P&G Gymnastics Championships 2014: Tracking Women's Results, Standings, Winners

When it comes to gymnastics, particularly women’s gymnastics, the Olympics get all the glory. The winners take home lifelong memories, valuable medals and incredible fame, at least for the rest of that year.

However, the P&G Gymnastics Championships is about as important as it gets on the sport’s schedule. This year’s version of the USA Gymnastics’ national championships features competitions in both the junior and senior divisions and takes place in the CONSOL Energy Center in Pittsburgh from August 21-24 (women on the 21st and 23rd, men on the 22nd and 24th). 

Here is a full look at the schedule.

Date	Event	Time (ET)
Thursday, August 21	Junior competition, Day 1	1 p.m.
Thursday, August 21	Senior competition, Day 1	7:30 p.m.
Saturday, August 23	Junior competition, Day 2	2 p.m.
Saturday, August 23	Senior competition, Day 2	7:30 p.m.

Past all-around champions at this event include Shawn Johnson, Nastia Liukin, Carly Patterson and Jordyn Wieber, so the winner could have big things in store as her career unfolds. Last year’s all-around champion was Simone Biles.

Day 2 Results

Place	Competitor	Day 1 Score	Day 2 Score	Combined Total
All-Around
1	Jazmyn Foberg	57.600	57.350	114.950
2	Nia Dennis	56.800	57.700	114.500
3	Norah Flatley	56.550	56.000	114.500
4	Jordan Chiles	53.750	57.850	112.550
5	Alexis Vasquez	55.550	55.600	111.600
Vault
1	Nia Dennis	15.100	14.900	30.000
2	Olivia Troutman	14.800	14.900	29.700
3	Jordan Chiles	14.650	15.000	29.650
4	Jazmyn Foberg	14.600	14.950	29.550
5	Emily Gaskins	14.500	14.750	29.250
Bars
1	Jazmyn Foberg	14.400	14.450	28.850
2	Norah Flatley	14.450	13.950	28.400
3	Nia Dennis	13.500	14.650	28.150
4	Aria Brusch	13.550	13.750	27.300
5	Alexis Vasquez	13.650	13.450	27.100
Beam
1	Alexis Vasquez	14.700	14.700	29.400
2	Ragan Smith	14.450	14.550	29.000
3	Lauren Navarro	13.900	14.800	28.700
4	Norah Flatley	14.400	14.250	28.650
5	Emily Gaskins	14.700	13.750	28.450
Floor
1	Nia Dennis	14.500	15.100	29.600
2	Ragan Smith	14.500	14.650	29.150
3	Jordan Chiles	14.000	14.750	28.750
3	Victoria Nguyen	14.500	14.250	28.750
5	Jazmyn Foberg	14.400	14.100	28.500

Place	Competitor	Day 1 Score	Day 2 Score	Combined Score
All-around
1	Simone Biles	61.800	60.750	122.550
2	Kyla Ross	57.950	60.350	118.300
3	Maggie Nichols	58.650	59.250	117.900
4	Alyssa Baumann	58.400	57.700	116.100
5	MyKayla Skinner	57.550	57.900	115.450
Vault
1	Simone Biles	15.500	15.525	31.025
2	MyKayla Skinner	15.125	15.100	30.225
Bars
1	Ashton Locklear	15.850	15.200	31.050
2	Madison Kocian	15.250	15.500	30.750
3	Maggie Nichols	14.450	14.950	29.400
4	Simone Biles	14.550	14.750	29.300
5	Brenna Dowell	15.400	13.650	29.050
Beam
1	Kyla Ross	15.200	15.350	30.550
T2	Simone Biles	15.700	14.600	30.300
T2	Alyssa Baumann	15.150	15.150	30.300
4	Maggie Nichols	14.600	14.750	29.350
5	Madison Kocian	14.700	14.550	29.250
Floor
1	Simone Biles	15.650	15.500	31.150
2	MyKayla Skinner	14.900	15.100	30.000
3	Maggie Nichols	14.550	14.450	29.000
4	Alyssa Baumann	14.450	14.450	28.900
5	Kyla Ross	13.750	14.800	28.550

Jazmyn Foberg won her maiden U.S. junior title, edging out silver medalist Nia Dennis, who had a magnificent all-around day but fell just short of the top prize.

Jo-Ann Barnas of Dateline Indianapolis had the story, and also added a notable anecdote that contextualized just how far Foberg has come in such a short time:

Athletes battling back from adversity is a familiar sports storyline. However, the fact that Foberg was able to dig deep enough, train harder and come back better than ever to beat a world-class lot of competitors makes her victorious story all the more special.

