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INDIANAPOLIS, Sept. 23, 2011 – Grace McLaughlin of Allen, Texas/WOGA, has been added to the U.S. Women’s Team for the 2011 Pan American Games, Oct. 24-29, in Guadalajara, Mexico, pending approval by the U.S. Olympic Committee. She replaces Chellsie Memmel of West Allis, Wis./M&M Gymnastics, who withdrew due to a pre-existing shoulder injury.

In addition to McLaughlin, the members of the women’s team are: Bridgette Caquatto of Naperville, Ill./Legacy Elite Gymnastics LLC; Jessie DeZiel of Rogers, Minn./Twin City Twisters; Brandie Jay of Ft Collins, Colo./GK Gymnastics; Shawn Johnson of West Des Moines, Iowa/Chow’s Gymnastics and Dance Institute; and Bridget Sloan, Pittsboro, Ind./Sharp’s Gymnastics Academy. The replacement athletes are Hallie Mossett of Los Angeles, Calif./West Coast Elite Gymnastics, and McKenzie Wofford of McKinney, Texas/Zenith Elite Gymnastics Academy

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INDIANAPOLIS, Sept. 21, 2011 – Following the conclusion of the World and Pan Am Team Selection Camp, USA Gymnastics announced the U.S. Women’s Teams for the 2011 World Championships and the 2011 Pan American Games. The camp was held at the USA Gymnastics National Team Training Center at the Karolyi Ranch, an official U.S. Olympic Committee Training Site, in Huntsville, Texas.

2011 Women’s World Championships Team
Oct. 7-16, 2011, Tokyo, Japan
Gabrielle Douglas, Virginia Beach, Va./Chow’s Gymnastics and Dance Institute
Anna Li, Aurora, Ill./Legacy Elite Gymnastics LLC
McKayla Maroney, Laguna Niguel, Calif./All Olympia AOGC
Alexandra Raisman, Needham, Mass./Brestyan’s American Gymnastics
Alicia Sacramone, Winchester, Mass./Brestyan’s American Gymnastics
Sabrina Vega, Carmel, N.Y./Dynamic Gymnastics
Jordyn Wieber, DeWitt, Mich./Gedderts’ Twistars USA
Non- traveling alternate: Shawn Johnson, West Des Moines, Iowa/Chow’s Gymnastics and Dance Institute

Head coach: John Geddert of Geddert’s Twistars USA
Asst. coach: Jiani Wu of Legacy Elite

2011 Women’s Pan American Games Team
Oct. 24-29, Guadalajara, Mexico
Bridgette Caquatto, Naperville, Ill./Legacy Elite Gymnastics LLC
Jessie DeZiel, Rogers, Minn./Twin City Twisters
Brandie Jay, Ft Collins, Colo./GK Gymnastics
Shawn Johnson, West Des Moines, Iowa/Chow’s Gymnastics and Dance Institute
Chellsie Memmel, West Allis, Wis./M and M Gymnastics
Bridget Sloan, Pittsboro, Ind./Sharp’s Gymnastics Academy
Replacement athletes
Grace McLaughlin, Allen, Texas/WOGA Gymnastics
Hallie Mossett, Los Angeles, Calif./West Coast Elite Gymnastics
McKenzie Wofford, McKinney, Texas/Zenith Elite Gymnastics Academy

Head coach: Marvin Sharp of Sharp’s Gymnastics
Asst. coach: Jiani Wu

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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Their bags are packed and seven U.S. Olympic and Paralympic champions are off on the trip of a lifetime, touring Great Britain’s Olympic venues and iconic destinations as they get to know the host country of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Team USA: Britain Bound will bring fans along for the ride, with all of the action featured on the program’s interactive website, TeamUSA.org/BritainBound. The site will share athlete social media feeds, stunning photos, personal anecdotes, and the 20-episode web series “Team USA: Britain Bound,” which launches Oct. 10.
The all-star roster of athletes sets sail this week and their adventures can be followed in real time on TeamUSA.org/BritainBound. Fans are encouraged to give their suggestions on what their favorite athletes should see and do in the UK.

Jeremy Campbell (2008 Paralympic discus and pentathlon champion)
Henry Cejudo (2008 Olympic wrestling champion)
Bryan Clay (2008 Olympic decathlon champion)
Allison Jones (2008 Paralympic cycling medalist and 2006 Paralympic skiing champion)
Nastia Liukin (2008 Olympic gymnastics champion)
Heather Mitts (2008 and 2004 Olympic soccer champion)
Rebecca Soni (2008 Olympic swimming champion)
Team USA: Britain Bound is a first-of-its kind interactive program, and the product of a collaboration between the U.S. Olympic Committee and VisitBritain, the national tourism board for Great Britain. With VisitBritain acting as host and tour guide, Team USA athletes will visit locations in England, Scotland and Wales, getting to know the host country and its people ahead of Games time. They’ll pay homage to the proud sporting tradition, unique history and diverse culture of Great Britain while celebrating the upcoming London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Highlights from the itineraries:

Sept. 8-12: Mitts will juggle a soccer ball and show off her foot skills in the shadows of Stonehenge, experience a thermal bath spa in the ancient Roman spa city of Bath, take a horseback riding lesson at Cowarth Park, and play tennis on the same court as King Henry VIII at Hampton Court Palace – also home to the London 2012 cycling time trials.

