2018 U.S. National Gymnastics Championships

The 2018 U.S. National Gymnastics Championships is the 55th edition of the U.S. National Gymnastics Championships. The competition was held from August 16–19, 2018 at the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts.

2018 U.S. National Gymnastics Championships
VenueTD Garden
LocationBoston, Massachusetts, U.S.
DateAugust 16, 2018 (2018-08-16)―August 19, 2018 (2018-08-19)

Competition schedule

The competition featured Senior and Junior competitions for both women's and men's disciplines. The competition was as follows:[1]

  • Thursday, August 16: Men’s gymnastics – 1:30 p.m., juniors, and 7:30 p.m., seniors
  • Friday, August 17: Women’s gymnastics – 1:30 p.m., juniors, and 7:30 p.m., seniors
  • Saturday, August 18: Men’s gymnastics – 10:30 a.m., juniors, and 3:30 p.m., seniors
  • Sunday, August 19: Women’s gymnastics – 1:30 p.m., juniors, and 7:30 p.m., seniors

Sponsorship

Procter & Gamble, a multinational consumer goods company and sponsor of the previous National Championships ended their sponsorship in late 2017.[2]

Medalists
Event Gold Silver Bronze
Senior Women
Individual all-around Simone Biles Morgan Hurd Riley McCusker
Vault Simone Biles Jordan Chiles Jade Carey
Uneven bars Simone Biles Riley McCusker Morgan Hurd
Balance beam Simone Biles Kara Eaker Riley McCusker
Floor Simone Biles Jade Carey Morgan Hurd
Junior Women
Individual all-around Leanne Wong Kayla DiCello Sunisa Lee
Vault Kayla DiCello Leanne Wong Skye Blakely
Uneven bars Sunisa Lee Leanne Wong Kayla DiCello
Balance beam Konnor McClain Sunisa Lee
Ciena Alipio		 N/A
Floor Leanne Wong Skye Blakely Kayla DiCello
Senior Men
Individual all-around Sam Mikulak Yul Moldauer Allan Bower
Floor Sam Mikulak Yul Moldauer Kanji Oyama
Pommel horse Alec Yoder Allan Bower Ellis Mannon
Rings Trevor Howard Alex Diab Yul Moldauer
Vault Anton Stephenson Yul Moldauer Colin VanWicklen
Parallel bars Sam Mikulak Donothan Bailey Yul Moldauer
Horizontal bar Sam Mikulak Donothan Bailey Colin VanWicklen

National team

The top 6 all-around females automatically made the national team. For seniors, this consisted of Simone Biles, Morgan Hurd, Riley McCusker, Grace McCallum, Shilese Jones, and Jade Carey. Additionally, 7th and 8th place finishers, Kara Eaker and Trinity Thomas, were also named to the team. For juniors, Leanne Wong, Kayla DiCello, Sunisa Lee, Skye Blakely, Konnor McClain, and Olivia Greaves were the top 6 finishers.[3]

Participants

The following individuals are participating in competition:[4]

Seniors

Juniors
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References
  1. "All-session tickets for 2018 U.S. Gymnastics Championships in Boston are on sale now". USA Gymnastics. March 6, 2018.
  2. "Amid sexual assault scandal, USA Gymnastics loses major corporate sponsors". The Washington Post. December 14, 2017.
  3. "USA Gymnastics names 2018-19 U.S. Women's National Team". USA Gymnastics. August 19, 2018.
  4. "World, Olympic medalists highlight women's field for 2018 U.S. Gymnastics Championships". USA Gymnastics. August 3, 2018.
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