Future Tar Heel commit Madison Taips shines with her precision, power, consistent execution, and ability to stick her landings. An impressive bars worker, Taips competed a double layout dismount last season, sticking several landings, and is now training layout full-out dismounts. On vault, she competed a Yurchenko full last season and is progressing toward an impressive Yurchenko layout double full into the pit and a 1.5 onto a mat, showcasing her amplitude and power. Taips continues to impress on beam with 180-degree leaps and jumps, along with clean, confident finishes, while training an E-level aerial to scale. Last season on floor, she competed a powerful front through to round-off layout 2.5 and a big double back with a landing that made it look easy. Taips is training several exciting new passes on floor, including full-ins, double doubles, double Arabians, double layouts, and front double fulls. With her versatility, power, and ability to contribute across all four events, it’s no surprise Taips is already committed to North Carolina. The Tar Heels have an exciting talent on the way!