Iowa is the birthplace of the first competitive trampoline, built by George Nissen at the Nissen Trampoline Factory several decades ago. This year, 2019, it is the host of the USAG National Championships for Trampoline, Tumbling, Acrobatic Sports and Rhythmic Gymnastics held at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines
- Dianne Durham, first Black US women’s gymnastics champion, dies
- Krisztian Berki, Olympic pommel horse champion, retires
- Canadian trampolinist Jason Burnett announces retirement
- Olympic bronze medallist Amy Tinkler joins the TV show Dancing on Ice
- More FIG World Cups and World Championships cancelled or postponed