2015 AT&T American Cup Women’s biographies Sources: USA Gymnastics, International Gymnastics Federation, Wikipedia Women’s events – VT=vault, UB=uneven bars, BB=balance beam, FX=floor exercise, AA=all-around Simone Biles, United States Birthdate: 3/14/1997 High School: Home School, 2015 Residence: Spring, Texas Began gymnastics: 2003 Birthplace: Columbus, Ohio Parents/guardians: Nellie & Ronald Biles Club: World Champions Centre Sibling(s): Ronald II, Adam, Adria Head Coach: Aimee Boorman Family members in sports: Adria, Nickname: $imoney gymnastics Career Highlights • 2014 Women's Sports Foundation's individual Sportswoman of the Year • First woman to win four gold medals at a single World Championships (2014) since the Soviet Union’s Ludmilla Tourischeva in 1974. • Has won nine world medals (six gold, two silver, one bronze), which is tied for second most all time with Nastia Liukin and Shannon Miller (Alicia Sacramone has 10) • Her six World gold medals is the most ever by an American woman • 2014 World team, all-around, balance beam and floor exercise champion and vault silver medalist • 2014 U.S. all-around, floor exercise and vault champion and balance beam silver medalist • 2013 World all-around and floor exercise champion, vault silver medalist and balance beam bronze medalist • 2013 U.S. all-around champion and vault, uneven bars, balance beam & floor exercise silver medalist • 2013 AT&T American Cup silver medalist Competition Results 2014 World Championships, Nanning, China: 1st-Team, AA, BB, FX; 2nd-VT 2014 P&G Championships, Pittsburgh, Pa.: 1st-AA, VT, FX; 2nd-BB(T); 4th-UB 2014 Secret U.S. Classic, Chicago, Ill.: 1st-AA, VT, BB(T), FX; 4th-UB 2013 World Championships, Antwerp, Belgium: 1st-AA, FX; 2nd-VT; 3rd-BB; 4th-UB 2013 P&G Championships, Hartford, Conn.: 1st-AA; 2nd-VT, UB, BB, FX 2013 Secret U.S. Classic, Chicago, Ill.: 7th-BB; 8th-FX(T) 2013 USA, Germany, Romania Tri-Meet, Chemnitz, Germany: 1st-Team; 2nd-AA(T) 2013 City of Jesolo Trophy, Jesolo, Italy: 1st-Team, AA, VT, BB, FX 2013 AT&T American Cup, Worcester, Mass.: 2nd-AA Elsabeth Ann Black, Canada Nickname: Ellie Favorite activities: spending time with Birthdate: Sept. 8, 1995 family/friends; watching movies; listening to Hometown: Halifax, Nova Scotia music Club: Halifax Alta Gymnastics Club Role model: Hugh Smith, a Canadian national Coach: David Kikuchi, Keiji Yamanaka team gymnast because he is an incredible School: Citadel High School (2013) teammate and athlete; funny and makes Years on national team: 3 training positive and enjoyable; inspires her Began gymnastics: 2001 to keep pushing to be better and go for Parents: Katharine and Thomas Black dreams Siblings: Karen, figure skater (7-5-93); William, Future study: kinesiology member of the Men’s Junior National Gymnastics Team (7-29-98) Competition results 2014 World Cup, Glasgow, Scotland: 2nd 2014 World Cup, Stuttgart, Germany: 7th 2014 World Championships, Nanning, China: 7th, BB; 9th, AA; 12th, team 2014 Commonwealth Games, Glasgow, Scotland: 1st, BB; 2nd, VT; 3rd, FX; 4th, AA, UB, team 2014 Pacific Rim Championships, Richmond, B.C., Canada: 1st, VT; 2nd, team; 3rd, AA; 4th, FX; 5th, UB; 6th, BB 2014 