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2020 United States Olympic trials (gymnastics)

The 2020 U.S. Olympic gymnastics team trials were held June 24–27, 2021 at The Dome at America's Center in St. Louis. At the conclusion of the event, USA Gymnastics named both the men's and women's team to represent the United States at the 2020 Summer Olympics.

2020 U.S. Olympic trials
VenueThe Dome at America's Center
LocationSt. Louis, Missouri
DateJune 24–27, 2021 (2021-06-24 – 2021-06-27)
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Venue

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In April 2019 USA Gymnastics announced that the 2020 Olympic trials would be held in St. Louis, Missouri and take place at the Enterprise Center. The event was originally scheduled for June 25–28, 2020.[1] In March 2020 the Olympic Games were postponed until summer 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2][3][4] In July USA Gymnastics announced the new dates for the Olympic trials as June 24–27, 2021.[5]

In May 2021 USA Gymnastics announced that the venue had changed to The Dome at America's Center due to current arena capacity limits and other COVID-related challenges.[6]

Participants

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Women

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Name Hometown Club College Nationals
Simone Biles Spring, Texas World Champions Centre Professional 1st
Skye Blakely[a] Frisco, Texas WOGA Florida Gators 7th
Jade Carey Phoenix, Arizona Arizona Sunrays Oregon State Beavers 6th
Jordan Chiles Spring, Texas World Champions Centre UCLA Bruins 3rd
Kayla DiCello Boyds, Maryland Hill's Gymnastics Florida Gators 11th
Amari Drayton Spring, Texas World Champions Centre LSU Tigers 14th
Kara Eaker Grain Valley, Missouri GAGE Utah Utes 10th
Addison Fatta Wrightsville, Pennsylvania Prestige Gymnastics Oklahoma Sooners 16th
Shilese Jones Westerville, Ohio Future Gymnastics 12th
Emily Lee Los Gatos, California West Valley Gymnastics UCLA Bruins 13th
Sunisa Lee St. Paul, Minnesota Midwest Gymnastics Auburn Tigers 2nd
Emma Malabuyo Flower Mound, Texas Texas Dreams UCLA Bruins 4th
Grace McCallum Isanti, Minnesota Twin City Twisters Utah Utes 7th
Riley McCusker Brielle, New Jersey Arizona Sunrays Florida Gators –
Zoe Miller Spring, Texas World Champions Centre LSU Tigers 17th
Ava Siegfeldt Williamsburg, Virginia World Class Gymnastics Oklahoma Sooners 15th
Mykayla Skinner Gilbert, Arizona Desert Lights Gymnastics Utah Utes 9th
Leanne Wong Overland Park, Kansas GAGE Florida Gators 5th
  1. ^ Blakely was injured during warmups and withdrew from the competition[7]

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Men

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Name Hometown Club Nationals
Cameron Bock Ann Arbor, Michigan University of Michigan Pan American Championships Team
Allan Bower Chandler, Arizona University of Oklahoma 5th
Brandon Briones Gilbert, Arizona Stanford University 4th
Alex Diab Glen Ellyn, Illinois University of Illinois –
Gage Dyer Yukon, Oklahoma University of Oklahoma –
Vitaliy Guimaraes Norman, Oklahoma University of Oklahoma Pan American Championships Team
Ian Gunther Houston, Texas Stanford University 8th
Paul Juda Deerfield, Illinois University of Michigan Pan American Championships Team
Riley Loos El Dorado Hills, California Stanford University Pan American Championships Team
Brody Malone Belfast, Tennessee Stanford University 1st
Sam Mikulak Newport Coast, California USOPTC 3rd
Akash Modi Morganville, New Jersey Stanford University 6th
Yul Moldauer Arvada, Colorado 5280 Gymnastics 2nd
Stephen Nedoroscik Worcester, Massachusetts Penn State University –
Robert Neff Brookfield, Wisconsin USOPTC 7th
Eddie Penev[a] Penfield, New York USOPTC –
Colin Van Wicklen Spring, Texas Cypress Academy –
Matt Wenske Houston, Texas University of Oklahoma 10th
Donnell Whittenburg New Berlin, Wisconsin Salto Gymnastics Pan American Championships Team
Shane Wiskus Spring Park, Minnesota USOPTC 9th
Alec Yoder Indianapolis, Indiana Ohio State University –
  1. ^ Penev sustained a knee injury days before the competition and withdrew.[9]

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Broadcasting and schedule

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NBC broadcast the event.[11] The schedule is as follows (all times in ET):

  • June 24: Men Day 1 – 6:30 p.m. (NBCSN and live stream)
  • June 25: Women Day 1 – 8 p.m. (NBC and live stream)
  • June 26: Men Day 2 – 3 p.m. (Olympic Channel and live stream) / 4 p.m. (NBC and live stream)
  • June 27: Women Day 2 – 8:30 p.m. (NBC and live stream)

