Entering her junior season, Alyssa Housten brings impressive body awareness and control to every event, with an ability to find the landing and save a skill when it matters most. On vault, her Yurchenko half-on front tuck-off brings a dynamic look, while beam fans can look forward to her front aerial-back handspring-layout stepout, front aerial to scale, and switch leap to gainer pike dismount. On bars, her Jaeger and clear hip handstand to Pak add exciting moments, and her floor lineup features a front pike through to double tuck, double pike, and Rudi. With her combination of difficulty, precision, and composure, Housten has plenty of potential to make her junior season one to remember. We can’t wait to see how she puts it all together in competition this year.

Alyssa has had a remarkable season on vault competing a Yurchenko Half-on + Front Tuck. While her vault starts like a Yurchenko, it incorporates an extremely difficult twist creating a forward entry and landing position. According to social media, she is working on upgrading it by adding a half out. Alyssa’s vault is rare and ambitious, but I am captivated by how effortless it looks and her consistent height.