Press Releases and other News Reports

• USA Gymnastics names U.S. Women’s Team for 2007 World Championships
  SAN JOSE, Calif., Aug. 18, 2007 – USA Gymnastics has named the U.S. Women’s Team that will compete in the 2007 World Gymnastics Championships, Sept. 1-9, 2007, in Stuttgart, Germany. The seven members of the team are: Ivana Hong of Blue Springs, Mo./GAGE; Shawn Johnson of West Des Moines, Iowa/Chow’s Gymnastics; Nastia Liukin of Parker, Texas/WOGA; Samantha Peszek of Indianapolis, Ind./DeVeau’s Gymnastics; Alicia Sacramone of Winchester, Mass./Brestyan’s; Bridget Sloan of Pittsboro, Ind./Sharp’s Gymnastics Academy; and Shayla Worley of Orlando, Fla./Orlando Metro.
• USA Gymnastics names U.S. Men’s Team for 2007 World Championships
  SAN JOSE, Calif., Aug. 18, 2007 – USA Gymnastics has named the U.S. Men’s Team that will compete in the 2007 World Gymnastics Championships, Sept. 1-9, 2007, in Stuttgart, Germany. The six members of the team are: Guillermo Alvarez of Denver, Team Chevron; Alexander Artemev of Morrison, Colo., Team Chevron; David Durante of Garwood, N.J., Team Chevron; Sean Golden, Camden of N.J., Team Chevron; Jonathan Horton of Houston, University of Oklahoma; and Kevin Tan of Fremont, Calif., Team Chevron. Sho Nakamori of Albany, Calif./Stanford University, is the team alternate.
• Johnson wins women’s all-around at 2007 Visa Championships
  SAN JOSE, Calif., Aug. 18, 2007 – Shawn Johnson of West Des Moines, Iowa, won the senior women’s all-around competition at the 2007 Visa Championships at the HP Pavilion at San Jose (Calif.). Shayla Worley of Orlando finished second and Nastia Liukin of Parker, Texas, placed third.
  | Women's Results| – Also see: | Junior Women's Finals Results |
• August 18, 2007 – Bross wins women’s junior all-around crown at 2007 Visa Championships
  SAN JOSE, Calif., Aug. 18, 2007 – Rebecca Bross of Plano, Texas, won the junior national all-around title with a score of 119.40 at the 2007 Visa Championships at the HP Pavilion at San Jose (Calif.). Samantha Shapiro of Los Angeles took second all-around with a total score of 117.50, followed by Jordyn Wieber of Dewitt, Mich., in third with a 116.20.
  | Women's Results| – Also see: | Junior Women's All-Around Results |
• Amaro, Spray win third straight U.S. acrobatic gymnastics men’s pair title
  SAN JOSE, Calif., Aug. 18, 2007 – Julian Amaro of Pleasanton, Calif., and Tyler Spray of Livermore, Calif., earned their third consecutive U.S. all-around title in senior elite men’s pair, and the trio of Mariah Henninger of Walnut Creek, Calif., Ally Kidd of Livermore, Calif., and Tisa Penny of San Leandro, Calif., defended its senior elite women’s group title in acrobatic gymnastics competition at the 2007 Visa Championships in San Jose, Calif... | Acro Results |
• Wang wins rhythmic gymnastics senior all-around at 2007 Visa Championships
  SAN JOSE, Calif., Aug. 18, 2007 – 2007 Pan Am Games all-around champion Lisa Wang of Buffalo Grove, Ill., won her second consecutive U.S. rhythmic gymnastics all-around title at the 2007 Visa Championships in San Jose, Calif. Four-time U.S. junior all-around champion Rachel Marmer of Los Angeles was second and 2007 Pan Am Games ribbon silver-medalist Julie Zetlin of Bethesda, Md., finished third... (results included in release)
• August 17, 2007 – Durante wins men’s all-around at 2007 Visa Championships
  SAN JOSE, Calif., Aug. 17, 2007—David Durante of Garwood, N.J., earned his first-career U.S. all-around title at the 2007 Visa Championships at the HP Pavilion at San Jose (Calif.). Guillermo Alvarez of Denver finished just .20 points behind Durante, while Sho Nakamori of Albany, Calif., rounded out the top three...
