The USA’s top gymnasts enjoyed great international success in 2011, putting the United States in a good position heading into the Olympic year. Click for a brief look at the highlights from 2011.
John Orozco, Jordyn Wieber and Aly Raisman have accepted invitations to compete in the 2012 AT&T American Cup, March 3, at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Tickets are on sale now!
The Lindenwood University athletics department in St. Charles, Mo., announced this year the addition of women’s gymnastics to its sports portfolio, making a total of 82 institutions that offer women’s gymnastics.
Alexandra Raisman of Needham, Mass./Brestyan’s American Gymnastics, was in New York City over the weekend visiting gymnastics clubs and promoting the 2012 AT&T American Cup.
The latest episode of “USA Gymnastics: Behind the Team presented by AT&T” gives fans an inside look into the life of 2011 World parallel bars champion Danell Leyva.
World champions Danell Leyva and Jordyn Wieber are nominated for Universal Sports’ 2011 athlete of the year awards.
One of the most decorated gymnasts in Arkansas history, Casey Jo Magee has joined Dave Kuzara’s coaching staff at Western Michigan and will serve as an assistant for the Broncos during the 2012 season.
Chris Brooks and Sam Mikulak will represent the United States in men’s gymnastics at the 2012 Olympic Test Event in London, England, Jan. 10-13.
81 gymnasts from Level 4-National Team, 21 coaches, and 6 international and national staff members passed through the Rhythmic National Open Camps which took place December 9-19 at the National Training Center in Huntsville, Texas.
Danell Leyva of Homestead, Fla./Team Hilton HHonors (Universal Gymnastics Inc.), claimed the all-around title at the 2011 Mexican Open in Acapulco, Mexico, Dec. 9-10.
Jonathan Horton, the 2008 Olympic horizontal bar silver-medalist, visited several clubs in Washington, Dec. 7, to promote the 2012 Kellogg’s Pacific Rim Gymnastics Championships.
At its recent meeting, the Board of Directors of USA Gymnastics adopted changes to the Bylaws that further clarify and improve the administrative process for handling member misconduct matters and grievances.
Jonathan Horton, McKayla Maroney and Alexandra Raisman are on the athlete roster for the Ralph Lauren Corporation, an official outfitter of the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Teams for London 2012.
2011 World and U.S. all-around champion Jordyn Wieber of DeWitt, Mich./Gedderts’ Twistars USA, is among 12 women nominated for the United States Sports Academy’s 2011 Female Athlete of the Year.
According to the list of qualifiers released by the FIG, the United States is eligible to send gymnasts in men’s and women’s gymnastics, rhythmic gymnastics and trampoline to the Olympic Test Event in London, Jan. 10-18.
Shawn Johnson and Rep. Bruce Braley of Iowa teamed up today to introduce the Shawn Johnson Fitness for Life Act, a bill that will combat childhood obesity by promoting the use of innovative technology to improve physical education.
World double mini-trampoline silver medalist Austin White and national trampoline champion Savannah Vinsant have been nominated for Male and Female USOC Athletes of the Month for November, respectively.
2004 Olympic all-around champion Carly Patterson visited San Jose, Calif., Dec. 2-3, to promote the 2012 U.S. Olympic Trials – Gymnastics taking place at the HP Pavilion June 28-July 1.
Kayla Hoffman, captain of Alabama’s 2011 NCAA Gymnastics Championship team, was honored as the Southeastern Conference Female Athlete of the Year during the SEC Legends Dinner Friday night in Atlanta.
The top all-arounders in each of four age divisions, 10-, 11-, 12-, and 13-year-old, were recognized this weekend at the 2011 Future Stars National Championships at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo.
USA Gymnastics’ Talent Opportunity Program (TOPs), held this week at the Karolyi Ranch, is in its 20th season and is still going strong.
The City of Cape Town and the South African Gymnastics Federation (SAGF) welcomed leaders in international gymnastics for the Federation Internationale de Gymnastique (FIG) Colloquium.
In just 10 years, gymnastics clubs across the nation have raised a total of $1.5 million for Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals since USA Gymnastics partnered with the non-profit organization in 2001.
Congratulations to the USA’s two new women’s brevet judges Chellsie Memmel and Tabitha Yim.
The United States finished the 2011 Trampoline and Tumbling World Age Group Competition in Birmingham, England, with a total of nine medals Aca a
U.S. junior trampoline athletes added another silver and two more bronze medals to the U.S. medal count at the 2011 Trampoline and Tumbling World Age Group Competition in Birmingham, England.
James Lichtenstein won the silver medal and Kristin Day captured the bronze medal in 17-18 double mini-trampoline finals at the 2011 Trampoline and Tumbling World Age Group Competition held in Birmingham, England
Team USA’s trampoline and tumbling athletes earned four medals on the opening day of the 2011 T&T World Age Group Competition held in Birmingham, England, today.
The 21st World Age Group Competition for trampoline, tumbling, double mini trampoline, and synchronized trampoline begins Nov. 24, 2011, at the National Indoor Arena in Birmingham, England.
Gymnasts from the Biron Gymnastics Show Team in Houston, will participate in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City. The parade will be broadcast live on NBC, Thursday, November 24, 2011, 9:00 a.m. EST.
The International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) awarded the 2014 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships to Nanning, China, and the Chinese Gymnastics Association (CGA).
Savannah Vinsant secured a spot at the 2012 Olympics for the women’s trampoline team at the 2011 T&T World Championships. In addition, the U.S. won three medals at the event.
In the last day of competition, Austin White earned the silver medal in the men’s double-mini trampoline final at the 2011 World Trampoline and Tumbling Championships in Birmingham, England.
The U.S. men’s and women’s double-mini teams won the bronze medals in today’s team finals at the 2011 World Trampoline and Tumbling Championships in Birmingham, England.
The U.S. women’s synchro team of Alaina Williams and Dakota Earnest qualified in 5th this morning at the 2011 World Trampoline & Tumbling Championships in Birmingham, England.
The U.S. women’s trampoline team placed fourth in today’s team final at the 2011 World Trampoline and Tumbling Championships in Birmingham, England.
Three members of the U.S. double-mini trampoline and tumbling teams qualified for individual finals at the 2011 World Trampoline and Tumbling Championships in Birmingham, England.
Savannah Vinsant finished in 10th place in trampoline qualifications with a score of 98.445 at the 2011 World Trampoline and Tumbling Championships in Birmingham, England.
Team USA will take part in the first day of the 2011 World Trampoline and Tumbling Championships in Birmingham, England, which run Nov. 16-19.
Kellogg Company of Battle Creek, Mich., and USA Gymnastics today announced the company’s official sponsorship of gymnastics’ national governing body.
For the past three years, the Region 6 Junior Olympic Chairman Larry Goldsmith has hosted The Jacquie Hirsch For A.L.L. Compulsory Clinic For A Cure at various gyms in upstate New York.
Melanie Sanford, a former member of the Yale gymnastics team, was recently named one of 22 recipients of a 2011 MacArthur Fellowship.
Recently crowned world all-around champion Jordyn Wieber of DeWitt, Mich./Gedderts’ Twistars USA, was selected as the U.S. Olympic Committee’s female Athlete of the Month for her performances in October.
Eighteen hardworking and talented athletes from all over the country comprise the U.S. women’s senior gymnastics team this year. Two of them come from the same Naperville family.
The latest episode of “USA Gymnastics: Behind the Team presented by AT&T” takes fans to Tokyo, Japan, for the 2011 World Championships.
As part of its ongoing effort to protect the safety of its athletes, USA Gymnastics’ Board of Directors has endorsed a new policy regarding event sanctions.
Kayla Hoffman, captain of Alabama’s 2011 NCAA Champion gymnastics team, earned the prestigious Today’s Top VIII Award, the NCAA announced Tuesday.
Indianapolis-area natives Bridget Sloan and Samantha Peszek participated in a promotion for the city of Indianapolis that shows the city as a great place for world class sports and the arts.
Click for some photos from the women’s level 9-10 training camp at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Huntsville, Texas, Oct. 29-30.
At the 2011 Pan American Games, the U.S. won a total of 18 medals in the gymnastics competition, including nine gold .
Paul Ruggeri won the high bar gold medal and the parallel bars silver medal on the final day of gymnastics competition at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico.
Jessie DeZiel, C.J. Maestas, Sho Nakamori and Paul Ruggeri will compete on Friday as the gymnastics competition at the 2011 Pan American Games concludes with day two of event finals.
The U.S. captured five more medals today – three gold, one silver and one bronze – on the first day of event finals at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico.
Six U.S. athletes will compete on the first day of event finals at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico. Competition begins with the men’s floor exercise finals at 2:00 p.m. ET.
C.J. Maestas of Corrales, N.M./University of Illinois, earned a close fourth-place finish in the all-around finals at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico.
Bridgette Caquatto of Naperville, Ill./Legacy Elite Gymnastics LLC, won the women’s all-around title at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico, making her the seventh consecutive American to win gold in the event.
The women’s all-around competition of the 2011 Pan American Games begins today at 2 p.m. ET, while the men’s competition gets underway beginning at 6:30 p.m. ET.
The U.S. Men’s Team won the team bronze medal at the 2011 Pan American Games, held at the Nissan Gymnastics Stadium in the Lopez Mateos Sports Complex in Guadalajara, Mexico.
Based on scores in the team finals, five members of the U.S. Men’s Team qualified for the all-around and individual finals at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico.
After the first of two subdivisions in the men’s team finals at the 2011 Pan American Games, the U.S. men hold the No. 1 spot in the rankings.
Based on scores in the team finals, five members of the U.S. Women’s Team qualified for the all-around and individual finals at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico.
The U.S. women’s team pulled together to clinch the team gold medal today at the 2011 Pan American Games at the Nissan Gymnastics Stadium in the Lopez Mateos Sports Complex.
Tonight, the women’s team finals kick off the beginning of the 2011 Pan American Games’ artistic gymnastics competition at the Nissan Gymnastics Stadium in the Lopez Mateos Sports Complex in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico.
The U.S. Men’s Team had their first chance to test the competition equipment during podium training today at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico.
The U.S. Women’s Team just completed podium training at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico.
After gaining eight medals between the U.S. rhythmic and trampoline teams, the U.S. men’s and women’s gymnasts take to the competition floor Oct. 24-28 at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico.
