2016 AT&T American Cup

2016 AT&T American Cup
The official logo of the event
VenuePrudential Center
LocationNewark, New Jersey, U.S.
DatesMarch 5, 2016[1]
Competitors18 from 11 nations
Medalists
gold medal United States Gabrielle Douglas
Japan Ryohei Kato
silver medal United States Maggie Nichols
United States Donnell Whittenburg
bronze medal Canada Ellie Black
China Sun Wei
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The 2016 American Cup, known as the 2016 AT&T American Cup for sponsorship reasons, was the fortieth edition of the American Cup, part of the World Cup circuit in artistic gymnastics.[2] It was held on March 5, 2016,[3] at the Prudential Center in Newark.[4] Gabrielle Douglas of the United States won the women's competition, and Ryohei Kato of Japan won the men's.[5][6][7][8]

USA Gymnastics promoted the event as the beginning of preparations for the 2016 Olympic Games.[9] For the seventh year, the competition was held in conjunction with the Nastia Liukin Cup. For the first time, it was also held in conjunction with the Elite Team Cup, a men's competition.[10]

It was the first time that USA Gymnastics held a national artistic gymnastics competition in New Jersey.[11][12] Two days beforehand, on March 3, 2016, it was announced that the 2017 AT&T American Cup would also be held at the Prudential Center.[13]

Background

On March 4, 2015, USA Gymnastics announced that the 2016 AT&T American Cup had been awarded to the Prudential Center.[14] The president of USA Gymnastics, Steve Penny, called the Prudential Center "one of our most successful stops on the 2012 Kellogg's Tour of Superstars", later adding, "The New York metropolitan area has a strong gymnastics community, and we look forward to again kicking off the Olympic year in the area."[15][16] Although New Jersey had never hosted the event before, New York City has done so twelve times, most recently in 2012.[17]

USA Today reported that organizers originally wanted to return to Madison Square Garden in Manhattan, which had hosted the American Cup in every Summer Olympics year since 2000.[18] However, a scheduling conflict (a New York Knicks and Detroit Pistons game) forced them to relocate.[19][20]

Venue

Main article: Prudential Center
The Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.

Opened on October 25, 2007,[21] the Prudential Center is located in the central business district of Newark, New Jersey. Designed by HOK Sport, the arena is home to the National Hockey League's New Jersey Devils[22] and two NCAA teams: the Seton Hall Pirates[23] and NJIT Highlanders.[24] It was also home to the Brooklyn Nets (then the New Jersey Nets),[25] New York Liberty[26] and the New York Titans.

The arena has held a gymnastics-related event before; it was a stop on the 2012 Kellogg's Tour of Gymnastics Champions.[27][28][29][30]

Sponsors

AT&T was the title sponsor of the event as part of a 2013–16 contract with USA Gymnastics.[31][32] The company, which also provides USA Gymnastics with telecom services, became the title sponsor in 2011.[33]

Hilton HHonors served as an additional sponsor. The company is the official hotel partner for Team USA and offers gymnastics event spectators 15% discounts at its hotels.[34] Additionally, HHonors sponsors several male gymnasts and helps pay for training expenses and their residences at the U.S. Olympic Training Center.[35]

Kellogg's was the final sponsor. It also worked with USA Gymnastics on the 2012 Tour of Gymnastics Champions.[36]

Prize money

The winners received CHF 15,000 (US$ 14,551.52), the standard prize for International Federation of Gymnastics World Cup events.

Rank Amount (CHF) Amount (USD)
1 15,000 14,551.52
2 12,000 11,644.27
3 8,000 7,762.85
4 5,000 4,851.78
5 4,000 3,880.11
6 3,000 2,910.08
7 2,000 1,940.71
8 1,000 969.93
9 500 485.01

Notes
Exchange rate correct as of November 27, 2015.[37]

Participants

Women (WAG) Men (MAG)
United States Gabrielle Douglas United States Sam Mikulak
United States Maggie Nichols United States Donnell Whittenburg
Netherlands Tisha Volleman[38] China Sun Wei
Canada Ellie Black Switzerland Pablo Brägger
Brazil Lorrane Oliveira Brazil Lucas Bitencourt
Japan Mai Murakami Japan Ryōhei Katō
United Kingdom Amy Tinkler United Kingdom Nile Wilson
Italy Carlotta Ferlito South Korea Park Min-soo
Germany Tabea Alt Germany Andreas Bretschneider


Sources
[39][40][41]

Qualified federations

Invitations to the AT&T American Cup are issued based on placement at the previous year's World Championships.

