2018 U.S. National Gymnastics Championships
The 2018 U.S. National Gymnastics Championships is the 55th edition of the U.S. National Gymnastics Championships. The competition was held from August 16–19, 2018 at the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts.
| 2018 U.S. National Gymnastics Championships | |
|---|---|
| Venue | TD Garden |
| Location | Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Date | August 16, 2018—August 19, 2018 |
Competition schedule
The competition featured Senior and Junior competitions for both women's and men's disciplines. The competition was as follows:[1]
- Thursday, August 16: Men's gymnastics – 1:30 p.m., juniors, and 7:30 p.m., seniors
- Friday, August 17: Women's gymnastics – 1:30 p.m., juniors, and 7:30 p.m., seniors
- Saturday, August 18: Men's gymnastics – 10:30 a.m., juniors, and 3:30 p.m., seniors
- Sunday, August 19: Women's gymnastics – 1:30 p.m., juniors, and 7:30 p.m., seniors
Sponsorship
Procter & Gamble, a multinational consumer goods company and sponsor of the previous National Championships ended their sponsorship in late 2017.[2]
Medalists
Women's national team
The top 6 all-around females automatically made the national team. For seniors, this consisted of Simone Biles, Morgan Hurd, Riley McCusker, Grace McCallum, Shilese Jones, and Jade Carey. Additionally, 7th and 8th-place finishers, Kara Eaker and Trinity Thomas, were also named to the team. For juniors, Leanne Wong, Kayla DiCello, Sunisa Lee, Skye Blakely, Konnor McClain, and Olivia Greaves were the top 6 finishers.[3]
Participants
The following individuals participated in the competition:[4]
Seniors
- Shania Adams – Plain City, Ohio (Buckeye Gymnastics)
- Simone Biles – Spring, Texas (World Champions Centre)
- Sloane Blakely – Frisco, Texas (WOGA)
- Luisa Blanco – Little Elm, Texas (WOGA)
- Jade Carey – Phoenix, Arizona (Arizona Sunrays)
- Jordan Chiles – Vancouver, Washington (Naydenov)
- Audrey Davis – Frisco, Texas (WOGA)
- Olivia Dunne – Hillsdale, New Jersey (ENA Paramus)
- Kara Eaker – Grain Valley, Missouri (GAGE)
- Margzetta Frazier – Sicklerville, New Jersey (UCLA)
- Jaylene Gilstrap – McKinney, Texas (Metroplex)
- Morgan Hurd – Middletown, Delaware (First State)
- Maddie Johnston – Boyds, Maryland (Hill's Gymnastics)
- Shilese Jones – Westerville, Ohio (Future Gymnastics Academy)
- Adeline Kenlin – Iowa City, Iowa (IGN)
Emma Malabuyo– Flower Mound, Texas (Texas Dreams)- Grace McCallum – Isanti, Minnesota (Twin City Twisters)
- Riley McCusker – Brielle, New Jersey (MG Elite)
Maile O'Keefe– Las Vegas, Nevada (Salcianu Elite)- Alyona Shchennikova – Evergreen, Colorado (5280)
- Ragan Smith – Lewisville, Texas (Texas Dreams)
- Deanne Soza – Coppell, Texas (Texas Dreams)
- Trinity Thomas – York, Pennsylvania (Prestige)
Madelyn Williams– Vacaville, California (San Mateo)
Juniors
- Ciena Alipio – San Jose, California (West Valley Gymnastics)
- Sydney Barros – Lewisville, Texas (Texas Dreams)
- Skye Blakely – Frisco, Texas (WOGA)
- Jordan Bowers – Lincoln, Nebraska (Solid Rock)
Sophia Butler– Houston, Texas (Discover)- Kailin Chio – Henderson, Nevada (Gymcats)
- Claire Dean – Piedmont, California (Head Over Heels)
- Kayla DiCello – Boyds, Maryland (Hill's Gymnastics)
- Aleah Finnegan – Lee's Summit, Missouri (GAGE)
- Karis German – Spring, Texas (World Champions Centre)
- Zoe Gravier – Holmdel, New Jersey (MG Elite)
- Olivia Greaves – Staten Island, New York (MG Elite)
- Selena Harris – Henderson, Nevada (Gymcats)
- Alexis Jeffrey – Warrensburg, Missouri (GAGE)
- Levi Jung-Ruivivar – Woodland Hills, California (Paramount Elite)
- Sunisa Lee – St. Paul, Minnesota (Midwest Gymnastics Center)
- Lilly Lippeatt – Mason, Ohio (Cincinnati Gymnastics)
- Konnor McClain – Cross Lanes, West Virginia (Revolution)
- Sydney Morris – Bowie, Maryland (First State)
- Brenna Neault – Rancho Cucamonga, California (Precision)
- Katelyn Rosen – Boerne, Texas (Mavericks at Artemovs)
- JaFree Scott – Independence, Missouri (GAGE)
Ui Soma– Belmont, California (San Mateo)- Tori Tatum – Chanhassen, Minnesota (Twin City Twisters)
- Leanne Wong – Overland Park, Kansas (GAGE)
References
- "All-session tickets for 2018 U.S. Gymnastics Championships in Boston are on sale now". USA Gymnastics. March 6, 2018.
- "Amid sexual assault scandal, USA Gymnastics loses major corporate sponsors". The Washington Post. December 14, 2017.
- "USA Gymnastics names 2018-19 U.S. Women's National Team". USA Gymnastics. August 19, 2018. Archived from the original on August 20, 2018. Retrieved August 20, 2018.
- "World, Olympic medalists highlight women's field for 2018 U.S. Gymnastics Championships". USA Gymnastics. August 3, 2018.