Douglas, Raisman, Gowey, And Nguyen Added To National Team
Douglas, Raisman, Gowey, And Nguyen Added To National Team
Pictured: Gabby Douglas
At the conclusion of the November National Team Training Camp, Aly Raisman, Gabby Douglas, Rachel Gowey, and Victoria Nguyen were added to the U.S. National Team. Raisman, Douglas, and Gowey are seniors and Nguyen is a junior.
The five day training camp was lead by National Team Coordinator Martha Karolyi. This camp was geared towards athletes working on new skills and reconstructing their routines in preparation for the 2015 season.
Raisman and Douglas were both members of the Fierce Five 2012 U.S. Olympic Team where USA won gold as a team and Douglas won gold in the all-around. There has been much anticipation around their return to gymnastics and neither has competed since the Olympics. When interviewed at the 2014 P&G Championships, both stated their goal was to return at the 2015 Secret U.S. Classic. Douglas recently made a gym change and is now training at Buckeye in Ohio with head coach Kittia Carpenter. Raisman continues to train at Brestyan's in Massachusetts under head coach Mihai Brestyan.
Pictured: Aly Raisman
Gowey is a senior from Chow’s Gymnastics and was previously on the national team. She made her international debut at the 2014 Jesolo Trophy and continued on to compete at the 2014 Secret U.S. Classic where she placed fourth all-around. She suffered an untimely injury during podium training at the 2014 P&G Championships and was sidelined for the rest of the season. Watch her beam routine from the Secret Classic here.
Nguyen also trains at Chow’s gymnastics and is a first year elite. She placed eighth in the all-around this year at Championships and tied for third on floor. Watch her floor routine from Championships here.
Below is the list of the current U.S. National Team Members
Seniors:
Juniors:
Below is the list of the current U.S. National Team Members
Seniors:
Alyssa Baumann - WOGA Gymnastics - Plano, TX
Simone Biles - World Champions Centre - Spring, TX
Madison Desch - Great American Gymn. Express - Lenexa, KS
Gabby Douglas - Buckeye Gymnastics - Virginia Beach, VA
Brenna Dowell - Great American Gymn. Express - Odessa, MO
Rachel Gowey - Chow's Gymnastics and Dance Institute - Urbandale, IA
Felicia Hano - Gym-Max Gymnastics - San Gabriel, CA
Amelia Hundley - Cincinnati Gymnastics - Hamilton, OH
Madison Kocian - WOGA Gymnastics - Dallas, TX
Ashton Locklear - Everest Gymnastics - Hamlet, NC
Maggie Nichols - Twin City Twisters - Little Canada, MN
Aly Raisman - Brestyan's American Gymnastics - Needham, MA
Kyla Ross - Gym-Max Gymnastics - Aliso Viejo, CA
MyKayla Skinner - Desert Lights Gymnastics - Gilbert, AZ
Juniors:
Jordan Chiles - Naydenov Gymnastics Inc. - Vancouver, WA
Nia Dennis - Buckeye Gymnastics - Westerville, OH
Norah Flatley - Chow's Gymnastics and Dance Institute - Cumming, IA
Jazmyn Foberg - MG Elite - Bayville, NJ
Emily Gaskins - Intensity Gymnastics - Coral Springs, FL
Bailie Key - Texas Dreams Gymnastics - Montgomery, TX
Victoria Nguyen - Chow's Gymnastics and Dance Institute - West Des Moines, IA
Ragan Smith - Texas Dreams Gymnastics - Lewisville, TX
Alexis Vasquez - Chow's Gymnastics and Dance Institute - West Des Moines, IA
Pictured: Victoria Nguyen
Below is the full list of gymnasts who attended the November camp, as released by USAG.
Alyssa Baumann, WOGA
Simone Biles, World Champions Center
Jordan Chiles, Naydenov
Nia Dennis, Buckeye
Madison Desch, GAGE
Christina Desidero, Parkettes
Gabby Douglas, Buckeye
Norah Flatley, Chow's Gymnastics
Jazmyn Foberg, MG Elite
Ashley Foss, North Stars Gym
Margzetta Frazier, Parkettes
Rachel Gowey, Chow's Gymnastics
Felicia Hano, Gym-Max
Lauren Hernandez, MG Elite
Amelia Hundley, Cincinnati Gymnastics
Sydney Johnson-Scharpf, Brandy Johnson's
Bailie Key, Texas Dreams
Ashton Locklear, Everest Gymnastics
Laney Madsen, Gym Max
Abigail Matthews, Cincinnati
Maggie Musselman, Hill's Gymnastics
Victoria Nguyen, Chow's Gymnastics
Marissa Oakley, Phenom
Grace Quinn, Texas Dreams
Aly Raisman, Brestyan's
Lexy Ramler, Kidsport
Kyla Ross, Gym-Max
Emily Schild, Everest Gymnastics
Polina Shchennikova, TIGAR
Megan Skaggs, Atlanta School of Gym
Ragan Smith, Texas Dreams
Alexis Vaszquez, Chow's Gymnastics