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The 2023 U.S. National Gymnastics Championships, known as the 2023 Xfinity U.S. Gymnastics Championships, was the 59th edition of the
U.S. National Gymnastics 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 Stat ...
. The competition was held at the
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in
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from August 24–27, 2023.


Competition schedule

The competition featured Senior and Junior contests for both women's and men's disciplines. The competition schedule was as follows (in
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): * Thursday, August 24: Men's gymnastics – juniors at 11:30 a.m. and seniors at 5:00 p.m. * Friday, August 25: Women's gymnastics – juniors at 12:00 p.m. and seniors at 5:00 p.m. * Saturday, August 26: Men's gymnastics – juniors at 10:30 a.m. and seniors at 4:00 p.m. * Sunday, August 27: Women's gymnastics – juniors at 11:00 a.m. and seniors at 4:00 p.m. The event was broadcast on NBC Sports.


Sponsorship

In August,
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was announced as the title sponsor for the event.


Medalists


Women's national team

Following the competition the top ten senior women in the all-around were named to the senior national team:
Simone Biles Simone Arianne Biles (; born March 14, 1997) is an American artistic gymnast. Her seven Olympic medals tied with Shannon Miller for the most Olympic medals won by an American gymnast. Having won 25 World Championship medals, she is the most de ...
,
Shilese Jones Shilese Jones (born July 26, 2002) is an American artistic gymnast. She was a member of the teams that won gold at the 2022 World Championships and the 2018 Pan American Championships. Individually she is the 2022 World all-around silver meda ...
, Leanne Wong,
Skye Blakely Skye Amiel Blakely (born February 4, 2005) is an American Artistic gymnastics, artistic gymnast. She was a member of the teams who won gold at the 2022 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships, 2022 World Championships, silver at the 2022 Pan Ame ...
,
Jordan Chiles Jordan Lucella Elizabeth Chiles (born April 15, 2001) is an American artistic gymnast. She represented the United States at the 2020 Summer Olympics and won a silver medal in the team event. She was a member of the team that won gold at the ...
,
Katelyn Jong Katelyn Jong (born July 28, 2006) is an American artistic gymnast and a member of the United States women's national gymnastics team. She is the 2021 U.S. Junior National Champion. Early life Jong was born to Simon and Yoomin Jong in 2006 in ...
,
Joscelyn Roberson Joscelyn Michelle Roberson (born February 8, 2006) is an American artistic gymnast and member of the USA national gymnastics team. She was a member of the gold medal winning team at the 2023 World Championships. Early life Roberson was bor ...
,
Kayla DiCello Kayla Kecia DiCello ( or or ) (born January 25, 2004) is an American artistic gymnast. She is the 2021 World all-around bronze medalist. On the junior level, she is the 2019 Junior World vault champion and the 2019 U.S. Junior national all-a ...
,
Tiana Sumanasekera Tiana Sumanasekera (born September 15, 2007) is an American artistic gymnast and a member of the United States women's national artistic gymnastics team. She is the 2023 Pan American all-around and balance beam champion. Early life Sumanase ...
, and Amelia Disidore. The top six junior athletes were named to the junior national team:
Hezly Rivera Hezly Rivera (born June 4, 2008) is an American artistic gymnast. She was a member of the silver medal-winning team at the 2023 Junior World Championships. Additionally she is the 2023 Junior World silver medalist on floor exercise. Early l ...
, Kieryn Finnell, Izzy Stassi, Zoha Rasul, Gabby Hardie, and Reese Esponda.