Canadian Championships, Ottawa, Ont.: 1st, AA, UB 2013 World Championships, Antwerp, Belgium: 8th, FX; 9th, vault; 13th, AA 2013 World Cup, Tokyo: 3rd, AA 2013 Canadian Championships, Ottawa, Ont.: 1st, AA, BB; 2nd, FX; 3rd, VT 2012 Olympic Games, London, Great Britain: 5th, team; 8th, VT 2012 Canadian Championships, Regina, Sask.: 1st, VT; 3rd, FX; 7th, AA Erika Fasana, Italy Birthdate: 1996 Hometown: Rome Competition results 2014 World Cup, Glasgow, Scotland: 7th, AA 2014 World Championships, Nanning, China: 5th, team; 7th, FX; 17th, AA 2012 Olympic Games, London, England: 7th, team 2012 Olympic Test Event, London, England: 1st, team; 2nd, AA; 6th, VT Vanessa Ferrari, Italy Nickname: Tiny Dynamo; the Cannibal Years on national team: 12 Birthdate: Nov. 10, 1990 Parents: Galia Nikolova (Bulgarian) and Hometown: Brescia, Italy Giovanni Ferrari Birthplace: Orzinuovi, Brescia, Italy Siblings: Ivan and Michele, brothers Club: Esercito Italiano Brixia Brescia Hobbies/activities: enjoys watching skating Coach: Enrico Casella and diving competitions; international pop School: student music; Began gymnastics: 1996 Career highlights • Two-time Olympian (2008 and 2012) • Competed in two AT&T American Cups: 2012-13, finished fifth in both • 2006 World all-around champion and bronze medalist for uneven bars and floor • Other World medals: silver – FX (2013); bronze – AA (2007) • 2007 European all-around champion Competition results 2014 World Cup, Glasgow, Scotland: 6th, AA 2014 World Cup, Stuttgart, Germany: 4th, AA 2014 World Championships, Nanning, China: 5th, team, FX; 6th, AA 2014 European Championships, Sofia, Bulgaria: 1st, FX 2014 World Cup, Tokyo, Japan: 1st, AA 2014 AT&T American Cup, Greensboro, N.C.: 5th, AA 2013 World Cup, Glasgow, Scotland: 3rd, AA 2013 World Cup, Stuttgart, Germany: 3rd, AA 2013 World Championships, Antwerp, Belgium: 2nd, FX; 4th, BB; 6th, AA 2013 World Cup, La Roches, France: 2nd, BB 2013 AT&T American Cup, Worcester, Mass.: 5th, AA 2012 Olympic Games, London: 4th, FX; 7th, team; 8th, AA 2012 European Championships, Brussels, Belgium: 3rd, Team; 4th, FX 2012 Olympic Test Event, London, Great Britain: 1st, AA, FX, team 2012 Italian Nationals, Catania: 1st, AA, FX; 2nd, UB; 3rd, BB 2012 AT&T American Cup, New York City: 5th 2011 World Championships, Tokyo: 12th, AA 2011 European Championships, Berlin: 6th, AA; 8th, UB 2011 Italian Nationals, Meda: 1st, AA, UB; 2nd, FX; 3rd, BB 2010 World Championships, Rotterdam, Netherlands: 11th, AA; 6th, FX; 8th, Team 2010 Italian Nationals, Ancona: 1st, UB, BB, FX; 2nd, AA 2009 European Championships, Milan, Italy: 2nd, FX; 9th, AA 2009 Italian Nationals, Meda: 1st, AA, UB, FX; 2nd, BB 2008 Olympic Games, Beijing: 11th, AA 2008 European Championships, Clermont-Ferrand, France: 5th, BB 2007 World Championships, Stuttgart, Germany: 3rd, AA; 6th, FX; 8th, UB 2007 World Cup, Paris: 1st, UB, BB, FX 2007 European Championships, Amsterdam: 1st, AA, FX; 6th, UB; 8th, BB 2007 Italian Nationals, Ancona: 1st, AA, UB, BB, FX; 3rd, VT 2006 World Championships, Aarhus, Denmark: 1st, AA; 3rd, UB, FX 2006 European Championships, Volos, Greece: 1st, Team; 2nd, FX 2006 Italian Nationals, Meda: 1st, AA, UB, BB, FX 