The USA Gymnastics National Championships is the annual artistic gymnastics national competition held in the United States for elite-level competition. It is currently organized by USA Gymnastics, the governing body for gymnastics in the United States. The national championships have been held since 1963.

History 20th century Before 1970, the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) was the national governing body for gymnastics, so the national championships from 1963 to 1969 were run under the auspices of that organization."Former Women's National Champions" . usagym.org. Retrieved August 18, 2013."U.S. National Champions - Men" . usagym.org. Retrieved August 18, 2013.

The first USA Gymnastics national championships were held in Park Ridge, Illinois, in June 1963. Since then, the event has been held annually, usually over several days during the summer.

21st century In 2012, the top three finishers in the women's all-around were Jordyn Wieber, Gabby Douglas, and Aly Raisman. It was Wieber's second consecutive all-around title. In the individual events, Douglas won on uneven bars, Raisman won on balance beam and floor, and Sacramone won on vault."Wieber wins back-to-back Visa Championships all-around titles" . usagym.org. June 10, 2012. Retrieved April 22, 2013.Gregorian, Vahe. "Wieber wins women's title, but U.S. team remains in flux". stltoday.com. June 11, 2012. Retrieved April 22, 2013. In the men's all-around, the top three finishers were John Orozco, Danell Leyva, and Sam Mikulak. It was Orozco's first all-around title. Leyva won on parallel bars and high bar, Jacob Dalton won on floor, Alexander Naddour won on pommel horse, Jonathan Horton won on rings, and Sean Senters won on vault."Orozco comes from behind to win first U.S. all-around title at 2012 Visa Championships". usagym.org. June 9, 2012. Retrieved April 22, 2013.

In 2013, the top three finishers in the women's all-around were Simone Biles, Kyla Ross, and Brenna Dowell. In the individual events, Ross won on uneven bars and balance beam, and her Olympic teammate McKayla Maroney won on vault and floor exercise; Biles swept the silver medals in each event. In the men's all-around, the top three finishers were Sam Mikulak, Alexander Naddour, and Jacob Dalton."Biles wins women's all-around at 2013 P&G Championships". usagym.org. August 17, 2013. Retrieved August 23, 2013."Mikulak wins men's all-around at 2013 P&G Gymnastics Championships". usagym.org. August 18, 2013. Retrieved August 23, 2013.

In 2014, the top three finishers in the women's all-around were Simone Biles, Kyla Ross, and Maggie Nichols. It was Biles's second consecutive all-around title. In the individual events, Biles won on both vault and floor exercise, Ross won on balance beam, and Ashton Locklear won on uneven bars. In the men's all-around, the top three finishers were Sam Mikulak, John Orozco, and Jacob Dalton. It was Mikulak's second consecutive all-around title. In the individual events, Dalton won on floor exercise, Mikulak won on pommel horse, Brandon Wynn won on still rings, Donnell Whittenburg won on vault, Danell Leyva won on parallel bars, and Orozco won on high bar.

In 2015, the top three finishers in the women's all-around were Simone Biles, Maggie Nichols, and Aly Raisman. It was Biles's third consecutive all-around title, and she became the first female gymnast since Kim Zmeskal (1990, 1991, and 1992) to win the all-around 3 consecutive times. In the individual events, Biles won on both vault and balance beam, Madison Kocian won on uneven bars, and Raisman won on floor exercise. In the men's all-around, the top three finishers were Sam Mikulak, Donnell Whittenburg, and Chris Brooks. This was Mikulak's third consecutive all-around title, and he became the first male gymnast since Paul Hamm (2002, 2003, and 2004) to win the all-around 3 consecutive times. In the individual events, Steven Legendre won on floor exercise, Alex Naddour won on pommel horse, Whittenburg won on still rings, Mikulak won on both vault and parallel bars, and Brooks won on high bar.

In 2016, the top three finishers in the women's all-around were Simone Biles, Aly Raisman, and Laurie Hernandez. It was Biles's fourth consecutive all-around title, and she became the first female gymnast since Joan Moore-Gnat (1971–1974) to win the all-around 4 times consecutively. In the individual events, Biles won on vault, balance beam, and floor exercise, and Ashton Locklear won on uneven bars. In the men's all-around, the top three finishers were Sam Mikulak, Chris Brooks, and Jake Dalton. This was Mikulak's fourth consecutive all-around title, and he became the first male gymnast since Blaine Wilson (1996–1999) to win the all-around four times consecutively. In the individual events, Dalton won on floor exercise and vault, Eddie Penev won on pommel horse, Donnell Whittenburg won on rings, Brooks won on parallel bars, and Paul Ruggeri won on high bar.

