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FEATURES10 Visa Championships The Visa Championships were held August 17-20 in Saint Paul, Minn. The artistic competition was held in the Xcel Energy Center and the rhythmic competition was held in the Roy Wilkins Auditorium. Congratulations to all of the athletes and coaches who made the event a success!

28 Trampoline & Tumbling U.S. Elite Championships A great deal was riding on the results of Trampoline and Tumbling U.S. Elite Championships this year in San Antonio, Texas, July 8-10. The athletes were competing for spots on the national team, as well as placement onto the World Championships and Pan American Games team.

34 Lim & Kincher Win Title at Acrobatic ChampionshipsCassandra Lim and Brian Kincher of West Coast Training Center, competing in their first season together, won the pairs title at the Acrobatic National Championships held in San Jose, Calif., on July 25. Check out who won the other events.

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Wow!!! What a great week it was in Saint Paul, Minnesota – once again, the perfect host for the Visa Championships and USA Gymnastics National Congress. From the minute we arrived in the city, it was clear that the 2011 Visa Championships were going to be a big event. Everyone contributed to a fantastic undertaking, from delivering on our efforts to make these championships the “greenest”

ever, to the more than 25,000 spectators who witnessed the event live. The city embraced our athletes and fan activities outside in nearby Rice Park were a big success. Whether it was «Painting in the Park» with Art of the Olympians or the 14 restaurants participating in the «Taste of Visa Championships,» everyone seemed to enjoy themselves. We want to thank all of the volunteers from the Minneapolis/Saint Paul area who helped make the event so successful, along with our partners from the Xcel Energy Center and Visit Saint Paul. A special thank you to Mayor Chris Coleman for his commitment to the event, and the other city officials who assisted throughout the weekend. The Visa Championships received terrific exposure from the media, especially our partners at NBC and Universal Sports, which televised three nights of competition live, along with a delayed broadcast of the men’s competition on Sunday. The ratings from Saturday night of the senior women’s competition were 17% higher than last year’s Visa Championships. The level of gymnastics displayed at the Visa Championships was truly amazing and is a reflection of the incredible amount of work and effort put in by our athletes and coaches. Every athlete showed the grit and determination it takes to compete among the best in our country. I want to especially congratulate the three senior national champions, Jordyn Wieber, Danell Leyva and Shelby Kisiel, for their Visa Championships all-around success, but USA Gymnastics also takes great pride in the performance of every single athlete who competed in Saint Paul.

Please join me in wishing these athletes and coaches the very best as they represent our country at the highest level of our sport in the next few months. Keep an eye on Team USA as they compete at the World Championships and Pan American Games. The Rhythmic World Championships are Sept. 13–26 in Montpellier, France; the Men’s and Women’s Artistic World Championships are in Tokyo, Japan, Oct. 7–16; and the Trampoline and Tumbling World Championships are in Birmingham, England, Nov. 16–19. Competition at the Pan American Games for all four Olympic disciplines runs Oct. 14–30 in Guadalajara, Mexico.

As this issue goes to print we are gearing up for National Gymnastics Day on Sept. 17, and hope to break a world record for most handstands held simultaneously at one time. We hope to see your club participating, so be sure to send us your photos and number of participants after the event. Go to www.usagym.org/handstand for more information. See you in the Gym,

Steve Penny,President & CEO

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The level of gymnastics displayed at the Visa Championships was truly amazing and is a reflection of the incredible amount of work and effort put in by our athletes and coaches. Every athlete showed the grit and determination it takes to compete among the best in our country. I want to especially congratulate the three senior national champions, Jordyn Wieber, Danell Leyva and Shelby Kisiel, for their Visa Championships all-around success, but USA Gymnastics also takes great pride in the performance of every single athlete who competed in Saint Paul.

Please join me in wishing these athletes and coaches the very best as they represent our country at the highest level of our sport in the next few months. Keep an eye on Team USA as they compete at the World Championships and Pan American Games. The Rhythmic World Championships are Sept. 13–26 in Montpellier, France; the Men’s and Women’s Artistic World Championships are in Tokyo, Japan, Oct. 7–16; and the Trampoline and Tumbling World Championships are in Birmingham, England, Nov. 16–19.Oct. 14–30 in Guadalajara, Mexico.

As this issue goes to print we are gearing up for National Gymnastics Day on Sept. 17, and hope to break a world record for most handstands held simultaneously at one time. We hope to see your club participating, so be sure to send us your photos and number of participants after the event. Go to

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Wow!!! What a great week it was in Saint Paul, Minnesota – once again, the perfect host for the Visa Championships and USA Gymnastics National Congress. From the minute we arrived in the city, it was clear that the 2011 Visa Championships were going to be a big event. Everyone contributed to a fantastic undertaking, from delivering on our efforts to make these championships the “greenest”

ever, to the more than 25,000 spectators who witnessed the event live. The city embraced our athletes and fan activities outside in nearby Rice Park were a big success. Whether it was «Painting in the Park» with Art of the Olympians or the 14 restaurants participating in the «Taste of Visa Championships,» everyone seemed to enjoy themselves. We want to thank all of the volunteers from the Minneapolis/Saint Paul area who helped make the event so successful, along with our partners from the Xcel Energy Center and Visit Saint Paul. A special thank you to Mayor Chris Coleman for his commitment to the event, and the other city officials who assisted throughout the weekend. The Visa Championships received terrific exposure from the media, especially our partners at NBC and Universal Sports, which televised three nights of competition live, along with a delayed broadcast of the men’s competition on Sunday. The ratings from Saturday night of the senior women’s competition were 17% higher than last year’s Visa Championships. The level of gymnastics displayed at the Visa Championships was truly amazing and is a reflection of the incredible amount of work and effort put in by our athletes and coaches. Every athlete showed the grit and determination it takes to compete among the best in our country. I want to especially congratulate the three senior national champions, Jordyn Wieber, Danell Leyva and Shelby Kisiel, for their Visa Championships all-around success, but USA Gymnastics also takes great pride in the performance of every single athlete who competed in Saint Paul.

Please join me in wishing these athletes and coaches the very best as they represent our country at the highest level of our sport in the next few months. Keep an eye on Team USA as they compete at the World Championships and Pan American Games. The Rhythmic World Championships are Sept. 13–26 in Montpellier, France; the Men’s and Women’s Artistic World Championships are in Tokyo, Japan, Oct. 7–16; and the Trampoline and Tumbling World Championships are in Birmingham, England, Nov. 16–19. Competition at the Pan American Games for all four Olympic disciplines runs Oct. 14–30 in Guadalajara, Mexico.

