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... .. ............ .. .............. . .............................. 8 Doni Thompson and Bo Haun took top honors at USOF-'94 in

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Bo HAUN

DONI

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18 Bo Haun has decided to take a break from gymnastics to pursue

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Both the U.S. men's and women's teams were narrowly de­feated by Romania; however, Shannon Miller remained unde­feated since her silver medal finish at the 1992 Olympics .

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CHAMPIONSHIPS . .. ... .. .. .. .. ... .. ..... . . . .. .. . 26 Dominique Dawes made history by

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event finals. Features included on national team members.

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Marianna Webster won her first interna­tionalmedal atthe 1994 Good will Games. She's on her way to the top and hopes to continue her successes.

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PLANNING IS THE KEY TO SUCCESS

By KATHY SCANLAN

On August I, 1994, I became the President of USA Gymnastics. The oppor­tunity to make new friends and meet new challenges has made these first months memorable and rewarding.

One of the first projects I have worked on is the development of a long-range plan for gymnastics. This planning process has involved the entire USA Gymnastics staff and numerous coaches and volunteers. It ultimately will affect all of us in gymnas­tics.

The reason this plan is so important is because it will help us to identify and set goals for participation in USA Gymnas­tics programs and will outline our expec­tations for the performance of our athletes in national and international competitions.

As is true for you in the gym and in the rest of your life, setting challenging yet achievable goals is one of the keys to suc­cess. With clear goals we can see where we are going and how to get there. We can chart the work that we need to do and the time line in which we want to do it.

or learn a new skill, you have to set a goal. You and your coach figure out what you need to do to achieve that goal. You may need to answer a few questions such as, "how many hours will I have to workout in the gym or what kind of nutritional diet will help me to have the energy to work hard enough to achieve my goal?" Then you set the time frame in which you want to achieve it. Now, you are channeled, and you can apply the discipline necessary to meet your objective and to begin planning your next goal.

This is what we are doing at USA Gym­nastics. We need to be as focused and goal oriented as the athletes. If the athletes are successful then we are successful.

You'll be hearing a lot more about this plan as it develops. We will want you to help us set our goals and determine what we need to do to achieve them. Then we can all work together to ensure that we meet our goals and are the best that we can be.

This is the same process you go through in your de­velopment as a gym­nast. When you de­cide that you want to move from one level to another, or achieve a certain score in competition

You may need to answer a few questions such as, "how many hours will I have to workout in the gym or what kind of nutri­tional diet will help me to have the en­ergy to work hard enough to achieve my goal?"

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HELPING ATHLETES WITH EATING DISORDERS

1993 • Thompson and Sherman. Human Kinetics. doth. 208 pages #3631 $25.00

This practical guide explains how sports medicine specialists, sport psychologists, sports nutritionists, and coaches can iden­tify, manage, and prevent the three major eating disorders in athletes: anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and eating disor­ders not otherwise specified.

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Dear Mary Lou, I'm 11 years old (Level 6) and I go to Swiss Turners Gymnastics . In gym­nastics did you ever have a mind block? If yes, how did you solve it? I'm having a mind block on my flyaway on bars. I just won't let go of the bar. Even when two coaches are standing there. Could you please give me some suggestions to help me feel more confident?

Jordan Kelbe Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Dear Jordan, Yes, I did ha'le a mind block while I was training. Hawe'ler, it wasn't on a particu­lar ski/~ it was on my '1aulting run. My starting point was 73.S feet. Sometimes my steps would get mixed up and I would run right past the '1ault. Your problem is diHerent. With two coaches standing there to spot you, you should ha'le no reason not to do your flyaways. Your coaches are standing there for a reason-to catch you if something goes wrong. Be strong, ha'le confidence in your coaches and go for itl

Dear Mary Lou, I'm in Level S. I saw Naked Gun 33 1/ 3. It was a good movie and you did a great job in it. How many leotards do you have?

Kasia de Steiger Rochester Hills, Michigan

Dear Kasia, I ha'le a lot of leotards, now. But when I mO'led to Houston to train with Bela

Karolyi, I think I had six good workout leas. Most of my teammates had more than I did. I just had to make sure I did my laundry e'lery week.

Dear Mary Lou, We have lost five coaches within the past year and a half. Did you ever go through the loss of many coaches within a short period of time? If so, did you have trouble adjusting?

Tara Wylie and Nina Kerns Norman , Okla.

Dear Tara and Nina, No, l''1e ne'ler experienced losing a lot of coaches within a short period of time.I''1e only had four coaches throughout my gym­nastics career. The first was Pete Langdon, then Gary Rafaloski, and finally Bela and Martha Karolyi. The adjustment period after losing a coach is probably a '1ery

difficult thing to go through. Make sure you gi'le your new coaches a chance. I'm sure the administration staff at your gym would not ha'le hired them if they were not good gymnastics coaches.

Dear Mary Lou, Who is your favori te Olympian and why? You are my favorite!

Becky Mercer Durham, North Carolina

Dear Becky, Thank you. I'm '1ery honored that I'm your fa'lorite Olympian. I ha'le se'leral fa'lorite Olympians. One is Nadia eomaneci, who was my idol when I first started gymnastics. Another is Kathy Johnson, who was our team captain at the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles. I ha'le a lot of respect for Kim Zmeskal and Shannon

Miller. They are both excellent gymnasts and wonderful people.

Dear Mary Lou, I'm 12 years old and a Level S gymnast. I'm a fast learner, but I'm not always able to do the skills right away like my friend does. I have three months until competition starts, and I'm afraid I will not have the skills down. I know it takes time, but for me it takes a lot of time. Could you give me advice on how to learn the skills better and faster?

Jennifer Pitts John Day, Oregon

Dear Jennifer, First of all, don't e'lercompare yourself to your teammates. Indi'liduals learn and excel at different speeds. Three months is still a long time to prepare for the compe­tition. Listen to your coaches and try real hard to make the corrections they are telling you to make. I know it must be very frustrating for you, but hang in there because one day real soon, things will happen for you.

Dear Mary Lou, I'm eight years old and a LevelS. I have not competed yet, but I will start soon. How did it feel the first time you com­peted? Howald were you?

Julie Thompson Port Republic, Nevada

Dear Julie, I was nine years old when I had my first competition. I was definitely nervous but also very excited. I had trained real hard for my first meet and wanted to see all my hard work payoff.

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wants to make it to the 1996 Summer Olympics, but she's taking things one step at a time. She took one big step in July, winning three gold and two silver medals, including the all-around gold, at the U.S. Olympic Festival-'94.

USA Gymnastics caught up with Thompson and asked her about her Festival experience. When asked about her favorite aspect of USOF-'94, Thompson replied, "It was fun because it was a team event and there was a lot of team spirit."

Thompson claims her favorite event is bars, and one can certainly see why-she has three high-flying release moves in one routine!

Thompson started gymnastics at age seven because "it sounded like fun." She and her mother were shopping for some fabric when they stumbled across Colorado Aerials Gymnastics, run byTom and Lori Forster. They decided to give gymnastics a try, and everyone's glad they did.

Doni comes from a very sup­portive family which consists of her mom and dad and three older siblings-Brandon, Kent and Jenny. Thompson would like to become an emergency room doctor like her father. She enjoys doing arts and crafts with her mother and grand­mother. In fact, her mother and grandmother make ceramic pots and sell them to help with Thompson's trave l costs . Although Thompson also likes to make ceramics, she admits, "Mine aren' t good enough to sell."

When asked to comment on Doni, Coach Tom Forster said, "She's the new Mary Lou. One of the great things about Mary Lou is that she showed a lot of emotion. When she won, she was excited. Doni has the strength, the grace and the per­sonality. She has that special kind of appeal. She's also ex­tremely dedicated. She works very hard and never stops working a t practice."

