2012 U.S. National Gymnastics Championships

The 2012 Visa U.S. National Gymnastics Championships was the 49th edition of the U.S. National Gymnastics Championships. The competition was held from June 7–10, 2012 at the Chaifetz Arena in St. Louis, Missouri.[1]

2012 Visa U.S. National Gymnastics Championships
VenueChaifetz Arena
LocationSt. Louis, Missouri U.S.
DateJune 7, 2012 (2012-06-07)—June 10, 2012 (2012-06-10)

Event information

The forty-ninth edition of the Championships, the competition was held at the Chaifetz Arena in St. Louis, Missouri, a multi-purpose arena located on the Saint Louis University campus. The competition was televised by NBC Sports Network.[1]

Competition schedule

The competition featured Senior and Junior competitions for both women's and men's disciplines.[1] The competition was as follows;

Thursday, June 7
1 p.m. - Junior Men Competition - Day 1
6:30 p.m. - Senior Men's Competition - Day 1

Friday, June 8
1 p.m. - Junior Women's Competition - Day 1
6:30 p.m. - Senior Women's Competition - Day 1

Saturday, June 9
11:30 a.m. - Senior Men's Competition - Final Day
6 p.m. - Junior Men's Competition - Final Day

Sunday, June 10
10 a.m. - Junior Women's Competition - Final Day
2:30 p.m. - Senior Women's Competition - Final Day

Note: all times are in Central Time Zone.

Sponsorship

Visa was the title sponsor of the event as they had been since 2004.

Medalists
Event Gold Silver Bronze
Senior Women
Individual all-around Jordyn Wieber Gabby Douglas Aly Raisman
Vault Alicia Sacramone Brandie Jay MyKayla Skinner
Uneven bars Gabby Douglas Kyla Ross Anna Li
Balance beam Aly Raisman Sarah Finnegan Alicia Sacramone
Floor Aly Raisman Jordyn Wieber Gabby Douglas
Junior Women
Individual all-around Lexie Priessman Madison Desch Simone Biles
Vault Simone Biles Lexie Priessman Bailie Key
Uneven bars Katelyn Ohashi Lexie Priessman Amelia Hundley
Balance beam Madison Desch Katelyn Ohashi Bailie Key
Floor Lexie Priessman Katelyn Ohashi Madison Desch
Bailie Key
Senior Men
Individual all-around John Orozco Danell Leyva Sam Mikulak
Floor Jacob Dalton Paul Ruggeri
Steven Legendre		 N/A
Pommel horse Alexander Naddour Glen Ishino John Orozco
Rings Jonathan Horton Brandon Wynn John Orozco
Vault Sean Senters
Jacob Dalton		 N/A Eddie Penev
Parallel bars Danell Leyva Sam Mikulak John Orozco
Chris Brooks
Horizontal bar Danell Leyva John Orozco Jonathan Horton

[2][3][4]

National Team

The following seniors were named to the National Team – Jordyn Wieber, Gabby Douglas, Aly Raisman, Kyla Ross, Elizabeth Price, Sarah Finnegan, Sabrina Vega, Kennedy Baker, Brenna Dowell, Bridget Sloan, McKayla Maroney, Alicia Sacramone, Rebecca Bross, Anna Li, and Nastia Liukin. The following juniors were named to the National Team – Lexie Priessman, Madison Desch, Simone Biles, Bailie Key, Katelyn Ohashi, Amelia Hundley.[5]

Participants

The following individuals are participating in competition:[1]

Senior

Junior

References
  1. "Gymnastics stars ready for 2012 Visa Championships". USA Gymnastics. May 30, 2012.
  2. "Wieber wins back-to-back Visa Championships all-around titles". USA Gymnastics. June 10, 2012.
  3. "Priessman wins junior women's all-around at 2012 Visa Championships". USA Gymnastics. June 10, 2012.
  4. "Orozco comes from behind to win first U.S. all-around title at 2012 Visa Championships". USA Gymnastics. June 9, 2012.
  5. "USA Gymnastics announces 2012-13 U.S. Senior and Junior Women's National Team". USA Gymnastics. June 10, 2012.
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