Episode 1 of Team USA: Britain Bound is live as Nastia Liukin takes on London. Follow her adventures as she visits the O2 Arena, the London Eye, Big Ben, Westminster Abbey and other London landmarks.
Dakota Earnest of Plains, Texas/Acrospirits, and Alaina Williams of Amarillo, Texas/Acrospirits, gained a silver and bronze medal, respectively, at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico.
Julie Zetlin added to her collection of three medals with another gold, and the U.S. rhythmic group tacked on a bronze today at the 2011 Pan American Games rhythmic event finals in Guadalajara, Mexico.
Julie Zetlin captured the gold once again, as well as a silver medal, followed by a silver-medal performance from the U.S. rhythmic group at today’s rhythmic event finals at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico.
Four U.S. trampoline gymnasts competed in the qualification round for tomorrow’s individual finals at the 2011 Pan American Games today at the Nissan Gymnastics Stadium in Guadalajara, Mexico.
At the 2011 World Gymnastics Championships, the United States won a total of seven medals, including four gold, and secured team berths to the 2012 Olympic Games in London for both men’s and women’s gymnastics.
The six-member U.S. rhythmic group placed fourth in the all-around group competition at the 2011 Pan American Games today at the Nissan Gymnastics Stadium in the Lopez Mateos Sports Complex in Guadalajara, Mexico.
The U.S. trampoline team will jump right into the Pan Am competition tomorrow with qualifications for the individual finals on Tuesday, Oct. 18.
Danell Leyva (gold-parallel bars), Jordyn Wieber (bronze-balance beam) and Alexandra Raisman (bronze-floor exercise) won medals on the final day of competition at the 2011 World Championships.
Making her second appearance at the Pan American Games tonight in Guadalajara, Mexico, Julie Zetlin of Bethesda, Md./Capital Rhythmics, took home the gold in the individual all-around competition.
McKayla Maroney of Laguna Niguel, Calif./All Olympia AOGC became just the third American woman to claim a World vault title Saturday night inside the Tokyo (Japan) Metropolitan Gymnasium at the 2011 World Championships.
In the latest episode of Macready’s Take, John Macready decides to try on a popular Japanese hairstyle and brings Nastia Liukin along for the ride. He catches up with Danell Leyva and John Orozco after Men’s All-Around Finals.
With the Pan American Games set to open later today in Guadalajara, Mexico, and the final days of the Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in Tokyo, USA Gymnastics fans have plenty to look forward to this weekend, Oct. 14-16.
Shelby Kisiel and Julie Zetlin are the first of 24 U.S. gymnasts to take to the competition floor at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico. Rhythmic competition begins Oct. 15.
In the latest episode of Macready’s Take, John Macready takes you from the athletes’ hotel to the venue and catches up with Jordyn Wieber and Aly Raisman after Women’s All-Around Finals.
John Orozco of the Bronx, N.Y./U.S. Olympic Training Center, finished fifth in the men’s all-around finals at the 2011 World Championships at the Tokyo (Japan) Metropolitan Gymnasium.
In the latest episode of Macready’s Take, John Macready explores Takeshita Street, a shopping area that is very popular for tourists and locals alike. He also interviews the U.S. men’s team, fresh off their bronze medal performance.
In a thrilling, down-to-the wire finish, Jordyn Wieber of DeWitt, Mich./Gedderts’ Twistars USA, won the women’s world all-around title at the 2011 World Championships at the Tokyo (Japan) Metropolitan Gymnasium.
The USA’s top two rhythmic gymnasts, Shelby Kisiel and Julie Zetlin, along with the six-member rhythmic group are competing at the 2011 Pan American Games, Oct. 15-18, in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico.
In the latest episode of Macready’s Take, John Macready explores one of the busiest streets in Tokyo and then takes us to a behind the scenes interview with the USA Women’s Team just moments after they win the team gold medal.
The U.S. men won their first World team medal in eight years when they finished third at the 2011 World Championships at the Tokyo (Japan) Metropolitan Gymnasium.
Macready’s Take, sponsored by AT&T Behind the Team, will give viewers an inside glimpse of what it’s like at the World Championships for the athletes and coaches, as well as a taste of local flair for the spectator.
A young and talented U.S. women’s team won the world title at the 2011 World Championships at the Tokyo (Japan) Metropolitan Gymnasium, besting second place Russia by over 4 points.
USA Gymnastics has released the USA line-up for the men’s team final at the 2011 World Championships at the Tokyo (Japan) Metropolitan Gymnasium on Oct. 12 at 6 p.m. local time (5 a.m. ET).
USA Gymnastics has released the line-up for the women’s team finals at the 2011 World Championships at the Tokyo (Japan) Metropolitan Gymnasium on Oct. 11 at 7 p.m. local time (6 a.m. ET).
Based on scores in the qualification round, four members of the U.S. Men’s Team qualified for individual finals and the U.S. Team advanced to the team finals at the 2011 World Championships in Tokyo, Japan.
The U.S. Men’s Team earned a total of 361.583 points in the first session of two days of men’s qualification rounds at the 2011 World Championships in Tokyo.
Kalon Ludvigson of Pocatello, Idaho/Team Revolution, took home the silver medal in men’s tumbling at the Odense World Cup on Saturday (Oct. 8), securing the first-ever tumbling World Cup series title by an American.
The U.S. Men’s Team will compete in the first session on the first of two days of qualification rounds for men’s gymnastics at the 2011 World Championships in Tokyo, Japan on Oct. 8 at 10:15 p.m. ET.
Based on scores in the qualification round, four members of the U.S. Women’s Team qualified for individual finals and the U.S. Team advanced to the team finals at the 2011 World Championships in Tokyo, Japan
After seven of 10 subdivisions, the United States led the team standings with a team total of 234.253, finishing ahead of China and Romania, respectively.
2008 Olympic all-around Champion Nastia Liukin Tweeted today, “Let the journey officially begin.” USA Gymnastics confirmed that the Tweet means Liukin is training again to make a run for the 2012 Olympic Games in London.
Men’s tumbling World Cup leader Kalon Ludvigson and the women’s synchronized duo of Savannah Vinsant and Nani Vercruyssen qualified to the finals competition at the 2011 Odense World Cup on Friday, Oct. 7.
Led by national champions Kalon Ludvigson and Savannah Vinsant, six members of the U.S. national team will compete in the T&T World Cup in Odense, Denmark.
USA Gymnastics has announced the U.S. women’s line-up for the qualification round at the 2011 World Championships at the Tokyo (Japan) Metropolitan Gymnasium.
Sabrina Vega gets one step closer to her Olympic dream as she competes at the 2011 World Championships.
The latest episode of ‘USA Gymnastics: Behind the Team presented by AT&T’ introduces the 2011 World Championships men’s and women’s teams and gives fans an inside look at the training camps, leading up to the big event.
The U.S. men trained on the competition equipment and had a chance to experience the arena during Wednesday’s podium training at the 2011 World Championships at the Tokyo (Japan) Metropolitan Gymnasium.
While his Bronx friends were playing basketball and other mainstream sports, John Orozco was visualizing himself on a podium with an Olympic gymnastics gold medal around his neck.
Kalon Ludvigson and Lexie Priessman have been nominated for Male and Female USOC Athletes of the Month for their performances in September. Fans can vote until Oct. 5 at 7 p.m. ET.
USA Gymnastics today announced that Ron Jacobson of Fishers, Ind., has been named director of program development and will be responsible for overseeing the growth and educational development of acrobatic gymnastics, trampoline and tumbling, and group gymnastics.
Sporting hot pink leotards complete with rhinestones, the U.S. women had their first chance to practice on the competition equipment during podium training at the 2011 World Championships at the Tokyo (Japan) Metropolitan Gymnasium on Oct. 4.
The latest episode of Aca A USA Gymnastics: Behind the Team presented by AT&TAca A gives fans an inside look at the 2011 Visa Championships.
Fans can follow the action at the 2011 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships via the web, cable TV and network television.
Tyler Mizoguchi of Houston /University of Illinois, has been added to the U.S. Men’s Team for the 2011 Pan American Games, Oct. 24-29, in Guadalajara, Mexico, pending approval by the U.S. Olympic Committee.
Despite being a member of the U.S. National Team since she was just 11 years old, Jordyn Wieber heads to her first World Championships next week in Tokyo.
DeVeau’s School of Gymnastics was proud to send a performing group to the 2011 World Gymnaestrada in Lausanne, Switzerland. Click to read about their experiences at this worldwide event.
NBC Sports and Universal Sports Network will exclusively present all of the final events from the 2011 World Gymnastics Championships from Tokyo beginning Wed., October 12, and continuing through Sun., October 16.
Chellsie Memmel of West Allis, Wis., underwent surgery on Friday, Sept. 23, to repair a torn biceps tendon near her right shoulder.
Anna Li ended her collegiate gymnastics career in style Aca a
Click for a message from USA Gymnastics president Steve Penny regarding the recent article that appeared in the Orange County Register.
Team USA completed its competition at the 2011 Rhythmic World Championships in Montpellier, France, on Saturday, Sept. 24.
Lexie Priessman won three gold medals and Amelia Hundley claimed three medals, dominating three of the four women’s individual event finals at the 2011 Japan Junior International in Yokohama, Japan.
Lexie Priessman and Amelia Hundley won the gold and silver medals, respectively, in the women’s all-around at the 2011 Japan Junior International in Yokohama, Japan.
Grace McLaughlin of Allen, Texas/WOGA, has been added to the U.S. Women’s Team for the 2011 Pan American Games, Oct. 24-29, in Guadalajara, Mexico, pending approval by the U.S. Olympic Committee.
The women’s program added eight additional gymnasts to the Senior Women’s National Team following the training camp at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Huntsville, Texas, Sept. 22, 2011.
Elise Ray and Kristen Maloney, 2000 Olympic team bronze medalists, were recently named assistant gymnastics coaches at the University of Washington and Iowa State University, respectively.
Team USA wrapped up individual and team competition today at the 2011 Rhythmic World Championships in Montpellier, France.
Following the conclusion of the World and Pan Am Team Selection Camp, USA Gymnastics announced the U.S. Women’s Teams for the 2011 World Championships and the 2011 Pan American Games.
Competition in the team final and individual qualification at the 2011 World Rhythmic Championships has reached its halfway point in Montpellier, France, today.
Wendy Hilliard, USA Gymnastics Hall of Fame member, will receive the Rings of Gold Award from the U.S. Olympic Committee for her dedication in helping children develop their Olympic or Paralympic dreams.
