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McNeill 2nd all-around at World prelims
USA Gymnastics - Oct 13, 2009
Tim McNeill is in second place in the all-around after the first qualifying session for the 2009 World Championships at The O2 Arena in London, Great Britain. Read More | More News
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Horton confident for Worlds Gymnastics
Chrös McDougall - Oct 13, 2009
Jonathan Horton, now 23, is the grizzled veteran and unparalleled leader on the six-man Team USA squad that is heading to London for the World Gymnastics Championships October 13-19. Read More | More News
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Liukin named to FIG Athletes’ Commission
Leslie King - USA Gymnastics - Oct 11, 2009
2008 Olympic all-around champion Nastia Liukin of Parker, Texas, was elected as a member of the International Gymnastics Federation's Athletes' Commission. Read More | More News
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US Women’s World Team Named
USA Gymnastics - Oct 04, 2009
Bridget Sloan, Rebecca Bross, Ivana Hong, and Kayla Williams will represent the United States on the U.S. Women’s Team at the 2009 World Championships, Oct. 13-18, in London, England Read More | More News
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World Sport Chicago unites kids,sports
Paul D. Bowker - Sep 30, 2009
As the U.S. awaits word on whether Chicago will host the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games, World Sport Chicago has been working to bring Olympians and Paralympians to the city for the past few years. Read More | More News
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USA wins 3 at Junior Japan International
USA Gymnastics - Sep 23, 2009
The USA’s Sophina DeJesus of Temecula, Calif., won the floor exercise gold medal at the 2009 Junior Japan International Competition on Sept. 23 in Yokohama, Japan. Read More | More News
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U.S. Men’s Team finalized for Worlds
USA Gymnastics - Sep 13, 2009
USA Gymnastics has finalized the U.S. Men’s World Championships Team for the 2009 World Gymnastics Championships, Oct. 13-19, at the O2 in London, England, following the team’s preparation camp. Read More | More News
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Liukin appears in Greenspan documentary
USA Gymnastics - Sep 04, 2009
2008 Olympic all-around champion Nastia Liukin of Parker, Texas, is one of six U.S. Olympians featured in the original documentary “Bud Greenspan Presents: Beijing 2008 – America’s Olympic Glory.” Read More | More News
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2009 Visa Championships Photo Updates
USOC - Aug 14, 2009
This gallery features photos from the 2009 Visa Championships, Aug. 12-15, 2009 at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas. The Visa Championships serve as the US Nationals. View Gallery | More Galleries
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Horton wins all-around title
Sam Kilgore - U.S. Olympic Committee - Aug 16, 2009
2008 Olympic high bar silver-medalist Jonathon Horton of Houston won the U.S. all-around title tonight at the 2009 Visa Championships at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas. Read More | More News
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Men's national team set
Leslie King, USA Gymnastics - Aug 15, 2009
DALLAS, Texas, Aug. 15, 2009 - Olympic medalists Jonathan Horton and Alexander Artemev headline the U.S. Men's Team for the 2009 World Gymnastics Championships. Read More | More News
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Bross tops women’s all-around
Sam Kilgore - U.S. Olympic Committee - Aug 13, 2009
Rebecca Bross of Plano, Texas, finished the first day atop the senior all-around rankings with a score of 58.550 at the 2009 Visa Championships at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas. Read More | More News
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Seven Olympians compete at Nationals
Chrös McDougall - Aug 13, 2009
The top young American gymnasts have gathered in Dallas this week for the national championships, known as the Visa Championships. Read More | More News
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Poise, grace and American pride
Chrös McDougall - Aug 13, 2009
Gymnastics is always one of the most popular sports in an Olympic year, but 2008 was special. Team USA came away with more medals than ever at an Olympic Games held outside of the U.S. Read More | More News
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Horton leads men at Visa Championships
Leslie King - USA Gymnastics - Aug 12, 2009
2008 Olympic silver-medalist Jonathan Horton of Houston came from behind to take the lead in the men’s all-around in the senior men’s competition at the 2009 Visa Championships in Dallas, Texas. Read More | More News
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Introducing the Nastia Liukin Cup
USA Gymnastics - Aug 11, 2009
