Jayla Hang

Jayla Hang
Hang at the 2024 U.S. Classic
Personal information
Nickname(s)	Jay
Born	(2008-01-09) January 9, 2008 (age 17) Renton, Washington, U.S.
Hometown	Bellevue, Washington, U.S.
Gymnastics career
Country represented	United States
Years on national team	2022 – present (USA)
Club	Pacific Reign Gymnastics
Head coach(es)	Cale Robinson
Assistant coach(es)	Stephanie Gentry
Medal record Women's artistic gymnastics Representing   United States Pacific Rim Championships 2024 Cali Team 2024 Cali All-around 2024 Cali Floor exercise 2024 Cali Uneven bars 2024 Cali Balance beam Junior World Championships 2023 Antalya Team

Jayla Hang (born January 9, 2008) is an American artistic gymnast. She was a member of the silver medal-winning team at the 2023 Junior World Championships and is the 2024 Pacific Rim Gymnastics Championships all-around champion.

Junior gymnastics career

2022

Hang competed at the 2022 Winter Cup where she won bronze on the uneven bars. ^[1]

In July she competed at the U.S. Classic where she won gold in the all-around, and on vault, bronze on floor exercise, and finished fourth on uneven bars and balance beam. ^[2] The following month she competed at the National Championships where she won gold on vault and balance beam, silver in the all-around, and bronze on uneven bars. ^[3]

2023

Hang competed at the 2023 Winter Cup where she won gold on vault and uneven bars, silver in the all-around and bronze on floor exercise. ^[4] As a result, she was named to the team to compete at the 2023 Junior World Championships. ^[5]

On the first day of the Junior World Championships, Hang helped the USA finish second behind Japan. She qualified for the vault and floor exercise finals. ^{[6] [7]} During the event finals she placed fifth on floor exercise, sixth on vault, and finished fourth in the all-around. ^[8]

She was named to the roster for the 2023 National Championships, however, she had to withdraw from the competition after three events. ^{[9] [10]}

Senior gymnastics career

2024

In February, Hang made her senior national team debut at the 2024 Winter Cup. ^[11] During the event she placed fourth on balance beam and ninth in the all-around. ^[12]

In April, she made her senior international debut at the 2024 Pacific Rim Gymnastics Championships. ^[10] During the event she won gold in the team event and all-around, silver on floor exercise, and bronze on uneven bars and balance beam. ^{[13] [14]}

On October 19, 2024, Hang committed to the University of Florida where she will be part of the women’s gymnastics team.

Competitive history

Year	Event	Team	AA	VT	UB	BB	FX
Junior
2022	Winter Cup		9	7		7
	U.S. Classic				4	4
	U.S. National Championships
2023	Winter Cup
	Junior World Championships		4	6			5
Senior
2024	Winter Cup		9			4
	Pacific Rim Championships
	U.S. Classic		22		41	5	32
	U.S. National Championships		16		23	18	20
2025	Winter Cup				6	11

References

1. "Parker repeats as junior all-around champion at 2022 Winter Cup Presented by OZONE and TURN". USA Gymnastics . February 27, 2022. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
2. "Hang vaults to top of leaderboard in thrilling end to U.S. Classic junior women's competition". USA Gymnastics . July 30, 2022. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
3. "Johnson captures women's junior all-around title on final day of OOFOS U.S. Gymnastics Championships". USA Gymnastics . August 21, 2022. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
4. "Rivera takes home junior women all-around gold at 2023 Winter Cup". USA Gymnastics . February 26, 2023. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
5. "USA Junior rosters set for FIG World Juniors, DTB Pokal, City of Jesolo Trophy". USA Gymnastics . March 7, 2023. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
6. "Learning from mistakes: U.S. gymnast Hezly Rivera embraces 'mess-ups' to achieve Paris 2024 dream". International Olympic Committee . April 20, 2023. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
7. "Junior women secure team silver at Junior Artistic World Championships; all through to finals". USA Gymnastics . March 30, 2023. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
8. "Ginnastica artistica, Giulia Perotti strabilia a 13 anni: Campionessa del Mondo al corpo libero!" [Artistic gymnastics, Giulia Perotti amazes at 13: World Champion in floor exercise!]. OA Sport (in Italian). April 2, 2023. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
9. "All-time greats set for 2023 Xfinity U.S. Gymnastics Championships". USA Gymnastics . August 21, 2023. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
10. Bregman, Scott (April 11, 2024). "Jayla Hang and Simone Rose: U.S. up-and-coming gymnastics duo on supporting each other, LA2028 dreams". International Olympic Committee . Retrieved April 28, 2024.
11. "USA Gymnastics' Winter Cup kicks off U.S. Olympic Year". USA Gymnastics . February 20, 2024. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
12. "DiCello wins women's senior all-around crown at 2024 Winter Cup". USA Gymnastics . February 24, 2024. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
13. "Hang, Johnson go 1–2 in Pac Rim Championships all-around". USA Gymnastics . April 27, 2024. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
14. "U.S. gymnasts Hang and Moldauer win senior all-around titles at Pacific Rim Championships". intlgymnast.com. April 28, 2024. Retrieved April 28, 2024.

External links

• Jayla Hang at the International Gymnastics Federation
• Jayla Hang at USA Gymnastics