Medalists

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
Women
Individual all-around Simone Biles Sunisa Lee Jordan Chiles
Vault Simone Biles MyKayla Skinner Jordan Chiles
Uneven bars Sunisa Lee Jordan Chiles Simone Biles
Balance beam Sunisa Lee Kara Eaker Simone Biles
Floor Simone Biles Leanne Wong Jordan Chiles
Men
Individual all-around Brody Malone Yul Moldauer Shane Wiskus
Floor Sam Mikulak Brody Malone Yul Moldauer
Pommel horse Alec Yoder Yul Moldauer Stephen Nedoroscik
Rings Alex Diab Brody Malone Yul Moldauer
Donnell Whittenburg
Vault Donnell Whittenburg Riley Loos Gage Dyer
Parallel bars Yul Moldauer Shane Wiskus Brody Malone
Horizontal bar Brody Malone Sam Mikulak Shane Wiskus

Results

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Women

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Final scores

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Rank Gymnast   Vault   Uneven bars   Balance beam   Floor exercise Day total Total
  Simone Biles 15.466 14.600 15.133 15.366 60.565 118.098
15.400 13.833 13.700 14.600 57.533
  Sunisa Lee 14.400 15.300 14.733 13.233 57.666 115.832
14.600 14.900 14.733 13.933 58.166
  Jordan Chiles 14.966 14.300 14.233 13.633 57.132 114.631
14.933 14.433 13.900 14.233 57.499
4 Grace McCallum 14.633 13.833 13.866 14.166 56.498 112.564
14.766 14.000 13.800 13.500 56.066
5 Mykayla Skinner 15.133 13.466 14.133 13.866 56.598 112.264
15.266 13.500 13.400 13.500 55.666
6 Kayla DiCello 14.600 13.966 13.766 13.966 56.298 111.231
14.833 12.800 13.800 13.500 54.933
7 Kara Eaker 13.966 13.466 14.400 13.733 55.565 111.097
14.033 13.233 14.566 13.700 55.532
8 Leanne Wong 14.700 13.666 11.500 13.933 53.799 110.532
14.700 13.800 14.000 14.233 56.733
9 Emma Malabuyo 14.366 13.900 13.000 13.566 54.832 110.531
14.333 13.433 14.200 13.733 55.699
10 Shilese Jones 14.900 13.166 13.533 13.400 54.999 109.632
14.900 12.900 13.300 13.533 54.633
11 Addison Fatta 14.366 13.233 12.800 13.000 53.399 106.698
14.566 13.400 12.733 12.600 53.299
12 Zoe Miller 13.933 13.766 12.566 12.200 52.465 105.797
13.700 13.633 13.133 12.866 53.332
13 Amari Drayton 14.333 13.100 12.366 13.300 53.099 105.631
14.300 13.566 12.600 12.066 52.532
14 Ava Siegfeldt 13.900 12.066 13.166 12.433 51.565 103.396
14.166 13.466 11.833 12.366 51.831
15 Emily Lee 14.400 11.433 13.833 13.733 53.399 98.697
14.466 12.900 13.566 4.366[a] 45.298
– Jade Carey 15.200 11.300 13.266 13.133 52.899 80.065
– 13.733 13.433 – 27.166
– Riley McCusker – 14.800 – – 14.800 28.366
– 13.566 – – 13.566
  1. ^ Lee sustained an injury during her FX routine and did not finish

