Results: 2012 Visa Championships Senior Women's All Around Finals

Full results of the 2012 Visa Championships Senior women's all around finals in St Louis. Final results are combined from two days of competition.  Links: - Visa Championships video channel - Meet Recap - Video interview with Champion Jordyn Wieber - usagym.org INDIVIDUAL EVENTS TOP RESULTS  Full event results

Jun 13, 2012

Wieber secures second title

Jordyn Wieber successfully defended her all-around title at the 2012 Visa Championships fending off a dominant performance from Gabby Douglas.Wieber scored 121.9 a mere .2 more than Douglas. The two were tied after night one and Douglas' fall on beam allowed Wieber to defend her title.Wieber started the night on bars and made a few small errors, still scoring a 15.05. On beam, Wieber was tentative on several connections, but hit the majority of her skills for another 15.05.She matched her score of 15.25 from the first day of competition on floor easily landing each of her four difficult passes. With the pressure on, Wieber delivered a more secure Amanar than night one, scoring a 15.9, just enough to clench her second title. Gabby Douglas could have unseated Wieber had she not fallen on beam in the first rotation.  However, Douglas was near perfect after the fall, posting a 15.3 on floor, a 15.8 for her Amanar vault and a 15.85 on the uneven bars, just shy of surpassing Wieber. However, Douglas did walk away as the national bars champion. Aly Raisman took third place, with her usual solid performances. Raisman put her Amanar to her feet, but had form issues, scoring a 15.3. Raisman made it through bars with a 14.2 and won the balance beam title scoring a 30.65 over the two days of competition.She also won the floor title (31.25) performing her difficult tumbling passes (1 1/2 to double arabian punch layout; piked double arabian to split jump) Kyla Ross had a consistent day, placing her fourth in the competition (119.95). Her best event was bars, where she placed second (30.85). Ross was also solid on beam, despite missing a connection. She was conservative on floor and vault (double twisting yurchenko), but her stability earned her a spot to trials.  Elizabeth Price had another great performance, placing fifth in the all-around (118.1) and second on vault (31.4). On night two, Price scored an impressive 14.8 on floor and also hit a difficult bar routine (14.25).  Sarah Finnegan (117.6) made errors on night two missing the bar on her Gienger and grabbing the beam after her layout. Despite the errors, Finnegan still placed second on balance beam (30.4). She also placed fourth on floor, with an elegant routine which featured big tumbling (piked double arabian; whip immediate double arabian). All-around gymnasts Kennedy Baker and Sabrina Vega, tied for seventh (114.45). Both were consistent, but not spectacular on each event. Finnegan's teammate Brenna Dowell finished ninth (112.6) barely edging out 2008 Olympian Bridget Sloan (112.4). Sloan again hit a brilliant bar routine (14.95), but had difficulty on the other events, falling on beam (13.15) and vaulting only a full twisting Yurchenko (14.15). 2011 World Vault Champion and Olympic favorite McKayla Maroney scratched the competition after suffering a mild concussion in warm-ups after landing a twisting pass to her back. Maroney petitioned to Olympic Trials and the petition was accepted.  In Maroney's absence, Alicia Sacramone won the vault title, showing a powerful Rudi, which she may be planning to upgrade to a front double full by trials. Sacramone also placed third on beam, hitting two confident sets (30.3). Sacramone's teammate in Beijing, Nastia Liukin, did herself no favors grabbing the beam after a side aerial (14.1) and struggling through a bar routine and dismouting with only a layout flyaway (13.65). Anna Li and Rebecca Bross continue to stay in contention because of their excellent bar work.  Bross scored a 15.2 on day two of competition, while Li put one of the highest bar scores of the weekend, a 15.55 for a routine that included a Rybalko-Jaeger-Pak combination and a full twisting double layout dismount. The top 8 all-arounders automatically advance to Olympic Trials to be joined by the following additional athletes: Brenna Dowell, Bridget Sloan, Alicia Sacramone, McKayla Maroney, Rebecca Bross, Anna Li and Nastia Liukin.  For full results click here! Jordyn Wieber after tonight's competition:  Watch more video of 2012 Visa Championships Other most-watched post-meet interviews with the senior women: - Gabby Douglas - Aly Raisman - Alicia Sacramone - Nastia Liukin - Bridget Sloan

