Gymnastics at the 2016 Olympic Games at a glance
When: Men’s
and women’s gymnastics
Aug.
3 - 4, podium training
Aug
6-16, competition
Trampoline
Aug. 11-12, podium training
Aug. 12-13, competition (prelims and
finals)
Rhythmic gymnastics
Aug. 18, podium training
Aug. 19-21, competition
Where: Men’s
and women’s artistic gymnastics, rhythmic gymnastics, and trampoline – Rio
Olympic Arena, Av. Emb. Abelardo
Bueno 3.401 - Barra da Tijuca
Format: Men’s
and women’s gymnastics
Team, individual all-around and individual
event champions. Qualification rounds determine advancement to the
team, all-around, and individual event finals. The top eight teams
compete in the team finals on Aug. 8 (men) and Aug. 9 (women). The top 24
individuals compete in the all-around final on Aug. 10 (men) and Aug. 11
(women). For individual events, the top eight on each apparatus from the
qualification rounds advance to the finals (Aug. 14-16). A maximum of two
gymnasts per country advance to the all-around and individual event finals.
Trampoline
Individual
trampoline champions for men and women.
The top eight from the preliminary rounds advance to the finals. The prelims and finals are held on the
same day: women, Aug. 12; and men,
Aug. 13.
Rhythmic
gymnastics
Individual – The top 10 from the
preliminary round (Aug. 19) advance to the all-around finals (Aug. 20). The
four events for individual rhythmic are hoop, ball, clubs, and ribbon.
Group – The top eight groups from the
preliminary round (Aug. 20) advance to the finals (Aug. 21).
Schedule: This
schedule is based on published schedules; all times listed are local to Rio de
Janeiro, which is one hour ahead of U.S. Eastern Time. For artistic
gymnastics, * designates sessions that
include U.S. gymnasts; is also in
boldface.
Artistic gymnastics
Men’s
podium training
Aug.
3 – 10:30 a.m., Subdivision 1; 2:30
p.m., Subdivision 2*; 6:30 p.m., Subdivision 3
Women’s podium training
Aug. 4 – 9:45 a.m., Subdivision 1; 11:30
a.m., Subdivision 2; 2:30 p.m., Subdivision 3; 5:30 p.m., Subdivision 4*; 8:30 p.m., Subdivision 5
Qualification rounds
Aug.
6, men
10:30 a.m., Subdivision 1: Brazil,
Japan, Korea, Netherlands and two mixed groups
2:30 p.m., Subdivision 2*: France, Great Britain, Germany, USA and two mixed groups
6:30 p.m., Subdivision 3: China,
Russia, Switzerland, Ukraine and two mixed groups
Aug. 7, women
9:45 a.m., Subdivision 1: Belarus,
China and two mixed groups
11:30
a.m., Subdivision 2: Italy, Russia and two mixed groups
2:30 p.m., Subdivision 3: Brazil,
Germany, Great Britain and one mixed group
5:30 p.m., Subdivision 4*: Netherlands,
USA and two mixed groups
8:30 p.m., Subdivision 5: Canada, France, Japan and one mixed
group
Team finals
Aug.
8, men, 4:00 p.m.
Aug. 9, women, 4:00 p.m.
All-around
finals
Aug.
10, men, 4:00 p.m.
Aug.
11, women, 4:00 p.m.
Individual
event finals
Aug.
14 (Men – FX, PH; Women – VT, UB), 2 p.m.
Aug.
15 (Men – SR, VT; Women – BB), 2 p.m.
Aug.
16 (Men – PB, HB; Women– FX), 2 p.m.
Abbreviations: FX=floor exercise,
PH=pommel horse, SR=still rings, VT=vault, UB=uneven
bars, PB=parallel bars, HB=horizontal bar, BB=balance
beam
Trampoline
Podium
training
Aug.
11: women, 10:30 a.m. -12:30 p.m.
Aug.
12: men, 9 -11 a.m.
Qualification/final rounds
Aug. 12, women, 2 p.m.
Aug. 13, men, 2 p.m.
Rhythmic gymnastics
Podium
training: Aug. 18, 9:30 a.m.- 7:40
p.m.
Individual qualification rounds
Aug. 19, rotations 1-2: 10:20 a.m.
Aug.
19, rotations 3-4: 2:50 p.m.
Group qualification rounds
Aug. 20, rotation 1: 10 a.m.
Aug.
20, rotation 2: 12:40 p.m.
All-around finals
Aug. 20, Individual, 3:20 p.m.
Aug.
21, Group, 11 a.m.
U.S. Team: Men’s and women’s gymnastics
The
U.S. Men’s and Women’s Teams have five gymnasts and up to three replacement
athletes each. The U.S. Olympic Team for men’s gymnastics was determined at the
U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Men’s Gymnastics in St. Louis, Mo., June 23-26. The
U.S. Olympic Team for women’s gymnastics was determined at the U.S. Olympic
Team Trials – Gymnastics in San Jose, Calif., July 8-10.
Men
Chris Brooks, Houston, Texas/Team Hilton (U.S. Olympic
Training Center)
Jacob Dalton, Sparks, Nev./Team Hilton (University of
Oklahoma)
Danell Leyva, Miami/Team Hilton (Universal Gymnastics)
Sam Mikulak, Newport Coast, Calif./Team Hilton (U.S. Olympic
Training Center)
Alex Naddour, Queen Creek, Ariz./Team Hilton (USA Youth
Fitness)
Replacement athletes
Akash Modi, Morganville, N.J./Stanford University
Donnell Whittenburg, Baltimore, Md./Team Hilton (U.S.
