🐝 The great big Worlds recap

ICU + Worlds recaps, Summit + D2 Summit competition info & more

Apr 28, 2025

What wild week it’s been, and the drama isn’t over yet! It’s the final day of Worlds, and we couldn’t be more excited to see who the last champions will be 🏆

Here are short recaps from the past week of competitions!

In today’s newsletter:

ICU Worlds recap
- Medal counts, highlights & results
Worlds recap & last day info
- Highest score, highlights & more
Summit & D2 Summit competition info
& more!

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ICU Worlds recap

*Team Finland Junior All-Girl Elite. Photo: cheer_by_birkholm via Instagram*

If you’re not watching ICU Worlds, you’re missing out!

The skill level is unlike anything you’ll ever see, and seeing athletes represent countries from all continents is one of the highlights of the cheer year 📣

Nations that took home medals include New Zealand, Australia, the USA, Finland, Belgium, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Puerto Rico, Spain, Sweden, Canada, Chinese Taipei, Scotland, England, Colombia, Ireland & more!

Most medals in total:

USA (16)
Japan (10)
Canada (8)

See the full list here.

More highlights:

🇫🇮 Our MVP of the competition? Team Finland Junior All-Girl Elite. Seriously, go watch their routine on YouTube right now, and remember they are juniors!
😗 Would it be too much to ask for ICU commentators to call skills correctly? Here’s what X/Twitter says.
🇺🇸 The skill level and execution of Team USA All-Girl Premier..? Unmatched.
🌹 Team England Adaptive Abilities Advanced are your back-to-back world champions!

See the full results here & highlights on the ICU Instagram.

Worlds recap & last day info

It’s the final day of Worlds! 🌎 To see which divisions & teams are competing today, click here.

Plus, it’s the last chance to vote for who you think will win - vote here!

A lot has happened, and history has been made! Here are a few standout moments:

💯 Highest score so far? Brandon All-Stars Senior Black with 165.15 out of 170, or 97.15% perfection!
💦 Rain Athletics Aqua has secured 3 wins in a row.
🏆 Pack Athletics Miss 6 made history with the gym’s first-ever medal, and it was gold!
🔥 California Allstars extended their streak to 16 years of at least one team winning.
💙 Speaking of California Allstars - Black Ops did it for Mike and took home the Medium Coed division. They even made last-minute changes to their music to include “we’re doing it for Mike, he’s been here since day 1“.
🥇 ATA QuaNTum claimed the gym’s first-ever Worlds medal, and it was no less than gold!
🖤 Cheer Extreme Code Black won back-to-back.
🌟 MAC Senior Starz hit a perfect season with zero deductions and ended it with a win at Worlds.
😂 Here’s how to not get a deduction for walking off the mat too slow…
🦮 It’s not the first time we’ve seen a dog at Worlds, but it might just be our favorite!
🪽 Fact: Celsius gives you wings!

See the full results under “Competitions“ below.

The Summit info 🏅

Happening this week: The Summit! Here’s all you need to know...

Competition info: Dates, schedules, livestream & more! Find everything here.
No youth divisions: Why are youth divisions not at The Summit anymore? Learn more here.