Forster continued, "Doni, as well as all of our elite athletes, lead a very normal life outside the gym. The girls are all good friends and go to water parks, play putt putt, watch movies, play video games and do all kinds of fun things."

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CALCIUM-WHAT YOU NEED TO KEEP YOUR BONES STRONG! By Dan Benardot, PhD, RD, LD USA Gymnastics National Team Nutritionist and Co-Director, Laboratory for Elite Athlete Performance, Georgia State University

Calcium is well known as an important mineral for keeping bones strong, but it's also an important mineral for other body functions . Calcium is involved in nerve impulse transmission, muscle contraction and blood clot­ting. Put simply, an inadequate calcium intake causes problems.

One of the biggest problems that an inadequate calcium intake can cause gymnasts is an increased risk of stress fractures. If you've experienced a stress fracture, you

know how long it can take you out of the sport, and it certainly keeps you from performing at your best. As little as a five percent decrease in bone density can cause a 40 percent increase in stress fracture risk. Since most active gymnasts are still growing, calcium is critically important to making certain the skeleton develops the way it should-straight and strong. Most of the skeleton's strength is developed during the adolescent years, so failure to take in enough calcium could also mean more bone problems, such as osteoporosis, later in life.

The desirable intake of calcium is between 1,000 to 1,500 mg of calcium per day. However, most gymnasts have a calcium intake of around 700 mg per day. There is clearly room for improvement. Luckily, taking in enough calcium isn't all that difficult, because many foods contain it. There are several effective low-cost calcium supplements as well. There is even a calcium fortified orange juice that has the same concentration of calcium as milk! To make certain you have the calcium you need each day, try eating several of the food items in the chart.

If you know you can't get enough calcium from the food you eat, then a supplement of either calcium carbonate or calcium citrate is an effective way of taking in enough cal­cium. However you can do it, calcium is an important nu­trient that you should defi­nitely eat enough of.

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This was the response of ev­eryone involved in the 1994 ODP Junior National Team Summer Training Camp in Las Vegas for the top 10-11 year old boys in the country.

The Imperial Palace Hotel and Dusty Ritter's Las Vegas Flyers Gymnastics staff mobi­lized their resources to receive the nation's best athletes and give them good reason to be­come the world's best athletes! The theme of the camp became "world class gymnastics" and what could be a better place to kindle this dream than Las Vegas, where dreams do be­come rea Ii ty. The a thletes were treated like world champions throughout the week and quickly realized thatthey were the future flag bearers of USA Gymnastics .

The kickoff for the week be­gan when the Imperial Palace's executi ve represen ta ti ve, George Maragos, welcomed the athletes to the hotel. Maragos told the athletes that his staff would do everything they could to help them become the Olym­pians of the future!

Along with Camp Director Dusty Ritter, the staff included respected national coaches Lance King, Chris Leech, Mike Naddour and top ranked staff coaches Jack Brunner and Jon Valdez. These expert coaches held mini-clinics each day on each event where the athletes had an opportunity to absorb their knowledge and pursue new skills. Each and every workout was followed by an evaluation meeting and plans were made for the next day to effectively take advantage of every minute of camp work­out time.

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advertising and publicity de­partment. Another highlight of the week was a trip to the MGM Theme Park arranged by the Flyers Gymnastics . Many comments were made about the great food services and the Emperor's Buffet pro­vided by the Imperial Palace.

Thanks to the Imperial Pal­ace Hotel and their staff, who made the camp a reality. Also thanks to the Fletcher Jones' car dealership and Dusty Ritter's Flyer's Gymnastics Center and staff.

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Top Row: Joy Vee, Josh Rasile, Peter Shostchuk, Wilillecker, Sterline Richards, Morgan Hamill, Paul HlII11m, T odQ Thoroton.

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Diana Quirin and Jacqueline Yano, rhythmic gymnasts from Portland, Ore. and Calabasas, Calif., were two of 22

femaleath­le tes and five teams to receive Sudafed Travel and Training Fund grants during the second grant p e­riod of 1994.

Quirin has been the Oregon state rhythmic gymnastics champion for the last three years, and was second at the 1993 USA Gymnastics Junior Olympic Championships.

Yano placed first in every event at the 1993 and 1994 California State USA Gymnastics Junior Olympic

Championships, and has won every event and meet she's entered since 1992.

The grants, totaling $24,250, were announced by the Women's Sports Foundation. The Travel and Training Fund was estab­lished in 1984 to provide direct financial assistance to aspiring athletes w ith successful competitive records w ho have the poten~ tial to achieve even higher performance levels and rankings.

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Dominique Dawes threw out the fi rs t pitch a t the Baltimore Orioles game against the New York Yankees on June 15. She and the Orioles Bird also led the crowd during the 7th inning with some s tre tching exercises.

The Baltimore Orioles, the Sports Medi­cine Program at Children's National Medi-cal Center and the Maryland chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics sponsored

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SEPTEMBER / OCTOBER 1994

CHRISTY HENRICH

SUCCUMBS TO

DISEASE by Luan Peszek

After a long struggle with anorexia nervosa and bulimia, fo rmer national team gymnast Christy Henrich, 22 died July 26 in a hospital in Independence, Mo.

Henrich was a member of the 1989 World Championships Team and finished four th on bars. A four-time USA National Team mem­

ber from 1987-1 990, Henrich missed qualifying for the 1988 Olympic Team by 0.118 points.

USA Gymnastics Chairman of the Board, Sandy Knapp said, "Our deepest sympathy goes to those who knew and loved Christy." Women's Program Director Kathy Kelly added, "Christy was a dedicated athlete and respected team member. The gymnastics community will remember and appreciate everything that Christy gave to the sport. She will be sadly missed."

USA Gymnastics is aware of the eating disorder problem in society and is commiHed to assist, educate and proted the athletes involved in the sport. According to ANAD (National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders in Highland Park, 111.), nAn estimated 8,000,000 people in this country suffer from eating disorders. Among these, an estimated 3-6 percent of the rn ~JYr serious cases will die-o far higher Il. death rate than for any other 0 Nl @ mental illness." ~

@)D~@ffi@rn~ USA Gymnastics has taken sev-eral measures to educate and screen USA athletes and coaches in many areas with programs specifical~ designed to address the area of nutrition.

USA Gymnastics is developing a three-part video series including PhYSical, Mental and Nutritional entitled, 'lhree to Get Ready."

The first of the three-part series is on nutrition and features 1984 Olympic Gold Medalist, Mary lou Retton, and the USA National Team Nutritionist Dr. Dan Benardo!. The video is designed to educate athletes, parents and coaches about proper nutrition and explain the hazards of eating disorders. The video discusses how parents and coaches can create an environment that fosters high self esteem and positive body image among young gymnasts. The. video is sold through the USA Gymnastics Merchandise Department for $4.95 each. See the ad on page 7 of this magazine for order information.

Both Benardot and Dr. Joan Duda, USA Gymnastics National Team Sport Psychology Consultants, are members of the USA Gymnastics National Team Coaching Staff and attend training camps and events throughout the year in order to work with athletes.

Benardot performs body composition testing on all female National Team members. If areas of concern are raised, then meetings are held with the athletes, parents and/ ar coaches to review the situation.

USA Gymnastics publishes a column entitled, "Body Balance," in each issue of the magazine. The column, typically written by Benardot, provides nutritional advice. Nutrition articles are also published in Technique, which is distributed to profeSSional members.

At Regional and National Congresses, many sessions are held in the area of nutrition and psychology to educate profeSSional members of USA Gymnastics.

All these steps are taken in order to educate and proted the athletes involved in our sport!

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If you would like to ask Kim Zmeskal a question, write to USA Gymnastics, Chalk Talk, Pan American Plaza, 201 S. Capitol Ave., Suite 300, Indianapolis, IN 46225.

