The U.S. Classic is an annual summer gymnastics meet for elite
artistic gymnasts of the
United States
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. The meet occurs before
Nationals and is a qualifier for it. In Olympic years, the aforementioned meets along with the U.S. Olympic Trials are used for selection to the team.
Background
Previously only women had competed in the event. Men, both junior and senior, will compete for the first time in 2022.
The senior all-around winners of the U.S. Classic include
Dominique Dawes
Dominique Margaux Dawes (born November 20, 1976) is a retired American artistic gymnast. Known in the gymnastics community as 'Awesome Dawesome', she was a 10-year member of the U.S. national gymnastics team, the 1994 U.S. all-around senior Nati ...
(1993),
Nastia Liukin
Anastasia "Nastia" Liukin (; russian: Анастасия Валерьевна Люкина ; born October 30, 1989) is a Russian-born American former artistic gymnast. She is the 2008 Olympic All-Around champion, a five-time Olympic medalist, ...
(2005), and
Aly Raisman
Alexandra Rose Raisman (born May 25, 1994) is a retired American artistic gymnast and two-time Olympian. She was captain of both the 2012 "Fierce Five" and 2016 " Final Five" U.S. women's Olympic gymnastics teams, which won their respective tea ...
(2011, 2012, 2016).
"Raisman and Biles Win Titles at the Secret U.S. Classic"
usagym.org. May 26, 2012. Retrieved April 30, 2013.
Past champions
Following is a list of past senior elite and junior elite champions of the U.S. Classic:
Sponsorships
In recent years the U.S. Classic has been sponsored by various companies, and the event is typically named for the sponsoring company. Below is a list of past and present sponsors of the event, as well as the official name of the event during the period of sponsorship:
See also
*American Cup
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*Winter Cup
The Winter Cup is an annual winter gymnastics meet for elite artistic gymnasts of the United States.
History
The first edition of the Winter Cup was held in 1997 and was initially a men's artistic gymnastics competition. Women competed at the ...
*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 Stat ...
* Olympic Trials
References
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External links
Secret U.S. Classic
official website
Artistic gymnastics competitions
Gymnastics competitions in the United States
Women's gymnastics