USA Gymnastics National Championships

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.

## History

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### 20th century

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Before 1970, the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) was the national governing body for gymnastics, so the national championships from 1963 to 1969 were run under the auspices of that organization.[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 several days during the summer.

### 21st century

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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 times consecutively. 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 times consecutively. 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

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The women's record, and overall record, of nine titles is held by Simone Biles, who won from 2013 to 2016, 2018 to 2019, 2021 and 2023 to 2024.[8] 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, Paul Hamm and Brody Malone each won three times. The record for most individual titles across all events is Simone Biles, with twenty.[9] 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

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USA Gymnastics National Championships champions  Year  | Date  | Location  | Women's Champion  | Men's Champion

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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 held | Katsutoshi Kanzaki
1968  | April 24–25 | Memphis, Tennessee | Linda Scott | Yoshi Hayasaki
1969  | April 25–26 | Long Beach, California | Joyce Tanac | Steve Hug
1970  | April 23–25 | Las Vegas, Nevada | Cathy Rigby | Makoto Sakamoto
1971  | November 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
1979  | May 18 | Dayton, Ohio | Leslie Pyfer | Bart Conner
1980  | April 19 | University of Utah
Columbus, Ohio | Julianne McNamara | Peter Vidmar
1981  | (W) May 12–14
(M) May 21–23 | Lehigh University
University of Nebraska–Lincoln | Tracee Talavera | Jim Hartung
1982  | (W) May 27–29
(M) June 3–5 | University of Utah
Syracuse, New York | Tracee Talavera | Peter Vidmar
1983  | June 3–8 | Chicago, Illinois | Dianne Durham | Mitch Gaylord
1984  | May 11–13 | Evanston, Illinois | Mary Lou Retton | Mitch Gaylord
1985  | June 6–9 | Jacksonville, Florida | Sabrina Mar | Brian Babcock
1986  | June 19–22 | Indianapolis, Indiana | Jennifer Sey | Tim Daggett
1987  | June 18–21 | Kansas City, Missouri | Kristie Phillips | Scott Johnson
1988  | July 7–10 | Houston, Texas | Phoebe Mills | Dan Hayden
1989  | July 6–9 | Minneapolis, Minnesota | Brandy Johnson | Tim Ryan
1990  | June 7–10 | Denver, Colorado | Kim Zmeskal | John Roethlisberger
1991  | June 6–9 | Cincinnati, Ohio | Kim Zmeskal | Chris Waller
1992  | May 14–17 | Columbus, Ohio | Kim Zmeskal | John Roethlisberger
1993  | August 25–28 | Salt Lake City, Utah | Shannon Miller | John Roethlisberger
1994  | August 24–27 | Nashville, Tennessee | Dominique Dawes | Scott Keswick
1995  | August 16–19 | New Orleans, Louisiana | Dominique Moceanu | John Roethlisberger
1996  | June 5–8 | Knoxville, Tennessee | Shannon Miller | Blaine Wilson
1997  | August 13–16 | Denver, Colorado | Vanessa Atler
Kristy Powell | Blaine Wilson
1998  | August 19–22 | Indianapolis, Indiana | Kristen Maloney | Blaine Wilson
1999  | August 25–28 | Sacramento, California | Kristen Maloney | Blaine Wilson
2000  | June 26–29 | St. Louis, Missouri | Elise Ray | Blaine Wilson
2001  | August 8–11 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Tasha Schwikert | Sean Townsend
2002  | August 7–10 | Cleveland, Ohio | Tasha Schwikert | Paul Hamm
2003  | June 19–22 | Milwaukee, Wisconsin | Courtney Kupets | Paul Hamm
2004  | June 2–5 | Nashville, Tennessee | Courtney Kupets
Carly Patterson | Paul Hamm
2005  | August 10–13 | Indianapolis, Indiana | Nastia Liukin | Todd Thornton
2006  | August 16–19 | Saint Paul, Minnesota | Nastia Liukin | Alexander Artemev
2007  | August 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
2009  | August 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
~~2020~~ | ~~June 4–7~~ | ~~Fort Worth, Texas~~ | Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic [10]
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 | Simone Biles | Brody Malone
2025 | August 7–10 | New Orleans, Louisiana | Hezly Rivera | Asher Hong
2026 | August 6–9 | Phoenix, Arizona |  |

