2008 Olympic all-around champion Nastia Liukin is one of 11 women cited by MSN.com Lifestyle in its 2009 list of influential women.
USA Gymnastics announced today that two-time Olympic head coach Kevin Mazeika of Houston has been named as the men’s National Team Coordinator.
The Acrobatic Gymnastics program held a National Athlete Development Camp & National Team Open Slot Selection on Dec. 17-22 at the Karolyi Ranch in Huntsville, Texas.
On December 12, 2009 Olympic all-around champion Nastia Liukin of Parker, Texas, held her annual toy drive at WOGA in Plano, Texas.
Former National Team member and current Junior National Team coach Irina Korosteleva attended Pan American Solidarity Course in Mexico.
Bridget Sloan and Kayla Williams winning World gold medals and Kristin Allen and Michael Rodrigues taking a World Games gold medal top the list of the USA’s highlights in 2009.
2009 NCAA all-around champion Courtney Kupets is one of 12 women in contention for the U.S. Sports Academy’s Athlete of the Year.
Nastia Liukin, Kyla Ross and Peter Vidmar appeared at a fundraising luncheon for women’s gymnastics at Cal State Fullerton on Dec. 13.
Kytra Hunter of Frederick, Md., won the floor exercise bronze medal at the 2009 Toyota International Gymnastics Competition in Toyota City, Japan.
2009 World Championships team members Bridget Sloan, Kayla Williams, Rebecca Bross and Ivana Hong of Allen, Texas, were in New England to promote 2010 premier events.
Mackenzie Caquatto of Naperville, Ill., won the uneven bars silver medal at the 2009 Toyota International Gymnastics Competition in Toyota City, Japan.
Susannah Johnson, Amy McDonald, Leanne Seitzinger and Kaitlin Tortorich, tied for third in the USOC’s Team of the Month voting for November 2009.
Rebecca Bross, Jonathan Horton and Tim McNeill have accepted invitations to compete in the 2010 Tyson American Cup, March 6, at the DCU Center in Worcester, Mass.
Jerry Wright dissects the 2010 NCAA men’s gymnastics teams and delivers his preview for the upcoming season.
The Pink Invitational organization has announced a program created to assist female gymnasts who have an immediate family member diagnosed with breast cancer.
Cumberland Gymnastics in Carlisle, Pa., recently wrapped and stuffed 420 shoeboxes full of toys and essentials for young boys and girls in need as part of Operation Christmas Child.
Amanda Jetter and Cassandra Whitcomb won the junior and senior all-around crowns, respectively, at the 14th International Tournament of Pas-de-Calais in Arques, France.
Madison Kocian of Dallas, Texas won the vault title at the 13th annual TOP Gym Invitational in Charleroi, Belgium over the weekend.
The Cal State Fullerton gymnastics team will be holding two fundraisers with proceeds going towards its program.
The Men’s Technical Committee for the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) held its third ordinary meeting in Knoxville, Tenn., Nov. 26-29, 2009.
Lori Laznovsky, USAG/GFA Committee member, traveled to Canada to participate as Torch bearers in the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Torch Relay on Tuesday, Nov. 24.
2008 Olympic bronze-medalist Alexander Artemev of Lakewood, Colo., is among the seven U.S. gymnasts who will represent the USA in international competition this December.
2009 World Cup synchronized trampoline gold-medalists Logan Dooley and Steven Gluckstein apppeared on “The Bonnie Hunt Show” on Tuesday, Nov. 24.
Savannah Vinsant and Felicia Hano won gold and silver medals, respectively, at the 2009 World Age Group Trampoline and Tumbling Competition in St. Petersburg, Russia.
The USA won five medals (1 gold, 2 silver, 2 bronze) on the final day of the 2009 World Age Group Trampoline and Tumbling Competition in St. Petersburg, Russia.
Raj Bhavsar is among the more than 150 emerging leaders from some 30 countries who are participating in the 4th annual Asia 21 Young Leaders Summit in Kuala Lumpur.
Aaron Cook and Anna Tortorich won gold medals in 15-16 tumbling at the 2009 World Age Group Trampoline and Tumbling Competition in St. Petersburg, Russia.
The United States earned three medals on the first day of competition at the 2009 World Age Group Trampoline and Tumbling Championships in St. Petersburg, Russia.
Competition begins today at the 2009 World Age Group Trampoline and Tumbling Championships in St. Petersburg, Russia
Once again, gymnastics clubs across the country put forth their best efforts to raise more than $140,000 for the Children’s Miracle Network.
The U.S. won all four individual event finals gold medals and two silver at the 2009 Jr. Pan American Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships.
Team USA had a strong showing at the 2009 World Trampoline and Tumbling Championships reaching ten finals and winning three medals.
The United States won the team all-around title and went one-two in the individual all-around at the 2009 Junior Pan American Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships in Havana, Cuba.
Davis Grooms, Connor Lewis and Michael Burns won the 10-, 11- and 12-year-old, respectively, all-around titles at the 2009 Future Stars National Championships.
Rebecca Sereda leads the all-around competition after the first day of competition at the 2009 Junior Pan American Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships.
Team USA won three team medals at the 2009 World Trampoline and Tumbling Championships at the St. Petersburg (Russia) Sports and Concert Complex.
2009 World Cup gold-medalists Steven Gluckstein and Logan Dooley advanced to the synchronized trampoline finals at the 2009 World Trampoline and Tumbling Championships.
The USA qualified for both women’s and men’s team double mini-trampoline and women’s team tumbling finals at 09 World Championships.
For the first time since the inception of team competition, both the mens and womens U.S. Trampoline teams qualified for finals at the 2009 World Championships.
2009 world all-around champion Bridget Sloan was named as one of the U.S. Olympic Committee’s October Athletes of the Month for her World Championship performance.
The world’s best trampoline and tumbling gymnasts have converged on St. Petersburg, Russia, for the 2009 World Trampoline and Tumbling Championships, Nov. 11-14.
In this season’s final episode, ” USA Gymnastics: Behind the Team” takes fans Across the Pond to relive the events and experiences of the World Championships.
The U.S. Trampoline and Tumbling team held a camp at Head Over Heels in Middletown, N.J. as part of their preparation for the 2009 World Championships.
The U.S. Team won 12 individual event medals at the 2009 Junior Pan American Championships in Aracaju, Brazil.
The Junior U.S. Women’s Team won the team gold medal and swept the all-around at the 2009 Junior Pan American Championships Saturday in Aracaju, Brazil, the Americas qualifier for the 2010 Youth Olympic Games, Aug. 10-26, in Singapore.
The U.S. Men’s Junior Team won the team silver medal at the 2009 Junior Pan American Championships Friday in Aracaju, Brazil, the Americas’ qualifier for the 2010 Youth Olympic Games, Aug. 10-26, in Singapore.
Congratulations go out to Michael Rodrigues and Mallory Henthorn on their recent election to the Athletes Council.
The Junior Pan American Championships start Nov. 6 in Aracaju, Brazil, with the men’s competition. The women take center stage on Saturday.
2009 U.S. junior all-around champion Rebecca Sereda headlines the U.S. Junior Team that will compete in the 2009 Jr. Pan American Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships.
Alicia Sacramone, Tim Daggett and Bela Karolyi recently met with the members of the Hartford Convention and Visitors Bureau to talk about the 2010 Visa Championships.
2009 U.S. junior all-around champion Kyla Ross is one of four U.S. junior gymnasts named to the U.S. women’s team for the 2009 Junior Pan American Championships.
Five junior U.S. men have been selected to compete in Aracaju, Brazil, Nov. 4-9, at the 2009 Junior Pan American Championships.
Joseph Hagerty finished fourth in the third stage of the Champions Trophy, on Sunday, October 25, 2009, in Hannover, Germany.
The junior U.S. men’s team convincingly defeated Germany and Canada in a friendly competition at the Olympic Training Center on October 24, 2009, in Colorado Springs, Colo.
In the fourth and final installment of “USA Gymnastics: Behind the Team”presents ” Liukin ‘Round London” , follow Olympic Champion Nastia Liukin out and about in the city of London.
Nastia Liukin is one of six U.S. Olympians featured in the original documentary “Bud Greenspan Presents: Beijing 2008 – America’s Olympic Glory” airing on Oct. 19.