Olympic Training Center)
Women
Simone
Biles, Spring, Texas/World Champions Centre
Gabby
Douglas, Virginia Beach, Va./Buckeye Gymnastics
Laurie
Hernandez, Old Bridge, N.J./MG Elite
Madison
Kocian, Dallas, Texas/WOGA Gymnastics
Aly
Raisman, Needham, Mass./Brestyan's American Gymnastics
Replacement
athletes
Ashton
Locklear, Hamlet, N.C./Everest Gymnastics
MyKayla Skinner, Gilbert, Ariz./Desert Lights Gymnastics
Ragan Smith, Lewisville, Texas/Texas
Dreams Gymnastics
Trampoline
The man and woman who will represent
the USA in trampoline were determined at the USA Gymnastics Championships, June
8-13, at the Providence (R.I.) Dunkin’ Donuts Center.
Logan
Dooley, Lake Forest, Calif./World Elite Gymnastics
Nicole Ahsinger,
Lafayette, La./Trampoline and Tumbling Express
Replacement athletes
Shaylee Dunavin
of Lafayette, La./Trampoline and Tumbling Express.
Steven
Gluckstein of Atlantic Heights, N.J./ETA Gymnastics
Rhythmic gymnastics
Individual
Laura Zeng, Libertyville, Ill./North Shore Rhythmic
Gymnastics Center
Replacement athlete
Camilla Feeley,
Highland Park, Ill./North Shore Rhythmic Gymnastics Center.
Group
Kiana Eide, Northbrook, Ill.;
Alisa Kano, Glencoe, Ill.; Natalie McGiffert, Northbrook; Monica Rokhman,
Northbrook; and Kristen Shaldybin, Chicago; all train at North Shore Rhythmic
Gymnastics Center
Replacement athlete
Jennifer Rokhman, Northbrook,
Ill. /North Shore Rhythmic Gymnastics Center
Venue: Rio
Olympic Arena
Artistic (men’s/women’s) and rhythmic gymnastics and
trampoline are being held at the same venue for the first time in Olympic
history. Formerly known as HSBC Arena,
the venue was renamed Rio Olympic Arena for the 2016 Games. ROA
opened to the public in July 2007 and hosted the basketball and gymnastics
events at the the 2007 Pan American Games.
Capacity: 15,000
Other Rio 2016 sports/events: Wheelchair basketball
Location: Rio
Olympic Arena is situated in Barra Olympic Parka in the Barra zone. ROA is accessible from public transit via the Centro
Olympic Terminal, Morro de Outeiro and Rio 2
stations.
Availability: The members of the U.S. Team
will be available for interviews in the mixed zone following podium training
and each session in which they compete.
For men’s and women’s gymnastics, we hope to have a press conference at
the Main Press Center after podium training but depends on timing and
availability. Any other press
conferences, etc., will be determined onsite in Rio as appropriate and
depending on availability. We will
send out information regarding MPC press conferences
when finalized.
Field: Men’s and women’s gymnastics: the field features 98 men and 98 women,
including eight men’s and women’s teams.
Rhythmic gymnastics: 24 individual; 14 groups.
Trampoline: 16 men and 16 women.
Time zone: Rio de Janeiro is one hour ahead of the U.S.
Eastern time zone. For example, if
it is midnight in New York City, it is 1 a.m. in Rio.
Information: USA
Gymnastics has a microsite, usagym2016.com, with athlete bios, schedules and
results, as well as usagym.org. The
United States Olympic Committee’s microsite, TeamUSA.org/Rio2016,
the International Gymnastics Federation’s site, fig-gymnastics.com, and rio2016.com
are also places for pertinent information.
Media info: USA Gymnastics will post media-only
information to usagym2016.com/media beginning August 2.
U.S. TV/
webcast: NBC
is broadcasting the coverage of the 2016 Olympic Games on TV and the internet. All
gymnastics coverage will live-streamed via
NBCOlympics.com and its app, NBC Sports Live Extra. Gymnastics is also expected to be
included in NBC’s primetime programing; check local listings for times.
Contact info: Leslie King and Scott Bregman
will be onsite in Rio with the U.S. Team. Jennifer Teitell and Matt Steinke are
handling State-side inquiries and information distribution.
Prior to Rio, contact
information: Leslie King –
317-829-5656 (office), 317-363-4574 (cell), lking@usagym.org; Scott Bregman
– 317-829-5650 (office), 785-760-4383 (cell), sbregman@usagym.org; Jennifer Teitell – 317-829-5642
(office), 214-636-6389 (cell), jteitell@usagym.org.
Games
time contact information (Aug. 1-21).
Leslie
King – Rio cell (calls/text), 317-363-4574; USOC cell
for Rio, 55-21-975638675; lking@usagym.org
Scott
Bregman – Rio cell (calls/text), 785-760-4383; USOC cell, 55-21-968379840; sbregman@usagym.org
Jennifer Teitell – 317-829-5642 (office),
214-636-6389 (cell), jteitell@usagym.org