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2018 American Cup
The 2018 American Cup was part of the World Cup circuit in artistic gymnastics. Participants Results Women Men Nastia Liukin Cup The 9th annual Nastia Liukin Cup was held in conjunction with the 2018 American Cup. Since its inception in 2010, the competition has always been held on the Friday night before the American Cup, in the same arena. Medal winners Notable competitors Senior winner Haleigh Bryant would go on to win the 2020 Nastia Liukin Cup. Additionally she was the 2021 NCAA champion on vault. Senior competitor Natalie Wojcik would go on to win the balance beam title at the 2019 NCAA Championships. Junior bronze medalist Faith Torrez, alongside fellow juniors Olivia Greaves and Kailin Chio, would go on to make the USA national team. References {{DEFAULTSORT:American Cup American Cup (gymnastics) American Cup American Cup American Cup The American Cup (also known as the American Football Association Cup and the American Federati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mao Yi
Mao Yi (; born 16 September 1999) is a Chinese artistic gymnast. She won the silver medal with the team in 2015 World Gymnastic Championships. She competed in the 2016 Olympic Games, where she and her teammates won a bronze medal in the team event. Senior career Mao started her senior career in 2015. She was selected into the National Team in February, 2015. In May, she competed at the 2015 Chinese National Championships, winning silver with the Shanghai Team. She also placed fourth in the all-around, eighth on both balance beam and floor. Later, she made her international debut at the 2015 Asian Championships in Hiroshima, Japan, where she won silver with the Chinese Team and placed seventh on floor Noticeably, she upgraded her vault from a Yurchenko (D4.4) to a Double Twisting Yurchenko (D5.8) since her training at the National Team. Mao was named to compete at the 2015 World Championships, where she won silver with the team. In 2016 after finishing 2nd in the all around at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2020 American Cup
The 2020 American Cup was part of the World Cup circuit in artistic gymnastics. It was the only All-Around World Cup help in 2020 as the others were canceled due to the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic. Background The American Cup was originally to be the first of four All-Around World Cups to be used as a way for countries to qualify an additional Olympic berth for the 2020 Olympic Games. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the remaining World Cups in Birmingham, Stuttgart, and Tokyo were originally postponed until 2021 after the postponement of the 2020 Summer Olympics. However, in 2021 the World Cups were officially canceled and the Olympic berths were awarded to the top three countries from qualification during the 2019 World Championships. For men's artistic gymnastics this was Russia, China, and Japan; for women's it was the United States, China, and Russia. Participants The top 12 teams from the 2019 World Championships were allowed to send a competitor. For women ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Faith Torrez
Faith Torrez (born December 9, 2003) is an American artistic gymnast. She became a member of the United States national team in 2020 and made her international debut at 2020 Gymnix International, winning two golds and a bronze. Career Junior Torrez began gymnastics in 2008. As a junior, she competed at the Women's Junior Olympic National Championships in 2016, 2017, and 2018. She won gold on floor exercise in 2017. In 2018, she won all-around and balance beam gold, as well as floor exercise silver. In 2018, she competed at the Nastia Liukin Cup for the first time and won all-around bronze. She was the top scorer on floor with 9.600; her highest score of the competition was a 9.675 on vault. Senior 2019 Torrez became a senior in 2019. She competed at the Nastia Liukin Cup in March, finishing seventh all-around. At the American Classic in June, Torrez won all-around gold, finishing first on vault, second on uneven bars and floor exercise, and third on balance beam. In July ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haleigh Bryant
Haleigh Alexandra Bryant (born December 20, 2001) is an American artistic gymnast currently competing for Louisiana State University in the NCAA. She is the 2021 NCAA Champion on vault. Early life Bryant was born in Atlanta in 2001 to Terry and Trisha Bryant. She started training in gymnastics in 2004 and moved to North Carolina in 2011. Gymnastics career Level 10 2016–2017 Bryant competed at the 2016 Nastia Liukin Cup where she placed sixth in the junior division. She competed at the 2016 Junior Olympic Championships where she placed sixth in the all-around. At the 2017 Junior Olympic Championships Bryant placed first in the all-around in the junior-B division and also won titles on vault and floor exercise. 2018–2020 Bryant returned to the Nastia Liukin Cup in 2018, winning the senior title. At the 2018 Junior Olympic Championships she defended her vault title and finished second on floor exercise and third in the all-around. The following year Bryant once again won ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nastia Liukin Cup
The Nastia Liukin Cup (formerly the Nastia Liukin Supergirl Cup from 2010–11) is an annual artistic gymnastics competition held in the United States and hosted by Olympic gymnast Nastia Liukin. History In August 2009, USA Gymnastics announced that they had partnered with 2008 Olympic champion Nastia Liukin to create a competitive opportunity for the country's top Junior Olympic gymnasts that is intended to serve as a debut for pre-elite competitors on the national stage. The inaugural Nastia Liukin Cup was held in 2010 and had 36 participants. Eligible to compete are Level 10 female gymnasts in both the junior and senior fields. Gymnasts will be chosen to participate from a series of invitationals known as the Nastia Liukin Cup Series. Prior to 2014, junior and senior gymnasts competed in the same field. Champions Notable former competitors Olympians * Gabby Douglas – 2012 and 2016 Olympic Champion; 4th in 2010 * MyKayla Skinner – 2020 Olympic silver meda ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USA Gymnastics
