the sixth American woman since 2000 to pair Olympic gold with a national all-around title (Simone Biles, Wieber, Shawn Johnson, Nastia Liukin, Carly Patterson) Rivera, the 2023 U.S. junior all-around champ, opened the 2024 Olympic selection season by placing 24th at the U.S. Classic (about a week after her grandmother died).

The 2025 U.S. Gymnastics Championships ended with a familiar result: a Tiger atop the podium in the Smoothie King Center. Hezly Rivera won her first U.S. all-around championship Sunday following a dominant two-day run.

Hezly Rivera, a 17-year-old Olympic gold medalist, pulled away for a victory at the U.S. gymnastics championships Sunday.