USA Gymnastics National Championships

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The USA Gymnastics National Championships is the annual artistic gymnastics national competition held in the United States for elite-level competition. It is currently organized by USA Gymnastics, the governing body for gymnastics in the United States. The national championships have been held since 1963.

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History

20th century

Before 1970, the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) was the national governing body for gymnastics, so the USA Gymnastics national champions from 1963 to 1969 are not the official champions. [1] [2]

The first USA Gymnastics national championships were held in Park Ridge, Illinois, in June 1963. Since then, the event has been held each year, usually over a period of several days during the summer.

21st century

In 2012, the top three finishers in the women's all-around were Jordyn Wieber, Gabby Douglas, and Aly Raisman. It was Wieber's second consecutive all-around title. In the individual events, Douglas won on uneven bars, Raisman won on balance beam and floor, and Sacramone won on vault. [3] [4] In the men's all-around, the top three finishers were John Orozco, Danell Leyva, and Sam Mikulak. It was Orozco's first all-around title. Leyva won on parallel bars and high bar, Jacob Dalton won on floor, Alexander Naddour won on pommel horse, Jonathan Horton won on rings, and Sean Senters won on vault. [5]

In 2013, the top three finishers in the women's all-around were Simone Biles, Kyla Ross, and Brenna Dowell. In the individual events, Ross won on uneven bars and balance beam and her Olympic teammate McKayla Maroney won on vault and floor exercise; Biles swept the silver medals in each event. In the men's all-around, the top three finishers were Sam Mikulak, Alexander Naddour, and Jacob Dalton. [6] [7]

In 2014, the top three finishers in the women's all-around were Simone Biles, Kyla Ross, and Maggie Nichols. It was Biles's second consecutive all-around title. In the individual events, Biles won on both vault and floor exercise, Ross won on balance beam, and Ashton Locklear won on uneven bars. In the men's all-around, the top three finishers were Sam Mikulak, John Orozco, and Jacob Dalton. It was Mikulak's second consecutive all-around title. In the individual events, Dalton won on floor exercise, Mikulak won on pommel horse, Brandon Wynn won on still rings, Donnell Whittenburg won on vault, Danell Leyva won on parallel bars, and Orozco won on high bar.

In 2015, the top three finishers in the women's all-around were Simone Biles, Maggie Nichols, and Aly Raisman. It was Biles's third consecutive all-around title, and she became the first female gymnast since Kim Zmeskal (1990, 1991, and 1992) to win the all-around 3 consecutive times. In the individual events, Biles won on both vault and balance beam, Madison Kocian won on uneven bars, and Raisman won on floor exercise. In the men's all-around, the top three finishers were Sam Mikulak, Donnell Whittenburg, and Chris Brooks. This was Mikulak's third consecutive all-around title, and he became the first male gymnast since Paul Hamm (2002, 2003, and 2004) to win the all-around 3 consecutive times. In the individual events, Steven Legendre won on floor exercise, Alex Naddour won on pommel horse, Whittenburg won on still rings, Mikulak won on both vault and parallel bars, and Brooks won on high bar.

In 2016, the top three finishers in the women's all-around were Simone Biles, Aly Raisman, and Laurie Hernandez. It was Biles's fourth consecutive all-around title, and she became the first female gymnast since Joan Moore-Gnat (1971–1974) to win the all-around 4 consecutive times. In the individual events, Biles won on vault, balance beam, and floor exercise, and Ashton Locklear won on uneven bars. In the men's all-around, the top three finishers were Sam Mikulak, Chris Brooks, and Jake Dalton. This was Mikulak's fourth consecutive all-around title, and he became the first male gymnast since Blaine Wilson (1996–1999) to win the all-around four consecutive times. In the individual events, Dalton won on floor exercise and vault, Eddie Penev won on pommel horse, Donnell Whittenburg won on rings, Brooks won on parallel bars, and Paul Ruggeri won on high bar.

