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Mikulak leads senior men’s all-around rankings at midpoint of 2018 U.S. Gymnastics Championships

BOSTON, Aug. 16, 2018 – Two-time Olympian Sam Mikulak of Newport Coast, Calif./U.S. Olympic Training Center, leads the senior men’s all-around rankings after the first night of men’s competition at the 2018 U.S. Gymnastics Championships, the national championships for men’s and women’s gymnastics. Held at the TD Garden, the U.S. Gymnastics Championships, part of the Team USA Summer Champions Series, presented by Xfinity, continues tomorrow with junior and senior women’s gymnastics at 1:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., respectively.

Mikulak, who has four U.S. all-around titles to his name, posted an 85.150 total for the top senior men’s all-around score after the first of two days. Akash Modi of Morganville, N.J./Stanford University, earned an 84.100 to land behind Mikulak, and Allan Bower of Mesa, Ariz./University of Oklahoma, completed the top three at 83.850. Donothan Bailey of Mission Viejo, California/U.S. Olympic Training Center, and Alec Yoder of Indianapolis /Ohio State University, were fourth (83.550) and fifth (83.400), respectively. Yul Moldauer of Arvada, Colo./University of Oklahoma, the defending all-around champion, was sixth at 82.700.

For the seniors, the top event scores were: Mikulak, floor exercise (14.750) and parallel bars (14.300); Yoder, pommel horse (15.150); Trevor Howard of Columbus, Ohio/Ohio State University, still rings (14.550); Anthony Stephenson of Fishers, Indiana/University of Nebraska, vault (14.800); and Colin Van Wicklen of Magnolia, Texas/Cypress Academy of Gymnastics, horizontal bar (13.950).

For the juniors, Isaiah Drake of Los Angeles /Gymnastics Olympica USA, and Riley Loos of El Dorado Hills, California/Technique Gymnastics, lead the junior men’s 15-16 and 17-18 all-around rankings, respectively, after the first of two days. For the 15-16 division, Drake posted a 77.350 total. Taylor Burkhart of Morrison, Colorado/5280 Gymnastics North, earned a 77.200 for second, and at 77.000, Nicolas Kuebler of Seattle/Metropolitan Gymnastics, is currently in third place. Loos’ 78.950 put him atop the 17-18 division’s all-around rankings. Vitaliy Guimaraes of Arvada, Colorado/University of Oklahoma, edged out Spencer Goodell of Tigard, Oregon/University of Oklahoma, for second, 78.550 to 78.500.

Event scores for the top five in the senior all-around rankings.

  • Sam Mikulak: 85.150, all-around; 14.750, floor exercise; 13.650, pommel horse; 14.350, still rings; 14.400, vault; 14.300, parallel bars; 13.700, horizontal bar.
  • Akash Modi: 84.100, all-around; 14.350, floor exercise; 14.100, pommel horse; 13.500, still rings; 14.300, vault; 14.100, parallel bars; 13.750, horizontal bar.
  • Allan Bower: 83.850, all-around; 14.150, floor exercise; 14.800, pommel horse; 13.700, still rings; 14.350, vault; 13.900, parallel bars; 12.950, horizontal bar.
  • Donothan Bailey: 83.550, all-around; 14.100, floor exercise; 13.850, pommel horse; 13.200, still rings; 14.450, vault; 14.150, parallel bars; 13.800, horizontal bar.
  • Alec Yoder: 83.400, all-around; 13.700, floor exercise; 15.150, pommel horse; 13.700, still rings; 13.850, vault; 14.000, parallel bars; 13.000, horizontal bar.

Scores for other notable gymnasts in senior field

  • Yul Moldauer: 82.700, all-around; 14.250, floor exercise; 12.900, pommel horse; 14.400, still rings; 14.700, vault; 13.800, parallel bars; 12.650, horizontal bar.
  • Donnell Whittenburg, Baltimore, Md./U.S. Olympic Training Center: 14.150, still rings; 13.150, parallel bars.