Records The women's record, and overall record, of nine titles is held by Simone Biles, who won from 2013 to 2016, 2018 to 2019, 2021, and 2023 to 2024. The record for most men's all-around titles is held by Sam Mikulak, who won six competitions from 2013 to 2016 and 2018 to 2019. Blaine Wilson won five consecutive times from 1996 to 2000. Joan Moore Gnat and John Roethlisberger have both won four times. Kurt Thomas, Kim Zmeskal, Paul Hamm and Brody Malone each won three times. The record for most individual titles across all events is Simone Biles, with twenty."Showing Skills No One Has Done Before, Simone Biles Blows The Doors Off A Sixth U.S. Gymnastics Title". teamusa.org. August 11, 2019. Retrieved August 12, 2019. The record for most titles in one event is a tie between Alicia Sacramone, who won six women's vault competitions from 2005 to 2008, 2010, and 2012, and Simone Biles, who won six women's vault competitions from 2014 to 2016, 2018, 2019, and 2021.

Championships +USA Gymnastics National Championships champions Year Date Location Women's Champion Men's Champion 1963* June 14–15 Park Ridge, Illinois Donna Schanezer Arthur Shurlock 1964* June 17–18 University of Iowa not held Rusty Mitchell 1965* April 16–17 Nashville, Tennessee Gail Daley Rusty Mitchell 1966* April 15–16 Colorado Springs, Colorado Donna Schanezer Rusty Mitchell 1967* April 13–15April 28–29 Tucson, ArizonaIowa City, Iowa not held Katsutoshi Kanzaki 1968 April 24–25 Memphis, Tennessee Linda Scott Yoshi Hayasaki 1969 April 25–26 Long Beach, California Joyce Tanac Steve Hug 1970 April 23–25 Las Vegas, Nevada Cathy Rigby Makoto Sakamoto 1971 November 18–20 University of Illinois Joan Moore GnatLinda Metheny Mulvihill Yoshi Takei 1972 Georgia Southern University Joan Moore GnatCathy Rigby McCoy Yoshi Takei 1973 (W) May 4–6(M) May 4–5 Seattle, WashingtonPenn State University Joan Moore Gnat Marshall Avener 1974 (W) May 30–June 1(M) May 10–11 Southern Illinois UniversityBerkeley, California Joan Moore Gnat John Crosby Jr. 1975 (W) May 22–24(M) June 12–14 Eugene, OregonSouthern Illinois University Tammy Manville Tom BeachBart Conner 1976 (W) April 8–10(M) May 21–22 Allentown, PennsylvaniaBerkeley, California Denise CheshireRobin Huebner Kurt Thomas 1977 (W) April 21–23(M) May 6–7 California StateBaton Rouge, Louisiana Donna Turnbow Kurt Thomas 1978 (W) May 4–6(M) June 1–3 Uniondale, New YorkUCLA Kathy Johnson Kurt Thomas 1979 May 18 Dayton, Ohio Leslie Pyfer Bart Conner 1980 April 19 University of UtahColumbus, Ohio Julianne McNamara Peter Vidmar 1981 (W) May 12–14(M) May 21–23 Lehigh UniversityUniversity of Nebraska–Lincoln Tracee Talavera Jim Hartung 1982 (W) May 27–29(M) June 3–5 University of UtahSyracuse, New York Tracee Talavera Peter Vidmar 1983 June 3–8 Chicago, Illinois Dianne Durham Mitch Gaylord 1984 May 11–13 Evanston, Illinois Mary Lou Retton Mitch Gaylord 1985 June 6–9 Jacksonville, Florida Sabrina Mar Brian Babcock 1986 June 19–22 Indianapolis, Indiana Jennifer Sey Tim Daggett 1987 June 18–21 Kansas City, Missouri Kristie Phillips Scott Johnson 1988 July 7–10 Houston, Texas Phoebe Mills Dan Hayden 1989 July 6–9 Minneapolis, Minnesota Brandy Johnson Tim Ryan 1990 June 7–10 Denver, Colorado Kim Zmeskal John Roethlisberger 1991 June 6–9 Cincinnati, Ohio Kim Zmeskal Chris Waller 1992 May 14–17 Columbus, Ohio Kim Zmeskal John Roethlisberger 1993 August 25–28 