Sophia was/ is an exception, you can't compare her to "normal" gymnasts. I don't not think she repeated level 4 because she is the same age as my younger dd, they would have competed the following year at level 4. You will find very few girls with scores like that repeating, but you will see 38.00 repeat, but generally you won't see a 38.0 win states, in the younger age groups. I think she went on and won level 5 states with a mid 38. Also Novaks is a top notch small gym, they win states almost every year. Their girls are normally amazing! They generally to not repeat.That's true in a few gyms, but some of the best gyms in the state for optionals will go entire years without having a single compulsory repeat. You'll notice there are several gyms that have a significant drop off in results when it gets to level 7. The girl in the video was a first year level 4.