2021 USA Senior Team

All 18 women named to the National Team will compete at the U.S. Olympic Trials in St. Louis.

Cool.

I’ve never understood why nations are so quick to cut the selection pool. It’s a HUGE accomplishment to make Olympic trials. The highlight of many Elite careers.

It’s a net WIN to have more gymnasts.

Simone Biles
Skye Blakely
Jade Carey
Jordan Chiles
Kayla DiCello
Amari Drayton
Kara Eaker
Addison Fatta
Shilese Jones
Emily Lee
Sunisa Lee
Emma Malabuyo
Grace McCallum
Riley McCusker
Zoe Miller
Ava Siegfeldt
MyKayla Skinner
Leanne Wong

I’m not sure whether petitions will be considered.

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Riley McCusker – Bars

Awesome.

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2021 USA Jr National Team

  • Charlotte Booth, Clermont, Fla./Brandy Johnson’s Global Gymnastics
  • Kailin Chio, Henderson, Nev./Gymcats Gymnastics
  • Madray Johnson, Dallas, Texas/WOGA Gymnastics
  • Katelyn Jong, Allen, Texas/Metroplex Gymnastics
  • Avery King, Dallas, Texas/WOGA Gymnastics
  • Kaliya Lincoln, Frisco, Texas/WOGA Gymnastics
  • Ella Kate Parker, West Chester, Ohio/Cincinnati Gymnastics
  • Joscelyn Roberson, Texarkana, Texas/North East Texas Elite Gymnastics
  • Gabriella Van Frayen, Lewis Center, Ohio/Gym X-Treme

Due to Covid, very few of these up-and-coming gymnasts have had much Junior competitive experience.

Five gymnasts were also selected to represent the U.S. at the 2021 Junior Pan American Championships June 18-20 in Guadalajara, Mexico:

  • Kailin Chio, Henderson, Nev./Gymcats Gymnastics
  • Madray Johnson, Dallas, Texas/WOGA Gymnastics
  • Katelyn Jong, Allen, Texas/Metroplex Gymnastics
  • Kaliya Lincoln, Frisco, Texas/WOGA Gymnastics
  • Joscelyn Roberson, Texarkana, Texas/North East Texas Elite Gymnastics (traveling replacement athlete)

Jong pulls away from field to claim 2021 U.S. Gymnastics Championships junior all-around title, Junior Pan American Championships team named

Jr USA Champion Katelyn Jong

Congratulations Katelyn Jong, your 2021 Junior Women’s All-Around national champion! 🥇 #USGymChamps

Katelyn closing down Junior Women's #USGymChamps in style! 💫

Originally tweeted by USA Gymnastics (@USAGym) on June 6, 2021.

Japan names Men’s Olympic team

Hashimoto Daiki
Kaya Kazuma
Tanigawa Wataru
Kitazono Takeru

And Kohei, age-32, for the plus one pick.

In the complicated and very competitive Japanese selection procedure, Kohei tied with Yonekura Hidenobu, the Vault specialist.

Kohei got the tie-breaker for his higher world ranking.

Simone and Kohei Uchimura will be the biggest NAMES in Gymnastics at the Olympics.

Stephen Nedoroscik 15.100

Legit score.

Steve wasn’t thrilled with his routine day 1. But he’ll be happy with this one.

He’d quite likely qualify for the Olympic Pommel Final. Some of the best guys in the world didn’t qualify.

Alex Diab would be another good pick. A certain Rings finalist.

Eddie Penev would be the 3rd possible specialist for Floor.

USA doesn’t have a great chance for a team medal in 2021. They COULD select the team to maximize possible Finals. Two AA and 3 specialists with the PLUS 1. But that’s highly unlikely.

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Listen to an interview from between the two competition days.

Kevin Mazeika: 3x Olympic Head Coach on Winning Gold, EVO Gymnastics, and Team USA at LA 2028 – GymnasticsVille Podcast

Kevin Mazeika — USA Gymnastics Hall of Famer and three-time U.S. Olympic Men's Team Head Coach — sits down for his first-ever long-form podcast interview on GymnasticsVille Podcast Episode 2. Kevin has coached Team USA to back-to-back Olympic medals, including the 2004 Athens silver medal (the first non-boycotted Olympic team medal since 1932) and the 2008 Beijing bronze. Today he leads EVO Gymnastics in Sarasota, Florida, where Brody Malone and Donnell Whittenburg both won gold at the 2025 World Championships in Jakarta. For hosts Mubarak Simmons and Taqiy Simmons, this conversation is personal. Both trained under Kevin at Houston Gymnastics Academy from 1999 to 2004. This is the interview they have been waiting 20 years to have. WHAT WE COVER: – How Brody Malone and Donnell Whittenburg won World Championship gold at EVO Gymnastics – The strategy behind Brody's high bar final and the Winkler decision – Coaching Team USA three weeks after September 11, 2001 – What made the 2004 Athens team the best in a generation – Why Kevin's first coaches meetings at EVO had zero gymnastics talk – The "Surrender to Win" philosophy and how it applies to athletes and coaches – Kevin's bold prediction for Team USA at LA 2028 ABOUT KEVIN MAZEIKA: – USA Gymnastics Hall of Fame, Class of 2010 – Three-time U.S. Olympic Men's Team Head Coach (2004, 2008, 2012) – 2004 Athens: Team Silver — first non-boycotted Olympic medal since 1932 – 2008 Beijing: Team Bronze – Head coach at four World Championships (2001, 2003, 2007, 2011) – Executive Director, EVO Gymnastics — Sarasota, Florida   FOLLOW GYMNASTICSVILLE: Website: https://gymnasticsville.com Instagram: https://instagram.com/gymnasticsville Newsletter: https://gymnasticsville.com
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