Blanco, a sophomore from the University of Alabama, was the sole winner on beam with a score of 9.9625 (she also tied for second in the all-around across the two semifinals). Alabama placed third in the second semifinal session on April 16 and did not move on to the final competition on April 17. However, Blanco said of her individual event win, "It's fulfiling because you see that your hard work is paying off. In the moment, I wasn't even thinking about winning a title, we just wanted to show everyone how hard we worked." Watch her routine here, and see her proudly nod her head after sticking her double-twisting layout dismount.