2015 U.S. Classic

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2015 Secret U.S. Classic
VenueSears Centre Arena
LocationChicago, Illinois, U.S.
DatesJuly 25, 2015 (2015-07-25)
Medalists
gold medal 
silver medal 
bronze medal 
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The 2015 U.S. Classic, officially the 2015 Secret U.S. Classic, is the 32nd edition of the U.S. Classic and was held on July 25, 2015 at Sears Centre Arena in Chicago.[1]

The event served as a qualification event to the 2015 U.S. National Gymnastics Championships, later in August 2015. It was the second event during the 2015 USA Gymnastics elite season.

Medalists[edit]

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Senior
All-Around
details
Simone Biles Gabby Douglas Maggie Nichols
Vault Simone Biles Mykayla Skinner none awarded
Uneven Bars Madison Kocian Gabby Douglas Bailie Key
Balance Beam Simone Biles Aly Raisman Gabby Douglas
Floor Exercise Simone Biles Gabby Douglas Maggie Nichols
Bailie Key
Junior
All-Around
details
Laurie Hernandez Ragan Smith Jazmyn Foberg
Vault Laurie Hernandez Jazmyn Foberg Ragan Smith
Chae Campbell
Grace Quinn
Uneven Bars Laurie Hernandez Morgan Hurd Jazmyn Foberg
Jordan Chiles
Balance Beam Jazmyn Foberg Deanne Soza Laurie Hernandez
Floor Exercise Ragan Smith Christina Desiderio Laurie Hernandez
Deanne Soza

Event information[edit]

The 32nd edition of the U.S. Classic, in 2015, was held at the Sears Centre Arena, just outside Chicago, in Hoffman Estates, Illinois. This is the third time it was held at the arena but the event has been held in Chicago since 2010, when it was hosted at the UIC Pavilion.

The interior of the Sears Centre Arena, the venue of the 2015 event

The Junior session started at 13:00pm CT and the Senior session started at 18:30pm CT.

Sponsorship[edit]

The 2015 U.S. Classic was the third edition of the event under the title sponsorship of American deodorant brand, Secret.

Broadcast[edit]

Universal Sports own the broadcasting rights to all USA Gymnastics events and broadcast the Senior competition only, as normal.[citation needed]

Qualification to the Classic[edit]

To advance to the U.S. Classic and qualify to international elite status, a gymnast must have either;[2]

  • scored 53.00 (Sr.) or 51.50 (Jr.) at the 2014 P&G U.S. National Championships
  • scored 53.00 (Sr.) or 51.50 (Jr.) at a 2015 National Qualifier event
  • be a U.S. National team member and represented the U.S. at an international assignment

Qualification to Nationals[edit]

The 2015 U.S. Classic was a qualifier to the 2015 P&G U.S. National Championships in Indianapolis, Indiana. In order to qualify to U.S. Nationals from this year's classic, senior gymnasts must score 54.00 and juniors must score 52.50.

Results[edit]

Seniors[edit]

Rank Gymnast Gym Total
1st place, gold medalist(s) Simone Biles World Champions Centre 16.000 15.100 15.250 16.050 62.400
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Gabby Douglas Buckeye Gymnastics 15.200 15.400 14.900 15.000 60.500
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Maggie Nichols Twin City Twisters 15.800 14.950 14.450 14.800 60.000
4 Bailie Key Texas Dreams Gymnastics 14.900 15.300 14.450 14.800 59.450
5 Aly Raisman Brestyan's American Gymnastics 15.400 14.200 15.100 14.350 59.050
6 Alyssa Baumann World Olympic Gymnastics Academy 14.550 14.500 13.750 14.150 56.950
7 Mykayla Skinner Desert Lights Gymnastics 15.100 14.100 12.800 13.500 55.500
8 Lexy Ramler KidSport 13.550 12.800 12.750 13.400 52.500
9 Alaina Kwan All Olympia Gymnastics Center 13.900 11.500 12.400 14.000 51.800
10 Taylor Lawson Parkettes Gymnastics 13.300 12.800 13.000 12.650 51.750
11 Kylie Dickson All Olympia Gymnastics Center 14.150 11.750 12.000 13.650 51.550
12 Nia Dennis Legacy Elite Gymnastics 15.000 14.500 14.200 43.700
13 Madison Kocian World Olympic Gymnastics Academy 15.600 13.850 29.450
14 Kyla Ross Gym-Max Gymnastics 12.250 14.450 26.800
15 Lauren Navarro Charter Oak Gymnastics 12.500 14.100 26.600
16 Polina Shchennikova TIGAR 14.000 12.250 26.250
17 Brenna Dowell Great American Gymnastics Express 14.350 11.800 26.150
18 Sabrina Vega Great American Gymnastics Express 12.500 13.200 25.700

[3]

Juniors[edit]

Participants[edit]

Seniors[edit]

There were 20 gymnasts competing in the senior division.[4]

Juniors[edit]

There were 37 gymnasts competing in the junior division.[5]

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References[edit]

  1. ^ "Ticket & Event Info | 2015 Secret U.S. Classic". Archived from the original on 2015-03-10. Retrieved 2015-03-04.
  2. ^ "USA Gymnastics Women's Program 2015 Elite/Hopes Qualification Chart" (PDF). usagym.org.
  3. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (29 July 2015). "2015 Secret U.S. Classic Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
  4. ^ "2015 Secret U.S. Classic Rotation Schedule Seniors" (PDF). U.S. Secret Classic. USA Gymnastics. 24 July 2015. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
  5. ^ "2015 Secret U.S. Classic Rotation Schedule Juniors" (PDF). U.S. Secret Classic. USA Gymnastics. 24 July 2015. Retrieved 25 July 2015.