Men's national team

After the competition the following male athletes were named to the senior national team: Cameron Bock, Jeremy Bischoff,
Brandon Briones Brandon Robert Briones (born April 29, 2001) is an American artistic gymnast. He is the 2018 Youth Olympic vault champion and was a reserve athlete for the 2020 Olympic men's gymnastics team. Personal life Briones was born in Park Ridge, I ...
,
Taylor Burkhart Taylor Anthony Burkhart (born September 21, 2002) is an American artistic gymnast. He is a member of the United States national gymnastics team and is currently competing in collegiate gymnastics for Stanford. He was the alternate for the gol ...
,
Alex Diab Alexander Michael Diab (born April 25, 1997) is an American artistic gymnast. He is a still rings specialist and is a member of the United States men's national gymnastics team. He was an alternate for the 2020 Summer Olympics. Diab was a member ...
, Dallas Hale,
Asher Hong Asher Keen Wah Hong (born March 23, 2004) is an American artistic gymnast. He is a member of the United States men's national gymnastics team. Personal life Hong was born in Plano, Texas, on March 23, 2004, to Rick and Karen Hong. He has t ...
,
Paul Juda Paul Wojciech Juda (born July 7, 2001) is an American artistic gymnast. He is currently competing for the Michigan Wolverines in NCAA gymnastics and is a member of the U.S. men's national team. Personal life Juda was born in Deerfield, Ill ...
,
Riley Loos Riley Austin Loos (born October 6, 2000) is an American artistic gymnast. He was a member of the gold medal-winning team at both the 2018 and 2022 Pan American Championships. He is a member of the United States men's national gymnastics team ...
,
Brody Malone John Brody Malone (born January 7, 2000) is an American artistic gymnast who represented the United States at the 2020 Summer Olympics. He is the 2022 World Champion on horizontal bar and is the 2021 and 2022 U.S. National Champion. He is a t ...
,
Yul Moldauer Yul Kyung-Tae Moldauer (born August 26, 1996) is an American artistic gymnast. He is the 2017 U.S. national all-around champion and the 2017 World bronze medalist on floor exercise. He represented the United States at the 2020 Summer Olympics. ...
,
Stephen Nedoroscik Stephen Nedoroscik (born October 28, 1998) is an American artistic gymnast who specializes on the pommel horse. He is the 2021 World Champion and a two-time NCAA National Champion on the event. He is a member of the United States men's nation ...
, Vahe Petrosyan,
Curran Phillips Curran Michael Phillips (born July 8, 2000) is an American artistic gymnast. He is a member of the United States men's national artistic gymnastics team and is the 2023 Pan American champion on horizontal bar. He previously competed in colle ...
,
Fred Richard Frederick Nathaniel Richard (born April 23, 2004) is an American artistic gymnast. He is the 2021 and 2022 Junior Pan American Champion. Personal life Richard was born on April 23, 2004, in Boston, Massachusetts, to Carl and Ann-Marie Rich ...
,
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Donnell Whittenburg Donnell Whittenburg (born August 18, 1994) is an American artistic gymnast whose strongest events are rings, vault, and floor. Early life Whittenburg is from central Baltimore, Maryland. Career Whittenburg won a bronze medal at the 2014 World ...
,
Shane Wiskus Shane Michael Wiskus (born October 1, 1998) is an American artistic gymnast who represented the United States at the 2020 Summer Olympics. Additionally, he represented the United States at the 2019 World Championships and is a three-time NCAA Ch ...
, and
Khoi Young Khoi Alexander Young (born December 31, 2002) is an American artistic gymnast. He was a member of the bronze medal winning team at the 2023 World Championships. He is a member of the United States men's national gymnastics team and currently ...
. The two athletes named to the senior development team were Landen Blixt and Joshua Karnes. Additionally, the teams for the upcoming
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and Pan American Games were named. Hong, Young, Moldauer, Richard, and Juda were named to the World Championships team with Walker serving as the traveling alternate. Walker, Wiskus, Whittenburg, Nedoroscik, and Bock were named to the Pan American Games team with Loos and Phillips serving as the non-traveling alternates. Petrosyan had earned himself an individual berth to compete at the Pan American Games as an individual when we won the
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.


Participants

The following athletes qualified to compete at this event:


