Under the bright lights of the 2025 Xfinity U.S. Championships, Joscelyn Roberson opened her campaign with the poise of a seasoned competitor. She struck early in rotation two, nailing the full-twisting double layout on bars. Traditionally, her most challenging event. And earned a 13.650 to share the lead. A composed beam set followed, worth 13.800, before she closed the evening with a commanding 14.150 on floor, aided by the addition of a full-twisting double layout as her third pass. Her performance put her out front, yet a subtle precaution taken mid-competition soon drew greater attention than her scores.

That decision came in the vault warm-ups. Roberson and coach Chris Brooks agreed she would shelve her high-difficulty Cheng and instead compete the double-twisting Yurchenko, scoring

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