Skye Blakely

In early 2018 Blakely competed at the Buckeye National Qualifier and the WOGA Classic, where she placed sixth in the all-around. She later competed at International Gymnix where she placed fifteenth in the all-around and fifth on uneven bars.[2] In early July, she competed at the American Classic where she placed third in the all-around behind Kayla DiCello and Konnor McClain.[3] Later that month she competed at the 2018 U.S. Classic where she placed sixth in the all-around and third on vault.[4] In August Blakely competed at the 2018 U.S. National Gymnastics Championships. She finished in fourth place in the all-around behind Leanne Wong, DiCello, and Sunisa Lee and won silver on floor exercise and bronze on vault. As a result she was added to the national team for the first time.[5]

In February Blakely was named to the team to compete at 2019 L'International Gymnix in Montreal, alongside Olivia Greaves, Lillian Lippeatt, and Kaylen Morgan.[6] While there she helped the USA win team gold and individually she bronze in the all-around behind Canadian Zoé Allaire-Bourgie and teammate Greaves. During event finals she won gold on vault and uneven bars.[7]

In June Blakely competed at the Junior World Championships Trials where she placed first in the all-around and was named to the team to compete at the inaugural Junior World Championships alongside Kayla DiCello and Sydney Barros.[8] While there she helped the USA win team bronze and individually she recorded the seventh highest all-around score but did not place due to DiCello and Barros both placing higher. During event finals she placed fourth on uneven bars and fifth on floor exercise.[9]

Team / All-Around Final

Uneven Bars Final

Floor Exercise Final

Blakely at the 2019 Junior World Championships

In July Blakely competed at the U.S. Classic where she placed fourth in the all-around behind Konnor McClain, Barros, and Greaves. She won gold on floor exercise and silver on vault.[10]

In August Blakely competed at the U.S. National Championships where she placed fourth in the all-around. She tied for second on balance beam with Ciena Alipio and behind McClain and won bronze on floor exercise. As a result she was added to the junior national team.[11]

Blakely competed at the WOGA Classic in February, earning an all-around score of 57.150 to place first in the junior division and outscoring the senior division as well.[12] In March Blakely was selected to compete at International Gymnix, taking place in Montreal alongside Konnor McClain, Kaliya Lincoln, and Katelyn Jong.[13] While there she helped the USA win team gold and individually she won gold in the all-around, silver on vault, unevene bars, and balance beam behind McClain, and bronze on floor exercise behind McClain and Bailey Inglis of Canada.[14]