At the conclusion of the USA Gymnastics Championships at the Dunkin’ Donuts Center in Providence, R.I., USA Gymnastics announced the first members of the 2016 U.S. Olympic Team for gymnastics, pending approval by the United States Olympic Committee, for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Twenty years after they captured Team USA’s most recent World Championship gold medal on the tumbling scene, the men of the 1996 team were back together – for the first time.
Nearly a decade in the making and following a historic breakthrough last September at the World Championships, the U.S. rhythmic group is headed to the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio.
Saturday night was one full of the unexpected – both good and bad – at the USA Gymnastics Championships at the Dunkin’ Donuts Center in Providence, as national champions were crowned and a slew of athletes took a step closer to realizing their Olympic dreams.
Camilla Feeley and Laura Zeng won the U.S. clubs and ribbon titles, respectively, at the USA Gymnastics Championships at the Dunkin’ Donuts Center in Providence, R.I.
With an anything but serene schedule, Serena Lu has found her rhythm in balancing school and an elite training schedule that can keep her away from home for weeks at a time.
It was the first full session of competition at the Dunkin’ Donuts Center, with nearly 2,000 energetic fans packing into the arena to watch tumbling, double mini-trampoline, rhythmic and acro events in a one-after-the-other schedule.
Laura Zeng of Libertyville, Ill./North Shore Rhythmic Gymnastics Center, won both the U.S. hoop and ball titles on the first night of senior competition at the USA Gymnastics Championships at the Dunkin’ Donuts Center in Providence, R.I.