Dear Kim, I'm 10 years old and a Level 6 gymnast. I can compete every event well except beam. I'm so nervous on beam that I get scared and fa ll all over the place. What should I do?

Erin Wright Kingston, Tennessee

Dear Erin, Relax! You will become less nervous the more you compete. Don't get uptight if you happen to wobble or make a mistake. Take a deep breath and continue. The best way to become more conlident is to be lully prepared lor the competition. This means giving 100% during practices.

Dear Kim, While watching the Budget Rent a Car Gymnastics Invita tional on TV, I saw the story of your comeback. I was so excited to hear this since you are one of my favorite gymnasts. They said that during an exhibition you hurt your knee. Is this going to hu rt your come­back and do you plan to compete in the 1996 Olympic Games?

Meghan Henry Twain Harte, Califomia

Dear Meghan, My injury has not allected my decision to return to competitive gymnastics./' m still training and doing therapy on my knee everyday. My main goal is to make the

1996 Olympic Team, but lor now I just can't wait to compete again!

Dear Kim, I'm a Level 6 and 11 years old. I heard that you were coming back to compe­tition . What made you make this choice? Did you miss competing?

Katie McCanless Fel'l1dale, Califomia

Dear Katie, During the past two years, /'ve continued training at Karolyi's gym to stay in shape lor exhibitions. While I enjoyed the shows, there seemed to be something missing. I leellike I can still learn more and /'m up lor the challenge that competition brings.

Dear Kim, I'm a Level 4 gymnast at Emerald City Gymnastics Academy. Ever since I sa w

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Olympic Games, I've wanted to go to the Olympics. I started gymnastics when I was eight years old, so I started pretty late. I've been doing gymnastics fo r two years now and I've moved up four levels. My coach says she thinks I' ll be a strong competitor. Do you think there's any hope for me in the year 2000 for the Olympics?

Kelsey SlI lI ivall Seattle, Washington

Dear Kelsey, Congratulations on your progress. Eight years old is not too old to start gymnas­tics. Betty Okino, 1992 Olympian, was nine years old when she started doing gymnastics. There is always hope lor you to make the Olympic Team il you believe in yoursell and your goal. For now, set short term goals. Good luck as you begin competing.

Kim Zmeskal won three consecutive U.S. Championships titles, the World Championships title and contributed to the U.S.'s bronze medal in the team competition at the 1992 Olympic Games.

Dear Kim, I'm 11 years old and just beginning Level 8. I train at Lone Mountain Gynulastics Center. How many perfect 10's have you scored in your career?

Casey J.R. Bancroft Bozemall , Montana

Dear Casey, I have scored 10 perfect 10' s in my career, seven on vault while performing a Yurchenko layout lull twisting vault-the remaining three were on Iloor exercise.

Dear Kim, I've been in gymnastics for five years and I've never hurt myself. This year in February I broke my hand doing a back handspring on the beam and I was out for 10 weeks. Now, just three months later, I broke two fingers doing the same trick. How can I prevent hurting myself again?

All ison Piasecki Naperville, lI/ illois

Dear Allison, /'m sorry about yourrecent unlortunate luck with injuries. There are a lew ways to minimize lurther occurrences. First, by strengthening your body, you will build up more 01 a resistance to injuries. Also, use adequate mats and have your coach assist you until you are ready to do the skills on your own. These will help in preventing some injuries. Unlortunately, it is impos­sible to revent them all,

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U.S. OIqmpic Festival- '94 nll-nround Champion Do Haun from Springfield, Mo., decided to take an indefinite break from gqmnastics after Festival. He's not sure what exactlq he is going to do, but he knows it's time to concentrate on things other than gqmnastics.

His plans include other opportunities at school which he would like to pursue. One thing that might lie ahead is studqing abroad. Haun would like to studq in Japan for a Quarter. Currentlq Haun is an English major at the Universitq of Minnesota and is scheduled to graduate in the Spring of 1995.

You maq wonder how someone Who's been involved in gqmnastics for 15 qears got started. Haun got involved because his sister was in gqmnastics and he wanted to learn how to do the tumbling she was doing. His onlq sister is a couple of qears older than him.

Haun's manq qears in gqmnastics paid off this qear at Festival where he won the all-around competition and took third on pommel horse. When asked about his favorite aspect of Festival. he replied, "nil the guqs and the coaches were great! It was also great to have mq familq there."

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Hometown: Springneld, Mo.

Residence: Minneapolis. Minn.

Birth Date/Place: Ma~ 5. 19721Normal.III.

Club: Universitij of Minnesota

Coach: Fred Roethlisberger

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Favorite food: Tortellini

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(Dotes & Events Subject to Change or Cancellation)

SEPTEMBER 1994 1-17 10-11 16-18 20-24 23-0ct 5 27-0ct 2

Notional Group Training Camp (R) Golden Sands (M/W) ODP Regional Evaluation (M) Jr. Pan American Gymnastics Cup (M/W/R) Vogel Rhythmic Competition (R) lOoP. National Testing (W)

OCTOBER

lake Placid, NY Varna, BUl Various Sites Monterrey, MEX Holland Phoenix, AZ

2-16 Asian Gomes (M/W) Hiroshima, JPN 6-9 Rhythmic World Championships (R) Paris, FRA 14-17 ODP National Evaluation & JRTeam Selection (M) Colorado Springs, CO 15-16 Notions Bonk World Gymnastics Team Trials (W) Richmond, VA 27-31 Catania (W) Catania, ITA 28-30 J.O. Group Championships (R) Palm Springs, CA 28-30 USA Gymnaestrada Palm Springs, CA *29 Broadcast NationsBank World Gymnastics Team Trials (WI ESPN/TBA

NOVEMBER 9-12 Olympic Congress of the USA 11-20 Team World Championships (M/W) 17-27 Notional Grovp Training Camp (R) TBA Chunichi Cup (M/W)

DECEMBER 1-4 lO.P. Training Camp (W) 4-11 ODP Jr. National Team Camp (M) 8-11 Coaches Workshop (M) 15-21 Pacific Alliance Championships (M/W) 27-Jan 14 Notional Group Training Camp (R) *31 Broadcast World Championships-TEAM (M/W) TBA DTB Pokal (M/W)

JANUARY 1995 5-7 First Elite Regional (W) 27-28 USAG Winter Cup Challenge (M) 27-29 Second Elite Regional (W) 21 Reese's World Gymnastics Cup

FEBRUARY *8-12 Rhythmic Challenge (R) 16-18 Pan Am Games T rials/American Classic (W)

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T he USA will be the focus o~ the world's a tten hon

when the Olympic Games come to At­lanta in the summer of 1996. At a time when talk and dis­cussion of eliminat­in g sports and events from th e Olympic program are fr equently found on the sports pages, the sport of gym nastics again shows its strength in the Olympic movement-a new event, the Rhythmic Group Competition, has been added to the Summer Games program by the International Olympic Committee.

The USA grassroots and Junior Olympic Group program is growing rapidly. The first USA Gymnastics JO Group Championships will be held in October in can junction with the Gymnaestrada. In order to facilitate participation, the JO program has set the number of group participants at four. The future projection is that the group event will become one of the most popular in the rhythmic program.

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The group competition cur­rently features six gymnasts performing together on a 42'x42' floor exercise carpet. In 1995 the group format will change so tha t only five CONTINUE

Campbell said, liThe logistics and ! training psychology for group is very I different from training individual

athletes. The good of the group becomes the focus ; not the individuals' needs. The eight young ladies who have committed themselves to this team are unbelievably supportive of each other. They train six to seven hours together, eat together, watch TV together, etc. These 15 and 16-

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Above (leN to right): U.S. Women's Team, Larissa Fontaine (USA), Gino Gogean (ROM), Blaine Wilson (USA), Marius Urzila (ROM), U.S. Men's Team

competition. . was spedolurs arid 1V funs but gruelling

· the athleles (ompeling! The Russian gymnasts dominated the [om­

pelitian, winning both artislic learn lilies. and all .three all-around lilies (mlin's, · women's and rhythmic).