Jun 10, 2012

2012 Women's Olympic Trials Qualifiers

Jordyn Wieber held off Gabrielle Douglas to win her second consecutive senior all around title tonight in St. Louis. The fifteen ladies advancing to San Jose and the 2012 US Olympic Team Trials are below.  Full recap, results and interviews coming shortly.  2012 Olympic Trials qualifiers: Jordyn Wieber Gabrielle Douglas Aly Raisman Kyla Ross Elizabeth Price Sarah Finnegan Sabrina Vega Kennedy Baker Brenna Dowell Bridget Sloan Alicia Sacramone Rebecca Bross Anna Li McKayla Maroney Nastia Liukin   2012 Coach of the Year: John Geddert, Twistars Gymnastics 2012 Athlete of the Year: Jordyn Wieber, Geddert's Twistars 2012 Sportsperson of the Year: Aly Raisman, Brestyan's Gymnastics

Jun 10, 2012

Priessman hangs on; wins Junior Title

Despite a fall from balance beam in the first rotation, Cincinnati's Lexie Priessman was able to hold off a talented group of juniors and claim her first junior national title, scoring 116.4. Priessman was off on her back handspring-layout series, falling to one side.  Priessman fought through the rest of the exercise, managing only a 12.6 to open the second night of competition.   Priessman came back strong on the remaining events, however, hitting a key Amanar (15.65) that put her back on top in the third rotation.  On bars, her last event, Priessman hit her routine, ending with a full-twisting double layout dismount (14.4) to seal the deal.  Priessman also won the floor exercise, scoring 29.8 over two routines. In fourth place after prelims, Madison Desch of GAGE started day two with a bang, posting a 15.05 on floor.  Desch stuck a difficult whip immediate double arabian mount, and dismounted with a fully rotated triple twist to take the lead after rotation one.   Desch hit cleanly the rest of the way (14.85 on vault and beam), but a low score on bars (13.9) took her out of the top spot, and she settled for second (115.85).  Desch won the meet on beam, hitting a difficult series ending in a full-twisting layout (29.15). Secret Classic champion Simone Biles (115.6) finished third, not quite able to overcome modest scores on bars and beam.  Biles vaulted her way to the title there (31.8), however, hitting a fabulous Amanar on day two that earned a 16.0.   Bailie Key of Texas Dreams ended up in fourth (115.05), putting together another solid meet on day two, highlighted by a 14.7 on floor.  Key notched top-three finishes on vault (29.6), beam (28.65) and floor exercise (29.4).   Defending champion Katelyn Ohashi of WOGA (114.9) performed much better on day two, despite opening the meet with scary landing on an undercooked double-twisting Yurchenko (13.8).  Ohashi looked better on bars (14.35) and beam (14.9), hitting her full-twisting layout that she missed in prelims and at the Secret Classic.   She ended the night on floor, with a superb performance that garnered a 15.2.  Despite an underwhelming competition overall, Ohashi still won the bars title (28.7) and placed second on beam (29.1) and floor (29.6).   Rounding out the top six was Amelia Hundley (114.0), who again hit all of her routines on day two.  Hundley finished third on bars (28.2), showing an improved swing and confidence on the event.   The top six all-arounders make the junior national team, with additional athletes named at the discretion of the selection committee. Watch more video of 2012 Visa Championships on gymnastike.org

Jun 10, 2012

Whittenburg, Kimble crowned Junior Men's Champions

Donnell Whittenburg (Ultimate) and Marvin Kimble (Swiss Turners) were named the junior men's national champions for their age groups.Whittenburg finished with a total all-around score of 172.400. He excelled on the floor exercise with a double front side pass and a big double arabian dismount.The well executed routine earned him a score of 14.3. Whittenburg took first place on the rings with a full-twisting double layout dismount for a score of 14.8. His combined score for the two days of competition on the event was a 29.50. He also took second in the vault (31.800) and Pbars (28.450).  Second place Akash Modi(170.250) also had a good performance, but not enough to surpass Whittenburg. However, he took first on the floor with a combined score of 29.250 and the Pbars (29.0). In third was last years champion, Sean Melton (168.350). Melton had a solid night until he performed a huge handspring double front with way too much power. He over rotated, running forward and putting his hands down on his landing. With all the mistakes he was still awarded a 15.3. Melton took first on the high bar with a combined score of 27.8. Marvin Kimble (169.800) took first in his age group (14-15) earning first place in four events (Floor,Rings,Pbars,High Bar). He executed a great floor routine performing a front double pike mount and a double layout dismount. The routine earned him a 14.65 from the judges.  Far behind Kimble is second place Yul Moldaur(166.900), who performed an entertaining floor routine. He showed a killer flare sequence, as well as a whip+2.5 dismount, which earned him a score of 14.85. Marty Strech (165.850) flew past Hunter Justus (162.700) for third place. Strech earned the first place title on the pommel horse with a combined score of 27.100. Justus ended the meet placing fourth.  For full results click here  These are the 2012-13 U.S. Junior Men's National Teams  16-18 year-old division