    | Quick Hit Commentary | Combined Results | – Individual Events: | AA | – | FX | PH | SR | VT | PB | HB |
• August 17, 2007 – Acrobatic gymnastics champions crowned in balance, dynamic at 2007 Visa Championships
  SAN JOSE, Calif., Aug. 17, 2007 – Two-time defending U.S. senior elite men’s pair champions Julian Amaro of Pleasanton, Calif., and Tyler Spray of Livermore, Calif., won gold medals in both balance and dynamic at the 2007 Visa Championships in San Jose, Calif. Acrobatic gymnastics competition at the Visa Championships concludes on Saturday, Aug. 18, at 10 a.m. PT when the junior and senior elite all-around champions are crowned...
  | Acro Results A (balance) | Acro Results B | Photo Gallery |
• August 15, 2007 – Johnson leads senior women's all-around at the 2007 Visa Championships
  SAN JOSE, Calif., Aug. 16, 2007 – 2007 Pan American Games all-around champion Shawn Johnson of West Des Moines, Iowa, leads the senior women's all-around competition going into the final round of the 2007 Visa Championships on Saturday, Aug. 18, at 6 p.m. PT at the HP Pavilion at San Jose (Calif.). The U.S. women's champion will be crowned on Saturday based on the total two-day score...
    | Quick Hit Commentary | Senior Women Results | Photo Gallery |
• August 16, 2007 – Bross leads junior women at Visa Championships after first day of competition
  SAN JOSE, Calif., Aug. 16, 2007 – Pan American Games all-around silver-medalist Rebecca Bross of Plano, Texas, leads the all-around with a score of 58.95 after the first day of the junior competition at the 2007 Visa Championships at the HP Pavilion at San Jose (Calif.).
    | Quick Hit Commentary | Junior Women Results | Photo Gallery |
• August 16, 2007 – Wang wins two gold medals in rhythmic gymnastics at 2007 Visa Championships
  SAN JOSE, Calif., Aug. 16, 2007 – 2007 Pan Am Games rhythmic gymnastics all-around champion Lisa Wang of Buffalo Grove, Ill., won hoop and clubs and leads the all-around competition at the 2007 Visa Championships at the San Jose (Calif.) McEnery Convention Center. In the junior division, Marlee Shape, also of Buffalo Grove, Ill., claimed two individual event titles, hoop and ribbon, and is first in the all-around competition at the half-way point.
  The all-around finals for rhythmic gymnastics are Saturday, Aug. 18, at 10 a.m. PT.
    | Rhythmic Junior/Senior Results | Photo Gallery |
• August 15, 2007 – Artemev, Durante lead senior men’s all-around at 2007 Visa Championships – SAN JOSE, Calif., Aug. 15, 2007—2006 U.S. all-around champion Alexander Artemev of Morrison, Colo., and David Durante of Garwood, N.J., are tied for first and lead the men’s senior all-around competition at the 2007 Visa Championships at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, Calif...
    | Quick Hit Commentary | Complete Junior Results | Start List for Senior Division Finals Competition |
• August 15, 2007 – Bilozertchev, Orozco win men’s junior all-around titles at 2007 Visa Championships
  SAN JOSE, Calif., Aug. 15, 2007 – Alexy Bilozertchev of Hilliard, Ohio, and John Orozco of Bronx, N.Y., won the junior men’s 16-18 year-old and 14-15 year-old all-around titles, respectively, at the 2007 Visa Championships at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, Calif. In addition, Bilozertchev also won pommel horse, while Orozco claimed three individual event titles: still rings, parallel bars and high bar...
    | Quick Hit Commentary | Complete Junior Results |
• August 10, 2007 – USA Gymnastics announces sites for 2008 Visa Championships
  INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Aug. 10, 2007 – With the 2008 Olympic Games just one year away, the 2007 Visa Championships, Aug. 15-18 in San Jose, Calif., is definitely the place to see the USA’s gymnastics stars, all of whom are vying for coveted U.S. titles and a berth on the 2007 World Championships Team. The artistic gymnastics field boasts three Olympians and five world champions among the country’s best. The Visa Championships also showcases the nation’s best in rhythmic and acrobatic gymnastics...
