Charleigh Bullock

Charleigh Bullock is the surprise of the year. At U.S. Championships in Phoenix she finished third all-around as a first-year senior, the best result by a newcomer since Suni Lee in 2019. Before that she took all-around silver at Pan Ams in Rio and in Jesolo.

At the selection camp in Crossville she clinched the second automatic spot on the Rotterdam team, where she’ll make her Worlds debut. At 16, she’s the youngest U.S. woman at Worlds since 2018.

Bars is her favorite event; she scored her first perfect 10 there at age six. She had knee surgery in 2024 and was back competing eight months later.

She’s from Spotsylvania, Virginia, and commutes up to two hours each way to train at Capital Gymnastics National Training Center.