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.
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. The competition was televised by NBC Sports Network.
Competition schedule The competition featured Senior and Junior competitions for both women's and men's disciplines. 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. 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 Senior Women Simone Biles Kyla Ross Maggie Nichols Simone Biles MyKayla Skinner Ashton Locklear Madison Kocian Maggie Nichols Kyla Ross Simone BilesAlyssa Baumann Simone Biles MyKayla Skinner Maggie Nichols Junior Women Jazmyn Foberg Nia Dennis Norah Flatley Nia Dennis Olivia Trautman Jordan Chiles Jazmyn Foberg Norah Flatley Nia Dennis Alexis Vasquez Ragan Smith Lauren Navarro Nia Dennis Ragan Smith Jordan ChilesVictoria Nguyen Senior Men Sam Mikulak John Orozco Jacob Dalton Jacob Dalton Eddie Penev Paul Ruggeri Sam Mikulak Alex Naddour Ellis Mannon Brandon Wynn Donnell Whittenburg C.J. Maestas Donnell Whittenburg Paul Ruggeri Eddie Penev Danell Leyva Jonathan HortonJacob Dalton 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. Additionally Ashton Locklear, Madison Kocian, Brenna Dowell, and Madison Desch were also named to the team. 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.
Participants The following individuals are participating in competition:
Senior
Alyssa Baumann Simone Biles Madison Desch Brenna Dowell
Felicia Hano Veronica Hults Amelia Hundley Madison Kocian Ashton Locklear Maggie Nichols Kyla Ross Emily Schild MyKayla Skinner Macy Toronjo
Junior
Ariana Agrapides Elena Arenas Rachel Baumann Aria Brusch Jordan Chiles Nia Dennis Christina Desiderio Bailey Ferrer Rachael Flam Norah Flatley Jazmyn Foberg Molly Frack Margzetta Frazier Megan Freed Emily Gaskins Delanie Harkness Morgan Hurd Sydney Johnson-Scharpf Shilese Jones Adeline Kenlin
Taylor Lawson Maggie Musselman Lauren Navarro Victoria Nguyen Maile O'Keefe Marissa Oakley Abby Paulson Adriana Popp Grace Quinn Lexy Ramler Alyona Shchennikova Megan Skaggs Ragan Smith Deanne Soza Olivia Trautman Alexis Vasquez
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