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USA Gymnastics Phoenix

Phoenix to Host 2026 U.S. Gymnastics Championships

USA Gymnastics has announced that the 2026 U.S. Gymnastics Championships and the USA Gymnastics National Congress and Trade Show will take place in Phoenix from August 6–9 at PHX Arena in downtown Phoenix, the first time the Arizona destination has hosted the event. The announcement comes on the heels of the 2025 edition of the […]

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2023 Xfinity U.S. Championships
Awards are given out at the 2023 Xfinity U.S. Gymnastics Championships, led by Simone Biles, who took the top spot in the women's all–around competition. USA Gymnastics photo

New Orleans Welcomes USA Gymnastics Back After Three Decades

The last time New Orleans hosted the U.S. Gymnastics National Championships, most of the 2025 competitors hadn’t been born yet. The 2025 U.S. Gymnastics National Championships will take place August 7–10 at Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, 30 years since the 1995 competition in the Crescent City, which saw 13–year–old prodigy Dominique Moceanu win […]

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USA Gymnastics, NBC Reach Deal Through 2032

USA Gymnastics’ top events will continue to get an audience on NBC Sports, through 2032. The national governing body and the network announced the historic renewal on the cusp of the organization’s national championships in New Orleans. Under terms of the deal, NBC and Peacock will continue to present coverage of USA Gymnastics’ most high-profile […]

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Li Li Leung to Step Down as USA Gymnastics CEO

Li Li Leung, who took over the president and CEO role at USA Gymnastics during a tumultuous time for the national governing body and helped lead the organization to a significant turnaround, has announced that she will step down from her role at the end of 2025. Leung was hired in 2019 in the wake […]

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Lauryn Turner Named Dallas Wings’ Chief Operating Officer

Lauryn Turner, who has been the chief operating officer at USA Gymnastics since 2020 and led the national governing body’s organization of the U.S. Olympic Gymnastics Trials in Minneapolis in the summer of 2024, has joined the WNBA’s Dallas Wings as executive vice president and chief operating officer. Turner joined USA Gymnastics in March 2020 […]

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USA Gymnastics Foundation Unveils New Strategic Vision

The newly reconstituted USA Gymnastics Foundation board of directors has unveiled a strategic vision in the principle of being “The All-Around Champion for the Sport.” “It is important to the Foundation that our mission reflects the direction of the sport as a whole,” said USA Gymnastics Board Chair John Deary. “We will fundraise and invest […]

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Gymnastics Preview Olympics
Sunisa Lee competes in the floor exercise during the 2024 U.S. Gymnastics Championships in Fort Worth, Texas. (AP Photo/Jim Cowsert, File)

New Orleans Selected to Host 2025 U.S Gymnastics Championships

New Orleans has been selected to host the 2025 U.S. Gymnastics Championships and the USA Gymnastics National Congress and Trade Show. The event, hosted by Greater New Orleans Sports Foundation, will be staged at the Smoothie King Center, August 7–10. It will be the first time in 30 years that New Orleans has hosted the […]

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Providence to Host 2025 USA Gymnastics Championships

Providence, Rhode Island, will host the 2025 USA Gymnastics Championships from June 16–21 at the Amica Mutual Pavillion and the Rhode Island Convention Center. The meet is the national championship for rhythmic, trampoline and tumbling and acrobatic gymnastis. Roughly 2,000 gymnasts compete across the elite and development divisions each year. Elite athletes, including Olympians and […]

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KC Session
The session "Breaking New Ground — The First Women’s Professional Sports Venue" included KC Current General Manager Stefanie Tomlin (center) and Derek Byrne, director of Content Strategy at Visit KC (right). Jared Wickerham photo

TEAMS ’24 Highlights Women’s Sports Movement in Kansas City

In a year when women’s sports have had a breakthrough, one project stands out above the rest. Earlier this year, the KC Current of the National Women’s Soccer League opened the first stadium in the world devoted to a professional women’s sports team. In this session, hear from team and destination leaders on how the […]

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Suni Lee performs on the balance beam in front of a large U.S. crowd during the 2024 Olympic Summer Games in France. Photo by Matt Traub/SportsTravel

American Fans Make Athletes Feel at Home at Paris Olympics

PARIS — One of the major successes for the Olympic Summer Games so far has been the atmosphere. From the French men’s rugby sevens’ epic run to a gold medal and other French athletes following with medals of their own, the home country’s fans have packed the stands. But another noticeable noise at every event […]

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