Carly patterson biography book
Carly Patterson, a sixteen-year-old gymnastics champion, describes her journey from cartwheeling in her backyard to standing on the winner's podium in Athens....
Olympic all-around gold medalist Carly Patterson describes her journey from cartwheeling in her backyard to standing on the winner's podium in Athens.U.S. Classic
Annual U.S. summer gymnastics meet
This article is about the gymnastics competition. For the figure skating competition, see U.S. International Figure Skating Classic.
The U.S.
Classic is an annual summer gymnastics meet for elite artistic gymnasts of the United States. The meet occurs before Nationals and is a qualifier for it. In Olympic years, the aforementioned meets along with the U.S. Olympic Trials are used for selection to the team.
Carly Patterson, winner of a gold medal in the all-around gymnastics competition at the Olympics, describes the sacrifices she made and the strength it took to realize her goal.
Background
Previously only women had competed in the event. Men competed for the first time in [1]
The senior all-around winners of the U.S. Classic include Dominique Dawes (), Nastia Liukin (), Aly Raisman (, , ), and Simone Biles (, , , , , , ).[2][3][4]
Past champions
Following is a list of past senior elite and junior elite champions of the U.S.
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