Jun 9, 2012

Orozco shocks Leyva; wins title by .05

Halfway through the final day of the men's competition, it looked as though defending champion Danell Leyva was going to run away with his second Visa Championship title.   John Orozco quietly chipped away at Leyva's lead of over two points, coming back with a near-perfect floor exercise (15.5) to steal the win away from Leyva, 184.85-184.8. Orozco delivered on every routine, scoring 15.0 and higher on every event.  He started the day by posting a team final worthy 15.0 on pommel horse, followed up by an equally impressive 15.35 rings showing.   Orozco muscled a 15.9 on vault, and showed superior swing and technique on parallel bars (15.45) and high bar (15.85) to give himself a shot at the title in the last rotation.  Orozco stuck his passes, giving away only a slight shuffle on his dismount to score 15.5 on floor exercise, edging past Leyva by the smallest of margins. Orozco's win is made all the more impressive by the fact that Leyva also had an incredible day, scoring above 16.0 on parallel bars (16.0) and high bar (16.35).  In the end, it was Leyva's weak events, pommel horse (14.7) and rings (14.55) that gave Orozco room to challenge.   Third-place Sam Mikulak (182.85) also celebrated a great performance, hitting all six routines to pass the veteran, Jonathan Horton (181.7).  Mikulak overcame a scary moment on parallel bars, as one bar was not tightened at the start of his routine.  His coach ran up to tighten the bar, and Mikulak never wavered, finishing the routine for a score of 15.6. Mikulak's best number came on vault (16.2) for his difficult Kasamatsu double full.  Like Orozco, he started the day on pommel horse and hit a great routine (14.65), setting the tone for his remaining events.   2008 Olympian Jonathan Horton finished fourth, notching the win on still rings (30.9 over two days).  Horton lagged behind the leaders on most events, but showed readiness on floor (15.4), parallel bars (15.75) and high bar (15.65) along with rings.  Horton overcooked his Roche vault (15.05), but intends to add a half twist onto that vault at the Olympic Trials. Roleplayer Jake Dalton finished in a tie for fifth with Chris Brooks (179.0), after Brooks gave away big deductions on vault (15.25) and high bar (13.7).  Dalton was weak on pommels (12.75), but hit his best events, capturing the title on floor (31.5) and a second-place finish on vault (32.4), making a strong case for London. Paul Ruggeri (175.55) enjoyed a much better day than in prelims, posting high scores on vault (16.25; half on, double full off), high bar (15.55), and floor (15.2), finishing second overall on the floor exercise and earning a spot on the national team. Glen Ishino finished eighth all-around (174.95), but his second-place finish on pommel horse (29.85) keeps his Olympic dream well alive.  2011 World team member Alexander Naddour placed first on pommels (30.15), hitting the high score on day two, 15.35.   Steven Legendre suffered a disastrous day two performance to finish tenth (173.9), perhaps costing him a spot on the national team.  Legendre put his hands down on his Dragulescu (double front-half) vault, still managing a 15.7 score.  He also fell on his other major strength, the floor exercise (14.8) in the first rotation, and missed a Kolman on high bar (12.75). David Sender ended up in eleventh, struggling through high bar (13.45; Kolman caught close) and watering down his tumbling on floor (14.4; double full dismount).  Sender steadied himself on pommels (of all events) and finished strong on rings (14.9) and vault (15.9) to return to the national team. At the conclusion of the meet, ten athletes were named to the U.S. National Team, earning a spot at the Olympic Trials later in June.  Five additional gymnasts (Legendre, Josh Dixon, C.J. Maestas, Ishino, Naddour) received invitations to compete at the Olympic Trials. U.S National Team: Chris Brooks, Alex Buscaglia, Jake Dalton, Jonathan Horton, Danell Leyva, Sam Mikulak, John Orozco, Paul Ruggeri, David Sender, Brandon Wynn. Olympic Trials Qualifiers: National Team, plus Legendre, Dixon, Maestas, Ishino and Naddour.