Event scores for top three in junior all-around rankings after day 1

  • 15-16 years-old
    • Isaiah Drake: 77.350, all-around; 13.450, floor exercise; 13.000, pommel horse; 11.600, still rings; 14.000, vault; 12.850, parallel bars; 12.450, horizontal bar.
    • Taylor Burkhart: 77.200, all-around; 12.800, floor exercise; 12.200, pommel horse; 12.800, still rings; 13.750, vault; 12.750, parallel bars; 12.900, horizontal bar.
    • Nicolas Kuebler: 77.000, all-around; 12.650, floor exercise; 12.450, pommel horse; 12.950, still rings; 13.350, vault; 13.000, parallel bars; 12.600, horizontal bar.
  • 17-18 years-old
    • Riley Loos: 78.950, all-around; 13,600, floor exercise; 13.200, pommel horse; 13.050, still rings; 13.900, vault; 12.550, parallel bars; 12.650, horizontal bar.
    • Vitaliy Guimaraes: 78.550, all-around; 13.800, floor exercise; 12.750, pommel horse; 12.950, still rings; 14.450, vault; 12.200, parallel bars; 12.400, horizontal bar.
    • Spencer Goodell: 78.500, all-around; 13.800, floor exercise; 11.850, pommel horse; 13.300, still rings; 14.400, vault; 12.300, parallel bars; 12.850, horizontal bar.

In-venue activities
The following is a quick overview of the fan activities available on the concourse on competition days. For the most up-to-date and complete information, go to usgymchampionships.com.

  • GK selfie station. Fans will have the opportunity to take photos in GK’s selfie station
  • GK autograph sessions. The daily autograph schedule, which is subject to change, will be listed on usgymchampionships.com. Approximately 300 individuals will have the opportunity for an autograph during the allotted time for each opportunity.
    • Aug. 17, 6:30-7:30 p.m. Two-time Olympian and four-time U.S. all-around champion Sam Mikulak.
  • Merchandise. Fans can purchase everything gymnastics, including event-specific tees, GK leotards, other apparel, and more at the merchandise booth.

Thirteen of the 16 2008 Olympians and alternates will be in Boston: women – Shawn Johnson East, Nastia Liukin, Chellsie Memmel, Samantha Peszek, Bridget Sloan and alternates Jana Bieger and Ivana Hong; and men – Raj Bhavsar, Joey Hagerty, Jonathan Horton, Justin Spring, Kevin Tan and David Durante, alternate. Alexander Artemev, Corrie Lothrop and Alicia Sacramone Quinn were unable to attend the August 19 recognition.

2018 marks the 10th anniversary of the 2008 team’s 10-medal performance at the Olympic Games, which at that time was the USA’s most medals since the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles and at a non-boycotted Olympic Games. The medal tally of 10 included two gold, six silver and two bronze.

The women and men won the silver and bronze team medals, respectively. The individual medalists were: Liukin – all-around gold, uneven bars and balance beam silver and floor exercise bronze; Johnson East – balance beam gold and all-around and floor exercise silver; and Horton – horizontal bar silver.

2008 is the only time the United States has won team medals at consecutive Olympic Games for both the men and women. Liukin and Johnson became the first U.S. women to go one-two in the all-around. The U.S. women won eight total medals (two gold, five silver and one bronze), topping China’s six. Liukin tied the U.S. gymnastics record of five Olympic medals at one Olympics set by Mary Lou Retton (1984) and matched by Shannon Miller (1996) and later by Simone Biles (2016).

Event information
The remaining competition schedule, which is subject to change, is outlined below. All times are Eastern.

  • Friday, August 17: Women’s gymnastics – 1:30 p.m., juniors, and 7:30 p.m., seniors
  • Saturday, August 18: Men’s gymnastics – 10:30 a.m., juniors, and 3:30 p.m., seniors
  • Sunday, August 19: Women’s gymnastics – 1:30 p.m., juniors, and 7:30 p.m., seniors

The championships determines the men’s and women’s U.S. champions and U.S. National Teams for the junior and senior elite levels. The championships also will serve as part of the selection process for the U.S. Team for the 2018 World Championships.

Single-session, multi-session and all-session ticket packages are still available. All prices are per ticket or ticket package and vary in price due to location and session.

  • Single-session tickets, Aug. 16-19: Single-session tickets range in price from $29-$300.
  • Women’s Gymnastics Day One Package, Aug. 17: both junior and senior sessions, $89-$159.
  • Women’s Gymnastics Final Day Package, Aug. 19: both junior and senior sessions, $99-$169.
  • Men’s Gymnastics Package, Aug. 16 and 18: all men’s junior and senior sessions, $89-$139.
  • Senior Finals Package, Aug. 18-19: senior men’s and senior women’s sessions, $109-$149.
  • All-session Package, Aug. 16-19: includes every competitive session with prices ranging from $225 to $725. The platinum all-session package includes VIP seating, an Olympian meet-and-greet, and a commemorative gift.

Tickets maybe be purchased at www.ticketmaster.com, by calling 800-745-3000 or at TD Garden’s Box Office. Group tickets are currently available through TD Garden’s Group Sales Department by calling (617) 624-1805. Discounted tickets are available through local gymnastics clubs that are participating in the gym club ticket program.

