Visa Championships 2011

Watch Videos and Event Coverage from Visa Championships 2011

Watch Videos and Event Coverage from Visa Championships 2011

Aug 14, 2011 by FloGymnastics Admin
Watch Videos and Event Coverage from Visa Championships 2011


The country's top gymnasts are headed to Saint Paul for the Visa Championships 2011 in Gymnastics, the annual national championships for USA Gymnastics, and Gymnastike will be on-site for coverage! 
 
This is the national Championships for men and women in both the junior and senior divisions. Among those expected to compete are Defending US Champion and World all-around bronze-medalist Rebecca Bross of Plano, Texas; 2010 World all-around finalist and 2011 CoverGirl Classic Champion Alexandra Raisman of Needham, Mass.; 2010 World vault champion Alicia Sacramone of Winchester, Mass.; 2010 World Championships Team silver-medalist Mackenzie Caquatto of Naperville, Ill.; and 2011 AT&T American Cup champion Jordyn Wieber of DeWitt, Mich. Making a return to the Visa Championships 2011 after years off are 2008 Olympic team silver-medalists Shawn Johnson of West Des Moines, Iowa, who also won the 2008 Olympic balance beam and 2007 World all-around titles, and Chellsie Memmel of West Allis, Wis., the 2005 World all-around and 2003 World uneven bars champion. In the junior division, 2-time defending Champion Kyla Ross is the favorite to win yet another title but will face tough competition from Katelyn Ohashi of Plano, TX and Lexie Priessman of Cincinnati, OH. 
 
On the men's side, Jonathan Horton of Houston will attempt to win a 3rd-consecutive US National title. Also expected to contend for the tile are 2010 World team members Danell Leyva of Miami, Steven Legendre of Norman, OK, Christopher Brooks of Houston, TX, Brandon Wynn of Columbus, OH, Chris Cameron of Colorado Springs, CO, and Paul Ruggeri of Manlius, NY. Also watch for up-and-comer John Orozco of Colorado Springs, back from an achilles tear, and 2011 Winter Cup Champion Jake Dalton of Norman, OK. In the junior divisions, watch for reigning junior Olympic Champions Adrian De Los Angeles of Long Beach, CA and Sean Melton of Orlando, FL.
 
 
Visa Championships 2011 Gymnastike Coverage: 
Here is what you can expect to see on gymnastike during the Visa Championships 2011:
Tuesday Podium Training Videos. We'll give you an inside look at the training day. 
Tuesday pre-competition interviews. Hear from your favorite gymnasts and meet the rising stars before they take to the competition floor
LIVE Updates from the Visa Championships 2011. Up-to-the minute competition quick hits and meet results throughout the week 
Post-competition video interviews. Hear your favorite gymnasts reactions to their competition and get a glimpse of the personalities of the stars of the 2011 Visa Championships
Post-competition analysis and a look forward to team selection for the 2011 World Championships in Tokyo and the Pan American Games in Mexico.

Links to gymnastike coverage:
Visa Championships 2011 videos HERE
Live updates from the Visa Championships 2011 HERE
Follow us on twitter @gymnastike, and like us on facebook.
Watch highlights from past Visa Championships 2011 and learn more about the event HERE
 
 
Visa Championships 2011 Live Stream and TV Schedule:
Television Broadcasts (all times are EASTERN)
Aug. 18 - Women Day 1 - 8-10 p.m. -- Universal Sports - LIVE
Aug. 19 - Men Final Day - 8-11 p.m. -- Universal Sports - LIVE
Aug. 20 - Women Final Day - 8-10 p.m. -- NBC Sports - LIVE
Aug. 20 - Women Final Day - 10:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. -- Universal Sports - re-air of NBC broadcast
Aug. 21 - Men Final Day - 2:30-4 p.m. -- NBC Sports - Tape Delayed

Webcasts (all times are EASTERN)
Aug. 18 - Women Day 1 - 8-10 p.m. - LIVE
Aug. 19 - Men Final Day - On-Demand following Universal Sports broadcast
Aug. 20 - Women Final Day - On-Demand following NBC Sports broadcast
Webcasts will be on UniversalSports.com
 