Jun 9, 2012

Wieber, Douglas tied after night one

Reigning world all-around champion Jordyn Wieber and unofficial American Cup Champion Gabby Douglas are tied after night one of the 2012 Visa Championships, each scoring a 60.65 Wieber started on the vault landing lock-legged on her Amanar. She avoided an injury and scored a 15.65. Wieber hit a strong routine on bars (15.05), but broke several connections on beam (14.7). In the final rotation Wieber needed a 15.25 to tie Douglas and she matched the score exactly hitting a double-double and a 1 1/2 to triple full immediate stag jump.  Gabby Douglas hit all four for the first time since her American Cup victory in March. She started on bars with her usual strong set (15.45). Douglas was a little shaky on beam, but got through her routine and earned a 14.8. Douglas also hit her floor routine (15.05) and barely stood up her Amanar on vault, squatting to a 15.3 score.  Secret Classic Champion Aly Raisman was third (60.2) due to a weak bar performance (14.1). She landed her Amanar vault, but had formality issues with her legs. Beam and floor were excellent events for her scoring a 15.2 and 15.45, which were some of the highest scores on those events. Fourth place Kyla Ross (59.75) also had three great events, stepping out of bounds on floor earned her a low score of 14.05. Ross led after three rotations, scoring a 15.1 on vault (double twisting yurchenko) and putting up the highest bars score of the night a 15.5. Ross also was impressive on beam scoring a 15.1, the only major error was a hop forward on the dismount. Necomers Elizabeth Price (59.6) and Sarah Finnegan (59.15) finished fifth and sixth. Price had the second highest vault score of the night a 15.8 for her Amanar. She also had top scores on bars (14.95) and floor (14.55), where she tumbled a double-double and a double layout. Finnegan earned the highest beam score with a 15.35, for a difficult set that include a triple wolf turn and a standing arabian connected to a swingdown. She had small errors on bars (14.0) and floor (14.8), so Finnegan has room for improvement on night two.  World Champion McKayla Maroney (58.7) finished seventh in the all-around and dominated vault scoring a 16.1 for her Amanar and a 15.7 for her Mustafina. Maroney debuted a new floor routine and nearly stuck her 3 1/2 twist mount, but landed short and almost out of bounds on her third tumbling pass which is a 1 1/2 twist through to double back. Kennedy Baker (58.05) of Texas Dreams had another solid night scoring above 14.0 on every event to finish eighth. Her best performances were on bars (14.85) and floor (14.4; open piked double arabian). Her double twisting yurchenko scored a 14.65 on vault.  2008 Olympians Nastia Liukin and Bridget Sloan had inconsistent nights. Liukin started on the uneven bars and struggled through her much anticipated routine. She broke rhythm after her Pak salto and dismounted with a front flyaway and earned a low score of 13.15. However, Liukin came back strong on beam, hitting her connections and her dismount for a 15.1. Sloan showed great difficulty and execution on a new bar routine (15.1), but failed to break 14.0 on any other event.  Alicia Sacramone, in her first competition since having surgery to repair a torn Achilles tendon, showed two strong routines on vault (15.45;laidout Rudi) and beam (15.2).  Veterans Rebecca Bross (15.2) and Anna Li (15.15) both hit strong bar routines, but fell apart on beam. Bross again sat down her Patterson dismount (13.55) and Li fell on a switch ring leap and an Onodi, the first two skills in her routine (11.95).  The Senior Women's Competition will conclude on Sunday at 3pm CST. Hear from the athletes with our video interviews! - Gabby Douglas - Jordyn Wieber - Nastia Liukin - Alicia Sacramone - Bridget Sloan - McKayla Maroney - Kyla Ross Women's All-Around

Jun 8, 2012

Priessman holds big lead after prelims

Cincinnati Gymnastics Academy's Lexie Priessman holds a strong lead after the first day of junior women's competition at the 2012 Visa Championships, scoring 59.2 across her four routines. Priessman started the day with solid routines on bars (14.15) and beam (14.1), where she showed a standing full and a rare full-twisting double back dismount - nearly stuck.  Priessman didn't look back heading into her two best pieces, floor and vault, where she distanced herself from the other contenders.   On floor, Priessman nailed her tumbling, including a tucked double-double and a full-in dismount.  Her score of 15.25 was the highest of the night by .550.  On vault, she competed an Amanar and corrected her mistake from Secret Classic.  The score of 15.7 clinched the lead after day one. In second was Bailie Key of Texas Dreams, who hit all of her routines to finish near the top (57.55).  Key showed a powerful double-twisting Yurchenko (15.0) to lead after the first rotation, and then ended with clean exercise on floor (14.7) to edge out Secret Classic champion Simone Biles by .15. Biles (57.4) started off slow on bars (13.75) and beam (13.8), but showed cleaner lines and execution on bars than in the past.  On floor, Biles tumbled a big double layout immediate stag jump, but small errors kept her score at 14.05.  She ended the day with an explosive Amanar on vault, scoring a meet-high 15.8.   GAGE's Madison Desch (57.2) came in fourth, beginning the day with a save on her full-twisting layout on beam (14.3).  She showed a lovely floor routine, but absorbed a few insecure landings and an out of bounds deduction.  On vault, she showed a double-twisting Yurchenko (14.7) and closed out her day with a hit set on bars (13.85). Priessman's Cincinnati teammate Amelia Hundley also had a successful day, scoring 56.75 for fifth place.  Hundley was solid across the board, scoring 13.95 on bars, 14.3 on beam (standing full), 14.15 on floor (stuck piked full-in) and 14.35 for her double-twisting Yurchenko vault.   Defending champion Katelyn Ohashi had a rough day, falling to sixth in the standings (56.65).  Ohashi opened the day on floor with a piked full-in landed low (14.4) and then watered down her vault to a full-twisting Yurchenko.  On bars, Ohashi saved a crooked turn (14.35) but couldn't correct an error on her layout full series on beam, and took a fall - the same skill she missed at Classics. The junior women's competition concludes on Sunday at 10 a.m. CST. Watch more video of 2012 Visa Championships on gymnastike.org