• August 9, 2007 – USA Gymnastics announces sites for 2008 Visa Championships
  INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Aug. 9, 2007 – USA Gymnastics has awarded the 2008 Visa Championships to two cities that have strong gymnastics communities and a history of proven success in hosting premier events: Houston will host the men’s artistic gymnastics, rhythmic gymnastics and trampoline and tumbling competition for the Visa Championships at Reliant Park, May 22-24; and Boston will stage the women’s competition at Agganis Arena at Boston University, June 5-7. The 2008 Visa Championships will play an important role in qualifying for the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Gymnastics...
• August 9, 2007 – Acrobatic gymnastics field set for 2007 Visa Championships
  INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Aug. 9, 2007 – Two-time defending U.S. men’s pair champions Julian Amaro of Pleasanton, Calif., and Tyler Spray of Livermore, Calif., are two of 27 acrobatic gymnasts competing in the junior and senior elite divisions at the 2007 Visa Championships, Aug. 15-18 in San Jose, Calif. In addition to national titles, berths on the 2007 U.S. Acrobatic Gymnastics National Team are at stake...
• August 9, 2007 – Rhythmic gymnastics field set for 2007 Visa Championships
  INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Aug. 9, 2007 – 2007 Pan Am gold medalist and defending U.S. all-around champion Lisa Wang of Buffalo Grove, Ill., is one of 42 rhythmic gymnasts competing in the junior and senior divisions at the 2007 Visa Championships, Aug. 15-18, in San Jose, Calif. At the conclusion of the Visa Championships, the members of the 2007 World Championships Team and the 2007 Rhythmic Gymnastics National Team will be named...
• August 9, 2007 – LaLanne highlights celebrities participating in fan activities at Visa Championships
  SAN JOSE, Calif., Aug. 8, 2007 – Fitness pioneer Jack LaLanne, San Jose Mayor Chuck Reed, and Olympic champion Peter Vidmar are among the local and gymnastics celebrities who are participating in the family-friendly activities surrounding the 2007 Visa Championships, Aug. 15-18, in San Jose, Calif. A variety of free fan activities to celebrate USA Gymnastics’ national championships are scheduled for the Visa Championships Fitness Plaza, located at the Circle of Palms near the Fairmont Hotel in downtown San Jose, and the Visa Fan Fest, situated on Autumn Street adjacent to HP Pavilion at San Jose...
• August 2, 2007 – 47 women qualify for 2007 Visa Championships
  
• July 29, 2007 – Sloan wins senior all-around at 2007 U.S. Classic
  BATTLE CREEK, Mich., July 29, 2007 – Bridget Sloan of Pittsboro, Ind., won the senior all-around title at the 2007 U.S. Classic in Battle Creek, Mich., and 2005 world floor exercise champion Alicia Sacramone of Winchester, Mass., won three individual events. Rhegan Courville of Baton Rouge, La., claimed the all-around title in the junior division. The U.S. Classic was the final qualifying event for women’s artistic gymnasts to the 2007 Visa Championships, Aug. 15-18 in San Jose, Calif...
• July 28, 2007 – USA wins six medals in rhythmic gymnastics, trampoline at 2007 Pan Am Games
  RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil, July 28, 2007 – In rhythmic gymnastics and trampoline, the USA today won six medals, representing two gold, three silver and one bronze, at the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. In trampoline, Chris Estrada of Lafayette, La., won the men’s gold medal, and teammate Ryan Weston of Chubbuck, Idaho, claimed the bronze medal. In rhythmic gymnastics, Lisa Wang of Buffalo Grove, Ill., won the ribbon gold medal, as well as two silver medals. Julie Zetlin of Bethesda, Md., claimed the silver medal in ribbon...
• July 27, 2007 – All four U.S. trampoline athletes advance to final round of 2007 Pan American Games
  RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil, July 27, 2007 – Chris Estrada of Lafayette, La., finished first in the preliminary round of men’s trampoline at the 2007 Pan American Games, while Ryan Weston of Chubbuck, Idaho, finished fifth. For the women, Brittany Dircks of Orland Park, Ill., and Alaina Williams of Amarillo, Texas, finished fourth and eighth, respectively, in the preliminary round. All four trampolinists advanced to tomorrow’s final round, which begins at 10 a.m., local Rio time...
• July 26, 2007 – Wang, Zetlin advance to rhythmic gymnastics finals
  RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil, July 26, 2007 - Lisa Wang of Buffalo Grove, Ill., and Julie Zetlin of Bethesda, Md., the two members of the U.S. Women’s Pan Am Rhythmic Gymnastics Team, both qualified for the all-around and individual event finals at the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil...
