Olympic Gold Medalist Amy Chow and Top National Team Members
to Kick Off Visa American Cup Series
Indianapolis, Ind. – Americans Amy Chow, Morgan White, Stephen McCain and Jay Thornton join a talented field of international stars from Russia, Cuba, Ukraine and Belarus in the RCA Gymnastics Challenge, the first of three events in USA Gymnastics’ inaugural Visa American Cup Series, commemorating the 25th anniversary of the Visa American Cup.
Visa American Cup Series Line-up
Men
Jay Thornton, USA, Augusta, Ga., Team Texaco-USOTC
Jorge Giraldo, Colombia
Eric Lopez Rios, Cuba
Zoltan Supola, Hungary
Alexei Bondarenko, Russia
Jesus Carballo, Jr., Spain
Valeriy Pereshkura, Ukraine
Women
Morgan White, USA, Fairfield, Ohio, Cincinnati Gymnastics
Alena Polozkova, Belarus
Marilia Gomes, Brazil
Lisa Mason, Great Britain
Elena Produnova, Russia
Rebeca Toledano, Spain
Inha Shkarupa, Ukraine
Visa American Cup Series Schedule
- January 14, 2000- RCA Gymnastics Challenge, Las Vegas, Nev., MGM Grand Garden Arena
- January 29, 2000- Aussie Haircare Gymnastics Invitational, St. Petersburg, Fla., Bayfront Arena
- February 26, 2000- Visa American Cup, Orlando, Fla., Orlando Arena
Competition Format
Visa American Cup History
American Cup Champions
Year | Site | Men’s Champion | Women’s Champion |
1976 | New York, NY | Bart Conner (USA) | Nadia Comaneci (ROM) |
1977 | New York, NY | Mitsuo Tsukahara (JPN) | Kathy Johnson (USA) |
1978 | New York, NY | Kurt Thomas (USA) | Natasha Tereschenko (URS) |
1979 | New York, NY | Kurt Thomas (USA) | Stella Zakarova (URS) |
1980 | New York, NY | Kurt Thomas (USA) | Tracee Talavera (USA) |
1981 | Fort Worth, Texas | Bart Conner (USA) | Julianne McNamara (USA) |
1982 | New York, NY | Bart Conner (USA) | Julianne McNamara (USA) Zoya Grantcharova (BUL) |
1983 | New York, NY | Peter Vidmar (USA) | Mary Lou Retton (USA) |
1984 | New York, NY | Peter Vidmar (USA) | Mary Lou Retton (USA) |
1985 | Indianapolis, Ind. | Tim Daggett (USA) | Mary Lou Retton (USA) |
1986 | Fairfax, Va. | Alexsei Tikhonkin (URS) | Kristie Phillips (USA) |
1987 | Fairfax, Va. | Brian Ginsberg (USA) | Kristie Phillips (USA) |
1988 | Fairfax, Va. | Marius Toba (ROM) | Phoebe Mills (USA) |
1989 | Fairfax, Va. | Vitaly Marinitch (URS) | Brandy Johnson (USA) |
1990 | Fairfax, Va. | Alexander Kolivanov (URS) | Kim Zmeskal (USA) |
1991 | Orlando, Fla. | Trent Dimas (USA) | Betty Okino (USA) |
1992 | Orlando, Fla. | Jarrod Hanks (USA) | Kim Zmeskal (USA) |
1993 | Orlando, Fla. | Vitaly Scherbo (BLR) | Shannon Miller (USA) |
1994 | Orlando, Fla. | Vitaly Scherbo (BLR) | Dominique Dawes (USA) |
1995 | Seattle, Wash. | John Roethlisberger (USA) | Kristy Powell (USA) |
1996 |