Jun 8, 2012

Leyva leads after night one; Orozco hot on trail

Photo by Mellisa J. Perenson Defending Visa Champion Danell Levya leads the senior men at the end of night one with a score of 91.85 barely edging out John Orozco who scored a 91.8. In the last rotation, Leyva was on the parallel bars, which he is the world champion, and scored a 15.8.  He also performed well on pommel horse, earning the second-highest score of the night with a 14.8. However, Orozco finished just .05 shy of Leyva's score.  Throughout the night Orozco only scored less than a 15.0 on one event, the pommel horse, where he performed a solid routine but was only awarded a 14.65.  Clustered well behind Leyva and Orozco were Sam Mikulak (90.55), Chris Brooks (90.5), and Jonathan Horton (90.3).  Brooks nailed a new vault tonight, a handspring piked double front, and earned the highest vault score of the night with a 16.45. Mikulak had an overall good night, except for an uncharacteristic fall in his last pass on the floor exercise, which is usually one of his best events. Horton also performed well on night one. He put up high scores of 15.8 on high bar, 15.5 on rings and 15.7 on vault. Horton currently performs a Roche on the vault, but is working on upgrading again to the version with a half twist, which is called a Dragulescu.  Horton placed fifth in the all-around due to a low score on his weakest apparatus, the pommel horse, where he only managed a 13.3. Sixth-place Jake Dalton (88.95) also struggled on the pommel horse, earning a low score of 12.55, but executed well on vault (16.15) and floor (15.8), his greatest strengths. Glen Ishino finished seventh (88.0) recording the highest score on pommel horse with a 15.45. Ishino was the only gymnast to score over a 15 on that event. Steven Legendre (87.85) broke a 16 on his best events, vault (16.2) and floor (16.15). His floor routine featured a difficult front double full-double front combination. Joshua Dixon (87.3) executed a beautiful vault, a half-on, double full off, which earned him a score of 16.15. Illinois teammates Paul Ruggeri (86.95) and C.J. Maestas (86.5) finished 10th and 11th in the all-around competition and both had inconsistent nights.  Ruggeri fell on vault and struggled on pommel horse, but finished strong putting up the leading score on high bar with a 15.85 and the third-highest on floor with a 15.75.  Maestas hit most of his routines but had errors on floor and pommel horse. 2008 U.S. Champion David Sender (86.45) began his comeback well with big scores on vault (16.3) and parallel bars (15.2), but also struggled on floor and pommel horse to finish in 13th place. Sender made a strong statement on vault, competing a well executed yurchenko double pike, a skill rarely seen in competition.  The Men's Finals will be on Saturday at 11:30am. Watch more video of 2012 Visa Championships on gymnastike.org

Jun 7, 2012

Whittenburg, Kimble lead junior men after Prelims

Donnell Whittenburg (Ultimate) and Marvin Kimble (Swiss Turners) lead their respective age groups after the first day of junior men's competition at the 2012 Visa Championships. Whittenburg is in front of the 16-18 age group, posting a 86.2 all-around score, highlighted by an incredible handspring-double front vault that he nearly stuck (16.05).  Whittenburg continued to impress on the floor exercise, where he mounted with a double Arabian half-out and threw an interesting front layout to double front side pass within his routine (14.45).   Second-place Akash Modi (84.35) had a good day, putting up the second-highest scores of the day on floor (14.5), pommels (13.9), parallel bars (14.4) and high bar (13.85).  Sean Melton, last year's champion in the 14-15 age group, currently sits in third (84.05).  Kimble leads the 14-15 age group, scoring 84.85 with a healthy cushion over second-place Hunter Justus (82.6).  Kimble showed some big tricks, including a handspring-double front vault with too much power (15.6) and a double layout dismount on floor exercise (14.2).  Click here for an interview with Marvin Kimble. The junior men's competition concludes on Saturday at 6 p.m. Interview with Donnell Whittenburg Watch more video of 2012 Visa Championships on gymnastike.org

Jun 7, 2012

FLASHBACK: 2000 U.S. Championships in St. Louis

In only a few short days, dedicated gymnastics fans will be watching the Visa Championships, wondering if their favorite gymnast will continue on in hopes of being named to the 2012 Olympic team. 

