The 2019 U.S. National Gymnastics Championships was the 56th edition of the U.S. National Gymnastics Championships. The competition was held from August 8–11, 2019 at the Sprint Center in Kansas City, Missouri.
| 2019 U.S. National Gymnastics Championships | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Sprint Center |
| Location | Kansas City, Missouri, U.S. |
| Date | August 8, 2019—August 11, 2019 |
Competition schedule
editThe competition featured Senior and Junior competitions for both women's and men's disciplines. The preliminary competition schedule was as follows:[1]
- Thursday, August 8: Men's gymnastics – 1 p.m., juniors, and 6:30 p.m., seniors
- Friday, August 9: Women's gymnastics – 1 p.m., juniors, and 6:30 p.m., seniors
- Saturday, August 10: Men's gymnastics – 1 p.m., juniors, and 6:30 p.m., seniors
- Sunday, August 11: Women's gymnastics – 1 p.m., juniors, and 6:30 p.m., seniors
Medalists
editWomen's national team
editThe top 6 all-around females automatically made the national team. For juniors, Kayla DiCello, Konnor McClain, Olivia Greaves, Skye Blakely, Sydney Barros, and Ciena Alipio were the top 6 finishers. Additionally Sophia Butler, eMjae Frazier, Lilly Lippeatt, and Anya Pilgrim were also added to the National Team.[2] For seniors the top six were Simone Biles, Sunisa Lee, Grace McCallum, Morgan Hurd, Leanne Wong, and Jordan Chiles. Additionally Jade Carey, MyKayla Skinner, Trinity Thomas, Kara Eaker, and Riley McCusker were also added to the senior national team.[3]
Women's participants
editThe following individuals are participating in competition:[4]
Seniors
edit- Simone Biles – Spring, Texas (World Champions Centre)
- Sloane Blakely – Frisco, Texas (WOGA)
- Jade Carey – Phoenix, Arizona (Arizona Sunrays)
- Jordan Chiles – Spring, Texas (World Champions Centre)
- Kara Eaker – Grain Valley, Missouri (GAGE)
- Aleah Finnegan – Lee's Summit, Missouri (GAGE)
- Morgan Hurd – Middletown, Delaware (First State)
- Shilese Jones – Westerville, Ohio (Future Gymnastics Academy)
- Emily Lee – Los Gatos, California (West Valley Gymnastics School)
- Sunisa Lee – St. Paul, Minnesota (Midwest Gymnastics Center)
- Grace McCallum – Isanti, Minnesota (Twin City Twisters)
- Riley McCusker – Brielle, New Jersey (MG Elite)
- Gabby Perea – Geneva, Illinois (Legacy Elite)
- MyKayla Skinner – Gilbert, Arizona (Desert Lights Gymnastics)
- Trinity Thomas – York, Pennsylvania (University of Florida)
- Faith Torrez – Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin (Legacy Elite)
- Leanne Wong – Overland Park, Kansas (GAGE)
Juniors
edit- Ciena Alipio – San Jose, California (West Valley Gymnastics)
- Sydney Barros – Lewisville, Texas (Texas Dreams)
- Love Birt – Camden, Delaware (First State Gymnastics)
- Skye Blakely – Frisco, Texas (WOGA)
- Sophia Butler – Houston, Texas (Discover)
- Kailin Chio – Henderson, Nevada (Gymcats)
- Kayla DiCello – Boyds, Maryland (Hill's Gymnastics)
- Addison Fatta – Wrightsville, Pennsylvania (Prestige)
- eMjae Frazier – Erial, New Jersey (Parkettes)
- Karis German – Spring, Texas (World Champions Center)
- Olivia Greaves – Staten Island, New York (MG Elite)
- Levi Jung-Ruivivar – Woodland Hills, California (Paramount Elite)
- Lilly Lippeatt – Mason, Ohio (Cincinnati Gymnastics)
- Lauren Little – Mooresville, North Carolina (Everest Gymnastics)
- Nola Matthews – Gilroy, California (Airborne Gymnastics)
- Konnor McClain – Cross Lanes, West Virginia (Revolution Gymnastics)
- Zoe Miller – Spring, Texas (World Champions Centre)
- Kaylen Morgan – Huntersville, North Carolina (Everest Gymanstics)
- Sydney Morris – Bowie, Maryland (First State Gymnastics)
- Sophie Parenti – Menlo Park, California (San Mateo Gymnastics)
- Anya Pilgrim – Germantown, Maryland (Hill's Gymnastics)
- Ariel Posen – Manalapan, New Jersey (MG Elite)
- Sienna Robinson – Las Vegas, Nevada (Browns Gymanstics)
- Katelyn Rosen – Boerne, Texas (Mavericks at Artemovs)
- Lyden Saltness – Forest Lake, Minnesota (Midwest Gymnastics)
- Jamison Sears – Yorktown, Virginia (World Class Gymnastics)
- Ava Siegfeldt – Hampton, Virginia (World Class Gymnastics)
- Mya Witte – Greenacres, Florida (Genie's Gymnastics)
- Ella Zirbes – Stillwater, Minnesota (Flips Gymnastics)
References
edit- ^ "2019 U.S. Gymnastics Championships head to Kansas City". USA Gymnastics. October 15, 2018. Retrieved July 23, 2019.
- ^ @USAGym (August 11, 2019). "2019-20 Junior National Team" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Biles soars to sixth U.S. women's all-around title at 2019 U.S. Championships". USA Gymnastics. July 11, 2019. Archived from the original on April 20, 2020. Retrieved August 12, 2019.
- ^ "Biles seeks sixth U.S. all-around title at 2019 U.S. Championships". USA Gymnastics. July 26, 2019.