As this issue goes to print we are gearing up for National Gymnastics Day on Sept. 17, and hope to break a world record for most handstands held simultaneously at one time. We hope to see your club participating, so be sure to send us your photos and number of participants after the event. Go to www.usagym.org/handstand for more information. See you in the Gym,


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Sixteen-year-old Jordyn Wieber of Gedderts’ Twistars USA, won the U.S. senior women’s title at

the 2011 Visa Championships at the Xcel Energy Center in Saint Paul, Minn.,

Aug. 17-20. McKayla Maroney, 15, of All Olympia, and Alexandra Raisman, 17,

of Brestyan’s American Gymnastics, finished second and third, respectively.

Wieber, the leader after the first night of competition, sealed the victory in the final

rotation when she nailed a jam-packed balance beam routine that included a standing back full twist. Her score, a 15.300, was the highest on the event of the evening. She posted a two-day all-around score of 121.300.

“I just wanted to come out here and have fun, that’s the most important thing,” the newly-crowned national champion said. “I tried to be really aggressive and confident.”

Wieber also won two event titles; bars and floor. On bars, she earned a 29.750 for her routine, which included a huge Tkatchev and double twisting double back dismount. On floor, her

routine included a double twisting double back mount and a triple full, winning the title with a score of 29.900. She also scored a 15.800 and a 15.950 on vault each day for her Yurchenko 2.5 and earned a 29.900 two-day score on beam, which was the third highest score on that

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All-around silver-medalist Maroney claimed the gold medal on the vault with a combined two-day average of 30.700. Maroney launched her first vault, a Yurchenko 2.5, high in the air to earn a 16.000 score, the highest on any apparatus in women’s competition. Her second vault was a Yurchenko half on front layout half off. She also competed a 3.5 twist on floor and finished fifth on that event. Maroney’s all-around score was 115.150.

“I’m so happy that I did my best and improved on my performance from the first day of competition,” Maroney said.

Raisman finished third in the all-around with a score of 114.600. Raisman closed out her Visa Championships with an energetic floor routine, which got the crowd clapping along. She placed third on floor with her impressive and powerful tumbling including a 1.5 to double Arabian, punch front; a piked double Arabian; a triple full; and a double pike dismount.

“I’m really happy that I did well,” Raisman said. “I’m especially happy that I was able to hit my uneven bars routine two days in a row.”


Mackenzie Caquatto, 19, of Legacy Elite Gymnastics, finished fourth in the all-around with a score of 112.500 and took second on bars with a 29.700, while teammate Anna Li tied for third on bars (29.450) with Gabrielle Douglas of Chow’s Gymnastics.

2010 World Championships vault gold medalist Alicia Sacramone, 23, of

Brestyan’s American Gymnastics, won the balance beam national title,

showing an impressive repertoire of skills including a piked front

flip mount and double pike dismount. Sacramone’s

two-day total on the event was 30.100. The nine-time

U.S. national championships participant also placed second on

the vault, showing her trademark front handspring Rudi vault and double twisting Yurchenko for a 30.600. Brandie Jay of GK Gym took third on vault with a 27.825.

2008 Olympic team silver medalist Chellsie Memmel of M and M Gymnastics,

who was unable to finish her uneven bars routine,

finished eighth in the all-around competition. Memmel, 23, was second on

finished eighth in the all-around competition. Memmel, 23, was second on

All-around silver-medalist Maroney claimed the All-around silver-medalist Maroney claimed the gold medal on the vault with a combined two-gold medal on the vault with a combined two-day average of 30.700. Maroney launched day average of 30.700. Maroney launched her first vault, a Yurchenko 2.5, high in the air to earn a 16.000 score, the highest on any apparatus in women’s competition. Her second vault was a Yurchenko half on front layout half off. She also competed a 3.5 twist on floor and finished fifth on that event. Maroney’s all-around score was

“I’m so happy that I did my best and improved on my performance from the first day of competition,” Maroney said.

Raisman finished third in the all-around with a score of 114.600. Raisman closed out her Visa Championships with an energetic floor routine, which got the crowd clapping along. She placed third on floor with her impressive and powerful tumbling including a 1.5 to double Arabian, punch front; a piked double Arabian; a triple full; and a double pike dismount.

“I’m really happy that I did well,” Raisman said. “I’m especially happy that I was able to hit my uneven bars routine two days in

Mackenzie Caquatto, 19, of Legacy Elite Gymnastics, finished fourth in the all-around with a score of 112.500 and took second on bars with a 29.700, while teammate Anna Li tied for third on bars (29.450) with Gabrielle Douglas of Chow’s Gymnastics.

2010 World Championships vault gold medalist Alicia Sacramone, 23, of

Brestyan’s American Gymnastics, won the balance beam national title,

showing an impressive repertoire of skills including a piked front

flip mount and double pike dismount. Sacramone’s

two-day total on the event was 30.100. The nine-time

U.S. national championships participant also placed second on

the vault, showing her trademark front handspring Rudi vault and double twisting Yurchenko for a 30.600. Brandie Jay of GK Gym took third on vault with a 27.825.on vault with a 27.825.

2008 Olympic team silver 2008 Olympic team silver medalist Chellsie Memmel medalist Chellsie Memmel of M and M Gymnastics, of M and M Gymnastics,

who was unable to finish who was unable to finish her uneven bars routine, her uneven bars routine,

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RESULTS

SENIOR ALL-AROUND (TOP 12)

1 Jordyn Wieber Geddert’s 121.300

2 McKayla Maroney All Olympia 115.150

3 Alexandra Raisman Brestyan’s 114.600

4 Mackenzie Caquatto Legacy Elite 112.500

5 Sabrina Vega Dynamic 112.050

6 Bridgette Caquatto Legacy Elite 111.500

7 Gabrielle Douglas Chow’s 110.350

8 Chellsie Memmel M and M 109.850

9 Sophia Lee WOGA 109.200

10 Grace McLaughlin WOGA 108.600

11 Brandie Jay GK Gym 108.300

12 Jessica Howe WOGA 103.200

VAULT

1 McKayla Maroney All Olympia 30.700

2 Alicia Sacramone Brestyan’s 30.600

3 Brandie Jay GK Gym 27.825

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2 Mackenzie Caquatto Legacy Elite 29.700

3 Anna Li Legacy Elite 29.450

3 Gabrielle Douglas Chow’s 29.450

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1 Alicia Sacramone Brestyan’s 30.100

2 Chellsie Memmel M and M 30.000


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2 Rebecca Bross WOGA 29.500

3 Alexandra Raisman Brestyan’s 29.150

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balance beam, scoring a 30.000 for her routine, which included a barani to back handspring and a standing Arabian. Shawn Johnson of Chow’s Gymnastics, recorded scores of 29.200 (vault), 28.600 (bars) and 29.400 (balance beam). Johnson, the 2008 Olympic balance beam champion, finished fourth on beam.

Sabrina Vega of Dynamic finished fifth in the all-around with a score of 112.050. Vega, 16, was fourth on floor and fifth on beam.

Defending champion and world medalist Rebecca Bross of WOGA, was unable to finish the competition due to injury. Bross, 18, finished second on floor with a 29.500 and eighth on the balance beam with a 27.600.