Women


Senior

*
Simone Biles Simone Arianne Biles (; born March 14, 1997) is an American artistic gymnast. Her seven Olympic medals tied with Shannon Miller for the most Olympic medals won by an American gymnast. Having won 25 World Championship medals, she is the most de ...
( World Champions Centre) *
Skye Blakely Skye Amiel Blakely (born February 4, 2005) is an American Artistic gymnastics, artistic gymnast. She was a member of the teams who won gold at the 2022 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships, 2022 World Championships, silver at the 2022 Pan Ame ...
( WOGA Gymnastics) *
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(Brandy Johnson's Global Gymnastics) * Jade Carey (
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) * Dulcy Caylor (World Champions Centre) *
Jordan Chiles Jordan Lucella Elizabeth Chiles (born April 15, 2001) is an American artistic gymnast. She represented the United States at the 2020 Summer Olympics and won a silver medal in the team event. She was a member of the team that won gold at the ...
(World Champions Centre) *
Kayla DiCello Kayla Kecia DiCello ( or or ) (born January 25, 2004) is an American artistic gymnast. She is the 2021 World all-around bronze medalist. On the junior level, she is the 2019 Junior World vault champion and the 2019 U.S. Junior national all-a ...
(Hill's Gymnastics) * Amelia Disidore (
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) *
Addison Fatta Addison Fatta ( ) (born November 23, 2004) is an American artistic gymnast. She is a member of the United States national gymnastics team. Early life Fatta was born to Tony and Jen Fatta in 2004 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. She started gy ...
(Prestige Gymnastics) *
Madray Johnson Madray Emmanuelle Johnson (born July 16, 2007) is an American artistic gymnast. She is the 2021 Junior Pan American Games champion on uneven bars and balance beam and is the 2022 U.S. junior national champion. Gymnastics career Junior 202 ...
(WOGA Gymnastics) *
Shilese Jones Shilese Jones (born July 26, 2002) is an American artistic gymnast. She was a member of the teams that won gold at the 2022 World Championships and the 2018 Pan American Championships. Individually she is the 2022 World all-around silver meda ...
(Ascend Gymnastics Center) *
Katelyn Jong Katelyn Jong (born July 28, 2006) is an American artistic gymnast and a member of the United States women's national gymnastics team. She is the 2021 U.S. Junior National Champion. Early life Jong was born to Simon and Yoomin Jong in 2006 in ...
(Metroplex Gymnastics) *
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(WOGA Gymnastics) *
Sunisa Lee Sunisa "Suni" Lee (born Sunisa Phabsomphou; March 9, 2003) is a Hmong American artistic gymnast. She is the 2020 Olympic all-around champion and uneven bars bronze medalist. She was a member of the teams that won gold at the 2019 World Champi ...
(Midwest Gymnastics Center) *
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(San Mateo Gymnastic) *
Kaliya Lincoln Kaliya Lincoln (born April 23, 2006) is an American Artistic gymnastics, artistic gymnast. She is the 2023 Pan American Games champion on floor exercise and in the team event, and 2021 Junior Pan American Artistic Gymnastics Championships, 2021 ...
(WOGA Gymnastics) * Evelynn Lowe (Great American Gymnastics Express) *
Nola Matthews Nola Rhianne Matthews (born September 20, 2006) is an American artistic gymnast. She is the 2023 Pan American uneven bars champion. Early life Matthews was born on September 20, 2006, in San Jose, California to physician parents Drs. Kari Be ...
(Airborne Gymnastics Training Center) * Zoe Miller (World Champions Centre) *
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(
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) * Marissa Neal (Great American Gymnastics Express) * Michelle Pineda (Metroplex Gymnastics) *
Joscelyn Roberson Joscelyn Michelle Roberson (born February 8, 2006) is an American artistic gymnast and member of the USA national gymnastics team. She was a member of the gold medal winning team at the 2023 World Championships. Early life Roberson was bor ...
(World Champions Centre) *
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(WOGA Gymnastics) *
Tiana Sumanasekera Tiana Sumanasekera (born September 15, 2007) is an American artistic gymnast and a member of the United States women's national artistic gymnastics team. She is the 2023 Pan American all-around and balance beam champion. Early life Sumanase ...
(World Champions Centre) * Leanne Wong ( University of Florida Gymnastics) * Kelise Woolford ( Buckeye Gymnastics) *
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(Twin City Twisters) * Alicia Zhou (Love Gymnastics)


Junior

* Isabella Anzola (Georgia Elite Gymnastics) * Sage Bradford (WOGA Gymnastics) * Ly Bui (Great American Gymnastics Express) * Charleigh Bullock (Capital Gymnastics) * Lavi Crain (Great American Gymnastics Express) * Ally Damelio (San Mateo Gymnastics) * Nicole Desmond (Parkettes National Gymnastics Center) * Tatum Drusch (Flips Gymnastics) * Reese Esponda (Roots Gymnastics) * Kieryn Finnell (RGA) * Addy Fulcher (Bull City Gymnastics) * Jayla Hang (Pacific Reign Gymnastics) * Gabrielle Hardie (Twin City Twisters) * Zoey Molomo (Metroplex Gymnastics) * Ella Kate Parker (Cincinnati Gymnastics) * Claire Pease (WOGA Gymnastics) *
Hezly Rivera Hezly Rivera (born June 4, 2008) is an American artistic gymnast. She was a member of the silver medal-winning team at the 2023 Junior World Championships. Additionally she is the 2023 Junior World silver medalist on floor exercise. Early l ...
(WOGA Gymnastics) * Simone Rose (Pacific Reign Gymnastics) * Lacie Saltzman (Texas Dreams Gymnastics) * Audrey Snyder (First State Gymnastics) * Izzy Stassi (Buckeye Gymnastics) * Maliha Tressel (Twin City Twisters) * Tyler Turner (Airborne Gymnastics Training Center) * Camie Westerman (Hill's Gymnastics)