Ivana Hong of Allen, Texas, won the balance beam bronze medal at the 2009 World Championships at The O2 Arena in London, Great Britain.
Fans will get a special glimpse of London, the host city of the 2009 World Gymnastics Championships when “USA Gymnastics: Behind the Team” presents “Liukin ‘Round London.”
Rebecca Bross, Ivana Hong, Jonathan Horton and Danell Leyva will compete in event finals on Sunday, the final day of the 2009 World Championships.
Newcomer Kayla Williams of Huntington, W. Va., won the vault world gold medal on the first of two days of individual event finals at the 2009 World Championships.
Bridget Sloan won the women’s all-around title at the 2009 World Championships at The O2 Arena in London, Great Britain, finishing just 0.050 ahead of teammate Rebecca Bross.
Steven Legendre, Tim McNeill, Kayla Williams, Bridget Sloan and Rebecca Bross will compete in event finals of the 2009 World Championships on Saturday.
Team Revolution in Pocatello, Idaho, held a clinic, Oct. 8-10 with more than 60 gymnasts participating from California, Nevada, Alabama, Utah, Idaho and Washington.
London 2012 today unveiled the Olympic pictograms – icons representing each sport and discipline of the Olympic Games.
Nastia Liukin visits Buckingham Palace and gets a history lesson on the tradition of afternoon tea in the second episode of “Liukin ‘Round London.”
In his World Championships debut, Tim McNeill of Falls Church, Va., finished seventh in the all-around at the 2009 World Championships in London, Great Britain.
Former Georgia gymnast Courtney Kupets received the Sportswoman of the Year Award at the Women’s Sports Foundation’s 30th Annual Salute to Women in Sports Dinner.
Rebecca Bross (AA, UB, FX), Ivana Hong (BB), Bridget Sloan (AA, UB) and Kayla Williams (VT) all advanced to the finals of the 2009 World Championships in London.
The USA’s Tim McNeill and Jonathan Horton finished in the top five in the all-around standings at the 2009 World Championships and advance to Thursday’s finals.
Fans will get a special glimpse of London, the host city of the 2009 World Gymnastics Championships when “USA Gymnastics: Behind the Team” presents “Liukin ‘Round London.”
A record-breaking 73 countries and more than 1,200 gymnasts, coaches and officials are expected to participate in the 2009 World Gymnastics Championships taking place Oct. 13-18.
2008 Olympic all-around champion Nastia Liukin of Parker, Texas, was elected as a member of the International Gymnastics Federation’s Athletes’ Commission.
2009’s third episode of ” USA Gymnastics: Behind the Team” takes fans inside the men”s and women”s World Team Camps as they prepare for the 2009 World Championships.
Tom Housley and Selena Peco were invited to present at the 2009 Gymnastics Ontario Congress in Toronto on Saturday, October 3.
Jana Bieger, Kytra Hunter, Cassandra Whitcomb and Mackenzie Caquatto will all represent the U.S. at international senior World Cup competitions in November.
USA Gymnastics names U.S. Women’s Team for 2009 World Championships
The International Olympic Committee awarded the 2016 Olympic Games to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, during its meetings in Copenhagen, Denmark.
2008 Olympic team silver-medalist Chellsie Memmel, has withdrawn from the final selection process for the U.S. Team for the 2009 World Championships.
On the eve of the 2016 host-city decision, USA Gymnastics received this message from Nastia Liukin, who is in Copenhagen with Chicago 2016 delegation, and we think it’s a good sign.
Nastia Liukin, Nadia Comaneci and Bart Conner visited Hermes Gymnastic Assoc. at Frederiksberg in Copenhagen while in Denmark as part of the Chicago 2016 Olympic bid delegation.
2008 U.S. all-around champion David Sender officially declined his position on the U.S. Men’s National Team and the 2009 World Championships Team.
On Oct. 2, the International Olympic Committee will determine if Chicago will be the site of the 2016 Olympic Games.
2009 World Cup gold-medalists Logan Dooley, Steven Gluckstein and Kalon Ludvigson headline the U.S. Team that will compete in the 2009 World Trampoline and Tumbling Championships.
Olympic gold-medalists Nastia Liukin, Nadia Comaneci and Bart Conner are among the 26 athletes traveling to Copenhagen, Denmark for the 2016 Olympics announcement.
Sophina DeJesus won the gold medal on floor, John Orozco won still rings silver and Briley Casanova won the bronze on bars at the 09 Jr. Japan International Competition on Sept. 23.
USA Gymnastics and St. Vincent Sports Performance Center today announced their partnership for injury prevention and sports medicine support for the national teams has been extended.
Briley Casanova and John Orozco won bronze medals in both the women’s and men’s all-around at the 2009 Junior Japan International Competition on Sept. 22 in Yokohama, Japan.
2008 Olympic team silver-medalist Samantha Peszek of Indianapolis, Ind., has formally withdrawn from the selection process for the women’s 2009 World Championships Team.
2008 Olympic team members Bridget Sloan, Chellsie Memmel and Samantha Peszek are among the 10 women invited to the final selection camp for the 2009 World Championships.
The 2009 Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships took place Sept. 7-13 in Mie, Japan.
USA Gymnastics has finalized the U.S. Men’s World Championships Team for the 2009 World Gymnastics Championships, Oct. 13-19, at the O2 in London, England.
For the first time in 10 years, the U.S. won a men’s tumbling gold medal at a World Cup event. Kalon Ludvigson won gold in the final World Cup of the 2009 Trampoline and Tumbling World Cup Series
The group all-around finals, which included 24 participating countries, concluded today at the 2009 World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships at the Sun Arena in Mie, Japan.
The U.S. Women’s National Team celebrated National Gymnastics Day by training for the World Championships.
Saturday, September 12 is National Gymnastics Day and USA Gymnastics wants to know how your club is celebrating.
Kalon Ludvigson advanced to the tumbling finals at the 2009 Trampoline and Tumbling World Cup at the Amselstieg Sports Hall in Salzgitter, Germany. The finals are Saturday, Sept. 12 at 3 p.m.
The individual event finals and all-around qualifications concluded at the 2009 World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships Thursday at the Sun Arena in Mie, Japan.
Ron Brant, who has served as the men’s national team coordinator since 2000, has accepted a position with the U.S. Olympic Committee in its sports performance division.
Beginning Thursday, Sept. 10, UniversalSports.com is carrying live coverage of the finals of the 2009 Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships in Mie, Japan.
The 2009 World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships marked the halfway point of the qualification rounds and event finals following Tuesday’s competition.
Steven Gluckstein, Logan Dooley and Kalon Ludvigson all find themselves in the top five of the FIG’s World Rankings for trampoline and tumbling.
The 2009 World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships began today at the Sun Arena in Mie, Japan, with rope and hoop individual qualification rounds.
USA-Gymnastics.org caught up with Michael Rodrigues and Kristin Allen to ask about winning the gold at the 2009 World Games, just before heading to the Visa Championships.
The USA’s Kalon Ludvigson of Pocatello, Idaho, won the men’s tumbling silver medal at the World Cup in Zielona Gora, Poland. This is Ludvigson’s second World Cup silver in two weeks.
The USA’s Steven Gluckstein of Atlantic Highlands, N.J., and Kalon Ludvigson of Pocatello, Idaho, advanced to the finals of the World Cup in Zielona Gora, Poland.
In the second episode of 2009’s “USA Gymnastics: Behind the Team,” fans get a glimpse of the country’s top gymnasts’ experiences at the 2009 Visa Championships.
Following its success at the World Cup in Belgium, the trampoline and tumbling team turns its sights to the World Cup in Zielona Gora, Poland, on Sept. 4-5.
Thousands of gymnasts and supporters around the country are expected to celebrate the 10th annual National Gymnastics Day on Sept. 12, 2009.
Click for a joint statement from USA Gymnastics and Nastia Liukin regarding her withdrawal from consideration for 2009 World Championships Team.
2009 U.S. all-around champion Ava Gehringer and Julie Zetlin will represent the U.S. at the 2009 World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships, Sept. 7-13, in Mie, Japan.
Logan Dooley won two gold medals at the third World Cup of the 2009 Trampoline and Tumbling World Cup Series at the Ostend Sports Centre in Ostend, Belgium.