Sept. 8-12: Cejudo will tour Old Trafford, Manchester United’s stadium and 2012 Olympic soccer venue, visit iconic Beatles attractions in Liverpool, hike at the Brimham Rocks rock formations, and wrestle against local characters in the ancient city of York.

Sept. 12-16: Liukin will get a personal tour of Buckingham Palace (seeing Duchess Catherine’s wedding gown up close and personal), visit the 2012 Olympics gymnastics venue, take a Cockney rhyming slang lesson in a London black cab, visit the famous Centre Court at Wimbledon and conduct a gymnastics clinic with local school children.

Sept. 12-16: Jones will be guided around the Tower of London by the Chief Yeoman Warder, get a behind the scenes tour of Parliament from a British MP, experience the traditional English sport of ‘punting’ in Cambridge, cycle around quaint villages, visit the Olympic velodrome and test her acting skills at the iconic Royal Shakespeare Theatre in Stratford-Upon-Avon.

Sept. 15-19: Soni will combine her love for the water with the charms of Wales, first by trying coasteering – a combination of canyoning, adventure swimming and cliff jumping – then trying a whale watching tour, kayaking, a coastal hike and a rugby lesson from burly Welsh athletes.

Sept. 15-20: Clay will test his status as the world’s greatest athlete by trying his hand at the caber toss and stone put at the traditional Highland Games, learn the history of the world-famous kilt, enjoy British afternoon tea aboard the Royal Yacht Brittania, and enjoy one of his favorite hobbies – trout fishing – in Inverness.

Sept. 15-20: Campbell will tour Edinburgh Castle, take a bagpipe lesson, search for the elusive Loch Ness Monster during a visit to the scenic Highlands, get sparring tips at the Edinburgh Boxing Academy, and try out his golf swing on the grounds of Skibo Castle – one of the most exclusive clubs in all of Scotland.

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SAINT PAUL, Minn., Aug. 20, 2011 – USA Gymnastics named the U.S. Junior and Senior National Team after the conclusion of the women’s competition at the 2011 Visa Championships on Aug. 20.

U.S. Senior National Team
Rebecca Bross, Plano, Texas/WOGA
Bridgette Caquatto, Naperville, Ill./Legacy Elite
Mackenzie Caquatto, Naperville, Ill./Legacy Elite
Gabrielle Douglas, Virginia Beach, Va./Chow’s Gymnastics
Shawn Johnson, West Des Moines, Iowa/Chow’s Gymnastics
McKayla Maroney, Laguna Niguel, Calif./All-Olympia
Chellsie Memmel, West Allis, Wis./M&M Gymnastics
Alexandra Raisman, Needham, Mass./Brestyan’s American Gymnastics
Alicia Sacramone, Winchester, Mass./Brestyan’s American Gymnastics
Sabrina Vega, Carmel, N.Y./Dynamic
Jordyn Wieber, DeWitt, Mich./Gedderts’ Twistars USA

U.S. Junior National Team
Kennedy Baker, Flower Mound, Texas/Texas Dreams Gymnastics
Brianna Brown, West Chester, Ohio/Cincinnati Gymnastics
Madison Desch, Lenexa, Kan./Great American Gymnastics Express
Brenna Dowell, Odessa, Mo./Great American Gymnastics Express
Sarah Finnegan, St. Louis, Mo./Great American Gymnastics Express
Amelia Hundley, Hamilton, Ohio/Cincinnati Gymnastics
Ballie Key, Coppell, Texas/Texas Dreams Gymnastics
Katelyn Ohashi, Plano, Texas/WOGA
Elizabeth Price, Coopersburg, Pa./Parkettes National Gymnastics Center
Lexie Priessman, Cinciinnati Gymnastics/Cincinnatti Gymnastics
Kyla Ross, Aliso Viejo, Calif/Gym-Max Gymnastics
Mckayla Skinner, Gilbert, Ariz./Desert Lights Gymnastics
Kiana Winston, Fort Worth, Texas/Texas Dreams Gymnastics

National team members’ coaches
All-Olympia AOGC: Arthur Akopyan
Chow’s Gymnastics: Liang Chow
Cincinnati Gymnastics: Mary Lee Tracy
Desert Lights: Lisa Spini
Dynamic Gymnastics: Sorin Cepoi
Gedderts’ Twistars USA: John Geddert
Great American Gymnastics Express: Al Fong
Gym-Max: Jenny Zhang
Legacy Elite: Jiani Wu
M&M Gymnastics: Andy Memmel
Parkettes: Donna Strauss
Texas Dreams: Kim Zmeskal Burdette
WOGA: Valeri Liukin

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