Last three Olympic champions lead legendary list of registrants for 2024 Core Hydration Classic
2024 Core Hydration Classic
XL Center • 1 Civic Center Plaza, Hartford, CT 06103
May 17 & 18, 2024
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For the first time in history, a gymnastics competition is expected to see three Olympic all-around gold medalists compete head-to-head as Gabby Douglas, Simone Biles and Suni Lee all have registered to compete at the 2024 Core Hydration Classic May 17-18 in Hartford, Connecticut. Elite seniors will compete Saturday, May 18.
The 2024 Core Hydration Classic starts the process for 2024 Olympic Team qualifying in earnest, serving as the final opportunity for women’s artistic athletes to qualify to the 2024 Xfinity U.S. Championships May 30-June 2 in Fort Worth, Texas. At the championships, the National Team roster that will compete at the Olympic Trials July 27-30 in Minneapolis will be chosen.
It all starts in Hartford, which has the potential to see the most accomplished women’s field ever assembled.
All-time greats, legendary field
Collectively, the gold-medal trio have won the last three Olympic all-around competitions, with Douglas taking gold in 2012, Biles winning in 2016 and Lee standing as the reigning champion from 2021. Combined, the three have won 13 Olympic medals, eight of them gold.
Never before have three all-around gold medalists graced the floor at the same meet, but they will not be alone in the star power registered for Harford. In total, the registrant list includes 13 Olympic, World Championships and/or Pan American Games medalists. Tokyo Olympic floor champion and 2022 World Championships vault gold medalist Jade Carey is coming off of wins in the all-round and on floor at the American Classic on April 27 as she returns to elite form. Biles, six-time World Championships medalist Shilese Jones, three-time World medalist Leanne Wong, and Olympic and World medalist Jordan Chiles all look to make their 2024 elite debuts in Hartford.
The star-studded entry list doesn’t end there. Also registered are two-time World medalist Skye Blakely; World team champions Joscelyn Roberson, Lexi Zeiss and Kayla DiCello, who also is the 2023 Pan Am Games all-around and team gold medalist; Pan Am floor and team champion Kaliya Lincoln, and Pan Am team champion Tiana Sumanasekera. The 2022 U.S. all-around champion, Konnor McClain, also has registered for her first elite competition since she won that title, having competed and won an NCAA team title at LSU this season.
Additional tickets for the Core Hydration Classic have been released and are available through Ticketmaster. Tickets for Saturday’s senior competition are available here, with tickets for all sessions available here. Registration for the event closed on Friday, May 3 but does not guarantee athlete participation. Gymnasts may still submit petitions to compete and register prior to the start of competition. Complete event information, including competition and broadcasting schedules, can be found at here.
Current athletes registered for the 2024 Core Hydration Classic are listed alphabetically by division below.
