Before earning their bids, before their hit-zero routines, before taking gold and being crowned world champions, we saw Cheer Athletics at their showcase.

Cheer Athletics Cheetahs and Panthers were on fire at Blue Debut last fall and we knew then that the 2017-18 season was going to be something special for those cats.

Panthers debuted a sporty new look and Cheetahs showcased a routine that made our jaws drop.

Take a look back at some of these picture-perfect moments from everyone's favorite cats, before they were crowned 2018 world champions.