2014 P&G Gymnastics Championships

2014 P&G Championships Roster Announced

2014 P&G Championships Roster Announced

Aug 6, 2014 by Becca Reed
2014 P&G Championships Roster Announced

Pictured: Simone Biles

Update 8/20:

Rachel Gowey fractured her ankle during podium training on Wednesday and will not be competing. She was performing her triple twist beam dismount and landed short. She immediately grabbed her ankle and was carried off the podium.

Peyton Ernst has withdrawn from the competition. She dislocated her shoulder twice within the past month and received surgery on Monday to fix the problem.

Martha Karolyi commented that neither Gowey nor Ernst will be healthy for Worlds.

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Update 8/11:

Bailie Key has withdrawn from competition. Read more here.

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2013 World all-around and floor exercise champion and reigning U.S. all-around champion Simone Biles of World Champions Centre, 2012 Olympic team gold-medalist and three-time 2013 World silver-medalist Kyla Ross of Gym-Max Gymnastics, and 2013 World team member Brenna Dowell of GAGE, headline the women’s field for the 2014 P&G Gymnastics Championships., Aug. 21-24, at CONSOL Energy Center in Pittsburgh.
 
Biles won the senior all-around title at the recent Secret U.S. Classic, where Ross was second and Maggie Nichols of Twin City Twisters, was third.  Jordan Chiles of Naydenov Gymnastics Inc., was the junior all-around champ.  Nia Dennis of Buckeye Gymnastics, received the silver medal, and Norah Flatley of Chow’s Gymnastics and Dance Institute, and Deanne Soza of Arete Gymnastics, tied for the bronze medal.
 
In addition to Biles, Ross and Nichols, the remaining members of the senior national team who are in the field are:  Madison Desch of GAGE; Peyton Ernst of Texas Dreams; Rachel Gowey of Chow's Gymnastics; Madison Kocian of WOGA; and MyKayla Skinner of Desert Lights Gymnastics.
 
Two current members of the U.S. Junior Team are now competing as seniors:  Alyssa Baumann of WOGA and Amelia Hundley of Cincinnati Gymnastics.


Pictured: Jordan Chiles
 
Bailie Key of Texas Dreams, is the defending junior all-around champion. Along with Key, Chiles, Dennis and Flatley, the other members of the U.S. Junior Team who are expected to compete are Emily Gaskins of Cincinnati Gymnastics; and Ragan Smith of Texas Dreams.
 
A total of 53 athletes from 19 states will compete in women’s gymnastics in Pittsburgh. The entire field is listed below.
 
With competition on both the junior and senior levels, performances at the 2014 P&G Championships will determine all-around and individual national champions, as well as the national team for the junior and senior elite levels. The nationals also traditionally serve as part of the selection process for the U.S. Team for the World Championships. This year, the Senior Pan American Championship Team will also be selected at the 2014 P&G Gymnastics Championships.
 
 
2014 will be the first time the U.S. Championships have been held in Pennsylvania since 2001 and just the fourth since 1973. The U.S. Gymnastics Championships traces its history back to 1897 for the men and 1931 for the women.
 


Pictured: Kyla Ross
 
2014 P&G Gymnastics Championships women’s field
(by state; name, hometown, state/club, division)
 
Arizona
MyKayla Skinner, Chandler, Ariz./Desert Lights Gymnastics, senior

California
Felicia Hano, Costa Mesa, Calif./Gym-Max Gymnastics, senior
Lauren Navarro, Covina, Calif./Charter Oak Gymnastics, junior
Kyla Ross, Costa Mesa, Calif./Gym-Max Gymnastics, senior

Colorado
Alyona Shchennikova, Wheat Ridge, Colo./TIGAR, junior

Delaware
Morgan Hurd, Newark, Del./First State, junior

Florida
Bailey Ferrer, Orlando, Fla./Orlando Metro, junior
Sydney Johnson-Scharpf, Clermont, Fla./Brandy Johnson's Global Gymnastics, junior

Georgia
Elena Arenas, Watkinsville, Ga./Georgia Elite, junior
Megan Skaggs, Kennesaw, Ga./Gym Academy of Atlanta, junior

Illinois
Marissa Oakley, Aurora, Ill./Phenom Gymnastics, junior

Iowa
Norah Flatley, West Des Moines, Iowa/Chow's Gymnastics, junior
Adeline Kenlin, Coralville, Iowa/Iowa Gym-Nest, junior
Victoria Nguyen, West Des Moines, Iowa/Chow's Gymnastics, junior
Alexis Vasquez, West Des Moines, Iowa/Chow's Gymnastics, junior

Kansas
Madison Desch, Lenexa, Kan./GAGE, senior

Maryland
Maggie Musselman, Gaithersburg, Md./Hill's Gymnastics, junior

Michigan
Delanie Harkness, Dimondale, Mich./Geddert's Twistars, junior

Minnesota
Maggie Nichols, Champlin, Minn./Twin City Twisters, senior
Abby Paulson, Champlin, Minn./Twin City Twisters, junior
Lexy Ramler, Winona, Minn./KidSport LLC, junior
Olivia Trautman, Champlin, Minn./Twin City Twisters, junior

Missouri
Brenna Dowell, Blue Springs, Mo./GAGE, senior

Nevada
Maile O'Keefe, Henderson, Nev./Salcianu Gymnastics, junior

New Jersey
Ariana Agrapides, Morganville, N.J./MG Elite, junior
Jazmyn Foberg, Morganville, N.J./MG Elite, junior

North Carolina
Ashton Locklear, Huntersville, N.C./Everest Gymnastics, senior

Ohio
Aria Brusch, Fairfield, Ohio/Cincinnati Gymnastics, junior
Nia Dennis, Westerville, Ohio/Buckeye Gymnastics, junior
Emily Gaskins, Fairfield, Ohio/Cincinnati Gymnastics, junior
Amelia Hundley, Fairfield, Ohio/Cincinnati Gymnastics, senior

Pennsylvania
Christina Desiderio, Allentown, Pa./Parkettes, junior
Molly Frack, Allentown, Pa./Parkettes, junior
Margzetta Frazier, Allentown, Pa./Parkettes, junior
Megan Freed, Allentown, Pa./Parkettes, junior
Taylor Lawson, Allentown, Pa./Parkettes, junior
Adriana Popp, Bethlehem, Pa./Girls Co-op, junior

Texas
Alyssa Baumann, Plano, Texas/WOGA, senior
Rachel Baumann, Plano, Texas/WOGA, junior
Simone Biles, The Woodlands, Texas/World Champions Centre, senior
Rachael Flam, Houston, Texas/Stars Gymnastics, junior
Veronica Hults, Coppell, Texas/Texas Dreams, senior
Madison Kocian, Plano, Texas/WOGA, senior
Grace Quinn, Coppell, Texas/Texas Dreams, junior
Ragan Smith, Coppell, Texas/Texas Dreams, junior
Macy Toronjo, Coppell, Texas/Texas Dreams, senior

Utah
Deanne Soza, Lindon, Utah/Arete, junior

Washington
Jordan Chiles, Vancouver, Wash./Naydenov Gymnastics, junior
Shilese Jones, Auburn, Wash./Auburn Gymnastics Center, Inc, junior

Release via USAG.


Related:
Men's P&G Championships Roster 
P&G Championships Start Lists