Simone Biles was hoping to cement her status as a gymnastics superstar by winning yet another title in the senior competition. She successfully defended as champion, beating out a tough field with relative ease.

Jared Wickerham/Getty Images

A lot of hard work went into Biles retaining her senior title, but she certainly made it look effortless with her all-around grace. Biles, 17, had an overall score of 122.550, more than four points ahead of runner-up Kyla Ross.

The Associated Press' Will Graves was blown away by Biles' performance to the point of hyperbolizing her score compared to the other worthy athletes:

USA Today's Maggie Hendricks thought highly of Biles' floor exercise:

Mary Lou Retton, a 1984 Olympic gold-medal winner in all-around gymnastics, gave her thoughts on Biles afterwards, via NBCSports.com's Nick Zaccardi.

"She’s not human," said Retton. "She may be the most talented gymnast I’ve ever seen in my life, honestly. And I don’t even think she’s tapped into what she really can do. I think she’s unbeatable."

Although it's well down the line, the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, have to be on Biles' mind. She is quickly establishing herself as a legitimate medal contender and has the all-around gymnastic prowess to compete at the highest level.

Biles was able to showcase her skills on NBC for many spectators and TV viewers to see. If she keeps putting on displays this good and at this rate, the rest of the world will likely become well-acquianted with Biles soon enough.

Day 1 Results

Place	Competitor	Score
All-Around
1	Jazmyn Foberg	57.600
2	Emily Gaskins	57.000
3	Nia Dennis	56.800
4	Norah Flatley	56.550
5	Ragan Smith/Alexis Vasquez	55.550
Vault
1	Nia Dennis	15.100
2	Olivia Trautman	14.800
3	Jordan Chiles	14.650
4	Jazmyn Foberg	14.600
5	Emily Gaskins	14.500
Bars
1	Norah Flatley	14.450
2	Jazmyn Foberg	14.400
3	Lexy Ramler	13.800
4	Emily Gaskins	13,700
5	Alexis Vasquez	13.650
Beam
1	Emily Gaskins	14.700
1	Alexis Vasquez	14.700
3	Ragan Smith	14.450
4	Maile O'Keefe	14.400
4	Norah Flatley	14.400
Floor
1	Ragan Smith	14.500
1	Victoria Nguyen	14.500
1	Nia Dennis	14.500
4	Jazmyn Foberg	14.400
5	Olivia Trautman	14.200

Place	Competitor	Score
All-around
1	Simone Biles	61.800
2	Maggie Nichols	58.650
3	Alyssa Baumann	58.400
4	Kyla Ross	57.950
5	MyKayla Skinner	57.550
Vault
1	Simone Biles	15.500
2	MyKayla Skinner	15.125
Bars
1	Ashton Locklear	15.850
2	Brenna Dowell	15.400
3	Madison Kocian	15.250
4	Veronica Hults	14.600
5	Simone Biles	14.550
Beam
1	Simone Biles	15.700
2	Kyla Ross	15.200
3	Alyssa Baumann	15.150
4	Madison Kocian	14.700
5	Maggie Nichols	14.600
Floor
1	Simone Biles	15.650
2	MyKayla Skinner	14.900
3	Maggie Nichols	14.550
4	Alyssa Baumann	14.450
5	Macy Toronjo	14.050

Thursday was all about Biles as she began her title defense.

She missed 10 months of competition but ironed out any rust at the Secret Classic in Chicago three weeks ago. She was nearly flawless in posting a 61.60 and holds a commanding lead over the rest of the field.

Yves Logghe/Associated Press

Biles began her evening on the beam and posted an incredible 15.700, which was well clear of Alyssa Baumann’s 15.150. The margin between Biles and the rest of the field only grew as the competition continued, which was critical because the uneven bars—her least favorite event—was the final competition.

She posted a solid 14.550, which was more than enough considering how dominant she was in the other events. 

Let Jo-Ann Barnas of Dateline Indianapolis paint the picture:

The other main storyline was Kyla Ross, who won gold at the London Olympics as part of the “Fierce Five.” 

Ross struggled though and made errors on the floor and uneven bars. She was seen as the only real threat to Biles, but that no longer appears to be the case. Will Graves of The Associated Press passed along a quote from Ross:

As Biles separates herself from the competition, the scariest thing may just be that she has room for improvement. Graves provided some insight from her coach that suggested as much:

Biles is only 17 years old and likely has her eyes on Olympic gold one day. If she continues to perform like she did Thursday, that is certainly a realistic goal.