Big Ten Network will televise 2023 Super 16 presented by Ozone

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, January 4, 2023 – The Big Ten Network will deliver live coverage of the inaugural Super 16 presented by Ozone in Las Vegas, Nevada, to kick off the women’s collegiate gymnastics 2023 competitive season. The Big Ten Network will give gymnastics and sports fans the opportunity to enjoy every minute of the two-day, four-session invitational at the Orleans Arena, Jan. 6-7, 2023. Each session has four teams vying for team, all-around and individual event titles

The Big Ten Network is providing live coverage of Sessions 1, 2 and 4. The Super 16 is the first women’s collegiate event of the season, and the Big Ten Network’s live coverage of Session 1 marks the season’s first collegiate broadcast. Session 3 will be live-streamed on B1G+ on Jan. 7, with a delayed telecast slated for Sunday, Jan. 8, at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT on the Big Ten Network.

The Super 16 presented by Ozone boasts a field of 16 universities that includes five of the top 10 teams, as well as 13 of the top 25, in the Women’s Collegiate Gymnastics Association's pre-season rankings. Tickets for the the largest women’s collegiate invitational with more than 300 gymnasts are on sale now.

The television schedule is listed below, and all times are subject to change. Additionally, the live coverage of Sessions 1, 2 and 4 will be live-streamed on the FoxSports app.

January 6

2 p.m. PT

  • BTN Live

  • Session 1

  • Fisk University, Southern Utah University, University of North Carolina, University of Washington

8 p.m. PT

  • BTN Live

  • Session 2

  • Oregon State University, Rutgers University, Stanford University, University of Georgia

TELEVISION SCHEDULE:

January 7

12 p.m. PT

  • Live stream, B1G+

  • Session 3

  • Arizona State University, Brigham Young University, California, University of Iowa

6 p.m. PT

  • BTN Live

  • Session 4

  • Auburn University, University of California – Los Angeles, University of Michigan, University of Oklahoma

January 8

7 p.m. ET

  • BTN, tape-delayed

  • Session 3

  • Arizona State, BYU, Cal, Iowa

 

About the event

The competition schedule is listed below, and all times are subject to change. Both all-session and single-session tickets may be purchased online through the Orleans Arena website. Ticket prices range from $30 to $55 plus taxes and fees for single session, and from $79 to $291 plus taxes and fees for all-session. Discounted all-session tickets will be available through participating gym clubs. For group or gym club tickets, email gymnationtickets@gmail.com. For more information, go to Super16gymnastics.com.

 

COMPETITION SCHEDULE:

January 6, 2023

2 p.m. PT

Session 1:  Fisk, Southern Utah, North Carolina, Washington

8 p.m. PT

Session 2:  Oregon State, Rutgers, Stanford, Georgia

January 7, 2023

12 p.m. PT

Session 3:  Arizona State, BYU, California, Iowa

6 p.m. PT

Session 4:  Auburn, Michigan, Oklahoma, UCLA

 

The last six National Collegiate Athletic Association national team champions* – Oklahoma (2022, 2019, 2016-17, 2014), Michigan (2021) and UCLA (2018, 2010, 2003-04, 2000-01, 1997) – are in the field. Oklahoma won the 2022 NCAA team crown, with Auburn finishing fourth in the 2022 team final. Additionally, Fisk University is the first Historically Black College or University to have a women’s collegiate gymnastics team.

 

At the 2020 Olympic Games, Auburn's Suni Lee won the all-around gold medal, Oregon State's Jade Carey won the floor exercise gold, and UCLA's Jordan Chiles and Lee brought home team silver medals. All three are expected to compete for their respective universities at the Super 16 presented by Ozone and have indicated interest in pursuing a berth to the 2024 Olympics. Recently, Carey and Chiles helped the U.S. women to their sixth consecutive World team title. Carey and Chiles also claimed the vault gold and silver medals, respectively, with Chiles and Carey snaring the floor exercise silver and bronze, respectively. Additionally, Lee was the 2022 NCAA balance beam champion and all-around silver-medalist, and Carey won the NCAA uneven bars silver.

