Florida gymnastics standouts [autotag]Kayla DiCello[/autotag] and [autotag]Leanne Wong[/autotag] are slated to compete this weekend in the U.S. Gymnastics Olympic Team Trials at the Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Unfortunately, Florida freshman [autotag]Skye Blakely[/autotag] will not be able to partake in the events after suffering a right Achilles tendon injury during a training session on Wednesday.
The 2024 Trials features 16 women competing to be among the five-member team for the U.S. Olympic Team. Both DiCello and Wong were replacement athletes for the 2020 Olympics. The U.S.’s gold-medal 2023 World Championships team included the Gators trio (DiCello – replacement athlete) while Blakely and Wong won gold with Team USA at the 2022 Worlds.
During Podium Training on Wednesday, Skye Blakely sustained a right Achilles injury and will be unable to compete in Olympic Trials.
We are cheering for Skye in her recovery!
— USA Gymnastics (@USAGym) June 27, 2024
Wong and Oregon State’s Jade Carey competed each of the last three seasons with their respective universities. DiCello was the 2023 Southeastern Conference Freshman of the Year with Florida and then took a gap year in 2024 to train for the Olympics.
Since 1980, 75 different gymnasts have represented the United States at the Olympics, with six earning berths after competing in a collegiate season.
Follow us @GatorsWire on X, formerly known as Twitter, and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Florida Gators news, notes and opinions.