Malatesta’s Yurchenko full stands out for the combination of distance and precision she brings to the vault. She gets exceptional travel off the table, creating a vault that carries powerfully down the runway while maintaining the height and control needed to set up a confident landing. Her body position stays tight and composed throughout the post-flight, allowing the vault to maintain a clean, polished look from takeoff through the landing.

Perhaps most impressively, Malatesta has developed an ability to consistently find the stick. She’s able to generate the power needed to complete the vault while controlling it all the way through the landing, giving her Yurchenko full a level of precision that makes it especially effective in competition. The combination of amplitude, distance, and repeatable landings gives Malatesta a vault that immediately catches the eye.

Vault: 9.775, Bars: 9.550, Beam: 9.575, Floor: 9.475, All-Around: 38.375

Malatesta earned an all-around score of 38.375, less than a tenth away from Murphy in the Junior D division. She competed a powerful and controlled yurchenko full vault, sticking the landing and earning a 9.775. Malatesta’s beam routine showcased her grace, which featured a back handspring step out layout step out connection, split jump half, and a beautiful front toss. Malatesta ended the routine with a bang by sticking the landing of her back handspring step out, one-and-half dismount. Malatesta’s combination of power, precision, and consistency throughout the competition make her a versatile recruit on the college level.

Isabelle Malatesta is a polished and engaging competitor who blends clean execution with strong performance quality. On floor, she competes a double pike, a 1.5 front layout, and a huge double tuck, pairing her powerful tumbling with fun choreography and excellent showmanship that makes her routines memorable. Malatesta is also actively working on upgrades, including a full-in and a front through to double on floor, reflecting her continued push toward higher difficulty and broader event impact.