2019 Aurora Games

The 2019 Aurora Games was a female international multi-sport event that was held between 20 and 25 August 2019 in Albany, New York, United States of America. Planned to be a biennial event, the Times Union Center served as host venue. Albany shall also serve as host city for the 2021 and 2023 Aurora Games.
The Aurora Games, designed as a multisport women's version of the Laver Cup, has in addition featured musical performances, food tastings, sports clinics, autograph sessions and the “Conversations with Champions” series of seminars. The keynote speaker for the Aurora Games was Judge Rosemarie Aquilina, who presided over the case of the disgraced USA Gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar.

The Games

Sports

The 2019 Aurora Games programme featured seven sports. Team and individual competitions consisted of athletes from 15 countries participating as part of All-star teams known as Team Americas and Team World. Said teams were led by honorary captains Jackie Joyner-Kersee and Nadia Comăneci with the teams competing for the Babe Didrikson Zaharias Trophy. Team Americas captured the first Trophy, defeating Team World in six of the seven events.

Rosters

Team Americas

THIS IS AN INCOMPLETE LIST

Honorary captain: Jackie Joyner-Kersee

Name	Sport	Position	Height	Nationality	Notes
	Tennis	N/A			2019 US Open champion
	Basketball				Competed in the WNBA with the San Antonio Silver Stars
	Basketball				Selected by the Minnesota Lynx in the WNBA Draft
	Ice hockey	Forward			Gold medalist in women's ice hockey at 2018 Winter Games
	Gymnastics	N/A			Specialist in Power Tumbling
	Gymnastics	N/A			2019 NCAA floor exercise co-champion
	Ice hockey	Goaltender			NCAA all-time wins leader First pick overall of 2017 NWHL Draft
	Basketball				Plays professionally for the WNBA's Phoenix Mercury
	Ice Hockey	Goaltender			Played professionally in CWHL for Boston Blades
	Ice hockey	Forward			Isobel Cup champion
	Ice Hockey	Forward			Silver medalist in women's ice hockey at 2010 Winter Games
	Ice hockey	Forward			Gold medalist in women's ice hockey at 2018 Winter Games
	Ice hockey	Forward			2019 Clarkson Cup champion
	Ice hockey	Forward			Plays professionally for the Buffalo Beauts
	Ice hockey	Forward			Gold medalist in women's ice hockey at 2018 Winter Games
	Ice hockey	Forward			Played professionally in CWHL for Vanke Rays

Team World

THIS IS AN INCOMPLETE LIST

Honorary captain: Nadia Comăneci

Name

Sport

Position

Weight

Nationality

Notes

Tennis

N/A

Gold medalist at 2012 Summer Games

Tennis

N/A

Runner-up in mixed doubles at 2015 US Open

Gymnastics

N/A

Gold medalist in Balance Beam at 2016 NCAA Women's Gymnastics Championship

Tennis

N/A

Number 1 ranking in WTA during September 2017

Figure Skating

Ladies

Athlete Advisory Committee

The Athlete Advisory Committee is chaired by Donna de Varona.

Name	Title	Nationality	Notes
Tenley Albright	Advisory Board Member		Medalist, 1952 and 1956 Winter Games
Doug Beal	Advisory Board Member		Former CEO, USA Volleyball
Jane Blalock	Advisory Board Member		Former LPGA golfer, Legends Hall of Fame, Founder and CEO of Legends Tour
Nadia Comăneci	Advisory Board Member		9-time medalist, 1976 and 1980 Summer Games
Bart Conner	Advisory Board Member		2-time medalist, 1984 Summer Games
Chris Evert	Advisory Board Member		18-time Grand Slam Champion
Jackie Joyner-Kersee	Advisory Board Member		6-time medalist, 1984, 1988, 1992 and 1996 Summer Games
Nancy Kerrigan	Chair-Figure Skating		2-time medalist, 1992 and 1994 Winter Games Winter Games
Ilana Kloss	Advisory Board Member		CEO, World Team Tennis
Marti Malloy	Advisory Board Member		1-time Medalist, 2012 Summer Games
Shannon Miller	Chair-Gymnastics		7-time Medalist, 1992 and 1996 Summer Games
Digit Murphy	Advisor Board Member		Former NCAA coach: Brown Bears, 2-time champion, 2013 and 2015 Clarkson Cup
Judy Murray	Advisory Board Member		Tennis coach, motivational speaker
Monica Seles	Chair-Tennis		9-time Grand Slam Champion
Kelli Stack	Chair-Ice Hockey		2-time medalist, 2010 and 2014 Winter Games

Broadcasting

During May 2019, ESPN announced that it was to serve as the exclusive broadcast home for the inaugural Aurora Games.