2004 Olympic all-around champion Carly Patterson threw out the first pitch at the New Britain Rock Cats game as part of her efforts to promote the 2013 P&G Gymnastics Championships.

The 2012 U.S. Women’s Gymnastics Olympic Team, aka The Fierce Five℠, is among the accomplished gymnasts who will be recognized during the 2013 P&G Gymnastics Championships.

USA Gymnastics announced today that its partnership with Procter & Gamble will extend through the 2016 Olympic Games and P&G will become the title sponsor of USA Gymnastics’ national championships, the P&G Gymnastics Championships.

USA Gymnastics announced today that the dates for the 2013 U.S. Gymnastics Championships at the XL Center in Hartford, Conn., are Thursday, Aug. 15, through Sunday, Aug. 18.