Sports
Local Gymnasts to Compete This Weekend
The "Meet Me in St. Louis" Open Invitational, sponsored by St. Louis Gymnastics Centre, begins Saturday.
The annual St. Louis Gymnastics Centre Open Invitational, 2012 Meet Me In St. Louis, is this Saturday and Sunday. There is no admission fee for fans.
The high-powered gymnastic meet will be held in Chesterfield at , which is located at 16625 Swingley Ridge Rd. It typically draws more than 5,000 fans, and gymnasts from eight Midwest states are scheduled to compete.
The event is hosted by . SLGC is an official member of USA Gymnastics (USAG) and annually hosts this largest, USAG-sanctioned, co-ed meets in the country.
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Here's what to expect from the weekend competition:
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Competition Levels
USA Gymnastics Sanctioned
- Men’s Levels 4 - 10
- Women’s Levels 3 - 10 & Prep Opt / Xcel
US Gymnastics Unsanctioned:
- Boys’ Levels 4 - 10
- Girls’ Levels 2 - 10 & Prep Opt / Xcel
Competition Format
- Modified Capital Cup
- Multiple Competition Gyms
- Equipment Provided by UAI
Awards
- Individual medals to top 60 percent of gymnasts
Participation gift for all gymnasts
The list of participating teams are listed below. St. Charles County teams are in bold.
Team Name City/StateACROS Evansville, IN
All American St. Louis
Barron Gymnastics
St. Louis
Champaign County YMCA Champaign, IL Champions Louisville, KY DeVeau's Fishers, IN
Didion Athletics
VanBuren, AR Dynamics Gymnastics Springfield, MO Edge Gymnastics
Liberty, MO Emerald City Gymnastics Overland Park, KS Flip Side Gymnastics
St. Charles GAGE Gymnastics
Blue Springs, MO St. Charles
Gym Quarters O'Fallon
Heartland Gymnastics
Cape Girardeau, MO High Energy
Chesterfield
McCracken's Olathe, KS MEGA
Kansas City, MO Ellisville
MidCounty YMCA
St. Louis
NGA Twisters
O'Fallon
Olympiad Chesterfield Chesterfield Ellisville Olympiad Festus Festus
St. Peters Florissant Manchester Planet Gymnastics
Union, MO Rebound
Blue Springs, MO SLGC
Webster Groves
St. Louis Spirits
St. Louis
Show-Me Gymnastics
Columbia, MO Spectrum Cape Girardeau, MO Springfield Gymnastics Springfield, MO Southern Illinois Gymnastics Academy Marion, IL Wentzville
Maryland Heights
Tiger Academy of Gymnastics
Columbia, MO TNT Gymnastics Hollister, MO Tri-Star Nolensville, TN World Class
Belleville, IL Xtreme Gymnastics Poplar Bluff, MO YMCA of Edwardsville Edwardsville, IL
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