Danila Leykin

2023–2024

Leykin competed at the 2023 DTB Pokal Team Challenge where he helped the United States win team gold in the junior division. Individually, he won gold on parallel bars.^[3] At the 2023 U.S. National Championships, he placed second in the all-around behind Nathan Roman in the 15–16 age division.^[4]

Leykin competed at the 2024 Pacific Rim Championships where he won gold with team USA. Individually, he won silver in a four-way-tie on pommel horse and won bronze on horizontal bar.^[5] While competing at the 2024 U.S. National Championships, he suffered a hand injury while competing on the parallel bars and withdrew from the remainder of the competition.^[6]

2025

In 2025, Leykin became age-eligible for senior-level competition but opted to compete as a junior in international competitions while competing in the senior level domestically. He competed at the 2025 DTB Pokal Team Challenge, helping the USA win team silver and individually he won gold on horizontal bar and bronze on the parallel bars.^[7] At the 2025 U.S. National Championships, he placed tenth in the all-around.^[8] At the end of the competition, he was named to the Senior Men's Development Team and was selected to represent the United States at the 2025 Junior World Championships.^[9]

At the 2025 Junior World Championships, Leykin helped the United States win the bronze medal, their first ever team medal at the Junior World Championships.^[10][11] During the all-around final, he placed fourth, the highest placement an American male has achieved at this competition. During event finals, he won silver on horizontal bar behind Camilo Vera and co-won bronze on horizontal bar alongside Yang Lanbin and behind Vera and Nao Ojima.^[12][13][14]

2026

At the 2026 Winter Cup, Leykin won gold on horizontal bar. He was selected to represent the United States at the 2026 American Cup alongside Yul Moldauer, Asher Hong, Hezly Rivera, Claire Pease, and Charleigh Bullock.^[15] At the competition Leykin competed on horizontal bar and parallel bars, helping the United States win silver behind China.^[16] Leykin next competed at the 2026 DTB Pokal Team Challenge where he helped the United States win gold; individually he placed sixth on the horizontal bar.^[17]