The third World Cup of the 2009 Trampoline and Tumbling World Cup Series began today in Ostend, Belgium, and three U.S. men advanced to finals.
2008 Olympian Chris Estrada conducted a two-day training clinic for Junior Olympics National Championships participants from SSB Kids! in Tulsa, Okla.
16 women on the U.S. Senior National Team have been invited to participate in the first of two selection camps for the 2009 World Championships, Oct. 13-18, in London, England.
Briley Casanova and Sophina DeJesus will represent the United States at the Junior Japan International Competition on Sept. 22-23, 2009, in Yokohama, Japan.
Seven U.S. athletes who will represent the U.S in the trampoline and tumbling World Cups in Ostend, Belgium and Zielona Gora, Poland.
USA Gymnastics has awarded the 2010 Visa Championships to Hartford, Conn., marking the first time the event will take place in that state. The event will take place Aug. 11-14, 2010.
The American Sokol organization was honored as the recipient of the annual Dave Moskovitz Award for 2009.
USA Gymnastics has named several junior athletes to represent the United States in international competition this fall.
The National Gymnastics Foundation, in partnership with USA Gymnastics, is creating a Collegiate Gymnastics Developmental Fund.
Universal Sports, USA Gymnastics’ official cable and digital media partner, will televise the 2010 Nastia Liukin Cup.
2008 Olympic medalists Jonathan Horton, who just won the U.S. all-around title, and Alexander Artemev headline the U.S. Men’s Team for the 2009 World Gymnastics Championships.
Bridget Sloan won the senior women’s all-around title at the 2009 Visa Championships Saturday night at the American Airlines Center in Dallas
USA Gymnastics named the U.S. Women’s National Team following the conclusion of women’s competition at the 2009 Visa Championships in Dallas, Texas.
Ava Gehringer of Evanston, Ill., won her first senior all-around title with 197.675 total points at the 2009 Visa Championships in the Dallas (Texas) Convention Center.
Sienna Martinez and Ryan Ward won their first senior mixed-pair title in acrobatic gymnastics at the 2009 Visa Championships at the Dallas (Texas) Convention Center.
Kyla Ross of Aliso Viejo, Calif., battled to win the junior women’s all-around title at the 2009 Visa Championships in Dallas, Texas.
The finals of trampoline and tumbling events at the 2009 Visa Championships were held Fri. and Sat. at the Dallas Convention Center.
USA Gymnastics named the U.S. Rhythmic National Team following the conclusion of senior women’s competition in the Dallas Convention Center at the 2009 Visa Championships in Dallas, Texas.
USA Gymnastics named the U.S. Trampoline and Tumbling National Teams following the conclusion of Saturday’s competition at the 2009 Visa Championships.
USA Gymnastics named the U.S. Acrobatic National Team following the 2009 Visa Championships at the Dallas (Texas) Convention Center.
Thirteen athletes and coaches were inducted into the USA Gymnastics Hall of Fame at a special ceremony in Dallas on Aug. 14.
2004 Olympic champion Carly Patterson and 2008 Olympic medalists Alicia Sacramone and Raj Bhavsar, along with some of their teammates, will sign autographs during 2009 Visa Fan Fest.
Jonathan Horton held his lead on day 2 of the men’s competition to win the all-around at the 2009 Visa Championships.
USA Gymnastics named the U.S. Men’s National Team following the conclusion of the men’s competition at the 2009 Visa Championships in Dallas, Texas.
The second day of acrobatic gymnastics competition concluded with senior and age group 12-19 dynamic routines, and finals for the age group 11-16 women’s group and women’s pair.
Rebecca Sereda of Staten Island, N.Y., won the U.S. junior rhythmic gymnastics all-around crown at the 2009 Visa Championships at the Dallas (Texas) Convention Center.
Entering into its third year, the first episode of “USA Gymnastics: Behind the Team” allows fans to reconnect with members of the 2008 Olympic Team.
After the first day of competition, Kyla Ross of Aliso Viejo, Calif., leads the junior all-around competition at the 2009 Visa Championships in Dallas, Texas, with a 57.850.
USA Gymnastics hosted a fitness event on Thursday morning at the Sheraton Dallas. John Macready and Denise Brumsey hosted the morning workout.
Rebecca Bross of Plano, Texas, finished the first day atop the senior all-around rankings with a score of 58.550 at the 2009 Visa Championships at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas.
The first day of acrobatic gymnastics competition at the 2009 Visa Championships concluded with senior and age group 12-19 competing balance routines.
Trampoline and tumbling completed the preliminary rounds at the 2009 Visa Championships in Dallas, Texas.
John Orozco of the Bronx, N.Y., and Cameron Rogers of Mint Hill, N.C., won the 14-15 and 16-18, respectively, junior men’s U.S. all-around titles at the 2009 Visa Championships.
USA Gymnastics has extended its partnership with NBC Sports for broadcast television coverage through 2012 and named Universal Sports as its official cable and digital media partner.
The 2009 Visa Championships are underway in Dallas, Texas. Junior and senior Rhythmic and junior and senior Men’s competitions take place Wednesday.
Jonathan Horton of Houston came from behind to take the lead in the men’s all-around with a score of 91.250 on the first night of the senior men’s competition at the 2009 Visa Championships.
Junior Rebecca Sereda won three event titles and senior Ava Gehringer swept all four event titles at the first day of Rhythmic competition at the 2009 Visa Championships.
USA Gymnastics and Nastia Liukin, the 2008 Olympic all-around champion, have joined forces to provide a competitive opportunity for the country’s top J.O. gymnasts, the Nastia Liukin Cup.
USA Gymnastics will recognize several Dallas-Ft. Worth area gymnasts as well as celebrate the accomplishments of the 2008 Olympic Team during the 2009 Visa Championships.
Eight 2008 U.S. Olympians are among the athletes competing in the 2009 Visa Championships, Aug. 12-15, in Dallas Texas
The NACGC/W recently announced that Southeast Missouri State University earned the National Academic Team Championship again with a 3.9124 team GPA.
Click for photos and a list of winners of Acrobatic gymnastics awards for 2009. Awards were given out during the 2009 Freedom Cup and J.O. Championships.
USA Gymnastics today announced that the 2010 Tyson American Cup will be held at the DCU Center in Worcester, Mass., on March 6.
Eighteen U.S. athletes travelled to Okotoks, Alberta, Canada this week to participate in the 2009 Canada Cup and the first USA vs. Canada team competition, the Can-Am Cup.
The College Gymnastics Association announced that Stanford is the 1st team in men’s gymnastics history to win the national academic team title and the NCAA team championship in the same year.
Olivia Courtney won the all-around title with a score of 57.40 at the CoverGirl Classic at Veterans Memorial Auditorium in Des Moines, Iowa.
Sarah Prosen and Aubree Balkan finished second and third, respectively, in the double-mini trampoline at the 2009 World Games in Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
The 2009 CoverGirl Classic will take place July 25, 2009 in Des Moines, Iowa. There will be live video beginning at 8:00 p.m. ET.
Logan Dooley and Steven Gluckstein finished sixth in synchronized trampoline with a finals score of 48.700 at the 2009 World Games.
Kristin Allen and Michael Rodrigues won gold for the United States in mixed pairs at the 2009 World Games.
David Sender won five medals at the 2009 World Maccabiah Games at Ramat Gran Stadium in Tel Aviv, Israel. The U.S. delegation earned 19 total medals.
All-around competition concluded in the 2009 Rhythmic National Qualifier with 45 tickets booked to the 2009 Visa Championships.
The first half of all-around competition in the 2009 Rhythmic National Qualifier wrapped with familiar faces leading after the rope and hoop apparatus.
Steven Legendre and Danell Leyva posted a strong showing on the final day of competition at the 2009 Japan Cup.
The national championship hopes of 70 gymnasts will be decided at the 2009 Rhythmic National Qualifier being held July 18-19.
Despite the participation of 2008 Olympic silver-medalist Jonathan Horton and 2008 NCAA all-around champion Steven Legendre of Flower Mound, Texas, the U.S. men finished sixth in the team all-around competition at the 2009 Japan Cup, July 18, in the Makuhari Event Hall in Chiba, Japan.
The U.S. Acrobatic Gymnastics Junior Olympic National Championships, which showcases the nation’s top acrobatic gymnasts, was held July 12-16 at The Legendary Roy Wilkins Auditorium in Saint Paul, Minn.