• July 17, 2007 – USA adds four gold, six silver to gymnastics medal haul at 2007 Pan Am Games
  RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil – 2007 Pan Am women’s all-around champ Shawn Johnson of West Des Moines, Iowa, wowed the near capacity crowd at the Rio Olympic Arena at the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, where she added two gold medals and a silver to the team and all-around gold medals she collected earlier. Justin Spring of Burke, Va., won the parallel bars title, and Rebecca Bross of Plano, Texas, turned in a gold-medal performance in the floor exercise. In addition, the USA won six silver medals in individual event finals...
• July 17, 2007 – Battle Creek, Mich., will host 2007 U.S. Classic
  INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – The 2007 U.S. Classic, the final qualifying event for women’s artistic gymnasts to the 2007 Visa Championships, is July 28 at the Kellogg Arena in Battle Creek, Mich. The U.S. Challenge, an event that features some of the country’s top young gymnasts, is July 27 and 29, in conjunction with the U.S. Classic...


• July 16, 2007 – USA Sweeps Women's All-Around at 2007 Pan Am Games
  RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The U.S. women rode the cheering and energy in the Rio Olympic Arena right to the podium, claiming all three of the women’s all-around medals at the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro. Shawn Johnson, 15, of West Des Moines, Iowa, picked up her second gold medal for the 2007 Pan Am Games, adding the all-around gold medal to her team gold medal. Rebecca Bross, 14, of Plano, Texas, earned the silver medal, with Ivana Hong, 14, of Blue Springs, Mo., claiming the bronze...
• July 15, 2007 - U.S. women qualify for all-around, individual event finals at 2007 Pan Am Games
  RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil – Shawn Johnson of West Des Moines, Iowa, Rebecca Bross of Plano, Texas, and Ivana Hong of Blue Springs, Mo., all qualified to the finals for the all-around competition at the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on July 16. In addition, four U.S. women advanced to the individual event finals on July 17...
• July 14, 2007 – U.S. Men’s Gymnastics Team wins bronze team medal at 2007 Pan Am Games
  RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil – The U.S. Men’s Team made up nearly an 11-point deficit to win the bronze team medal in artistic gymnastics at the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro. The USA finished just 0.6 points behind Puerto Rico and 0.3 behind Brazil...
• July 14, 2007 – Five U.S. men qualify for all-around, event finals at 2007 Pan Am Games
  RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil – Guillermo Alvarez of Denver and David Durante of Garwood, N.J., both qualified to the finals for the all-around competition at the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on July 15. In addition, five U.S. men advanced to the individual event finals on July 17...
• July 10, 2007 – Wang, Zetlin will compete in rhythmic gymnastics in 2007 Pan Am Games
  INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – Lisa Wang of Buffalo Grove, Ill./North Shore Rhythmic Gymnastics Center, and Julie Zetlin of Bethesda, Md./Rhythmflex, have been selected to represent the United States in rhythmic gymnastics at the 2007 Pan American Games, July 13-29, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, pending the approval of the U.S. Olympic Committee...
• July 4, 2007 – USA Gymnastics selects the U.S. Women’s Team for the 2007 Pan American Games
  INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., July 04, 2007 – USA Gymnastics has selected the six women it will nominate to the U.S. Olympic Committee to represent the United States in gymnastics at the 2007 Pan American Games, July 13-29, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil...
• July 4, 2007 – USA Gymnastics selects the U.S. Women’s Team for the 2007 Pan American Games
  INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., July 04, 2007 – USA Gymnastics has selected the six women it will nominate to the U.S. Olympic Committee to represent the United States in gymnastics at the 2007 Pan American Games, July 13-29, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil...
• June 30, 2007 – Horton wins all-around in USA-Russia-Ukraine meet
  KIEV, Ukraine, June 30, 2007 – Jonathan Horton of Houston won the all-around title at the USA-Russia-Ukraine competition in Kiev, Ukraine. Horton, who goes to the University of Oklahoma, bested Russia’s Maxim Deviatovski, the 2007 European all-around champion, for the title...
