Olympic gold medalist.

Future LSU Tiger.

Now, a national champion.

Hezly Rivera captured the all-around title Sunday night in the U.S. Gymnastics Championships at the Smoothie King Center. Rivera, who held a slim two-tenths lead after Friday’s first women’s session, steadily built her lead with a string of strong performances, capped by a closing 14.200 on floor on the last routine of the night.

Rivera, at 16 the youngest member of the gold medal-winning U.S. Olympic team at the 2024 Paris games, finished with a two-day total of 112.000, well ahead of Florida’s Leanne Wong (111.200). Joscelyn Roberson of Arkansas, who started the day in second place, was third at 109.600.

Rivera also won the individual title on floor (28.200), balance beam (28.350) and shared first on uneven bars with

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