2016 AT&T American Cup

2016 AT&T American Cup 2016_AT&T_American_Cup_logo.png 100 px The official logo of the event Prudential Center Newark, New Jersey, U.S. March 5, 2016http://www.gymnasticsresults.com/2016/usa/att-american-cup.html 2016 AT&T American Cup Newark (USA) 2016 March 5 7 June 2016 18 11 USA Gabrielle DouglasJPN Ryohei Kato USA Maggie NicholsUSA Donnell Whittenburg CAN Ellie BlackCHN Sun Wei 2015 2017 The 2016 American Cup, known as the 2016 AT&T American Cup for sponsorship reasons, was the fortieth edition of the American Cup, part of the World Cup circuit in artistic gymnastics.http://www.attamericancup.com/history/ History - AT&T American Cup 7 June 2016 It was held on March 5, 2016,https://twitter.com/WillGravesAP/status/677589047817170944 Will Graves on Twitter 7 June 2016 at the Prudential Center in Newark.http://usagnj.com/2016-att-american-cup-coming-to-nj/ 2016 AT&T American Cup Coming to NJ - USA Gymnastics - New Jersey 7 June 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304100144/http://usagnj.com/2016-att-american-cup-coming-to-nj/ 2016-03-04 dead Gabrielle Douglas of the United States won the women's competition, and Ryohei Kato of Japan won the men's.https://usagym.org/PDFs/Results/w_16ac.pdf usagym.org/PDFs/Results/w_16ac.pdf 7 June 2016 31 December 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20171231051515/https://usagym.org/PDFs/Results/w_16ac.pdf deadhttps://usagym.org/PDFs/Results/m_16ac.pdf usagym.org/PDFs/Results/m_16ac.pdf 7 June 2016 9 September 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170909233120/https://usagym.org/PDFs/Results/m_16ac.pdf deadhttp://www.teamusa.org/News/2016/March/05/Gabby-Douglas-Wins-ATT-American-Cup-To-Start-Olympic-Year https://web.archive.org/web/20160308032718/http://www.teamusa.org/News/2016/March/05/Gabby-Douglas-Wins-ATT-American-Cup-To-Start-Olympic-Year dead March 8, 2016 Gabby Douglas Wins AT&T American Cup To Start Olympic Year 7 June 2016https://www.usnews.com/news/sports/articles/2016-03-05/olympic-champ-gabby-douglas-soars-at-american-cup Reigning Olympic champion Gabrielle Douglas soared to victory in the 2016 American Cup, serving notice she's ready to make another run at the podium in Rio de Janeiro this summer 7 June 2016 USA Gymnastics promoted the event as the beginning of preparations for the 2016 Olympic Games.https://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/05/sports/american-cup-headed-to-newark.html American Cup Headed to Newark 5 March 2015 The New York Times 7 June 2016 For the seventh year, the competition was held in conjunction with the Nastia Liukin Cup. For the first time, it was also held in conjunction with the Elite Team Cup, a men's competition.https://usagym.org/pages/post.html?PostID=17799&prog=h Elite Team Cup joins 2016 AT&T American Cup, Nastia Liukin Cup for gymnastics' Triple Cup weekend March 4-5 7 June 2016 It was the first time that USA Gymnastics held a national artistic gymnastics competition in New Jersey.https://usagym.org/pages/pressbox/history/nationalchamps_results.html USA Gymnastics - National Championships Results 7 June 2016 4 February 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230204213541/https://usagym.org/pages/pressbox/history/nationalchamps_results.html deadhttps://usagym.org/pages/pressbox/history/classic_results.html USA Gymnastics - U.S. Classic Results 7 June 2016 11 September 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140911155828/https://usagym.org/pages/pressbox/history/classic_results.html dead Two days beforehand, on March 3, 2016, it was announced that the 2017 AT&T American Cup would also be held at the Prudential Center.https://twitter.com/PruCenter/status/705467219774455808 Prudential Center on Twitter 7 June 2016 Background On March 4, 2015, USA Gymnastics announced that the 2016 AT&T American Cup had been awarded to the Prudential Center.https://usagym.org/pages/post.html?PostID=15543&prog=h USA Gymnastics awards 2016 AT&T American Cup to Prudential Center 7 June 2016 The president of USA Gymnastics, Steve Penny, called the Prudential Center "one of our most successful stops on the 2012 Kellogg's Tour of