© John Cheng

INDIANAPOLIS, Aug.15, 2015 – Two-time World all-around champion Simone Biles of Spring, Texas/World Champions Centre, captured her third consecutive U.S. all-around title at the 2015 P&G Gymnastics Championships at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. Biles is the first U.S. woman to win three all-around titles since Kim Zmeskal in 1992. Biles also picked up the U.S. titles for the vault and balance beam. The championships wrap up with men’s gymnastics. The senior men’s session is at 1:30 p.m. and the junior session is at 7:30 p.m. ET.

Biles easily notched her third all-around crown with a two-day total of 124.100. Maggie Nichols of Little Canada, Minn./Twin City Twisters, captured the all-around silver at 119.150, and 2012 Olympic floor exercise and team gold medalist Aly Raisman of Needham, Mass./Brestyan’s American Gymnastics, earned the bronze with 118.550. Bailie Key of Montgomery, Texas/Texas Dreams, tallied a 118.350 for fourth and 2012 Olympic team and all-around champion Gabrielle Douglas of Virginia Beach, Va./Buckeye Gymnastics, posted a 117.950 for fifth.

  • Event champions: vault, balance beam, Biles; Madison Kocian of Dallas/WOGA, uneven bars; Raisman, floor exercise.
  • Event scores are a two-day total, with today’s event scores in parentheses.
    • Biles: vault, 31.550 (16.300); uneven bars, 30.100 (14.950); balance beam, 30.700 (15.900); floor exercise, 30.750 (15.850)
    • Nichols: vault, 31.650 (15.850); uneven bars, 29.750 (14.800); balance beam, 29.050 (14.650); floor exercise, 28.700 (14.150)
    • Raisman: vault, 30.550 (15.350); uneven bars, 28.250 (14.100); balance beam, 28.700 (14.950); floor exercise, 31.050 (15.500)
    • Key: vault, 30.450 (15.200); uneven bars, 30.500 (15.300); balance beam, 28.250 (14.550); floor exercise, 29.150 (14.700)
    • Douglas: vault, 30.250 (15.150); uneven bars, 30.400 (15.100); balance beam, 28.650 (14.200); floor exercise, 28.650 (14.800)
  • U.S. Senior National Team: Biles; Nichols; Raisman, Key; Douglas; Kocian; MyKayla Skinner of Gilbert, Ariz./Desert Lights Gymnastics; Alyssa Baumann of Plano, Texas/WOGA; Nia Dennis of Westerville, Ohio/Legacy Elite; Kyla Ross of Aliso Viejo, Calif./Gym-Max
  • Senior awards: Simone Biles, Athlete of the Year; Aly Raisman, Sportswoman of the Year; Aimee Boorman, Coach of the Year
  • Junior all-around: Lauren Hernandez of Old Bridge, N.J./MG Elite, won the junior women’s all-around title with a two-day total of 117.500 to edge past her MG Elite teammate Jazmyn Foberg of Bayville, N.J./MG Elite, by 0.100. Ragan Smith of Lewisville, Texas/Texas Dreams, rounded out the medals podium in third with 116.450.

 

 