Jun 5, 2012

Favorite U.S. Nationals Memory?

Podium training videos are already rolling in from the 2012 Visa Championships, taking place this weekend in St. Louis.  Yesterday we posted on Twitter, asking our followers to share their favorite memories from U.S. Nationals, past and present.  For those who may not have Twitter, we've gone ahead and posted our favorite responses below.  Take a look at the posts and relive some of these awesome championship moments!

Jun 5, 2012

Senior Men's Preview: Visa Championships

Jun 4, 2012

Videos, Live Stream and News from the 2012 Visa Championships in St Louis

The country's top gymnasts are headed to St Louis for the 2012 Visa Championships, June 7-10. This is the annual national championships for USA Gymnastics, and Gymnastike will be on-site for coverage once again! National Champions and National teams will be decided for both men and women in junior and senior divisions. For the senior athletes, this serves as the qualifying competition to the 2012 US Olympic Trials.  Top athletes expected to compete are 2011 U.S. and World all-around champion Jordyn Wieber of Gedderts' Twistars USA and her fellow 2011 World team champions Gabrielle Douglas of Chow's Gymnastics and Dance, McKayla Maroney of AOGC, Sabrina Vega of Dynamic, Anna Li of Legacy Elite (alternate), and Alexandra Raisman and Alicia Sacramone of Brestyan's American Gymnastics. Sacramone will be joined by Olympic teammates Nastia Liukin of WOGA, 2008 Olympic Champion, and Bridget Sloan of Sharp's Gymnastics. Liukin will compete just bars and beam while Sloan will compete all around for the first time since 2009 when she won the U.S. and World all around titles. Moving up to the senior ranks will be 2-time junior champion Kyla Ross of Gym-Max Gymnastics, and Rebecca Bross has battled back from her 2011 Visa Championships injury to compete two events.  In the junior women's division, reigning U.S. junior all-around champion Katelyn Ohashi of WOGA is back to defend her title. Ohashi is joined by fellow junior national team members Amelia Hundley and Lexie Priessman of Cincinnati Gymnastics Academy, Madison Desch of GAGE, and Bailie Key of Texas Dreams. Also watch for 2012 Secret U.S. Classic junior all-around champion, Simone Biles of Bannon's Gymnastix.  On the men's side, Defending U.S. all-around champion and 2011 World parallel bars champion Danell Leyva of Universal headlines the field. He'll be joined by his entire 2011 World Championships bronze medal team: Jonathan Horton and Chris Brooks of Cypress, John Orozco of USOTC, Jake Dalton and Steven Legendre of University of Oklahoma, and Alex Naddour of USA Youth Fitness Center. Making a comeback to the Visa Championships for the first time since 2009 will be 2008 U.S. all-around champion David Sender, now training at the University of Illinois alongside fellow National team members Paul Ruggeri and CJ Maestas. Visa Championships 2012 Gymnastike Coverage Here is what you can expect to see on gymnastike during the Visa Championships: Podium Training Videos. We'll give you an inside view of the Visa Championships podium training day so you can get the first look at the gymnasts as they prepare for competition. Training takes place Wednesday, June 6th.  Video interviews. Hear from your favorite gymnasts and meet the rising stars before and after they take to the competition floor, and get a glimpse of the personalities of the stars of the 2012 Visa Championships LIVE Updates. Up-to-the minute competition quick hits, news, insights, and meet results throughout each and every day of competition.  Photo Galleries. We'll be showcasing the beatuiful, sharp shots by photographer Melissa Perensen  Competition Previews and Recaps. Comprehensive meet coverage, results and commentary from the Championship arena, AND the announcement of the 2012 US Olympic Trials qualifiers Behind the Scenes Videos. Not making the trip to St Louis? Don't worry, we've got you covered!  