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 Crain at the 2025 Junior World Championships | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Lavienna Yeana Crain | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | December 9, 2010 Coeur D'Alene, Idaho, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Discipline | Women's artistic gymnastics | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country represented |  United States (2024–present) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Great American Gymnastics Express | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Head coach(es) | Al Fong and Armine Barutyan-Fong | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Lavienna "Lavi" Yeana Crain (born December 9, 2010)[1] is an American artistic gymnast. She is the 2025 Junior World Champion on vault.
Junior gymnastics career
[edit]2023
[edit]In August, Crain competed at the 2023 U.S. Classic where she finished sixth on vault and eighth on balance beam.[2] She was then named to the roster for the 2023 National Championships, where she finished sixth on vault.[3]
2024
[edit]In February, she competed at the 2024 Winter Cup where she won silver in the all-around, bronze on floor exercise, and placed fourth on uneven bars and balance beam.[4][5] The next month she competed at the International Gymnix where she won gold in the team event and vault, silver in the all-around, and floor exercise, and placed sixth on balance beam and seventh on uneven bars.[6][7]
In April, she competed at the 2024 City of Jesolo Trophy, where she helped team USA win gold in the team event and silver on vault.[8][9]
In May, she competed at the 2024 U.S. Classic, where she won gold on vault and placed fourth on balance beam.[10] She then competed at the 2024 National Championships, where she won gold on vault, and placed fifth in the all-around, sixth on balance beam and seventh on floor exercise.[11][12]
2025
[edit]In February, she competed at the 2025 Winter Cup where she won gold on vault, balance beam and in the all-around, and placed eighth on floor exercise.[13]
In April, she competed at the 2025 City of Jesolo Trophy, where she helped team USA win gold in the team event, all-around, and vault, and won bronze on balance beam.[14][15]
In July, she competed at the 2025 U.S. Classic, where she won gold on vault, balance beam, and in the all-around, and silver on uneven bars. As a result, she was named to team USA's roster for the 2025 Junior Pan American Games.[16] At the Junior Pan American Games she helped team USA win gold in the team event.[17] She advanced to the vault final in second with a score of 13.425. During the event finals she finished in seventh place with a score of 12.333.[18]
On October 15, 2025, she was selected to represent the United States at the 2025 Junior World Championships, alongside Charleigh Bullock and Caroline Moreau.[19] She helped team USA win bronze in the team event and qualified for the all-around, vault and bars event finals.[20]
Personal life
[edit]Crain's younger sister, Vivi, is also a gymnast.[21] Their mother, Chloe, is originally from Seoul, South Korea, while their father, Rob, is American.[22]
Competitive history
[edit]| Year | Event | Team | AA | VT | UB | BB | FX |
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| 2023 | Nastia Liukin Cup | 7 |  |
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| U.S. Classic | 11 | 6 | 8 | ||||
| U.S. National Championships | 6 | ||||||
| 2024 | Winter Cup | |
4 | 4 | |
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| International Gymnix |  |
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7 | 6 |
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| City of Jesolo Trophy | |
9 | |
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| U.S. Classic | |
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| U.S. National Championships | 5 | |
6 | 7 | |||
| 2025 | Winter Cup | |
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| City of Jesolo Trophy | |
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| American Classic | |
6 | |
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| Junior Pan American Games | |
7 | |||||
| Junior World Championships | |
4 | |
8 |
References
[edit]- ^ "FIG Profile: Lavienna Crain". International Gymnastics Federation.
- ^ "Finnell takes junior all-around crown at 2023 Core Hydration Classic". USA Gymnastics. August 4, 2023. Retrieved April 16, 2025.
- ^ "All-time greats set for 2023 Xfinity U.S. Gymnastics Championships". USA Gymnastics. August 21, 2023. Retrieved April 16, 2025.
- ^ "Pease wins junior all-around title; Wiskus leads senior men after Day 1". USA Gymnastics. February 23, 2024. Retrieved April 16, 2025.
- ^ Duffy, Patricia (February 23, 2024). "Claire Pease wins junior women's title at 2024 Winter Cup on back of difficult uneven bars set". gymnastics-now.com. Retrieved April 16, 2025.
- ^ "Weekend Recap: MAG/WAG Baku World Cup; WAG International Gymnix; T&T Winter Classic Invitational". USA Gymnastics. March 11, 2024. Retrieved April 16, 2025.
- ^ "2024 International Gymnix Results". thegymter.net. March 11, 2024. Retrieved April 16, 2025.
- ^ "Junior team takes gold, Americans win eight medals at 2024 City of Jesolo Trophy". USA Gymnastics. April 22, 2024. Retrieved April 16, 2025.
- ^ "Italy, U.S. and Brazil dominate City of Jesolo Trophy". intlgymnast.com. April 21, 2024. Retrieved April 16, 2025.
- ^ "Pease claims junior crown at 2024 Core Hydration Classic". USA Gymnastics. May 17, 2024. Retrieved April 16, 2025.
- ^ "Biles in top senior spot, Pease ahead of juniors on women's first day at Xfinity U.S. Championships". USA Gymnastics. May 31, 2024. Retrieved April 16, 2025.
- ^ "Pease cruises to junior all-around title at 2024 Xfinity Championships". USA Gymnastics. June 2, 2024. Retrieved April 16, 2025.
- ^ "Crain sisters go 1-2 at 2025 Winter Cups". USA Gymnastics. February 23, 2025. Retrieved April 16, 2025.
- ^ "Manila Esposito earns all-around title, leads Italy to team win at City of Jesolo Trophy". intlgymnast.com. April 13, 2025. Retrieved April 16, 2025.
- ^ "Weekend Recap: MAG/WAG Osijek World Cup, WAG City of Jesolo Trophy". USA Gymnastics. April 14, 2025. Retrieved April 16, 2025.
- ^ "Crain claims junior all-around crown at 2025 U.S. Classic Presented by Saatva; Junior Pan Am Games roster named". USA Gymnastics. July 18, 2025. Retrieved July 18, 2025.
- ^ "Bullock, U.S. women claim gold at 2025 Junior Pan Am Games". USA Gymnastics. August 20, 2025. Retrieved August 20, 2025.
- ^ "American men, women win four medals on Day 3 of Junior Pan Ams". USA Gymnastics. August 21, 2025. Retrieved August 21, 2025.
- ^ "U.S. junior women's team selected for 2025 Junior World Championships, Combs la Ville International Tournament". USA Gymnastics. October 15, 2025. Retrieved October 15, 2025.
- ^ "American women collect team bronze at 2025 Junior Worlds". USA Gymnastics. November 21, 2025. Retrieved November 21, 2025.
- ^ Duffy, Patricia (February 23, 2025). "Crain sisters dominate junior women's division at 2025 Winter Cup". gymnastics-now.com. Retrieved April 16, 2025.
- ^ Firth, Sarah (August 8, 2025). "Family Ties: The Crain Sisters' Story". USA Gymnastics. Retrieved September 29, 2025.
The family's journey to gymnastics came through an unlikely geography: the state of Idaho. Their mother, Chloe, came to the U.S. from Seoul, Korea, to attend the University of Nevada Las Vegas. Chloe later met the girls' father, Rob Crain, and the two settled in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho.
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