Konnor McClain rallies to win U.S. all-around gymnastics title

TAMPA — Konnor McClain rallied to win the U.S. all-around gymnastics title after first-day leader Shilese Jones fell on her very last skill, her uneven bars dismount, on Sunday.

McClain, a 17-year-old in her senior nationals debut, tallied 112.750 points to prevail by .75. She trailed Jones by eight tenths after Friday’s opening night.

On Sunday, Jones fell on her opening balance beam routine and then on her closing bars routine. McClain led by a half-point going into the last rotation, but Jones would have passed her if she repeated her leading bars score from Friday.

“It’s honestly one of the most amazing things in my career so far,” McClain said on NBC. “It’s so unreal.”

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Konnor McClain on floor moments before she secured the 2022 U.S. all-around title.