The 2005 American Cup takes on a new format and heightened importance when the world’s top gymnasts tumble into Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum on Long Island, N.Y. at 2:30 p.m. ET on Feb. 26.
The self-evident depth of the U.S. program was proven again on Saturday when Alicia Sacramone and Chellsie Memmel both won gold at the 2004 FIG World Cup Final in Birmingham, England.
The 2004 Future Stars Championships was held at the United States Olympic Training Center November 19.
USA Gymnastics is sending a host of young, talented athletes to the world’s winter international meets, which get under way this week.
The United States Olympic Committee announced today that 2004 U.S. Olympic gold and two-time silver medal gymnast Paul Hamm and the 2004 Olympic gold medal U.S. Women’s Beach Volleyball Team have been named the winners of the 2004 U.S. Olympic Spirit Award, presented by Nu Skin Enterprises.
The United States was represented by a team of 24 athletes, some with previous international experience and other up-and-coming athletes making their international debuts.
Last night, the United States Olympic Committee (USOC) received a letter from Mr. Bruno Grandi, President of the Federation Internationale De Gymnastique (FIG).
The nine medals won by the U.S. team, including the silver medal winning performances of both the men’s and women’s teams and the all-round gold medals captured by Carly Patterson and Paul Hamm, represent an unparalleled level of success for American gymnastics.
Paul Hamm took first place and Brett McClure finished ninth in the men’s all-around final on Wednesday at the 2004 Olympic Games.
Carly Patterson won the gold medal in all-around competition at the 2004 Olympic Games, the first American to do so since Mary Lou Retton in 1984.
Rhythmic Olympian Mary Sanders wrapped up her Athens Olympic Games experience on Friday, finishing 15th in individual all-around qualification at the Galatsi Olympic Hall.
Germany”s Anna Dogonadze avenged her early mistake in the 2000 Olympic Games trampoline final by nailing her final routine in Athens to claim the women”s trampoline gold on Friday afternoon at the Olympic Indoor Hall.
Quotes from Paul Hamm following his 2004 Olympic all-around gold medal performance.
The U.S. Women”s Gymnastics Olympic Team made the U.S. 2-for-2 on Tuesday night by winning the team silver medal at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens.
The U.S. men’s gymnastics team came from behind in the final rotation on high bar to win the team silver medal late Monday at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece.
US tumbler Leanne Seitzinger, and the synchro pair of Peter Dodd and Derrick Aldrich recently placed first in their events at the Indo Pacific Championships in Kelowna, BC, Canada.
The U.S. Women’s Olympic Team will travel to Athens with its strongest team in history after naming Carly Patterson, Mohini Bhardwaj, Annia Hatch, and Terin Humphrey to the roster on Sunday following five days of training at the Olympic Team Selection Camp at the Women’s National Team Training Center.
Team USA has laid down its challenge to China by naming all-around standouts Guard Young and Blaine Wilson to the U.S. Olympic Team on Thursday following the Olympic Team Selection Camp in Colorado Springs.
The top junior trampoline and tumbling gymnasts are en route to Tampa, Fla. this week to compete in the “Fun in the Sun” Junior Olympic National Championships, July 13-19 at the Tampa Convention Center.
Alaina Hebert, Lafayette, LA, scored a 38.30 in the final round of Junior Women’s Trampoline at the 2004 Nissen Cup to take home the gold.
Courtney Kupets and Courtney McCool finished 1-2 at the 2004 U.S. Olympic Trials – Gymnastics at the Arrowhead Pond in Anaheim, Calif. securing an automatic appointment to the 2004 U.S. Olympic Team.
The women’s 1984 silver medal gymnastics team reunited Sunday, June 27 at the Olympic Trials in Anaheim, Calif. at the Arrowhead Pond Arena.
Olympians Mihai Bagiu and Diane Simpson, former gymnasts Michelle Berube, Sabrina Mar, and Dan Hayden, Brevet Judge Sue Ammerman and former U.S. Gymnastics Federation President Mike Jacki, will be inducted into the USA Gymnastics Hall of Fame at a ceremony on Saturday in Anaheim.
