Scenes from the New York state gymnastics championships on Saturday, March 5, 2022, at Kenmore West High School in Buffalo, N.Y.

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Hannah Hughes of Middle Country makes an acrobatic flip on the balance beam during the NYSPHSAA gymnastics state championship meet at Kenmore West High School in Buffalo on Saturday, March 5, 2022. 

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Hannah Hughes of Middle Country soars through the air after making a Yurchenko vault during the NYSPHSAA gymnastics state championship meet at Kenmore West High School in Buffalo on Saturday, March 5, 2022.

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Hannah Hughes of Middle Country turns to the judges after vaulting in the NYSPHSAA gymnastics state championship meet at Kenmore West High School in Buffalo on Saturday, March 5, 2022.

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Hannah Hughes of Middle Country gets congratulated by coach Melissa Valentino after vaulting in the NYSPHSAA gymnastics state championship meet at Kenmore West High School in Buffalo on Saturday, March 5, 2022. 

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Hannah Hughes of Middle Country makes an acrobatic flip on the balance beam during the NYSPHSAA gymnastics state championship meet at Kenmore West High School in Buffalo on Saturday, March 5, 2022. She scored a 9.425 in the event. 

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Hannah Hughes of Middle Country gets congratulated by her coach, Melissa Valentino, after her performance on the balance beam in the NYSPHSAA gymnastics state championship meet at Kenmore West High School in Buffalo on Saturday, March 5, 2022. 

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Hannah Hughes of Middle Country acknowledges her Suffolk County teammates after competing in her final event in the NYSPHSAA gymnastics state championship meet at Kenmore West High School in Buffalo on Saturday, March 5, 2022.

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Hannah Hughes of Middle Country makes an acrobatic flip on her approach to the vault during the NYSPHSAA gymnastics state championship meet at Kenmore West High School in Buffalo on Saturday, March 5, 2022. 

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Hannah Hughes of Middle Country, right, gets congratulated by Riley McPartland of Sachem after performing on the balance beam in the NYSPHSAA gymnastics state championship meet at Kenmore West High School in Buffalo on Saturday, March 5, 2022.

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Hannah Hughes of Middle Country, center, stands atop the podium after taking first place in vault (9.70) during the NYSPHSAA gymnastics state championship meet at Kenmore West High School in Buffalo on Saturday, March 5, 2022.

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Hannah Hughes of Middle Country stands atop the podium after taking first place in vault (9.70) during the NYSPHSAA gymnastics state championship meet at Kenmore West High School in Buffalo on Saturday, March 5, 2022.

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Shani Sirota of Roslyn vaults during the NYSPHSAA gymnastics state championship meet at Kenmore West High School in Buffalo on Saturday, March 5, 2022.

Riley McPartland of Sachem concludes her floor routine during the NYSPHSAA gymnastics state championship meet at Kenmore West High School in Buffalo on Saturday, March 5, 2022.

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Stefanie Carta of Port Washington leaps from the balance beam during the NYSPHSAA gymnastics state championship meet at Kenmore West High School in Buffalo on Saturday, March 5, 2022.

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Emma Bergsohn of Carle Place-Wheatley performs on the uneven bars during the NYSPHSAA gymnastics state championship meet at Kenmore West High School in Buffalo on Saturday, March 5, 2022.

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