Plano gymnast Hezly Rivera is adding more gold to her growing collection. The 2024 Olympic champion shined once again, taking home the senior all-around crown — plus three apparatus titles — at the 2025 Xfinity U.S. Gymnastics Championships in New Orleans.
Rivera’s performance capped a year of remarkable consistency following her team gold at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.
A Dominant Performance
According to USA Gymnastics, Rivera, who trains at WOGA Gymnastics in Plano, led the senior all-around field across both days of competition, posting a combined 112.000. She claimed gold on balance beam (28.350), floor exercise (28.200) and shared the uneven bars title (27.600) with Frisco’s Skye Blakely, now a University of Florida gymnast.
At just 17, she is now the youngest U.S. all-around champion since Ragan Smith in 2017, marking a milestone in an already impressive career. She is also the first woman since Jordyn Wieber to capture both junior and senior all-around titles, a feat last achieved in 2008 and 2011-12.
Lone Star Talent On Display
Rivera wasn’t the only Texas gymnast making headlines. Former Plano resident Asher Hong, now training elsewhere, also clinched gold in the men’s senior all-around — his second national title — by a record margin.
Both Rivera and Hong were part of last summer’s Olympic roster, with Rivera winning team gold and Hong taking home bronze…