The U.S. men’s 1984 gold medal gymnastics team reunited today (Saturday, June 26) at the Olympic Team Trials in Anaheim, California at the Arrowhead Pond Arena.
Reigning World Champion Paul Hamm continued his string of dominant performances, leading the all-around after the first day of competition at the 2004 U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Gymnastics at the Arrowhead Pond in Anaheim, California.
Rhythmic gymnast Mary Sanders and trampolinist Jennifer Parilla earned a return trip to Athens on Saturday by winning the 2004 U.S. Olympic Team Trials for Rhythmic Gymnastics and Trampoline at the San Jose State University Events Center.
Just nine days remain before the nation’s top men and women artistic gymnasts will compete at the U.S. Olympic Team Trials, June 24-27 at The Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim in Anaheim, Calif.
Two tickets to Athens are up for grabs when the 2004 U.S. Olympic Team Trials for Rhythmic Gymnastics and Trampoline take place at 6 p.m. June 19 at the San Jose State University Events Center.
Courtney Kupets needed a 9.600 on the uneven bars, her final event, to tie Carly Patterson for the All-Around title at the 2004 Visa U.S. Gymnastics Championships. She received exactly that, and the pair became just the third set of co-Champions in USA Gymnastics history.
Annia Hatch chose to withdraw from the 2004 Visa U.S. Gymnastics Championships today due to soreness in her left knee.
Nastia Liukin proved true to form in capturing her second consecutive Junior National all-around title at the 2004 Visa U.S. Gymnastics Championships at the Gaylord Entertainment Center in Nashville, Tenn.
Reigning World Champion Paul Hamm performed true to form in winning his third consecutive Sr. Men’s All-Around title at the 2004 Visa U.S. Gymnastics Championships at the Gaylord Entertainment Center in Nashville.
Sam Sheehan was forced to withdraw from the 2004 Visa U.S. Gymnastics Championships today due to an left rotator cuff strain.
Courtney Kupets continued her remarkable comeback from a torn left Achilles by winning the balance beam event and taking the early lead at the midpoint of the Sr. All-Around competition at the 2004 Visa U.S. Gymnastics Championships at the Gaylord Entertainment Center in Nashville.
Nastia Liukin (Plano, Texas/World Olympic Gymnastics) leads the junior women’s all-around competition after nearly sweeping all events in the preliminary round at the 2004 VISA U.S. Gymnastics Championships.
Guard Young was forced to withdraw from the 2004 Visa U.S. Gymnastics Championships today due to an acute Achilles tendon injury.
NASHVILLE – Reigning World Champion and two-time U.S Champion Paul Hamm leads the 2004 Visa U.S. Gymnastics Championships after the first round of competition.
Bryan Del Castillo (Laguna Niguel, Calif./South Coast Gymnastics) and Derek Helsby (Orlando, Fla./Houston Gymnastics Academy) lead the all-around contest in the junior men’s elite II and I divisions, respectively, after the preliminary competition in the VISA U.S. Gymnastics Championships.
Sports Acrobatics stars Arthur Davis and Shenea Booth successfully defended their mixed pair world title by winning the mixed pair final at the 2004 Sports Acrobatics World Championships on May 23 in Liévin, France.
Courtney Kupets proved on Thursday that reports of her steady progress are no joke, winning gold in just her first all-around competition since the team preliminary event of the 2003 World Championships on Aug. 17, 2003.
The window of opportunity to make the 2004 U.S. Olympic Team is reopens for just a few more days during the U.S. Classic, May 14-16 at the Blue Cross Arena in Rochester, N.Y.
Oklahoma’s Jamie Henderson leads the field of 18 athletes who qualified Saturday to complete the Men’s Senior field for the U.S. Championships, June 2-5 in Nashville, Tenn.
Team USA closed out the 2004 Pacific Alliance Gymnastics Championships presented by Outrigger Hotels in Honolulu, Hawai`i on Saturday, winning 44 medals during the three-day competition.
Allyse Ishino proved consistency is the key in winning the Senior Women’s all-around gold medal on Friday at the 2004 Pacific Alliance Gymnastics Championships presented by Outrigger Hotels in Honolulu, Hawai`i.
