Your Best of 2013 votes are in!

The 2013 Team of the Year as voted on by the Gymnastics Community is…. 

Metroplex Gymnastics of Texas! 

Twelve deserving teams were up for the title of Level 10 team of the year after qualifying five or more gymnasts to the 2013 J.O. Nationals and then producing National Champions and/or Level 10 National Team members. 

Coming in second in the poll was Legacy Elite of Illinois. Other teams nominated were Twin City Twisters of Minnesota, Hill’s Gymnastics of Maryland, Champion Gymnastics of Texas, Southeastern Gymnastics of North Carolina, Geddert's Twistars USA of Michigan, Auburn Gymnastics of Washington, Triad of Iowa, Stars Gymnastics of Texas, WOGA of Texas, and North Stars of New Jersey. 

At the 2013 Region 3 Championships, Metroplex qualified seven gymnasts to the 2013 J.O. Nationals: Renata Hilbourn, Chelsey Cole, Lizzy LeDuc, Kyana George, Lexi Montgomery, Haylee Roe, and Brianna McCant. 

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At Nationals, Kyana George won the gold on bars with a 9.450. Former elite Lizzy LeDuc finished 4th all around in the Senior D division and placed 2nd on bars with a 9.45. Metroplex is located in Allen, TX and the women's team is coached by Marnie Futch and Gina Logan. 

Congrats to Metroplex as well as all of our nominated teams. Best of luck for the 2014 season! 

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The Favorite Moment of the 2013 World Championships as voted on by the Gymnastics Community is….

McKayla Maroney winning her second consecutive world vaulting title

During this year’s World Championships in Antwerp, Belgium, McKayla Maroney became the only U.S. women to win back-to-back World Championship titles on the Vault. Maroney won her first vault title at the 2011 World Championships in Tokyo.

In Antwerp, Maroney performed a gorgeous Amanar for her first vault and stuck it cold for a score of 15.966. Maroney's second vault is the one she infamously sat down at the 2012 Olympic final.  In Antwerp, Maroney over-rotated the Mustafina and score a 15.483 earning an average of 15.724 to clinch the gold medal. 

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The Breakout Star of the 2013 as voted on by the Gymnastics Community is…. 

Simone Biles!
Simone Biles of Bannon’s Gymnastix burst onto the international stage at the 2013 AT&T American Cup in her first year as a senior elite, Biles debuted many new skills and thrilled the crowd with a flawless Amanar resulting in the all-around silver medal

The next test for Biles took place at the 2013 Jeselo Trophy meet where Biles stole the show, winning the all-around title and gold medals on vault, beam, and floor. 

Biles struggled in her next big meet at the 2013 Secret U.S. Classic but champions fight back from adversity and that is exactly what Biles did, winning the all around title a few weeks later at the P&G Championships. Additionally, Biles had a strong showing at World selection camp earning a trip to Antwerp, Belgium. In Antwerp, Biles won the World All Around title in addition to gold on floor, silver on vault, and bronze on beam. 

Congrats to Simone Biles on her success in 2013 and we look forward to many more great moments in  2014. 

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Favorite Team from the 2013 Super Six as voted on by the Gymnastics Community is…. 

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The University of Florida 

In 2013 Super Six Final, Florida had a disastrous start on beam that included shocking falls from Ashanee Dickerson and Kytra Hunter. On their next event, the Gators posted the highest floor score in NCAA Super Six history, 49.725. One by one, the Gators nailed the rest of their routines and Florida became the fifth school EVER to win the NCAA Championship. It was a historic year for the Gators, who picked up additional titles from Bridget Sloan in the all around and beam final along with Alaina Johnson's title on the uneven bars. 

Make sure to follow Florida and all of the NCAA teams during the 2014 season right here on Gymnastike!