Core Hydration Classic
Senior
Simone Biles — Spring, Texas/World Champions Centre
Skye Blakely — Frisco, Texas/WOGA Gymnastics
Ly Bui — Swisher, Iowa/Great American Gymnastics Express
Jade Carey — Phoenix, Ariz./Oregon State University
Dulcy Caylor — Spring , Texas/World Champions Centre
Jordan Chiles — Vancouver, Wash./World Champions Centre
Chloe Cho — Canyon Country, Calif./Gymnastics Olympica USA
Norah Christian — Bremerton, Wash/Cascade Elite West
Nicole Desmond — Wind Gap, Pa./World Champions Centre
Kayla DiCello — Boyds, Md./Hill’s Gymnastics
Amelia Disidore — Overland Park, Kan./Great American Gymnastics Express
Gabby Douglas — Anna, Texas/WOGA Gymnastics
Tatum Drusch — White Bear Lake, Minn./Flips Gymnastics
Reese Esponda — Missoula, Mont./World Champions Centre
Addison Fatta — Wrightsville, Pa./Prestige Gymnastics
Kieryn Finnell — Pittsford, N.Y./RGA
Jayla Hang — Bellevue, Wash./Pacific Reign Gymnastics
Cambry Haynes — Evergreen, Colo./Adrenaline Gymnastics Academy
Jazmyn Jimenez — Santa Clarita, Calif./Gymnastics Olympica USA
Madray Johnson — Dallas, Texas/WOGA Gymnastics
Shilese Jones — Auburn, Wash./Ascend Gymnastics Center
Katelyn Jong — Allen, Texas/Metroplex Gymnastics
Suni Lee — St. Paul, Minn./Midwest Gymnastics Center
Myli Lew — Belmont, Calif./San Mateo Gymnastics
Kaliya Lincoln — Frisco, Texas/WOGA Gymnastics
Eveylynn Lowe — Blue Springs, Mo./Great American Gymnastics Express
Nola Matthews — Gilroy, Calif./Airborne Gymnastics Training Center
Konnor McClain — Las Vegas, Nev./Louisiana State University
Taylor McMahon — Flower Mound, Texas/Metroplex Gymnastics
Annalisa Milton — Lee’s Summit, Mo./Great American Gymnastics Express
Malea Milton — Lee’s Summit, Mo./Great American Gymnastics Express
Zoey Molomo — Frisco, Texas/Metroplex Gymnastics
Marissa Neal — Blue Springs, Mo./Great American Gymnastics Express
Jazlene Pickens — Pickerington, Ohio/Buckeye Gymnastics
Brooke Pierson — Canby, Ore./World Champions Centre
Hezly Rivera — Oradell, N.J./WOGA Gymnastics
Joscelyn Roberson — Texarkana, Texas/World Champions Centre
Simone Rose — Sammamish, Wash./Pacific Reign Gymnastics
Lacie Saltzman — Charlotte, N.C./Texas Dreams Gymnastics
Audrey Snyder — Annapolis, Md./First State Gymnastics
Izzy Stassi — Delaware, Ohio/Performance Gymnastics Academy
Ashlee Sullivan — Richardson, Texas/Metroplex Gymnastics
Tiana Sumanasekera — Pleasanton, Calif./World Champions Centre
Trinity Thomas — York, Pa./University of Florida
Brynn Torry — Yorktown, Va./World Class Gymnastics
Sabrina Visconti — Revere, Mass./Nohas Gymnastics Academy
CaMarah Williams — Kansas City, Mo./EDGE Gymnastics – Riverside
Leanne Wong — Overland Park, Kan./University of Florida
Kelise Woolford — Orange, N.J./Buckeye Gymnastics
Lexi Zeiss — Omaha, Neb./Twin City Twisters
Junior
Harlow Buddendeck — Rochester, N.Y. /RGA
Charleigh Bullock — Spotsylvania, Va./Capital Gymnastics National Training Center
Lavi Crain — Blue Springs, Mo./Great American Gymnastics Express
Ally Damelio — San Mateo, Calif./San Mateo Gymnastics
Celia Frith-Carvalho — Godwin, N.C./Bull City Gymnastics
Sadie Goldberg — Bexley, Ohio/Buckeye Gymnastics
Greta Krob — Tipton, Iowa/IGN
Jaysha McClendon — Scottsdale, Ariz./Rebound Gymnastics West
Caroline Moreau — Keller, Texas/Texas Dreams Gymnastics
Claire Pease — Sunnyvale, Texas/WOGA Gymnastics
Lila Richardson — Springdale, Ariz./Hopes and Dreams Gymnastics
Alessia Rosa — East Hanover, N.J./Hill’s Gymnastics
Kylie Smith — Loveland, Ohio/Cincinnati Gymnastics
Maliha Tressel — Eagan, Minn./Twin City Twisters
Tyler Turner — San Jose, Calif./WOGA Gymnastics
Trinity Wood — Waldorf, Md./Capital Gymnastics National Training Center
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