Now that U.S. Classic is over, the Pan American Games are next up on the radar for the 2019 elite season. 

Russia showed its reign in rhythmic gymnastics is long from over as the country swept the competition at the first FIG Junior Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships and won all eight gold medals.

Canada’s top T&T athletes will compete at the 2019 Canadian Gymnastics Championships this weekend, seeing who can win the national title in trampoline, tumbling, double mini-trampoline, and synchronized trampoline. There will be a men’s and women’s competition, as well as junior and senior categories. If you want to know when your favorites will be competing, a detailed competition schedule for this meet can be found here. 

The 2019 U.S. Classic junior competition came down to the last few routines, which made for an exciting fourth-rotation finish. At the end of every event, a different gymnast had the lead. Konnor McClain came away with the all-around win, followed by Sydney Barros and Olivia Greaves in third. There were some mistakes throughout the night, but there were plenty of highlights gymnastics fans should be excited about. 

The 2019 Elite Canada MAG competition demonstrated the talent and depth in both the senior and junior ranks of Canadian men's gymnastics as Justin Karstadt and Evgeny Siminiuc won the senior and junior 16-17 all-around titles, respectively, while other gymnasts dominated the apparatus finals.

U.S. Classic weekend is always an eventful one, and this year’s competition was no exception. From podium training to the Hopes competition on Friday and juniors and seniors on Saturday, there was excitement all around.

July must be the month for gymnasts sharing important messages! Just a few days after Katelyn Ohashi’s gave her inspirational speech at the ESPYS, Jordyn Wieber tweeted a talk she gave at TEDxUCLA earlier this year. 

The 2019 GK U.S. Classic roster is set and the junior elite competition will take place on July 20 in Louisville, Kentucky. This meet will be the final chance for gymnasts’ to qualify to the U.S. National Championships in August. With that being said, some juniors who have already qualified for Championships might only do a few events as they prepare for the rest of the season. 

When it comes to rhythmic gymnastics, many of the top athletes and teams are from Europe, and several junior European Championship medalists and finalists will be ones to watch at the first FIG Junior Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships, especially in this pre-Olympic year.

The 2019 U.S. Classic will take place on July 20 in Louisville, Kentucky, and there are many exciting senior gymnasts who will be competing at this event. Sponsored by GK and held at the KFC Yum! Center, the U.S. Classic is for gymnasts competing at the elite level. The GK Hopes Championships will take place the day before, and features young gymnasts who aspire to reach elite level one day.