Records

The women's record, and overall record, of eight titles is held by Simone Biles, who won from 2013 to 2016, 2018 to 2019, 2021 and in 2023. The record for most men's all-around titles is held by Sam Mikulak, who won six competitions from 2013 to 2016 and 2018 to 2019. Blaine Wilson won five consecutive times from 1996 to 2000. Joan Moore Gnat and John Roethlisberger have both won four times. Kurt Thomas, Kim Zmeskal, and Paul Hamm each won three times. The record for most individual titles across all events is Simone Biles, with twenty. [8] The record for most titles in one event is a tie between Alicia Sacramone, who won six women's vault competitions from 2005 to 2008, 2010, and 2012, and Simone Biles, who won six women's vault competitions from 2014 to 2016, 2018, 2019, and 2021.

Championships

USA Gymnastics National Championships champions
YearDateLocationWomen's ChampionMen's Champion
1963*June 14–15 Park Ridge, Illinois Donna Schanezer Arthur Shurlock
1964*June 17–18 University of Iowa not held Rusty Mitchell
1965*April 16–17 Nashville, Tennessee Gail Daley Rusty Mitchell
1966*April 15–16 Colorado Springs, Colorado Donna Schanezer Rusty Mitchell
1967*April 13–15
April 28–29		 Tucson, Arizona
Iowa City, Iowa 		not heldKatsutoshi Kanzaki
1968April 24–25 Memphis, Tennessee Linda ScottYoshi Hayasaki
1969April 25–26 Long Beach, California Joyce Tanac Steve Hug
1970April 23–25 Las Vegas, Nevada Cathy Rigby Makoto Sakamoto
1971November 18–20 University of Illinois Joan Moore Gnat
Linda Metheny Mulvihill		Yoshi Takei
1972 Georgia Southern University Joan Moore Gnat
Cathy Rigby McCoy 		Yoshi Takei
1973(W) May 4–6
(M) May 4–5		 Seattle, Washington
Penn State University 		Joan Moore Gnat Marshall Avener
1974(W) May 30–June 1
(M) May 10–11		 Southern Illinois University
Berkeley, California 		Joan Moore Gnat John Crosby Jr.
1975(W) May 22–24
(M) June 12–14		 Eugene, Oregon
Southern Illinois University 		Tammy Manville Tom Beach
Bart Conner
1976(W) April 8–10
(M) May 21–22		 Allentown, Pennsylvania
Berkeley, California 		Denise Cheshire
Robin Huebner		 Kurt Thomas
1977(W) April 21–23
(M) May 6–7		 California State
Baton Rouge, Louisiana 		Donna Turnbow Kurt Thomas
1978(W) May 4–6
(M) June 1–3		 Uniondale, New York
UCLA 		Kathy Johnson Kurt Thomas
1979May 18 Dayton, Ohio Leslie Pyfer Bart Conner
1980April 19 University of Utah
Columbus, Ohio 		Julianne McNamara Peter Vidmar
1981(W) May 12–14
(M) May 21–23		 Lehigh University
University of Nebraska 		Tracee Talavera Jim Hartung
1982(W) May 27–29
(M) June 3–5		 University of Utah
Syracuse, New York 		Tracee Talavera Peter Vidmar
1983June 3–8 Chicago, Illinois Dianne Durham Mitch Gaylord
1984May 11–13 Evanston, Illinois Mary Lou Retton Mitch Gaylord
1985June 6–9 Jacksonville, Florida Sabrina Mar Brian Babcock
1986June 19–22 Indianapolis, Indiana Jennifer Sey Tim Daggett
1987June 18–21 Kansas City, Missouri Kristie Phillips Scott Johnson
1988July 7–10 Houston, Texas Phoebe Mills Dan Hayden
1989July 6–9 Minneapolis, Minnesota Brandy Johnson Tim Ryan
1990June 7–10 Denver, Colorado Kim Zmeskal John Roethlisberger
1991June 6–9 Cincinnati, Ohio Kim Zmeskal Chris Waller
1992May 14–17 Columbus, Ohio Kim Zmeskal John Roethlisberger
1993August 25–28 Salt Lake City, Utah Shannon Miller John Roethlisberger
1994August 24–27 Nashville, Tennessee Dominique Dawes Scott Keswick
1995August 16–19 New Orleans, Louisiana Dominique Moceanu John Roethlisberger
1996June 5–8 Knoxville, Tennessee Shannon Miller Blaine Wilson
1997August 13–16 Denver, Colorado Vanessa Atler
Kristy Powell 		Blaine Wilson
1998August 19–22 Indianapolis, Indiana Kristen Maloney Blaine Wilson
1999August 25–28 Sacramento, California Kristen Maloney Blaine Wilson
2000June 26–29 St. Louis, Missouri Elise Ray Blaine Wilson
2001August 8–11 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Tasha Schwikert Sean Townsend
2002August 7–10 Cleveland, Ohio Tasha Schwikert Paul Hamm
2003June 19–22 Milwaukee, Wisconsin Courtney Kupets Paul Hamm
2004June 2–5 Nashville, Tennessee Courtney Kupets
Carly Patterson 		Paul Hamm
2005August 10–13 Indianapolis, Indiana Nastia Liukin Todd Thornton
2006August 16–19 Saint Paul, Minnesota Nastia Liukin Alexander Artemev
2007August 15–18 San Jose, California Shawn Johnson David Durante
2008(W) June 5–7
(M) May 22–24		 Boston, Massachusetts
Houston, Texas 		Shawn Johnson David Sender
2009August 12–15 Dallas, Texas Bridget Sloan Jonathan Horton
2010 August 11–14 Hartford, Connecticut Rebecca Bross Jonathan Horton
2011 August 17–20 Saint Paul, Minnesota Jordyn Wieber Danell Leyva
2012 June 7–10 St. Louis, Missouri Jordyn Wieber John Orozco
2013 August 15–18 Hartford, Connecticut Simone Biles Sam Mikulak
2014 August 21–24 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Simone Biles Sam Mikulak
2015 August 13–16 Indianapolis, Indiana Simone Biles Sam Mikulak
2016 (W) June 24–26
(M) June 3–5		 St. Louis, Missouri
Hartford, Connecticut 		Simone Biles Sam Mikulak
2017 August 17–20 Anaheim, California Ragan Smith Yul Moldauer
2018 August 16–19 Boston, Massachusetts Simone Biles Sam Mikulak
2019 August 8–11 Kansas City, Missouri Simone Biles Sam Mikulak
2020June 4–7 Fort Worth, Texas Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the USA [9]
2021 June 3–6 Fort Worth, Texas Simone Biles Brody Malone
2022 August 18–21 Tampa, Florida Konnor McClain Brody Malone
2023 August 24–27 San Jose, California Simone Biles Asher Hong
2024 May 30–June 2 Fort Worth, Texas TBATBA

