ANTWERP, Belgium, Sept. 28, 2013 – The last session of men’s podium training finished up at 12:30 p.m. today, and the women take to the floor at 2 p.m. local time for the beginning of five sessions of podium training that conclude on Sunday, Sept. 29.  The four U.S. men who trained in the final men’s subdivision were:  Steven Legendre of Port Jefferson, N.Y./Team Hilton HHonors (Oklahoma); Alexander Naddour of Queen Creek, Ariz./Team Hilton HHonors (USA Youth Fitness Center); John Orozco of the Bronx, N.Y./Team Hilton HHonors (U.S. Olympic Training Center); and Brandon Wynn of Voorhees, N.J./Team Hilton HHonors (Ohio State University).

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This year’s World Championships is an individual competition with no team component.  2012 Olympians Jake Dalton of Reno, Nev./Team Hilton HHonors (University of Oklahoma), and  Sam Mikulak of Newport Coast, Calif./University of Michigan, the 2013 U.S. all-around champion, trained in yesterday’s subdivisions.  The men’s division has four subdivisions, with five for the women.
 
The 2013 U.S. Women’s Team features:  Simone Biles of Spring, Texas/Bannon’s Gymnastix, Inc.; Brenna Dowell of Odessa, Mo./GAGE; McKayla Maroney of Long Beach, Calif./All Olympia Gymnastics Center; and Kyla Ross of Aliso Viejo, Calif./Gym-Max Gymnastics. 
 
The competition schedule for the World Championships is: Sept. 30 – men’s qualification, 10 a.m., 2 p.m. and 6 p.m.; Oct. 1 – men’s and women’s qualification, 10 a.m., 2 p.m. and 4:30 p.m.; Oct. 2 – women’s qualification, 1:30 p.m., 4 p.m. and 6:30 p.m.; Oct. 3 – men’s all-around finals, 8 p.m.; Oct. 4 – women’s all-around finals, 8 p.m.; Oct. 5 – event finals, men’s floor exercise, pommel horse and still rings and women’s vault and uneven bars, 2:30 p.m.; and Oct. 6 – event finals, men’s vault, parallel bars and horizontal bars, and women’s balance beam and floor exercise, 2:30 p.m.  Based on the draw, the women are competing in the qualification round in: Subdivision 1, vault; Subdivision 3, uneven bars; Subdivision 4, floor exercise.  The men’s draw is: Subdivision 1, starts on parallel bars; Subdivision 3, parallel bars; Subdivision 4, floor exercise. The times listed above are for Antwerp, Belgium.
 
Here’s a quick overview of the various ways to watch and follow the U.S. Team’s performances at the 2013 World Championships in Antwerp, Belgium. For more information on the World Championships, please go to usagymworlds.com.
 
·         Live webcast.  UniversalSports.com will have a live webcast of the all-around and individual event finals from Antwerp, which will also be available at usagymworlds.com.  For U.S. Eastern Daylight Savings time, the live webcasts are scheduled for:  Oct. 3 –men’s all-around final, 2 p.m.; Oct. 4 – women’s all-around final, 2 p.m.; Oct. 5-6 – individual event finals, 8:30 a.m. (NOTE:  Antwerp is 6 hours ahead of New York City; when it is noon in Antwerp, it is 6 a.m. in New York.)
·         Cable TV.  Universal Sports will show all of the finals live on its cable network:  Oct. 3 –men’s all-around final, 2 p.m.; Oct. 4 – women’s all-around final, 2 p.m.; Oct. 5-6 – individual event finals, 8:30 a.m.  All times are Eastern. Universal Sports will also carry encore presentations of its World telecasts. Calling the action throughout the competition will be a team comprised of play-by-play announcer Steve Schlanger alongside analysts 1984 Olympic gold medalist Bart Connor, 1996 Olympic gold-medalist Amanda Borden, and Olympian Kip Simons. Be sure to check your local listings for times. Universal Sports Network is now available on Time Warner Cable, Cox, satellite providers DIRECTV and DISH and numerous regional cable and IPTV operators in markets across the country. To find Universal Sports Network in your area, go to http://universalsports.com/tv-listings/channel-finder/.
·         NBC.  NBC will broadcast coverage of the World Championships from 2-4 p.m. ET on Oct. 12-13.  The commentators are Al Trautwig, 1984 Olympic gold-medalist Tim Daggett and 2008 Olympic gold-medalist Nastia Liukin.
·         usagymworlds.com. USA Gymnastics will provide enhanced coverage from Belgium that will include results and photos from the competition, as well as interviews and the webcast. Fans can also follow the action on Facebook, facebook.com/USAGymnastics, and Twitter, @usagym or #FIG2013Antwerp.
·         Live scoring.  The International Gymnastics Federation provides live scoring from its World Championships.  For more information and access, go to antwerp2013.fig-gymnastics.com.
 
Based in Indianapolis, USA Gymnastics is the national governing body for gymnastics in the United States.  Its mission is to encourage participation and the pursuit of excellence in the sport.  Its disciplines include men’s and women’s artistic gymnastics, rhythmic gymnastics, trampoline and tumbling, acrobatic gymnastics, and group gymnastics (also known as Gymnastics for All).  For more information, log on to www.usagym.org.