Classic Gymnastics in Morganville, N.J., held a two-day boys gymnastics camp with 2008 Olympic Team alternate David Durante.
2008 Olympic gold medalists Nastia Liukin and Shawn Johnson were named Best Female Athlete and Best Female Olympic Athlete, respectively, at the 2009 ESPY Awards.
2007 World Championships team gold medalist Shayla Worley announced she is retiring from elite gymnastics and moving on to another chapter in her life.
An endowed scholarship fund for women’s gymnastics at Southern Connecticut State University has been established in honor of Muriel Grossfeld, a three-time Olympian and a two-time Olympic coach.
2008 world silver-medalists Michael Rodrigues and Kristin Allen of Livermore, Calif./West Coast Training Center, won the all-around title in World Cup mixed pair at the 2009 Freedom Cup at The Legendary Roy Wilkins Auditorium in Saint Paul, Minn.
Ava Gehringer of Evanston, Ill./North Shore Rhythmic Gymnastics Center, and Rachel Marmer of Los Angeles/Eurogymnastics, were among the 10,000 athletes from around the globe at the World University Summer Games, July 1-13, in Belgrade, Serbia.
After two days of competition, world silver-medalists Michael Rodrigues and Kristin Allen of Livermore, Calif./West Coast Training Center, lead the tight World Cup mixed pair all-around standings in the 2009 Freedom Cup at The Legendary Roy Wilkins Auditorium in Saint Paul, Minn.
Brandon Wynn of Voorhees, N.J./Ohio State University, won the all-around in the senior division and garnered the top points in the ranking system to qualify for the 2009 Visa Championships, Aug. 12-15, at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas.
After the first day of competition in the 2009 Freedom Cup at The Legendary Roy Wilkins Auditorium in Saint Paul, Minn., 2008 world silver-medalists Michael Rodrigues and Kristin Allen of Livermore, Calif./West Coast Training Center, lead the World Cup mixed pair competition with a balance score of 29.000.
2008 Olympic team bronze-medalist Joey Hagerty of Rio Rancho, N.M., who trains at the U.S. Olympic Training Center, is one of 88 men participating in the 2009 Men’s Qualifier, July 11, at the USOTC in Colorado Springs, Colo.
2008 U.S. all-around champion David Sender of Arlington Heights, Ill., is one of four athletes who will lead the U.S. Delegation into Ramat Gan Stadium during the Opening Ceremony on July 13 to mark the beginning of the 18th Maccabiah Games in Tel Aviv, Israel, July 13 – 23, 2009.
Nearly 160 acrobatic gymnasts from Australia, Belgium, France, Germany, Ireland, Monaco, the Netherlands, Portugal, Russia and the United States are vying for gold medals at the 2009 Freedom Cup July 10-12 at The Legendary Roy Wilkins Auditorium in Saint Paul, Minn.
2008 Olympic all-around champion Nastia Liukin, 2008 Olympic balance beam gold-medalist Shawn Johnson, and 2004 Olympic silver-medalist Courtney Kupets are nominees for 2009 ESPY Awards.
The Chicago Park District has implemented a Tyson Fitness Challenge rotation in their daily schedule at their summer camps this year.
2008 Olympic team bronze-medalist Alexander Artemev served as the Grand Marshall for his hometown’s July 4 parade in Highlands Ranch, Colo.
The 1st AmsterdaMMasters took place on June 27-28, 2009 in the Sporthallen Zuid in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
As the Taste of Chicago enters its last few days, the Tyson Fitness Challenge conducted by the Chicago Park District has been a popular stop. Situated as part of the 2016 Olympic bid area, the Tyson Fitness Challenge Zone is open from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. every day through Sunday, July 5.
World mixed pair silver-medalists Kristin Allen and Michael Rodrigues of Livermore, Calif., recently visited the Twin Cities to promote the 2009 Freedom Cup, scheduled for July 10-12 at The Legendary Roy Wilkins Auditorium in Saint Paul, Minn.
1984 Olympic gold medalists Mary Lou Retton and Peter Vidmar are among the dozens of Olympians who are expected to participate in a gala celebration on July 18 at the Los Angeles Coliseum to commemorate the 25-year anniversary of the 1984 Olympic Games.
Three-time U.S. Olympic men’s gymnastics head coach Abie Grossfeld, who in 1984 coached the U.S. men to their only Olympic team gold medal, is among the 2009 class of inductees for the U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame presented by Allstate.
More than 120 champions were crowned during the 2009 U.S. Junior Olympic Trampoline and Tumbling National Championships.
2008 Olympic silver-medalist Jonathan Horton of Houston headlines the U.S. men’s squad that will compete in the 2009 Japan Cup, July 18-19 at the Makuhari Event Hall in Chiba, Japan.
2008 Olympic bronze medalist Raj Bhavsar recently helped out at a clinic at Montgomery County Gymnastics in Hatfield, Pa.
2008 mixed pair world silver-medalists Kristin Allen and Michael Rodrigues of Livermore, Calif., and World Cup Finals tumbling silver-medalist Kalon Ludvigson are among the 10 athletes who will represent the United States at the 2009 World Games.
2008 mixed pair world silver-medalists Kristin Allen and Michael Rodrigues of Livermore, Calif., and World Cup Finals tumbling silver-medalist Kalon Ludvigson of Pocatello, Idaho, are among the 10 athletes who will represent the United States at the 2009 World Games.
Biron Gymnastics Showteam from Houston, Texas won gold at the inaugural international USA Gymnastics for All Challenge at the Fort Worth Convention Center.
The USA Gymnastics TeamGym Nationals took place at the American Sokol International Sport and Cultural Festival in Texas’s Ft. Worth Convention Center on Wednesday, June 24.
Click to find results and photos from the 2009 Rhythmic J.O. Optional Championships which took place June 18-23 in Chicago, Ill.
Gymnastics star and two-time Honda Sports Award winner (2007, 2009) Courtney Kupets of the University of Georgia has been awarded the 33rd annual Honda- Broderick Cup, designating her as the 2009 Collegiate Woman Athlete of the Year.
Over 60 gymnasts participated in the Chicago Future Stars Test held at the Broadway Armory in conjunction with the 2009 Chicago Cup and Junior Olympic Optional Championships on June 21.
2009 Chicago Cup all-round champions Rebecca Sereda of Staten Island, N.Y., and Russia’s Ellina Tregubova headline individual event winners on the final day of the Chicago Cup, held at Chicago’s Broadway Armory.
Members of the Women’s Junior Olympic National Team are attending a training camp conducted by USA Gymnastics at the United States Olympic Training Center and Aerials Gymnastics in Colorado Springs, June 19-23.
The all-around competition of the 2009 Chicago Cup wrapped up Saturday night at Chicago’s Broadway Armory with the United States’ Rebecca Sereda and Russia’s Ellina Tregubova taking home top honors at junior and senior levels. The USA earned four total medals, one gold, one silver and two bronze.
Ivana Benson of Valrico, Fla./Tampa Bay Rhythmics, and Sarah Kudishevich of Eden Prairie, Minn./International Gymnastics Minnesota, won the senior Level 9 and 10 all-around titles, respectively, at the 2009 U.S. Rhythmic Gymnastics Junior Olympic Optional National Championships at Chicago’s Broadway Armory.
Nearly 1,500 gymnasts from Europe, North, Central and South America, as well as the United States, are headed to Ft. Worth, Texas, for American Sokol’s 2009 International Sport and Cultural Festival June 23-27 at the Fort Worth Convention Center.
A summer filled with international and national events leads up to the 2009 Visa Championships in Dallas, Texas, and culminates with World Championships in three disciplines.
After the first night, the United States holds two of the top three spots in the all-around competition at the junior and senior levels of the 2009 Chicago Cup, which is taking place this weekend at Chicago’s Broadway Armory.
Three U.S. rhythmic gymnasts appeared on Chicago’s ‘BS 2 News at 6 a.m.Aca A to promote the 2009 Chicago Cup, which starts tomorrow at the Broadway Armory.
North Shore Rhythmic Gymnastics Center gymnasts Ava Gehringer of Evanston, Ill., and Jazzy Kerber of Highland Park, Ill., were among two groups of senior and junior rhythmic gymnasts who visited Chicago-area gymnastics clubs on June 11, 2009, to promote the 2009 Chicago Cup, an international rhythmic gymnastics event scheduled for June 19-21 in Chicago.