*Unofficial national champion[1][2][11]

## Medalists

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Main article: List of U.S. National Championships medalists in gymnastics

## Gallery

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Multi-time Women's National Champions

Shannon Miller
1993 & 1996

Courtney Kupets
2003 & 2004

Nastia Liukin
2005 & 2006

Shawn Johnson
2007 & 2008

Jordyn Wieber
2011 & 2012

Simone Biles
2013–16, 2018–19, 2021, & 2023–24

Multi-time Men's National Champions

Bart Conner
1975 & 1979

Mitch Gaylord
1983 & 1984

Paul Hamm
2002, 2003, & 2004

Sam Mikulak
2013–16 & 2018–19

Brody Malone
2021–22, & 2024

## Event name

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In recent years, the USA Gymnastics National Championships have been sponsored by various companies, and the event is typically named for the sponsoring company.[12]

Year | Sponsor | Event Name

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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
2022 | OOFOS | OOFOS U.S. Gymnastics Championships[13]
2023–present | Xfinity | Xfinity U.S. Gymnastics Championships[14]

## See also

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* American Cup
* Nastia Liukin Cup
* U.S. Classic
* Winter Cup
* U.S. Olympic Trials
* List of medalists

## References

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1. ^ a b "Former Women's National Champions" Archived 2016-08-07 at the Wayback Machine. usagym.org. Retrieved August 18, 2013.
2. ^ a b "U.S. National Champions - Men" Archived 2016-04-23 at the Wayback Machine. usagym.org. Retrieved August 18, 2013.
3. ^ "Wieber wins back-to-back Visa Championships all-around titles" Archived 2020-11-27 at the Wayback Machine. usagym.org. June 10, 2012. Retrieved April 22, 2013.
4. ^ Gregorian, Vahe. "Wieber wins women's title, but U.S. team remains in flux". stltoday.com. June 11, 2012. Retrieved April 22, 2013.
5. ^ "Orozco comes from behind to win first U.S. all-around title at 2012 Visa Championships". usagym.org. June 9, 2012. Retrieved April 22, 2013.
6. ^ "Biles wins women's all-around at 2013 P&G Championships". usagym.org. August 17, 2013. Retrieved August 23, 2013.
7. ^ "Mikulak wins men's all-around at 2013 P&G Gymnastics Championships". usagym.org. August 18, 2013. Retrieved August 23, 2013.
8. ^ "Biles sweeps all to extend historical run; Senior Women's National Team announced at Xfinity U.S. Championships". USA Gymnastics. June 2, 2024.
9. ^ "Showing Skills No One Has Done Before, Simone Biles Blows The Doors Off A Sixth U.S. Gymnastics Title". teamusa.org. August 11, 2019. Retrieved August 12, 2019.
10. ^ "USA Gymnastics will not hold national championships in 2020, sets 2021 meets". NBC Sports. May 12, 2020.
11. ^ "Locations and Dates for USA Gymnastics National Championships" Archived 2016-08-07 at the Wayback Machine. usagym.org. Retrieved August 18, 2013.
12. ^ USA Gymnastics. "Artistic Gymnastics National Championships Results".
13. ^ "OOFOS teams up with USA Gymnastics as title sponsor of U.S. Gymnastics Championships". July 19, 2022.
14. ^ "Comcast Becomes Proud Partner of USA Gymnastics". USA Gymnastics. August 14, 2023.

## External links

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* USA Gymnastics Archived 2014-01-31 at the Wayback Machine

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