Taking sixth and seventh in the all-around were Bridgette Caquatto of Legacy Elite and Douglas.

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Katelyn Ohashi of WOGA, led the junior women’s all-around rankings for all eight rotations of the two-day competition, winning her first U.S. junior all-around title at the 2011 Visa Championships. Her all-around total of 120.950 put her ahead of defending champion Kyla Ross of Gym-Max Gymnastics and Sarah Finnegan of Great American Gymnastics Express in third.

“Winning the national title was my goal coming in for a couple of years now. This is so

exciting,” Ohashi said. “I have never been this confident in competition before.”

Ohashi, 14, worked with precision on uneven bars, showing a unique L-grip Endo to straddled Jaeger to earn a 30.150 and win the event. On beam, she flawlessly executed a layout back flip with a full twist on the first day of competition to score a 16.100, the highest score of the competition for junior or senior women. Despite a fall on her sheep jump during day two, she posted a 14.950, the second highest score on the event for the day. Combining both days of competition, she won the beam title with a score of 31.050. On floor, Ohashi displayed grace and beauty combined with power as she tumbled a nearly perfect full-twisting double pike. Her score, a 30.050, secured the floor title and the all-around gold medal. Ohashi took fourth on vault with her Yurchenko double twist (29.700).

Ross, who began the final day of competition in third position, started with a huge

Yurchenko 2.5 twist and a 15.650 score,

to move into second position overall, where she would stay

for the remainder of the competition. She posted a total score of 117.650 to take second in the all-around. Ross, 14, finished third on vault (29.950), and second on bars (29.600) and beam (30.450). Ross competed a nice double layout dismount on bars and a double Arabian to stag jump on floor.

“My goal was to get top three, so I was pretty happy that I accomplished that,” Ross said. “I was happy that I hit all my routines today (finals day of competition) and that I went out there and did what I know I can do.”

GAGE’s Sarah Finnegan, 14, finished third in the all-around with a score of 115.300. She also took third on beam with a score of 29.050 for her difficult routine, which included a standing Arabian and third on floor with a 29.100 performing a stylish, upbeat routine with a tucked full-in, a double Arabian and dismounted with a 1.5 to 2.5.

Lexie Priessman, 14, of Cincinnati Gymnastics was loaded with difficulty and finished fourth overall with a score of 115.100. Priessman performed a Yurchenko 2.5, earning the national vault title with a two-day total of 31.550 on the event. She also took second on floor with her mega tumbling including a double twisting double back mount, a 1.5 to 2.5 to stag jump, punch layout front to double twisting front and dismounted with a full-in.

Two other standout gymnasts were Mykayla Skinner of Desert Lights who took second on vault with her Yurchenko 2.5 scoring 30.450 and Texas Dream’s Kennedy Baker who performed a layout Gienger and full-in dismount to finish third on bars with a 28.950.

winning her first U.S. junior all-around title at the 2011 Visa Championships. Her all-around total of 120.950 put her ahead of defending champion Kyla Ross of Gym-Max Gymnastics and Sarah Finnegan of Great American Gymnastics Express in third.

“Winning the national title was my goal coming in for a couple of years now. This is so

winning her first U.S. junior all-around title at the 2011 winning her first U.S. junior all-around title at the 2011 Visa Championships. Her all-around total of 120.950 put her ahead of defending champion Kyla Ross of Gym-Max Gymnastics and Sarah Finnegan of Great American Gymnastics Express in third.


Yurchenko 2.5 twist and a 15.650 score,

of the competition. She posted a total score of 117.650 to take second in the all-around. Ross, 14, finished third on vault (29.950), and second on bars (29.600) and beam (30.450). Ross competed a nice double layout dismount on bars and a double Arabian to stag jump on floor.

on vault with her Yurchenko double twist


this confident in competition before.”

Ohashi, 14, worked with precision on uneven bars, showing a unique L-grip Endo to straddled Jaeger to earn a 30.150 and win the event. On beam, she flawlessly executed a layout back flip with a full twist on the first day of competition to score a 16.100, the highest score of the competition for junior or senior women. Despite a fall on her sheep jump during day two, she posted a 14.950, the second highest score on the event for the day. Combining both days of competition, she won the beam title with a score of 31.050. On floor, Ohashi displayed grace and beauty combined with power as she tumbled a nearly perfect full-twisting double pike. Her score, a 30.050, secured the floor title and the all-around gold medal. Ohashi took fourth on vault with her Yurchenko double twist on vault with her Yurchenko double twist (29.700).(29.700).


coming in for a couple of years now. This is so exciting,” Ohashi said. “I have never been


coming in for a couple of years now. This is so


Ohashi, 14, worked with precision on uneven bars, showing a unique L-grip Endo to straddled Jaeger to earn a 30.150 and win the event. On beam, she flawlessly executed a layout back flip with a full twist on the first day of competition to score a 16.100, the highest score of the competition for junior or senior women. Despite a fall on her sheep jump during day two, she posted a 14.950, the second highest score on the event for the day. Combining both days of competition, she won the beam title with a score of 31.050. On floor, Ohashi displayed grace and beauty combined with power as she tumbled a nearly perfect full-twisting double pike. Her score, a 30.050, secured the floor title and the all-around gold medal. Ohashi took fourth on vault with her Yurchenko double twist

combined with power as she tumbled a nearly perfect full-twisting double pike. Her score, a 30.050, secured the floor title and the all-around gold medal. Ohashi took fourth on vault with her Yurchenko double twist on vault with her Yurchenko double twist (29.700).

on vault with her Yurchenko double twist (29.700).


RESULTSJUNIOR ALL-AROUND (TOP 15) 1 Katelyn Ohashi WOGA 120.950 2 Kyla Ross Gym Max 117.650 3 Sarah Finnegan GAGE 115.300 4 Lexie Priessman Cincinnati 115.100 5 Amelia Hundley Cincinnati 112.050 6 Brenna Dowell GAGE 111.600 7 Kennedy Baker Texas Dreams 110.750 8 Kiana Winston Texas Dreams 110.250 9 Bailie Key Texas Dreams 109.550 10 Mykayla Skinner Desert Lights 109.400 11 Elizabeth Price Parkettes 109.150 12 Brianna Brown Cincinnati 109.000 13 Madison Desch GAGE 108.900 14 Simone Biles Bannon’s 108.100 15 Ericha Fassbender Stars 108.050

VAULT 1 Lexie Priessman Cincinnati 31.550 2 Mykayla Skinner Desert Lights 30.450 3 Kyla Ross Gym Max 29.950

UNEVEN BARS 1 Katelyn Ohashi WOGA 30.150 2 Kyla Ross Gym Max 29.600 3 Kennedy Baker Texas Dreams 28.950

BALANCE BEAM 1 Katelyn Ohashi WOGA 31.050 2 Kyla Ross Gym Max 30.450 3 Sarah Finnegan GAGE 29.050FLOOR EXERCISE 1 Katelyn Ohashi WOGA 30.050 2 Lexie Priessman Cincinnati 29.150 3 Sarah Finnegan GAGE 29.100

2011-12 JUNIOR NATIONAL TEAMBack Row L to R: Katelyn Ohashi, Kyla Ross, Sarah Finnegan, Lexie Priessman, Amelia Hundley, Brenna Dowell, Kennedy Baker Front Row L to R: Kiana Winston, Bailie Key, Mykayla Skinner, Elizabeth Price, Brianna Brown, Madison Desch

Katelyn Ohashi of WOGA, led the junior women’s all-around “My goal was to get top three, so I was pretty happy that I

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“My goal was to get top three, so I was pretty happy that I accomplished that,” Ross said. “I was happy that I hit all my routines today (finals day of competition) and that I went out there and did what I know I can do.”