2008 world mixed pair silver-medalists Michael Rodrigues and Kristin Allen of Livermore, Calif./ West Coast Training Center, are among the USA’s acrobatic gymnasts expected to compete in the 2009 Freedom Cup
2008 individual all-around Olympic gold medalist Nastia Liukin of Parker, Texas, is the honorary race chair for the 19th Annual Susan G. Komen North Texas Race for the Cure taking place Saturday, June 6, 2009, in Plano, Texas.
2008 Olympic bronze medalist Raj Bhavsar of Houston/Houston Gymnastics Academy met with India’s Gymnastics Team in Allahabad, India, on June 6. The team performed some routines and then Bhavsar did a small workout with them.
Region 5 recently won the overall regional title at the 2009 Junior Olympic National Compulsory Championships for rhythmic gymnastics in Norfolk, Va., May 29-31.
USA Gymnastics has named Dusty Ritter of Las Vegas, Nev., as the Junior Olympic program manager for the men’s program.
Seven of the USA’s top rhythmic gymnasts – including Chicago natives and North Shore Rhythmic Gymnastics Center gymnasts Ava Gehringer of Evanston, Ill., and Jazzy Kerber of Highland Park, Ill.- will compete in the inaugural Chicago Cup, an international rhythmic gymnastics competition at Chicago’s Broadway Armory Park on June 19-21.
With a rich history, TOPs is a talent search and educational opportunity for female gymnasts, ages 7-11, and their coaches and parents.
Three-time Olympian and 1996 Olympic gold-medalist Dominique Dawes of Gaithersburg, Md., was inducted into the International Gymnastics Hall of Fame as part of its Class of 2009 on May 30, 2009, at The Petroleum Club in Oklahoma City, Okla.
70 rhythmic gymnasts participated in the Future Stars Test in Virginia during the 2009 Junior Olympic Compulsory Championships.
The USA earned 6 medals at the 11th International Mol Cup in Mol, Belgium. Megan Kinkaid of California Rhythms finished 2nd in the All-Around in the junior division and qualified into three event finals. She won the gold in Hoop finals.
2008 U.S. Olympic Team bronze-medalist Joey Hagerty of Rio Rancho, N.M., finished third in the all-around at the Champions Trophy held today in Frankfurt, Germany.
2008 Olympic bronze-medalist Raj Bhavsar of Houston/Houston Gymnastics Academy successfully executed an original release move on parallel bars at the 2009 World Stars in Moscow on May 30, 2009.
2008 Olympic bronze-medalist Raj Bhavsar of Houston/Houston Gymnastics Academy won the silver medal on the parallel bars at the 2009 World Stars, an International Gymnastics Federation World Cup event, at Moscow’s Olympic Sport Complex.
U.S. Rhythmic National Team members Rachel Marmer of Los Angeles/Eurogymnastics, and Ava Gehringer of Evanston, Ill./North Shore Rhythmic Gymnastics Center will join more than1 0,000 athletes from around the globe at the World University Summer Games, July 1-13, in Belgrade, Serbia.
2008 Olympic bronze medalist Raj Bhavsar of Houston/Houston Gymnastics Academy, advanced to the finals for still rings and parallel bars at the 2009 World Stars, the first International Gymnastics Federation 2009 World Cup series.
2008 Olympic bronze medalist Raj Bhavsar of Houston/Houston Gymnastics Academy, 2008 U.S. all-around champion David Sender of Arlington Heights, Ill./Stanford University, and 2007 U.S. floor exercise champion Guillermo Alvarez of Minneapolis/Minnesota Gymnastics, are competing in Moscow this weekend
A Gymnastics recently named the 2009 U.S. Men’s Junior Olympic National Team, based on performances at the 2009 U.S. Junior Olympic National Championships in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Shelby Kisiel finished 5th All-Around in the junior division at the No Limits Tournament in Antwerp, Belgium. She qualified into all 4 event finals and earned the bronze in hoop. Anastasia Torba finished 5th All-around and also qualified into all 4 event finals in the senior division.
The USA’s Alaina Williams of Huntsville, Ala., won the women’s trampoline title and Steven Gluckstein of Atlantic Highlands, N.J., and Logan Dooley of Lake Forest, Calif., went one-two in men’s trampoline at the 2009 International Frivolten Cup in Herrljunga, Sweden, May 22-23.
2008 Olympic silver-medalist Jon Horton of Houston visited schools and gymnastics clubs in the Dallas-Ft. Worth area to promote the 2009 Visa Championships, scheduled Aug. 12-15 at the American Airlines Center.
2009 Winter Classic and U.S. Elite Challenge trampoline champion Steven Gluckstein of Atlantic Highlands, N.J., and U.S. Elite Challenge champion Alaina Williams of Huntsville, Ala., head a strong U.S. field traveling to Herrljunga, Sweden, May 22-23 for the Frivolton Cup
Rhythmic gymnasts from the United States and around the world will head to Chicago’s Broadway Armory Park June 19-21 to compete in the inaugural Chicago Cup.
Eight all-around champions, as well as individual event champions in the eight age categories, were determined from the 192 Level 10 gymnasts competing in the 2009 Junior Olympic National Invitational Tournament (NIT) held in conjunction with the Women’s National Junior Olympic Championships at the Puyallup Fair Showplex on May 17, 2009.
Eight gymnasts and their coaches traveled to Germany and France from May 4-17 to compete in two international competitions. The U.S. won both team titles and Bridget Sloan won both all-around titles.
Eight all-around champions were crowned at the 2009 Women’s J.O. National Championships on May 16-17 in Puyallup, Wash.
2008 Olympic balance beam gold-medalist Shawn Johnson and partner Mark Ballas were crowned the champions of the eighth season of “Dancing with the Stars” Tuesday night, May 19. Johnson was the youngest competitor the show ever had and now becomes its youngest champion.
Last Friday, USA Gymnastics launched a fundraising effort with the gymnastics coaches at Cal State Fullerton to support the school’s continued involvement in women’s gymnastics.
Kristin Allen and Michael Rodrigues, fresh off their silver medal performance in the Acro World Cup in Albershausen, Germany on April 20, are training for World Games in Taiwan which take place in July.
Region 5 won three of the eight team titles at the 2009 Women’s U.S. Junior Olympic National Championships at the Puyallup (Wash.) Fair Showplex.
Manhattan soared into action Friday morning with its second high flying treat this week when U.S. senior trampoline national team member Steven Gluckstein returned to “Good Morning America” to kick-off the “Battle of the GMA Anchors” with trampoline skills.
If you were a Level 9 Eastern or Western All-Around Champion, please send your photo to Luan Peszek at [email protected]. We will post photos of the all-around champions on the website and they will also be included in USA Gymnastics magazine!
Nearly 450 of the USA’s best Level 10 gymnasts will compete in the 2009 Women’s U.S. Junior Olympic National Championships May 14-17 at the. Puyallup (Wash.) Fair Showplex.
2008 Olympic team bronze-medalist Raj Bhavsar of Houston was named as the receipient of the South Asian Excellence Award for sports at a black-tie gala in the Grand Ballroom of Cipriani’s Hotel in New York City on May 9.
More than 200 acrobatic gymnasts from around the world and the USA will compete at the 2009 Freedom Cup, an International Gymnastics Federation World Cup event, scheduled for July 10-12 at The Legendary Roy Wilkins Auditorium in Saint Paul, Minn.
U.S. senior trampoline national team member Steven Gluckstein of Atlantic Highlands, N.J., who won the trampoline title at the 2009 Winter Classic, and his coach Tatiana Kovaleva from Head over Heels were part of a fun segment on “Good Morning America.”
Alaina Williams of Amarillo, Texas/Matrix and Steven Gluckstein of Atlantic Highlands, N.J./Head Over Heels each won the Senior Elite Trampoline gold medal and the Senior Elite Synchro gold medal at the 2009 U.S. Elite Challenge in Ft. Smith Ark.
Three all-around champions were crowned at the 2009 Men’s Junior Olympic National Championships, held May 9-10 in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Competition concluded on Sunday at the 2009 Women’s Junior Olympic Level 9 Eastern and Western Championships. 16 regional Champions were crowned in each competition in junior and senior divisions.
