USA wins team, sweeps all-around at 2016 Gymnnix International

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• Team Final Results
• All-Around Final Results
• Event Finals Results

Montreal, Que., Canada – The USA easily won the team title in the Junior Cup at the Gymnix International at the Claude-Robillard Sports Complex in Montreal, Que., Canada, as well swept the all-around: Gabby Perea of Geneva, Ill./Legacy Elite, gold medal; Deanne Soza of Orem, Utah/Arete Gymnastics, silver; and Emma Malabuyo of Flower Mound, Texas/Texas Dreams, bronze. Team USA also brought home six individual event medals, including three gold.

The U.S. women posted a team total of 170.350, easily outdistancing Russia’s 163.800 and Canada’s 162.125. The USA had the top team event scores for vault (44.575), uneven bars (43.200) and balance beam (42.025), as well as tied for second on floor (40.550). Four women competed on each event, with the top three scores counting. Jordan Chiles of Vancouver, Wash./Naydenov Gymnastics, joined Malabuyo, Perea and Soza on the medals podium.

The USA’s individual event scores in the all-around and team finals were: Soza – 15.025/vault,

Kaloyanov Wins Three Medals At MTM International Tournament

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• Full Event Finals Results

LJUBLJANA, Slovenia -- Nicole Kaloyanov of Woodbridge, Va./Gymnastics World, won three medals, including the ribbon gold, at the recently held MTM Ljubljana (Slovenia) competition.

Kaloyanov, who competed in all four event finals, won the ribbon gold by outscoring Italy’s Alexandra Agiurgiuculese, 14.700 to 14.600. The bronze medal went to Slovenia’s Aleksandra Podgorsek with 14.100.

Her silver medal came when she tied with Slovenia’s Aja Jerman with 14.250 points for the ball. Agiurgiuculese won the title at 14.450.

In the hoop finals, Kaloyanov claimed the bronze medal when she posted a 14.450. Jerman was the gold medalist at 14.600, followed by Agiurgiulese at 14.550.

Kaloyanov also competed in the clubs final, where she finished tied for fifth with Slovenia’s Taja Karner at 13.750. Podgorsek was first at 14.100, with Agiurgiuculese second at 14.050 and France’s Camille Ay in third (13.950).

U.S. Women Win Team Title, Both All-Around Golds At 2014 Pac Rim Championships

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RICHMOND, B.C., Canada4 – The USA easily won the team title at the 2014 Pacific Rim Gymnastics Championships at the Richmond (B.C., Canada) Olympic Oval. The United States also won both all-around gold medals, with Elizabeth Price of Coopersburg, Pa., and Bailie Key of Montgomery, Texas/Texas Dreams Gymnastics, taking the top senior and junior honors, respectively. Competition continues tomorrow with the men’s team and all-around finals and the first day of rhythmic gymnastics competition. Fans can follow all of the action via a live webstream available through usagym.org.

In the team competition, the USA captured the title with a total of 237.000. Canada was second at 222.700, followed by China with 222.400.

In the all-around, the women took both the gold and silver medals for both the junior and senior levels. For the seniors, Price won the title with her 59.900, and Kyla Ross of Aliso Viejo, Calif./Gym-Max, claimed the silver at 58.700. The USA actually had the top three junior all-around scores, but medals are limited to two per country. Key’s 59.250 gave her the junior crown. Nia Dennis of Westerville, Ohio/Buckeye Gymnastics, was second at 57.950, and Norah Flatley of Cumming, Iowa/Chow’s Gymnastics and Dance, had the third best score at 56.850. Peyton Ernst of Coppell, Texas/Texas Dreams, rounds out the U.S. team, but she did not compete on all four events. The all-around bronze medalists were Elisabeth Black of Canada for the seniors at 57.100, and China’s Lou Huan at 56.300 for the juniors.

The USA started on the balance beam, and Key set the stage by scoring 14.850. Her routine, which got the team’s highest mark, included a standing Arabian, a flip-flop, flip-flop layout series, and her dismount of two back handsprings to a triple full. Flatley’s 14.650 was the next highest. The remaining scores that counted toward the team were Ross’ 14.450, Price’s 14.100 and Ernst’s 14.050, bringing the team’s event score to

Zeng Qualifies For Two Event Finals At Lisbon International Tournament

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• Hoop Qualification Results
• Ball Qualification Results
• Team Qualification Results

LISBON, Portugal – U.S. junior rhythmic gymnastics all-around champion Laura Zeng of Libertyville, Ill./North Shore Rhythmic Gymnastics Center, qualified for two event finals at the Lisbon (Portugal) International Tournament. Zeng and Camilla Feeley of Lincolnshire, Ill./North Shore Rhythmic Gymnastics Center, compete in clubs and ribbon on April 5, which also concludes the team competition. In addition, World all-around finalist Jazzy Kerber of Highland Park, Ill./North Shore Rhythmic Gymnastics Center, and Serena Lu of Staten Island, N.Y./Isadora, will compete in the first round of qualifications for the Lisbon World Cup, , which is part of the International Gymnastics Federation's World Cup series.

