INDIANAPOLIS -- 2009 U.S. all-around champion Bridget Sloan of Pittsboro, Ind., 2008 Olympic all-around champion Nastia Liukin of Parker, Texas, and their 2008 Olympic team silver-medal teammates Chellsie Memmel of West Allis, Wis., and Samantha Peszek of Indianapolis, Ind., are among the 16 women on the U.S. Senior National Team invited to participate in the first of two selection camps for the 2009 World Championships, Oct. 13-18, in London, England.
Four gymnasts will be named to the U.S. Women’s Team for the 2009 World Championships, which features competition in the all-around and individual events, along with two or three non-traveling alternates. The first selection camp is Sept. 8-12, and based on performances at that camp, a minimum of eight gymnasts will be invited to the second and final selection camp Sept. 30-Oct. 4. Both camps will be held at the U.S. Women’s National Training Center in Huntsville, Texas.
The gymnasts invited to the first camp, who are also members of the senior national team, are listed below.
Jana Bieger, Coconut Creek, Fla., Bieger International Gymnastics
Rebecca Bross, Plano, Texas, WOGA Gymnastics
Mackenzie Caquatto, Naperville, Ill., Naperville Gymnastics Club
Kaitlyn Clark, Rancho Cucamonga, Calif., Precision Gymnastics
Olivia Courtney, Orlando, Fla., Orlando Metro Gymnastics
Ivana Hong, Lovejoy, Texas, WOGA Gymnastics
Kytra Hunter, Frederick, Md., Hill's Gymnastics
Alaina Johnson, Tyler, Texas, Texas East Gymnastics
Mattie Larson, Los Angeles, All-Olympia
Nastia Liukin, Parker, Texas, WOGA Gymnastics
Chellsie Memmel, West Allis, Wis., M&M Gymnastics
Samantha Peszek, Indianapolis, Ind., Sharp's Gymnastics
Samantha Shapiro, Los Angeles, All-Olympia
Bridget Sloan, Pittsboro, Ind., Sharp's Gymnastics
Cassandra Whitcomb, Cincinnati, Ohio, Cincinnati Gymnastics,
Kayla Williams, Nitro, W.V., Gym Nest Inc.
Content courtesy of: USA Gymnastics
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