Olympic Gold Medalist Kerri Strug was in California, Sept. 16-17, visiting gymnastics clubs in the Bay Area to promote the U.S. Olympic Trials-Gymnastics and to celebrate National Gymnastics Day on September 17.
Hunter Brewster of Lafayette, La./Trampoline and Tumbling Express, claimed the gold medal in the junior men’s trampoline competition at this weekend’s Loule Cup in Loule, Portugal.
20,478 gymnasts and fans from more than 100 gymnastics clubs nationwide joined together today to break the world record for most handstands performed simultaneously.
With the competition just days away, USA Gymnastics caught up with the three women who will represent the United States in competition, along with USA Gymnastics rhythmic program director Caroline Hunt.
Savannah Vinsant, the reigning U.S. women’s trampoline national champion, and Hunter Brewster lead the women’s and men’s trampoline competitions at the 2011 Loule Cup in Loule, Portugal.
On Sept. 17, more than 90 gymnastics clubs throughout the country will join forces to break the world record for most handstands performed simultaneously to celebrate this year’s National Gymnastics Day.
U.S. national champion Danell Leyva’s mom didn’t think her son had what it took to be a high level gymnast. Read their incredible, inspiring story by Amy Shipley of the Washington Post.
At age 37, Jen Hansen, a three-time NCAA all-around champion in 1993, 1994 and 1995, continues to train in hopes of making the 2012 Visa Championships and possibly the Olympic Trials.
USA Gymnastics today announced the U.S. Rhythmic Gymnastics Teams for the 2011 World Championships and the 2011 Pan American Games.
2008 Olympic gold medalist Nastia Liukin is joining six other U.S. Olympic and Paralympic champions as they tour Great Britain’s Olympic venues and iconic destinations to get to know the host country of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Recently crowned U.S. national champions Danell Leyva of Homestead, Fla./Team Hilton HHonors, and Jordyn Wieber of DeWitt, Mich./Gedderts’ Twistars USA, have been nominated for Male and Female USOC Athletes of the Month for August.
The Pan American Gymnastics Union has conducted the competition draw for next month’s Pan American Games, which will be held at the Nissan Gymnastics Stadium in Guadalajara, Mexico.
USA Gymnastics has named 22 athletes to the 2011-12 Trampoline and Tumbling Olympic Development Program (ODP) Team.
More than 300 of the world’s best gymnasts will head to the Pacific Northwest for the first time since 1995 when the Comcast Arena plays host to the 2012 Pacific Rim Gymnastics Championships, March 16-18.
Acrobatic gymnasts from Team USA claimed four medals, including two gold, over the weekend in Zielona Gora, Poland, which played host to both an FIG category B World Cup event and an age group competition.
Kalon Ludvigson of Pocatello, Idaho/Team Revolution, won the tumbling title at the 2011 World Cup in Salzgitter, Germany.
Kalon Ludvigson, Steven Gluckstein and Savannah Vinsant are headed to the final round of competition at the 2011 Salzgitter World Cup in Salzgitter, Germany.
There are two new courses within the USA Gymnastics University program. The W200 Development Coaches Course: Hands on Training (HOTD) and the R103 School Age/Recreational: Hands on Training (HOTSA).
USA Gymnastics has named the U.S. Team for the 2011 World Trampoline and Tumbling Championships, Nov. 17-20, in Birmingham, England.
Adrian de los Angeles, Amelia Hundley, Sean Melton and Lexie Priessman, all members of the U.S. Junior National Team, will compete in the 2011 Japan Junior International, Sept. 24-25, in Yokohama, Japan.
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USA Gymnastics and the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) announced today that the 2012 World Acrobatic Gymnastics Championships, along with the World Age-Group Competition, will be held at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Lake Buena Vista, Fla.
2011 U.S. national trampoline champion Savannah Vinsant of Lafayette, La./Trampoline and Tumbling Express, performed the highest degree of difficulty ever for an American woman on the trampoline at last month’s Canada Cup.
Danell Leyva of Homestead, Fla./Team Hilton HHonors, has been named this week’s USA Today Olympic Athlete of the Week after winning his first U.S. national title at last week’s 2011 Visa Championships in Saint Paul, Minn.
USA Gymnastics named the U.S. Junior and Senior National Teams after the conclusion of the rhythmic competition at the 2011 Visa Championships in Saint Paul, Minn., Aug. 20.
The 2011-12 Trampoline & Tumbling National Teams were named following the Elite National Championships in July.
Tom Reid’s Hockey City Pub earned the all-around and taste medals for the 2011 Taste of Visa Championships, a restaurant competition that is part of a joint effort between Visit Saint Paul, USA Gymnastics and St. Vincent Sports Performance.
Former gymnasts Cassie Craig, Tristann Brown and Alicia Brown are in groups that are in the semifinals on America’s Got Talent and need the votes of gymnastics fans Tuesday night.
Jordyn Wieber of DeWitt, Mich./Gedderts’ Twistars USA won the senior women’s U.S. national title at the 2011 Visa Championships by more than six points Saturday night at the Xcel Energy Center in Saint Paul, Minn.
USA Gymnastics named the U.S. Junior National Team after the conclusion of the junior women’s competition at the 2011 Visa Championships.
After weeklong voting by gymnastics fans, the 2011 Visa Championships All-Star Team has been chosen. Click to see who was chosen in men’s, women’s and rhythmic gymnastics.
Katelyn Ohashi of Plano, Texas/WOGA won her first junior all-around national title at the 2011 Visa Championships at Xcel Energy Center in Saint Paul, Minn., with a two-day combined all-around total of 120.950.
Shelby Kisiel and Rebecca Sereda won the senior and junior U.S. rhythmic gymnastics all-around titles, respectively, today at the 2011 Visa Championships at the legendary Roy Wilkins Auditorium in Saint Paul, Minn.
Following the conclusion of the men’s gymnastics competition at the 2011 Visa Championships in Saint Paul, Minn., USA Gymnastics announced the U.S. Men’s Teams for the 2011 World Championships and the 2011 Pan American Games.
Danell Leyva captured the senior men’s all-around title tonight at the 2011 Visa Championships inside the Xcel Energy Center in Saint Paul, Minn.
Adrian de los Angeles (16-18), and Sean Melton (14-15), won the all-around titles in the junior competition at the 2011 Visa Championships at the Xcel Energy Center in Saint Paul, Minn.
USA Gymnastics named the U.S. Junior and Senior National Teams after the conclusion of the men’s competition at the 2011 Visa Championships.
Shelby Kisiel earned two senior event titles, with Rebecca Sereda and Jazzy Kerber splitting the four junior individual event titles at the 2011 Visa Championships today at the Legendary Roy Wilkins Auditorium in Saint Paul, Minn.
The 2011 USA Gymnastics Hall of Fame class was inducted at a special ceremony Friday morning as part of the 2011 Visa Championships in Saint Paul, Minn.
Jordyn Wieber of DeWitt, Mich/Gedderts’ Twistars, claimed the top spot in the senior women’s all-around competition after the first night of competition at the 2011 Visa Championships at the Xcel Energy Center in Saint Paul, Minn.
After the first day of the junior competition at the 2011 Visa Championships at the Xcel Energy Center in Saint Paul, Minn, Katelyn Ohashi is in the lead with a score of 60.950.
Danell Leyva of Miami, Fla./Hilton HHonors, leads the all-around competition after the first night of the senior men’s competition at the 2011 Visa Championships.
Jonathan Deaton (16-18) and Sean Melton (14-15) lead the all-around after the first day of the junior competition at the 2011 Visa Championships at the Xcel Energy Center in Saint Paul, Minn.
The most recent episode of “USA Gymnastics: Behind the Team presented by AT&T” takes at look at the 2011 CoverGirl Classic from Chicago, Ill.
The USA’s best gymnasts are gathered in Saint Paul, Minn., for the 2011 Visa Championships, Aug. 17-20, the national championships for USA Gymnastics.
The men and women held training on the podium Tuesday at the Xcel Energy Center for the 2011 Visa Championships which begin Aug. 17. Click for some podium training photos and videos.
To help accomplish the goal of making this year’s Visa Championships the greenest to date, the 2011 Visa Championships event program is available online to read or download.
Two-time Olympic medalist Kerri Strug was in Saint Paul, Minn., helping to promote the 2011 Visa Championships. While in town, Strug threw out the first pitch at a Twins game and helped in the world record attempt for simultaneous somersaults.
The National Association of Collegiate Gymnastics Coaches distributed its academic awards for the 2010-11 season. Click for the lists of rankings for teams and individuals.
USA Gymnastics announced trampoline and tumbling’s assignments for upcoming international competitions: World Cups in Germany and Denmark and the Pan American Championships in Mexico.
Today new entrA A(C)es will be added to the menus for the 14 Saint Paul-area restaurants that are participating in the 2011 Taste of Visa Championships, a restaurant competition held in conjunction with the 2011 Visa Championships.
As of August 1, USA Gymnastics has launched the USA Gymnastics University, which will house educational courses, resources and a coaches certification program.
SportsTravel magazine has announced that the 2011 AT&T American Cup and the 2011 USA Gymnastics Open Championships have been nominated for a 2011 SportsTravel Award.
Congratulations to Sarah Ellingboe for winning the GK Color Your Leo contest! Sarah is the lucky grand prize winner who will walk away with 4 All-session VIP tickets and 4 Hospitality passes for the 2011 Visa Championships plus more!
On the final day of competition at the 2011 Canada Cup in Airdrie, Alberta, Canada, the United States won five more gold medals.
Samuel Chiacchia and Sean Sargent won the junior men’s synchronized trampoline title, Jordan Webb took top honors in novice tumbling and Dakota Earnest and Alicia Powder won the senior synchro bronze at the 2011 Canada Cup in Airdrie, Alberta, Canada.
Defending U.S. all-around champion Rebecca Bross, Alexandra Raisman, Alicia Sacramone and Jordyn Wieber headline the women’s field for the 2011 Visa Championships, Aug. 17-20, in Saint Paul, Minn.
The preliminary round for synchronized trampoline concluded today at the 2011 Canada Cup in Airdrie, Alberta, Canada, for junior and senior women and junior men, and four USA pairs advanced to the finals.
The London 2012 Olympic medals were unveiled July 27 by Her Royal Highness, The Princess Royal and London 2012 Organising Committee Chair Seb Coe at an event in Trafalgar Square to mark one year to go to the Olympic Games.