Meet Schedule:
Aug. 17 - 1 p.m. - Jr. Men's Competition – Day 1
                   6:30 p.m. - Sr. Men's Competition – Day 1
Aug. 18 - 1 p.m. - Jr. Women's Competition – Day 1
               6:30 p.m. - Sr. Women's Competition – Day 1
Aug. 19 - 1 p.m. - Jr. Men's Competition – Final Day
                 6:30 p.m. - Sr. Men's Competition – Final Day
Aug. 20 - 1 p.m. - Jr. Women's Competition – Final Day
                 6:30 p.m. - Sr. Women's Competition – Final Day
Follow LIVE UPDATES from each session of competition here
LIVE RESULTS link has not yet been provided. We will update when available. 
 
What's at Stake?
1. National titles in the all around as well as every event
2. Selection of the USA Junior and Senior National Team
3. For senior level elites, selection to the World Championships in Tokyo and the Pan American Games in Mexico. Both events will take place in October of 2011. The men's teams will be named after the competition in Saint Paul. The women's committee will announce the women who will take part in the selection camps at the Karolyi Ranch and will name the teams in late September. 

USA Gymnastics
- Check out the Visa Championships 2011 home on usagym.org
- View the Digital Event Program
- Social Media (the official twitter hashtag of the event is #visachamps)
 
The Gymnasts
Senior Women
Rebecca Bross, WOGA Gymnastics, Plano, TX
Bridgette Caquatto, Legacy Elite Gymnastics LLC, Naperville, IL
Mackenzie Caquatto, Legacy Elite Gymnastics LLC, Naperville, IL
Jessie DeZiel, Twin City Twisters, Rogers, MN
Gabrielle Douglas, Chow's Gymnastics and Dance Institute, Virginia Beach, VA
Jessica Howe, WOGA Gymnastics , Plano, TX
Brandie Jay, GK Gymnastics, Ft Collins, CO
Amanda Jetter, Cincinnati Gymnastics, Milford, OH
Shawn Johnson, Chow's Gymnastics and Dance Institute, West Des Moines, IA
Sophia Lee, WOGA Gymnastics, Plano, TX
Anna Li, Legacy Elite Gymnastics LLC, Aurora, IL
Casey Magee, Capital Gymnastics / Texas, Austin, TX
McKayla Maroney, All Olympia AOGC, Laguna Niguel, CA
Grace McLaughlin, WOGA Gymnastics, Allen, TX
Chellsie Memmel, M and M Gymnastics, West Allis, WI
Hallie Mossett, West Coast Elite Gymnastics, Los Angeles, CA
Alexandra Raisman Brestyan's American Gymnastics, Needham, MA
Alicia Sacramone, Brestyan's American Gymnastics, Winchester, MA
Sabrina Vega, Dynamic Gymnastics, Carmel, NY
Jordyn Wieber, Gedderts Twistars USA, DeWitt, MI
McKenzie Wofford, Zenith Elite Gymnastics Academy, McKinney, TX

Junior Women:
Kennedy Baker - Texas Dreams Gymnastics - Flower Mound, TX
Simone Biles - Bannon's Gymnastix Inc. - Spring, TX
Mackenzie Brannan - Capital Gymnastics / Texas - Austin, TX
Brianna Brown - Cincinnati Gymnastics - West Chester, OH
Madison Desch - Great American Gymn. Express - Lenexa, KS
Brenna Dowell - Great American Gymn. Express - Odessa, MO
Peyton Ernst - Texas Dreams Gymnastics - Coppell, TX
Ericha Fassbender - Stars Gymnastics Training Center-Houston - Katy, TX
Sarah Finnegan - Great American Gymn. Express - St. Louis, MO
Ariana Guerra - Stars Gymnastics Training Center-Houston - League City, TX
Veronica Hults - Texas Dreams Gymnastics - Allen, TX
Amelia Hundley - Cincinnati Gymnastics - Hamilton, OH
Bailie Key - Texas Dreams Gymnastics - Coppell, TX
Lauren Marinez - Orlando Metro Gymnastics - Orlando, FL
Mary Maxwell - Texas Dreams Gymnastics - Elk Grove, CA
Abigail Milliet - Denton Gymnastics Academy - Denton, TX
Maggie Nichols - Twin City Twisters - Little Canada, MN
Katelyn Ohashi - WOGA Gymnastics - Plano, TX
Samantha Partyka - Champions Gymnastics - Katy, TX
Elizabeth Price - Parkettes National Gymnastics Center - Coopersburg, PA
Lexie Priessman - Cincinnati Gymnastics - Cincinnati, OH
Kyla Ross - Gym-Max Gymnastics - Aliso Viejo, CA
Polina Shchennikova - Tigar - Colorado Springs, CO
Mykayla Skinner - Desert Lights Gymnastics - Gilbert, AZ
Macy Toronjo - Texas Dreams Gymnastics - Huntsville, TX
Kiana Winston - Texas Dreams Gymnastics - Fort Worth, TX

