2018 U.S. National Gymnastics Championships
The 2018 U.S. National Gymnastics Championships is the 55th edition of the U.S. National Gymnastics Championships. The competition was held from August 16–19, 2018 at the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts.
Competition schedule
The competition featured Senior and Junior competitions for both women's and men's disciplines. The competition was as follows:Thursday, August 16: Men's gymnastics – 1:30 p.m., juniors, and 7:30 p.m., seniorsFriday, August 17: Women's gymnastics – 1:30 p.m., juniors, and 7:30 p.m., seniorsSaturday, August 18: Men's gymnastics – 10:30 a.m., juniors, and 3:30 p.m., seniorsSunday, August 19: Women's gymnastics – 1:30 p.m., juniors, and 7:30 p.m., seniorsSponsorship
Procter & Gamble, a multinational consumer goods company and sponsor of the previous National Championships ended their sponsorship in late 2017.Women's national team
The top 6 all-around females automatically made the national team. For seniors, this consisted of Simone Biles, Morgan Hurd, Riley McCusker, Grace McCallum, Shilese Jones, and Jade Carey. Additionally, 7th and 8th-place finishers, Kara Eaker and Trinity Thomas, were also named to the team. For juniors, Leanne Wong, Kayla DiCello, Sunisa Lee, Skye Blakely, Konnor McClain, and Olivia Greaves were the top 6 finishers.Participants
The following individuals participated in the competition:Seniors
- Shania Adams – Plain City, Ohio
- Simone Biles – Spring, Texas
- Sloane Blakely – Frisco, Texas
- Luisa Blanco – Little Elm, Texas
- Jade Carey – Phoenix, Arizona
- Jordan Chiles – Vancouver, Washington
- Audrey Davis – Frisco, Texas
- Olivia Dunne – Hillsdale, New Jersey
- Kara Eaker – Grain Valley, Missouri
- Margzetta Frazier – Sicklerville, New Jersey
- Jaylene Gilstrap – McKinney, Texas
- Morgan Hurd – Middletown, Delaware
- Maddie Johnston – Boyds, Maryland
- Shilese Jones – Westerville, Ohio
- Adeline Kenlin – Iowa City, Iowa
- – Flower Mound, Texas
- Grace McCallum – Isanti, Minnesota
- Riley McCusker – Brielle, New Jersey
- – Las Vegas, Nevada
- Alyona Shchennikova – Evergreen, Colorado
- Ragan Smith – Lewisville, Texas
- Deanne Soza – Coppell, Texas
- Trinity Thomas – York, Pennsylvania
- – Vacaville, California
Juniors
- Ciena Alipio – San Jose, California
- Sydney Barros – Lewisville, Texas
- Skye Blakely – Frisco, Texas
- Jordan Bowers – Lincoln, Nebraska
- – Houston, Texas
- Kailin Chio – Henderson, Nevada
- Claire Dean – Piedmont, California
- Kayla DiCello – Boyds, Maryland
- Aleah Finnegan – Lee's Summit, Missouri
- Karis German – Spring, Texas
- Zoe Gravier – Holmdel, New Jersey
- Olivia Greaves – Staten Island, New York
- Selena Harris – Henderson, Nevada
- Alexis Jeffrey – Warrensburg, Missouri
- Levi Jung-Ruivivar – Woodland Hills, California
- Sunisa Lee – St. Paul, Minnesota
- Lilly Lippeatt – Mason, Ohio
- Konnor McClain – Cross Lanes, West Virginia
- Sydney Morris – Bowie, Maryland
- Brenna Neault – Rancho Cucamonga, California
- Katelyn Rosen – Boerne, Texas
- JaFree Scott – Independence, Missouri
- – Belmont, California
- Tori Tatum – Chanhassen, Minnesota
- Leanne Wong – Overland Park, Kansas