Region 1 won all three Junior Olympic division regional titles at the 2009 U.S. Men’s Junior Olympic National Championships at the Duke Energy Center in Cincinnati, Ohio.
The U.S. Women’s Team won their second international friendly exchange as they defeated France on May 8. The U.S. women racked up 229.250 points to France’s 219.100. 2008 Olympic team silver-medalist Bridget Sloan of Pittsboro, Ind., won the all-around competition, with the USA taking the first three spots.
More than 200 gymnasts are heading to Ft. Smith, Ark., to compete in trampoline and tumbling’s U.S. Elite Challenge, May 8-10, at the Ft. Smith Convention Center.
Rhythmic gymnasts from the USA recently racked up 14 medals and a number of top ten finishes at three recent international competitions.
Rebecca Sereda of Staten Island, N.Y./Lido Isadora Sports School, won the junior rope title, as well as a silver in ball and the bronze all-around medal at the 8th Irina Deleanu Cup in Bucharest, Romania, on April 25-26.
Juniors Rebecca Sereda (Staten Island, N.Y./Lido Isadora Sports School) and Jasmine Kerber (Highland Park, Ill./North Shore Rhythmics) earned seven top ten finishes in the Junior Invitational Tournament, held in conjunction with the 2009 Pesaro World Cup on April 30-May 2 in Pesaro, Italy.
Led by sisters Serena and Cindy Lu of Blaine, Minn./Twin Cities Rhythmic, the USA racked up 10 medals (six gold, two silver, two bronze) at the 7th International Tournament: Espinho, Portugal on May 2-3.
The Women’s Junior Olympic Level 9 Eastern and Western Championships are scheduled for May 8-10. The Level 9 Eastern Championships will be held at BancorpSouth Arena in Tupelo, Miss., with the Western Championships at the ConocoPhillips-Adams Building, inBartlesville, Okla.
More than 700 of the USA’s top Level 9 and 10 gymnasts will compete in the 2009 U.S. MenA’s Junior Olympic National Championships, May 6-10, at the Duke Energy Center in Cincinnati, Ohio.
The mixed pair of Ani Smith and Jake Kanavel of Aerial Tumbling & AcroGymnastics, San Jose, CA performed two exhibition routines at the opening ceremonies of the 2009 Men’s J.O. National Championships in Cincinnati, OH on May 6.
2008 Olympic team silver-medalist Bridget Sloan of Pittsboro, Ind., and her seven teammates on the U.S. Women’s National Team have arrived in Rouen, France, for their friendly exchange on Friday, May 8.
Tickets for the 2009 CoverGirl Classic, the final qualifying event for women’s gymnastics for the 2009 Visa Championships, on July 25 at the Veterans Memorial Auditorium in Des Moines, Iowa, are on sale now.
The U.S. Women’s Team handily bested its German counterparts in the team competition in the friendly exchange with Germany on May 2.
2008 Olympic team silver-medalist Bridget Sloan of Pittsboro, Ind., is among the eight members of the U.S. Women’s National Team who will compete in the friendly international exchange Saturday night in Muelheim, Germany.
The 2009 USA Gymnastics Collegiate Team National Champion, University of Bridgeport Purple Knights, were recognized by the Bridgeport Bluefish prior to the team’s Atlantic League baseball game versus the Camden Riversharks on Wednesday, April 29th.
Georgia’s Courtney Kupets, the winningest gymnast in NCAA history, has been named the recipient of the 2009 Honda Sports Award as the nation’s top collegiate gymnast.
1984 Olympic gold-medalist Peter Vidmar, who is also chairman of the Board of USA Gymnastics, is one of several Olympians who are featured in a piece on the April 29 show of the “Rachel Ray Show.”
2008 Olympic team bronze-medalists Raj Bhavsar of Houston and Joey Hagerty of Rio Rancho, N.M., are among the five members of the U.S. Men’s National Team who will be competing internationally in late May.
Julie Zetlin of Bethesda, Md., finished in the top 10 in the all-around and competed in three of the individual event finals at the rhythmic gymnastics World Cup in Maribor, Slovenia.
2008 Olympic team silver-medalist Bridget Sloan of Pittsboro, Ind., is among the eight members of the U.S. Women’s National Team who will compete in the friendly international exchanges held on May 2 in Muelheim, Germany, and on May 8 in Rouen, France.
The Chicago Cup is an international invitational, featuring junior and senior elites. Top rhythmic gymnasts from around the world and the USA are expected to compete.
Julie Zetlin poses with the U.S. delegation at the Portimao World Cup which took place April 17-18 in Portimao, Portugal.
2008 Olympic team bronze-medalist Justin Spring of Burke, Va., was named associate head coach of the University of Illinois’ men’s gymnastics team.
2008 mixed pair world silver-medalists Kristin Allen and Michael Rodrigues of Livermore, Calif./West Coast Training Center, earned the silver medal at the 2009 Acro Cup Albershausen in Albershausen, Germany.
2008 Olympic team silver-medalist Chellsie Memmel of West Allis, Wis., visited eight gymnastics clubs, as well as met with the Texas Woman’s University’s gymnastics team, during a two-day stop in the Dallas area to promote the 2009 Visa Championships, scheduled for Aug. 12-15 at the American Airlines Center.
The University of Texas’ Jennifer Grabowski won the women’s all-around and vault titles, and Texas A&M University’s Eli Richardson won the men’s all-around and four individual event crowns at the 2009 National Association of Intercollegiate Gymnastics Clubs (NAIGC) National Championships, held at Emory University’s Woodruff Physical Education Center in Atlanta, Ga.
Oklahoma’s Legendre, Illinois’ Ruggeri each win two individual event titles at 2009 Men’s NCAA National Championships
2004 Olympic team silver-medalist Courtney Kupets, a senior at the University of Georgia, added three individual event titles to her 2009 NCAA team and all-around crowns at the 2009 National Collegiate Women’s Gymnastics Championships
Team, all-around and individual event finals at the 2009 National Association of Intercollegiate Gymnastics Clubs (NAIGC) National Championships are Saturday, April 18, at 11:50 a.m. ET at Emory University’s Woodruff Physical Education Center in Atlanta, Ga.
Stanford University won its fourth national NCAA men’s team title by posting a total score of 362.800 at the 2009 National Collegiate Men’s Gymnastics Championships held at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis.
The University of Georgia won its fifth consecutive NCAA team title and 10th overall at the 2009 National Collegiate Women’s Gymnastics Championships, held at the University of Nebraska’s Bob Devaney Sports Center in Lincoln, Neb.
The University of California – Berkeley, University of Illinois, University of Michigan, Ohio State University, University of Oklahoma and Stanford University posted the top team scores in the National Qualifier to advance to the team finals of the 2009 National Collegiate Men’s Gymnastics Championships held at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis.
Pennsylvania State University’s Casey Sandy, the 2008 NCAA all-around champion, won the 2009 Nissen-Emery Award, which is given annually to the NCAA’s outstanding senior male collegiate gymnast.
2004 Olympic team silver-medalist Courtney Kupets, a senior at the University of Georgia, won her third career NCAA all-around title at the 2009 National Collegiate Gymnastics Championships at the University of Nebraska’s Bob Devaney Sports Center in Lincoln, Neb.
2008 Olympic balance beam gold-medalist Shawn Johnson of West Des Moines, Iowa, was named the recipient of the 79th Annual AAU Sullivan Award at a dinner at the New York Athletic Club.
The U.S. rhythmic gymnastics group earned six medals at two recent international rhythmic gymnastics competitions.
2008 mixed pair world silver-medalists Kristin Allen and Michael Rodrigues of Livermore, Calif./West Coast Training Center, will compete at the 2009 Acro Cup Albershausen, April 16-19, in Albershausen, Germany.
he nation’s best collegiate gymnasts will compete for NCAA titles at the 2009 National Collegiate Gymnastics Championships, April 16-18.
Mike Burns and Barry Weiner, head men’s gymnastics coaches at the University of Minnesota and University of California – Berkeley, respectively, were named co-recipients of the Honor Coach Award, which is presented by the College Gymnastics Association.
