2014 U.S. National Gymnastics Championships

The 2014 P&G U.S. National Gymnastics Championships was the 51st edition of the U.S. National Gymnastics Championships. The competition was held from August 21–24, 2014 at the CONSOL Energy Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.[1]

2014 P&G U.S. National Gymnastics Championships
VenueCONSOL Energy Center
LocationPittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
DateAugust 21, 2014 (2014-08-21)―August 24, 2014 (2014-08-24)

Event information

The fifty-first edition of the Championships, the competition was held at the CONSOL Energy Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; the home arena of the Pittsburgh Penguins. It was the first time the U.S. Championships have been held in Pennsylvania since 2001 and just the fourth since 1973.[1] The competition was televised by NBC Sports Network.[2]

Competition schedule

The competition featured Senior and Junior competitions for both women's and men's disciplines.[3] The competition was as follows;

Thursday, August 21

1:00 pm – Jr. Women’s Competition – Day 1
7:45 pm – Sr. Women’s Competition – Day 1

Friday, August 22

1:00 pm – Jr. Men’s Competition – Day 1
7:15 pm – Sr. Men’s Competition – Day 1

Saturday, August 23

1:00 pm – Jr. Women’s Competition – Final Day
7:30 pm – Sr. Women’s Competition – Final Day

Sunday, August 24

1:30 pm – Sr. Men’s Competition – Final Day
7:30 pm – Jr. Men’s Competition – Final Day

Note: all times are in Eastern Time Zone.

Sponsorship

Procter & Gamble, a multinational consumer goods company, was the title sponsor of the event; as part of the a deal the company signed with USA Gymnastics from 2013–16.[4] The competition was also presented by CoverGirl and Gilette. In addition, Vera Bradley, Deloitte, Kroger, OneAmerica, Faegre Baker Daniels and Washington National were all sponsoring the event.

Medalists
Event Gold Silver Bronze
Senior Women
Individual all-around Simone Biles Kyla Ross Maggie Nichols
Vault Simone Biles Mykayla Skinner none awarded
Uneven bars Ashton Locklear Madison Kocian Maggie Nichols
Balance beam Kyla Ross Simone Biles
Alyssa Baumann		 N/A
Floor Simone Biles Mykayla Skinner Maggie Nichols
Junior Women
Individual all-around Jazmyn Foberg Nia Dennis Norah Flatley
Vault Nia Dennis Olivia Trautman Jordan Chiles
Uneven bars Jazmyn Foberg Norah Flatley Nia Dennis
Balance beam Alexis Vasquez Ragan Smith Lauren Navarro
Floor Nia Dennis Ragan Smith Jordan Chiles
Victoria Nguyen
Senior Men
Individual all-around Sam Mikulak John Orozco Jacob Dalton
Floor Jacob Dalton Eddie Penev Paul Ruggeri
Pommel horse Sam Mikulak Alex Naddour Ellis Mannon
Rings Brandon Wynn Donnell Whittenburg C.J. Maestas
Vault Donnell Whittenburg Paul Ruggeri Eddie Penev
Parallel bars Danell Leyva Jonathan Horton
Jacob Dalton		 N/A
Horizontal bar John Orozco Sam Mikulak Paul Ruggeri

National Team

The top 6 placing seniors were automatically named National Team – Simone Biles, Kyla Ross, Maggie Nichols, Alyssa Baumann, MyKayla Skinner, and Amelia Hundley.[5] Additionally Ashton Locklear, Madison Kocian, Brenna Dowell, and Madison Desch were also named to the team.[6] As for juniors Jordan Chiles, Nia Dennis, Norah Flatley, Jazmyn Foberg, Emily Gaskins, Bailie Key, and Alexis Vasquez were all named to the junior national team.[7]

Participants

The following individuals are participating in competition:[8]

Senior

Junior

References
  1. "Multi-session tickets for 2014 P&G Gymnastics Championships go on sale March 3". USA Gymnastics. February 27, 2014.
  2. "Fans can watch all the action from the 2014 P&G Gymnastics Championships live this weekend". USA Gymnastics. August 19, 2014.
  3. "Start Lists & Results". pgchamps.com. P&G Gymnastics Championships.
  4. "USA Gymnastics announces P&G as title sponsor of P&G Gymnastics Championships and extends partnership through 2016". usagym.org. USA Gymnastics.
  5. "Biles storms to 2nd straight U.S. senior women's title". USA Gymnastics. August 23, 2014.
  6. "USA Gymnastics names U.S. Senior Women's National Team, Senior Pan Am Championships Team". USA Gymnastics. August 23, 2014.
  7. "USA Gymnastics names U.S. Women's Junior National Team". USA Gymnastics. August 23, 2014.
  8. "2013 World medalists Biles, Ross headline women's field at 2014 P&G Gymnastics Championships". USA Gymnastics. August 6, 2014.
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