After the two all-around A-World Cups 2014 in Stuttgart and Glasgow the 2015 AT&T American Cup, scheduled for 2015 March 07 will finish already the short FIG circuit 2014/15.
Today the US Gymnastics Federation published the field of the international competitors, which features 12 Olympians and nine World medalists who have combined for a total of five Olympic (three silver; two bronze) and 33 World medals (nine gold, nine silver and 15 bronze).
In addition, seven gymnasts have already competed in a previous American Cup ...
AT&T American Cup 2015
- Arlington / Texas, March 07 -
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P A R T I C I P A N T S: (>> Update, Feb 13)
Men:
Arthur Oyakawa Mariano (BRA)
Jossimar Calvo (COL)
Daniel Purvis (GBR)
Ryohei Kato (JPN)
Yusuke Tanaka (JPN)
Oleg Verniaiev (UKR)
Sam Mikulak, Donnell Whittenburg (USA)
Fabian Hambuechen (GER) - cancelled (15-Feb)
* Oleg Verniaiev (UKR) won the all-around at both of the other World Cup Series events in Stuttgart, Germany, and Glasgow, Scotland. Other medalists from those events who are competing in March are:
Tanaka (second in Glasgow; fifth in Stuttgart); Whittenburg (third in Stuttgart); Hambuechen (fifth in Stuttgart);
Women:
Emily Little (AUS)
Elsabeth Black (CAN)
Claudia Fragapane (GBR)
Ruby Harrold (GBR)
Erika Fasana (ITA)
Vanessa Ferrari (ITA)
Simone Biles, MyKayla Skinner, (USA)
Jessica Lopez (VEN)
* Elizabeth Black (second in Glasgow; seventh in Stuttgart); Lopez (second in Stuttgart; third in Glasgow); Ferrari, (fifth in Stuttgart); and Fasana (seventh in Glasgow).
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The 2015 AT&T American Cup is the third and final stop in the FIG’s 2014-15 all-around World Cup Series and takes place in the gigantic AT&T Arena of Arlington, Texas.
The World Cup Series champion for men and women will be determined at the conclusion of the AT&T American Cup.
* Source: us-gymnastics