The Ainerican men look the b~medal in the 180m competition While !lie U.S. woman finished jus! oul of medal conlention in fourth place. For the men, USA's Drew Dufblndinthed the 180m medal with hls final.rautine On pom­mel horse. Cooch Peler Kormann said, ':We knew he (Durbin) had to hit his (wmmel . horse) routine, sa rightbefore he wen~ I said, . 'Drew, if you hove 1~. leave something out of your routine, leave it out, bul ywhave 10 hit. We need this or we're nol going 10 _I' · Thill's alolofpfessu/8 foro kid In his $rst mojof iniernotionOl evenl, ani! he bOndled it Well:- .

The men's' all­around competition sOw Russia sweep oK three medob. Ameri­cans Chainey Umphrey cnI Sco1I ~ took sixth ond seventh pluce, respectively. Keswick

commented, "I don'r knowwhat's going wrong: I started out great (on pommel JlOrse) and then I~U." · .

During the men's event finals, Keswick earned lhe on~ medal for the Americans. He lied with Dmilri Vasilenko from Russia for Ihe bronze me dol on still rings. . Keswick said, "The two l!JJYs, first

ond second place, were the guys 10 boot I knew thql coming in. I ~Dew that my ~ chonce foro medalwasonrings, and I gave it my best."

Two-lime World Cham­pion Shannon Mmerwon the silver medal hi the all-around competi- , tion, be­

hind Russia's Dina Kochelkova. This was Mdler's firsl all-around defeat since her sil­ver medal finish 01 Ihe 1992 O~mpics. Miller explained, "1 won't say that it's nol disap­pointing at all, bull know I did well. I jusl need 10 dean up my landings and learn from my mistakes."

Miller ca'me back in the event finok campeJilion to capture gold medo~ on bqlarice boom ond floor Bxercise ond silver medals on vouh and uneven bars.

Marianna Webster of the United Slales earned a bronze medal on beam III her first interna· tional campetitiqn olltside the U.S.

Webster "It really means 0 lot 10 me 10 win a medal allhe Goodwill Gomes. J've been training hard and hope 10 continue my success lowards Arlanla."

Russia's Amino Zaripova dominated the rhythmic compelilion which look place Aug. 2, wfnning the all-around gold medal and three evenl finals.

USA's Caroline Hunt was a last-minule re­~acement for Tomaro levinsonwho announced. prior 10 her departure that she needed fo toke a rest. Hunl, who waslhe youngest U.S. gym­nasticsdelegalealthe 1990 Goodwill Games in Seattle, Wash., was very excited 10 compete at the Gam~$. She placed seventh in Ihe all­around, hoop, dubs and ribbon and finished fifth in the ball.

Hunl commenled, lilt's great 10 be in the Goodwill Gomes again. SI. Pelersburg is a

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RESULTS WOMEN'S TEAM COMPETITION 1. Russia (Ohana Fobrichnovo, Yelenn Groshevo, Dina Ko(herkoVD, SvellanoChorkinol,l17.375 2. ~0n:'ania OOllela lonies, Andrea (o(ovean, Angelo Ghimpu, Ana MOrloBI(on), 116.000 3. Ukraine Halyano Malaya, Irina BulokhGYO Oksona Knizhnik lilio Podkopyevo), 115.650 ' , 4. United States (Marianna Webster, SaRi MedUlla, Jennie Th­ompson, Shannon Miller). 115.375 5. China (fun Dinli, Chzhon li, loli, DinYuii, 112.650 6. Spain (YeronicD (oslro, (Iisabel Romero, Mer<edes Pacheco, Monico Mor1inl, 111.275

MEN'S TEAM COMPETITION lie~~~'~~o!~,iij'r;ooilenko, Alexei Voropoyey, Yevgeny Shoboyev,

~h!~lk~,r~6~ ~~~5n Povlovsky, Andrei Kon, Viloly Rudnilsky, Alexonder

~~o~~~t:k~,t~6tS~;2~few OUfbin, Bloine Wilson, (hoiney Umphrey,

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S. China (Wong Dong, Dun Chion, Yuon (hunsin (hl'en Lyon) 163.950 ,.

~~!~oa~~(~rl~b:~~~~~~Zi, Giovanni D'innocenzio, Gionmelleo CentoZlo,

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MIXED TEAM COMPETITION I. B~larus-Ukroine (Alexander Shostak, Belarus; Grigofi Misulin, Ukraine; ~Ieno Piskun, Belarus; Lilia Podkopoyevo, Ukfoine) 96.137 2. RUSSia (Omilri Vosilenko, Aleksei "emoy, Oksona Fobrilhnovo Sverlona Chorkina) 9S.712 ' 3. Russia·Uzbeklstan (Aleksei Varopayev, Russia; Yevgeni t~b~krs~:~)R~;~!~2 Yeleno Grosheva, Russia; Oksano (husavilina,