More than 600 gymnasts are expected to compete in the 2009 National Association of Intercollegiate Gymnastics Clubs (NAIGC) National Championships, scheduled for April 16-18 at Emory University’s Woodruff Physical Education Center in Atlanta, Ga.
The Olympic Training Center Colorado Springs hosted the Trampoline National Team, April 8-11 for their 2nd quarter training camp.
Ava Gehringer of Evanston, Ill./North Shore Rhythmic, placed seventh in hoop and eighth in ribbon at the World Cup held April 2-5 in St. Petersburg, Russia.
Temple University’s Katie Canning and Yale University’s Alina Liao added individual event titles to their shared all-around crown during the final day of competition at the 2009 USA Gymnastics Women’s Collegiate Championships, held at Southern Connecticut State University.
Cornell University and the University of Bridgeport tied for the team title at the 2009 USA Gymnastics Women’s Collegiate Championships at Southern Connecticut State University’s Moore Fieldhouse in New Haven, Conn.
The 2009 USA Gymnastics Women’s Collegiate Championships begin today at Southern Connecticut State University’s Moore Fieldhouse in New Haven, Conn.
Texas Woman’s University’s Rashonda Cannie, Temple University’s Katie Canning and Yale University’s Alina Liao tied for the all-around title at the 2009 USA Gymnastics Women’s Collegiate Championships at Southern Connecticut State University
The 2009 National Collegiate Men’s Gymnastics National Qualifier selections were announced today by the NCAA Men’s Gymnastics Committee.
The University of Illinois–Champaign, the University of Michigan and the University of Illinois–Chicago earned automatic berths in the men’s National Qualifier on April 16 by winning their respective conference championships on April 3-4.
Ashley Stott of Temecula, Calif./Precision Gymnastics, and McKenzie Wofford of Spring, Texas/Stars Gymnastics Training Center-Houston, won the senior and junior all-around titles, respectively, at the 2009 American Classic, held April 4 in San Diego, Calif.
2008 NCAA champion University of Georgia is one of 12 universities that advanced to the NCAA Women’s National Gymnastics Championships, scheduled for April 16-18 at the University of Nebraska in Lincoln.
2008 Olympic all-around champion Nastia Liukin of Parker, Texas, and 2008 Olympic balance beam gold-medalist Shawn Johnson of West Des Moines, Iowa, are two of five amateur athletes chosen as finalists for the 79th Annual AAU Sullivan Award.
Thirty-six teams and a number of individual competitors will compete on Saturday, April 4, at six regional competitions for an opportunity to advance to the 2009 NCAA Women’s Gymnastics Championships held April 16-18 in Lincoln, Neb.
The United States was represented at the 21st annual Coupe du Pas-de-Calais, an FIG rhythmic gymnastics tournament in Calais, France March 21-22, 2009 by junior Jasmine Kerber and the Senior national group, both of North Shore Rhythmics. (Kerber was 2nd at 2009 Rhythmic Challenge; Senior Group won 2008 Group National Championships)
All-session ticket packages for rhythmic gymnastics, trampoline and tumbling, and acrobatic gymnastics at the 2009 Visa Championships, scheduled for Aug. 12-15 at the Dallas Convention Center, go on sale on March 31 at 10 a.m. CT.
2008 Olympic silver medalist Alicia Sacramone was in the Dallas area on March 29-30 to promote the upcoming Visa Championships which will take place August 12-15 at the American Airlines Center.
The College of William & Mary’s Richard Pearson and James Prim won the gold medal in the pommel horse and parallel bars, respectively, at the 2009 USA Gymnastics Collegiate Championships, which concluded today at William & Mary.
The College of William & Mary’s Derek Gygax and Arizona State University’s Alex Gaudour of Arizona State University won the varsity and club all-around titles, respectively, at the 2009 USA Gymnastics Collegiate Championships held at William & Mary’s Kaplan Arena in Williamsburg, Va.
The College of William & Mary won the varsity team division at the 2009 USA Gymnastics Collegiate Championships, held in William & Mary’s Kaplan Arena
As they gathered at SportAccord in Denver for the first major international Olympic sport summit hosted in the U.S. since the Games in Salt Lake 2002, the U.S. National Governing Bodies (NGB) of sport expressed their unified support for the Chicago 2016 bid and its vision for sport development across the country.
Further to the 2009 FIG ACRO Intercontinental Judges’ Course (XII Cycle / 2009-2012) held in Ruit (GER) from 16 to 23 November, 2008, the USA Gymnastics is pleased to herein recognize Jola Jones and Kari Duncan whom both received a Category I Brevet rating.
Junior national team members Briley Casanova of Dallas, Texas/WOGA, Randi Lau of Honolulu, Hawaii/What’s Up Gymnastics, and Sabrina Vega of Carmel, N.Y./Dynamic Gymnastics, are among the 33 women’s gymnasts scheduled to compete in the 2009 American Classic, April 4, in San Diego, Calif.
The College of William & Mary is set to host the 2009 USA Gymnastics Collegiate Championships this weekend at Kaplan Arena. The team competition will be held on Friday, March 27, starting at 5 p.m. ET, and the individual events are Saturday, March 28, at 5 p.m.
April is the National Collegiate Athletic Association’s championships month, with six women’s gymnastics regionals on April 4, followed by the men’s and women’s gymnastics national championships on April 16-18.
Voting for the 79th Annual AAU James E. Sullivan Award has now begun online, and gymnastics fans will have a tough time choosing among Nastia Liukin, Shawn Johnson and Jonathan Horton.
The College of William and Mary and Southern Connecticut State University will host the 2009 USA Gymnastics Collegiate Championships for the men and women, respectively.
The USA claimed three medals – one gold, one silver and one bronze – at the 2009 Flower Cup, an international trampoline competition held in Aalsmeer, Netherlands.
Julia Zimmerman (Chicago, Ill.), who won all-around title on the first day of competition, added the vault crown on the final day of the 2009 National Collegiate Gymnastics Championships, held at Hamline University in St. Paul, Minn.
Hamline University will host the 2009 National Collegiate Gymnastics Association Championships, March 20-21, at Hutton Arena in St. Paul, Minn.
Glenn Marlin Sundby of Carlsbad, Calif., one of the founders of the U.S. Gymnastics Federation now known as USA Gymnastics, died March 18 at the age of 87.
Fifteen-year-old Samantha Shapiro of All Olympian Gymnastics Center in Los Angeles won the gold medal on uneven bars at the World Cup in Montreal, March 7-8. We caught up with Shapiro and asked about her experience at the competition.
The Oklahoma Sooners men’s gymnastics team regained the top spot after being ranked second the previous three weeks. They had held the No. 1 ranking the first five weeks of the season.
Sixteen-year-old Mattie Larson just returned from the World Cup in Montreal where she won two gold medals on balance beam and floor exercise. Larson trains at All Olympia in Los Angeles, Calif. and is coached by Galina Marinova and Artur Akopyan.
For Raj Bhavsar, the US Olympic medal winning gymnast, who has had a gymnastic feat named after him – the Bhavsar – once is obviously not enough.
Steven Gluckstein of Atlantic Highlands, N.J./Head Over Heels, won senior men’s trampoline and synchronized trampoline at the 2009 Winter Classic, held March 6-9 in Birmingham, Ala.
he USA earned 12 medals – six gold, five silver and one bronze – at the Junior Team Cup of International Gymnix, held March 6-9 in Montreal, Que., Canada.
Mattie Larson of Los Angeles/All Olympia, won balance beam and floor exercise on the second day of finals at the World Cup in Montreal, Que., Canada.
The USA earned two medals, one silver and one bronze, at the 2009 Maia International Acro Cup in Maia, Portugal.
2008 Olympic gold-medalist Shawn Johnson of West Des Moines, Iowa, makes her dancing debut during the two-hour premiere of “Dancing with the Stars” on Monday, March 9, at 8 p.m. ET.
Samantha Shapiro of Los Angeles/All Olympia, won uneven bars at the World Cup in Montreal, Que., Canada, and Tim McNeill of Falls Church, Va./University of California – Berkeley, finished fifth on pommel horse.
Tim McNeill of Falls Church, Va./University of California – Berkeley, and Danell Leyva of Miami, Fla./Universal Gymnastics, advanced to the finals at the World Cup in Montreal, Que., Canada.