Men


Senior

* Javier Alfonso (
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) * Michael Artlip (Penn State University) * Fuzzy Benas (
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) * Maxim Bereznev (University of Oklahoma) * Jeremy Bischoff ( Stanford University) * Landen Blixt (University of Michigan) * Cameron Bock (University of Michigan) * Crew Bold (University of Michigan) *
Brandon Briones Brandon Robert Briones (born April 29, 2001) is an American artistic gymnast. He is the 2018 Youth Olympic vault champion and was a reserve athlete for the 2020 Olympic men's gymnastics team. Personal life Briones was born in Park Ridge, I ...
(Stanford University) *
Taylor Burkhart Taylor Anthony Burkhart (born September 21, 2002) is an American artistic gymnast. He is a member of the United States national gymnastics team and is currently competing in collegiate gymnastics for Stanford. He was the alternate for the gol ...
(Stanford University) * J.R. Chou (Stanford University) * Taylor Christopulos (
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) * Caden Clinton (Cypress Academy) * Matthew Cormier (Penn State University) * Chase Davenport-Mills (Ohio State University) *
Alex Diab Alexander Michael Diab (born April 25, 1997) is an American artistic gymnast. He is a still rings specialist and is a member of the United States men's national gymnastics team. He was an alternate for the 2020 Summer Olympics. Diab was a member ...
( EVO Gymnastics) *
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(U.S. Naval Academy) *
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(
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) * Ian Gunther (Stanford University) * Dallas Hale (Cypress Academy of Gymnastics) * Jackson Harrison (Arizona State) *
Asher Hong Asher Keen Wah Hong (born March 23, 2004) is an American artistic gymnast. He is a member of the United States men's national gymnastics team. Personal life Hong was born in Plano, Texas, on March 23, 2004, to Rick and Karen Hong. He has t ...
(Stanford University) *
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(U.S. Air Force Academy) * Michael Jaroh (Penn State University) *
Paul Juda Paul Wojciech Juda (born July 7, 2001) is an American artistic gymnast. He is currently competing for the Michigan Wolverines in NCAA gymnastics and is a member of the U.S. men's national team. Personal life Juda was born in Deerfield, Ill ...
(University of Michigan) * Alex Karadzhov ( EVO Gymnastics) * Joshua Karnes (Penn State University) *
Riley Loos Riley Austin Loos (born October 6, 2000) is an American artistic gymnast. He was a member of the gold medal-winning team at both the 2018 and 2022 Pan American Championships. He is a member of the United States men's national gymnastics team ...
(Stanford University) * Evan Manivong (University of Illinois) *
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(University of Illinois) *
Yul Moldauer Yul Kyung-Tae Moldauer (born August 26, 1996) is an American artistic gymnast. He is the 2017 U.S. national all-around champion and the 2017 World bronze medalist on floor exercise. He represented the United States at the 2020 Summer Olympics. ...
(5280 Gymnastics) *
Stephen Nedoroscik Stephen Nedoroscik (born October 28, 1998) is an American artistic gymnast who specializes on the pommel horse. He is the 2021 World Champion and a two-time NCAA National Champion on the event. He is a member of the United States men's nation ...
( EVO Gymnastics) *
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(Ohio State University) * Brandon Nguyen (Stanford University) * Zachary Nunez (University of Oklahoma) * Vahe Petrosyan (Gymnastics Olympica USA) *
Curran Phillips Curran Michael Phillips (born July 8, 2000) is an American artistic gymnast. He is a member of the United States men's national artistic gymnastics team and is the 2023 Pan American champion on horizontal bar. He previously competed in colle ...
( EVO Gymnastics) *
Fred Richard Frederick Nathaniel Richard (born April 23, 2004) is an American artistic gymnast. He is the 2021 and 2022 Junior Pan American Champion. Personal life Richard was born on April 23, 2004, in Boston, Massachusetts, to Carl and Ann-Marie Rich ...
(University of Michigan) * Ian Sandoval ( EVO Gymnastics) * Tyler Shimizu (UC Berkeley) * Landon Simpson (Penn State University) * Ian Skirkey (University of Illinois) * Blake Sun (Stanford University) * Alex Tapanes (Nova Gymnastics) *
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(Stanford University) *
Donnell Whittenburg Donnell Whittenburg (born August 18, 1994) is an American artistic gymnast whose strongest events are rings, vault, and floor. Early life Whittenburg is from central Baltimore, Maryland. Career Whittenburg won a bronze medal at the 2014 World ...
(Salto Gymnastics Center) *
Shane Wiskus Shane Michael Wiskus (born October 1, 1998) is an American artistic gymnast who represented the United States at the 2020 Summer Olympics. Additionally, he represented the United States at the 2019 World Championships and is a three-time NCAA Ch ...
( EVO Gymnastics) *
Khoi Young Khoi Alexander Young (born December 31, 2002) is an American artistic gymnast. He was a member of the bronze medal winning team at the 2023 World Championships. He is a member of the United States men's national gymnastics team and currently ...
(Stanford University) * Oliver Zavel (U.S. Air Force Academy)


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