2016 AT&T American Cup
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The official logo of the event
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| Venue | Prudential Center | ||||||
| Location | Newark, New Jersey, U.S. | ||||||
| Dates | March 5, 2016 | ||||||
| Competitors | 18 from 11 nations | ||||||
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| The 7th Nastia Liukin Cup at the 2016 AT&T American Cup |
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| Venue | Prudential Center | ||
| Location | Newark, New Jersey, U.S. | ||
| Date | March 4, 2015 | ||
| Competitors | 36 | ||
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The 2016 American Cup, known as the 2016 AT&T American Cup for sponsorship reasons, was the fortieth edition of the American Cup, part of the World Cup circuit in artistic gymnastics. It was held on March 5, 2016, at the Prudential Center in Newark.Gabrielle Douglas of the United States won the women's competition, and Ryohei Kato of Japan won the men's.
USA Gymnastics promoted the event as the beginning of preparations for the 2016 Olympic Games. For the seventh year, the competition was held in conjunction with the Nastia Liukin Cup. For the first time, it was also held in conjunction with the Elite Team Cup, a men's competition.
It was the first time that USA Gymnastics held a national artistic gymnastics competition in New Jersey. Two days beforehand, on March 3, 2016, it was announced that the 2017 AT&T American Cup would also be held at the Prudential Center.
On March 4, 2015, USA Gymnastics announced that the 2016 AT&T American Cup had been awarded to the Prudential Center. The president of USA Gymnastics, Steve Penny, called the Prudential Center "one of our most successful stops on the 2012 Kellogg's Tour of Superstars", later adding, "The New York metropolitan area has a strong gymnastics community, and we look forward to again kicking off the Olympic year in the area." Although New Jersey had never hosted the event before, New York City has done so twelve times, most recently in 2012.
USA Today reported that organizers originally wanted to return to Madison Square Garden in Manhattan, which had hosted the American Cup in every Summer Olympics year since 2000. However, a scheduling conflict (a New York Knicks and Detroit Pistons game) forced them to relocate.
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