The depth of the U.S. Women’s Junior program was demonstrated in full force by a clean sweep of the top four all-around slots and the Junior team title on Friday at the 2004 Pacific Alliance Gymnastics Championships presented by Outrigger Hotels in Honolulu, Hawai`i.
Reigning world all-around champion Paul Hamm reaffirmed his title by winning the Senior Men’s all-around gold medal against a talented international field on Thursday at the 2004 Pacific Alliance Gymnastics Championships presented by Outrigger Hotels in Honolulu, Hawaii.
Houston’s Taqiy Abdullah nailed his floor and pommel horse routines to win the Junior Men’s all-around title on Thursday at the 2004 Pacific Alliance Gymnastics Championships presented by Outrigger Hotels in Honolulu, Hawai`i.
World medalists Carly Patterson and Katie Heenan, and up-and-coming stars Allyse Ishino and Alicia Sacramone will anchor the talented U.S. Women’s Team headed for the 2004 Pacific Alliance Gymnastics Championships, April 15-17 at the University of Hawai`i Stan Sheriff Center.
Team USA traveled around the world in March and early April to bring home a slew of medals from the world’s top international competitions. In all, U.S. artistic athletes returned home with nine gold, 13 silver and 14 bronze, plus two bronze medals for the rhythmic team.
The U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo. will host the nation’s best male gymnasts as they compete in the 2004 Men’s U.S. Championships Qualifier, starting at 3 p.m. April 24 at the USOTC Sports Center.
Top athletes from the Pacific Rim are en route to Honolulu, Hawai`i for the 2004 Pacific Alliance Gymnastics Championships presented by Outrigger Hotels, April 15-17 at the Stan Sheriff Center.
Cyclist Lance Armstrong, figure skater Michelle Kwan and the U.S. Women’s Gymnastics Team have been voted the 2003 United States Olympic Committee SportsMan, SportsWoman and Team of the Year, respectively.
World all-around silver medalist Carly Patterson, and World all-around finalist Jason Gatson earned all-around gold and $10,000 in prize money on Saturday by winning the all-around titles at the 2004 Visa American Cup at Madison Square Garden.
USA Gymnastics’ spring line-up for the major international meets includes a handful of Team USA veterans plus some rising stars ready to make their mark on the international circuit and make their case for an Olympic Team berth.
Houston’s largest furniture outlet is the newest sponsor of the USA Gymnastics Women’s National Team Training Center located at the Karolyi Ranch near Huntsville, Texas.
The international stars of the 2003 World Gymnastics Championships are on their way to New York after accepting invitations for the 2004 Visa American Cup to be held at 2:30 p.m. Feb. 28 at Madison Square Garden.
Chevron continues its support of the U.S. Men’s National Team program in the Olympic year with the signing of 15 top athletes and coaches to Team Chevron.
Houston native Sean Townsend returned from an injury-plagued 2003 to medal in four events and re-gain his National Team berth at the 2004 Men’s Winter Cup Challenge in Las Vegas.
The road to Athens goes through San Jose for USA Gymnastics’ rhythmic and trampoline team members when the 2004 U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Rhythmic Gymnastics & Trampoline are held Saturday, June 19 at the San Jose State University Event Center.
USA Gymnastics ventures into uncharted territory this week with the live internet broadcast of Session 1 of the Men’s Winter Cup at 6:30 p.m. ET on Friday, Feb. 6.
The Pacific’s top men’s and women’s artistic and rhythmic gymnasts will make their way to Honolulu in 2004 and 2006 to compete in the Pacific Alliance Championships presented by Outrigger Hotels. The 2004 Championships are slated for April 15-17 at the Stan Sheriff Center at the University of Hawaii.
Six positions on the 2004 U.S. National Team are up for grabs when the nation’s top men’s gymnasts gather in Las Vegas for the 2004 Men’s Winter Cup Challenge, Feb. 6-7 at the Sports Center.
2003 World Championships Team Head Coach Kevin Mazeika will lead the 2004 Men’s U.S. Olympic Team to the upcoming Olympic Games in Athens.
The accolades keep rolling in for World Champions Paul Hamm and Chellsie Memmel, who on Monday were named finalists for the 74th Annual AAU James E. Sullivan Memorial Award, which recognizes the top amateur athlete in the nation.
