2014 City of Jesolo CupMar 24, 2014 by Anne Phillips
USAG Names Women's Team for 2014 Pacific Rim Championships
USAG Names Women's Team for 2014 Pacific Rim Championships
2013 World all-around champion Simone Biles of Spring, Texas/World Champions Centre, 2012 Olympic team gold medalist Kyla Ross of Aliso Viejo, Calif./Gym-Max, and 2014 AT&T American Cup champion Elizabeth Price of Coopersburg, Pa./Parkettes, headline the six women slated to compete at the 2014 Pacific Rim Championships in Richmond, B.C., Canada, April 9-11.
Juniors Bailie Key of Montgomery, Texas/Texas Dreams Gymnastics, Nia Dennis of Westerville, Ohio/Buckeye Gymnastics, and Norah Flatley of Cumming, Iowa/Chow’s Gymnastics and Dance, have also been named to the team.
Biles is back from a shoulder injury and will compete for the first time since winning the 2013 World all around and floor titles in Antwerp. Ross, Key, Dennis, and Flatley are fresh off gold medal performances in Jesolo, Italy this past weekend at the 2014 City of Jesolo Cup.
Biles is back from a shoulder injury and will compete for the first time since winning the 2013 World all around and floor titles in Antwerp. Ross, Key, Dennis, and Flatley are fresh off gold medal performances in Jesolo, Italy this past weekend at the 2014 City of Jesolo Cup.
Earlier, USA Gymnastics announced the six men who will represent Team USA at the event: John Orozco of Bronx, N.Y./Team Hilton HHonors (U.S. Olympic Training Center), Alex Naddour of Gilbert, Ariz./Team Hilton Honors (USA Youth Fitness Center), and Chris Brooks of Houston/Team Hilton HHonors (Cypress Gymnastics), seniors; and Davis Grooms of Katy, Texas/Champions Gymnastics, Marty Strech of Fountain Valley, Calif./Azarian U.S. Gymnastics Training Center, and Alec Yoder of Indianapolis, Ind./InterActive Academy, juniors.