USA Gymnastics and Nastia Liukin, the 2008 Olympic all-around champion, have joined forces to provide a competitive opportunity for the country’s top Junior Olympic gymnasts, the Nastia Liukin Cup. Read More | More News
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Visa Championships honor achievements
USA Gymnastics - Aug 07, 2009
USA Gymnastics will recognize Dallas-Ft. Worth gymnasts for Olympic and world achievements as well as celebrate the 2008 U.S. Olympic Gymnastics Team during the 2009 Visa Championships. Read More | More News
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Courtney wins at CoverGirl Classic
USA Gymnastics - Jul 27, 2009
Olivia Courtney of Orlando, Fla./Orlando Metro won the all-around title with a score of 57.40 at the CoverGirl Classic at Veterans Memorial Auditorium in Des Moines, Iowa. Read More | More News
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Grabbing back on
Chrös McDougall - Jul 24, 2009
Samantha Peszek might be more famous for what she didn't do at the 2008 Beijing Olympics than what she did. But 11 months later, she has put that behind her. Read More | More News
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Amazing Moments: Kerri Strug
Christie Succop - Jul 23, 2009
Thirteen years ago, gymnast Kerri Strug landed a vault that won the team gold medal for the Magnificent Seven at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta. Read More | More News
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Liukin, Johnson win ESPY Awards
USA Gymnastics - Jul 16, 2009
2008 Olympic gold medalists Nastia Liukin and Shawn Johnson each received a 2009 ESPY Award. Read More | More News
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Liukin, Peszek join CoverGirl Classic
Sam Kilgore - USA Gymnastics - Jul 16, 2009
Nastia Liukin of Parker, Texas, and Samantha Peszek of Indianapolis, Ind., are among 132 women expected to compete in the CoverGirl Classic in Des Moines, Iowa. Read More | More News
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Grossfeld voted into Hall of Fame
USA Gymnastics - Jul 07, 2009
Three-time U.S. Olympic men’s gymnastics head coach Abie Grossfeld, is among the 2009 class of inductees for the U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame presented by Allstate. Read More | More News
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Men’s team named for ’09 Japan Cup
Leslie King - USA Gymnastics - Jul 02, 2009
2008 Olympic silver-medalist Jonathan Horton of Houston headlines the U.S. men’s squad that will compete in the 2009 Japan Cup, July 18-19, at the Makuhari Event Hall in Chiba, Japan. Read More | More News
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3 U.S. gymnasts nominated for ESPYs
USA Gymnastics - Jun 29, 2009
2008 Olympic all-around champion Nastia Liukin, 2008 Olympic balance beam gold-medalist Shawn Johnson, and 2004 Olympic silver-medalist Courtney Kupets are nominees for 2009 ESPY Awards. Read More | More News
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Liukin receives USOC award
Leslie King - USA Gymnastics - Jun 24, 2009
Nastia Liukin officially received her 2008 U.S. Olympic Committee Co-Sportswoman of the Year award in a presentation as part of an Olympic Day celebration held at WOGA Dallas on June 23. Read More | More News
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Gymnast Horton's balancing act
NANCY ARMOUR - Jun 04, 2009
Jonathan Horton is used to having a jam-packed schedule. Read More | More News
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Trampoline on "Good Morning America"
USA Gymnastics - May 26, 2009
Under the signature neon signs of Broadway in the center of Manhattan's bustling crossroads, U.S. senior trampoline national team member Steven Gluckstein soared into the air in Times Square. Read More | More News
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Johnson Wins "DWTS"
Sandy Cohen - May 20, 2009
Olympic gymnast Shawn Johnson, the show's youngest competitor ever at 17, was named the new "Dancing" champ Tuesday, beating out fellow finalists Gilles Marini and Melissa Rycroft. Read More | More News
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Catching up with Alicia Sacramone
USA Gymnastics - May 14, 2009
Alicia Sacramone was the de facto captain of the U.S. women's team that won the team silver medal at the 2008 Olympic Games, as well as finished fourth on vault. Read More | More News
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U.S. women defeat France in friendly
USA Gymnastics - May 10, 2009
The U.S. Women's Team won their second international friendly exchange as they defeated France on May 8. Read More | More News
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U.S. gymnasts top Germany
Leslie King - May 03, 2009
The U.S. Women's Team handily bested its German counterparts in the team competition in the friendly exchange with Germany on May 2. Read More | More News
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Kupets talks about career & plans
USA Gymnastics - Apr 30, 2009
Courtney Kupets of Athens, Ga., just won the Honda Sports Award as the country's top female gymnast. Read More | More News