United States of America Gymnastics (USA Gymnastics or USAG) is the national governing body for gymnastics in the United States. Established in 1963 as the U.S. Gymnastics Federation (USGF), USA Gymnastics is responsible for selecting and training national teams for the Olympic Games and World Championships. The mission of USA Gymnastics is to encourage participation and the pursuit of excellence in all aspects of gymnastics. The programs governed by USAG are: * Women's artistic gymnastics (WAG) * Men's artistic gymnastics (MAG) * Rhythmic gymnastics * Trampoline & tumbling (T&T) * Acrobatic gymnastics * Aerobic gymnastics (designated as discipline of gymnastics by the international body, the FIG) * Group gymnastics / Gymnastics for All The Women's Artistic program—comprising the events vault, uneven bars, balance beam, and floor exercise—has become well known through holding several nationally televised competitions each year. Events in the Men's Artistic program include fl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Petro Pakhnyuk
Petro Pakhnyuk or Petro Pakhniuk ( uk, Петро Пахнюк; born 26 November 1991 in Kyiv) is a Ukrainian (until 2014 and after 2017) and Azerbaijani (2014-2017) male artistic gymnast and member of the national team. Career He participated at the 2014 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Nanning, China, and qualified for the 2015 European Games and 2016 Summer Olympics. He is medalist of the European Games, Summer Universiades and European Championships. In 2021, he represented Ukraine at the 2020 Summer Olympics The , officially the and also known as , was an international multi-sport event held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some preliminary events that began on 21 July. Tokyo was selected as the host city during the ... in Tokyo, Japan. References External links * 1991 births Living people Ukrainian male artistic gymnasts Azerbaijani male artistic gymnasts Olympic gymnasts of Azerbaijan Gymnasts at the 2016 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Néstor Abad
Néstor Abad Sanjuan (born 29 March 1993) is a Spanish male artistic gymnast and part of the national team. He participated in every edition of the World Championships since his debut in 2013, and qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics and the 2020 Summer Olympics The , officially the and also known as , was an international multi-sport event held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some preliminary events that began on 21 July. Tokyo was selected as the host city during the .... References External links * * * * * 1993 births Living people Spanish male artistic gymnasts Gymnasts from Madrid Gymnasts at the 2015 European Games Gymnasts at the 2019 European Games European Games competitors for Spain Gymnasts at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics Gymnasts at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic gymnasts of Spain Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Spain Competitors at the 2013 Mediterranean Games Mediterranean Games medalists in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kenzo Shirai
is a common masculine Japanese given name. Possible writings Kenzō can be written using different kanji characters and can mean: *賢三, "wise, three" *健三, "healthy, three" *謙三, "humble, three" *健想, "healthy, concept" *建造, "build, create" *健蔵, "healthy, storehouse" *憲蔵, "constitution, storehouse" *研造, "polish, create" The name can also be written in hiragana or katakana. People *Emperor Kenzō (顕宗, born 5 AD), 23rd Japanese imperial ruler *Adachi Kenzō (謙蔵, 1864–1948), Japanese politician *Kenzo Fujisue (健三, born 1964), Japanese politician *, Japanese sport wrestler *Kenzo Kitakata (born 1947), Japanese novelist *Kenzō Kotani (1909–2003), last Yasukuni Shrine swordsmith *Kenzo Mori (1914–2007), Japanese-Canadian journalist and editor *Kenzo Nakamura (兼三, born 1973), retired judoka *William K. Nakamura (1922–1944), United States Army soldier *Kenzo Nambu (born 1992), Japanese footballer *Kenzo Okada (1902–1982), American ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kelly Simm
Kelly Jay Simm (born 23 April 1995) is an English artistic gymnastics, artistic gymnast. She is the 2015 Summer Universiade Gymnastics at the 2015 Summer Universiade – Women's artistic individual all-around, all-around champion, Gymnastics at the 2015 Summer Universiade – Women's vault, vault silver medalist, and Gymnastics at the 2015 Summer Universiade – Women's floor, floor bronze medalist. She represented England at the 2014 Commonwealth Games and won a gold medal in the Gymnastics at the 2014 Commonwealth Games – Women's artistic team all-around, team final. She competed at the 2015 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships, 2015 World Championships and she won the bronze medal with the team. Senior career 2014 Commonwealth Games In July 2014, Simm competed at the 2014 Commonwealth Games held in Glasgow, Scotland and was part of the England team that won the Gymnastics at the 2014 Commonwealth Games – Women's artistic team all-around, Women's artistic tea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philipp Herder
Philipp Herder (born 21 October 1992) is a retired German artistic gymnast who represented Germany at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. Career In 2011, Herder had a neck injury that required surgery to replace a disk with two fused vertebrae, and he temporarily retired from the sport, but he returned at the 2014 World Championships. Herder competed at the 2015 World Championships and helped the German team finish ninth in the qualification round. Herder competed at the 2016 Olympic Test Event and won the gold medal with the German team which allowed Germany to send a full team to the 2016 Olympic Games. Herder was selected as an alternate for Germany's 2016 Olympic team. Herder was selected to represent Germany at the 2020 Summer Olympics alongside Lukas Dauser, Nils Dunkel, and Andreas Toba Andreas Toba (born 7 October 1990 in Hanover) is a German gymnast. He is a three-time Olympian, having represented Germany at the Gymnastics at the 2012 Summer Olympics, 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
