American Cup (gymnastics)
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The American Cup, is an elite senior level international gymnastics competition held in the United States
, and is generally considered to be one of the first major competitions of the Gymnastics season, as it is held in March or February of each year. In 1978-79 the event was sponsored by Dial and hence was known as the Dial American Cup. After Dial dropped sponsorship it went through several name changes including the McDonald's American Cup (1982–1996), Visa American Cup (1997–2004) and Tyson American Cup (2005–present). With the exception of 2005, it has been exclusively an all-around competition. Past champions have included Olympic all around champions Nadia Comăneci
, Mary Lou Retton
, Carly Patterson
, and Nastia Liukin
.
United States
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, and is generally considered to be one of the first major competitions of the Gymnastics season, as it is held in March or February of each year. In 1978-79 the event was sponsored by Dial and hence was known as the Dial American Cup. After Dial dropped sponsorship it went through several name changes including the McDonald's American Cup (1982–1996), Visa American Cup (1997–2004) and Tyson American Cup (2005–present). With the exception of 2005, it has been exclusively an all-around competition. Past champions have included Olympic all around champions Nadia Comăneci
Nadia Comaneci
Nadia Elena Comăneci is a Romanian gymnast, winner of three Olympic gold medals at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, and the first female gymnast ever to be awarded a perfect score of 10 in an Olympic gymnastic event. She is also the winner of two gold medals at the 1980 Summer...
, Mary Lou Retton
Mary Lou Retton
Mary Lou Retton is an American gymnast and Olympic gold medalist. She was the first female gymnast from outside Eastern Europe to win the Olympic all-around title, after 14 Eastern Bloc countries boycotted the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.-Personal life:Retton was born in Fairmont, West...
, Carly Patterson
Carly Patterson
Carly Rae Patterson is an American singer and former gymnast. She is the 2004 Olympic All-Around Champion and a member of the USA Gymnastics Hall of Fame...
, and Nastia Liukin
Nastia Liukin
Anastasia Valeryevna "Nastia" Liukin is a Russian-American artistic gymnast. She was the 2008 Olympic individual all-around Champion, the 2005 and 2007 World Champion on the balance beam, and the 2005 World Champion on the uneven bars...
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Past Women's Champions
| Women's Champions | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Location | Gold | |||
| 1976 | New York, NY | ||||
| 1977 | New York, NY | ||||
| 1978 | New York, NY | ||||
| 1979 | New York, NY | ||||
| 1980 | New York, NY | ||||
| 1981 | Fort Worth, TX | ||||
| 1982 | New York, NY | ||||
| 1983 | New York, NY | ||||
| 1984 | New York, NY | ||||
| 1985 | Indianapolis, IN | ||||
| 1986 | Fairfax, VA | ||||
| 1987 | Fairfax, VA | ||||
| 1988 | Fairfax, VA | ||||
| 1989 | Fairfax, VA | ||||
| 1990 | Fairfax, VA | ||||
| 1991 | Orlando, FL | ||||
| 1992 | Orlando, FL | ||||
| 1993 | Orlando, FL | ||||
| 1994 | Orlando, FL | ||||
| 1995 | Seattle, WA | ||||
| 1996 | Fort Worth, TX | ||||
| 1997 | Fort Worth, TX | ||||
| 1998 | Fort Worth, TX | ||||
| 1999 | St. Petersburg, FL | ||||
| 2000 | Orlando, FL | ||||
| 2001 | Orlando, FL | ||||
| 2002 | Orlando, FL | ||||
| 2003 | Fairfax, VA | ||||
| 2004 | New York, NY | ||||
| 2005 | Uniondale, NY | VT: UB: BB:, FX: |
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| 2006 | Philadelphia, PA | ||||
| 2007 | Jacksonville, FL | ||||
| 2008 | New York, NY | ||||
| 2009 | Chicago, Il | ||||
| 2010 | Worcester, MA | ||||
| 2011 | Jacksonville, FL | ||||
Past Men's Champions
| Men's Champions | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Location | Gold | |||
| 1976 | New York, NY | ||||
| 1977 | New York, NY | ||||
| 1978 | New York, NY | ||||
| 1979 | New York, NY | ||||
| 1980 | New York, NY | ||||
| 1981 | Fort Worth, TX | ||||
| 1982 | New York, NY | ||||
| 1983 | New York, NY | ||||
| 1984 | New York, NY | ||||
| 1985 | Indianapolis, IN | ||||
| 1986 | Fairfax, VA | ||||
| 1987 | Fairfax, VA | ||||
| 1988 | Fairfax, VA | ||||
| 1989 | Fairfax, VA | ||||
| 1990 | Fairfax, VA | ||||
| 1991 | Orlando, FL | ||||
| 1992 | Orlando, FL | ||||
| 1993 | Orlando, FL | ||||
| 1994 | Orlando, FL | ||||
| 1995 | Seattle, WA | ||||
| 1996 | Fort Worth, TX | ||||
| 1997 | Fort Worth, TX | ||||
| 1998 | Fort Worth, TX | ||||
| 1999 | St. Petersburg, FL | ||||
| 2000 | Orlando, FL | ||||
| 2001 | Orlando, FL | ||||
| 2002 | Orlando, FL | ||||
| 2003 | Fairfax, VA | ||||
| 2004 | New York, NY | ||||
| 2005 | Uniondale, NY | VT: HB: PB: FX: SR: PH: |
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| 2006 | Philadelphia, PA | ||||
| 2007 | Jacksonville, FL | ||||
| 2008 | New York, NY | ||||
| 2009 | Chicago, Il | ||||
| 2010 | Worcester, MA | ||||
| 2011 | Jacksonville, FL | ||||