Completed Event: Men's Gymnastics at Michigan on January 24, 2026 , Win , 321.850, to, 320.650
Final
Men's Gymnastics
321.850
at Michigan
320.650
University of Oklahoma Athletics
Sooners Advance in Winter Cup
February 06, 2009 | Men's Gymnastics
Feb. 6, 2009
NORMAN, Okla. – Chris Brooks and Steven Legendre advanced to Saturday's event finals of the 2009 Winter Cup Challenge in Las Vegas, Nev. The current Sooners, along with Jonathon Horton, turned in solid performances during Thursday's qualification round at the Las Vegas Sports Center.
The best OU performance of the day belonged to Brooks. The Sooner captain when he won the floor competition after posting a score of 15.400. The Houston, Texas, native also placed fourth on the high bar with a score of 14.850 to finish the day fourth in the all-around standings with an 86.400 total.
“Chris started really well on his first four events,” said head coach Mark Williams. “He is excited to be in this position and hopefully he will come out and do the same in the finals Saturday.”
Legendre, a sophomore and current member of the U.S. Senior National Team, finished 13th in the all-around standings with an 84.400 total. The Port Jefferson, N.Y., native placed in the top-15 in three events on Thursday by finishing third on vault (16.000), seventh on high bar (14.450) and tied for 13th on parallel bars (14.200).
“Steven was a little disappointed in his routines but he is in the finals and hoping to have a better day on Saturday,” added Williams.
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Horton, in his first competition since winning two medals at the 2008 Summer Olympics, advanced to Saturday's finals despite competing on only two events. Horton posted a fifth-place finish on parallel bars (14.700) and tied for 15th on high bar (14.100).
Joseph Hagerty of Rio Rancho, N.M./U.S. Olympic Training Center, leads the all-around (87.300) after the first day of competition. Hagerty was on the bronze-medal winning team with Horton in Beijing.
The results and a points-ranking system were used to determine the top 42 gymnasts from the qualification round who advanced to the finals on Feb. 7 at 6:30 p.m. PT. Scores from both days of competition count toward the final rankings for the all-around and individual events.
Seven gymnasts will be named to the U.S. Men's Senior National Team based on the national team points ranking system from the Winter Cup Challenge, and one each will be selected by the Men's Program Committee and men's national team coordinator.
The six members of the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team for men's gymnastics can petition for spots, and the Men's Program Committee will name additional members to the senior national team if any Olympic positions are unused. The 15 gymnasts named to the team will comprise the U.S. Men's Senior National Team until the 2009 Visa Championships in August.
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