Superstars", later adding, "The New York metropolitan area has a strong gymnastics community, and we look forward to again kicking off the Olympic year in the area."http://www.attamericancup.com/2015/03/usa-gymnastics-awards-2016-att-american-cup-to-prudential-center/ USA Gymnastics awards 2016 AT&T American Cup to Prudential Center - AT&T American Cup 4 March 2015 7 June 2016http://sportstravelmagazine.com/prudential-center-to-host-2016-att-american-cup/ SportsTravel - Late-Breaking - Prudential Center to Host 2016 AT&T American Cup - SportsTravel 7 June 2016 Although New Jersey had never hosted the event before, New York City has done so twelve times, most recently in 2012.https://usagym.org/pages/post.html?PostID=9606&prog=h Leyva, Wieber win 2012 AT&T American Cup 7 June 2016 USA Today reported that organizers originally wanted to return to Madison Square Garden in Manhattan, which had hosted the American Cup in every Summer Olympics year since 2000.https://www.espn.com/olympics/gymnastics/story/_/id/12419673/prudential-center-host-2016-american-cup-gymnastics Prudential Center to host '16 American Cup 7 June 2016 However, a scheduling conflict (a New York Knicks and Detroit Pistons game) forced them to relocate.https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/olympics/2015/03/04/gymnastics-2016-american-cup-newark/24369627/ American Cup going to Prudential Center in 2016 7 June 2016http://www.thegarden.com/sporting-events/knicks.html New York Knicks - Madison Square Garden, New York City - MSG 7 June 2016 Venue Prudential Center thumb|The Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. Opened on October 25, 2007,http://devils.nhl.com/team/app?page=TeamSchedule&service=page&venue=home https://web.archive.org/web/20071009040131/http://devils.nhl.com/team/app?page=TeamSchedule&service=page&venue=home dead October 9, 2007 devils.nhl.com/team/app?page=TeamSchedule&service=page&venue=home 7 June 2016 the Prudential Center is located in the central business district of Newark, New Jersey. Designed by HOK Sport, the arena is home to the National Hockey League's New Jersey Devilshttp://devils.nhl.com/index.html https://web.archive.org/web/20070715164701/http://devils.nhl.com/index.html dead July 15, 2007 New Jersey Devils 7 June 2016 and two NCAA teams: the Seton Hall Pirateshttp://www.shupirates.com/facilities/seha-prudential-center.html SHUPIRATES.COM :: Seton Hall Pirates Official Athletic Site :: Facilities 7 June 2016 2 March 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160302123031/http://www.shupirates.com/facilities/seha-prudential-center.html dead and NJIT Highlanders.http://njithighlanders.com/facilities/ New Jersey Institute of Technology 7 June 2016 It was also home to the Brooklyn Nets (then the New Jersey Nets),http://www.nba.com/nets/ Brooklyn Nets - The Official Site of the Brooklyn Nets 7 June 2016 New York Libertyhttp://liberty.wnba.com/ New York Liberty 7 June 2016 and the New York Titans. The arena has held a gymnastics-related event before; it was a stop on the 2012 Kellogg's Tour of Gymnastics Champions.https://usagym.org/pages/post.html?PostID=10706&prog=h 2012 Kellogg's Tour of Gymnastics Champions takes center stage beginning Sept. 8 7 June 2016 25 April 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220425183244/https://usagym.org/pages/post.html?PostID=10706&prog=h deadhttps://usagym.org/pages/post.html?PostID=9782 Kellogg's Tour of Gymnastics Champions announces 40-city national tour 7 June 2016http://www.flogymnastics.com/article/14279-2012-kellogg-s-tour-of-gymnastics-champions-schedule 2012 Kellogg's Tour of Gymnastics Champions Schedule 7 June 2016http://usagnj.com/kelloggs-tour-of-gymnastics-champions-2012/ Kellogg’s Tour of Gymnastics Champions 2012 - USA Gymnastics - New Jersey 7 June 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20151119110442/http://usagnj.com/kelloggs-tour-of-gymnastics-champions-2012/ 2015-11-19 dead Sponsors AT&T was the title sponsor of the event as part of a 2013–16 contract with USA Gymnastics.https://usagym.org/pages/post.html?PostID=17586&prog=h NBCUniversal Acquires Universal Sports Programming 7 June 