Indianapolis – USA Gymnastics is sending eleven athletes to the Goodwill Games, August 29-September 9, in Brisbane, Australia. The squad includes 2000 Olympians Stephen McCain and Sean Townsend along with three-time Women’s Junior National Champion Kristal Uzelac, three-time Rhythmic Senior National Champion Jessica Howard, and five-time Trampoline National Champion and 2000 Olympic Alternate Ryan Weston.
Athletes were named to the Goodwill Games teams following the U.S. Gymnastics Championships which were August 8-11 in Philadelphia for men, women and rhythmic gymnastics, and June 8-9 in San Antonio for trampoline.
MEN
Jason Furr, Woodbridge, Va./Team Texaco-Houston
Stephen McCain, Houston, Texas/Team Texaco-USOTC
Brett McClure, Mill Creek, Wash./Team Texaco-USOTC
Sean Townsend, Houston, Texas/Team Texaco-Houston
WOMEN
Carly Patterson, Baton Rouge, La./World Olympic Gymnastics
Kristal Uzelac, Johnstown, Pa./Parkettes Gymnastics
Hollie Vise, Dallas, Texas/World Olympic Gymnastics
Kaitlin White, Allen, Texas/World Olympic Gymnastics
RHYTHMIC
Jessica Howard, Jacksonville, Fla./International Rhythmic Gymnastics
TRAMPOLINE
Ryan Weston, Pocatello, Idaho/Elite Performance
Erin Maguire, Pocatello, Idaho/Elite Performance
Gymnastics competition will take place at the Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre. The schedule for gymnastics is as follows:
Gymnastics Schedule
| Wed., August 29 | |
| 7-10:30 p.m. | Artistic Gymnastics Individual Apparatus Finals Women’s Vault, Floor Exercise Men’s Floor Exercise, Pommel Horse Trampoline Men’s & Women’s Finals |
| Thurs., August 30 | |
| 7-10:00 p.m. | Artistic Gymnastics Individual Apparatus Finals Women’s Uneven Bars Men’s Rings, Vault Rhythmic Gymnastics Women’s All-Around |
| Friday, August 31 | |
| 7-10:30 p.m. | Artistic Gymnastics Individual Apparatus Finals Women’s Balance Beam Men’s Parallel Bars, High Bar Rhythmic Gymnastics Individual Apparatus Finals (rope, hoop, ball, clubs) |
| Sat., Sept. 1 | |
| 7-9:30 p.m. | Artistic Gymnastics Men’s All-Around Final |
| Sunday, Sept. 2 | |
| 7-9:00 p.m. | Artistic Gymnastics Women’s All-Around Final |