U.S. Gymnastics Championships kick off Thursday in Tampa

TAMPA — Current Olympians, and perhaps several future Olympians, will be at the Amalie Arena this week. United States Gymnastics Championships.

The boys will compete on Thursdays and Saturdays, and the girls on Fridays and Sundays. The junior gymnast will land at 1:30 pm and the senior gymnast she will start at 7:00 pm.

8 ticket packages available at ticketmaster.comTickets start at $66, with prices depending on seat and event preferences.

Peacock will stream all senior competitions. CNBC will be broadcasting the final day of the senior men’s competition live on Saturday. The Senior Women’s Tournament will be broadcast live on NBC Sunday.Junior session will be held Stream with FlipNow.

“The landscape of this sport has seen an incredible amount of change and opportunity over the past 12 months, with the Paris Games less than two years away,” said Stephanie Kolepin, USA Gymnastics’ chief program officer, in a news release. said in “Olympian’s return will give him an exciting breakout star and make[this year’s championship]more competitive than ever.”

Watch the five athletes who made their Olympic debuts in Tokyo when the competition begins.

Jade Carey

Carrie, 22, from Phoenix, Arizona, won gold in the floor exercise category with a score of 14.366 at the 2020 Olympics. This was her third consecutive gold medal on the US floor her event at the last three Summer Olympics (Simone her Biles won in Rio in 2016 and Ally Raisman in London in 2012). won).

A 2022-23 grader at Oregon State University, Carey finished 4th overall and 2nd (silver) on uneven bars in the overall division at the NCAA Championships this spring. Additionally, she was named the 2022 Pac-12 Gymnast of the Year.

jordan childs

Chile, 21, from Tualatin, Oregon, won silver in the women’s arts team all-around at the 2020 Olympics. In Tokyo, Chile finished with Team USA’s highest vault score (14.666) and second highest score on uneven bars (14.166).

This year, Chile made its collegiate debut at UCLA, earning its first perfect score at the collegiate level (first of three scores this season) on uneven bars in a game against Utah on February 4. Additionally, she won all-around with her score of 39.700 against her Utes.

Brody Malone

In Tokyo, seven-time Stanford champion Malone finished fourth on the high bar, helping the US men’s team finish fifth overall. He is looking to defend his title as the All-America All-Around and vault champion in the senior men’s competition.

Yul Moldauer

In Tokyo, Moldauer advanced to the floor exercise final and finished sixth overall. He has competed in all team all-around events except Hybar and posted a personal best score of 14.566 on the parallel bars.The 25-year-old from Albada, Colorado, most recently won the 2022 Winter Cup on the parallel bars. and in Stillling he finished 3rd.

Shane Whiskers

Wiskus, a 23-year-old from Waconia, Minnesota, posted a team-best score of 14.166 at the Still Ring in Tokyo, helping Team USA finish fifth. He was due to compete in the Winter Cup earlier this year, but Missed due to knee injuryHe returned to action at the Pan American Championships in June, finishing 6th in the Senior All-around and 4th in the Senior High Bar Finals.

Competing Floridians

Javier Alfonsofrom Miami, from University of Michigan (senior male)

Benjamin AguilarSiesta Key, from EVO Gymnastics (Junior Boys)

Jaden Blankat Lakewood Ranch, at EVO Gymnastics (Junior Men)

Charlotte BoothClermont, from Brandi Johnson’s Global Gymnastics (senior woman)

Connor HealySarasota, from EVO Gymnastics (junior boys)

Alex KarajovSt. Petersburg, EVO Gymnastics (Junior Boys)

Jake PrabhakaranTampa, from Lafleur’s Gymnastics (Junior Men)

Garrett SchooleySarasota, from EVO gymnastics (senior male)

Dylan ShepardCasselbury, from Gymnastics USA (Junior Men)

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