As part of the celebration of the 2011 Visa Championships, KARE 11’s special segment “Record Wreckers” will join Xcel Energy Center and USA Gymnastics in an attempt to set a World Record for the most somersaults performed at one time.
USA Gymnastics announced their U.S. Junior and Senior Acrobatic National Teams following the conclusion of the 2011 National Acrobatic Gymnastics Championships in San Jose, Calif.
Defending U.S. all-around champions Julie Zetlin and Rebecca Sereda (junior), will headline a field of the country’s top rhythmic gymnasts to compete in the 2011 Visa Championships, in Saint Paul, Minn., Aug. 17-20.
A 34-member team will represent Team USA at the 2011 Canada Cup, which runs Thursday, July 28, to Saturday, July 30, at Genesis Place in Airdrie, Aberta, Canada.
USA Gymnastics has officially awarded the 2012 AT&T American Cup, the most prestigious international invitational held in the United States, to Madison Square Garden in New York City, N.Y.
One year from today, July 27, the Opening Ceremonies for the 2012 Olympic Games will commence in London.
2008 Beijing Olympic Games silver medalists Alicia Sacramone and Jonathan Horton and 2011 AT&T American Cup champion Jordyn Wieber of DeWitt, Mich., appeared on NBC’s Today Show Wednesday, July 27.
Cassandra Lim and Brian Kincher, who both train at West Coast Training Center won the senior elite mixed pairs title at the 2011 National Acrobatic Gymnastics Championships July 25 at the San Jose Convention Center in San Jose, Calif.
The most recent episode of Aca A USA Gymnastics: Behind the Team presented by AT&TAca A takes at look at the U.S. women’s team as they train at the National Team Training Center.
At the conclusion of the second day of the 2011 Acro Nationals, Melissa Gong and Ryan Ward lead the senior mixed pairs competition with a 56.578 combined total inside the San Jose Convention Center in San Jose, Calif.
Melissa Gong of Perris, Calif. and Ryan Ward of Riverside, Calif., both of Realis Gymnastics Academy, led the way on the opening day of the 2011 National Acrobatic Championships inside the San Jose Convention Center in San Jose, Calif.
Alexandra Raisman of Needham, Mass., and Kyla Ross of Aliso Viejo, Calif., won the senior and junior all-around titles, respectively, at the 2011 CoverGirl Classic at the UIC Pavilion in Chicago, Ill.
The first day of the 2011 National Rhythmic Gymnastics Qualifier wrapped up today at the Elite Sports Complex in Downers Grove, Ill.
The Elite Sports Complex in Downers Grove, Ill., is hosting the 2011 National Rhythmic Gymnastics Qualifier on July 23-24.
The San Jose Convention Center will welcome the country’s best acrobatic gymnasts for the 2011 Acrobatic Gymnastics National Championships, beginning on Saturday, July 23, in San Jose, Calif.
Fifteen years ago today, seven American women walked into the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, Ga., for the women’s team finals at the 1996 Centennial Olympic Games. The women went on to win the first-ever Olympic team gold medal.
Fifteen years ago, Shannon Miller and her Olympic teammates stood atop the podium at the to receive their Olympic gold medals. It wasn’t until recently Miller realized that feat may have only been her life’s second-biggest accomplishment.
2008 Olympic bronze medalist Raj Bhavsar will be inducted into the Ohio State Athletics Hall of Fame the weekend of Sept. 9-10, 2011.
Hilton Worldwide volunteers came together at the USA National Training Center in Huntsville, Texas, to do a makeover on the athlete rooms.
Defending U.S. all-around champion Jonathan Horton of Houston headlines the men’s field for the 2011 Visa Championships, Aug. 17-20, in Saint Paul, Minn.
Many of the country’s top and emerging gymnasts are headed to Chicago and the UIC Pavilion, located on the University of Illinois Aca a
The FIG announced Tuesday that Kiev, Ukraine, will host the 2013 Rhythmic World Championships. The draw for the 2011 Rhythmic World Championships taking place in Montpellier, France, were also held recently.
Temple University moved up one notch from last year’s second place finish to become the 2011 national academic team champions for men’s gymnastics with an outstanding combined grade point average of 3.519.
Nearly 2,000 trampoline and tumbling gymnasts will converge on Long Beach, Calif., for the 2012 Junior Olympic National Championships, July 5-11, at the Long Beach Arena.
With the Closing Ceremony, the curtain fell on the 14th edition of the World Gymnaestrada. It was a week during which the gymnastics presentations succeeded one another at the speed of light, always leaving room for interaction on a human level.
Junior National Team member Julia Garbuz (NorthWest Rhythmic) earned the silver medal at the Torneo Internazionale Torino Prima Capitale in the Junior division (ages 14-15).
2004 Olympic all-around champion Carly Patterson visited the Chicago metropolitan area on July 13-14 to promote the 2011 CoverGirl Classic, scheduled for July 23 at the UIC Pavilion.
Click for a report from July 13 at the 14th World Gymnaestrada taking place in Lausanne, Switzerland.
For four days, Saint Paul’s Rice Park will become the place for fan activities for the 2011 Visa Championships, Aug. 17-20, at Xcel Energy Center and Roy Wilkins Auditorium.
The Trampoline & Tumbling Junior Olympic National Championships took place July 10-15 at the Freeman Coliseum in San Antonio, Texas.
The USA Gymnastics delegation at the 2011 World Gymnaestrada in Lausanne, Switzerland, will stay busy on Thursday rehearsing for the Closing Ceremony and preparing for the evening PAGU performance.
2008 Olympic balance beam gold-medalist and all-around silver-medalist Shawn Johnson visited the Mall of America on Sunday, July 10, to build awareness of USA Gymnastics’ 2011 Visa Championships coming Aug. 17-20 to Xcel Energy Center.
Shelby Kisiel of Houston, Texas/North Shore Rhythmic Gymnastics Center, is nominated for the U.S. Olympic Committee’s Athlete of the Month for June for her performance at the 2011 U.S. Rhythmic Classic.
Visa, a proud sponsor of the Olympic Games for 25 years, announced that it will sponsor U.S. Olympic hopeful Alicia Sacramone on her journey to the London 2012 Olympic Games.
More than 300 individuals are representing the USA at the 2011 World Gymnaestrada, July 10-16, in Lausanne, Switzerland.
The Rhythmic Program completed its inaugural training camp at the National Team Training Center at the Karoyli Ranch in Huntsville, Texas.
The 2011 Trampoline and Tumbling Elite Championships at the Freeman Coliseum in San Antonio, Texas, concluded last night.
Tyler Mizoguchi of Houston, who trains with the University of Illinois, won the parallel bars gold medal at the 2011 Puerto Rico Cup in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico.
Edward Mesa of Cooper City, Fla., and Maximilian Mayr of Miami, Fla., earned the top all-around scores for the senior and junior divisions, respectively, at the 2011 U.S. Men’s Qualifier at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo
2010 U.S. champions Steven Gluckstein (trampoline) and Kalon Ludvigson (tumbling) are poised to defend their respective titles at the ’11 T&T Elite Championships in San Antonio, Texas.
Brandon Wynn won the still rings gold medal at the 2011 Puerto Rico Cup in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico. Tyler Mizoguchi of Houston captured the bronze medal for pommel horse. Individual event finals conclude July 10.
U.S. Men’s Team won the team silver medal at the 2011 Puerto Rico Cup in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico; Wynn is all-around silver medalist.
The USA Delegation has arrived in Lausanne, Switzerland for the 14th World Gymnaestrada. On this day they met at the USA School for group meetings, training and rehearsals in preparation for a week of performances.
Nine U.S. champions will compete with more than 2,000 other gymnasts at the 2011 Trampoline and Tumbling Elite Championships and J.O. National Championships on July 9-15 at the Freeman Coliseum in San Antonio, Texas.
More than 80 male gymnasts are expected to compete in the 2011 U.S. Men’s Qualifier, July 9, at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo.
Gymnastics clubs from the South Texas region participated in a Handstand Together event on June 4 to raise money to assist the American Red Cross in the relief efforts in Japan.
Dylan Akers, Adrian de los Angeles, Andrew Elkind, Sam Mikulak, Tyler Mizoguchi and Brandon Wynn represent the U.S in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, this weekend as they compete in the 2011 Puerto Rico Cup, July 8-10.
The official draw for the 2011 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships, scheduled for Oct. 7-16, in Tokyo, Japan, was held today in Tokyo.
2008 Olympic gold medalist Shawn Johnson has been nominated for a Teen Choice Award for Choice Female Athlete. Fans nationwide can vote for Johnson once per day at www.teenchoiceawards.com.
Balance Institute of Gymnastics (BIG) in Burr Ridge, Ill., shut its doors over the June 24-26 weekend and turned into a mobile food packing unit to host their Second Annual BIG Haiti Project.
Danell Leyva of Miami/Team Hilton HHonors won the all-around bronze medal at the 2011 Japan Cup, held at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium’s Main Arena.
Kalon Ludvigson of Pocatello, Idaho, earned the silver medal in men’s tumbling at the World Cup in Wuxi City, China, July 3, making this his 15th world medal.
Grace McLaughlin of WOGA, Abigail Milliet of Denton and Mykayla Skinner of Desert Lights won titles at the American Classic at the USA Gymnastics National Training Center in Houston, Texas.
Earlier today, the U.S. men’s team won the silver medal at the 2011 Japan Cup at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium’s Main Arena, the site of the 2011 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships later this year.
Tumbling World Cup gold-medalists Yuliya Brown of Idaho Falls, Idaho, and Kalon Ludvigson of Pocatello, Idaho, advanced to the finals at the World Cup in Wuxi City, China.
The country’s best acrobatic gymnasts are heading to San Jose, Calif.,, for the 2011 Acrobatic Gymnastics National Championships, July 23-27, at the San Jose Convention Center.
The U.S. sent a men’s delegation to the Japan Cup in Tokyo, Japan, and the competition is scheduled for July 2-3.
Tumbling World Cup gold-medalists Yuliya Brown of Idaho Falls, Idaho, and Kalon Ludvigson of Pocatello, Idaho, will compete in the World Cup in Wuxi City, China, from July 2-3, 2011.
More than 2,000 gymnasts will compete in trampoline and tumbling’s two national championships, the U.S. Elite Championships and the Junior Olympic National Championships, July 9-15 at the Freeman Coliseum in San Antonio, Texas.