The 2018 U.S. Gymnastics Championships is part of the 2018 Team USA Summer Champions Series, presented by Xfinity. The champions series showcases numerous Olympic sports throughout the season, highlighting the year-round quest of Team USA athletes to compete at the Olympic Games.

Ways to follow the action
The Olympic Channel, NBC Sports and NBCSN are carrying live coverage of the four days of senior competition. All eight competitive sessions, as well as podium training, will have livestream coverage. All times are subject to change.

    Television
    Aug. 17 – Women’s gymnastics, 8 p.m. ET, Olympic Channel – LIVE
    Aug. 17 – Women’s gymnastics, 11 p.m. ET, NBCSN – delayed
    Aug. 18 – Men’s gymnastics, 3:30-4:30 p.m. ET, Olympic Channel – LIVE
    Aug. 18 – Men’s gymnastics, 4:30 p.m. ET, NBC – LIVE
    Aug. 19 – Women’s gymnastics, 8 p.m. ET, NBC – LIVE

    Webcasts
    USA Gymnastics hosts livestreams of four podium training sessions on Wednesday, Aug. 15, and the four junior sessions live at usgymchampionships.com/live. Fans can catch all the senior division action via NBC Sports online at NBCSports.com/Live, or through the NBC Sports app which is available on the iTunes App Store, Google Play, Windows Store, Roku Channel Store, Apple TV and Amazon Fire. All times are Eastern and subject to change. All times are Eastern and subject to change.

All media information (results, bios, historical information, start lists, etc.) is provided on our website, usgymchampionships.com, during competition week. Live scoring will be available at myusagym.com.

History
Smith and Moldauer won the women’s and men’s 2017 U.S. all-around titles, respectively. The roster of former U.S. all-around champions is a veritable who’s who of gymnastics, including: women – Simone Biles, Jordyn Wieber, Nastia Liukin, Shawn Johnson, Carly Patterson, Courtney Kupets, Shannon Miller, Dominique Dawes, Kim Zmeskal and Mary Lou Retton; and men – Sam Mikulak, Jonathan Horton, Paul Hamm, Blaine Wilson, John Roethlisberger, Tim Daggett, Mitch Gaylord, Peter Vidmar and Bart Conner.

While Boston played host to the 2008 U.S. Women’s Gymnastics Championships, 2018 marks the event’s debut at the TD Garden and the first time Boston has staged the national championships for both men’s and women’s gymnastics. In addition, Boston was the site for the 1996 and 2000 U.S. Olympic Gymnastics Team Trials and several post-Olympic gymnastics tour events.

The U.S. Gymnastics Championships traces its history back to 1897 for the men and 1931 for the women.

Background

  • TD Garden. TD Garden, owned and operated by Delaware North, first opened its doors to the public on September 30, 1995. In the 20-plus years since, the venue has generated more than $365 million in direct economic impact to the Greater Boston region from its major national events alone, not including its high-profile Bruins and Celtics tenants. The arena has played host to countless marquee events, including the Democratic National Convention, NHL All-Star Game, NCAA Frozen Fours, NCAA Women’s Final Four, U.S. Olympic Trials – Gymnastics, U.S. Figure Skating Championships and ISU World Figure Skating Championships among others. Delaware North, owner and operator of TD Garden, is one of the largest privately-held hospitality and food service companies in the world. Founded in 1915 and owned by the Jacobs family for more than 100 years, Delaware North has global operations at high-profile places such as sports and entertainment venues, national and state parks, destination resorts and restaurants, airports, and regional casinos.
  • Team USA Champions Series. The Team USA Champions Series, presented by Xfinity, is composed of both a summer and winter season, showcasing elite U.S. athletes year-round through broadcasts on NBC, NBCSN, and the Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA. America’s elite athletes are always in season. The champions series was created to help showcase their year-round quest to make Team USA and compete at the Olympic Games.
  • USA Gymnastics. Based in Indianapolis, USA Gymnastics is the national governing body for gymnastics in the United States. The organization is committed to creating a culture that empowers and supports its athletes and focuses on its highest priority, the safety and well-being of the athletes. USA Gymnastics has already taken specific, concrete steps to strengthen its safe sport policies and procedures. The organization’s disciplines include men’s and women’s artistic gymnastics, rhythmic gymnastics, trampoline and tumbling, acrobatic gymnastics and gymnastics for all (formerly known as group gymnastics). For more complete information, log on to usagym.org.

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