American Cup Full Roster
Sunday February 15, 2009
The roster has been finalized for the American Cup next weekend in Chicago:
Women
Brittany Rogers, Canada
Youna Dufournet, France
Kim Bui, Germany
Rebecca Downie, Great Britain
Koko Tsurumi, Japan
Amelia Racea, Romania
Kristina Goryunova, Russia
Bridget Sloan, USA
Jordyn Wieber, USA
Jessica Lopez, Venezuela
Men
Benoit Caranobe, France
Fabian Hambuechen, Germany
Koji Uematsu, Japan
Luis Rivera Rivera, Puerto Rico
Adrian Bucur, Romania
Yury Ryazanov, Russia
Joseph Hagerty, USA
David Sender, USA
The men's field is pretty strong, with Fabian Hambuechen, the all-around silver medalist at the 2007 Worlds and a huge fan favorite, Benoit Caranobe, the surprise all-around bronze medalist at the Beijing Olympics, and US contenders David Sender and Joey Hagerty.
For the women, Americans Bridget Sloan and Jordyn Wieber are expected to dominate, but I'll also be watching Japan's Koko Tsurumi -- she's a beautiful gymnast with a lot of great skills, especially on beam.
The American Cup will be aired live on NBC on February 21 at 4pm ET.
Women
Brittany Rogers, Canada
Youna Dufournet, France
Kim Bui, Germany
Rebecca Downie, Great Britain
Koko Tsurumi, Japan
Amelia Racea, Romania
Kristina Goryunova, Russia
Bridget Sloan, USA
Jordyn Wieber, USA
Jessica Lopez, Venezuela
Men
Benoit Caranobe, France
Fabian Hambuechen, Germany
Koji Uematsu, Japan
Luis Rivera Rivera, Puerto Rico
Adrian Bucur, Romania
Yury Ryazanov, Russia
Joseph Hagerty, USA
David Sender, USA
 Fabian Hambuechen Photo © Jed Jacobsohn / Getty Images |
For the women, Americans Bridget Sloan and Jordyn Wieber are expected to dominate, but I'll also be watching Japan's Koko Tsurumi -- she's a beautiful gymnast with a lot of great skills, especially on beam.
The American Cup will be aired live on NBC on February 21 at 4pm ET.
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