GAGE’s Sarah Finnegan, 14, finished third in the all-around with a score of 115.300. She also took third on beam with a score of 29.050 for her difficult routine, which included a standing Arabian and third on floor with a 29.100 performing a stylish, upbeat routine with a tucked full-in, a double Arabian and dismounted with a 1.5 to 2.5.

Lexie Priessman, 14, of Cincinnati Gymnastics was loaded with difficulty and finished fourth overall with a score of 115.100. Priessman performed a Yurchenko 2.5, earning the national vault title with a two-day total of 31.550 on the event. She also took second on floor with her mega tumbling including a double twisting double back mount, a 1.5 to 2.5 to stag jump, punch layout front to double twisting front and dismounted with a full-in.

Two other standout gymnasts were Mykayla Skinner of Desert Lights who took second on vault with her Yurchenko 2.5 scoring 30.450 and Texas Dream’s Kennedy Baker who performed a layout Gienger and full-in dismount to finish third on bars with a 28.950.

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Danell Leyva of Team Hilton HHonors, captured his first senior men’s all-around title at the 2011 Visa Championships inside the Xcel Energy Center in Saint Paul, Minn. Leyva, 19, wowed the crowd to claim the

title with a two-day combined all-around total of 183.800.

Leyva, who is from Homestead, Fla., and trains at Universal Gymnastics with stepfather and coach Yin Alvarez, led the entire second night of competition and secured the title on his best event, the high bar. After nearly sticking his double twisting double layout dismount, Leyva embraced Alvarez, lifting him off the ground in celebration.

“It feels great – amazing,” Leyva said after claiming the U.S. national title. “To fulfill one of the goals you put on paper, to be able to scratch one of those off the list, it is an amazing feeling.”

Leyva executed an extremely intricate parallel bars routine, performing a peach to Diamidov to earn the title on this event with a score of 32.150. He also won the title on high bar with his exciting high-flying high bar routine complete with a full twisting layout Tkatchev, layout Kovacs and layout double-twisting double-back dismount to score a 33.150 for his two-day total.

Two-time defending champion Jonathan Horton of Team Hilton HHonors, pushed Leyva the entire competition. However, a fall in the fifth rotation of day two on his strongest event, the high bar, made it impossible to catch Leyva, who suffered no major

mistakes during either night’s competition.

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Horton, who is from Houston, Texas, and trains at Cypress, scored 181.050 points for his two-day all-around effort. He finished third on floor (30.650), rings (30.500) and vault (32.750). He competed a handspring double front half out on vault for just the

first time in his career.

Competing in his first Visa Championships as

a senior, John Orozco of the U.S. Olympic Training Center, claimed the bronze medal in the all-around compe-tition with a 180.500 total. The 18-year-old Orozco took second

on parallel bars with a combined score of 31.450,

performing a giant Suarez and Stutz to double pike dismount. The stylish com-petitor whose hometown is Bronx, N.Y.,

also took third on pommel horse with a 29.100 and tied for third on high bar with Paul Ruggeri of the University of Illinois, both scoring 30.500.

Chris Brooks of Hilton HHonors, Cypress Gymnastics finished fourth in the all-around with a score of 178.600. Brooks, 24, from Houston, took third on parallel bars with a score of 31.200 and second on high bar with a score of 31.300.

Jacob Dalton of Norman, Okla./University of Oklahoma, finished fifth in the all-around with a 177.800 and won the floor exercise and vault national titles. His floor routine included an Arabian double

layout, earning a 32.450 for the two-day total. Dalton, 20, also captured the vault gold medal with his Kasamatsu double twist, which topped the vault standings with a 33.650 total.

team on the international stage. We’ll team on the international stage. We’ll team on the international stage. We’ll also took third on pommel horse with

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layout, earning a 32.450 for the two-day total. Dalton, 20, also captured the vault gold medal with his Kasamatsu double twist, which topped the vault standings with a 33.650 total.

points for his two-day all-around effort. points for his two-day all-around effort. points for his two-day all-around effort. He finished third on floor (30.650), He finished third on floor (30.650), He finished third on floor (30.650), rings (30.500) and vault (32.750). rings (30.500) and vault (32.750). rings (30.500) and vault (32.750).

Cypress Gymnastics finished fourth in the all-around with a score of 178.600. Brooks, 24, from Houston, rings (30.500) and vault (32.750). rings (30.500) and vault (32.750). rings (30.500) and vault (32.750).

He competed a handspring double He competed a handspring double He competed a handspring double front half out on vault for just the front half out on vault for just the front half out on vault for just the

first time in his career. first time in his career.

Competing in his first Visa Championships as

a senior, John Orozco of the U.S. Olympic Training Center, claimed the bronze medal in the all-around compe-tition with a 180.500 total. The 18-year-old Orozco took second

on parallel bars with a combined score of 31.450,

performing a giant Suarez and Stutz to performing a giant Suarez and Stutz to performing a giant Suarez and Stutz to double pike dismount. The stylish comdouble pike dismount. The stylish comdouble pike dismount. The stylish com-

took third on parallel bars with a score of 31.200 and second on high bar with a score of 31.300.


layout, earning a 32.450 for the two-day total. Dalton, 20, also captured the vault gold medal with his Kasamatsu double twist, which topped the vault standings with a 33.650

RESULTS

SENIOR ALL-AROUND (TOP 12) 1 Danell Leyva Hilton HHonors/Univ. 183.800 2 Jonathan Horton Hilton HHonors/Cyp. 181.050 3 John Orozco USOTC 180.500 4 Chris Brooks Hilton HHonors/Cyp. 178.600 5 Jacob Dalton Univ. of Oklahoma 177.800 6 Steven Legendre Univ. of Oklahoma 177.600 7 Alexander Naddour Univ. of Oklahoma 175.850 8 C.J. Maestas Univ. of Illinois 175.550 9 Brandon Wynn Ohio State 174.450 10 Glen Ishino Cal Berkeley 172.350 11 Jesse Silverstein US Gym Ctr II 171.750 12 Tyler Mizoguchi Univ. of Illinois 171.650