Senior Men:
Dylan Akers - Cypress Academy of Gymnastics - Kingwood, TX
Adam Al-Rokh - Philadelphia Boys Gymnastics & Temple U Men - Bensalem, PA
Donothan Bailey - University of California - Berkeley - Lake Forest, CA
Alexander Barrera - Universal Gymnastics Inc. - Miami, FL
Christopher Brooks - Team Hilton HHonors - Cypress Academy of Gymnastics - Houston, TX
Kyle Bunthuwong - University of California - Berkeley - El Cerrito, CA
Alexander Buscaglia - Stanford University - Stanford, CA
Chris Cameron - Team Hilton HHonors - U.S.O.T.C. Gymnastics - Colorado Spgs, CO
Jacob Dalton - University of Oklahoma Men's Program - Norman, OK
Cameron Deer - Houston Gymnastics Associates.In - Houston, TX
Bryan Del Castillo - University of California - Berkeley - Berkeley, CA
Joshua Dixon - Stanford University 0 San Jose, CA
Ty Echard - The Ohio State University - Carroll, OH
Andrew Elkind - Team Hilton HHonors - U.S.O.T.C. Gymnastics - Colorado Spgs, CO
Presten Ellsworth - University of Oklahoma Men's Program - Allen, TX
Ronnie Ferris - Ohio Gymnastics Institute Inc. - Austintown, OH
Randall Heflin - Cypress Academy of Gymnastics - Houston, TX
Jonathan Horton - Team Hilton HHonors - Cypress Academy of Gymnastics - Houston, TX
Trevor Howard - Hocking Valley Gymnastics Center - Columbus, OH
Glen Ishino - University of California - Berkeley - Santa Ana, CA
Spencer Johnson - Cypress Academy of Gymnastics - Houston, TX
Seung Tai Lee - The Ohio State University - Columbus, OH
Steven Legendre - Team Hilton HHonors - University of Oklahoma Men's Program - Norman, OK
Danell Leyva - Team Hilton HHonors - Universal Gymnastics Inc. - Homestead, FL
Ryan Lieberman - Stanford University - Lake Forest, IL
Christopher Maestas - University Of Illinois - Corrales, NM
Edward Mesa - Universal Gymnastics Inc. - Cooper City, FL
Tyler Mizoguchi - University Of Illinois - Houston, TX
Alexander Naddour - University of Oklahoma Men's Program - Norman, OK
Sho Nakamori - Stanford University - Albany, CA
John Orozco - U.S.O.T.C. Gymnastics - Colorado Spgs, CO
Joseph Peters - Parkettes National Gymnastics Center -Orefield, PA
Austin Phillips - University Of Illinois - Mahwah, NJ
Miguel Pineda - Penn State University Gymn. - State College, PA
M. Parker Raque - Penn State University Gymn. - State College, PA
Sean Regan - The Ohio State University - Libertyville, IL
Daniel Ribeiro - University Of Illinois - Chestnut Ridge, NY
Paul Ruggeri III - University Of Illinois - Manlius, NY
Anthony Sacramento - University Of Illinois - Libertyville, IL
Mel Anton Santander - University of Michigan - Ann Arbor, MI
Jesse Silverstein - Team Hilton HHonors - US Gymnastics Develop Center I - Spring Valley, NY
Luke Stannard - U.S.O.T.C. Gymnastics - Colorado Springs, CO
Christopher Stehl - University of Oklahoma Men's Program - Richmond, TX
Jeffrey Treleaven - The Ohio State University - Glen Ellyn, IL
Edward Umphrey - Gym America - Ann Abbor, MI
Michael Wilner - Gymnastics Spot - Buffalo Grove, IL
Brandon Wynn - Team Hilton HHonors - The Ohio State University - Columbus, OH

