15. Mai 2015  
Des Moines, IA / USA  
Artistic Gymnastics

2015 USA Women's Junior Olympic Championships

... A look at the talent system in the USA:
>> The U.S. Junior Olympic National Championships is one of the national championships of USA Gymnastics, the sport’s national governing body in the United States. Many Junior Olympic champions have gone on to make the U.S. National Team and represent the United States in international competition and/or to compete in collegiate gymnastics. Many of the country’s top gymnasts are former participants in the Junior Olympic program, including 2012 Olympic team champions Jordyn Wieber and Kyla Ross, 2009 World vault champion Kayla Williams, 2008 Olympic team silver-medalists Shawn Johnson and Samantha Peszek, and 2004 Olympic team silver-medalist Courtney McCool, to name a few.

... in partnership with >> I G C - International Gymnastics Training Camp

♦ The Junior Olympic National Championships is the culmination event for the competitive season.
The competition features eight age divisions (Junior A, Junior B, Junior C, Junior D, Senior A, Senior B, Senior C and Senior D), which are determined by birth date.
These gymnasts are vying to become Junior Olympic national champions in the all-around, as well as in all four events: vault, uneven bars, balance beam and floor exercise.

♦ USA Gymnastics has eight regions, and the top seven gymnasts from each region’s Regional Championships advance to nationals.
The winning Regions will also be determined at the conclusion of the competition.
The top four all-around athletes in each of the eight age division also qualify to the 2015 Junior Olympic National Team and are invited to attend a National Training Camp at the USA Gymnastics National Team Training Center at the Karolyi Ranch, a U.S. Olympic Training Site, in Huntsville, Texas.
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