At the Lisbon International Tournament, Zeng qualified for the event finals for both ball and hoop. Competing first on ball, Zeng posted a 14.950 and sixth place. For hoop, Zeng earned a 15.150, the second highest mark for the qualification round. Feeley scored a 14.400 on ball for 10th and tied at 13.800 but finished 15th due to the tie-breaker in the hoop. Friday's competition includes qualification rounds for clubs and ribbon and determines the team competition. The event finals are scheduled for Sunday.

At the World Cup, Kerber and Lu will compete in hoop and ball on Friday, with the last two events scheduled for Saturday, when the all-around champion will be determined. The individual event finals are also set for Sunday.

The competition schedules are below and all times are local. For more information, visit the official event website.

Lisbon World Cup

• Friday, April 4, 2014
  • 5:30 – 7:45 p.m. – Group A: All-around finals and event qualification (hoop, ball)
  • 8:30 – 10:45 p.m. – Group B: All-around finals and event qualification (hoop, ball)
• Saturday, April 5, 2014
  • 2:30 – 5 p.m. – Group B: All-around finals and event qualification (clubs, ribbon)
  • 6:30 – 9 p.m. – Group A: All-around finals and event qualification (clubs, ribbon)
• Sunday, April 6, 2014
  • 4:45 – 6:30 p.m. – Individual event finals

Lisbon International Tournament

• Friday, April 4, 2014
  • 2-4 p.m. - Junior all-around finals and event qualification (clubs, ribbon)
• Sunday, April 6, 2014
  • 11:15 a.m. – 1 p.m. - Junior event finals

USA Sweeps Medals In Jesolo

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JESOLO, Italy,  – The United States women won the junior and senior team titles and swept all six all-around medals at the Jesolo (Italy) Trophy competition today. 2012 Olympic gold medalist Kyla Ross of Aliso Viejo, Calif./Gym-Max, led the senior team to gold while capturing the all-around title. Peyton Ernst of Coppell, Texas/Texas Dreams, and Maggie Nichols of Little Canada, Minn./Twin City Twisters, finished second and third. Junior national champion Bailie Key of Montgomery, Texas/Texas Dreams, won the junior all-around title. Nia Dennis of Westerville, Ohio/Buckeye Gymnastics, and Norah Flatley of Cumming, Iowa/Chow's Gymnastics and Dance, rounded out the junior podium.

Competition concludes tomorrow with junior and senior event finals at 6 a.m. ET. The Italian Gymnastics Federation will provide a live webcast of the competition on its YouTube channel.

The U.S. scored 231.650 to win the senior title ahead of Italy, 221.500, and Japan, 217.800.

Ross posted a 58.000 in the all-around. She began on the vault, where she received a 1.000 penalty for running past the vault in her first attempt. She scored 14.300 for her double twisting Yurchenko. On the uneven bars, she earned a 14.900. In rotation three, she moved to the balance beam and stuck her double back dismount for a 14.450. Ross closed out her competition on the floor, tumbling an Arabian double front to stag leap to open her routine. She posted a 14.350. Ersnt scored 57.650 for silver and Nichols took the bronze, scoring 57.450.

In the junior competition, Team USA posted a 228.000 for gold. Romania was second with 212.900, and Italy was third (211.400).

The U.S. grabbed the top six placements in the all-around with MyKayla Skinner, Gilbert, Ariz./Desert Lights Gymnastics, 57.200; Rachel Gowey, Urbandale, Iowa/Chow's Gymnastics and Dance Institute, 56.750; and Alyssa Baumann, Plano, Texas/WOGA, 55.700, finishing fourth, fifth and sixth, respectively. Madison Desch, Lenexa, Kan./Great American Gymnastics Express, 55.650, was eighth in the all-around.

Key, Dennis and Flatley, took the gold, silver and bronze medals, respectively, in the junior women's all-around competition. Key earned a 58.250 total with scores of 15.200, vault; 14.300, uneven bars; 14.100, balance beam; and 14.650, floor exercise. Dennis posted a 56.300 with Flatley earning 56.100.

All six U.S. juniors finished in the top 10 in the all-around as Emily Gaskins of Coral Springs, Fla./Cincinnati Gymnastics, fifth; Jordan Chiles of Vancouver, Wash./Naydenov Gymnastics, sixth; and Ragan Smith of Lewisville, Texas/Texas Dreams, ninth, also competed in the junior event.

Senior Team Champions

Junior Team Champions