Links to gymnastike coverage: Visa Championships 2012 video channel HERE Visa Championships LIVE Updates HERE Photo galleries HERE Results and news to be posted HERE Follow us on twitter @gymnastike, and like us on facebook. Visa Championships 2012 Live Stream and TV Schedule: (all times EASTERN) June 8 - Women Day 1 8-10 p.m. Universal Sports - LIVE webcast on universalsports June 9 - Men Final Day 1-3 p.m. NBC - LIVE 8-10 p.m. Universal Sports re-air June 10 - Women Final Day 4-6 p.m. NBC - LIVE 8-10 p.m. Universal Sports re-air Meet Schedule - Follow LIVE Updates on Gymnastike throughout each session Thursday, June 7 1 p.m. - Junior Men Competition - Day 1 6:30 p.m. - Senior Men's Competition - Day 1 Friday, June 8 1 p.m. - Junior Women's Competition - Day 1 6:30 p.m. - Senior Women's Competition - Day 1 Saturday, June 9 11:30 a.m. - Senior Men's Competition - Final Day 6 p.m. - Junior Men's Competition - Final Day Sunday, June 10 10 a.m. - Junior Women's Competition - Final Day 2:30 p.m. - Senior Women's Competition - Final Day What's at Stake? 1. National titles in the all around as well as every event 2. Selection to the USA Junior and Senior National Teams 3. For senior level elites, selection to 2012 USA Olympic Trials! Only 12 men and 12 women will advance to San Jose for a chance to make the Olympic team! Meet Host - USA Gymnastics  - Link to official event website - Link to official results  The Gymnasts Defending Champions: Danell Leyva (sr men), Jordyn Wieber (sr women), Katelyn Ohashi (jr women), Adrian de los Angeles (16-18 jr men), Sean Melton (14-15 jr men). Women's field for the 2012 Visa Championships Listed by alphabetically by state. Subject to change Arizona Mykayla Skinner, Gilbert, Ariz., Desert Lights Gymnastics, senior California Lacy Dagen, Pleasanton, Calif., San Mateo Gymnastics, junior McKayla Maroney, Long Beach, Calif., All Olympia AOGC, senior Kyla Ross, Aliso Viejo, Calif., Gym-Max Gymnastics, senior Jessica Wang, Chino Hills, Calif., Winner's Academy of Gymnastics, junior Colorado Brandie Jay, Ft Collins, Colo., GK Gymnastics, senior Polina Shchennikova, Arvada, Colo., T.I.G.A.R., junior Georgia Amanda Huang, Roswell, Ga., Northwind Gymnastics Center, junior Megan Skaggs, Marietta, Ga., Gymnastics Academy of Atlanta, junior Illinois Anna Li, Aurora, Ill., Legacy Elite, senior Indiana Bridget Sloan, Pittsboro, Ind., Sharp's Gymnastics Academy, senior Kansas Madison Desch, Lenexa, Kan., Great American Gymnastics Express, junior Massachusetts  Alexandra Raisman, Needham, Mass., Brestyan's American Gymnastics, senior Alicia Sacramone, Winchester, Mass., Brestyan's American Gymnastics, senior Michigan Jordyn Wieber, DeWitt, Mich., Gedderts’ Twistars USA, senior Minnesota Maggie Nichols, Little Canada, Minn., Twin City Twisters, junior Missouri Brenna Dowell, Odessa, Mo., Great American Gymnastics Express, senior Sarah Finnegan, St. Louis, Mo., Great American Gymnastics Express, senior New Jersey Ashley Foss, Towaco, N.J., North Stars Gymnastics Academy, junior Lauren Hernandez, Old Bridge, N.J., Monmouth Gymnastic Academy, junior New York Sabrina Vega, Carmel, N.Y., Dynamic Gymnastics, senior Ohio Alexis Beucler, Findlay, Ohio, Cincinnati Gymnastics, junior Brianna Brown, West Chester, Ohio, Cincinnati Gymnastics, senior Nia Dennis, New Albany, Ohio, Buckeye Gymnastics, junior Amelia Hundley, Hamilton, Ohio, Cincinnati Gymnastics, junior Amanda Jetter, Milford, Ohio, Cincinnati Gymnastics, senior Lexie Priessman, Cincinnati, Ohio, Cincinnati Gymnastics, junior Pennsylvania Elizabeth Price, Coopersburg, Pa., Parkettes National Gymnastics Center, senior Meredith Sylvia, Macungie, Pa., Parkettes National Gymnastics Center, junior Texas Kennedy Baker, Flower Mound, Texas, Texas Dreams Gymnastics, senior Simone Biles, Spring, Texas, Bannon's