Country NOC MAG WAG Total
Brazil  BRA 1 0*
1
Canada  CAN 0 1
1
China  CHN 1 1
2
Great Britain  GBR 1 1
2
Italy  ITA 0 1
1
Japan  JPN 1 1
2
Netherlands  NED 0* 1
1
Russia  RUS 1 1
2
South Korea  KOR 1 0*
1
Switzerland   SUI 1 0*
1
United States  USA 2 2
4

Notes
* denotes national federations that received a reserve qualification spot.

Reserves

Nations that finished in places 9–12 in the team competition at the 2015 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships were allocated one reserve spot each to the Cup. The top 4 ranked individual all-around competitors whose teams did not finish in the top 12 were also given Cup bids.

No. MAG Team MAG NOC MAG Gymnast WAG Team WAG NOC WAG Gymnast
1 Germany  GER TBD Brazil  BRA TBD
2 France  FRA TBD France  FRA TBD
3 Netherlands  NED TBD Belgium  BEL TBD
4 Ukraine  UKR TBD Germany  GER Tabea Alt
5 Cuba  CUB Manrique Larduet Switzerland   SUI Giulia Steingruber
6 Belarus  BLR Dzmitry Barkalau Hungary  HUN Noémi Makra
7 Spain  ESP Ruben Lopez Romania  ROU Larisa Iordache
8 Romania  ROU Cristian Bataga South Korea  KOR Heo Seon-mi

[42]

Results

Women

Rank Gymnast Total
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Gabby Douglas (USA) 15.100 15.266 14.966 14.833 60.165
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Maggie Nichols (USA) 15.033 14.633 14.833 15.200 59.699
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Ellie Black (CAN) 14.800 13.866 14.400 14.066 57.132
4  Amy Tinkler (GBR) 14.833 13.833 14.200 13.066 55.932
5  Carlotta Ferlito (ITA) 14.100 12.666 14.566 14.266 55.598
6  Mai Murakami (JPN) 14.666 13.066 12.833 13.866 54.431
7  Tabea Alt (GER) 14.666 13.933 13.300 12.500 54.399
8  Tisha Volleman (NED) 14.00 13.033 12.900 12.733 52.666
9  Lorrane Oliveira (BRA) 14.866 11.566 12.400 11.466 50.298

Men

Rank Gymnast Total
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Ryohei Kato (JPN) 15.100 14.466 14.666 14.900 14.566 15.233 88.931
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Donnell Whittenburg (USA) 15.433 13.600 15.500 15.266 15.466 13.300 88.565
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Sun Wei (CHN) 14.100 15.033 13.700 15.100 14.766 14.966 87.665
4  Sam Mikulak (USA) 14.166 13.766 14.500 14.766 15.400 13.366 85.964
5  Nile Wilson (GBR) 13.266 12.766 14.633 14.500 15.266 13.700 84.131
6  Pablo Brägger (SUI) 13.666 12.900 13.666 14.866 13.400 15.166 83.664
7  Park Min-soo (KOR) 13.666 14.433 14.566 13.900 14.100 12.700 83.365
8  Andreas Bretschneider (DEU) 13.966 13.366 14.133 14.200 13.533 13.900 83.098
9  Lucas Bitencourt (BRA) 11.233 12.500 14.066 13.600 12.966 12.633 76.998

Nastia Liukin Cup

Main article: Nastia Liukin Cup
The 7th Nastia Liukin Cup
at the 2016 AT&T American Cup
VenuePrudential Center
LocationNewark, New Jersey, U.S.
DateMarch 4, 2015
Competitors36
Medalists
gold medal Senior: Rachael Lukacs (North Stars)
Junior: Andrea Li (Legacy Elite)
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2017 →

The 7th Annual Nastia Liukin Cup was held in conjunction with the 2016 American Cup. Since its inception in 2010,[43][44] the competition has always been held on the Friday night before the American Cup, in the same arena. In previous years, competitors included Gabrielle Douglas,[45][46] Kayla Williams,[47][48] MyKayla Skinner,[49] Amelia Hundley,[50] Lexie Priessman,[51] Maggie Nichols,[52] and Ashton Locklear.[53]

Elite Team Cup

On January 13, 2016, USA Gymnastics announced that the American Cup would also be held in conjunction with the Elite Team Cup, a men's competition, for the first time.[54][55]

The competition took place on Saturday evening, after the American Cup.

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