• June 30, 2007 – Hall wins bronze medal in women’s tumbling at World Cup in Belgium
  OSTEND, Belgium, June 30, 2007 – Yuliya Hall of Idaho Falls, Idaho, won a bronze medal in women’s tumbling at the trampoline and tumbling World Cup in Ostend, Belgium. Kalon Ludvigson of Plano, Texas, just missed winning the second World Cup medal of his career by finishing fourth in men’s tumbling...
• June 28, 2007 – Men’s field is set for the 2007 Visa Championships
  INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., June 28, 2007 – The field for the men’s artistic gymnastics competition at the 2007 Visa Championships, Aug. 15-18 at HP Pavilion in San Jose, Calif., includes 86 men competing in the junior and senior divisions. 2006 U.S. all-around champion Alexander Artemev of Team Chevron/Morrison, Colo., is set to defend his crown against a talented roster of veteran and rising gymnasts. After the conclusion of the Visa Championships, the members of the 2007 World Championships Team and the 2007 Men’s National Team will be determined...
• June 28, 2007 – Bay Area fans shoot to break world cartwheel record on Aug. 1
  INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., June 27, 2007 – To kick-off the celebration of the 2007 Visa Championships coming to San Jose, Calif., Bay Area residents and those from the surrounding states are joining together to break the world record for the most cartwheels performed at one time of 932 that was set last year in St. Paul, Minn. Gymnastics and local celebrities and personalities will be on hand to lead the effort to break the world record, scheduled for Aug. 1 at 1 p.m. at the Arena Green, located adjacent to HP Pavilion at San Jose...
• June 23, 2007 – Ludvigson and Estrada defend U.S. titles at 2007 U.S. Trampoline and Tumbling Championships
  MEMPHIS, Tenn., June 23, 2007 – Kalon Ludvigson of Plano, Texas, successfully defended his U.S. titles in senior elite men’s tumbling and double mini-trampoline, and Chris Estrada of Lafayette, La., earned his third consecutive U.S. men’s senior elite trampoline title at the 2007 U.S. Trampoline and Tumbling Championships at the Cook Convention Center in Memphis, Tenn...
• June 22, 2007 – Defending champions lead respective events after preliminary round of 2007 U.S. Trampoline and Tumbling Championships
  MEMPHIS, Tenn., June 22, 2007 – Defending U.S. champions Chris Estrada of Lafayette, La., Leanne Seitzinger of Stafford, Va., and Kalon Ludvigson of Plano, Texas, topped today’s preliminary round of senior men’s trampoline, senior women’s tumbling and senior men’s tumbling, respectively, at the 2007 U.S. Trampoline and Tumbling Championships at the Cook Convention Center in Memphis, Tenn...
• June 18, 2007 – 2007 Visa Championships single-session tickets go on sale June 18
  INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – Single-session tickets for the 2007 Visa Championships, Aug. 15-18 in San Jose, Calif., go on sale Monday, June 18, at 10 a.m. PT. Single-session tickets range from $10-$65 for artistic gymnastics and $15-$20 for rhythmic gymnastics and acrobatic gymnastics...
• June 14, 2007 – 2007 Trampoline and Tumbling National Championships head to Memphis June 22-28
  INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – More than 1,700 trampoline and tumbling athletes will compete in the 2007 Trampoline and Tumbling National Championships, June 22-28, at the Cook Convention Center in Memphis, Tenn. The event includes the U.S. Trampoline and Tumbling Championships, June 22-23, which will determine the junior and senior elite national champions, and the Junior Olympic National Championships, June 24-28, which will feature competition in Levels 5-10...
• June 11, 2007 – USA Gymnastics selects the Men’s Team for the 2007 Pan American Games
  COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – USA Gymnastics has selected the six men it will nominate to the U.S. Olympic Committee to represent the United States in gymnastics at the 2007 Pan American Games, July 13-29, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil...


• June 9, 2007 – Alvarez tops all-around at U.S. Men's Qualifier
  COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Guillermo Alvarez of Denver/Team Chevron finished at the top of the all-around rankings at the 2007 U.S. Men’s Qualifier at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo. The two-day meet was the means for male gymnasts to qualify to compete in the 2007 Visa Championships, scheduled for Aug. 15-18 at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, Calif...
