Front runners for the team include 2013 National All Around Champion Simone Biles, and 2012 Olympic Gold Medalists Kyla Ross and McKayla Maroney. Assuming these three athletes earn their place on the team, Martha Karolyi and the Selection Committee will be looking for a bars and beam specialist as the fourth team member.  

The camp will run from September 12-18 and the girls will compete Friday and Saturday. The final team will be announced at the conclusion of the training camp, just before the group heads to Worlds. 

The athletes expected to attend 2013 World Selection Camp are:


Simone Biles of Bannon's Gymnastix /Spring, TX
2012 U.S. National All Around Champion; 1st AA, VT, BB, & FX at 2013 City of Jesolo Meet; 2013 AT&T American Cup Silver Medalist; 2012 U.S. Junior National Vault Champion


McKayla Maroney of AOGC / Long Beach, CA
2012 U.S. National Vault and Floor Champion; 2012 US Secret Classic Vault Champion & 3rd on FX; 2012 Olympic Team Gold Medalist; 2012 Olympic Vault Silver Medalist; 2011 World Vault and Team Champion


Elizabeth Price of Parkettes / Coopersburg, PA
2012 Olympic Team Alternate; 2012 Glasgow and Stuttgart World Cup All Around Champion; 8th on UB at 2013 P&G Championships; 4th All Around at 2012 Olympic Trials


Maggie Nichols of Twin City Twisters / Little Canada, MN
5th All Around and Beam, 6th on Uneven Bars at 2013 P&G Championships; 6th All Around at 2013 Secret US Classic; 4th All Around at 2013 USA-Germany-Romania Tri-Meet; 6th All Around at 2013 City of Jesolo


Abigail Milliet of Denton Gymnastics / Denton, TX
8th All Around, Beam, and Floor at 2013 P&G Championships; 3rd on Bars, 5th on Beam, and 4th All Around at 2013 Secret US Classic



Mykayla Skinner of Desert Lights / Gilbert, AZ
2013 U.S. Vault and Floor Bronze Medalist; 2nd on Vault at 2013 Secret U.S. Classic; 3rd on Vault at 2012 Visa Championships; 4th on Floor, 5th on Vault at 2012 City of Jesolo Trophy


Kyla Ross of Gym-Max / Aliso Viejo, CA
2013 U.S. uneven bars & balance beam gold medalist and all-around silver medalist; 2012 Olympic Team Gold Medalist; 2012 U.S. Uneven Bars Silver Medalist; 2013 USA-Germany-Romania Tri-Meet All Around Champion; 2013 City of Jesolo Uneven Bars Champion, and 2nd All Around and Beam



Maddie Desch of GAGE / Lenexa, KS
4th on Floor at 2013 P&G Championships; 6th on Beam at 2013 Secret U.S. Classic; 2012 U.S. Junior National Beam Champion


Brenna Dowell of GAGE / Odessa, MO
2013 U.S. All Around and Uneven Bars Bronze Medalist; 3rd All Around at 2013 Secret US Classic; 3rd All Around at 2013 City of Jesolo; 2012 Mexican Open All Around Champion



Peyton Ernst of Texas Dreams / Coppell, TX
4th All Around, Bars, and Beam at 2013 P&G Championships; 2012 Secret U.S. Classic Beam Champion, 2nd All Around and Floor, 4th on Bars; 2013 Tokyo World Cup All Around Silver Medalist; 2013 USA-Germany-Romania Tri-Meet All Around Silver Medalist


Kennedy Baker of Texas Dreams / Flower Mound, TX
2013 U.S. Balance Beam Bronze Medalist, 7th All Around, and 6th on Floor; 7th on Bars and 8th All Around at 2012 Olympic Trials


Lexie Priessman of Cincinnati Gymnastics Academy and Madison Kocian of WOGA were also invited to the Selection Camp, but will not attend due to injury. Priessman withdrew from the P&G Championships with a strained achilles tendon, while Kocian withdrew after injuring her ankle during night one of Championships competition.

There are two athletes, Maddie Desch and Abigail Milliet, who will attend the camp but are not currently members of the National Team. Should they be selected to the World Team, they will be added to the National Team roster.


U.S. women's National Team Coordinator Martha Karolyi reveals what she is looking for in Worlds selection in our interview following the women's P&G Championship finals:

Click HERE to watch more video of the 2013 P&G Championships

Or, Click here to watch Kyla Ross train her beam routine just one week ago at Gym-Max.