2005 Italian Nationals, Ancona: 1st, AA, UB, BB; 2nd, FX 2004 Italian Nationals, Meda: 1st, UB 2003 Italian Nationals, Venice: 2nd, BB, FX Claudia Fragapane, Great Britain Birthdate: 10-24-1997 Favorite activities: listing to music, Hometown: Bristol, England shopping, movies, going to the gym Club: Bristol Hawks Role model: Rhian Pugh, junior European Coach: Helen Potter, Rory Weavers bar champion – good friend and School: St. Bernadette’s Secondary School inspiration Parents: Paolo and Teresa Fragapane, self- Goals: Wants to become a top gymnastics employed Siblings: Lorenza (1988), Liliana (1990), coach; working with young children Alessia (2003), Chiara (2006) Began gymnastics: 2003 Started competition: 2004 Career highlights • Four-time Commonwealth Games champion Competition results 2014 World Championships, Nanning, China: 5th, VT; 6th, team; 8th, FX; 10th, AA 2014 European Championships, Sofia, Bulgaria: 2nd, team; 6th, VT; 8th, FX 2014 Commonwealth Games, Glasgow, Scotland: 1st, team, AA, VT, FX 2014 British Championships, Liverpool, Great Britain: 2nd, VT; 3rd, AA, UB; 5th, FX 2014 Senior English Championships: 1st, VT; 3rd, AA 2013 Massillia Masters, France: 3rd, team; 6th, AA Emily Pearl Little, Australia Birthdate: 1994 Hometown: Armadale, Australia Competitive results 2012 Olympic Games, London, Great Britain: 15th, AA 2012 Olympic Test Event, London, Great Britain: 24th, AA 2011 World Championships, Tokyo, Japan: 8th, team; 23rd, AA 2010 World Championships, Rotterdam, Netherlands: 6th, team Jessica Lopez, Venezuela Hometown: Caracas, Venezuela Favorite activities: music, movies, playing with Living: Denver, Colo. dog Berny, reading, friends and volunteers at Birthdate: January 22, 1986 charity events. Coach: Nilson Medeiros Role models: inspired by her mother, because School: University of Denver (2009), BA, she works hard and is always positive, and psychology; minor in business and father because they taught her value of communications commitment, dedication and hard work, as Club: TIGAR well as to remain humble. Parents: David (retired system analyst) and Future goals: wants to work in athletic Carmen Lopez (baker) administration Siblings: Lorena, was a gymnast and aerobic Began gymnastics: 1989 gymnast, and was top 10 in aerobic rankings First competition: 1992 and a six-time national champion; Yanitza; Years on the national team: 19 years and Emilia. Career highlights • 2008 and 2012 Olympian • 2010 FIG World Cup floor exercise champ Competition results 2014 World Cup, Glasgow, Scotland: 3rd, AA 2014 World Cup, Stuttgart, Germany: 2nd, AA 2014 World Championships, Nanning, China: 8th, AA 2014 Central American Games: 1st, AA, UB, BB; 2nd, FX 2014 World Cup, Anadia, Portugal: 1st, UB, BB 2014 Pre-Pan American Championships: 2nd, AA, UB, FX 2013 World Championships, Antwerp, Belgium: 2012 Olympic Games, London: 18th, AA 2012 Olympic Test Event, London: 22, AA 2011 World Championships, Tokyo, Japan: 24th, AA 2010 World Cup, Glasgow, Scotland: 2nd, UB; 3rd, BB 2010 World Championships, Rotterdam, Netherlands: 10th, AA 2010 South American Games, Colombia: 1st, AA, UB, BB, FX 2010 Pre-Pan American Championships: 2nd, UB,