Kayla Hoffman, captain of the 2011 NCAA Champion Alabama gymnastics team, has been named the 2010-11 Roy F. Kramer Female Athlete of the Year by a vote of the Southeastern Conference’s athletics directors.
In just 50 days, the 2011 Visa Championships will begin in Saint Paul, Minn. To mark the milestone, USA Gymnastics and Xcel Energy Center are excited to unveil the official countdown clock and unfurl a 40-by-60-foot banner on the Xcel Energy Center.
Three rhythmic national team members, junior Cindy Lu, and seniors Anastasia Torba and Olga Pavlenko traveled to Amsterdam for the Amsterdam Masters Tournament, June 25-26, and won three medals.
As part of the U.S. Olympic Committee’s “Join Team USA” initiative, Logan Dooley of Lake Forest, Calif., joined four-time Olympian Khatuna Lorig, who is an archer, at the June 14 Los Angeles Dodgers versus the Cincinnati Reds.
During the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics Convention in Orlando, Fla., 41 colleges and universities received the inaugural U.S. Olympic Achievement Award in a special presentation on June 17.
As of June 15, 2011, there are 54 federations registered to compete in the 31st Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships, to be held Sept. 19-25 in Montpellier, France. This number is a slight increase from the 2010 World Championships in Moscow.
According to the FIG, 80 federations have registered for the 2011 World Championships in Tokyo. With two weeks to left to register, the number of countries could jump to break the record of 84 set in 2007 in Stuttgart.
Shelby Kisiel and Jazzy Kerber won the senior and junior all-around titles, respectively, at the 2011 U.S. Rhythmic Classic, held June 11-12 at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Lake Buena Vista, Fla.
The most recent episode of “USA Gymnastics: Behind the Team presented by AT&T” gives fans an inside look at the National Team members competing against each other at the Men’s NCAA Championships.
USA Gymnastics announced that Kim Riley of Novi, Mich., has been named the managing director of athlete and coaching programs for women’s program. Riley began with USA Gymnastics on May 25.
Natalie McGiffert of club Platinum earned the bronze in the junior division at the Chodov Cup in Prague, Czech Republic, May 20-22, 2011.
Alicia Sacramone walked the walk over the weekend, taking part in NSTAR’s Walk for Children’s Hospital Boston with other Boston-area athletes, including the New England Patriots’ Kevin Faulk and Boston Celtics dancer Ashley.
The Junior Olympic Rhythmic Gymnastics Optional Championships and Invitational for Levels 7-10 took place this weekend at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Lake Buena Vista, Fla.
More than 770 young women from 34 states competed at the 2011 USA Gymnastics Open Championships, at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex at Walt Disney World Resort near Orlando, Fla. this past weekend.
Thirteen members of the U.S. Men’s National Team will compete in three international events this summer: Japan Cup, Tokyo, July 2-3; Puerto Rico Cup, San Juan, July 8-10; and Korean Cup, Goyang, July 9-10.
The honors continue to stream in for Alabama gymnast Kayla Hoffman, who was named the Capital One Academic All-American of the Year, as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America.
The FIG is looking for input from athletes in men’s and women’s artistic gymnastics and trampoline to express feelings and ideas for next four year cycle regarding Code of Points in these disciplines.
Senior Trampoline National Team Member Logan Dooley and Double Mini National Team members Austin White and Ryan Roberts competed in Herrlunga, Sweden, to participate in the 28th Frivolten Cup which was held June 3-4.
The field for the U.S. Rhythmic Classic, formerly known as the Chicago Cup, includes 52 athletes from 11 countries. The USA’s team is expected to include Julie Zetlin, Shelby Kisiel, Jazzy Kerber and Rebecca Sereda.
Two-time Olympic Medalist and World Medalist Jonathan Horton of Houston, a member of Team Hilton HHonors, visited Saint Paul, Minn., June 5-6 to help promote the upcoming Visa Championships.
Rebecca Sereda earned the junior all-around silver medal while senior Shelby Kisiel received the hoop bronze medal at the Baltic Cup Tournament in Rumia, Poland, June 5.
USA Gymnastics aims to stage the greenest Visa Championships ever by endorsing an unprecedented multi-facility-wide sustainability plan and expanding the use of technology.
Shelby Kisiel of Chicago, Ill./North Shore Rhythmic Gymnastics Center, finished seventh in the all-around in the Baltic Cup in Rumia, Poland, on Saturday, June 4.
More champions from the field of more than 770 young women from 34 states were crowned on Saturday at the 2011 USA Gymnastics Open Championships at ESPN Wide World of Sports in Lake Buena Vista, Fla.
The first champions from the field of more than 770 young women from 34 states have been crowned at the 2011 USA Gymnastics Open Championships, which run through June 5, at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex.
Check out Chellsie Memmel’s performance during the grand opening of Gloria at the 54th International Art Exhibition La Biennale Di Venezia.
The USA Gymnastics Trampoline and Tumbling program offers numerous scholarships each year to trampoline and tumbling athletes. This year, over $30K was awarded to deserving athletes.
David Durante and Chellsie Memmel will perform as part of the grand opening of Gloria, presented by the Indianapolis Museum of Art at the U.S. Pavilion at La Biennale di Venezia June 4-Nov. 27, 2011.
Senior Trampoline National Team Member Logan Dooley and Double Mini National Team members Austin White and Ryan Roberts head to Herrlunga Sweden to participate in the 28th Frivolten Cup June 3-4.
The inaugural Junior Olympic Coaching Certification and Training Camp took place at the U. S. Olympic Training Center at the Karolyi’s Ranch on May 26 Aca a
Yuliya Brown of Idaho Falls, Idaho, and Kalon Ludvigson of Sterling, Utah, won tumbling bronze medals at the World Cup at the St. Petersburg (Russia) Sports and Concert Complex.
More than 770 young women from 34 states are expected to compete in this year’s 2011 USA Gymnastics Open Championships, June 2-5, at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex at Walt Disney World Resort near Orlando, Fla.
World Cup gold-medalists Yuliya Brown of Idaho Falls, Idaho, and Kalon Ludvigson of Sterling, Utah, advanced to the World Cup finals in tumbling at the St. Petersburg (Russia) Sports and Concert Complex.
USA Gymnastics Men’s National Team Coordinator Kevin Mazeika of Houston today was named head coach for the U.S. Men’s Team that will compete in the 2011 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships, Oct. 8-16, in Tokyo.
The U.S. Men’s National Team deviated from its normal training camp to visit the University of Oklahoma for a team training camp this spring. Find out what it was like for the guys to “Change it Up” in this episode of Behind the Team.
The International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) has awarded the 2015 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships to Glasgow, Scotland. The decision was made during the FIG Council Meeting in San Jose, Calif.
World Cup gold-medalists Yuliya Brown, Logan Dooley, Steven Gluckstein and Kalon Ludvigson are among the six U.S. trampoline and tumbling athletes who will compete in the FIG T&T World Cup in St. Petersburg, Russia.
The members of the FIG Council gave a show of support for Japanese organisers of the 43rd Artistic Gymnastics World Championships, reaffirming an event scheduled to take place October 7 – 16, 2011 at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium.
Based on unofficial reports and results, the United States finished second in the team competition at the 2011 Stella Zakharova Cup in Kiev, Ukraine.
The USA’s Jake Dalton of Sparks, Nev., Steven Legendre of Flower Mound, Texas, and Alex Naddour of Gilbert, Ariz., will compete in the 2011 Stella Zakharova Cup in Kiev, Ukraine, on May 21.
Trampoline and Tumbling Program Director Susan Jacobson and industry experts hosted a workshop at USA Gymnastics in Indianapolis Thursday on how to start a trampoline and tumbling program for gym clubs.
It was announced by Rhode Island College administration on May 18 that Rhode Island College in Providence, R.I., has reinstated the varsity women’s gymnastics program for the 2011-12 and the 2012-13 seasons.
USA Gymnastics named the U.S. Team that will represent the United States in the 2011 U.S. Rhythmic Classic at the HP Field House at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex at Walt Disney World in suburban Orlando, Fla., on June 11-12.
Four more all-around champions were determined at the 2011 Women’s U.S. Junior Olympic National Championships at the Long Beach (Calif.) Sports Arena.
2010 World floor exercise finalist Steven Legendre of Flower Mound, Texas, finished in fourth place in the floor finals at the International Gymnastics Federation’s World Cup in Moscow, Russia, today.
Four of the eight all-around champions have been determined at the 2011 Women’s U.S. Junior Olympic National Championships at the Long Beach Sports Arena.
2010 World floor exercise finalist Steven Legendre of Flower Mound, Texas, advanced to the floor finals at the International Gymnastics Federation’s World Cup in Moscow, Russia, on May 14, 2011.
ESPN’s Sport Science lab examined the science and biomechanics behind elite gymnasts in its latest Aca A Sports ScienceAca A episode, which is available now on ESPNW.
2010 World horizontal bar finalist Danell Leyva and World floor exercise finalist Steven Legendre will compete this weekend in the International Gymnastics Federation’s World Cup in Moscow, Russia, on May 13-14, 2011.
Nearly 450 of the USA’s best Level 10 gymnasts will converge in Long Beach, Calif, to compete in the 2011 Women’s U.S. Junior Olympic National Championships May 13-14 at the Long Beach Sports Arena.
More than 80 gymnasts competed in the first USA Gymnastics Special Olympics Championships, held May 7, 2011, at the Cobb County Gymnastics Center in Marietta, Ga.
The 2011 Women’s Junior Olympic Level 9 Eastern and Western Championships took place May 6-8. Easterns were held at the DCU Convention Center in Worcester, Mass., with the Westerns at the Town and Country Resort and Convention Center in San Diego, Calif.
2008 Olympic all-around champion Nastia Liukin visited the Twin Cities May 8-9 in support of USA Gymnastics’ 2011 Visa Championships coming Aug. 17-20 to Xcel Energy Center.
The 2011 U.S. Men’s Junior Olympic National Championships at the Long Beach (Calif.) Arena wrapped up with the individual event finals for all three levels, Level 9, Level 10 (14-15) and Level 10 (16-18).
Marty Strech of Fountain Valley, Calif./Azarian U.S. Gymnastics, thrilled his hometown crowd when he won the Level 9 all-around title at the 2011 U.S. Men’s Junior Olympic National Championships at the Long Beach (Calif.) Arena.
