Zeng, Griskenas lifted U.S. rhythmic gymnastics to historic heights in 2017

By Nick McCarvel Over three days and through 11 competitive routines at the 2017 World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships in Pesaro, Italy, in early September, U.S. gymnast Laura Zeng had precisely zero drops. The three-time U.S.

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U.S. rhythmic group finishes 12th at Rhythmic World Championships

Zeng finishes sixth in the all-around at Rhythmic Worlds

Zeng, Griskenas advance to all-around, event finals at Rhythmic Worlds

PESARO, Italy, Aug. 31, 2017 - 2016 Olympian Laura Zeng of Libertyville, Ill./North Shore Rhythmic Gymnastics Center, and Evita Griskenas of Orland Park, Ill./North Shore Rhythmic Gymnastics Center, advanced to the all-around and event finals today at the 35th World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships in Pesaro, Italy.

Zeng, Griskenas compete in apparatus finals at Rhythmic Worlds

PESARO, Italy, Aug. 30, 2017 - The USA's Laura Zeng of Libertyville, Ill./North Shore Rhythmic Gymnastics Center, and Evita Griskenas of Orland Park, Ill./North Shore Rhythmic Gymnastics, finished sixth and eighth in the ball and hoop finals, respectively, today at the 35th World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships. It was the first time two U.S.

Rhythmic World Championships kick off in Pesaro

PESARO, Italy, Aug. 30, 2017 - The 35th World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships began today at the Adriatic Arena in Pesaro, Italy, with qualification competition for hoop and ball. The USA's Laura Zeng of Libertyville, Ill./North Shore Rhythmic Gymnastics Center, and Evita Griskenas of Orland Park, Ill./North Shore Rhythmic Gymnastics, are currently first and second place in the all-around after three qualifying groups.

Zeng, Griskenas, U.S. group set for Kazan World Challenge Cup

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Griskenas, Zeng win U.S. rhythmic event titles at 2017 USA Gymnastics Championships

Evita Griskenas and 2016 Olympian Laura Zeng won the U.S. ribbon and clubs titles, respectively, tonight at the USA Gymnastics Championships at Milwaukee's BMO Harris Bradley Center. Elite competition also included acrobatic balance & dynamic routines and trampoline, tumbling and double-mini prelims

Feeley, Griskenas win ball/hoop titles at USA Gymnastics Championships

Evita Griskenas and 2016 Olympian Laura Zeng won the U.S. ribbon and clubs titles, respectively, tonight at the USA Gymnastics Championships at Milwaukee's BMO Harris Bradley Center. Elite competition also included acrobatic balance & dynamic routines and trampoline, tumbling and double-mini prelims

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Zeng, Denisova win Rhythmic Challenge titles

2016 Olympian Laura Zeng of Libertyville, Ill. and Karrine Denisova of Wilmette, Ill., both of North Shore Rhythmic Gymnastics Center, won the senior and junior all-around titles, respectively, at this weekend's Rhythmic Challenge in Indianapolis.

Illinois Gymnasts Score Ticket to 2016 Rio Olympic Games

In a northern Chicago suburb is a gymnastics center that holds a sisterhood of women headed to the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. At the North Shore Gymnastics Center in Glenview, Illinois, six women make up the first U.S. rhythmic gymnastics group to earn a spot in the Olympic Games.

Team USA's Second-Ever Olympic Rhythmic Gymnastics Group Names Its Squad For Rio

By Craig Bohnert | June 12, 2016, 11:01 p.m. (ET) (L-R) Alisa Kano, Kiana Eide, Natalie McGiffert, Kristen Shaldybin and Monica Rokhman qualified for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games in group rhythmic gymnastics.

Rhythmic gymnast shows sport is more than 'prancing around'

Each time rhythmic gymnast Laura Zeng steps out onto the carpet, her movements are smooth and elegant but precisely calculated, creating routines only a handful of athletes in the world could imitate.

Zeng dazzles on first day of USA Gymnastics Championships

By Nick McCarvel PROVIDENCE - There was no rest for the weary on Friday night in Providence, R.I. In fact, there was no rest for anyone in what was a wall-to-wall evening of gymnastics at the USA Gymnastics Championships.

Zeng wins two bronze medals at Minsk World Cup

MINSK, Belarus, May 22, 2016 - 2015 World all-around finalist and reigning U.S. champ Laura Zeng of Libertyville, Ill./North Shore Rhythmic Gymnastics, won two bronze medals today during the apparatus finals of the Minsk (Belarus) World Cup. The medals are the first for a U.S. competitor at the World Cup.

Olympic hopeful Griskenas wins All-Around Senior National Qualifier - American Daily News - INNOnline

Olympic hopeful Griskenas wins All-Around Senior National Qualifier. Orland Park high school freshman will compete in Nationals for Olympic gymnast spot Orland Park, IL - Sandburg High school freshman and honors student Evita Griskenas, 15, won All-Around Senior National Qualifier Sunday (May 15, 2016) at the Olympic Training Center at Lake Placid, New York.

Zeng takes seventh in Lisbon World Cup, advances to three finals

Denisova wins bronze at Lisbon International Tournament

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