2008 Tyson American Cup USA Gymnastics
March 01, 2008 at Madison Square Garden
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The 2008 Tyson American Cup, March 1, at New York's Madison Square Garden boasts an all-star field, setting the stage for an exciting all-around showdown. Representing 33 world (12 gold, 12 silver, nine bronze) and four Olympic medals (two gold, two silver), the athlete roster includes many of the top names in gymnastics: 2007 all-around world champion and Tyson American Cup titleist Shawn Johnson; 2004 all-around Olympic champion Paul Hamm; 2007 balance beam and team world champion Nastia Liukin; 2007 all-around world silver-medalist Fabian Hambuechen; 2006 pommel horse world bronze-medalist Alexander Artemev; 2007 all-around world bronze-medalist Hisashi Mizutori; 2006-07 Tyson American Cup champ Jonathan Horton, fourth in the all-around at the 2007 World Championships; 2001 and 2003 team world silver-medalist Raj Bhavsar; and 2007 team world champions Samantha Peszek and Shayla Worley.
"This year's Tyson American Cup is represented by some of the top all-around gymnasts in the world," said Steve Penny, president of USA Gymnastics. "The stage is set for a dramatic and exciting gymnastics showdown."
Some of the sport's biggest names are former American Cup all-around gold medalists, including: men — Jason Gatson, Blaine Wilson, John Roethlisberger, Vitaly Scherbo (Belarus), Tim Daggett, Peter Vidmar, Mitsuo Tsukahara (Japan), Kurt Thomas and Bart Conner; and women — Carly Patterson, Elena Zamolodchikova (Russia), Kerri Strug, Dominique Dawes, Shannon Miller, Kim Zmeskal, Kristie Phillips, Mary Lou Retton, Julianne McNamara, Stella Zakarova (USSR) and Nadia Comaneci (Romania).
Check out WPLJ radio personality Brad Blank's interview with Kerri Strug at Penn Station on Monday, February 25:
