Lavi Crain

Lavienna "Lavi" Yeana Crain (born December 9, 2010) is an American artistic gymnast. She is the 2025 Junior World Champion on vault.

Junior gymnastics career 2023 In August, Crain competed at the 2023 U.S. Classic where she finished sixth on vault and eighth on balance beam. She was then named to the roster for the 2023 National Championships, where she finished sixth on vault.

2024 In February, she competed at the 2024 Winter Cup where she won silver in the all-around, bronze on floor exercise, and placed fourth on uneven bars and balance beam. The next month she competed at the International Gymnix where she won gold in the team event and vault, silver in the all-around, and floor exercise, and placed sixth on balance beam and seventh on uneven bars.

In April, she competed at the 2024 City of Jesolo Trophy, where she helped team USA win gold in the team event and silver on vault.

In May, she competed at the 2024 U.S. Classic, where she won gold on vault and placed fourth on balance beam. She then competed at the 2024 National Championships, where she won gold on vault, and placed fifth in the all-around, sixth on balance beam and seventh on floor exercise.

2025 In February, she competed at the 2025 Winter Cup where she won gold on vault, balance beam and in the all-around, and placed eighth on floor exercise. In April, she competed at the 2025 City of Jesolo Trophy, where she helped team USA win gold in the team event, all-around, and vault, and won bronze on balance beam.

In July, she competed at the 2025 U.S. Classic, where she won gold on vault, balance beam, and in the all-around, and silver on uneven bars. As a result, she was named to team USA's roster for the 2025 Junior Pan American Games. At the Junior Pan American Games she helped team USA win gold in the team event. She advanced to the vault final in second with a score of 13.425. During the event finals she finished in seventh place with a score of 12.333.

On October 15, 2025, she was selected to represent the United States at the 2025 Junior World Championships, alongside Charleigh Bullock and Caroline Moreau. She helped team USA win bronze in the team event and qualified for the all-around, vault, and uneven bars event finals. During the all-around final Crain finished fourth, tying Kayla DiCello and Jayla Hang's highest all-around placement of an American athlete at the Junior World Championships. During event finals Crain won gold on vault, becoming the second American to win a title at the Junior World Championships after DiCello won gold on the same apparatus in 2019. She finished eighth on uneven bars. The following month Crain announced that she would be training at World Champions Centre in Spring, Texas.

Personal life Crain's younger sister, Vivi, is also a gymnast. Their mother, Chloe, is originally from Seoul, South Korea, while their father, Rob, is American.

Competitive history +Competitive history of Lavi CrainYearEvent 2023 Nastia Liukin Cup 7 U.S. Classic 11 6 8 U.S. National Championships 6 2024 Winter Cup 4 4 International Gymnix 7 6 City of Jesolo Trophy 9 U.S. Classic 4 U.S. National Championships 5 6 7 2025 Winter Cup 8 City of Jesolo Trophy American Classic 6 U.S. Classic 13 Junior Pan American Games 7 Junior World Championships 4 8 2026 U.S. National Championships 17 18 6 16