 

Ozone is the Super 16’s presenting sponsor, and Las Vegas Conventions and Visitors Authority is an event partner. To keep up to date on the Super 16 presented by Ozone, go to Super16gymnastics.com or follow it on social media at @super16gym on twitter, Instagram, TikTok, Facebook and YouTube.

 

Additional information

·       OZONE Gymnastics Apparel. OZONE Gymnastics Apparel is the event’s presenting sponsor. Ozone was created with the vision to be more than just a leotard company. Its vision extends to the daily needs of the gymnast, the coach, and the gym owner. From manufacturing and customer service to delivering all the essentials for an athlete, Ozone understands the gymnast needs a high-quality fabric that has a complimentary fit and performs under the stress of each practice and meet. For more information, go to ozoneleos.com.

·       Las Vegas Conventions and Visitors Authority. The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA) is charged with marketing Southern Nevada as a tourism and convention destination worldwide and with operating the 4.6 million square-foot Las Vegas Convention Center (LVCC). With 150,000 hotel rooms and 14 million square feet of meeting and exhibit space in Las Vegas alone, the LVCVA's mission centers on attracting leisure and business visitors to the area. The LVCVA also owns the Las Vegas Convention Center Loop, an underground tunnel designed by The Boring Company, and the Las Vegas Monorail, an elevated 3.9-mile system with seven stops throughout the resort corridor. For more information, go to www.lvcva.com, www.visitlasvegas.com or www.vegasmeansbusiness.com.

·       Orleans Arena. The Orleans Arena, a facility of Boyd Gaming Corporation (NYSE: BYD), is located just west of the Las Vegas Strip. It’s one of the nation’s leading multi-purpose sports and entertainment facilities. The Orleans Arena is one of only a handful of arenas in the United States to achieve LEED Gold Certification and is part of the largest company in Nevada to achieve SHARP Certification for commitments to safe venue operations. The Orleans Arena hosts a variety of events throughout the year, including nationally touring concerts, NCAA basketball conference tournaments, family shows, motorsports and other unique events. For more information, visit www.orleansarena.com or connect on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Complete details on entertainment options at Boyd Gaming’s Las Vegas properties are available at www.boydgaming.com/entertain.

·       Big Ten Network. A joint venture between the Big Ten Conference and Fox Networks, Big Ten Network is the first internationally distributed network dedicated to covering one of the premier collegiate conferences in the country. With more than 2,200 live events across all platforms, the 24/7 network is the ultimate destination for Big Ten fans and alumni across the country, allowing them to see their favorite teams, regardless of where they live. The Fox Sports App is the digital extension of the Big Ten Network, delivering live games and on-demand programming to Big Ten Network customers via the web, smartphones, and tablets. Network events include football, men’s and women’s basketball games, dozens of Big Ten Olympic sports and championship events, studio shows and classic games. With over 1,700 events annually, B1G+ is the subscription streaming service for thousands of live non-televised games, next day on-demand archives, 14 school channels programmed 24 hours a day and access to Big Ten Network's library of previous season classics and original programming. Original programming highlights activities and accomplishments from some of the nation’s finest universities, including the Emmy-nominated The Journey. The network is carried by all the major video distributors across the United States and Canada, such as DIRECTV, DISH, Verizon Fios, Spectrum, Xfinity, Optimum, Cox Contour TV, Mediacom, Astound Broadband and approximately 300 additional video providers across North America. Big Ten Network is also available through the majority of streaming providers, including DIRECTV Stream, FuboTV, Hulu + Live TV, Sling TV, Vidgo and YouTube TV. For additional information, please visit www.btn.com.

 

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*The NCAA Women’s Collegiate Gymnastics Championships were not held in 2020.