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Andrew Elkind

Birthdate: 9/25/1985
Program: Men's Artistic
Level: Senior
Current Residence: Colorado Spgs, CO
Club: U.S.O.T.C. Gymnastics
Head Coach: Vitaly Marinitch
Other Coaches: Andriy Stepanchenko


Personal Information

Years on the National Team: 1
Nickname: Elk
Birthplace: Camden, NJ
Hometown: Cherry Hill, NJ
High School Graduation Year: 2003
Name of College: Universities of Michigan and Denver
College Graduation Year: 2007
Degree/Major: BA-Economics, MS-Accounting
Year you began gymnastics: 1992
Favorite Event: High Bar
How did you get involved in gymnastics: I excelled at gymboree birthday parties
Favorite thing about gymnastics: I enjoy the mental challenge it provides and showing off my hard work.
What are your goals for gymnastics?: To make a Pan Am, World, and Olympic team
Names of parents/guardians/spouse: Gary and Elizabeth
Names of sibling(s): Sisters Danyelle and Kaitlyn

Interests Outside the Gym

Favorite school subject: Financial Accounting
Hobbies or favorite activities: Researching/learning about investing, new adventures with friends
Favorite music: Madonna, Prince, 80's, Techno, The Spinners
Favorite book(s): Atlas Shrugged
Favorite TV show(s): How I Met Your Mother, House of Lies
Favorite Food: Lobster, soft shell crab

National Competition Results

2012 National Qualifier, Colorado Springs, Colo. - 5th-FX; 6th-AA; 8th-VT
2012 Winter Cup Challenge, Las Vegas, Nev. -
2011 Visa Championships, Saint Paul, Minn. - 8th-PB
2011 Winter Cup Challenge, Las Vegas, Nev. - 4th-PB, HB; 5th-AA; 7th-FX
2010 Visa Championships, Hartford, Conn. - 5th-HB; 10th-AA
2010 National Qualifier, Colorado Springs, Colo. - 1st-PB; 3rd-AA, PH, SR
2010 Winter Cup Challenge, Las Vegas, Nev. - 8th-PB(T)
2009 Visa Championships, Dallas, Texas - 6th-PB
2009 National Qualifier, Colorado Springs, Colo. -
2008 Visa Championships, Houston, Texas -
2008 U.S. Men's Qualifier, Colorado Springs, Colo. - 2nd-PB; 5th-PH; 6th-HB(T); 7th-VT

International Competition Results

2011 Puerto Rico Cup, Mayaguez, Puerto Rico - 2nd-Team; 4th-HB(T)
2011 Cottbus Challenger Cup, Cottbus, Germany -
2011 Kyle Shewfelt Gymnastics Festival, Calgary, Alberta, Canada - 1st-HB; 3rd-Team

Videos of Andrew Elkind

2012 Winter Cup Prelims Floor Exercise
2012 Winter Cup Prelims Parallel Bars
2011 Winter Cup Finals Still Rings
2011 Winter Cup Finals Pommel Horse
2011 Winter Cup Prelims Still Rings
2011 Winter Cup Prelims Floor Exercise
2010 Winter Cup Finals Vault
2010 Winter Cup Finals Pommel Horse
2010 Winter Cup Prelims Vault
2010 Winter Cup Prelims Floor Exercise

LEGEND:

  • Women: AA = All Around | VT = Vault | UB = Uneven Bars | BB = Balance Bean | FX = Floor Exercise | (T) = Tie
  • Men: AA = All Around | FX = Floor Exercise | PH = Pommel Horse | SR = Still Rings | VT = Vault | PB = Parallel Bars | HB = Horizontal Bars | (T) = Tie
  • Rhythmic: AA = All Around | RP = Rope | HP = Hoop | BA = Ball | CL = Clubs | RB = Ribbon | (T) = Tie
  • Acro: DY = Dynamic | BL = Balance | AA = All Around
  • T&T: TR = Trampoline | TU = Tumbling | DM = Double Mini | SY = Synchronized Trampoline
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