# USA Gymnastics National Championships

The USA Gymnastics National Championships is the annual artistic gymnastics national competition held in the United States for elite-level competition. It is currently organized by USA Gymnastics, the governing body for gymnastics in the United States. The national championships have been held since 1963.

## History
### 20th century

Before 1970, the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) was the national governing body for gymnastics, so the national championships from 1963 to 1969 were run under the auspices of that organization.
The first USA Gymnastics national championships were held in Park Ridge, Illinois, in June 1963. Since then, the event has been held each year, usually over several days during the summer.

### 21st century

In 2012, the top three finishers in the women's all-around were Jordyn Wieber, Gabby Douglas, and Aly Raisman. It was Wieber's second consecutive all-around title. In the individual events, Douglas won on uneven bars, Raisman won on balance beam and floor, and Sacramone won on vault. In the men's all-around, the top three finishers were John Orozco, Danell Leyva, and Sam Mikulak. It was Orozco's first all-around title. Leyva won on parallel bars and high bar, Jacob Dalton won on floor, Alexander Naddour won on pommel horse, Jonathan Horton won on rings, and Sean Senters won on vault.
In 2013, the top three finishers in the women's all-around were Simone Biles, Kyla Ross, and Brenna Dowell. In the individual events, Ross won on uneven bars and balance beam and her Olympic teammate McKayla Maroney won on vault and floor exercise; Biles swept the silver medals in each event. In the men's all-around, the top three finishers were Sam Mikulak, Alexander Naddour, and Jacob Dalton.
In 2014, the top three finishers in the women's all-around were Simone Biles, Kyla Ross, and Maggie Nichols. It was Biles's second consecutive all-around title. In the individual events, Biles won on both vault and floor exercise, Ross won on balance beam, and Ashton Locklear won on uneven bars. In the men's all-around, the top three finishers were Sam Mikulak, John Orozco, and Jacob Dalton. It was Mikulak's second consecutive all-around title. In the individual events, Dalton won on floor exercise, Mikulak won on pommel horse, Brandon Wynn won on still rings, Donnell Whittenburg won on vault, Danell Leyva won on parallel bars, and Orozco won on high bar.
In 2015, the top three finishers in the women's all-around were Simone Biles, Maggie Nichols, and Aly Raisman. It was Biles's third consecutive all-around title, and she became the first female gymnast since Kim Zmeskal (1990, 1991, and 1992) to win the all-around 3 consecutive times. In the individual events, Biles won on both vault and balance beam, Madison Kocian won on uneven bars, and Raisman won on floor exercise. In the men's all-around, the top three finishers were Sam Mikulak, Donnell Whittenburg, and Chris Brooks. This was Mikulak's third consecutive all-around title, and he became the first male gymnast since Paul Hamm (2002, 2003, and 2004) to win the all-around 3 consecutive times. In the individual events, Steven Legendre won on floor exercise, Alex Naddour won on pommel horse, Whittenburg won on still rings, Mikulak won on both vault and parallel bars, and Brooks won on high bar.
In 2016, the top three finishers in the women's all-around were Simone Biles, Aly Raisman, and Laurie Hernandez. It was Biles's fourth consecutive all-around title, and she became the first female gymnast since Joan Moore-Gnat (1971–1974) to win the all-around 4 times consecutively. In the individual events, Biles won on vault, balance beam, and floor exercise, and Ashton Locklear won on uneven bars. In the men's all-around, the top three finishers were Sam Mikulak, Chris Brooks, and Jake Dalton. This was Mikulak's fourth consecutive all-around title, and he became the first male gymnast since Blaine Wilson (1996–1999) to win the all-around four times consecutively. In the individual events, Dalton won on floor exercise and vault, Eddie Penev won on pommel horse, Donnell Whittenburg won on rings, Brooks won on parallel bars, and Paul Ruggeri won on high bar.

## Records

The women's record, and overall record, of nine titles is held by Simone Biles, who won from 2013 to 2016, 2018 to 2019, 2021 and 2023 to 2024. The record for most men's all-around titles is held by Sam Mikulak, who won six competitions from 2013 to 2016 and 2018 to 2019. Blaine Wilson won five consecutive times from 1996 to 2000. Joan Moore Gnat and John Roethlisberger have both won four times. Kurt Thomas, Kim Zmeskal, Paul Hamm and Brody Malone each won three times. The record for most individual titles across all events is Simone Biles, with twenty. The record for most titles in one event is a tie between Alicia Sacramone, who won six women's vault competitions from 2005 to 2008, 2010, and 2012, and Simone Biles, who won six women's vault competitions from 2014 to 2016, 2018, 2019, and 2021.