FLOOR 1 Jacob Dalton Univ. of Oklahoma 32.450 2 Steven Legendre Univ. of Oklahoma 32.000 3 Jonathan Horton Hilton HHonors/Cyp 30.650

POMMEL HORSE 1 Alexander Naddour Univ. of Oklahoma 31.100 2 Ty Echard Ohio State 30.350 3 John Orozco USOTC 29.100

STILL RINGS 1 Brandon Wynn Ohio State 31.300 2 C.J. Maestas Univ. of Illinois 30.850 3 Jonathan Horton Hilton HHonors/Cyp. 30.500

VAULT 1 Jacob Dalton Univ. of Oklahoma 33.650 2 Steven Legendre Univ. of Oklahoma 32.900 3 Jonathan Horton Hilton HHonors/Cyp. 32.750

PARALLEL BARS 1 Danell Leyva Hilton HHonors/Univ. 32.150 2 John Orozco USOTC 31.450 3 Chris Brooks Hilton HHonors/Cyp. 31.200

HIGH BAR 1 Danell Leyva Hilton HHonors/Univ. 33.150 2 Chris Brooks Hilton HHonors/Cyp. 31.300 3 John Orozco USOTC 30.500 3 Paul Ruggeri Univ. of Illinois 30.500


2011 MEN’S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS TEAMOct. 8-16, 2011, Tokyo, Japan

Jake Dalton, Reno, Nev./University of OklahomaJonathan Horton, Houston/Team Hilton HHonors (Cypress Academy)Steven Legendre, Port Jefferson, N.Y./Team Hilton Honors (University of Oklahoma)Danell Leyva, Homestead, Fla./Team Hilton HHonors (Universal Gymnastics)Alexander Naddour, Gilbert, Ariz./University of OklahomaJohn Orozco, Bronx, N.Y., U.S. Olympic Training CenterAlternate: Chris Brooks, Houston/Team Hilton HHonors (Cypress Academy) Head coach: Kevin Mazeika, Houston

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2011 MEN’S NATIONAL TEAM (FRONT L to R) C.J. Maestas • Brandon Wynn • John Orozco • Alexander Naddour • Danell Leyva(BACK L to R) Steven Legendre • Jonathan Horton • Jacob Dalton • Alex Buscaglia • Chris Brooks

Steven Legendre, 22, of Team Hilton HHonors and the University of Oklahoma finished sixth overall with a total score of 177.600 and was second on floor with a 32.00 and second on vault with a 32.900, competing a handspring double front half-out.

On the pommel horse, Alexander Naddour, 20, of Norman, Okla./University of Oklahoma, swung smoothly through a tricky single pommel Russian, for the top score of 31.100 on the event. Naddour also finished

seventh in the all-around with a score of 175.850.

Rounding out the top 10 in the all-around were C.J. Maestas from the University of Illinois in eighth, Brandon Wynn of Ohio State/Team Hilton HHonors, in ninth and Glen Ishino of Cal Berkeley in 10th. Wynn displayed his trademark perfect strength positions to claim the still rings title for the second consecutive year with a 31.300 total score.

2011 MEN’S PAN AMERICAN GAMES TEAMOct. 24-29, Guadalajara, Mexico

Donothan Bailey, Lake Forest, Calif./University of California – BerkeleyGlen Ishino, Santa Ana, Calif./University of California – BerkeleyC.J. Maestas, Corrales, N.M./University of IllinoisSho Nakamori, Albany, Calif./Stanford UniversityPaul Ruggeri, Manlius, N.Y/University of IllinoisBrandon Wynn, Voorhees, N.J./Team Hilton HHonors (Ohio State University)Alternate: Tyler Mizoguchi, Houston, Texas/University of Illinois Coaches: Justin Spring, University of Illinois, and Rustam Sharipov, Ohio State University


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went to Akash Modi of Morganville, N.J./ Monmouth Gymnastics Academy Inc., scoring a 163.750.

Event champions for the 16-18 age group, based on two-day totals, are: Deaton, floor exercise, 29.450; Ellis Mannon of Indianapolis, Ind./Indy School of Gymnastics, pommel horse, 28.000; Max Mayr of Miami, Fla./Universal Gymnastics, still rings, 28.450; Deaton, vault, 31.400; Mayr, parallel bars, 29.100; and Glenn, horizontal bar, 28.550.

Event champions for the 14-15 age group, based on two-day totals, are: Modi, floor exercise, 28.300; Melton, pommel horse, 26.500, still rings, 27.000, and parallel bars, 28.850; Hunter Justus of Cypress, Texas/Cypress Academy of Gymnastics, vault, 31.250; Wang, horizontal bar, 27.450.

The U.S. junior national team was named following the competition, based on all-around rankings for each age division and includes juniors who qualified to senior division.

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JUNIOR 16-18 ALL-AROUND (TOP 10)

1 Adrian de los Angeles SCATS 166.600

2 Jonathan Deaton Tim Daggett’s 166.500

3 Jesse Glenn SCATS 166.350

4 Jake Martin Orlando Metro 165.450

5 Max Mayr Universal 165.400

6 Donnell Whittenburg Ultimate 163.400

7 Alex Johnson OSU Boys 161.250

8 Stacey Ervin Mills 160.250

9 Brian Knott Chelsea Piers 160.150

10 Joshua Yee Hawaiian Island 159.950

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1 Sean Melton Orlando Metro 167.250

2 Timothy Wang South Coast 164.850

3 Akash Modi Monmouth 163.750

4 Marvin Kimble Swiss Turners 162.550

5 Daniel DiBenedetto Tim Daggett’s 159.450

6 Jesse Himmelsbach Queen City 159.050

7T Hunter Justus Cypress Academy 158.700

7T Allan Bower Xtreme 158.700

9 Andrew Rickly Hocking Valley 155.550

10 Bobby Baker Aerial 155.200

14-15 JUNIOR NATIONAL TEAML to R: Timothy Wang, Akash Modi, Sean Melton, Marvin Kimble, Hunter Justus, Jesse Himmelsbach, Daniel DiBenedetto, Allan Bower

16-18 JUNIOR NATIONAL TEAML to R: Joey Peters, Max Mayr, Jake Martin, Trevor Howard, Jesse Glenn, Jonathan Deaton, Adrian de los Angeles

Adrian de los Angeles of Long Beach, Calif. (16-18), and Sean Melton of Orlando, Fla. (14-15), won the junior men’s all-around titles with a two-day score of 166.600 and 167.250, respectively, at the 2011 Visa Championships.

De los Angeles, who entered the final day of competition

in fifth place, posted his high score of the competition on

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los Angeles of SCATS posted 26.650 on the floor, a 26.100 on the pommel

horse, a 27.100 on the still rings, a 28.450 on the parallel bars and a 27.800

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“It’s why we do the sport everyday, why we push ourselves so hard – it’s just awesome,” de los Angeles said of his win.