• June 7, 2007 – Horton leads going into the final round of the 2007 U.S. Men’s Qualifier
  COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Jonathan Horton of Houston will head into the final senior competition session for the U.S. Men’s Qualifier, scheduled for Saturday, June 9, at 2 p.m. at the U.S. Olympic Training Center, with the lead in the all-around. Berths on the U.S. Teams that will compete in the 2007 Pan American Games and the World University Games, as well as to qualify to compete in the 2007 Visa Championships, are on the line...
• June 4, 2007 – Top male gymnasts head to Colorado Springs for U.S. Men’s Qualifier
  COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., June 4, 2007 – More than 120 of the country’s top male gymnasts are expected to compete in the 2007 U.S. Men’s Qualifier, June 7-9, at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo. Not only does the event serve as a qualifying event for the 2007 Visa Championships, the U.S. Qualifier also serves as a basis for selection for the U.S. Teams that will compete in the World University Games, Pan American Games and World Championships later this year...
• May 30, 2007 – USA Gymnastics names women to Pan American Games Training Squad
  INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – USA Gymnastics today named 12 women to the Pan American Games Training Squad for the 2007 Pan American Games, July 13-29 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil...
• May 27, 2007 – Spring wins silver medal at World Cup in Moscow
  MOSCOW, Russia – Justin Spring of Team Chevron/ Burke, Va., tied for the silver medal on the horizontal bar at the 2007 World Stars, a gymnastics World Cup event held at Moscow’s Olympiiskiy Stadium, May 26-27...
• May 11, 2007 – USA wins three gold medals at 1st Acrobatic Gymnastics International Tournament
  INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – The USA claimed three gold medals at the 1st Acrobatic Gymnastics International Tournament, May 3-6, in Gabravo, Bulgaria. In the age group competition, Ashley Hargis of Kearney, Mo., Chelcea Riegel of Holt, Mo., and Kristin Weidmaier of Holt, Mo., won the women’s group title, while Maren Focke of Rockville, Md., and Hannah Vires of Olney, Md., placed first in the women’s pair. Meghan Ball of Rockville, Md., Keisha Padello of Arlington, Va., and Erika Sundberg of Bethesda, Md., claimed gold in junior women’s group...
• May 11, 2007 – Four U.S. men’s gymnasts to compete in World Cups
  INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – Four U.S. gymnasts are scheduled to compete in two upcoming men’s artistic World Cup competitions this month: the World Cup in Ghent, Belgium, May 12-13; and the World Stars in Moscow, Russia, May 26-27...
• April 19, 2007 – USA Gymnastics announces athlete assignments for April, May and June competitions
  INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – 2006 U.S. rhythmic gymnastics all-around champion Lisa Wang of Buffalo Grove, Ill., and 2006 U.S. rhythmic all-around bronze medalist Ava Gehringer of Evanston, Ill., kick off a busy three-month schedule for the USA’s top rhythmic gymnasts when they compete in a Grand Prix event in Marbella, Spain, April 19-23. The Grand Prix marks the first of nine international rhythmic gymnastics competitions for the USA in April, May and June, including three other Grand Prix events and three World Cups...
• April 9, 2007 – USA claims two bronze medals at Acrobatic Gymnastics World Cup Final
  PUURS, Belgium – The mixed pair of Andre Solodar of San Jose, Calif., and Xiau-Ling Wee of Sereno, Calif., and the women’s group of Mariah Henninger of Walnut Creek, Calif., Ally Kidd of Livermore, Calif., and Tisa Penny of San Leandro, Calif., earned bronze medals in today’s final round of the Acrobatic Gymnastics World Cup Final in Puurs, Belgium...
• March 18, 2007 – Kevin Tan wins still rings title at World Cup in Paris
  PARIS, France – Kevin Tan of Fremont, Calif., won the still rings title at the French International World Cup – Bercy-Paris in Paris, France. Teammate Sean Townsend of Houston was second on the horizontal bar...
• March 18, 2007 – USA wins 12 medals at Women's Gymnix International Tournament
  MONTREAL, Quebec – The USA claimed a total of 12 medals, including three gold, at the Gymnix International tournament this weekend in Montreal, Que. In today’s individual event finals, Randi Stageberg of Chesapeake, Va., won a gold medal on floor in the senior competition, while Corrie Lothrop of Gaithersburg, Md., and Sarah DeMeo of Overland Park, Kan., claimed gold medals on vault and floor, respectively, in the junior division...