4. United States ((hoiney Umphrey, SCali Keswick Jennie Th· ompson, Shannon Miller) 94.012 ' 5. Ukra.ine.Belarus (~ndrei Kan, Belarus; Vilali Rudnilsky, Belorus; Irma Bulakhova, UkrOlne; Oksona Knizhnik, Ukroine)93. 9B7 6. Romania (Sondra /lislar, (risHan leric, lonela Looies AnoMario Bicon) 92.250 ' 7. China (Wong Dong, (hien Lyon, Chion Li, Din Yui) 92.100 8. JII~a~.Kalakhstlln . Belgium (Akihiro Hiromalsu, Japan; ~~~:k~s~~~nle89~;~~n; Vonesso yon de Plas, Belgium; Irino hdakimovo,

~~~~~td~~a~::.~~; (Drew Durbin, Blaine Wilsan, Marianna Websler,

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All-Around I. Dino Kochelkoyo RUI 39.325 2. Ihonnon Miller UIA 39.268 3. Yeleno Groshevo RUI 38.943 4. Lilia Podkopoyevo UKR 38.893 5. Oksono (husoYitino U18 38.818 6. Ana Moria Bican ROM 38.793 7. lonelolooies ROM 38.250 8. Eleno Piskun BLR 38.230 9. Monico Marlin EIP 38.211 10. Oksono Knizhnik UKR 38.175 Il.(hjon Li (HII 37.798 12. Oksono Fobrichnoyo RUI 37.729 13. Angelo Ghimpu ROM 37.692 14. Tolyono Moloyo UKR 37.600 15. MorionnoWebsler UIA 37.417 16.Lo Li (HII 37.111 Voult I. Lilio Podkopoyevo UKR 9.831 2.lhonnonMilier UIA 9.824 3.lvellono (horkino RUI 9.787

ROM 9.731 UIB 9.706 RUI 9.693 BLR 9.693 EIP 9.637

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Dominique Dawes made history at the 1994Coca-ColaNationalGymnasticsCham­pionships in Nashville, Tenn., August 24-27, when she won theall-arotmd title and all four events! This is the first time in 25 years that this feat has been accomplished-Joyce Tanac Schroeder did so atthe AAU National Championships in 1969.

"I feel really good about my win, but mostly I feel really good about the way in which I worked through each exercise," said Dawes. "My goal wasn't to beat Sh­annon. It was to do the best I could, and I'm happy with my finish."

Two-time World Champion Shannon Miller, who just returned from the Good­will Games, took second in the all-around and all four events. When asked about placing second to Dawes she said, "It just shows that I'm human. I made a mistake. I'll go back into the gym and work harder."

The Dawes and Miller duo shows the enormous strength of the USA women's program. In addition to these two, the USA also has great depth in Amanda Borden who moved up from fourth to third at this year's Championships.

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"My goal was to stay in the top four and hopefully move up," said Borden. ''I'm really happy about my performance. It feels like all the hard work I've been put­ting into it has really paid off."

Borden added, "We've been training re­ally hard both physically and mentally for this event. Mary Lee (Tracy) expressed how much she believed in us going into the event and that made us believe in ourselves. We've done mental training before, but this year we really stressed the mental aspect of training. We were men­tally prepared for all the situations we would be put into. That helped a lot, espe­cially with beam."

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ships and set the record for the youngest gymnast ever to win the Junior National Title at age 12. This year she moved up to the senior ranks at only age 13 and took fourth all-around! Thompson admits, '1 never really thought I'd be there so it's really neat." In fact, this 13-year-old Dynamo qualified to the NationsBank World Team Trials bl,lt can't compete because she' s too young to make the World Cham­pionships Team. (One must be 15 in the year of the World Champion­ships to compete.) She said, "I'm not upset about it. I knew before I went

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For the 1995 World Cham­pionships in Sabae, a gym­nast can compete if she's age eligible for the 1996 Olympic Games. So, Jennie will be eli­gible to compete at the 1995 World Championships. Look out Sabae!!!

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Chow was injured at last year's Championships and finished 22nd all-around. This year she was healthy and placed fifth all-around! Quite a jump. Chow has a high difficulty level in her routines. On bars she dismounts with a double twisting double back, the only gym­nast at Championships to use this skill. On beam she does a standing pike full twist. When asked about her performance, Chow said, ''1 was happy because 1 hit all my events. This year 1 was better prepared because 1 wasn't injured."

Coach Mark Young said, "Amy is fast. She's the fastest kid I've ever worked with. We noticed this trait early in her gymnastics career." Chow started at age three and has spent the last 13 years with West Valley Gymnastics. She's very dedicated in both school and in the gym. She maintains a 4.0 grade point average and, on her one day off from the gym, she takes piano lessons. "1 started piano when 1 was five years old. 1 recently received an advanced level certificate of merit (which means she had to play in front of a judge and take a theory of music test)." She added, ''1 play classical music."

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SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 1994

THE 1994 COCR·COlR

RESULTS

MEN SENIOR NATIONAL TEAM I. 5coll K"wick

UClA

2. 8illRolh

FX

9.350

9.250

9.450 T,mpl, 9.600

3. 51ev, McCoin 9.350

UClA 9.100

4. John Roelhli,berger 9.200

Minnesota

5. Mihai8agiu

Gold Cup

6. Cosey Bryon

Oklo homo

7. KipSimons Ohio 5101,

8. J,ff lulz

Oklahomo

9. 8lain,Wilson

Ohio 5101,

10. Josh SI,in

Sianford

II . Jarrod Honk,

Oklahoma

12. Jer,my Kill,n

Oklahoma

13. Rob Ki,ffer

Gold Cup

14. Richord Groce N,bro,ka

8.000

9.450 8.900

9.500

9.200

9.450 9.150

9.400

9.000

9.100 9.150

9.100

9.050

9.500

9.050

9.150 9.150

8.900

8.050

9.150 9.150

PH

9.000 9.300

8.250 9.200

8.350

9.150

9.200 8.450

9.200

9.550

8.850

9.100

8.200

9.150

8.550 9.150

8.100

9.300

8.550 9.400

9.100

9.250

8.850 9.100

7.850

8.850

8.550

9.150

SR

9.650

9.650

8.900 8.950

9.200

9.050

9.400

9.650

9.250 8.400

9.300

8.800

9.700 9.700

9.250

9.150

9.400 9.550

9.200

8.700

8.950 9.250

8.900

8.350

9.500

9.200

9.050 8.100

V PB

9.250 9.450

9.150 9.450

9.500 9.150 90400 9.300

9.550 9.250 9.450 9.500

9.400 9.300

8.750 9.300

9.450 9.200

7.850 8.800

9.400 8.350

8.500 9.000

9.350 9.050

9.000 8.400

9.350 8.800

9.300 9.200

9.525 8.450

9.100 8.600

9.400 8.500

9.350 9.100

9.300 8.450 8.900 8.850

9.250 9.050

8.800 8.600

9.350 9.200 8.800 8.400

9.200 8.250

8.700 9.450

HB A.A.

9.350 56.050

8.900 55.700

9.500 54.750 9.900 56.350

9.400 55.100

9.000 55.250

9.600 56.100 9.450 53.600

9.600 56.150

9.300 52.800

9.200 54.600 9.200 53.800

9.050 54.800

8.000 53.400

8.500 53.850 8.850 54.650

8.800 53.375

9.300 55.000

8.350 53.100 9.050

8.050

8.950

8.550 9.300

8.550 9.300

8.500

8.950

54.650

53.350

54.250

53.750 53.300

53.350

52.600

52.700

53.500

SENIOR ELITE DEVELOPMENT TEAM I. J.D. R,ive 9.250

Olympic Troining Cenler 9.000

2. JohnMocceody 9.100 Olympic Training C,nler 8.350

3. JayThocnlon

Iowa

4. Sp,ncer51010n

UClA

8.800

8.900

8.850

8.900

9.000 9.400 9.450 7.800 8.550 9.100 8.850 9.150

7.750 9.400 8.950 8.900 7.700 7.700 8.550 8.300

8.250 9.150 9.100 8.300 8.450 8.950 8.800 9.050

8.250 8.800 9.300 7.950 7.700 7.400 8.950 8.550

JUNIOR NATIONAL TEAM I. MikeMocgon

Queen City

2. Aaron Vexler

Oaggell"

3. Marsholl Nelson

8.500

8.800 8.400

8.250

7.700 Olympic Troining C,nler 8.600

4. Mike OUlko 8.400

Gymnoslrum 5. Tim Elsner

WocldCup 6. Joson Koisompes

Pock,"" 7. Andrew Pil'ggi

8.700 8.900

8.800 8.650

7.900 9.200

7.400 8.700 8.450 8.200 8.000 8.550

8.400 8.600 8.900 7.200

8.000 7.050

8.750 8.850 8.250 7.200

7.400 8.550 7.400 8.400

7.050 8.750 9.050 8.550

6.600 Olympic Training Cenler 8.200 7.750

8.600

8.400

SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 1994

9.050 8.650

8.250 8.550 9.050 7.000

8.700 8.450

8.650 8.150 8.100 8.900

9.200 7.300

8.900 7.400 9.400 7.200

8.500 8.500 8.800 7.800

