Showing posts with label Women's Gymnastics. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Women's Gymnastics. Show all posts

Monday, July 11, 2016

Biles wins all-around at 2016 U.S. Olympic Team Trials; U.S. Olympic Women's Gymnastics Team named


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SAN JOSE, Calif., – Three-time World all-around champion Simone Biles of Spring, Texas/World Champions Centre, clinched an automatic berth to the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, after posting the highest two-day total in the all-around (123.250), at the 2016 U.S. Olympic Trials in front of a sold-out crowd at the SAP Center at San Jose (Calif.).

The complete women's U.S. Olympic Team, pending United States Olympic Committee approval, is

USA Gymnastics announces women's gymnastics team for 2016 Olympic Games

Photo by Jason Lavengood
SAN JOSE, Calif., - USA Gymnastics Sunday, July 10th announced the five gymnasts and three replacement athletes that will comprise the U.S. Olympic Team for women's gymnastics that will compete at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Simone Biles of Spring, Texas/World Champions Centre, automatically qualified to the team at the conclusion of competition at the 2016 U.S. Olympic Trials for women’s gymnastics after winning the two-day all-around. The balance of the team and three replacement athletes were chosen by the Women's Selection Committee.

The five-woman team and three replacement athletes are listed below.
  • Simone Biles, Spring, Texas/World Champions Centre
  • Gabby Douglas, Tarzana, Calif./Buckeye Gymnastics
  • Laurie Hernandez, Old Bridge, N.J./MG Elite
  • Madison Kocian, Dallas, Texas/WOGA Gymnastics
  • Aly Raisman, Needham, Mass./Brestyan's American Gymnastics
  • Replacement athletes
    • Ashton Locklear, Hamlet, N.C./Everest Gymnastics
    • MyKayla Skinner, Gilbert, Ariz./Desert Lights Gymnastics
    • Ragan Smith, Lewisville, Texas/Texas Dreams Gymnastics
All athletes named to the Olympic Team are subject to the approval of the U.S. Olympic Committee's Board of Directors.

The members of the Women's Selection Committee were: Martha Karolyi, women's national team coordinator; Tatiana Perskaia, brevet judge; and Terin Humphrey, athlete representative.


Friday, October 23, 2015

USA competes in women's World Championships qualifying round Oct. 24

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SCOTLAND, Glasgow – Led by two-time World all-around champion Simone Biles of Spring, Texas/World Champions Centre, the U.S. Women’s Team will compete in the qualifying round at the 2015 World Gymnastics Championships at the SSE Hydro Arena in Glasgow, Scotland, on Oct. 24 at 4:30 p.m. Scotland/11:30 a.m. U.S. Eastern time. The U.S. women are competing in the 10th of the qualifying round’s 12 subdivisions. The countries that qualify for women’s gymnastics at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, will be determined after the conclusion of Subdivision 12. Fans in the U.S. can watch coverage of Team USA, presented by AT&T, live on the USA Gymnastics YouTube channel or at USAGymWorlds.com/live.

The line-up for the U.S. women for the qualification round, where they start the competition on the