Phoenix, AZ · August 6-9
ANAHEIM, Calif., Aug. 17, 2017 – Yul Moldauer of Arvada, Colo./University of Oklahoma, leads the senior men’s all-around rankings after the first night of men’s competition at the 2017 P&G Gymnastics Championships at Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif. Competition continues tomorrow with women’s gymnastics, the juniors at 1 p.m. and the seniors at 7:30 p.m. PT.
On the first of two competition nights, Moldauer tallied a 86.650 total for the night’s highest all-around score. Akash Modi of Morganville, N.J./Stanford University, was second at 84.700, with Allan Bower of Mesa, Ariz./University of Oklahoma, in third at 84.450. Donnell Whittenburg of Baltimore, Md./U.S. Olympic Training Center, placed fourth (84.350), and Colin VanWicklen of Norman, Okla./University of Oklahoma, rounded out the top five at 83.950. The final day of competition for the men is Saturday, and the scores from both days count equally.
2016 Olympic pommel horse bronze-medalist Alex Naddour of Gilbert, Ariz./USA Youth Fitness Center, posted the top pommel horse score of 15.300, as well as competed on the still rings (14.700). His 2016 Olympic teammate Sam Mikulak of Newport Coast, Calif./U.S. Olympic Training Center, returned to competition, competing on the pommel horse (14.750) and horizontal bar (14.050).
Event scores for the top five in the all-around rankings.
Scores for other notable gymnasts
P&G Championships, junior men
Lazarus Barnhill of Houston, Texas/Cypress Academy of Gymnastics and Brody Malone of Cedartown, Ga./Cartersville Twisters, lead the junior men’s 15-16 and 17-18 all-around rankings, respectively, after the first of two days. Barnhill’s 78.500 topped the men’s 15-16 standings heading into the final night of competition. Garrett Braunton of Cypress, Texas/Cypress Academy of Gymnastics, was second at 78.050, with Paul Juda of Deerfield, Ill./Buffalo Grove Gymnastics Center, in third at 77.700. Malone posted a 81.300 for the top spot in the 17-18 category, followed by Vitaliy Guimaraes of Arvada, Colo./5280 Gymnastics (78.750), and Kevin Penev of Penfield, N.Y./Rochester Gymnastics Academy, in third (78.150).
P&G Championships information
The four-day P&G Gymnastics Championships serves as USA Gymnastics’ national championships and determines the men’s and women’s U.S. champions and the U.S. National Team for the junior and senior elite levels.
For senior men and women, the championships serve as part of the selection process for the 2017 World Championships, Oct. 2-8, at Montreal’s Olympic Stadium.
The remaining competition schedule is: Aug. 18 – women’s gymnastics, juniors at 1 p.m. and seniors at 7:30 p.m.; Aug. 19 –men’s gymnastics, juniors at 12 p.m. and seniors at 5 p.m.; and Aug. 20 – women’s gymnastics, juniors at 11 a.m. and seniors at 3:30 p.m. Times listed are Pacific.
Single-session tickets range in price from $20 to $122 per ticket. Multi-session packages are also available: women’s first day of competition package – junior and senior women’s sessions, Aug. 18, $85-$150; women’s final day of competition package — junior and senior women’s sessions, Aug. 20, $99-$165; men’s package – all men’s sessions (junior and senior), Aug. 17 and 19, $85-$130; and senior finals package – senior men on Aug. 19 and senior women on Aug. 20, $95-$140. All-session tickets, which range in price from $159-$699, are also on sale. Tickets may be purchased at Ticketmaster.com or by phone at 800-745-3000. For group sales, contact Honda Center at 714-940-2859 or via email at groupsales@hondacenter.com.
Fan Activities
Fan 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 pgchamps.com
Following the final session of women’s gymnastics on Sunday, Aug. 20, USA Gymnastics will recognize the 2016 U.S. Men’s and Women’s Olympic Gymnastics Team. The members of the 2016 U.S. Olympic Team are: women – Simone Biles of Spring, Texas, Gabby Douglas of Tarzana, Calif., Hernandez of Old Bridge, N.J., Madison Kocian of Dallas, and Aly Raisman of Needham, Mass., and replacement athletes Locklear, MyKayla Skinner of Gilbert, Ariz./Desert Light Gymnastics, and Smith; and men – Chris Brooks of Houston, Jake Dalton of Norman, Okla., Mikulak, Danell Leyva of Miami and Naddour, and replacement athletes Modi and Whittenburg. 2012 Olympian John Orozco of the Bronx, N.Y., who withdrew from the men’s 2016 Olympic team due to injury, will also participate.
Follow the action from Anaheim
Fans, whether they are in Anaheim or not, can enjoy coverage online, on television and on their favorite social media networks, as well as find event information at PGChamps.com. 2008 Olympic silver-medalist Samantha Peszek will host daily webcasts of the junior competitions, along side 2012 Olympic champion Jordyn Wieber and 2008 Olympic silver-medalist Jonathan Horton.
Follow the action from Anaheim
Fans, whether they are in Anaheim or not, can enjoy coverage online, on television and on their favorite social media networks, as well as find event information at PGChamps.com. 2008 Olympic silver-medalist Samantha Peszek will host daily webcasts of the junior competitions, along side 2012 Olympic champion Jordyn Wieber and 2008 Olympic silver-medalist Jonathan Horton.
Television, webcast and YouTube coverage
Seniors. All four senior sessions will be available through a live simulcast on NBC Live Extra on iOS and Android devices or online at nbcsports.com/live-extra.
Ways to follow
In addition to several post-Olympic gymnastics tour events, Honda Center also has played host to the 2003 World Gymnastics Championships and the 2004 U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Gymnastics. Honda Center and Visit Anaheim are working with USA Gymnastics to stage the championships.
In addition to Biles and Mikulak, the roster of former U.S. all-around champions is a veritable who’s who of gymnastics, including: women –Wieber, Nastia Liukin, Shawn Johnson, Carly Patterson, Courtney Kupets, Shannon Miller, Dominique Dawes, Kim Zmeskal and Mary Lou Retton; and men – Horton, Paul Hamm, Blaine Wilson, John Roethlisberger, Mitch Gaylord, Peter Vidmar and Bart Conner. The U.S. Gymnastics Championships traces its history back to 1897 for the men and 1931 for the women. This is the first time the event will be held in Anaheim, Calif.
Background information