Three groups will represent the United States in the age group competition at the 2009 Maia International Acro Cup, March 6-8, in Maia, Portugal.
The Rhythmic Program at USA Gymnastics welcomed 30 participants to the RG International Judges’ Course February 07-11, 2009 at the United States Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
In recognition of their hard work, approximately 400 of the 4,400 gymnasts who participated in the Chicago Park District’s Tyson Fitness Challenge earned tickets to attend the 2009 Tyson American Cup on Feb. 21 at the Sears Centre Arena in Hoffman Estates, Ill.
The USA’s Jordyn Wieber of DeWitt, Mich., and Germany’s Fabian Hambuechen won the all-around titles at the 2009 Tyson American Cup.
The annual JumpStart National Team Camp is in progress February 19-21 at The Matrix gym in Huntsville, AL.
The USA claimed the team title and Kamerin Moore of West Bloomfield, Mich., won the all-around at the USA-Japan women’s friendly dual meet held at the Sears Centre Arena in Hoffman Estates, Ill.
It was the first day of training at the Sears Centre Arena for the USA men and women competing in the 2009 Tyson American Cup.
USA Gymnastics announced athlete assignments for three international events in February and March.
Oklahoma and Utah sit atop the national collegiate rankings for the week of Feb. 16, 2009.
Bridget Sloan, Joseph Hagerty,David Sender and Jordyn Wieber recently spoke with members of the media about their preparations for the 2009 Tyson American Cup, scheduled for Feb. 21 at the Sears Centre Arena in Hoffman Estates, Ill.
Rachel Marmer of Los Angeles/Eurogymnastics and Rebecca Sereda of Staten Island, N.Y./Isadora, won the senior and junior all-around, respectively, at the 2009 Rhythmic Challenge on Feb. 15 at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo.
2008 Olympic all-around champion Nastia Liukin of Parker, Texas, was among the Olympians and celebrities who participated in the sixth annual Red Dress Collection Fashion Show Friday, Feb. 13 at Bryant Park in New York City.
Fans attending the 2009 Tyson American Cup, scheduled for Feb. 21 at the Sears Centre Arena in Hoffman Estates, Ill., will have the opportunity to experience some fun fan activities.
The TeamGym Qualification scores have been set for the 2009 National competition in Ft. Worth, Texas, June 23-28.
Bridget Sloan, Joseph Hagerty, David Sender and Jordyn Wieber are among the world’s top gymnasts and rising stars expected to compete in the 2009 Tyson American Cup, scheduled for Feb 21 at the Sears Centre Arena in Hoffman Estates, Ill.
2008 U.S. all-around silver-medalist Rachel Marmer of Los Angeles/Eurogymnastics is among the 17 rhythmic gymnasts scheduled to compete in the 2009 Rhythmic Challenge, Feb. 15, at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo.
USA Gymnastics named the 2009 U.S. Men’s Senior National Team following the conclusion of the Winter Cup Challenge.
2008 Olympic gold-medalist Shawn Johnson of West Des Moines, Iowa, is one of the celebrities appearing on “Dancing with the Stars” during the show’s eighth season, which begins on March 9 at 8 p.m. ET.
2008 Olympic team silver-medalist Samantha Peszek of Indianapolis signed autographs and spoke to participants at the 2009 IGI Gymnastics competition at Chicago’s Navy Pier to promote the 2009 Tyson American Cup
Joseph Hagerty of Rio Rancho, N.M./U.S. Olympic Training Center, won the all-around at the 2009 Winter Cup Challenge at the Las Vegas Sports Center in Las Vegas, Nev.
2008 Olympic team bronze-medalist Joseph Hagerty of Rio Rancho, N.M./U.S. Olympic Training Center, leads the all-around after the first day of competition at the 2009 Winter Cup Challenge at the Las Vegas Sports Center in Las Vegas, Nev.
Gymnastics fans can relive that moment 2004 Olympic silver-medalist Courtney Kupets received two perfect 10s on ESPN2 and ESPN2HD on Sunday, Feb. 8, at 12:30 p.m. ET.
2008 Olympic team bronze-medalist Joseph Hagerty and 2008 U.S. all-around champion David Sender are among the seven members of the U.S. Men’s Senior National Team scheduled to compete in the 2009 Winter Cup Challenge, Feb. 5 and 7, at the Las Vegas Sports Center in Las Vegas, Nev.
Valerie Rustad loves a challenge. That is why she found fulfillment in rhythmic gymnastics. Because she was born without a left hand, she had to learn how to catch and toss the rhythmic gymnastic apparatus such as the ribbon, rope, and clubs wearing a prosthetic arm.
2004 Olympic all-around champion Carly Patterson, 2004 Olympian Mary Sanders, 2000 Olympian Steve McCain and 1996 Olympian John Macready are among the 2009 class of inductees for the USA Gymnastics Hall of Fame that USA Gymnastics announced today.
Beth Horn, a former collegiate gymnast who now plays “Venom” on NBC’s American Gladiator, visited three Chicago Park District gymnastics clubs on Jan. 29 to talk with local gymnasts about the importance of fitness and the Tyson Fitness Challenge.
The Rhythmic Program Director, Rhythmic IEC Coaches and Rhythmic Youth Elite Squad Coordinator visited the Karolyi Ranch to observe a Training Camp and meet with Women’s National Team Coordinator, Martha Karoyli.
The Women’s Olympic Training Squad was honored for their achievements by having their names added to the Walk of Fame at the Women’s National Training Center at the Karolyi Camp in Texas.
During her two days in the Chicago metropolitan area, Olympic and world champion Shannon Miller spoke with thousands of local gymnasts and students when she visited gymnastics clubs and area schools to promote the 2009 Tyson American Cup
The Trampoline & Tumbling Program is pleased to announce the 2009 JumpStart National Team. Athletes ages 7-12 participated in national testing, January 24-25, in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma.
Olympic and world champion Shannon Miller, who just returned from the Mideast where she visited U.S. military troops, is in Chicago visiting local gymnastics clubs to promote the 2009 Tyson American Cup
Colorado Springs, Colo., is again playing host to America’s largest Olympic-style multi-sport festival for amateur athletes when 10,000 athletes come to the city for the 2009 State Games of America, July 30-August 2.
2008 Olympic Team Silver Medalist Bridget Sloan and 2008 World Cup Finals Silver Medalist in Tumbling Kalon Ludvigson attended the St. Jude Benefit meet in Peoria, Illinois, last weekend.
2008 Olympic bronze-medalist Raj Bhavsar of Houston was in Chicago on Jan. 22 to promote the 2009 Tyson American Cup, which will be held Feb. 21 at the Sears Centre Arena in Hoffman Estates, Ill.
2008 Olympic all-around champion Nastia Liukin of Parker, Texas, was named the 2008 U.S. Olympic Committee’s Co-SportsWoman of the Year with swimmer Natalie Coughlin.
2008 U.S. Olympic silver-medalist Chellsie Memmel of West Allis, Wis., has made her Olympian status official — with the Wisconsin Department of Motor Vehicles. Her new license plate, OLYMPYN, says it all!
Approximately 4,400 kids in the Chicago Park District gymnastics program will get a healthy start for 2009 by participating in the Tyson Fitness Challenge, a local six-week fitness initiative geared to help today’s youth achieve active, healthy lifestyles.
Olympic gold-medalist Kerri Strug is in the Chicago metropolitan area to promote the 2009 Tyson American Cup, scheduled for Feb. 21 at the Sears Centre Arena in Hoffman Estates, Ill.
008 Olympic all-around gold medalist Nastia Liukin of Parker, Texas, is featured in breathtaking images in Max Azria’s ad campaign for spring/summer 2009.
2008 Olympic all-around champion Nastia Liukin of Parker, Texas, 2008 Olympic balance beam champ Shawn Johnson of West Des Moines, Iowa, and 2008 Olympic high bar silver-medalist Jonathan Horton of Houston are three of the USA’s seven 2008 Olympic medalists featured in the “Progressive presents Skating & Gymnastics Spectacular,”
Leanne Seitzinger of Stafford, Va., and Novak’s Gymnastics, earned the gold medal in senior women’s tumbling at the Pan American Trampoline and Tumbling Championships, Dec. 6-7, in Argentina. USA Gymnastics talked to Leanne over the holiday break about her successful experience. Here’s what she had to say!