Adrian De Los Angeles of Long Beach, Calif./SCATS, won the Level 10 16-18 all-around title at the 2011 U.S. Men’s Junior Olympic National Championships at the Long Beach (Calif.) Arena.
Sean Melton of Orlando, Fla./Orlando Metro, won the Level 10 14-15 all-around title at the 2011 U.S. Men’s Junior Olympic National Championships at the Long Beach (Calif.) Arena.
Region 3 won the Level 9 team title at the 2011 U.S. Men’s Junior Olympic National Championships, May 5-8, at the Long Beach (Calif.) Arena. The Level 9 and 10 all-around and individual event finals are May 7-8, respectively.
egion 1 won the Level 10 team title for both the 14-15 and the 16-18 age divisions at the 2011 U.S. Men’s Junior Olympic National Championships, May 5-8, at the Long Beach (Calif.) Arena.
Statement by Steve Penny, president of USA Gymnastics, regarding Peter Vidmar’s decision to resign as chef de mission for 2012 Olympic Games
Rhythmic gymnasts from the United States and around the world will head to the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex at Walt Disney World to compete in the 2011 U.S. Rhythmic Classic on June 11-12.
The inaugural ESPN RISE Girls Showcase will take place in June at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex at Walt Disney World, bringing together one of the biggest collections of elite female youth athletes in the country.
Five-time U.S. tumbling champion Kalon Ludvigson (Pocatello, Idaho) is nominated for the U.S. Olympic Committee’s Male Athlete of the Month for April. Fans can vote online until May 10 at 5 p.m.
More than 700 of the USA’s top Level 9 and 10 gymnasts will compete in the 2011 U.S. Men’s Junior Olympic National Championships, May 5-8, at the Long Beach (Calif.) Arena.
The 2011 Women’s Junior Olympic Level 9 Eastern and Western Championships are scheduled for May 6-8. The Eastern Championships will be held in Worcester, Mass., and the Western Championships will be in San Diego, Calif.
Five athletes and one coach comprise the 2011 class of inductees for the USA Gymnastics Hall of Fame: Jim Culhane, Jill Hollembeak, Tamara Levinson, Kristen Maloney, Stacy Maloney, Elise Ray and Chelle Stack.
2008 Olympian Joey Hagerty and his girlfriend Ashley Van Orren participated in the American Cancer Society Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk this past weekend with his friends and family.
The University of California, Berkeley today announced that the university’s men’s gymnastics program will remain as an intercollegiate sport.
Eight titles — six in trampoline and two in tumbling — were awarded at the U.S. Elite Challenge on April 30 at the Fort Worth (Texas) Convention Center.
USA Gymnastics has selected Orlando, Fla., as its candidate city for an official bid to host the 2015 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships.
More than 200 gymnasts are heading to Fort Worth, Texas, this weekend to compete in trampoline and tumbling’s U.S. Elite Challenge, April 29-30, at the Fort Worth Convention Center.
Philanthropist Doug Goldman has agreed to a matching pledge of $160,000 ($20,000 per year for 8 years) to support the reinstatement of men’s gymnastics at the University of California, Berkeley.
The U.S. Rhythmic Group finished seventh and made both event finals at the FIG World Cup at the Sports Palace Aca A NagornyiAca A in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia. It is the highest World Cup group finish for USA this quad.
Alabama senior Kayla Hoffman has won the 2011 Honda Sports Award in gymnastics, given annually to the nation’s top collegiate female gymnast.
Alexander Tkatchev (RUS), Lavinia Milosovici (ROM), Leonid Arkayev (RUS), Steffi Kraeker (GER) and Michel Leglise (FRA) will be honored at the 15th annual International Gymnastics Hall of Fame Ceremony on May 14.
USA Gymnastics and AEG Facilities today announced they have formed a partnership to stage the 2012 and 2016 Tour of Gymnastics Champions.
Candace Whiting won the first ever Special Olympics rhythmic national championship last summer, with a little help from a friend.
Representing West Coast Training Center, Cassie Lim of San Ramon, Calif., and Brian Kincher of Livermore, Calif., earned the gold medal in the senior mixed pairs division at the 2011 Flanders International Acro Cup.
Michael Devine, 23, was a recipient of the USA Gymnastics Trampoline & Tumbling Scholarship all four years while he attended Beloit College.
Members of Phantom Gymnasts recently donated their hair to Pantene Beautiful Lengths, where their hair is used to make real hair wigs for women who have lost their hair due to cancer treatments.
Legendary coach Bela Karolyi traveled to St. Louis, Mo., to talk with area gym club owners and coaches about the 2012 Visa Championships, which will be held June 7-10 at the Chaifetz Arena.
Shannon Miller’s competitive spirit and life-long love for exercise are helping her fight the brave fight again. This time, beating cancer is her mission.
Jacob Kanavel of San Jose, Calif., and Eirian Smith of Livermore, Calif., won the junior mixed pair title at the 2011 Flanders International Acro Cup in Puurs, Belgium.
Cal Gymnastics Forever is more than halfway to the $4 million needed to reinstate men’s gymnastics at the University of California, Berkeley. By pulling together, we can help them cross the finish line by pledging funds or extending an existing pledge to eight years.
The Women’s Level 9 and 10 Regional Championships took place in all eight regions April 15-17. Click for links to the results.
The four finalists for the 2010-11 Honda Sports Award to determine the top woman collegiate athlete in gymnastics have been named: Michigan’s Kylee Botterman, Alabama’s Kayla Hoffman, UCLA’s Brittani McCullough and Penn State’s Sharaya Musser.
U.S. tumbling champion Kalon Ludvigson of Pocatello, Idaho, won the tumbling silver medal at the FIG World Cup in Varna, Bulgaria.
The 2011 NCAA Women’s Gymnastics Championships wrapped up with the individual event finals at the Wolstein Center in Cleveland, Ohio, today.
Oklahoma’s Jacob Dalton won the floor exercise and vault individual event titles at the 2011 NCAA Men’s Gymnastics Championships.
The University of Alabama won its fifth team title at the 2011 NCAA Women’s Gymnastics Championships at the Wolstein Center in Cleveland, Ohio.
U.S. tumbling champion Kalon Ludvigson of Pocatello, Idaho, advanced to the tumbling finals at the FIG World Cup in Varna, Bulgaria, on April 17.
2010 World all-around bronze-medalist Jonathan Horton of Houston finished seventh in the all-around FIG World Cup event at Kelvin Hall in Glasgow, Scotland.
Stanford University won its second team title at the 2011 NCAA Men’s Gymnastics Championships in Columbus, Ohio. The University of Michigan’s Sam Mikulak won the all-around title.
Kylee Botterman of the University of Michigan won the all-around title at the 2011 NCAA Women’s Gymnastics Championships at the Wolstein Center in Cleveland, Ohio. In addition, six teams advanced to Saturday’s team finals.
Six teams advanced from the National Collegiate Men’s Gymnastics National Qualifier into the finals of the 2011 NCAA Men’s Gymnastics Championships at St. John Arena on the campus of Ohio State University in Columbus.
University of Michigan senior Kylee Botterman was named Michigan’s first-ever recipient of the AAI Award at the NCAA Women’s Gymnastics Championships awards banquet Thursday (April 14) night at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
The NAIGC (National Association of Intercollegiate Gymnastics Clubs), with support from TheGymNC, concluded their National Championships on April 9th, 2011, in Richmond, Va.
The nation’s best female collegiate gymnasts begin their quest for national NCAA titles at 12 p.m. ET on Friday, April 15, at the 2011 NCAA Women’s Gymnastics Championships, April 15-17 at the Wolstein Center in Cleveland, Ohio.
2009 World Championships all-around champion and
2008 Olympian Bridget Sloan of Pittsboro, Ind., signed a national letter
of intent with the University of Florida gymnastics team.
Four U.S. World Championships Team members are among the 38 current and former U.S. Men’s National Team members who are expected to compete in the 2011 National Collegiate Men’s Gymnastics National Qualifier on April 14.
Steven Legendre, a senior at the University of Oklahoma and a member of the U.S. Men’s Senior National Team, won the 2011 Nissen-Emery Award, which is given annually to the USA’s outstanding senior collegiate gymnast.
2010 World all-around bronze-medalist Jonathan Horton of Houston will compete in the FIG World Cup event at Kelvin Hall in Glasgow, Scotland, on April 16, 2011.
The fourth episode of “USA Gymnastics: Behind the Team presented by AT&T”gives fans an inside look at the 2011 AT&T American Cup, including personal insights on the event from 2011 AT&T American Cup champions Jonathan Horton and Jordyn Wieber.
The country’s top collegiate gymnasts will vie for national titles this weekend at two championship events: NCAA Men’s Gymnastics Championships in Columbus, Ohio, April 14-16; and NCAA Women’s Gymnastics Championships in Cleveland, Ohio, April 15-17.
Monica Mesalles of the University of Bridgeport won the vault and floor exercise titles at the 2011 USA Gymnastics Women’s Collegiate Championships in the Cadet West Gymnasium at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo.
The University of Oregon acrobatics and tumbling team built an early early lead that was never relinquished to top the University of Maryland in a 283.481-283.352 victory at the National Collegiate Acrobatics and Tumbling Association Team Championships.
The University of Bridgeport successfully defended its team title at the 2011 USA Gymnastics Women’s Collegiate Championships in the Cadet West Gymnasium at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo.
Hundreds of kids and parents participated in USA Gymnastics Family Fun Night, a joint effort between USA Gymnastics and the Indiana Pacers on Friday, April 8, at Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.
Brittany Johnson of Texas Woman’s University won the all-around on the first day of the USA Gymnastics Women’s Collegiate Championships in the Cadet West Gymnasium at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo.
2010 U.S. all-around junior champion Rebecca Sereda of Staten Island, N.Y., won the junior ball gold medal, as well as two silver and one bronze, at the Irinia Deleanu Orange Trophy in Bucharest, Romania.
The National Association of Intercollegiate Gymnastics Clubs (NAIGC) National Championships will be held April 7-9, 2011, at the Greater Richmond (Va.) Convention Center.
USA Gymnastics has teamed up with the Indiana Pacers for USA Gymnastics Family Fun Night, Friday, April 8, at Conseco Fieldhouse when the Pacers take on the Atlanta Hawks.
The USA Gymnastics Women’s Collegiate Championships begin this weekend at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo. They are scheduled for April 8-10 in the Cadet West Gymnasium.
