USA Gymnastics Announces 2012 Team Hilton HHonors

USA Gymnastics Announces 2012 Team Hilton HHonors

Apr 3, 2012 by FloGymnastics Admin
USA Gymnastics Announces 2012 Team Hilton HHonors
INDIANAPOLIS & MCLEAN, Va., April 3, 2012 – USA Gymnastics and Hilton HHonors, the loyalty program for Hilton Worldwide’s 10 distinct hotel brands, have selected ten elite athletes for the 2012 Team Hilton HHonors, including 2011 World team bronze-medalists Jonathan Horton, Steven Legendre, Danell Leyva, Alexander Naddour and John Orozco. Team Hilton HHonors is a program that provides financial support to selected male gymnasts to help offset their training and living expenses while they pursue their Olympic dreams.

The full roster of team members includes:
Chris Brooks of Houston/Cypress Academy
Alex Buscaglia of Stanford, Calif./Stanford University
Jonathan Horton of Houston/ Cypress Academy
Steven Legendre of Port Jefferson, N.Y./University of Oklahoma
Danell Leyva of Miami/Universal Gymnastics
David Sender of Arlington Heights, Ill./University of Illinois
Alex Naddour of Gilbert, Ariz./USA Youth Fitness Center
Sho Nakamori of Albany, Calif./Champions Academy
John Orozco of Bronx, N.Y./ U.S. Olympic Training Center
Brandon Wynn of Voorhees, N.J./Ohio State University.

"As a proud partner of USA Gymnastics, we congratulate all of these athletes on their impressive achievements and look forward to supporting them throughout their 2012 season," said Jeff Diskin, senior vice president, global customer marketing, Hilton Worldwide.

“We appreciate Hilton HHonors providing direct financial support to our athletes,” said Steve Penny, president of USA Gymnastics.  “This assistance helps defray training and living expenses and gives them the freedom to pursue their Olympic dreams.”

As members of Team Hilton HHonors, the gymnasts wear uniforms bearing the Team Hilton HHonors designation at domestic competitions, as well as make appearances on behalf of Hilton HHonors.

The creation of Team Hilton HHonors was unveiled in 2011 when Hilton HHonors joined the USA Gymnastics family of corporate partners as the official hotel partner. In addition, Hilton HHonors has upgraded the amenities provided at the USA Gymnastics National Training Center at the Karolyi Ranch, a U.S. Olympic Training Site.  Located in Huntsville, Texas, the USA Gymnastics National Training Center has housing and training facilities for women’s gymnastics, rhythmic and acrobatic gymnastics, and trampoline and tumbling.

You can watch a highlight video of that day at the Karolyi Ranch here. 

For more, visit usagym.org

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