Finishing in a close second was Jonathan Deaton of Longmeadow, Mass., coached by Olympic gold medalist Tim Daggett at Tim Daggett’s Gold Medal Gymnastics and Lorenzo Macaluso, with a score of 166.500.

The bronze medalist in the all-around was Jesse Glenn of Northridge, Calif./SCATS Gymnastics, scoring a 166.350.

Leading after the first day in the14–15 year-old competition, Melton, who was the

defending champion and trains at Orlando Metro, recorded his highest score of the competition on the vault performing a double twisting Yurchenko

for a 30.700. Melton scored a 27.850 on floor, a 26.500 on pommel horse, a

27.000 on still rings, 28.850 on parallel bars, and a 26.350 on the high bar.

“Today felt pretty good,” Melton said at the conclusion of the final day. “The first day, I struggled a lot, but I ended up pulling it together and pulling off a performance I am very happy with.”

Receiving the 14-15 all-around silver medal was Timothy Wang of Riverside, Calif./South Coast Gymnastics, with a score of 164.850. Third place

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Kisiel claimed the all-around gold medal with a total score of 203.175, followed

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“Today was a major improvement from yesterday,” said Kisiel, who won the ball and club titles early in the competition. “I let a lot of my nerves go and was able to focus more on what I had been practicing. I am extremely happy with how it turned out and I am happy to be where I

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with a total score of 203.175, followed by Polina Kozitskiy of Fountainville,

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Alexis Page of New York, N.Y./Aviator Sports, at 194.825.

“Today was a major improvement from yesterday,” said Kisiel, who won the ball and club titles early in the competition. “I let a lot of my nerves go and was let a lot of my nerves go and was let a lot of my nerves go and was able to focus more on what I had able to focus more on what I had able to focus more on what I had been practicing. I am extremely been practicing. I am extremely been practicing. I am extremely happy with how it turned out happy with how it turned out happy with how it turned out and I am happy to be where I and I am happy to be where I and I am happy to be where I

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“Today was a major “Today was a major improvement from yesterday,” said improvement from yesterday,” said improvement from yesterday,” said Kisiel, who won the ball and club Kisiel, who won the ball and club Kisiel, who won the ball and club titles early in the competition. “I titles early in the competition. “I titles early in the competition. “I let a lot of my nerves go and was let a lot of my nerves go and was let a lot of my nerves go and was

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In the junior division, Sereda added the all-around title to her two individual event titles (ball and clubs). She posted a total all-around score of 198.100, followed by Jazzy Kerber of Highland Park, Ill./North Shore Rhythmic Gymnastics, in second with 194.850, and Serena Lu of Staten Island, N.Y./Isadora, in third with 191.525.

“I am really happy,” Sereda said. “I was a little shaky in the beginning, but toward the end of the competition, I knew I had to pull together all my energy to perform well in my last two routines. I am really pleased with the results.”

EVENT FINALSKisiel earned two senior event titles in both ball (26.225) and clubs (27.025), as Olga Pavlenko of Flushing, N.Y./Isadora, won gold with her hoop performance (25.100), and Polina Kozitskiy of Fountainville,

the all-around title to her two individual event titles (ball and clubs). She posted

both ball (26.225) and clubs (27.025),

performance (25.100), and Polina Kozitskiy of Fountainville,

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Pa./Philadelphia Rhythmic Academy, took first in ribbon (25.175).

Sereda and Jazzy Kerber of Highland Park, Ill./North Shore Rhythmic

Gymnastics, split the four U.S. junior rhythmic gymnastics individual event titles. Sereda, who is the defending junior all-around champion, won the gold medals for both ball (24.900) and clubs (25.900). Kerber, who recently won the junior all-around at the 2011 U.S. Rhythmic Classic, took top honors for both hoop and

ribbon, earning scores of 24.980 and 24.700, respectively.

The Rhythmic Group from North Shore Rhythmics in Deerfield, Ill., performed with 5 Balls and 3 ribbons/2 hoops in exhibition routines at Visa Championships in preparation for the upcoming Rhythmic World Championships and Pan American Games. The group includes: Rachel Anderson, Jessica Bogdanov, Megan Frohlich, Aimee Gupta, Michelle Przybylo, Sofya Roytburg and Sydney Sachs.

2011-12 RHYTHMIC GYMNASTICS SENIOR NATIONAL TEAM L to R: Peter Vidmar, Shelby Kisiel, Polina Kozitskiy, Alexis Page, Anastasia Torba, Olga Pavlenko, Hannah Walter, Elektra Markogiannakis, Claire Skach and Steve Penny.

2011-12 RHYTHMIC GYMNASTICS JUNIOR NATIONAL TEAM L to R: Rebecca Sereda, Jazzy Kerber, Serena Lu, Ronit Shamuilov, Cindy Lu, Julia Garbuz, Monica Rokhman, and Jennifer Rokhman.

SENIOR ALL-AROUND

1 Shelby Kisiel 203.175

2 Polina Kozitskiy 195.750

3 Alexis Page 194.825

4 Anastasia Torba 188.575

5 Olga Pavlenko 186.425

6 Hannah Walter 178.250

7 Elektra Markogiannakis 177.225

8 Claire Skach 175.225

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1 Rebecca Sereda 198.100

2 Jazzy Kerber 194.850

3 Serena Lu 191.525

4 Ronit Shamuilov 191.200

5 Cindy Lu 191.175

6 Julia Garbuz 186.225

7 Monica Rokhman 183.125

8 Jennifer Rokhman 180.750

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Gymnastics, split the four U.S. junior rhythmic gymnastics individual event titles. Sereda, who is the defending junior all-around champion, won the gold medals for both ball (24.900) and clubs (25.900). Kerber, who recently won the junior all-around at the 2011 U.S. Rhythmic Classic, took top honors for both hoop and

ribbon, earning scores of 24.980 and 24.700,



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Rhythmic and Trampoline athletes did exhibition routines in Rice Park prior to the Visa Championships competition and kids tried out the sport, too!Photos by Diane Bidermann

Hilton HHonors had a booth on the concourse where kids could stand on

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the podium and get their photos taken with a cool background.

The 2011 USA Gymnastics Hall of Fame class includes (L to R): Chelle Stack,

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Morning Fitness took place in Rice Park at 6:30 a.m. on Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Even Olympians Shannon Miller and Bridget Sloan participated!

The GK Limited Edition leotard featured in the center was the Grand Finale style at the GK Fashion Show and has more than 14,000 Swarovski jewels and is valued at approximately $4,000.

Photos by Jill Coy

The Taste of Visa Championships was a huge success in Saint Paul. Shown in this photo L to R are some of the judges: Marvin Sharp, Bridget Sloan, Carly Patterson, Bela Karolyi, Saint Paul Hotel staff members, and Samantha Peszek.