The 2011 National Collegiate Men’s Gymnastics National Qualifier selections were announced by the NCAA Men’s Gymnastics Committee.
2009 World all-around champion Bridget Sloan of Pittsboro, Ind., recently traveled to Cleveland, Ohio, to promote the NCAA Women’s Gymnastics Championship, scheduled for April 15-17 at the Wolstein Center.
The 2011 CoverGirl Classic, the final qualifying event for women’s gymnastics for the 2011 Visa Championships, returns to Chicago and the UIC Pavilion, located on the University of Illinois Aca a
Twelve teams advanced from six NCAA Regional Championships to compete in the 2011 NCAA Women’s Gymnastics Championship in Cleveland, Ohio, April 15-17 at the Wolstein Center.
Illinois (Big Ten), Illinois-Chicago (ECAC) and Stanford (MPSF) won their respective conference championships over the weekend. Next up is the NCAA Championships on April 14-16 in Columbus, Ohio
The 2011 NCAA Regional Championships take place tomorrow, April 2, at six sites: University of Georgia, University of Oklahoma, Oregon State University, University of Denver, University of Michigan and University of Alabama.
Earlier this week, Rhode Island College announced that it was dropping women’s gymnastics for the 2011-12 season and adding women’s golf and swimming. A petition has been created to try to save RIC gymnastics.
Nearly 1,500 gymnasts from the Mid-Atlantic states raised more than $160,000 to help women with breast cancer at the 2011 Pink Invitational~Gymnasts Unite meet, held earlier this year in West Chester, Pa.
Rebecca Sereda of Staten Island, N.Y., won the junior silver medal in ball at the Pesaro (Italy) Junior Rhythmic Gymnastics Tournament, held in conjunction with the World Cup this past weekend.
The United States Olympic Committee (USOC) announced that the 18th annual F.L.A.M.E. (Finding Leaders Among Minorities Everywhere) program will be hosted at the Olympic Training Center (OTC) in Colorado Springs, Colo., July 16-19, 2011.
In the third episode of 2011′ “USA Gymnastics: Behind the Team presented by AT&T” visits Las Vegas and captures the action from the 2011 Winter Cup Challenge.
The NCAA Women’s Gymnastics Committee announced today the regional and championship sites for the 2012 and 2013 National Collegiate Women’s Gymnastics Championships.
Olympic bronze medalist and current Penn State assistant coach Kevin Tan has officially announced his retirement from competitive gymnastics, bringing to an end a storied career that places him among the all-time greats in the history of the Nittany Lion program.
At the USA Gymnastics Collegiate National Championships, USA Gymnastics presented its national collegiate awards.
This past weekend, the USA won eight medals at the tri-meet held in conjunction with the inaugural Kyle Shewfelt Gymnastics Festival in Calgary, Canada.
The University of Wisconsin-La Crosse won its fourth consecutive National Collegiate Gymnastics Association Championships team title during the weekend in Eau Claire, Wis. La Crosse’s Christa Booman took home the all-around title.
Six individual event titles were handed out at the 2011 USA Gymnastics Men’s Collegiate Championships at Springfield (Mass.) College’s Blake Arena on Saturday night.
Air Force and Arizona State successfully defended their Varsity and Collegiate Club Division titles, respectively, at the 2011 USA Gymnastics Men’s Collegiate Championships Friday night. Event finals are Saturday at 7 p.m. ET.
The University of Wisconsin – Eau Claire is hosting the 2011 National Collegiate Gymnastics Association Championships, which start today.
Air Force and Arizona State are looking to defend their Varsity and Collegiate Club Division titles, respectively, at the 2011 USA Gymnastics Men’s Collegiate Championships at Springfield (Mass.) College’s Blake Arena, March 25-26.
Bridget Sloan, the 2009 World all-around champion, recently visited three Indianapolis-area gymnastics clubs to promote the first-ever USA Gymnastics Family Fun Night, which will be held in conjunction with the Indiana Pacers game at Conseco Fieldhouse on Friday, April 8.
A committee from Cal Gymnastics Forever recently met with the University of California, Berkeley, Athletic Director Sandy Barbour, who opened the door to reinstating the Men’s Gymnastics Team.
The U.S. Olympic Committee (USOC), U.S. National Governing Bodies for Sport (NGBs) and the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA) have joined together to create the U.S. Olympic Achievement Award.
Olympic gold-medalist Dominique Dawes is one of six inductees chosen for the 2011 class for the Washington, D.C., Sports Hall of Fame.
The NCAA office has announced the pairings for the upcoming NCAA Women’s Gymnastics Championships. Six regional meets will be held at campus sites on Saturday, April 2.
Eleven women’s conference champions were crowned on March 19 as the women will now have a couple weeks off as they prepare for the national championships.
2010 World horizontal bar finalist Danell Leyva of Miami won the horizontal bar silver medal at the International Gymnastics Federation World Cup in Bercy, France, located near Paris, earlier today.
Jeffrey Gluckstein of Atlantic Highlands, N.J., and Savannah Vinsant of Lafayette, La, won the men’s and women’s trampoline titles at the 2011 Flower Cup in Aalsmeer, Netherlands.
The USA won the team title and swept the all-around for both the senior and junior levels at the 2011 City of Jesolo (Italy) Trophy on March 19.
2010 World horizontal bar finalist Danell Leyva of Miami advanced to the horizontal bar finals at the International Gymnastics Federation World Cup in Bercy, France, located near Paris, on March 20.
2010 World horizontal bar finalist Danell Leyva of Miami will compete in the horizontal bar competition at the International Gymnastics Federation World Cup in Bercy, France, located near Paris, on March 19-20.
The trustees for The William E. Simon Olympic Endowment for the Support of Athletes have awarded a total of $61,000 in grants to 18 men and women, including three gymnasts, pursuing their dreams of representing the United States at the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
World Cup gold-medalists Steven Gluckstein and Logan Dooley are two of the nine members of the U.S. Trampoline Team set to compete in the 2011 Flower Cup, March 19, in Aalsmeer, Netherlands. Fans can follow the action through Twitter and YouTube.
2008 Olympic team bronze-medalist Joey Hagerty, 28, who trains at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo., recently retired from competitive gymnastics.
2000 Olympic team bronze-medalist Tasha Schwikert, 26, yesterday was announced as a member the 2011 class for the Southern Nevada Sports Hall of Fame.
The 20th annual Jason Whitfield Invitational was held in Ann Arbor, Mich., March 12-13. Cathy and Jim Whitfield announced the 2011 Whitfield Foundation scholarship winners of $3,000 each.
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U.S. National Team Members Kalon Ludvigson, Yuliya Brown and Natalya Beneschott were asked to perform a special exhibition for Arnold Schwarzenegger on March 5th at the opening ceremonies of the Arnold Sports Festival.
Effective March 15th, USA Gymnastics will launch the NEW Online Membership System. These CHANGES will affect your ability to log in to the USA Gymnastics website. Click here for new Log In Instructions.
Do you have a Level 4 in your gym that you think is the best in the country? Do you think your Level 7 team can blow away the competition? Now is your chance to prove it and earn bragging rights of a national title at the USA Gymnastics Open Championships.
As many women’s programs are gearing up for their conference championships taking place next weekend, UW-Whitewater was crowned the WIAC champ on Saturday for the 2nd straight year. The Ohio State men’s team upset a pair of higher-ranked teams.
2011 AT&T American Cup champion Jordyn Wieber 2010 World team silver-medalist Alexandra Raisman are two of the 14 women who will represent the USA in the 2011 City of Jesolo (Italy) Trophy on March 19.
C.J. Maestas of Corrales, N.M., finished fourth in the still rings finals at the 2011 Cottbus (Germany) Challenger Cup.
C.J. Maestas of Corrales, N.M., advanced to the still rings finals at the 2011 Cottbus (Germany) Challenger Cup on March 12.
Qualification rounds for the Cottbus (Germany) Challenger Cup are expected to run all-day today, March 11, 2011, due to the large number of entries. Andrew Elkind and C.J. Maestas are representing the USA in the World Cup event
2010 Pan American Cup trampoline champion Logan Dooley and 2010 U.S. trampoline champion Alaina Williams won the 2011 Winter Classic men’s and women’s trampoline titles, respectively, at Houston’s George Brown Convention Center.
The new Coaching Youth Gymnastics book is being shipped to your club at no charge being this April. This book makes the perfect companion to the Level 1, Fundamentals of Gymnastics online course, and is a must-have for Instructors and coaches.
USA Gymnastics announced the members of the U.S. Men’s National Team who will represent the USA on international assignments this March at the Paris World Cup, Cottbus Challenger Cup, and the Canada/China/USA Tri-meet.
2010 U.S. all-around champions Julie Zetlin and Rebecca Sereda won their second consecutive senior and junior all-around titles, respectively, at the 2011 Rhythmic Challenge at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo.
Click for recaps of week 9 of the collegiate gymnastics season including an NCAA-record 15,558 fans on hand to watch the #1 Florida at #5 Utah women’s meet.
ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex will host inaugural USA Gymnastics Open Championships. Deadline to register is April 1, 2011. Don’t miss out on this exciting new event! Register today!
Jonathan Horton and Jordyn Wieber won the 2011 AT&T American Cup all-around titles Saturday at Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Fla.
Jake Dalton who won the 2011 Winter Cup Challenge, has been added to the field for the 2011 AT&T American Cup, an International Gymnastics Federation World Cup event, which begins at 11:15 a.m. today at the Jacksonville (Fla.) Veterans Memorial Arena.
Grace Williams from Linden, Mich./Gedderts’ Twistars USA won the all-around title at the 2011 Nastia Liukin Supergirl Cup Friday night at Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Fla.
Frank Bare of Warner Springs, Calif., the first executive director for the U.S. Gymnastics Federation now doing business as USA Gymnastics, died earlier today of pneumonia at the age of 80.
USA Gymnastics and Special Olympics have joined forces to host the first USA Gymnastics Special Olympics Championships, scheduled for May 7, 2011, at the Cobb County Gymnastics Center in Marietta, Ga.
Steven Gluckstein, Logan Dooley and Alaina Williams are among the more than 140 athletes who will compete in the 2011 Winter Classic, March 5-6, at Houston’s George Brown Convention Center.
The 36-gymnast field for the 2011 Nastia Liukin Supergirl Cup, scheduled for March 4 in Jacksonville, Fla., includes 2009 World vault champion Kayla Williams and 2010 Nastia Liukin Supergirl Cup silver-medalist Kassandra Lopez.