## Championships

USA Gymnastics National Championships champions :
| Year | Date | Location | Women's Champion | Men's Champion |
| 1963* | June 14–15 | Park Ridge, Illinois | Donna Schanezer | Arthur Shurlock |
| 1964* | June 17–18 | University of Iowa | not held | Rusty Mitchell |
| 1965* | April 16–17 | Nashville, Tennessee | Gail Daley | Rusty Mitchell |
| 1966* | April 15–16 | Colorado Springs, Colorado | Donna Schanezer | Rusty Mitchell |
| 1967* | April 13–15 April 28–29 | Tucson, Arizona Iowa City, Iowa | not held | Katsutoshi Kanzaki |
| 1968 | April 24–25 | Memphis, Tennessee | Linda Scott | Yoshi Hayasaki |
| 1969 | April 25–26 | Long Beach, California | Joyce Tanac | Steve Hug |
| 1970 | April 23–25 | Las Vegas, Nevada | Cathy Rigby | Makoto Sakamoto |
| 1971 | November 18–20 | University of Illinois | Joan Moore Gnat Linda Metheny Mulvihill | Yoshi Takei |
| 1972 | | Georgia Southern University | Joan Moore Gnat Cathy Rigby McCoy | Yoshi Takei |
| 1973 | (W) May 4–6 (M) May 4–5 | Seattle, Washington Penn State University | Joan Moore Gnat | Marshall Avener |
| 1974 | (W) May 30–June 1 (M) May 10–11 | Southern Illinois University Berkeley, California | Joan Moore Gnat | John Crosby Jr. |
| 1975 | (W) May 22–24 (M) June 12–14 | Eugene, Oregon Southern Illinois University | Tammy Manville | Tom Beach Bart Conner |
| 1976 | (W) April 8–10 (M) May 21–22 | Allentown, Pennsylvania Berkeley, California | Denise Cheshire Robin Huebner | Kurt Thomas |
| 1977 | (W) April 21–23 (M) May 6–7 | California State Baton Rouge, Louisiana | Donna Turnbow | Kurt Thomas |
| 1978 | (W) May 4–6 (M) June 1–3 | Uniondale, New York UCLA | Kathy Johnson | Kurt Thomas |
| 1979 | May 18 | Dayton, Ohio | Leslie Pyfer | Bart Conner |
| 1980 | April 19 | University of Utah Columbus, Ohio | Julianne McNamara | Peter Vidmar |
| 1981 | (W) May 12–14 (M) May 21–23 | Lehigh University University of Nebraska | Tracee Talavera | Jim Hartung |
| 1982 | (W) May 27–29 (M) June 3–5 | University of Utah Syracuse, New York | Tracee Talavera | Peter Vidmar |
| 1983 | June 3–8 | Chicago, Illinois | Dianne Durham | Mitch Gaylord |
| 1984 | May 11–13 | Evanston, Illinois | Mary Lou Retton | Mitch Gaylord |
| 1985 | June 6–9 | Jacksonville, Florida | Sabrina Mar | Brian Babcock |
| 1986 | June 19–22 | Indianapolis, Indiana | Jennifer Sey | Tim Daggett |
| 1987 | June 18–21 | Kansas City, Missouri | Kristie Phillips | Scott Johnson |
| 1988 | July 7–10 | Houston, Texas | Phoebe Mills | Dan Hayden |
| 1989 | July 6–9 | Minneapolis, Minnesota | Brandy Johnson | Tim Ryan |
| 1990 | June 7–10 | Denver, Colorado | Kim Zmeskal | John Roethlisberger |
| 1991 | June 6–9 | Cincinnati, Ohio | Kim Zmeskal | Chris Waller |
| 1992 | May 14–17 | Columbus, Ohio | Kim Zmeskal | John Roethlisberger |
| 1993 | August 25–28 | Salt Lake City, Utah | Shannon Miller | John Roethlisberger |
| 1994 | August 24–27 | Nashville, Tennessee | Dominique Dawes | Scott Keswick |
| 1995 | August 16–19 | New Orleans, Louisiana | Dominique Moceanu | John Roethlisberger |
| 1996 | June 5–8 | Knoxville, Tennessee | Shannon Miller | Blaine Wilson |
| 1997 | August 13–16 | Denver, Colorado | Vanessa Atler Kristy Powell | Blaine Wilson |