P&G Championships general information

  • Fan activities. Lots of fun fan activities are planned for Georgia Street and the Bankers Life Fieldhouse concourse. For the Countdown to Rio beach party, the east block of Georgia Street will become home to a 1,600-square-foot beach, where a sand sculptor from the Indiana Ice Studio will transform five tons of sand into gymnastics-themed sand art, beginning Thursday, Aug. 13. Well-known gymnastics celebrities, including 1996 Olympic gold medalist Shannon Miller, 2004 Olympic all-around champion Carly Patterson, Peszek and Sloan, will be on hand to sign autographs on Georgia Street and at Bankers Life Fieldhouse throughout the four days of competition. Organizers estimate that approximately 300 individuals will have the opportunity for an autograph during the allotted time. Also, the Rio 3-D sculpture will make fun photo memories. f there is inclement weather, the Georgia Street activities will be cancelled. For a schedule of when and where athletes are signing autographs, the list of participating food trucks, weather updates, and other information on the P&G Championships and fan activities, go to PGChamps.com.
  • Remaining competition schedule
    • Sunday, Aug. 16 – men’s gymnastics, seniors at 1:30 p.m.; juniors at 7:30 p.m.
  • Television, webcast and YouTube coverage
    • Live competition coverage.
      • Television. NBC will air the second day of both men’s and women’s senior competition sessions live. In addition, NBC Sports Network will televise the first two days tape delayed. The schedule is listed below.
        • Aug. 24 – Men – 3 p.m. ET – NBC, live
      • Webcast. With analysts 2008 Olympic medalists Samantha Peszek and Raj Bhavsar, USA Gymnastics will provide live webcast coverage of all four junior competitive sessions, as well as the first night of both the senior women and men’s competition. Former NCAA and Big Ten champion Evan Heiter will join Peszek and Bhavsar as the host. The webcasts will be available worldwide free of charge on PGChamps.com.
        • Aug. 16 – Jr. Men – 7:30 p.m. ET
    • USA Gymnastics on YouTube. USA Gymnastics will post coverage of the P&G Championships, including nearly every competition routine, after the conclusion of the event, interviews from media day and post-competition, and clips from podium training.

    Ways to follow

    • Online. The P&G Gymnastics Championships is easier than ever to follow online. Schedules, general event information, start lists, live scoring and more are available at PGChamps.com, which is easily viewable on smart phones and other digital devices. Click here for live scoring.
    • Social Media. USA Gymnastics is providing live updates and exclusive content, including videos and photos, from the P&G Championships on Facebook (facebook.com/USAGymnastics) and Twitter (@USAGym). Gymnastics fans can follow the action easily and join the conversation on Twitter by using the official hashtag of the 2015 P&G Championships, #PGChamps.

P&G Championships information
Scheduled for Aug. 13-16, the four-day P&G Gymnastics Championships serves as USA Gymnastics’ national championships and will determine members of the men’s and women’s national team and part of the World Team selection.

Single-session tickets are still available and range from $10-$105, with prices varying depending on session and seating area, along with several other ticket packages: women’s gymnastics day 1 includes both the junior and senior sessions on Aug. 13, $75-$125 per seat; men’s gymnastics package that includes every men’s junior and senior session, Aug. 14 and 16, $75-$125; women’s gymnastics final day includes both the junior and senior sessions on Aug. 15, $90-$140; senior men’s and women’s gymnastics final day sessions, Aug. 15-16, $85-$135; and all-session ticket package includes every competitive session, with prices running from $150-$495, and a limited number of Platinum VIP all-session tickets, located in the first five rows, are still available and include an autographed poster and a meet-and-greet with an Olympian.

Tickets may be purchased at Ticketmaster through www.ticketmaster.com, Ticketmaster charge by phone 1-800-745-3000 or at participating Walmart locations in Central Indiana and Bankers Life Fieldhouse Box Office. Prices vary depending on seat location, and listed ticket prices do not include applicable fees.

The Indiana Sports Corporation, Pacers Sports & Entertainment, the city of Indianapolis and the state of Indiana are the local organizers of the P&G Gymnastics Championships. St.Vincent Sports Performance is the official medical and performance nutrition provider of USA Gymnastics and the P&G Gymnastics Championships. Premier level sponsors are Deloitte, Vera Bradley, Kroger and OneAmerica Financial Partners. Local event partners are Bohlsen Group; Washington National Insurance Company, a subsidiary of CNO Financial Group; Hendricks Regional Health; Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield; Crowe Horwath; and Faegre Baker Daniels. The headquarters for USA Gymnastics has been located in Indianapolis since 1983.

In addition to competition, nearly 3,000 people are expected for the USA Gymnastics National Congress and Trade Show, an annual education event for the entire gymnastics community held in conjunction with the championships. The National Congress will be housed at the Indianapolis Convention Center and will feature presentations, demonstrations and educational seminars.