Jordyn Wieber of DeWitt, Mich., who won the 2009 American Cup, has been added to the field for the 2011 AT&T American Cup, an International Gymnastics Federation World Cup event scheduled for March 5 in Jacksonville, Fla.
Click to read recaps of the women’s and men’s collegiate gymnastics meets this last week, including the Arkansas women’s win over #1 Florida and #4 Penn State men defeating #10 Ohio State.
Shannon Miller has released a message to the gymnastics community regarding her recent health issues.
USA Gymnastics today announced that Ron Galimore of Indianapolis was promoted to Chief Operating Officer, and Lynn Moskovitz of Westfield, Ind., has been named director of education, along with several other staffing and title changes for USA Gymnastics staff.
Many of the world’s best gymnasts are heading to Jacksonville’s (Fla.) Veterans Memorial Arena for the 2011 AT&T American Cup, an International Gymnastics Federation World Cup event scheduled for March 5.
Gymnasts Nastia Liukin, Shawn Johnson, Shannon Miller, Carly Patterson, Dominique Moceanu and Svetlana Boginskaya are participating in BRAVADO, a fundraising auction dedicated to Breast Cancer Awareness co-sponsored by GK Elite Sportswear L.P. and Unite for Her.
World champions Alicia Sacramone and Chellsie Memmel will be signing autographs as part of the family activities held prior to the start of the 2011 AT&T American Cup, an International Gymnastics Federation World Cup event scheduled for March 5.
USA Gymnastics University is offering its newly created Fundamentals of Gymnastics Course FREE to all current Professional, Jr. Professional and Member Club members. Professional members that complete this course will earn USA Gymnastics University Level 1 Certification.
The final 10 gymnasts in the 36-gymnast field qualified for the the 2011 Nastia Liukin Supergirl Cup, scheduled for March 4 in Jacksonville, Fla. The final five invitationals in the Nastia Liukin Supergirl Cup Series were held last weekend.
Click to read recaps of the women’s and men’s collegiate gymnastics meets this weekend, including the #3 Utah women and #1 Oklahoma men with top 10 victories.
USA Gymnastics along with 1996 Olympian John Macready, 2008 Olympian Samantha Peszek and the UCLA women’s gymnastics team participated in the NBA All-Star Jam Sunday, teaching children how to do a handstand.
The 2011 Acro Cup, held Feb. 12-13 at the USA Gymnastics National Training Center at the Karolyi Ranch, an Olympic Training Site, served as a selection event for spring international assignments and approved international club competitions.
2008 Olympic balance beam gold-medalist Shawn Johnson of West Des Moines, Iowa, has joined the Board of Trustees for the Women’s Sports Foundation.
A 15th anniversary celebration of the 1996 U.S. Women’s Olympic Team’s winning the Olympic team title is planned as part of the activities surrounding the 2011 AT&T American Cup, an International Gymnastics Federation World Cup event.
With the gymnasts who advanced this past weekend from the IGI Chicago Style Invitational in Chicago, 26 gymnasts have now qualified for the 2011 Nastia Liukin Supergirl Cup, scheduled for March 4 in Jacksonville, Fla.
Week six of the collegiate season saw a couple of top five battles in both men’s and women’s gymnastics. Click for recaps of the weekend.
On Thursday, Feb. 17, 2011, U.S. Figure Skating will commemorate the 50th anniversary of a tragedy that shocked the nation and impacted the American sports landscape forever with the nationwide premiere of the film RISE.
Earlier today, the University of California, Berkeley announced its decision to reinstate women’s gymnastics, along with women’s lacrosse and men’s rugby. Unfortunately, they decided not to reinstate men’s gymnastics or baseball.
2010 Pacific Rim all-around champion John Orozco of the Bronx, N.Y., was presented the Citation of Merit by Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. Orozco was also named an Ambassador of The Bronx.
Unite for HER announced the recipients of its 2011 Gymnasts Unite Grants. The program was created to provide financial support to USA Gymnastics women’s artistic gymnasts who have an immediate family member affected by breast cancer.
2010 World all-around bronze-medalist Jonathan Horton visited three gymnastics clubs in Jacksonville, Fla., to promote the 2011 AT&T American Cup, an International Gymnastics Federation World Cup event.
2010 World vault champion Alicia Sacramone of Winchester, Mass., recently traveled to Saint Paul, Minn., to promote the 2011 Visa Championships, scheduled for Aug. 17-20 at the Xcel Energy Center in Saint Paul, Minn.
With the addition of the six gymnasts from this past weekend, 22 of 36 gymnasts have qualified for the 2011 Nastia Liukin Supergirl Cup.
The 5th week of collegiate gymnastics saw the top three women’s team cruise to victory, including #3 Utah over Arizona State. The men’s teams competed at the Winter Cup Challenge, where Oklahoma’s Jake Dalton won the all-around title.
2009 World team member Jake Dalton of Reno, Nev., won the all-around in the 2011 Winter Cup Challenge at the Las Vegas (Nev.) Sports Center. The win secures Dalton one of eight open spots on the 2011 U.S. National Team until the 2011 Visa Championships.
Cal Gymnastics Forever is awaiting a decision from the U.C. Berkeley Chancellor Robert Birgeneau about their future at the university.
2009 World team member Jake Dalton of Reno, Nev., leads the all-around after preliminary competition at the 2011 Winter Cup Challenge at the Las Vegas (Nev.) Sports Center.
Six gymnasts qualified for the 2011 Nastia Liukin Supergirl Cup over the weekend from three events in the Nastia Liukin Supergirl Cup Series.
The 119-man field for the 2011 Winter Cup Challenge, Feb. 3-5, at the Las Vegas (Nev.) Sports Center includes six members of the 2010 World Championships Team and three Olympians, as well as 28 members of the junior and senior national team.
DeVeau’s School of Gymnastics students Mykenna Toungate and Lyla Harrison joined AirKISS performers Kristen Noonan and Jamie Corydon for the January 20 ribbon-cutting ceremony at the Indiana Convention Center Expansion.
The USA won a total of 12 medals (four gold, five silver and three bronze) over the weekend at the 2011 Montreal (Canada) Rhythmic Gymnastics International Invitational and World Cup.
The #1 Florida women’s gymnastics team scored a season high against two top 25 opponents and the #3 Illinois men scored a top 10 victory over the weekend. Click to read the rest of the recaps.
U.S. junior Jazzy Kerber of Highland Park, Ill., won four medals including a third place all-around finish and the junior clubs title at the 2011 Montreal Rhythmic Gymnastics International Invitational.
USA Gymnastics and Hilton Worldwide announced today that Hilton Worldwide has joined the USA Gymnastics family of corporate partners as the official hotel partner.
The U.S. Olympic Committee (USOC) has designated the USA Gymnastics National Team Training Center at the Karolyi Ranch in Huntsville, Texas, as a U.S. Olympic Training Site in cooperation with USA Gymnastics.
Mary Jane Horth and Kathryn Kluz both qualified through the Circle of Stars Gymnastics Invitational to the 2011 Nastia Liukin Supergirl Cup
Week three of the 2011 collegiate season wrapped up with several top 20 match ups, including the #3 Oklahoma women hosting a quad meet and the #3 Stanford men upsetting the defending national champions.
1996 Olympic team gold-medalist Kerri Strug is one of four athletes in 2011 class that will be inducted into the Arizona Sports Hall of Fame.
Kerri Strug and Shannon Miller, teammates on the 1996 Olympic Team that won the women’s team gold medal, joined forces to promote the 2011 AT&T American Cup, which is scheduled for March 5 at the Jacksonville (Fla.) Veterans Memorial Auditorium.
USA Gymnastics today announced that Cheryl Jarrett of Round Rock, Texas, has been named vice president of member services, effective Jan. 31, 2011.
1996 Olympic team gold-medalist Kerri Strug visited three Jacksonville, Fla., area gymnastics clubs as part of her efforts to build awareness of the 2011 AT&T American Cup, scheduled for March 5 at 11:30 a.m. ET at the Veterans Memorial Arena.
Jonathan Horton and Alexandra Raisman have accepted an invitation to represent the United States at the 2011 AT&T American Cup, an International Gymnastics Federation World Cup event, scheduled for March 5 in Jacksonville, Fla.
2004 Olympic all-around champion Paul Hamm of Waukesha, Wis., and 2009 World Cup tumbling champion Kalon Ludvigson of Pocatello, Idaho, were special guests at the 2011 St. Jude Benefit Competition in Peoria, Ill., Jan 15-16.
Eight gymnasts qualified for the 2011 Nastia Liukin Supergirl Cup this past weekend from the first four events in the Nastia Liukin Supergirl Cup Series.
Reigning U.S. all-around champion Jonathan Horton is among the 126 male gymnasts expected to compete in the 2011 Winter Cup Challenge, Feb. 3-5, at the Las Vegas (Nev.) Sports Center.
19 of the top 20 women’s collegiate teams were in action over the weekend along with the first full weekend of men’s gymnastics meets. Click here for recaps.
World Cup gold-medalists Steven Gluckstein and Logan Dooley are two of the 10 members of the U.S. Trampoline Team that will compete in the 2011 Flower Cup on March 19 in Aalsmeer, Netherlands.
Paul Ruggeri and Julie Zetlin have been nominated for the USOC’s December Male and Female Athletes of the Month. Fans have until Jan. 12 at 2 p.m. ET to vote.
The road to the 2011 Nastia Liukin Supergirl Cup begins this weekend with the first four invitationals in the Nastia Liukin Supergirl Cup Series.
Click to check out some of the action from the first weekend of collegiate gymnastics, including the #5 Utah women defeating #1 UCLA and the #7 Penn State men opening with a win over #15 Army.
This year’s ” Progressive Skating & Gymnastics Spectacular,” which airs on NBC on Sunday, Jan. 9, at 4 p.m. ET, features eight gymnasts – Nastia Liukin, Jonathan Horton, Raj Bhavsar, Kevin Tan, Courtney Kupets, Courtney McCool, Holly Vise and Ivan Ivankov.
The 2011 collegiate gymnastics season kicks off this weekend with 24 meets, including seven women’s and one men’s preseason top-20 matchups.
2010 U.S. uneven bars silver-medalist Cassandra Whitcomb of Colorado Springs, Colo., is officially retiring from elite gymnastics to prepare for her collegiate career by competing as a Level 10 gymnast.