| 1998 | August 19–22 | Indianapolis, Indiana | Kristen Maloney | Blaine Wilson |
| 1999 | August 25–28 | Sacramento, California | Kristen Maloney | Blaine Wilson |
| 2000 | June 26–29 | St. Louis, Missouri | Elise Ray | Blaine Wilson |
| 2001 | August 8–11 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Tasha Schwikert | Sean Townsend |
| 2002 | August 7–10 | Cleveland, Ohio | Tasha Schwikert | Paul Hamm |
| 2003 | June 19–22 | Milwaukee, Wisconsin | Courtney Kupets | Paul Hamm |
| 2004 | June 2–5 | Nashville, Tennessee | Courtney Kupets Carly Patterson | Paul Hamm |
| 2005 | August 10–13 | Indianapolis, Indiana | Nastia Liukin | Todd Thornton |
| 2006 | August 16–19 | Saint Paul, Minnesota | Nastia Liukin | Alexander Artemev |
| 2007 | August 15–18 | San Jose, California | Shawn Johnson | David Durante |
| 2008 | (W) June 5–7 (M) May 22–24 | Boston, Massachusetts Houston, Texas | Shawn Johnson | David Sender |
| 2009 | August 12–15 | Dallas, Texas | Bridget Sloan | Jonathan Horton |
| 2010 | August 11–14 | Hartford, Connecticut | Rebecca Bross | Jonathan Horton |
| 2011 | August 17–20 | Saint Paul, Minnesota | Jordyn Wieber | Danell Leyva |
| 2012 | June 7–10 | St. Louis, Missouri | Jordyn Wieber | John Orozco |
| 2013 | August 15–18 | Hartford, Connecticut | Simone Biles | Sam Mikulak |
| 2014 | August 21–24 | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | Simone Biles | Sam Mikulak |
| 2015 | August 13–16 | Indianapolis, Indiana | Simone Biles | Sam Mikulak |
| 2016 | (W) June 24–26 (M) June 3–5 | St. Louis, Missouri Hartford, Connecticut | Simone Biles | Sam Mikulak |
| 2017 | August 17–20 | Anaheim, California | Ragan Smith | Yul Moldauer |
| 2018 | August 16–19 | Boston, Massachusetts | Simone Biles | Sam Mikulak |
| 2019 | August 8–11 | Kansas City, Missouri | Simone Biles | Sam Mikulak |
| 2020 | June 4–7 | Fort Worth, Texas | Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic |
| 2021 | June 3–6 | Fort Worth, Texas | Simone Biles | Brody Malone |
| 2022 | August 18–21 | Tampa, Florida | Konnor McClain | Brody Malone |
| 2023 | August 24–27 | San Jose, California | Simone Biles | Asher Hong |
| 2024 | May 30–June 2 | Fort Worth, Texas | Simone Biles | Brody Malone |
| 2025 | August 7–10 | New Orleans, Louisiana | TBA | TBA |
*Unofficial national champion

## Event name

In recent years, the USA Gymnastics National Championships have been sponsored by various companies, and the event is typically named for the sponsoring company.
| Year | Sponsor | Event Name |
| 1987–1988 | McDonald's | McDonald's U.S. Gymnastics Championships |
| 1992 | Phar-Mor | Phar-Mor U.S. Gymnastics Championships |
| 1993–1996 | Coca-Cola | Coca-Cola National Championships |
| 1997–2000 | John Hancock Financial | John Hancock U.S. Gymnastics Championships |
| 2004 | Visa | Visa U.S. Gymnastics Championships |
| 2005–2012 | Visa | Visa Championships |
| 2013–2017 | Procter & Gamble | P&G Gymnastics Championships |
| 2018–2021 | National Broadcasting Company | NBC Gymnastics Championships |
| 2022 | OOFOS | OOFOS U.S. Gymnastics Championships |
| 2023–present | Xfinity | Xfinity U.S. Gymnastics Championships |