USA sets line-up for men’s qualification round at 2017 World Championships

USA sets line-up for men’s qualification round at 2017 World Championships

MONTREAL, Que., Canada, Sept. 30, 2017 – The United States has submitted its line-up for the men’s qualification round at 1:15 p.m. ET on Monday, Oct. 2, at the 2017 World Championships at the Olympic Stadium in Montreal, Que., Canada.  The U.S. women’s podium training is Sunday, Oct. 1, at 7 p.m. on.  USA Gymnastics is providing live webcasts of the U.S. podium training and competitive sessions.

This year’s World Championships is an individual World Championships, which means World champions for men’s and women’s all-around and individual events are determined but there is not a team competition.  Athletes advance to the respective event finals based on performances in the qualification rounds, with a max of two per country. 

The U.S. men’s line-up for Monday’s qualification round is listed below.  The USA is competing in Subdivision 2 and starts on vault.   The U.S. Men’s Team for Montreal features:  Marvin Kimble of Milwaukee, Wis./Salto Gymnastics Center; Sam Mikulak of Newport Coast, Calif./U.S. Olympic Training Center; Yul Moldauer of Arvada, Colo./University of Oklahoma; Alex Naddour of Queen Creek, Ariz./USA Youth Fitness Center; Eddie Penev of Rochester, N.Y./U.S. Olympic Training Center; and Donnell Whittenburg of Baltimore, Md./U.S. Olympic Training Center.  The non-traveling replacement athletes are:  Allan Bower of Norman, Okla./University of Oklahoma; Akash Modi of Stanford, Calif./Stanford University; and Colin VanWicklen of Norman, Okla./University of Oklahoma.

All-around:  Moldauer

Floor exercise:  Moldauer, Penev, Whittenburg

Pommel horse:  Kimble, Moldauer, Naddour

Still rings:  Moldauer, Naddour, Whittenburg

Vault:  Moldauer, Penev, Whittenburg

Parallel bars:  Kimble, Moldauer, Whittenburg

Horizontal bar:  Kimble, Mikulak, Moldauer

The World Championships’ competition schedule, which opens with an opening ceremony on Oct. 2 at 9:30 a.m., is as follows.  The qualification rounds with U.S. athletes are in boldface.

Qualification rounds

Oct. 2 – Men: 9:30 a.m. ET, Opening ceremony; 10 a.m. ET, Subdivision 1; 2 p.m. ET, Subdivision 2*; 6 p.m.  ET, Subdivision 3.

Oct. 3 – Men: 10 a.m. ET, Subdivision 4 

Oct. 3 – Women: 4 p.m. ET, Subdivision 1; 7 p.m. ET, Subdivision 2.

Oct. 4 – Women: 1:30 p.m. ET, Subdivision 3; 4 p.m. ET, Subdivision 4; 7 p.m. ET, Subdivision 5*.

All-Around finals

Oct. 5 – 7 p.m. ET, men’s all-around final

Oct. 6 –7 p.m. ET, women’s all-around final

Individual event finals

Oct. 7 – men’s floor exercise, pommel horse, still rings; women’s vault, uneven bars, 1 p.m. ET.

Oct. 8 – men’s vault, parallel bars, horizontal bar; women’s balance beam, floor exercise; closing ceremony, 1 p.m. ET.

The 2017 U.S. Women's Team, who will compete on Oct. 3 in the qualification round, features Jade Carey, Phoenix, Ariz./Oasis Gymnastics; Morgan Hurd, Middletown, Del./First State Gymnastics; Ashton Locklear, Hamlet, N.C./Everest Gymnastics; and Ragan Smith, Lewisville, Texas/Texas Dreams Gymnastics. Jordan Chiles of Vancouver, Wash./Naydenov Gymnastics, is the non-traveling replacement athlete.

Ways to follow the action

Here's a quick overview of the various ways to watch and follow the U.S. Team's performances at the 2017 World Championships in Montreal. For more information on the World Championships, please go to USAGymWorlds.com.

• Live webcasts. USAGymWorlds.com will have live webcasts (U.S. viewers only) of all rounds of competition and podium training, including those that feature U.S. athletes. The coverage will also be archived for on-demand viewing. The schedule is below.

Oct. 1        7 p.m. ET – Women’s Podium Training, Sub. 5 (USA)

Oct. 2        2 p.m. ET – Men’s Qualification Round, Sub. 2 (USA)

                 6 p.m. ET – Men’s Qualification Round, Sub. 3 (CHN, RUS, JPN)

Oct. 3        4 p.m. ET – Women’s Qualification Round, Sub. 1 (GBR)

                 7 p.m. ET – Women’s Qualification Round, Sub. 2 (CAN, RUS)

Oct. 4        1:30 p.m. ET – Women’s Qualification Round, Sub. 3 (NED, ROU)

                 7 p.m. ET – Women’s Qualification Round, Sub. 5 (USA, CHN, JPN)

Oct. 5        7 p.m. ET – Men’s All-Around Finals

Oct. 6        7 p.m. ET – Women’s All-Around Finals

Oct. 7        1 p.m. ET – Event Finals, Day 1

Oct. 8        1 p.m. ET – Event Finals, Day 2

• Cable TV. The Olympic Channel will air the men’s and women’s all-around finals of the 2017 World Championships live on Oct. 5-6 at 7 p.m. ET. In addition, NBC Sports Network (NBCSN) will provide live coverage of the second day of event finals on Oct. 8 at 1 p.m. ET.
• NBC. NBC will broadcast coverage of the Worlds on Oct. 7 at 2 p.m. ET, hosted by NBC Sports Group’s gymnastics team of Al Trautwig; Tim Daggett, 1984 Olympic team gold medalist; and Nastia Liukin, 2008 Olympic all-around champion.
• USAGymWorlds.com and social networks. USA Gymnastics will provide enhanced coverage from Montreal, including results, photos, interviews and the webcast. Fans can also follow the action on Facebook, facebook.com/USAGymnastics, and Twitter, @usagym, or by using #MTL2017GYM.
• Live scoring. The International Gymnastics Federation provides live scoring from its World Championships. For more information and access, go to fig-gymnastics.com.

Based in Indianapolis, USA Gymnastics is the national governing body for gymnastics in the United States.  Its mission is to encourage participation and the pursuit of excellence in the sport.  Its disciplines include men’s and women’s artistic gymnastics, rhythmic gymnastics, trampoline and tumbling, acrobatic gymnastics and Gymnastics for All (formerly known as group gymnastics).  For more complete information, log on to usagym.org.

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