USA Gymnastics Olympic trials to come to Louisville in 2028 in first for city
Louisville leaders joined Kentucky and Team USA officials at Churchill Downs to announce the city will host the 2028 Olympic trials for gymnastics.
Louisville is taking a leap in the U. S. gymnastics landscape as the host city for the 2028 Olympic Trials, officials touted at an April 15 news conference.
Inside the paddock of Churchill Downs , Louisville's most iconic sports landmark, leaders from across the city, commonwealth and country celebrated the city's selection as an important stop for American gymnasts going for gold in Los Angeles in Summer 2028. The KFC Yum Center is set to host the trials June 16-19, 2028, as The Courier Journal previously reported . This is the first time Louisville has hosted the event , which dates back to 1960.
Members of the 1996 U. S. women's gymnastics team , the first gymnastics team to win gold for Team USA, were on hand for the announcement, as was Stephen Nedoroscik, the " pommel horse guy " who captivated millions at the Paris Olympics in 2024.
"Being announced as part of the Olympic team at the end of the Olympic trials is something I will never, ever forget, and I'm looking forward to hopefully being at the KFC Yum Center in two years to try to make my second Olympic team," Nedoroscik said. Louisville is building on its experience with premier gymnastic events, having hosted the USA Gymnastics Winter Cup at the Kentucky International Convention Center from 2024-26, and at Freedom Hall in 2023. The familiarity with what Louisville has to offer factored into the decision to pick it over other bids, USA Gymnastics President and CEO Kyle Albrecht said.