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The P&G GYMNASTICS Championships!

Tickets on sale now!

August 13, 2014







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 The P&G Championships, the national championship for USA Gymnastics, showcases the country’s top male and female gymnasts, who are vying for U.S. titles and national team berths at the four-day event.

 

Single session tickets range in price from $20-$99. Ticket prices include facility fees and vary according to ticket location.  Also available are:  all-session tickets, which include all eight competitive sessions, $150-$500; men’s .package – all men's sessions (junior a d senior), Aug. 22 and 24, $85-$135; women's first day of competition package – junior and senior women's sessions, Aug. 21, $70-$125; women's final day of competition package – junior and senior women's sessions, Aug. 23, $85-$135; and men's and women's finals package – senior women on Aug. 23 and senior men on Aug. 24, $80-$130.  The Platinum VIP tickets include a commemorative gift, autographed poster and a meet-and-greet with an Olympian.

 

The competition schedule for men's and women's gymnastics is: 

Thursday, Aug. 21 – women's gymnastics, juniors (1 p.m.) and seniors (7:30 p.m.);
Friday, Aug. 22 – men's gymnastics, juniors (1 p.m.) and seniors (7 p.m.);
Saturday, Aug. 23 – women's gymnastics, juniors (2 p.m.) and seniors (7:30 p.m.); 
Sunday, Aug. 24 – men's gymnastics, seniors (1 p.m.) and juniors (7:30 p.m.).

 

Tickets will be available at the Dick's Sporting Goods Box Office at CONSOL Energy Center, Ticketmaster.com, all Ticketmaster outlets or charge by phone at 800-745-3000. For group (10+ people) sales information, please call Justin Leach at (412) 804-7904. Discounted tickets are also available through local gym clubs that are participating in the Club Ticket Sales Program.

 

Performances at the 2014 P&G Gymnastics Championships will determine all-around and individual national champions, as well as the national team for the junior and senior elite levels. The nationals also traditionally serve as part of the selection process for the U.S. Team for the World Championships. Simone Biles of Spring, Texas/Bannon's Gymnastix, and Sam Mikulak of Newport Coast, Calif./University of Michigan, won the men's and women's U.S. all-around titles, respectively, in 2013.

 

2014 will be the first time the U.S. Championships have been held in Pennsylvania since 2001 and just the fourth since 1973. The roster of former U.S. all-around champions is a veritable who's who of gymnastics, including: women – Jordyn Wieber, Nastia Liukin, Shawn Johnson, Carly Patterson, Courtney Kupets, Shannon Miller, Dominique Dawes, Kim Zmeskal and Mary Lou Retton; and men – John Orozco, Danell Leyva, Jonathan Horton, Paul Hamm, Blaine Wilson, John Roethlisberger, Mitch Gaylord, Peter Vidmar, Tim Daggett and Bart Conner. The U.S. Gymnastics Championships traces its history back to 1897 for the men and 1931 for the women.

 

The USA Gymnastics National Congress and Trade Show will be held in conjunction with the 2014 P&G Gymnastics Championships at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center. The annual USA Gymnastics National Congress and Trade Show is a three-day event open to the entire gymnastics community. Held in conjunction with the U.S. Gymnastics Championships, National Congress provides a unique opportunity for presentations, demonstrations and educational seminars on a variety of topics and a large exhibitor's hall with additional business opportunities.

 

In addition to VisitPittsburgh, the Pittsburgh Penguins, AEG and CONSOL Energy Center were instrumental in bringing the event to the city. The City of Pittsburgh and Allegheny County are also helping support the championships.

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