On July 20, 2019, the GK U.S. Classic will make its first appearance at the KFC Yum! Center in Louisville, Ky. The GK U.S. Classic features athletes competing on the junior and senior levels and is the last opportunity for female gymnasts to qualify for the U.S. Championships.
In her first competition since the 2016 Olympics Games, Biles posted the highest all-around score (58.700) by anyone in the world so far this quadrennium, along with reportedly the highest scores on the balance beam (15.200), vault (15.400) and floor exercise (14.750) this year.
In her first event since the 2016 Olympic Games, 2016 Olympic all-around champion Simone Biles won the senior all-around crown at the 2018 GK U.S. Classic at the Schottenstein Center in Columbus, Ohio. Leanne Wong won the junior all-around title.
Leanne Wong of Overland Park, Kan./Great American Gymnastics Express won the junior all-around title at the 2018 GK U.S. Classic at the Schottenstein Center in Columbus, Ohio.
Alicia Zhou of San Antonio, Texas/Love Gymnastics, and Lundyn Vandertoolen of Salt Lake City, Utah/Olympus Gymnastics, won the 10-11 and 12-13 year-old division all-around titles, respectively, at the GK Hopes Championships.
The 2018 GK U.S. Classic marks the last opportunity for many top aspiring gymnasts to qualify for the U.S. Gymnastics Championships in Boston in August, and for those who have already qualified, the GK U.S. Classic serves as a tune-up for the national championships, which is less than a month away.
The five-time Olympic medalist will be competing for the first time this weekend since her historic performance in Rio, and after a nearly two-year hiatus, the highly anticipated wait for her return is finally over.
Many of the USA’s top and aspiring gymnasts are heading to the Schottenstein Center in Columbus, Ohio, for 2018 GK U.S. Classic.
The senior field for the 2018 GK U.S. Classic, scheduled for July 28 at the Schottenstein Center in Columbus, Ohio, features several World, Olympic and U.S. champions and medalists.
Single-session tickets for the 2018 U.S. Classic and U.S. Hopes Championships, scheduled for July 27-28 in Columbus, Ohio, go on sale May 4 at 10 a.m. ET.
All-session tickets for the 2018 U.S. Classic and U.S. Hopes Championships, scheduled for July 27-28 in Columbus, Ohio, go on sale March 2 at 10 a.m. ET.
USA Gymnastics today announced the 2018 sites for two of USA Gymnastics premier events: the U.S. Gymnastics Championships for men’s and women’s gymnastics, will be held in Boston at the TD Garden; and the U.S. Classic will be held at Ohio State University’s Schottenstein Center in Columbus, Ohio.