2016http://about.att.com/newsroom/2015_att_american_cup_heads_to_att_stadium.html 2015 AT&T American Cup Heads to AT&T Stadium 7 June 2016 The company, which also provides USA Gymnastics with telecom services, became the title sponsor in 2011.http://www.teamusa.org/USA-Gymnastics/Features/2010/September/24/USA-Gymnastics-and-AT-T-announce-title-sponsorship-of-AT-T-American-Cup https://web.archive.org/web/20151208061704/http://www.teamusa.org/USA-Gymnastics/Features/2010/September/24/USA-Gymnastics-and-AT-T-announce-title-sponsorship-of-AT-T-American-Cup dead December 8, 2015 USA Gymnastics and AT-T announce title sponsorship of AT-T American Cup 7 June 2016 Hilton HHonors served as an additional sponsor. The company is the official hotel partner for Team USA and offers gymnastics event spectators 15% discounts at its hotels.http://teamusa.hhonors.com/17/ Hilton Worldwide - United States Olympic Committee - Gymnastics 7 June 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160611040334/http://teamusa.hhonors.com/17/ 11 June 2016 dead dmy-all Additionally, HHonors sponsors several male gymnasts and helps pay for training expenses and their residences at the U.S. Olympic Training Center.https://usagym.org/pages/post.html?PostID=12342&prog=h USA Gymnastics and Hilton HHonors extend partnership through 2016 7 June 2016 Kellogg's was the final sponsor. It also worked with USA Gymnastics on the 2012 Tour of Gymnastics Champions.https://usagym.org/pages/post.html?PostID=10725&prog=h Kellogg's Tour of Gymnastics Champions photos 7 June 2016 Prize money The winners received CHF 15,000 (US$ 14,551.52), the standard prize for International Federation of Gymnastics World Cup events. Rank Amount (CHF) Amount (USD) 1 15,000 14,551.52 2 12,000 11,644.27 3 8,000 7,762.85 4 5,000 4,851.78 5 4,000 3,880.11 6 3,000 2,910.08 7 2,000 1,940.71 8 1,000 969.93 9 500 485.01 NotesExchange rate correct as of November 27, 2015.http://themoneyconverter.com/CHF/USD.aspx Convert Swiss Franc to United States Dollar - CHF to USD Currency Converter 7 June 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160622040004/http://themoneyconverter.com/CHF/USD.aspx 22 June 2016 dead Participants Women (WAG) Men (MAG) USA Gabrielle Douglas USA Sam Mikulak USA Maggie Nichols USA Donnell Whittenburg NED Tisha Vollemanhttp://sports2visuals.com/volleman-naar-att-american-cup/ Volleman naar AT&T American Cup - Sports2Visuals 6 January 2016 7 June 2016 CHN Sun Wei CAN Ellie Black SUI Pablo Brägger BRA Lorrane Oliveira BRA Lucas Bitencourt JPN Mai Murakami JPN Ryōhei Katō GBR Amy Tinkler GBR Nile Wilson ITA Carlotta Ferlito KOR Park Min-soo GER Tabea Alt GER Andreas Bretschneider Sourceshttps://thegymter.net/2016/01/12/american-cup-field-set/ American Cup Field Set 12 January 2016 7 June 2016https://usagym.org/pages/post.html?PostID=17792&prog= USA Gymnastics announces international field for 2016 AT&T American Cup 7 June 2016http://www.attamericancup.com/athletes/ Athletes - AT&T American Cup 7 June 2016 24 March 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160324045658/http://www.attamericancup.com/athletes/ dead Qualified federations Invitations to the AT&T American Cup are issued based on placement at the previous year's World Championships. Country NOC MAG WAG Total Brazil BRA 1 0* 1 Canada CAN 0 1 1 China CHN 1 1 2 Great Britain GBR 1 1 2 Italy ITA 0 1 1 Japan JPN 1 1 2 Netherlands NED 0* 1 1 Russia RUS 1 1 2 South Korea KOR 1 0* 1 Switzerland SUI 1 0* 1 United States USA USA 2 2 4 Notes* denotes national federations that received a reserve qualification spot. Reserves Nations that finished in places 9–12 in the team competition at the 2015 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships were allocated one reserve spot each to the Cup. The top 4 ranked individual all-around competitors whose teams did not finish in the top 12 were also given Cup bids. No. MAG Team MAG NOC MAG Gymnast WAG Team WAG NOC WAG Gymnast 1 Germany GER TBD Brazil BRA TBD 2 France FRA TBD France FRA TBD 3 Netherlands NED TBD Belgium BEL TBD 4 Ukraine UKR TBD Germany GER Tabea Alt 5 Cuba CUB Manrique Larduet Switzerland SUI Giulia Steingruber 6 Belarus BLR Dzmitry Barkalau Hungary