Men

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Final scores

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Rank Gymnast   Floor exercise   Pommel horse   Rings   Vault   Parallel bars   High bar Day total Total
  Brody Malone 14.600 13.400 14.200 14.500 14.100 14.450 85.250 171.600
14.500 13.900 14.250 14.500 14.400 14.800 86.350
  Yul Moldauer 14.250 14.100 14.050 14.400 14.400 12.450 83.650 168.600
14.800 14.250 14.150 14.450 14.550 12.750 84.950
  Shane Wiskus 14.000 13.500 13.900 14.600 14.500 13.800 84.300 168.150
14.200 13.150 14.050 14.500 14.350 13.600 83.850
4 Sam Mikulak 14.600 13.150 13.300 14.350 13.950 13.850 83.200 166.750
14.700 12.400 13.700 14.250 13.750 14.750 83.550
5 Brandon Briones 13.900 13.550 13.650 14.350 13.950 13.300 82.700 166.700
14.400 13.550 14.000 14.400 14.050 13.600 84.000
6 Akash Modi 14.150 13.250 13.400 14.200 13.950 13.600 82.550 166.050
13.650 13.800 13.850 14.250 14.300 13.650 83.500
7 Allan Bower 14.400 14.050 13.150 14.500 13.450 12.950 82.500 165.450
14.400 14.150 13.500 14.450 13.700 12.750 82.950
8 Paul Juda 14.450 13.550 13.700 13.950 13.950 12.600 82.200 164.600
13.900 13.550 13.650 13.200 14.250 13.850 82.400
9 Riley Loos 13.900 12.400 14.000 14.550 13.600 13.200 81.650 163.700
13.800 13.000 13.900 14.800 13.200 13.350 82.050
10 Cameron Bock 13.300 13.900 13.800 13.200 13.800 13.750 81.750 163.300
12.250 13.800 13.850 13.600 14.500 13.550 81.550
11 Vitaliy Guimaraes 13.500 13.400 13.100 14.700 13.100 12.450 80.250 162.450
14.300 13.400 13.200 14.500 13.450 13.350 82.200
12 Ian Gunther 13.650 13.500 13.500 13.300 13.700 13.250 80.900 160.550
13.600 13.050 13.600 12.400 13.650 13.350 79.650
13 Robert Neff 13.600 12.250 13.200 14.350 13.800 13.350 80.550 160.450
11.950 12.850 13.300 14.550 13.700 13.550 79.900
14 Matt Wenske 13.800 11.700 12.900 12.900 13.900 12.400 77.600 154.550
13.600 10.600 12.600 14.200 13.400 12.550 76.950
15 Donnell Whittenburg 13.050 11.450 14.100 15.050 13.200 12.850 79.700 121.900
13.700 – 14.100 14.400 – – 42.200
16 Gage Dyer 14.250 – – 14.500 – – 28.750 58.150
14.650 – – 14.750 – – 29.400
17 Alec Yoder – 15.050 – – 13.900 – 28.950 57.500
– 14.550 – – 14.000 – 28.550
18 Alex Diab – – 14.500 – – – 14.500 29.400
– – 14.900 – – – 14.900
19 Stephen Nedoroscik – 13.650 – – – – 13.650 28.300
– 14.650 – – – – 14.650

Olympic team selection

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Women's team

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The top two all-around finishers, Simone Biles and Sunisa Lee, were automatically named to the Olympic team. A selection committee filled out the team with third and fourth place finishers Jordan Chiles and Grace McCallum. Jade Carey had qualified an individual berth via the Apparatus World Cup series. The United States women had also earned an additional Olympic spot, separate from the four-person team, which the selection committee gave to 2016 Olympic alternate and fifth place finisher MyKayla Skinner. Four alternates were selected: Kayla DiCello, Leanne Wong, Kara Eaker, and Emma Malabuyo.[12]

Men's team

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The top all-around finisher, Brody Malone, was automatically named to the Olympic team. Because second place finisher Yul Moldauer recorded top three scores on at least three apparatuses, he too was automatically named to the Olympic team. Shane Wiskus and Sam Mikulak, the third and fourth place finishers, were named to the team by the selection committee. The men had also qualified an additional Olympic spot, separate from the four-person team, at the 2021 Pan American Gymnastics Championships. The selection committee gave this Olympic berth to pommel horse specialist Alec Yoder. Brandon Briones, Cameron Bock, Allan Bower, Akash Modi, and Alex Diab were named as the alternates.[13]

References

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  1. ^ "St. Louis will host 2020 U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Gymnastics". USA Gymnastics. April 23, 2019.
  2. ^ "Report: Tokyo 2020 Olympics postponed to 2021 due to coronavirus". CNET. March 23, 2020.
  3. ^ "JOINT STATEMENT FROM THE INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE AND THE TOKYO 2020 ORGANISING COMMITTEE". International Olympic Committee. March 24, 2020.
  4. ^ "IOC, IPC, Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee And Tokyo Metropolitan Government Announce New Dates For The Olympic And Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020". International Olympic Committee. March 30, 2020.
  5. ^ "USA Gymnastics announces rescheduled 2021 dates for postponed U.S. Olympic Team trials, USA Gymnastics Championships and the 2021 National Congress and Trade Show". USA Gymnastics. July 17, 2020.
  6. ^ "USA Gymnastics announces venue change and ticketing updates for U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Gymnastics". USA Gymnastics. May 11, 2021.
  7. ^ "Texans Simone Biles, Jordan Chiles dominate first day of U.S. gymnastics Olympic Trials". The Dallas Morning News. June 25, 2021.
  8. ^ "Biles wins seventh national all-around championship, most in U.S. women's gymnastics history". USA Gymnastics. June 7, 2021. Archived from the original on August 1, 2021. Retrieved June 7, 2021.
  9. ^ "It breaks my heart to say this but I will not be competing at Olympic trials this weekend 💔". Instagram. June 21, 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-12-25.
  10. ^ "Brody Malone wins gymnastics national title, stakes claim as Olympic team favorite". NBC Sports. June 5, 2021.
  11. ^ "U.S. Olympic Trials TV, live stream schedule on NBC Sports". NBC Sports. May 27, 2021.
  12. ^ "Simone Biles, Sunisa Lee highlight six U.S. women's gymnasts for Tokyo Olympics". NBC Sports. June 27, 2021.
  13. ^ "USA Gymnastics announces men's Olympic team roster for artistic gymnastics". USA Gymnastics. June 26, 2021. Archived from the original on January 6, 2022. Retrieved June 27, 2021.
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