by INDIANAPOLIS, April 3, 2016 – Based on performances at the U.S. Women’s National Team Training Camp, USA Gymnastics has selected the six women who will represent the United States at the 2016 Pacific Rim Championships, presented by Hershey’s, April 8-10, at the XFINITY Arena at Everett (Wash). The U.S. women will compete in Subdivision 2 on Saturday, April 9, at 7 p.m. in the team and all-around finals, which also serve as the qualifications for the individual event finals. Competition begins on April 8 with the men’s team and all-around finals.
The members of the U.S. Women’s Team for the Pac Rim Championships are listed below.
Simone Biles, Spring, Texas/World Champions Centre
Brenna Dowell, Odessa, Mo./Great American Gymnastics Express
Laurie Hernandez, Old Bridge, N.J./MG Elite
Ashton Locklear (Lumbee Tribe), Hamlet, N.C./Everest Gymnastics
Maggie Nichols, Little Canada, Minn./Twin City Twisters
Aly Raisman, Needham, Mass./Brestyan’s American Gymnastics
Biles, Dowell, Nichols and Raisman were members of the 2015 World Championships team that won the team gold medal, and Biles is the current reigning World and U.S. all-around champion. Biles now has three straight World all-around titles and 14 World medals, including 10 gold. Biles and Locklear were both on the 2014 World team that clinched the team title. Hernandez, who moved up to the senior level in 2016, took third in the all-around at the recent Jesolo Trophy, as well as helped the USA to the team gold.
The three-day Pacific Rim Championships is expected to feature more than 200 gymnasts from 18 Pac Rim countries, competing in men’s and women’s gymnastics, trampoline and rhythmic gymnastics. The countries are Australia, Canada, Chile, China, Chinese Taipei, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Honduras, Hong Kong, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand, Panama, Philippines, Russia, Singapore, and the United States.
