Who will be USA Champion 2011?
2000 Elise Ray Hill’s Gymnastics 18
2001 Tasha Schwikert GymCats 16
2002 Tasha Schwikert GymCats 17
2003 Courtney Kupets Hill’s Gymnastics 16
2004 Courtney Kupets Hill’s Gymnastics 17
2004 Carly Patterson WOGA 16
2005 Nastia Liukin WOGA 15
2006 Nastia Liukin WOGA 16
2007 Shawn Johnson Chow’s 15
2008 Shawn Johnson Chow’s 16
2009 Bridget Sloan Sharp’s 17
2010 Rebecca Bross WOGA 17Full Twist has the full list of past champions
On the Men’s side, Matthew Rusk again is posting a detailed preview:
Competition for the AA title has grown into an unexpectedly hot race this year. Few could have conceived Jonathan Horton not making a “three-peat” when he became the first man since Paul Hamm to win a World Championship AA medal back in October. Despite a thumb injury, he would be triumphant once again at the American Cup in Jacksonville, where he took home his third American Cup trophy.
Yet two back-to-back competitions—the Glasgow World Cup and the Japan Cup—have been disastrous for the Olympic silver medalist and call into question his preparation for these Championships.
Much was made of Horton’s rivalry at last year’s Nationals with Danell Leyva, but Leyva, who finished over two points behind Horton, wasn’t at the level to challenge the reigning Champion. This year he is, actually to the point of perhaps being considered the favorite. Vast improvements on floor and vault, decent pommels, commendable parallel bars, and storied high bar work make the 19-year-old Leyva every bit a challenger to even a peaked Horton.
Yet, August 19th could come and go and neither man would be the winner: both athletes could be upstaged by an even younger upstart. John Orozco …
read more on Stick It Media – Preview of 2011 VISA U.S. Men’s Gymnastics Championships – Part 1
I’m not sure why, but I’ve got a feeling Jon will fend off the many rivals, and win yet again.
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.
Certainly if Horton hits (including Pommels 13.50), he wins.
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