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Catching up with Nastia
USA Gymnastics - Apr 23, 2009
Liukin's life has been a whirlwind since Beijing and she has attended New York's Fashion Week, modeled for designer Max Azria and designed a clothing line for Vanilla Jeans. Read More | More News
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Johnson wins 79th AAU Sullivan Award
Karen Saladyga - Apr 16, 2009
2008 Olympic balance beam gold-medalist Shawn Johnson of West Des Moines, Iowa, was named the recipient of the 79th Annual AAU Sullivan Award at a dinner at the New York Athletic Club. Read More | More News
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Liukin & Johnson are Sullivan finalists
Karen Saladyga - Apr 07, 2009
2008 Olympic all-around champion Nastia Liukin and 2008 Olympic balance beam gold-medalist Shawn Johnson are two of five amateur athletes chosen as finalists for the 79th Annual AAU Sullivan Award. Read More | More News
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2009 Visa Champ ticket packages on SALE
USA Gymnastics - Apr 01, 2009
All-session ticket packages for rhythmic gymnastics, trampoline and tumbling, and acrobatic gymnastics at the 2009 Visa Championships go on sale on March 31. Read More | More News
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NCAA Championships in April
Leslie King - USA Gymnastics - Mar 24, 2009
April is gymnastics championship month for NCAA; NCAA regionals for women's gymnastics. April 4; NCAA men's and women's national championships, April 16-18. Read More | More News
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USA Gymnastics founder Sundby dies at 87
USA Gymnastics - Mar 19, 2009
Glenn Marlin Sundby of Carlsbad, Calif., one of the founders of the U.S. Gymnastics Federation now known as USA Gymnastics, died March 18 at the age of 87. Read More | More News
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Larson wins beam & floor at World Cup
Karen Saladyga - USA Gymnastics - Mar 09, 2009
Mattie Larson of Los Angeles/All Olympia, won balance beam and floor exercise on the second day of finals at the World Cup in Montreal, Que., Canada. Read More | More News
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Liukin, Johnson, Horton Up for Award
Karen Saladyga - USA Gymnastics - Mar 05, 2009
Fans can vote online at www.usatoday.com for either Jon, Shawn, or Nastia, among other atheltes, to determine the winner of the 79th Annual AAU James E. Sullivan Award. Read More | More News
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2009 Tyson American Cup
- Feb 27, 2009
2009 Tyson American Cup in front of a crowd of 6,388 at the Sears Centre Arena in Hoffman Estates, Ill. View Gallery | More Galleries
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Wieber wins Tyson American Cup
Karen Saladyga - Feb 21, 2009
The USA’s Jordyn Wieber and Germany’s Fabian Hambuechen won the all-around titles at the 2009 Tyson American Cup. Read More | More News
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Bridget Sloan Comes Into Her Own
Chrös McDougall - Feb 21, 2009
Bridget Sloan didn't even have her learner's permit when she was receiving the team silver medal last summer at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. A lot has changed for Sloan since then. Read More | More News
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Liukin Dons Red Dress for Good Cause
USA Gymnastics - Feb 13, 2009
2008 Olympic all-around champion Nastia Liukin participated in the sixth annual Red Dress Collection Fashion Show on February 13, 2009. Read More | More News
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Men's Senior National Team Named
USA Gymnastics - Feb 09, 2009
(INDIANAPOLIS, Ind.) - USA Gymnastics named the 2009 U.S. Men's Senior National Team following the conclusion of the Winter Cup Challenge. Read More | More News
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Hagerty wins all-around
Karen Saladyga - Feb 08, 2009
LAS VEGAS, Nev., Feb. 7, 2009 – Joseph Hagerty of Rio Rancho, N.M./U.S. Olympic Training Center, won the all-around at the 2009 Winter Cup Challenge at the Las Vegas Center. Read More | More News
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Johnson will compete on DWTS
USA Gymnastics - Feb 08, 2009
Olympic gold-medalist Shawn Johnson of West Des Moines, Iowa, is one of the celebrities appearing on "Dancing with the Stars" during the show's eighth season, which begins on March 9 at 8 p.m. ET. Read More | More News
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2009 Hall of Fame inductees Named
USA Gymnastics - Feb 04, 2009
USA Gymnastics names 2009 Hall of Fame inductees including 2004 Olympic all-around champion Carly Patterson. Read More | More News
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Liukin USOC Co-SportsWoman of the Year
Karen Saladyga - USA Gymnastics - Jan 22, 2009
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. - 2008 Olympic all-around champion Nastia Liukin of Parker, Texas, was named the 2008 U.S. Olympic Committee's Co-SportsWoman of the Year. Read More | More News