Sarah Ellingboe created the winning design

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L to R: Samantha Peszek and Bridget Sloan were interviewed by Nastia

Liukin for the Universal Sports’ Around the Gym episode.

John Macready entertained the crowd during the competition.

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Gym Max, won the senior and junior all-around titles, respectively, at the 2011 CoverGirl Classic, held in

Chicago, Ill., July 23.

Raisman won the title with her 57.250 total. 2008 Olympic team silver-medalist Chellsie Memmel of M&M Gymnastics made a solid return to competition earning a total 56.950 to finish in second place. Sabrina Vega of Dynamic Gymnastics was third at 56.850.

2010 World vault champion Alicia Sacramone of Brestyan’s, competed on three events for the first time since her comeback. She won the vault scoring a 15.100 and also tied for first with Jordyn Wieber of Geddert’s Twistars on balance beam with a 15.200.

Wieber, the 2011 AT&T American Cup champion, was first on bars with a score of 15.200, followed by Gabrielle Douglas of Chow’s Gymnastics, at 14.950.

Raisman had the top score for the floor exercise at 14.700. Raisman’s first pass was a 1.5 twist to double Arabian, punch front. Vega was second (14.250).

In the junior division, Ross, who trains at Gym Max, scored a 58.850 to win the title. Lexie Priessman of Cincinnati Gymnastics Academy, took second in the all-around with a score of 58.050. Katelyn Ohashi of WOGA was third with a 57.950.

On vault, both Priessman and Ross competed a Yurchenko 2.5, scoring a 15.450 and 15.250, respectively, for first and second place. Ross tied with Ohashi on bars with a score of 15.000. Texas Dreams Veronica Hults won beam with a score of 15.050. On floor, Sarah Finnegan of GAGE won the floor title with her 14.500. Finnegan did a nice piked full twisting double back.

GAGE won the floor title with her 14.500. Finnegan did a nice piked

Ross tied with Ohashi on bars with a score of 15.000. Texas Dreams Veronica

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Trampoline and Tumbling Program Director Susan Jacobson said, “The athletes were under a lot of pressure at this year’s event because not only was the 2011-12 national team named, but also World Championships, World Age Group Championships and Pan American teams were being decided.”

In the senior men’s trampoline competition, newcomer to the senior ranks Jeffrey Gluckstein of Atlantic Highlands, N.J./Ultratwisters earned his first trampoline title. Logan Dooley of Lake Forest, Calif./World Elite took second, Michael Devine of Winnebago, Ill./J&J

Tumbling was third and two-time defending champion Steven Gluckstein finished fourth.

Savannah Vinsant of Lafayette, La./T&T Express won her first senior women’s trampoline title over Dakota Earnest and Alaina Williams, both of Acrospirits. Earnest is from Plains, Texas, and Williams is from Amarillo, Texas.

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AAATrampoline and Tumbling Program Director Susan Jacobson said, “The athletes were under a lot of pressure at this year’s event because not only was the 2011-12 national team named, but also World Championships, World Age Group Championships and Pan American teams were being decided.”

In the senior men’s trampoline competition, newcomer to the senior ranks Jeffrey Gluckstein of Atlantic Highlands, N.J./Ultratwisters earned his first trampoline title. Logan Dooley of Lake Forest, Calif./World Elite took second, Michael Devine of Winnebago, Ill./J&J

Tumbling was third and two-time defending champion Steven Gluckstein finished fourth.

Savannah Vinsant of Lafayette, La./T&T Express won her first senior women’s trampoline title over Dakota Earnest and Alaina Williams, both of Acrospirits. Earnest is from Plains, Texas, and Williams is from Amarillo, Texas.

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Women’s TrampolineAlaina WilliamsDakota EarnestSavannah VinsantNani VercruyssenAlicia Powder (Alternate)

Men’s TumblingKalon LudvigsonJoshua KensilAlex Renkert

Women’s TumblingMarina MoskalenkoYuliya BrownKarly JudkinsNatalya BeneschottKaylah Whaley (Alternate)

Men’s DMTKalon LudvigsonRyan RobertsAustin WhiteTrey KatzCasey Chandler (Alternate)

Women’s DMTErin JauchKristle LowellErica OwenMarina MoskalenkoSonia Shah (Alternate)

Synchro MenLogan Dooley – Steven GlucksteinMichael Devine – Jeffrey Gluckstein

Synchro WomenAlaina Williams/Dakota EarnestNani Vercruyssen/Savannah Vinsant

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title making it his sixth consecutive national championships tumbling title. Joshua Kensil of Mackinaw, Ill./Central Illinois Gym took second. For the women, Karly Judkins of Tulsa, Okla./Elite Gymnastics claimed the senior women’s tumbling title over Natalya Beneschott of Pocatello, Idaho/Team Revolution.

For double mini-trampoline, Erin Jauch of Crystal Lake, Ill./Fox Valley Tumbling and Trampoline won the women’s senior title over Kristle Lowell of Orland Park, Ill./5 Star Tumbling and Trampoline. On the men’s side, Ludvigson won the men’s senior title over Trey Katz of Charleston, Ill./Sun Elite.

For synchronized trampoline Alaina Williams of Amarillo, Texas, and Dakota Earnest of Plains, Texas, both of Acrospirits, won the senior women’s title and Neil Gulati of Irvine, Calif./World Elite, and Michael Devine of Winnebago, Ill./J&J Tumbling and Trampoline won the senior men’s title.

The World Championships and World Age Group teams were named at the conclusion of the competition. The Trampoline and Tumbling World Championships will take place Nov. 16-19 in Birmingham, England, and the World Age Group Championships will take place Nov. 20-26 in the same location. The Pan Amerian Games take place Oct. 17-18 in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico.

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In the junior competition, Shaylee Dunavin of Amarillo, Texas/All American Gymnastics, won three titles including the individual trampoline, double mini and synchro title along with her partner Audrey Ghanian of Holmdel, N.J./UltraTwisters. Miranda Kerr of Warren, Mich./AGT Flipcity, won the tumbling title over Brittney Bernard of Bixby, Okla./Oklahoma Extreme T&T. Ghanian finished second in individual trampoline. Jaycee James of Amarillo, Texas/All American Gymnastics, finished second in double mini while Erynn Stier and Nicole Sperling, both of Branch T&T took second in synchro. Stier is from Morley, Mich., and Sperling is from Hudsonville, Mich. On the men’s side, Austin Nacey of Braidwood, Ill./TwistStars Tumbling and Trampoline, won the junior title while James Lichtenstein of Buffalo Grove, Ill./5 Star Tumbling and Trampoline, finished second. Jerrett Jensen of Gilbert, Ariz./Aspire Kids Sports Center, won the double mini title over Blake Newton of Amarillo, Texas/All American Gymnastics. In synchro, Dante Hebert of Carencro, La., and Louis Prejean of Youngsville, La., both from T&T Express, won the title. Sam Chiacchia of Colorado Springs, Colo./Team ArtSports and Sean Sargent of Mason, Ohio/Queen City TnT finished second. Richard Watson of Skiatook, Okla./T3 won the tumbling title over Nacey.


