On Friday, USA Gymnastics announced the competitors for the 2013 American Cup. New favorites will be competing along with returning favorites.
Representing the American women, Fierce Five member, Kyla Ross will compete along with 2012 World Cup winner Elizabeth "Ebee" Price.
It's certainly exciting for these girls, it's the start of a new quadrennium and it's a chance for the girls to show their stuff. For the past 10 years, nearly every American Cup competition had American gymnasts going 1-2 on the podium stand.
The exception to the rule is when Jordyn Wieber usurped 2010 World Champ, Aliya Mustafina at the 2011 Cup. That was the beginning of Jordyn's year long winning streak.
Also scheduled to compete are Italy's Vanessa Ferrari, Romania's Larissa Iordache, Germany's Elizabeth Seitz and Japanese gymnast, Asuka Teramoto. Eight gymnasts are slated to compete and the final slots have yet to be announced.
Representing the USA Gymnastics men are London all-around bronze medalist and current men's American Cup Champ, Danell Leyva and his London teammate, Jake Dalton. They will be joined by London all-around silver medalist, Marcel Nguyen of Germany, Kristian Thomas of Great Britain, Hugo Giraldo Lopez of Columbia, Oleg Verniaiev of the Ukraine and Sergio Sasaki of Brazil. The final slot will be announced in the coming weeks.
The American Cup will be held March 2, 2013 in Worchester, Massachussettes at the DCU Center.
Representing the American women, Fierce Five member, Kyla Ross will compete along with 2012 World Cup winner Elizabeth "Ebee" Price.
It's certainly exciting for these girls, it's the start of a new quadrennium and it's a chance for the girls to show their stuff. For the past 10 years, nearly every American Cup competition had American gymnasts going 1-2 on the podium stand.
The exception to the rule is when Jordyn Wieber usurped 2010 World Champ, Aliya Mustafina at the 2011 Cup. That was the beginning of Jordyn's year long winning streak.
Also scheduled to compete are Italy's Vanessa Ferrari, Romania's Larissa Iordache, Germany's Elizabeth Seitz and Japanese gymnast, Asuka Teramoto. Eight gymnasts are slated to compete and the final slots have yet to be announced.
Representing the USA Gymnastics men are London all-around bronze medalist and current men's American Cup Champ, Danell Leyva and his London teammate, Jake Dalton. They will be joined by London all-around silver medalist, Marcel Nguyen of Germany, Kristian Thomas of Great Britain, Hugo Giraldo Lopez of Columbia, Oleg Verniaiev of the Ukraine and Sergio Sasaki of Brazil. The final slot will be announced in the coming weeks.
The American Cup will be held March 2, 2013 in Worchester, Massachussettes at the DCU Center.
Do you happen to know why Elizabeth Price and Kyla Ross are allowed to compete? If invitations are based on 2012 Olympic All-Around results, why are they slated to compete? (Ross didn't compete in the All-Around, unless they are referring to the Qualifying Round, and Price was an alternate.) If memory serves, the same thing happened in 2011 when Jordyn Wieber was allowed to compete. Do the same rules not apply to the American gymnasts because the competition is held on our soil? I'm not angry, just curious.
ReplyDeleteThat's a good question... It seems to be really to give the Americans a leg up on the competition and to get them some experience. Here's a link: http://deadspin.com/5891051/the-scam-cup-how-a-very-american-tv-event-gives-us-gymnasts-a-leg-up-on-the-olympic-competition
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