U.S. junior elites Laurie Hernandez and Jazmyn Foberg will be competing at the Junior Japan International Meet, which will be held Sept. 22-23 in Yokohama, Japan. Ragan Smith was selected the alternate.

The Junior Japan International is held every two years and is one of the most prestigious international competitions for juniors. It showcases incredible talent from many of the top countries, including Russia, Romania, China, Hong Kong, Japan, Germany, and Great Britain. 

This will be Hernandez’s second time competing at this meet—the first being her international debut in 2013. She took third in the all-around and qualified for event finals in every event except bars.

The roster for the competition is below via the Japan Junior Gymnastic Club Federation

Emily Whitehead - AUS
Megan Roberts - CAN
Hannah Jade Chrobok - CAN
Liu Tingting - CHN
Lu Yufei - CHN
Catherine Lyons - GBR
Lina Phillipp - GER
Carina Kroell - GER
Cheung Chun Mei - HKG
Cheung Ho Yat - HKG
Yeo Seojeong - KOR
Stefania Orzu - ROU
Denisa Stanciu - ROU
Anastasiya Ilyankova - RUS
Elena Eremina - RUS
Jazmyn Foberg - USA
Laurie Hernandez - USA
Natsumi Hanashima - JPN
Nagi Kajita - JPN
Koko Dobashi - JPN
Kiko Kuwajima - JPN


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