Biles, Douglas, Liukin, Raisman, and Wieber Headline 2016 Kellogg’s Tour

Biles, Douglas, Liukin, Raisman, and Wieber Headline 2016 Kellogg’s Tour

Simone Biles, Gabby Douglas, and Aly Raisman are the current Rio hopefuls who are confirmed for the 2016 Kellogg’s Tour of Gymnastics Champions. Additionall

May 12, 2016 by Rebecca Johnson
Biles, Douglas, Liukin, Raisman, and Wieber Headline 2016 Kellogg’s Tour
Simone Biles, Gabby Douglas, and Aly Raisman are the current Rio hopefuls who are confirmed for the 2016 Kellogg’s Tour of Gymnastics Champions. Additionally, Nastia Liukin and Jordyn Wieber will be part of the show along with other members of both the 2012 and 2016 U.S. Olympic Gymnastics Teams. Shawn Johnson previously announced that she was returning to training for this year's Tour of Champions, but she has not yet been confirmed as part of the tour.

The tour will kick off on September 15 in Spokane, Washington and will visit 36 different cities across the nation throughout the fall.

Check out Jordyn's Instagram from today with her training clips:





Release via USA Gymnastics

INDIANAPOLIS, May 12, 2016 – Three-time World all-around champion Simone Biles of Spring, Texas/World Champion Centre, 2012 Olympic team and all-around champion Gabby Douglas of Virginia Beach, Va./Buckeye Gymnastics, 2012 Olympic team and floor exercise champion Aly Raisman of Needham, Mass./Brestyan’s American Gymnastics, 2008 Olympic all-around champion Nastia Liukin and 2012 Olympic team gold-medalist Jordyn Wieber headline the 2016 Kellogg's Tour of Gymnastics Champions cast that also includes members of the both 2012 and 2016 U.S. Olympic Gymnastics Teams. The 2016 Kellogg's Tour of Gymnastics Champions, which begins on Sept. 15 in Spokane, Wash., will visit 36 cities across the nation before wrapping up Nov. 13 in Boston, Mass.

"Gymnastics fans across the nation will get to see the biggest names in the sport at the Kellogg’s Tour of Gymnastics Champions," said Steve Penny, president of USA Gymnastics. “The Kellogg’s Tour is always a lot of fun and a great way for Americans to celebrate the athletes’ performances at the Olympic Games.”

At each Tour stop, local gymnasts are expected to join the cast of gymnastics champions. The complete routing for the Kellogg's Tour of Gymnastics Champions is listed below. Both Los Angeles and Boston will have two performances. For more information, including start times, go to kelloggstour.com.

Sept. 15 Spokane, Wash./Spokane Arena (Thursday)

Sept. 16 Seattle, Wash./KeyArena (Friday)

Sept. 18 San Jose, Calif./SAP Center (Sunday)

Sept. 22 Glendale, Ariz./Gila River Arena (Thursday)

Sept. 24 Los Angeles/STAPLES Center (Saturday)*

Sept. 29 Dallas, Texas/American Airlines Center (Thursday)

Sept. 30 Houston/Toyota Center (Friday)

Oct. 1 San Antonio, Texas/AT&T Center (Saturday)

Oct. 2 Lubbock, Texas/United Supermarkets Arena (Sunday)

Oct. 5 Little Rock, Ark./Verizon Arena (Wednesday)

Oct. 6 St. Louis, Mo./Chaifetz Arena (Thursday)

Oct. 7 Kansas City, Mo./Sprint Center (Friday)

Oct. 8 Omaha, Neb./CenturyLink Center (Saturday)

Oct. 9 Minneapolis/Target Center (Sunday)

Oct. 13 Chicago/United Center (Thursday)

Oct. 14 Milwaukee, Wis./BMO Harris Bradley Center (Friday)

Oct. 15 Indianapolis/Bankers Life Fieldhouse (Saturday)

Oct. 16 Grand Rapids, Mich./Van Andel Arena (Sunday)

Oct. 19 Cleveland, Ohio/Wolstein Center (Wednesday)

Oct. 20 Auburn Hills, Mich./Palace of Auburn Hills (Thursday)

Oct. 21 Cincinnati, Ohio/U.S. Bank Arena (Friday)

Oct. 22 Columbus, Ohio/Nationwide Arena (Saturday)

Oct. 23 Pittsburgh, Pa./CONSOL Energy Center (Sunday)

Oct. 25 Hershey, Pa./Giant Center (Tuesday)

Oct. 27 Greensboro, N.C./Greensboro Coliseum (Thursday)

Oct. 28 Charlotte, N.C./Time Warner Cable Arena (Friday)

Oct. 29 Duluth, Ga./Infinite Energy Arena (Saturday)

Oct. 30 Tampa, Fla./Amalie Arena (Sunday)

Nov. 3 Rochester, N.Y./Blue Cross Arena (Thursday)

Nov. 4 Philadelphia, Pa./Wells Fargo Center (Friday)

Nov. 5 Hartford, Conn./XL Center (Saturday)

Nov. 6 Brooklyn, N.Y./Barclays Center (Sunday)

Nov. 10 Washington, D.C./Verizon Center (Thursday)

Nov. 11 Newark, N.J./Prudential Center (Friday)

Nov. 12 Bridgeport, Conn./Webster Bank Arena (Saturday)

Nov. 13 Boston/TD Garden (Sunday)*

*Two shows scheduled

A discount ticket program for gymnastics clubs is available in every market, with club incentives based on ticket sales. Gym clubs can visit kelloggstour.com or contact the local arena for additional details and to secure tickets. Each market will have a ticket pre-sale, with some cities beginning as early as May 13, and tickets officially go on sale June 23. A limited number of VIP packages will be available at each Tour stop that include a pre-show Nastia Liukin Chalk Talk, led by Liukin, along with selected members of the 2016 U.S. Olympic Gymnastics Team; seats in the first two rows; and a post-show autograph session. Platinum tickets, also available in each market, include the pre-show Nastia Liukin Chalk Talk with selected members of the 2016 U.S. Olympic Gymnastics Team.


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