Gymnastix, junior Mackenzie Brannan, Austin, Texas, Capital Gymnastics, senior Rebecca Bross, Plano, Texas, WOGA. Gymnastics, senior Peyton Ernst, Coppell, Texas, Texas Dreams Gymnastics, junior Ariana Guerra, League City, Texas, Texas Dreams Gymnastics, junior Veronica Hults, Allen, Texas, Texas Dreams Gymnastics, junior Bailie Key, Coppell, Texas, Texas Dreams Gymnastics, junior Ashton Kim, Westlake, Texas, Texas Dreams Gymnastics, junior Nicole Lehrmann, Cedar Park, Texas, Capital Gymnastics / Texas, junior Nastia Liukin, Parker, Texas, WOGA, senior Grace McLaughlin, Allen, Texas, WOGA, senior Shannon McNatt, Houston, Texas, Stars Gymnastics Training Center, junior Abigail Milliet, Denton, Texas, Denton Gymnastics Academy, senior Katelyn Ohashi, Plano, Texas, WOGA, junior McKenzie Wofford, McKinney, Texas, Zenith Elite Gymnastics Academy, senior Virginia Gabrielle, Douglas, Virginia Beach, Va., Chow's Gymnastics & Dance Institute, senior Senior men's field for the 2012 Visa Championships Listed by alphabetically by state. Subject to change Arizona Alex Naddour, Gilbert, Ariz., USA Youth Fitness Center California Donothan Bailey, Lake Forest, Calif., University of California - Berkeley Alexander Buscaglia, Stanford, Calif., Stanford University Adrian De Los Angeles, Long Beach, Calif., University of Michigan Joshua Dixon, San Jose, Calif., U.S. Olympic Training Center Gymnastics Jesse Glenn, Northridge, Calif., SCATS Gymnastics Glen Ishino, Santa Ana, Calif., University of California - Berkeley Steven Lacombe, Mission Viejo, Calif., University of California - Berkeley Masayoshi Mori, Irvine, Calif., University Of Illinois Sho Nakamori, Albany, Calif., Champions Academy Colorado Wyatt Baier, Denver, Colo., University Of Nebraska - Lincoln Andrew Elkind, Colorado Springs, Colo., U.S.O.T.C. Gymnastics Florida Danell Leyva, Miami, Fla., Universal Gymnastics Inc. Jake Martin, Ovieda, Fla., U.S.O.T.C. Gymnastics Edward Mesa, Cooper City, Fla., Universal Gymnastics Inc. Illinois Craig Hernandez, Libertyville, Ill., Penn State University Gymnastics Ryan Lieberman, Lake Forest, Ill., Stanford University Matthew Loochtan, Hawthorne Woods, Ill., Buffalo Grove Gymnastics Center David Sender, Arlington Heights, Ill., University of Illinois Massachusetts Matthew Felleman, Medway, Mass., Penn State University Gymnastics Michigan Samuel Mikulak, Ann Arbor, Mich., University of Michigan Daniel Zerbel, Portage, Mich., University of Illinois - Chicago New Jersey Mackenzie Dow, Cranford, N.J., Penn State University Gymnastics Brandon Wynn, Voorhees, N.J., The Ohio State University New Mexico C.J. Maestas, Corrales, N.M., University of Illinois New York Steven Legendre, Port Jefferson, N.Y., Cypress Academy of Gymnastics John Orozco, Bronx, N.Y., U.S.O.T.C. Gymnastics Eddie Penev, Penfield, N.Y., Stanford University Paul Ruggeri, Manlius, N.Y., University of Illinois Jesse Silverstein, Spring Valley, N.Y., U.S. Gymnastics Development Center II Nevada Jake Dalton, Reno, Nevada, University of Oklahoma Ohio Kristofer Done, Columbus, Ohio, The Ohio State University Trevor Howard, Columbus, Ohio, Hocking Valley Gymnastics Center Miguel Pineda, Galloway, Ohio, Penn State University Gymnastics Pennsylvania Scott Rosenthal, State College, Pa., Penn State University Gymnastics Sean Senters, Center Valley, Pa., Stanford University Tennessee Alexander Tighe, Mountain City, Tenn., Philadelphia Boys Gym & Temple University Texas Dylan Akers, Kingwood, Texas, University of Oklahoma Christopher Brooks, Houston, Texas, Cypress Academy of Gymnastics Randall Heflin, Houston, Texas, Cypress Academy of Gymnastics Jonathan Horton, Houston, Texas, Cypress Academy of Gymnastics Eric Schryver, Richardson, Texas, University Of Nebraska-Lincoln Washington Zachary Chase, Woodinville, Wash., University Of Minnesota

Jun 4, 2012

Upcoming Championships Finalize Memmel Decision

Jun 4, 2012