Hezly Rivera, who trains at WOGA in Plano, has gone back to back at the 2026 Xfinity U.S. Gymnastics Championships in Phoenix, Arizona. Rivera, who won Olympic gold at the Paris Olympics in 2024, was among more than 100 of the country’s best men and women athletes for the championships August 6 -9. The repeat as all-around U.S. champion was made possible by a historic comeback from the 18 year old. She would rise from fourth place to first after the first night of the two-day competition. She is the second woman to repeat as U.S. all-around champion in the last 13 years after Simone Biles, who won a record nine titles. Frisco’s own Skye Blakely finished seventh overall in the all-around and won a silver medal on the uneven bars. Next on the calendar is the World Championships selection competition from Sept. 29-Oct. 1 in Crossville, Tennessee. After that, the five-woman team will be named for October’s worlds. The Championships also serve as a qualifying event for the 2026 Artistic World Championships U.S. team that will compete Oct. 17-25 in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. ...read more read less