in program history.
Off the mat, Leanne Wong excelled academically and in leadership. She was named College Sports Communicators Academic All‑America first team for the second consecutive year, earned a spot on the SEC Academic Honor Roll and Community Service Team, and graduated with a degree in Health Education and Behavior. She also became a finalist for the prestigious AAI Award (Jade Carey won it), celebrating her combination of athletic, academic, and leadership excellence.
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