2014 U.S. National Gymnastics Championships
| 2014 P&G U.S. National Gymnastics Championships | |
|---|---|
| Venue | CONSOL Energy Center |
| Location | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Date | August 21, 2014—August 24, 2014 |
The 2014 P&G U.S. National Gymnastics Championships was the 51st edition of the U.S. National Gymnastics Championships. The competition was held from August 21–24, 2014 at the CONSOL Energy Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.[1]
Event information[edit]
The fifty-first edition of the Championships, the competition was held at the CONSOL Energy Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; the home arena of the Pittsburgh Penguins. It was the first time the U.S. Championships have been held in Pennsylvania since 2001 and just the fourth since 1973.[1] The competition was televised by NBC Sports Network.[2]
Competition schedule[edit]
The competition featured Senior and Junior competitions for both women's and men's disciplines.[3] The competition was as follows;
Thursday, August 21
1:00 pm – Jr. Women's Competition – Day 1
7:45 pm – Sr. Women's Competition – Day 1
Friday, August 22
1:00 pm – Jr. Men's Competition – Day 1
7:15 pm – Sr. Men's Competition – Day 1
Saturday, August 23
1:00 pm – Jr. Women's Competition – Final Day
7:30 pm – Sr. Women's Competition – Final Day
Sunday, August 24
1:30 pm – Sr. Men's Competition – Final Day
7:30 pm – Jr. Men's Competition – Final Day
Note: all times are in Eastern Time Zone.
Sponsorship[edit]
Procter & Gamble, a multinational consumer goods company, was the title sponsor of the event; as part of the a deal the company signed with USA Gymnastics from 2013–16.[4] The competition was also presented by CoverGirl and Gilette. In addition, Vera Bradley, Deloitte, Kroger, OneAmerica, Faegre Baker Daniels and Washington National were all sponsoring the event.
Medalists[edit]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senior Women | |||
| Individual all-around | Simone Biles | Kyla Ross | Maggie Nichols |
| Vault | Simone Biles | MyKayla Skinner | — |
| Uneven bars | Ashton Locklear | Madison Kocian | Maggie Nichols |
| Balance beam | Kyla Ross | Simone Biles Alyssa Baumann |
— |
| Floor | Simone Biles | MyKayla Skinner | Maggie Nichols |
| Junior Women | |||
| Individual all-around | Jazmyn Foberg | Nia Dennis | Norah Flatley |
| Vault | Nia Dennis | Olivia Trautman | Jordan Chiles |
| Uneven bars | Jazmyn Foberg | Norah Flatley | Nia Dennis |
| Balance beam | Alexis Vasquez | Ragan Smith | Lauren Navarro |
| Floor | Nia Dennis | Ragan Smith | Jordan Chiles Victoria Nguyen |
| Senior Men | |||
| Individual all-around | Sam Mikulak | John Orozco | Jacob Dalton |
| Floor | Jacob Dalton | Eddie Penev | Paul Ruggeri |
| Pommel horse | Sam Mikulak | Alex Naddour | Ellis Mannon |
| Rings | Brandon Wynn | Donnell Whittenburg | C.J. Maestas |
| Vault | Donnell Whittenburg | Paul Ruggeri | Eddie Penev |
| Parallel bars | Danell Leyva | Jonathan Horton Jacob Dalton |
— |
| Horizontal bar | John Orozco | Sam Mikulak | Paul Ruggeri |
National Team[edit]
The top 6 placing seniors were automatically named National Team – Simone Biles, Kyla Ross, Maggie Nichols, Alyssa Baumann, MyKayla Skinner, and Amelia Hundley.[5] Additionally Ashton Locklear, Madison Kocian, Brenna Dowell, and Madison Desch were also named to the team.[6] As for juniors Jordan Chiles, Nia Dennis, Norah Flatley, Jazmyn Foberg, Emily Gaskins, Bailie Key, and Alexis Vasquez were all named to the junior national team.[7]
Participants[edit]
The following individuals are participating in competition:[8]
Senior[edit]
Junior[edit]
- Ariana Agrapides
- Elena Arenas
- Rachel Baumann
- Aria Brusch
- Jordan Chiles
- Nia Dennis
- Christina Desiderio
- Bailey Ferrer
- Rachael Flam
- Norah Flatley
- Jazmyn Foberg
- Molly Frack
- Margzetta Frazier
- Megan Freed
- Emily Gaskins
- Delanie Harkness
- Morgan Hurd
- Sydney Johnson-Scharpf
- Shilese Jones
- Adeline Kenlin
Bailie Key- Taylor Lawson
- Maggie Musselman
- Lauren Navarro
- Victoria Nguyen
- Maile O'Keefe
- Marissa Oakley
- Abby Paulson
- Adriana Popp
- Grace Quinn
- Lexy Ramler
- Alyona Shchennikova
- Megan Skaggs
- Ragan Smith
- Deanne Soza
- Olivia Trautman
- Alexis Vasquez
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Multi-session tickets for 2014 P&G Gymnastics Championships go on sale March 3". USA Gymnastics. February 27, 2014.
- ^ "Fans can watch all the action from the 2014 P&G Gymnastics Championships live this weekend". USA Gymnastics. August 19, 2014.
- ^ "Start Lists & Results". pgchamps.com. P&G Gymnastics Championships.
- ^ "USA Gymnastics announces P&G as title sponsor of P&G Gymnastics Championships and extends partnership through 2016". usagym.org. USA Gymnastics.
- ^ "Biles storms to 2nd straight U.S. senior women's title". USA Gymnastics. August 23, 2014.
- ^ "USA Gymnastics names U.S. Senior Women's National Team, Senior Pan Am Championships Team". USA Gymnastics. August 23, 2014.
- ^ "USA Gymnastics names U.S. Women's Junior National Team". USA Gymnastics. August 23, 2014.
- ^ "2013 World medalists Biles, Ross headline women's field at 2014 P&G Gymnastics Championships". USA Gymnastics. August 6, 2014.