New Orleans, LA · August 7-10

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Mikulak Closes In On Third Consecutive Crown

Sam Mikulak’s 16.250 on parallel bars helped him take a formidable lead in all-around in the P&G Championships at Bankers Life Fieldhouse.

Oklahoma Teammates Moldauer, Daggett Go 1-2

Yul Moldauer and Peter Daggett and in first and second place, respectively, in the men’s age 17-18 junior division of the 2015 P&G Championships at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Ind.

Biles Falls Into First Place

An uncharacteristic fall on a tumbling-pass in floor exercise could have derailed Simone Biles. There was also trouble on the balance beam. But she wiped those away with a rocketing Amanar vault that put her in first place of the P&G Gymnastics Championships on Thursday at Bankers Life Fieldhouse.

Club Teammates Foberg, Hernandez Lead Juniors

Coach Maggie Haney had two junior-level gymnasts atop the leaderboard Thursday in the first round of the P&G Gymnastics Championships, but she was far from satisfied.

Junior Gymnasts Watts, Burke Prepare to Move Up

Kiwan Watts and Tristan Burke are two junior-level men’s gymnasts to watch this weekend at the P&G Championships at Bankers Life Fieldhouse. Starting next year, they will begin competing with the seniors.

Flying High with Sam Mikulak

Olympian. NCAA champion. Entrepreneur. Sam Mikulak is all of those things. By Sunday at the P&G Championships at Bankers Life Fieldhouse he could be something more: Three-time U.S. men’s all-around champion.

Still an Artist in the Gym, That’s Kyla Ross

The youngest member of the Fierce Five from the London Games never left the gym. Despite celebrity appearances to make after winning Olympic team gold, Kyla Ross didn’t want or need a break from competing.

‘Countdown to Rio’ begins in Indy with start of P&G Gymnastics Championships on Aug. 13

With the start of the 2015 P&G Gymnastics Championships on Thursday, the “Countdown to Rio” begins in earnest for the USA’s top male and female gymnasts when they begin their quest for this year’s national titles and national team berths.

Raisman’s in for the Long Haul

When she told her coach she wanted to return to the national team a year after winning two gold medals and a bronze in the 2012 Olympics, Aly Raisman got an oh-no kind of response.