*Unofficial national champion [1] [2] [10]

Senior Women's Medalists

Women's National Champions
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Shannon Miller
1993 & 1996
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Dominique Dawes
1994
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Dominique Moceanu
1995
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Courtney Kupets
2003 & 2004
Nastia Liukin 2009.jpg
Nastia Liukin
2005 & 2006
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Shawn Johnson
2007 & 2008
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Jordyn Wieber
2011 & 2012
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Simone Biles
2013–16, 2018–21, & 2023
Men's National Champions
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Bart Conner
1975 & 1979
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Mitch Gaylord
1983 & 1984
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Paul Hamm
2002, 2003, & 2004
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Danell Leyva
2011
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Sam Mikulak
2013–16 & 2018–19
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Brody Malone
2021 & 2022

Event name

In recent years, the USA Gymnastics National Championships has been sponsored by various companies, and the event is typically named for the sponsoring company. [11]

YearSponsorEvent Name
1987–1988 McDonald's McDonald's U.S. Gymnastics Championships
1992 Phar-Mor Phar-Mor U.S. Gymnastics Championships
1993–1996 Coca-Cola Coca-Cola National Championships
1997–2000 John Hancock Financial John Hancock U.S. Gymnastics Championships
2004 Visa Visa U.S. Gymnastics Championships
2005–2012 Visa Visa Championships
2013–2017 Procter & Gamble P&G Gymnastics Championships
2018–2021 National Broadcasting Company NBC Gymnastics Championships
2022OOFOSOOFOS U.S. Gymnastics Championships [12]
2023– Xfinity Xfinity U.S. Gymnastics Championships [13]

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