8.650 8.000 9.300

8.600

6.650

8.200

8.550 53.450 7.400 52.050

8.800 52.900 8.700 49.300

7.150 50.750

8.250 52.400

8.600 51.750 9.300 50.800

8.800 51.100 9.000 51.250 8.300 49.300

8.550 50.950 9.200 49.800

8.350 49.000 7.550 50.050

6.750 47.200

6.750 48.200 8.050 49.650

6.300 47.350 8.350 50.500

7.150 7.400

47.500 48.550

Total

111.820

110.780

110.320

110.200

109.620

108.560

108.480

108.340

108.050

107.440

107.420

107.140

106.100

106.040

105.780

102.920

102.820

102.740

102.320

99.920

98.960

97.820

97.560

97.220

95.840

WOMEN SENIOR NATIONAL TEAM

1. Dominique Dawes Hill', Ang,l,

2. 5hannon Miller

Dynamo Gymnosli"

3. Amanda 8ord,n

Cincinnati Gym

4. Jennie Thompson Dynamo Gymnastics

5. Amy Chow

W"IVall,y

6. Jayd, Ph,lp,

Cincinnati Gym

7. K,lIee Oovi,

Americonlwislers

8. Kri'lin McOermoll Pock,,,,,

9. Summer Reid

Flip' Gymnollics

10. Mocianno Webster

Dynamo Gymnastics

II. Mortho Grubb, Pock,,,,,

12. Koca Fry

Pock,""

13.5ocah8alogoch

Porke""

14. Soni Meduno

Dynamo Gymnastics

15. Ashley Kever

Copitol Gymnosfjcs

16. Amondo Curry CyprellAcod,my

17. Jenni 8eolhocd Brown's Gymnoslits

Vault

9.725

9.900

9.625

9.950

9.250

9.625

9.150

9.550

9.600

9.600

9.225

9.300

9.475

9.625

9.175 9.625

Bars Beam

9.650 9.575

9.850 9.850

9.825 9.450

9.750 9.400

9.500 9.625

9.750 9.525

9.300 9.450

9.625 9.675

9.500 9.175

9.550 9.525

9.300 9.400

9.700 9.475

8.775 9.300

9.525 9.350

9.275 9.025

9.425 9.400

Floor

9.700

9.925

9.900

9.900

9.800

9.800

9.550

9.550

9.175

9.525

9.425

9.425

9.225

9.300

9.350

9.250

AA 38.650

39.525

38.800

39.000

38.175 38.700

37.450

38.400

37.450

38.200

37.350

37.900

36.775

37.800

36.825

37.700

9.350 8.825 9.200 9.250 36.625

9.525 9.200 9.675 9.375 37.775

9.100 8.925 8.900 9.300 36.225

9.500 9.575 9.500 9.250 37.825

9.325 8.900 9.125 9.250 36.600 9.775 8.800 9.225 9.425 37.225

9.175 9.200 8.675 9.225 36.275

9.825 9.325 9.075 9.350 37.575

8.875 9.325 8.850 9.225 36.275

9.750 9.250 9.250 9.175 37.425

8.950 9.275 9.075 9.350 36.650

9.500 9.125 9.250 8.850 36.725

9.200 9.250 9.025 9.250 36.725

9.350 8.975 9.200 9.075 36.600

9.000 8.975 8.750 9.150 35.875

9.675 9.200 9.350 9.600 37.825

9.075 9.375 8.775 8.475 35.700 9.350 9.675 9.475 9.200 37.700

Total

78.000

77.760

76.770

75.660

75.500

75.140

74.370

74.350

74.170

73.730

73.700

73.590

73.470

73.360

73.350

73.310

73.000

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8rown', Gymnalli" 9.375 9.200 9.300 8.825 36.700 72.860

19. Kri'li lich,y (iminnatiGym

20. Rochel Roch,lIi

CyprellAcodemy

9.425 8.975 8.775 8.825 36.000 9.200 9.400 8.925 9.450 36.975 72.780

9.100 8.650 9.100 8.875 35.725

9.550 9.100 9.175 9.550 37.375 72.770

JUNIOR NATIONAL TEAM 1. Dominique Moceonu

Karolyi Gymnastics

2. Ooni,II,Thompson

Colorado Aerial,

3. Mocy 8elh Arnold

Flip' Gymnosfjcs

4. Kri,ly Paw,1I

ColocodaAerial,

5. Mino Kim Dynamo Gymnastics

6. Andree Pick,ns

Cypr", Acod,my

7. lora Togliorino

American Twislers

8. KOlielelt

Greallak"

9. Kri'lin Moloney

Pock,""

10. O,idra Graham Olympu,

II . Monico Flammer CyprellAcod,my

12. MocilloM,dol

American Twislers

9.500 9.725

9.250

9.550

9.000 9.450

9.300

9.325

8.800

9.325

9.325 9.400

9.275

9.175

8.825

9.300

8.850 9.375

8.750 9.050

9.000 9.275

8.725 9.100

9.475 9.500

9.250

9.700

9.550

9.725

9.150 9.650

8.475

9.400

9.225 9.400

9.075 9.325

9.400

9.175

8.300 9.500

9.400 9.650

8.200 9.500

9.375

9.225

9.475 9.200

9.250

9.675

8.875 8.825

8.275

9.425

9.400

9.625

8.925 8.950

9.000

8.900

8.650

9.075

8.925 9.425

8.725

9.250

9.075 9.200

9.125 8.950

9.450

9.600

9.275

9.625

9.150 9.500

9.350

9.750

9.050

9.325

8.800 9.025

9.050

9.025

9.025

9.450

9.225

9.550

8.725

8.975

9.100

9.175

8.550

8.850

USA

37.900

38.025

37.025

38.550

36.575 37.500

36.075

38.150

35.725

37.675

36.275 36.775

36.400

36.425

35.900

37.000

35.300 37.850

35.600

36.925

35.375

37.150

35.775

75.900

75.270

73.890

73.810

73.010

72.950

72.820

72.680

72.640

72.260

72.170

36.125 71.830~

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Joshua, 11 , is the Texas State Gymnastics Level 5 All-Around Champion and the individual state champion on floor, pommel horse and rings. He's also the Regional Gymnastics Level 5 AII­Around Champion (includes the states of Mis­souri, Louisiana, Arkansas, Kansas, Oklahoma andTexasl as well as the regional champion on floor, pommel horse and rings.

JEANNETTE KIRCHNER MENTOR, OHIO

Jeannette is a 15 year old Level 9 gymnast at Lake Erie Gymnastics School. She attends Lake Catholic High School where she competes as on individual in gymnastics. As a freshman, Jeannette become a letterman in gymnastics as well as track and field. She attains second honors in her school work. Jeannette has quali­fied to nationals the lost two years and just recently competed in her third notional meet in North Carolina.

LISA PlAK YUI(ON, OKLAHOMA

Lisa is a nine year old and a Level 5 gymnast at Mot Trotters Gymnastics Club in Oklahoma City, Oklo. She's coached by Beenie, Trish, Jeff, and Craig. In her first year of competi­tion she won !irst place all-around at the Oklahoma State Championships with a 37.025. Lisa would like to soy thanks to all her coaches for her success.

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Scottsdale, Ariz., served as the Master of Ceremonies for the 1994 Ceremony of Honors, held during Congress in Nashville, Tenn. at the Oplyland Ho teL Below is a listing of award recipients:

SERVICE/STAR AWARDS Event Volunteer: Rene Niccollai

Volunteer and Event Administration: Janice Cooper

Judging: Ted Muzyczko

Program Development and Judging: Jon Culbertson

1993-94 Club of the Year: Cynthiana Gymnasties Club

ATHLETES/COACHES OF THE ~EAR Women's Athlete of the Year: Shanno

Women's Coach of the Year: Donna Strauss and ary Lee Tracy

Men's Athlete of the Year: Paul O'Neill

PRESIDENTIAL MEDALLION Shannon Miller

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MEN'S JUNIOR OL MPIC NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS AUlu.ta, Ga. May 6-8

JUNIOR ILIT. I (16.18)

3. Tim Dalrymple

Rings 1. Sanjuan Jones 1. Donny Beigel 3. Joshua Birekelbow

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High Bar 1. Daniel fink 2. Elhon Slerk 3. Michael Hinman

9.35 9.30 9.25

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JUNIOR ELITE II (14.15)

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101.90 101.05 100.70

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JUNIOR ELITE III (12.13)

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Pommel Horse 1. Daniel Furney 2. Ryon Roberls 3. David Duronle

Rings 1. MoIIMelzger 2. Joson Golson 3. Kris Zimmerman

Vault 1. James Lee 2. Daniel Furney 3. Doreen Moroce

Parallel Bars 1. Doniel Furney

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High Bar I. Moll Boyer 1. Evon lapp 3. Daniel Furney

TEAM RESULTS

2. 3. 4. Region III 5. Region VI 6. Region V 7. Region II 8. Region IV 9. Region IX

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RHYTHMIC JUNIOR OLYMPIC

Level 7 AII·Around 1. Jacqueline Yano 2. Lauro Bergfeld 3. 'araEdwards 4. Donie lle Lard 5. lennifer Dallan 6. Itephonie Harken 7. Anne lensvold 7. Hallyliewert

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rlft~t,-.-I."irn Davis, Tomaro levinson, and {oroline Hunt

USA WINS TEAM GOLD IN FOUR NTINENTS CHAMPIONSHIPS

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Continents Championships took place June 9-12 in Korea. The USA delegation included gymnasts Tamara

Jessica Davis, Caroline Hunt, Lauri Illy, Natalie Lori Fredrickson and Jennifer Lim; coaches in­

Catherine Yakhimovich and Lana Lashoff; and judges Christie and Roza Litva.

t·i""r~p<.n countries were participating in the team competi­The two best scores from each country in each event were

