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|---|---|
| Date(s) | March 7, 2015 |
| Venue | AT&T Stadium |
| Location | Arlington, Texas, U.S. |
| No. of competitors | 18 |
| Level | FIG World Cup |
| Winner(s) |  Simone Biles  Oleg Verniaiev |
| Preceded by | 2014 |
| Succeeded by | 2016 |
The 2015 AT&T American Cup is the 39th edition of the American Cup and the final event in the 2014-15 FIG World Cup series. [1]
| Rank | Gymnast |  |  |  |  | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Simone Biles (USA) | 16.033 | 15.200 | 15.066 | 16.000 | 62.299 |
 | Mykayla Skinner (USA) | 15.100 | 14.266 | 13.533 | 14.933 | 57.832 |
 |  Erika Fasana (ITA) | 14.533 | 13.900 | 13.800 | 14.400 | 56.633 |
| 4 |  Jessica López (VEN) | 15.000 | 14.933 | 13.166 | 13.266 | 56.365 |
| 5 |  Ellie Black (CAN) | 14.566 | 13.000 | 14.266 | 14.300 | 56.132 |
| 6 | Vanessa Ferrari (ITA) | 14.133 | 13.966 | 13.866 | 13.766 | 55.731 |
| 7 |  Emily Little (AUS) | 14.766 | 13.166 | 13.633 | 13.600 | 55.165 |
| 8 |  Natsumi Sasada (JPN) | 13.833 | 13.500 | 14.200 | 12.200 | 53.733 |
| 9 |  Claudia Fragapane (GBR) | 14.633 | 12.633 | 13.500 | 11.766 | 52.532 |
| Rank | Gymnast | |  |  | |  |  | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oleg Verniaiev (UKR) | 14.766 | 14.366 | 15.266 | 15.233 | 15.900 | 15.066 | 90.597 |
| Ryohei Kato (JPN) | 15.066 | 14.500 | 14.666 | 15.300 | 15.433 | 15.133 | 90.098 |
| Donnell Whittenburg (USA) | 15.400 | 13.966 | 15.500 | 15.300 | 15.400 | 14.366 | 89.932 |
| 4 | Sam Mikulak (USA) | 14.100 | 13.800 | 14.766 | 15.333 | 15.133 | 15.466 | 88.598 |
| 5 | Yusuke Tanaka (JPN) | 15.200 | 13.600 | 14.533 | 14.733 | 15.466 | 14.566 | 88.098 |
| 6 |  Jossimar Calvo (COL) | 13.566 | 14.566 | 14.266 | 14.933 | 15.533 | 15.033 | 87.897 |
| 7 |  Andrey Likhovitskiy (BLR) | 14.233 | 14.966 | 13.800 | 14.100 | 15.066 | 14.800 | 86.965 |
| 8 | Daniel Purvis (GBR) | 15.000 | 13.633 | 14.566 | 13.800 | 15.033 | 14.300 | 86.332 |
| 9 |  Alexis Torres Serrano (PUR) | 13.066 | 13.366 | 14.833 | 14.566 | 14.300 | 13.533 | 83.664 |
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