Sunday, July 15, 2012

Meet the team: USA


Jordyn Wieber
  (Photo Credit: Jim Cowert)

Age: 17
Gym: Gedderts Twistars
Hometown: Dewitt, Michigan
Coaches: John and Kathryn Geddert
Years on National Team: 7
Biggest Accomplishment: 2011 World All Around Champion
Weakness: Bars and beam connections
Where she can contribute: On all 4 events! 
Fun Fact: Jordyn went from level 8 to elite in 1 year.

Gabby Douglas
(Photo Credit: CSM/ Landov)

Age: 16
Gym: Chow's Gymnastics
Hometown: Virginia Beach, Virginia
Coaches: Liang Chow and Liwen Zhuang
Years on National Team: 3
Biggest Accomplishment: 1st place at the 2012 Olympic Trials 
Weakness: Inconsistent on beam
Where she can contribute: Bars for sure! Possibly on vault and floor. 
Fun Fact: Gabby is the first gymnast to compete in a Nastia Liukin Cup and make an Olympic team. 

Alexandra Raisman
(Photo Credit: Unknown) 

Age: 18
Gym: Brestyans Gymnastics
Hometown: Needham, Massachusetts
Coaches: Mihai and Sylvia Brestyan
Years on National Team: 4
Biggest Accomplishment: Bronze medalist on floor at the 2011 Worlds
Weakness: Bars
Where she can contribute: Mostly on beam and floor
Fun Fact: Aly has a vision board in her room that includes pictures of the Olympic medals and the Magnificent 7 winning the first ever team gold for USA! 

Mckayla Maroney
(Photo Credit: Scripps Howard News Service) 

Age: 16
Gym: All Olympia Gymnastics
Coaches: Artur Akopyan and Galina Marinova
Years on National Team: 3
Biggest Accomplishment: 2011 Vault World Champion
Weakness: Bars and beam. Sometimes lacks consistency. 
Where she can contribute: Vault and possibly floor
Fun Fact: Mckayla wants to be an actor when she's done with gymnastics

Kyla Ross
(Photo Credit: Unknown) 

Age: 15
Gym: Gym Max
Coaches: Howie and Jenny Liang
Years on National Team: 4
Biggest Accomplishment: 2 time junior National Champion
Weakness: Floor
Where she can contribute: Bars and beam
Fun Fact: Kyla and her long time friend/teammate Mckayla Maroney went to the 2003 World Championships and knew that someday that both wanted to go the Olympics. That dream has finally come true for both of them! 














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