HUN Noémi Makra 7 Spain ESP Ruben Lopez Romania ROU Larisa Iordache 8 Romania ROU Cristian Bataga South Korea KOR Heo Seon-mi http://www.fig-gymnastics.com/site/site/download?fileId=2510 www.fig-gymnastics.com/site/site/download?fileId=2510 7 June 2016 Results Women Gabby Douglas USA 15.100 15.266 14.966 14.833 60.165 Maggie Nichols USA 15.033 14.633 14.833 15.200 59.699 Ellie Black CAN 14.800 13.866 14.400 14.066 57.132 4Amy Tinkler GBR 14.833 13.833 14.200 13.066 55.932 5Carlotta Ferlito ITA 14.100 12.666 14.566 14.266 55.598 6Mai Murakami JPN 14.666 13.066 12.833 13.866 54.431 7Tabea Alt GER 14.666 13.933 13.300 12.500 54.399 8Tisha Volleman NED 14.00 13.033 12.900 12.733 52.666 9Lorrane Oliveira BRA 14.866 11.566 12.400 11.466 50.298 Men Ryohei Kato JPN 15.100 14.466 14.666 14.900 14.566 15.233 88.931 Donnell Whittenburg USA 15.433 13.600 15.500 15.266 15.466 13.300 88.565 Sun Wei CHN 14.100 15.033 13.700 15.100 14.766 14.966 87.665 4Sam Mikulak USA 14.166 13.766 14.500 14.766 15.400 13.366 85.964 5Nile Wilson GBR 13.266 12.766 14.633 14.500 15.266 13.700 84.131 6 Pablo Brägger SUI 13.666 12.900 13.666 14.866 13.400 15.166 83.664 7Park Min-soo KOR 13.666 14.433 14.566 13.900 14.100 12.700 83.365 8Andreas Bretschneider DEU 13.966 13.366 14.133 14.200 13.533 13.900 83.098 9Lucas Bitencourt BRA 11.233 12.500 14.066 13.600 12.966 12.633 76.998 Nastia Liukin Cup Nastia Liukin Cup The 7th Nastia Liukin Cup 2016 AT&T American Cup Prudential Center Newark, New Jersey, U.S. March 4, 2015 36 Senior: Rachael Lukacs (North Stars) Junior: Andrea Li (Legacy Elite) 2015 2017 The 7th Annual Nastia Liukin Cup was held in conjunction with the 2016 American Cup. Since its inception in 2010,https://usagym.org/pages/post.html?PostID=5003 Priessman wins inaugural Nastia Liukin Supergirl Cup 7 June 2016 25 August 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210825162855/https://usagym.org/pages/post.html?PostID=5003 deadhttp://www.intlgymnast.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1088:nastia-liukin-cup-to-launch-in-2010&catid=2:news&Itemid=53 Nastia Liukin Cup to Launch in 2010 Amanda Turner 7 June 2016 the competition has always been held on the Friday night before the American Cup, in the same arena. In previous years, competitors included Gabrielle Douglas,http://www.flogymnastics.com/video/306086-gabrielle-douglasnastia-liukin-cup-qualifier Gabrielle Douglas-Nastia Liukin Cup Qualifier 7 June 2016http://www.nastialiukincup.com/qualifier/douglas-gabrielle/ Douglas, Gabrielle - Nastia Liukin Cup 7 June 2016 Kayla Williams,https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c5Z069NCwrw 2011 Nastia Liukin Supergirl Cup Athletes - Group 12 USA Gymnastics 4 March 2011 7 June 2016 YouTubehttp://www.nastialiukincup.com/qualifier/williams-kayla/ Williams, Kayla - Nastia Liukin Cup 7 June 2016 MyKayla Skinner,http://www.nastialiukincup.com/qualifier/skinner-mykayla/ Skinner, Mykayla - Nastia Liukin Cup 7 June 2016 Amelia Hundley,http://www.nastialiukincup.com/qualifier/hundley-amelia/ Hundley, Amelia - Nastia Liukin Cup 7 June 2016 Lexie Priessman,http://www.nastialiukincup.com/qualifier/priessman-lexie/ Priessman, Lexie - Nastia Liukin Cup 7 June 2016 Maggie Nichols,http://www.nastialiukincup.com/qualifier/nichols-maggie/ Nichols, Maggie - Nastia Liukin Cup 7 June 2016 and Ashton Locklear.http://www.nastialiukincup.com/qualifier/locklear-ashton/ Locklear, Ashton - Nastia Liukin Cup 7 June 2016 Elite Team Cup On January 13, 2016, USA Gymnastics announced that the American Cup would also be held in conjunction with the Elite Team Cup, a men's competition, for the first time.http://www.attamericancup.com/2016/01/elite-team-cup-joins-2016-att-american-cup-nastia-liukin-cup-for-gymnastics-triple-cup-weekend-march-4-5/ Elite Team Cup joins 2016 AT&T American Cup, Nastia Liukin Cup for gymnastics' Triple Cup weekend March 4-5 - AT&T American Cup 13 January 2016 7 June 2016https://www.instagram.com/p/BAkIMM-xfeF/ Instagram photo by USA Gymnastics • Jan 15, 2016 at 3:20pm UTC 7 June 2016 The competition took place on Saturday evening, after the American Cup. 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