Salt Lake City, Utah Shannon Miller John Roethlisberger 1994 August 24–27 Nashville, Tennessee Dominique Dawes Scott Keswick 1995 August 16–19 New Orleans, Louisiana Dominique Moceanu John Roethlisberger 1996 June 5–8 Knoxville, Tennessee Shannon Miller Blaine Wilson 1997 August 13–16 Denver, Colorado Vanessa AtlerKristy Powell Blaine Wilson 1998 August 19–22 Indianapolis, Indiana Kristen Maloney Blaine Wilson 1999 August 25–28 Sacramento, California Kristen Maloney Blaine Wilson 2000 June 26–29 St. Louis, Missouri Elise Ray Blaine Wilson 2001 August 8–11 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Tasha Schwikert Sean Townsend 2002 August 7–10 Cleveland, Ohio Tasha Schwikert Paul Hamm 2003 June 19–22 Milwaukee, Wisconsin Courtney Kupets Paul Hamm 2004 June 2–5 Nashville, Tennessee Courtney KupetsCarly Patterson Paul Hamm 2005 August 10–13 Indianapolis, Indiana Nastia Liukin Todd Thornton 2006 August 16–19 Saint Paul, Minnesota Nastia Liukin Alexander Artemev 2007 August 15–18 San Jose, California Shawn Johnson David Durante 2008 (W) June 5–7(M) May 22–24 Boston, MassachusettsHouston, Texas Shawn Johnson David Sender 2009 August 12–15 Dallas, Texas Bridget Sloan Jonathan Horton 2010 August 11–14 Hartford, Connecticut Rebecca Bross Jonathan Horton 2011 August 17–20 Saint Paul, Minnesota Jordyn Wieber Danell Leyva 2012 June 7–10 St. Louis, Missouri Jordyn Wieber John Orozco 2013 August 15–18 Hartford, Connecticut Simone Biles Sam Mikulak 2014 August 21–24 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Simone Biles Sam Mikulak 2015 August 13–16 Indianapolis, Indiana Simone Biles Sam Mikulak 2016 (W) June 24–26(M) June 3–5 St. Louis, MissouriHartford, Connecticut Simone Biles Sam Mikulak 2017 August 17–20 Anaheim, California Ragan Smith Yul Moldauer 2018 August 16–19 Boston, Massachusetts Simone Biles Sam Mikulak 2019 August 8–11 Kansas City, Missouri Simone Biles Sam Mikulak Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic 2021 June 3–6 Fort Worth, Texas Simone Biles Brody Malone 2022 August 18–21 Tampa, Florida Konnor McClain Brody Malone 2023 August 24–27 San Jose, California Simone Biles Asher Hong 2024 May 30–June 2 Fort Worth, Texas Simone Biles Brody Malone 2025 August 7–10 New Orleans, Louisiana Hezly Rivera Asher Hong 2026 August 6–9 Phoenix, Arizona Hezly Rivera Frederick Richard

*Unofficial national champion"Locations and Dates for USA Gymnastics National Championships" . usagym.org. Retrieved August 18, 2013.

Medalists

Gallery

Event name In recent years, the USA Gymnastics National Championships have been sponsored by various companies, and the event is typically named for the sponsoring company.

Year Sponsor Event name 1987–1988 McDonald's McDonald's U.S. Gymnastics Championships 1992 Phar-Mor Phar-Mor U.S. Gymnastics Championships 1993–1996 Coca-Cola Coca-Cola National Championships 1997–2000 John Hancock Financial John Hancock U.S. Gymnastics Championships 2004 Visa Visa U.S. Gymnastics Championships 2005–2012 Visa Visa Championships 2013–2017 Procter & Gamble P&G Gymnastics Championships 2018–2021 National Broadcasting Company NBC Gymnastics Championships 2022 OOFOS OOFOS U.S. Gymnastics Championships 2023–present Xfinity Xfinity U.S. Gymnastics Championships

See also American Cup Nastia Liukin Cup U.S. Classic Winter Cup U.S. Olympic Trials List of medalists

References

External links USA Gymnastics