Joscelyn Roberson started off the 2025 Xfinity US Championships good. In rotation two, Roberson hit bars, her weakest event, with a stuck full-twisting double layout, earning a 13.650 to tie for the lead on that event. Apart from a few minor mistakes, she was steady on beam, earning a 13.800, and finished the night on floor, where she scored a 14.150. She led the event after adding a full-twisting double layout as her third pass, boosting her D-score to an impressive 6. But there was a precaution.

During warmups, Roberson and coach Chris Brooks decided she would only perform the double-twisting Yurchenko (scoring 13.800), dropping the challenging Cheng vault to focus on a clean floor routine and to “save [her] ankles.” Emphasis on saving her ankles because Day 2 revealed a bigger picture around it, leaving the fans worried.

A fan pointed out on X: “Something happening with Joscelyn on vault. She was late to the warmup. Looked like she was testing her ankle, running down the runway. Now she’s done one layout timer and a full… I guess she’ll go?” The Olympian warmed up late for vault, jogging down the runway as if testing her ankle. She first completed a layout timer and a full, then performed the double-twisting Yurchenko using a sting mat, receiving a 0.5 neutral deduction for a score of 13.050.

Fans were worried seeing this, speculating, “She looks hurt :(“

The cautious approach suggested she was not fully confident physically, possibly due to an ankle issue following her short landings on the floor, though this was not confirmed. Afterward, she was seen walking back and forth on the floor, seemingly testing the ankle or keeping it warm. Though she later crushed it on the bars, marking a score of 13.700 – 0.050 better than day one. But maybe it was too late for the National title.

Given that the final all-around standings had Hezly Rivera winning with 112.000 points, Leanne Wong second with 111.200, and Joscelyn Roberson third with 109.600, that cautious vault performance may well have cost her crucial points. Fans are concerned.

Fans show concern for Joscelyn Roberson

The chances of an injury to Joscelyn Roberson have set off reactions from fans, all of them dipped in concern. One commented, “Why is Joscelyn still competing? She’s going to world’s anyway right? Seems that she’s just risking potential injury now… Just want her to be OK.” There is a separate World Team Selection Event in September after the U.S. Championships, and that meet determines the actual women’s team for the 2025 World Championships.

Another fan wrote, “She crunched her ankle pretty good on floor.” In her floor routine at the 2025 Xfinity U.S. Gymnastics Championships, Joscelyn Roberson went all in, opening with a massive laid-out double-double that somehow stayed just inside the boundary line. She followed with a front full through to a full-twisting double back. She then attempted a full-twisting double layout that came up a bit short with a hop forward.

Her closing pass, a double layout, was even more under-rotated, forcing her to stumble forward. Each landing felt just a little too close for comfort, especially with the rash of Achilles injuries that’s hit the sport in the past year. She initially scored a 13.650, but an inquiry bumped her difficulty to a 6.5 D-score. Even Gymnastics Now could not stop itself from commenting. “Odd start to the rotation for Josc…” That was the start of Rotation 3 for the Olympian.

What are your thoughts on Joscelyn Roberson’s performance, though?