Junior Men (16-18)
Konner Ackerman - Metropolitan Gymnastics - Des Moines, WA
Kevin Baker - Queen City Gymnastics/ Kids First - Union, KY
Danny Berardini - Buffalo Grove Gymn Center - Lake Forest, IL
Adrian De Los Angeles - SCATS Gymnastics - Long Beach, CA
Jonathan Deaton - Tim Daggett Gold Medal Gymnastics - Longmeadow, MA
Stacey Ervin - Mills Gymnastics USA - Taylor, MI
David Frankl - US Gymnastics Develop Center II - Franklin Lakes, NJ
Jesse Glenn - SCATS Gymnastics - Northridge, CA
James Jindra - Capital Gymnastics National Center - Fairfax, VA
Alex Johnson - The Ohio State University - Marysville, OH
Brian Knott - Chelsea Piers Gymnastics - New York, NY
Ellis Mannon - Indy School of Gymnastics - Indianapolis, IN
Jake Martin - Orlando Metro Gymnastics - Oviedo, FL
Maximilian Mayr - Universal Gymnastics Inc. - Miami, FL
Logan Melander - Black Hills Gymnastics - Tacoma, WA
Kanji Oyama - SCATS Gymnastics - Huntington Beach, CA
Alec Robin - Victory Gymnastics Academy - Calabasas, CA
Michael Strathern - St. Charles Gymnastics Academy - Bartlett, IL
Donnell Whittenburg - Ultimate Gymnastics Inc. - Baltimore, MD
Kevin Wolting - Azarian U.S. Gymnastics Training Center - Laguna Hills, CA
Joshua Yee - Hawaiian Island Twisters Inc. - Mililani, HI

Junior Men (14-15)
Bobby Baker - Aerial Gymnastics Club - Lemont, IL
Andrew Botto - Stanford University - Redwood City, CA
Allan Bower - Xtreme Gymnastics - Chandler, AZ
Daniel Button - Capital Gymnastics National Center - Woodbridge, VA
Jacob Dastrup - Arete Gymnastics - Lindon, UT
Daniel DiBenedetto - Tim Daggett Gold Medal Gymnastics - Vernon, CT
Chandler Eggleston - High Point Gymnastics Academy - Jamestown, NC
Travis Gollott - West Coast Olympic Gymnastics Academy - Livermore, CA
Lee Grogan - Champions Gymnastics Center Inc. - Paragould, AR
Jesse Himmelsbach - Queen City Gymnastics/ Kids First - Butler, KY
Hunter Justus - Cypress Academy of Gymnastics - Cypress, TX
Ryan Kerr - Premier Athletics Knoxville North - Knoxville, TN
Marvin Kimble - Swiss Turners Gymnastics Academy - Milwaukee, WI
Alexander Magsam - North Valley Gymnastics - Scottdale, AZ
Sean Melton - Orlando Metro Gymnastics - Orlando, FL
Akash Modi - Monmouth Gymnastic Academy Inc. - Morganville, NJ
Yul Moldauer - 5280 Gymnastics - Arvada, CO
Andrew Rickly - Hocking Valley Gymnastics Center - Lewis Center, OH
Christopher Stephenson - DeVeau's School of Gymnastics - Fishers, IN
Timothy Wang - South Coast Gymnastics - Riverside, CA
Kiwan Watts - River City Youth Fitness - Chesterfield, VA