added to calcula te the team scores. The USA took first place­medal in rhythmic gymnastics for a team competition!

competed four events, while Jessica Davis and Caroline

Tamara Levinson led the "UjLll~)t:'f 'llJl after preliminaries with Davis and Hunt tied for 11 tho During the all-around finals, Levinson fifth and Davis took eighth.

During event finals Levinson silver in ball and bronze in rope. Hunt was fourth in rope, fifth in ball and sixth in ribbon. finished fifth in clubs and sixth in ribbon.

For the juniors, Lauri Illy in first international competition took fourth place in the all-around and won the bronze medal rope. Lori Fredrickson and Natalie Lacuesta tied for 11th place.

Overall this was a big level.

Group Results 1. Gems 2. M.tro 3. Rhythmic Edge 4. (hoHoogo I 5. Rozz·mo·Tozz 6. M&M 7. Rhythm in 81u. 8. 9.

Regional Team Competition 1. Region 3 188.60 2. Region 6 187.80 3. R'gionl 185.75 4. Region 2 185.15 5. Region5 175.25 6. Region 4 171.55

*Top 3 individual scores per team from each Level 7 and 8 to make up the team score.

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l. USA:- 5. Korea

2. Japan 6. Uzbekistan

3. China 7. Australia

4. Canada

NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL CHAMPIONSHIPS Marquette, Michigan Women's Team Results

1. New York 108.325 2. (onn.diM 107.760

Men's Team Results 3. Virginia 107.425

1. Texas 160.15 4. W.shington 106.625

2. N.wYork 159.55 5. T,xas 106.400

3. Illinois 156.75 6. Masso,husoH! 104.900

4. Virginia 139.35 5. MassochuseHs 136.75

7. (.Iiforni. 104.500 8. Indi.na 102.175

6. Maryland 115.35 7. Wisconsin 100.90

9. Pennsyfvania 101.700 10. Illinois 101.200

8. N.brosko 81.90 11. Wisconsin 96.100 12. Rhod, 1,Iand 94.000 13. M.ryland 91.000 14. N.bro,k. 64.600 15. Arkanso, 58.150

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Webster • de£1nes

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For Marianna Webster the highlight of the 1994 Goodwill Gomes was stand­ing on the awards stand after she captured the bronze medal on the bal­ance beam during event finals .

"The Goodwill Gomes was my big­gest meet and my first meet out of the country. It was great standing on the awards stand!" explained Webster. It was also her first lime 10 compete on a podium which she also en­joyed.

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While in SI. Petersburg, Webster en­joyed being around all of the gym­nasts from other countries. Although it was difficult to communicate with kids who spoke different languages, Romania 's Andrea Cacovean and B.elarus ' Elena I •• , _ '1-" Plskun speak En- ~ ~ - i _ glish very well and Webster was able to converse with them.

The Goodwill Gomes delegation main­tained a busy schedule while in SI. Petersburg but still found some time for sightseeing. Webster's favorite sight was SI. Isaac's Cathedral with its magnificently decorated walls and ceil ­ings. She also got to see Swan Lake at the ballet where she ron into some of the gymnasts from other delegations.

Webster told of one night's activities, "We went on a boot ride and sow every­thing from the water. An interpreter went with us and explained everything. It was really neat." n USA GYMNASTICS

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gymnasts will perform together. Group competi­tion has been an international event for a long

From an organizational point of view, the most difficult asped of developing and preparing the 1996 Olympic Team has been one of finding suitable and economically feaSl'ble training and housing fadDtles for the group for the one and one-haH years that they will be together. Because the athletes come from all over the cOlntry one permanent location is needed so that the girls con continue with their schootmg. Fortunately, a new facility for the training of the USA Gymnastics Olympic Rhythmic Group athletes is being privately built in Downers Grove, III., by a private contrador who will lease a portion of the gym to USA Gymnastics. This will Insure that the team has an excellent long teflltraining fadDty. The USA Gymnastks Rhythmic Training Center Wl11 be ready for operation in January of

time including the Rhythmic World Champi­onships and Pan American Games. For the 1996 Olympic Games eight

Above: The USA group team prepares to perform a rope routine.

1995.

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For right: Group hoop and dubs routine performed at the 1994 Olympic Festival.

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Mondy Jomes Efrossino Angelovo IntI. Rhythmic Gym. Jocksonville, FL

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Becky Turner Morino Dovidovich Atlonto Inti. Rhythmic Atlonto, GA

Solly Word Efrossino Angelovo IntI. Rhythmic Gym Jocksonville, FL

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spot she held after last year's Championships event. "We would have liked to move up this year but Kellee had a fallon compulsory bars and that cost her," said Coach Tim Rand. "I was happy with the way I came back after my fall," said Davis. "1 told myself that I couldn' t think about it anymore and optional competition was a different day."

Davis moved from New York in September of 1992 to train at American Twisters in Pompano Beach, Fla. She lived with her coaches Tim and Toni Rand until August when her mom joined her in Florida. Her dad still lives and works in New York. Davis received her drivers license this summer and now drives herself to the gym! She maintains a 3.80 grade point average as a junior in high school and would like to pursue a career as a physical therapist. As for the NationsBank World Team Trials, Davis will use a new vault and a new tumbling pass. "1 want to hit my routines and hopefully make it on the World Championships Team," said Davis.

OOMINIOUE . Moceanu has a long resume for being

only 12 years old. At this year's Champi­onships, 12-year-old Moceanu won the Junior National Title. Last year she tied for seventh all-around. In 1992 Moceanu took fifth all-around at age la-the youngest athlete ever to make the Junior National Team. Moceanu, who trains at Karolyi's Gymnastics in Houston, Texas, is now being coached by Bela and Martha Karolyi and Alexander Alexandrov, a former national team coach for the So­viet Union. Already Moceanu has won gold medals in international competi­tions including the 1991 Copa Elite Monterrey, the 1992 Jr. Pan American Games and the 1993 International Tour­namentofJr. Women's Gymnastics. This eighth grader's future goal is to make the 1996 Olympic Team and, with the progress she has made thus far, she should be right on target!

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"I was happ~ with the wa~ I came back after m~ fall." said Davis. "I told m~self that I couldn't think about it an~more and opNonal compeNNon was a different da~."

Hometown: Date of Birth: Club: Coach: Favorite S~iII:

Future Goal:

Cambria Heights. N. Y. Jul~ 25.1978 American Twisters Tim & Toni Rand "Double la~out on ~oor because it loo~s ~rett~ when ~ou do it right." "To continue ma~ing the national team and hopefull~ increasing m~ ranking ."

This eighth grader's future goal is to make the 1996 OI~mpic Team and. with the progress she has made thus far. she should be right on target!

Hometown and Residence: Date Of Birth: Club: Coach:

Future Goal:

Houston. Texas September 30.1981 Harol~i's G~mnastics

Bela and Martha Harol~i. Alexander Alexandrov To ma~e the OI~mpic Team

SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER '994

Heswick Grabs All-Around Title By Luan Pesek

Scott Keswick grabbed his first national all-around title by a full point over his near­est competitor Bill Roth at the Coca-Cola National Gymnastics Championships.

"1 haven' t felt this good since I won the 1992 Olympic Trials," said Keswick.

Keswick just returned from a long trip at the 1992 Goodwill Games in Russia, but he looked refreshed and eager to win the title.