• March 18, 2007 – USA Women dominate individual event finals at USA vs. Great Britain
  LISBURN, N. Ireland – The U.S. women dominated the individual event finals at the USA vs. Great Britain competition held today in Lisburn, N. Ireland, winning all four gold medals and claiming 11 of 12 available medals. Samantha Peszek of McCordsville, Ind., won the vault and floor exercise, with Shayla Worley of Orlando claiming the uneven bars crown and Shawn Johnson of West Des Moines, Iowa, earning top honors on the balance beam. Including the all-around and team events, which were held yesterday, the USA earned a total of 15 medals...


• March 17, 2007 – Johnson wins all-around, USA claims team title in USA vs. Great Britain
  LISBURN, N. Ireland – 2007 Tyson American Cup champion Shawn Johnson of West Des Moines, Iowa, won the all-around and the USA earned the team title in the USA vs. Great Britain competition held today in Lisburn, N. Ireland. Johnson’s score of 60.150 led a U.S. sweep of the top seven spots in the all-around with Shayla Worley of Orlando, Fla., and Samantha Peszek of McCordsville, Ind., finishing second and third, respectively...
• March 11, 2007 – Kelley wins four titles at the Houston International Invitational
  HOUSTON – 2007 Tyson American Cup silver-medalist Natasha Kelley of Katy, Texas, won the all-around, balance beam, uneven bars and floor exercise at the Houston International Invitational held today at the University of St. Thomas' Jerabeck Center in Houston, Texas. Amber Trani of Richlandtown, Pa., rounded out the American sweep with a win on vault...
• March 3, 2007 – USA’s Johnson, Horton win 2007 Tyson American Cup
  JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Shawn Johnson of West Des Moines, Iowa, and defending champion Jonathan Horton of Houston won the all-around titles at the 2007 Tyson American Cup in front of a crowd of 4,834 at the Jacksonville (Fla.) Veterans Memorial Arena. Johnson was crowned champion in her first senior competition, while Horton became the first male gymnast to win back-to-back Tyson American Cup titles since the USA’s Blaine Wilson won three straight from 1997-99...
• Feb. 21, 2007 – USA Gymnastics names 2007 U.S. Men’s Senior National Team
  INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – USA Gymnastics named its 2007 U.S. Men’s Senior National Team following the conclusion of the 2007 Winter Cup Challenge...
• Feb. 19, 2007 – Wang, Shape win respective divisions at 2007 Rhythmic Challenge
  COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Lisa Wang of Buffalo Grove, Ill., won the senior division at the 2007 Rhythmic Challenge on Sunday in Colorado Springs, Colo., earning a score of 58.350. Marlee Shape of Buffalo Grove, Ill., led the junior field with 52.950 points...
• Feb. 10, 2007 – Townsend wins 2007 Winter Cup Challenge
  LAS VEGAS, Nev. – Sean Townsend of Dickinson, Texas/Gattaca, posted a combined two-day score of 177.150 to win the all-around title at the 2007 Winter Cup Challenge at the Las Vegas Sports Center in Las Vegas, Nev. David Sender of Arlington Heights, Ill./Stanford University, and Guillermo Alvarez of Denver/Team Chevron finished second and third in the all-around with a 176.950 and a 176.700, respectively...
• 26-Jan-07 - All-session ticket packages for 2007 Visa Championships go on sale Jan. 29
  INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – USA Gymnastics has awarded the Visa Championships, the national governing body's premier annual championship, to St. Paul, Minn., and San Jose, Calif., in 2006 and 2007, respectively. Both events will have coverage on NBC Sports.
• 19-Jul-05 - USA Gymnastics awards Visa Championships to St. Paul, San Jose
  INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – USA Gymnastics has awarded the Visa Championships, the national governing body's premier annual championship, to St. Paul, Minn., and San Jose, Calif., in 2006 and 2007, respectively. Both events will have coverage on NBC Sports.
• 2006 Visa Championships:
  • 22-Aug-06 – USA Gymnastics 2006-07 U.S. National Teams
  • 19-Aug-06 – Liukin wins second straight senior all-around title at 2006 Visa Championships / Rhythmic Gymnastics
  • 19-Aug-06 – USA Gymnastics names U.S. Men’s Team for 2006 World Championships