Make It or Break It

Payson Keeler, Lauren Tanner, and Kaylie Cruz have been in the top three for years at Rocky Mountain Gymnastic Training Center and are expected to compete at the Nationals in Boston. But then Emily Kmetko arrives and blows the tryouts away. Lauren begins to fear that Emily will knock one of them out of the top three, most likely, herself.

With Marty gone, The Rock begins to fall apart. Kaylie and Paysen decide to go to Denver and confront both Marty and Lauren for leaving. Emily and Becca decide to go with them. At the same time, the Cruz family (Ronnie and Alex) invites all parents to their home. Meanwhile, Lauren is not at all pleased with the lukewarm reception in the new gym, and a revelation about her father and his "administrative assistant" Summer shook her.

After Marty quits, Steve Tanner has to find a new head coach. He contacts Marty's old friend and former opponent, Sasha Beloff. Unfortunately, if Steve puts Lauren back at The Rock, Sasha will only take the job. Meanwhile, Payson, Kaylie, and Emily have been stressed, while getting ready for the Nationals. When they hear about a big party being planned for Saturday night, they decide to go to blow off steam.

Sasha, somehow, finds out that Payson, Kaylie, Emily, and Lauren all went to the big party on Saturday night. He calls the girls to The Rock for personal training and he pushes them harder than they ever have been. Throughout the day, Sasha notices that they have personal issues with each other and helps them to work them out. Emily also has another problem: she was supposed to work a double at her job and is on the verge of getting fired if she doesn't make her evening shift. Carter feels guilty about cheating on Kaylie with Lauren and tries to find a way to...
 

With Kim Keeler as the new manager of The Rock, she and the other moms decide to have a mother/daughter fashion show to raise money so that the girls can go to the Nationals. The only one who isn't okay with it is Payson. While Payson doesn't want to waste time on all this "girly stuff," Sasha hints to Kim that she may not have been her daughter's model of femininity. Meanwhile, after discovering Lauren with Carter, Summer discerns a connection between them, and she tries to help by opening up. Kaylie decides to tell Carter that she is ready to take the next step in their relationship.

Sasha and Marty decide to have a competition between The Rock and Denver. Unfortunately, Kelly Parker, Payson's rival, has just joined Denver. Payson is determined to beat Kelly, so she trains harder than ever, which causes an old back wound to return. Meanwhile, Carter has to rethink his relationship with Kaylie when Sasha and Lauren give him an ultimatum.
 

Emily's slip-up cost The Rock its win over Denver. Furious with her for not following his orders, Sasha takes Emily out of the Nationals and kicks her out of The Rock. Now, Emily must prove to Sasha that he can trust her. Meanwhile, it turns out that Payson's father, Mark, has lost his job, and now his family will have to make difficult decisions. And Lauren Carter's obsession reaches a new level.
 

In order to break Kaylie and Carter up, Lauren sends pictures of them kissing Kaylie's father. And Lauren Carter's obsession reaches a new level. Payson is having back problems again, which could ruin all her dreams about the Nationals. Teammate Nicky offers her a simple solution that forces Payson to lie to her mother.

Sasha suspends Carter from the Nationals for dating one of his female students, though he doesn't know which one. Kaylie decides to tell Sasha that it was her, but before she can, Carter tells her about his affair with Lauren. Despite personal problems, for the sake of victory, the girls decide to be one team, of which Emily becomes the captain. Kaylie agrees to be Lauren's teammate, but not her friend.
 

The National tryouts are here! But the girls are still suffering from their issues, which could cost them their spots on the national team. After the competition, the team returns to Boulder. When Damon departs for LA, he worries about leaving Emily behind, but Emily kisses him to ease his anxiety.
 

Payson tries to hide her feelings about never being able to do gymnastics again because of her injury. Kayle tries to manage the consequences of being the National Champion. Lauren believes that Payson should have become the champion and that she would never have betrayed her friends from Rock. Lauren wants to annoy Kaylee and comes up with a way to bring Carter back to Rock, believing that his presence alone will be enough to upset Kaylee. 
 

Marty has been chosen to coach the National team. But the girls disapprove. Especially Kayle, because of Marty's affair with her mom. The girls do their best to make Marty look bad. Sasha asks Payson if she would like to be the assistant coach. Razor helps Emily improve her math grades. Summer tells Emily it was thanks to her mother because she invited her to "The Rock".
 

Kayle gets invited to a party in California and decides to bring the girls with her. Lauren blackmails Nikki into taking her with him. Emily meets Damon, and he reveals that things didn't go the way he planned. Lauren saves Kaylie from a scandal that the paparazzi wanted to make. After that, the girls finally reconciled. Payson gets in contact with the best doctor in California to recheck her injury and see for certain if she will never do gymnastics again. 
 

Payson begins to adjust to high school life. Also, it's Open House at The Rock and, to make it fun, Sasha wants the students to perform the way that they love. He also decided to put the top two students, Kayle and Nicky, together for a routine. They succeed in talking in the same language, and Kaylie suggests a fascinating number. 
 

Valentines Day!! A day of love. But not for Payson, who's beginning to find out that she's hanging out with the wrong crowd at school. Emily hasn't heard from Damon in days and she's getting worried. Kaylie and Nicky get closer, emotionally, the more they train together. Also, Carter discovers that Chloe Kmetko and Steve Tanner are dating. 
 

Payson invites the girls to her first high school prom. Lauren believes her dad got a new dress for her, but really Steve got it for Chloe to give to Emily. Damon tries all he can to heal his relationship with Emily. Also, Sasha has gotten hold of a surgeon in Europe who can help Payson, but her parents don't know what to tell her.

Kaylie, Emily, and Lauren didn't make it to the Nationals in London, but they still have a chance at Beijing. But will Kelly Parker ruin their chances? Meanwhile, Payson has mixed feelings about taking the surgery. 
 

Payson's back. Sasha has invited China's National team to The Rock to prove who the real American gymnasts are. Also, because of Payson's medical bills, the Keeler family is in danger of losing their house. 
 

As the face-off between The Rock and China draws closer, pressure starts to build. Payson tries to help Emily overcome her fear of the Vault while Lauren and Kaylie are still having trust issues with each other.

The girls feel unprepared to compete with the Chinese National Team. Among their concerns are: Kaley's decision not to compete is very upsetting for the team; Emily struggles with a crisis of confidence and is also very distressed knowing that she will never be able to see Damon again due to The Rock and the National Committee rules. At the competition, Sasha and the girls get happy that Kaylee yet decides to compete after her father's speech.