Roth's second place finish was a major victory, especially considering the injuries that he's battled over the last couple of years.

Steve McCain won the bronze medal in the all-arowld, moving up from 15th all­around at last year's Championships.

Three-time National Champion John Roethlisberger dropped to fourth all­around after disappointing routines on optional floor exercise and pommel horse.

Mihai Bagiu led the compulsory round of competition but missed his optional vault and fell from a medal position.

Rising star Casey Bryan, who won the Junior Division at last year's Champion­ships, took sixth all-around in the senior division at this event.

Kip Simons, who finished seventh, rounds out the 1994 World Champion­ships Team who will travel to Dortmund, Germany, November 11-20.

B ILL ROT H Hometown: Residence: Dilte of Birth: Club: COilch: Filvorite Skill:

Future GOill :

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Mohegiln Lilke. N.Y. Philildelphiil. Pil. August 21.1970 Temple Universit~ Fred Turoff GiI~lord II on high bilr "beciluse ~ou don't see illot of people doing it ilnd it's prett~ eils~ for me." "I would like to milke the 1996 OI~mpic Teilm but I illso hilve iI gOill of stil~ing heillth~ ilnd ~nishing out m~ cilreer. "

After finishing 17th and then seventh all-around at the 1989 and 1990 Championships, respectively, Roth spent most of 1991 and 1992 sidelined while rehabilitating from chest and knee injuries. He came back strong in 1993 placing sixth all-around at Championships. This year his dream came true when he took second place in the all­around. "It was great and so unexpected," said Roth. "I wanted to place in the top seven. At competitions like this it comes down to who can hit 12 for 12 routines, or close to it. I hit 10 for 12 routines and that was good enough for second." Roth added. He's concentrating on training through 1996. ''The only way that I can do that is through the help of my sponsor Slovak Catholic Sokols and Team '96 funds," said Roth. I don't have to worry about working right now. I plan on working out two to three times a day. Roth graduated in May 1993 with a degree in Business Administration. "I would love to open a gym school after I finish training," said Roth. "I'd like to give the young kids the opportunity to experience gymnastics like I did."

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CRSEY ORYRN Casey has a long list of accomplishments

mcluding 1991 ClasslIJO National Cham­pion, 1993 Junior Elite National Cham­pion and now finishing sixth all-around in his first year as a senior at the Coca-Cola National Championships. "I was hoping to make the top 14," said Bryan. "Making the World Championships Team was the furthest thing from my mind." He added, "The best part of Championships was when I dismounted rings and came to the realization that I actually had a chance to make the World Championships Team." According to USA Gymnastics Men's Pro­gram Director Ron Galimore, "Casey has always had the talent, and we've all just been waiting for him to blossom." Bryan is from Woods Cross, Utah, and was coached by Chris Leech. Now, he's atthe University of Oklahoma and is coached by Mark Williams. He loves to mountain bike and play racqueball. Bryan hopes to become a physical therapist.

S T EVE M C C n I N Steve started gymnastics in 1984

because he was really active and climbed on everything in the house. After his first class he fell in love "vith the sport. Thenhe saw the Olym­pic Games and the USA men win the team gold medal. "Right then I made a goal to follow in their footsteps," said McCain. "All the guys were great." And McCain seems to be fol­lowing right along. He moved up from 15th all-around at last year' s Championships to third all-around this year. "r was definitely happy and maybe a little surprised," McCain said. "r planned on placing in the top six. I knew if I did all my routines as well as I could, I had a chance to finish in the top three." He added, "Casey (Bryan) and I are kind of new and probably the YOl.mgest ones on the World Championships Team. The young guys are finally starting to reach the top, and I'm glad to be one of them. Making the World Championships Team has re-

"The best part of Champtonships was when I dismounted rings and came to the realization that I actuallu had a chance to make the World Championships Team."

Hometown: Woods Cross. utilh Residence: Normiln.Oklilhomil Dilte of Birth: August 9.1975 School: Universit~ of Oklilhomil COilch: Milrk Williilms Filvorite Skill: Milnnil Future GOill: .. M~ gOill is to compete in

the 1996 OI~mpics . "

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Houston. Texils Los Angeles. Cillif. Jilnuilr~ 9.1974 UCLA Art Shurlock ilnd Yenm Furmiln One ilrm Gienger on high bilr "beciluse it's eils~ but kind of exciting. " Milke the 1996 OI~mpic Teilm ilnd medill ilt iI World Chilmpionships

kindled my desire to train." McCain was coached from age 12-17 by Tim Erwin and also spen t a year with Kevin Mazeika . Now, a junior at UCLA, McCain is studying physiological sci­ence. He wants to be a sports physician in the future in order to help athletes reach their goals .

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HIP SIMONS Hip Simons was named after Kip Keino

from Africa who won a 1972 Olympic Gold Medal in track. "My parents were watching the Olympics and were in­spired by this runner," said Simons. "I was born in 1972, so they named me after Kip Keino." Simons was 10th all­around at last year's Championships and moved up to seventh this year. "I was pretty happy with the way things went at Championships," said Simons. "This was the most pressure I've ever had at an event. I blew parallel bars and high

Hometown: Bloomsburg. Pa. Residence: Columbus. Ohio Date of Birth: September 11.1972 School: Ohio State Universit~ Coach: Peter Hormann and Miles

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Favorite Skill : A cross on rings Future Goal: Make the 1996 OI~mpic Team

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bar, and I thought there was no way I could make the team (World Champion­ships). But when I looked at the scores I was in seventh place. It was a dog fight between me and Jeff Lutz. Jeff missed rings, and I saw him right before I went up. I knew if I just stayed on pommel horse I would make the team. I'm real happy with the way things turned out." Simons said that making the World Championships team is a really big deal to him. He's in his fifth year at Ohio State University and should graduate in the spring with a degree in exercise physiology. ''I'd like to get into cardiac rehabilitation," said Simons.

"I WilS prettq hilppq with the wilq things went ilt Chilmpionships," silid Simons. "This WilS the most pressure I've ever hild ilt iln event. ..

MIHE M 0 R G R N Mike had a lot of energy when he was

young and was involved in every sport imaginable. According to Mike, "Gym­nastics was the only sport that was excit­ing and fun, and 1 could learn new things all the time." Mike has climbed the ladder to the top quickly! Only three years ago he placed 56th all-around at the Class II JO Nationals competition. Last year he was fifth. This year he won the Junior Elite National Championships Title. "I didn't expect to win," said Morgan. "My goal at this event was to hit 12 for 12, and 1 went 10 for 12. 1 thought I'd do well, but 1 didn' t think 1 would win." Winning at his first Championships is quite a feat! When asked about the 1996 Olympic Games, Morgan said, "If 1 make the team great, but if 1 don' t, I'll try for the Games in 2000." Mor­gan, a senior in high school, plans to at­tend college next year and major in graphic design or engineering. He has turned vol­leyball into his second sport. "1 play vol­leyball whenever I'm not doing gymnas­tics," said Morgan.

"Mu goal at this event was to hitl2 for 12. and I went 10 for 12.1 thought I'd do well. but I didn't think I would win ...

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