▁Z eng ▁was ▁selected ▁as ▁the ▁sole ▁representative ▁of ▁United ▁States ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁Youth ▁Olympic ▁Games ▁in ▁Nan j ing , ▁China . ▁She ▁placed ▁second ▁in ▁the ▁qual ification ▁and ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁take ▁the ▁all - around ▁bronze ▁in ▁the ▁final s ▁with ▁a ▁total ▁score ▁of ▁ 5 6 . 7 5 0 , ▁just ▁two ▁hundred th s ▁behind ▁Bel arus ’ ▁Mari ya ▁Tr ub ach ▁who ▁took ▁the ▁silver ▁medal . ▁Z eng ’ s ▁medal ▁marks ▁the ▁first ▁rh yth mic ▁g ymn ast ics ▁medal ▁for ▁the ▁U . S . ▁at ▁an ▁Olympic ▁or ▁Youth ▁Olympic ▁Games . ▁ ▁Senior ▁▁ 2 0 1 5 : ▁Rio ▁Olympic ▁Games ▁Qual ification ▁ ▁Moscow ▁Grand ▁Prix : ▁In ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁Z eng ▁made ▁her ▁senior ▁and ▁international ▁debut ▁compet ing ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁Moscow ▁Grand ▁Prix ▁finishing ▁ 2 1 st ▁in ▁the ▁all - around . ▁ ▁USA ▁Challenge : ▁In ▁March ▁ 6 – 7 , ▁Laura ▁won ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁Challenge ▁Championship ▁participated ▁only ▁by ▁USA ▁national ▁team ▁members . ▁ ▁Lis boa ▁World ▁Cup : ▁In ▁March ▁ 2 7 – 2 9 , ▁Z eng ▁competed ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁Lis boa ▁World ▁Cup ▁finishing ▁ 1 4 th ▁in ▁the ▁all - around . ▁ ▁P es aro ▁World ▁Cup : ▁In ▁April ▁ 1 0 – 1 2 ,