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LUDVIGSON WINS SILVER MEDAL AT WORLD CUP IN CHINAKalon Ludvigson of Pocatello, Idaho, earned the silver medal in men’s tumbling at the World Cup in Wuxi City, China, July 3, making this his 15th world medal. Yuliya Brown of Idaho Falls, Idaho, finished sixth among the women. Ludvigson scored a 76.000 to earn second place while China’s Song Yang won the gold scoring 78.700. Russia’s Timofey Podust finished third with a 75.600.

In the women’s tumbling event, China’s Fangfang Jia won the gold with a score of 71.20 followed by Russia’s Anna Korobeynikova in second with 69.200 and Lingxi Chen of China in third with a 66.800.

WOMEN’S TUMBLING 1 Fangfang Jia CHN 71.20 2 Anna Korobeynikova RUS 69.20 3 Lingxi Chen CHN 66.80 4 Zara McLean GBR 65.90 5 Emily Smith CAN 64.60 6 Yuliya Brown USA 63.60 7 Samantha Rockett GBR 63.40 8 auriane Lamperim FRA 60.20

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MEN’S TUMBLING 1 Song Yang CHN 78.70 2 Kalon Ludvigson USA 76.00 3 Timofey Podust RUS 75.60 4 Zhenqiu Li CHN 75.20 5 Alexander Seifert CAN 73.40 6 Kristof Willerton GBR 70.30 6 Shaun Gregory GBR 70.30 8 Mickael Gosset FRA 66.90

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2011 SEPTEMBER9–11 Region 2 Congress Everett, WA 13–26 Rhythmic World Championships Montpellier, France15–18 State and Regional Chairman’s Workshop (M) Chicago, IL17 National Gymnastics Day various locations17 Handstand World Record Attempt (everyone) various locations 23–25 Region 5 Congress Indianapolis, IN 30–Oct. 2 National TOP Testing (W) Huntsville, TX

OCTOBER 1–3 National TOP Testing (W) Huntsville, TX

7–16 World Artistic Championships (M/W) Tokyo, Japan13–16 JO Team Coaches Course (W) Huntsville, TX

14–30 Pan American Games (M/W/R/TR) Guadalajara, MX

22–25 JO National Team Training Camp (W) Huntsville, TX

27–30 Level 9/10 Training Camp (W) Huntsville, TX

NOVEMBER 10–14 World Cup (AG) Forli, Italy

16–19 T & T World Championships Birmingham, ENG


EVENT SCHEDULEEVENT SCHEDULEEVENT SCHEDULE20–26 World Age Group Championships (TT) Birmingham, ENG

30–Dec. 4 National TOP Team Training Camp (W) Huntsville, TX

DECEMBER1–3 Future Stars Championships Colorado Springs, CO

1–4 National Coaches Workshop (M) Colorado Springs, CO

4–8 TOP B Training Camp (W) Huntsville, TX

8–18 National Rhythmic Open Camps (R) Huntsville, TX

2012JANUARY 10–18 Olympic Test Event London, ENG

FEBRUARY 2–4 Winter Cup Challenge (M) Las Vegas, NV

10–12 Elite National Qualifier-Gliders (W) Covina, CA

17–19 Elite National Qualifier-WOGA (W) Plano, TX

MARCH 2 Nastia Liukin Cup (W) New York, NY

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3 AT&T American Cup (M/W) New York, NY

16–18 Pacific Rim Championships (M/W/R/T) Everett, WA

23–24 USA Gymnastics Collegiate Champs. (M) Colorado Springs, CO

APRIL 13–15 Women’s Level 9/10 Regionals Various Sites

16–22 Acro Gym. World Champs. & World Age Group Competition Lake Buena Vista, FL

MAY 3–6 Level 9 East/West Championships (W) Landover, MD/Boise,ID

7 USA Gymnastics Special Olympics Championships (M/W/R/GG) Marietta, GA

7–13 JO National Championships (M) Cincinnati, OH

10–12 JO National Championships (W) Hampton, VA

13 JO–National Invitational Tournament (W) Hampton, VA

31–June 3 Open Championships (W) Orlando, FL

TBD CoverGirl Classic (W) TBD

JUNE

7–10 Visa Championships (M/W) St. Louis, MO

28–July1 USA Gymn. Nat. Congress and Trade Show San Jose, CA

28–July1 U.S. Olympic Team Trials–Gymnastics (M/W) San Jose, CA

JULY 5–11 T&T Junior Olympic Nationals Long Beach, CA27–Aug. 12 Olympic Games (M,W,R,T) London, ENG

SEPTEMBER 15 National Gymnastics Day various locations

2013 APRIL 12–14 Women’s L9/10 Regionals Various sites

MAY 2–5 Level 9 East/West Championships (W) TBD

9–11 JO National Championships (W) TBD

12 JO–NIT (W) TBD

31–June 2 2013–20 JO Compulsory Master Workshop – East (W) Orlando, FL

JUNE7 – 9 2013–20 JO Compulsory Master Workshop – West (W) Reno, NV

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1. SEMO 3.9118 2. Southern Utah 3.8050 3. Utah 3.7631 4. Alabama 3.7094 5. UW–Lacrosse 3.6619

6. Brown 3.6093 7. Eastern Michigan 3.5805 8. Michigan State 3.5494 9. Central Michigan 3.540710. Winona State 3.5303

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Additionally, Leslie Munoz, Aimee Bruns and Tayler Harris of Realis Gymnastics Academy won the senior elite women’s group title, while Beth Landeche and Nicole Barrilleaux of Crescent City Gymnastics captured the senior elite women’s pair all-around crown.

In the junior division, West Coast Training Center once again produced the all-around mixed pair champions with Eirian Smith and Jake Kanavel, who posted the highest single routine score, 28.850, of the entire elite competition with their daring dynamic routine. Smith and Kanavel’s three routine total was 86.600.

In addition to Smith and Kanavel, Ginger Burrows and Kerrie and Erica Prestipino of Xtreme Acro & Cheer won the junior elite women’s group title; Bryan Allen and Kyle Bloom of Aerial Tumbling & AcroGymnastics secured the junior

By Scott Bregman

Cassandra Lim and Brian Kincher of West Coast Training Center began

the final night of competition of the 2011 National Acrobatic Gymnastics Championships, the combined routine, a little more than half a point behind Melissa Gong and Ryan Ward of Realis Gymnastics Academy at the San Jose Convention Center in San Jose, Calif. on July 25.

Though Gong and Ward had claimed both the dynamic and balance national titles in the first

two days of competition, a slight stumble toward the end of their combined performance opened

the door for Lim and Kincher, the hometown favorites.

Lim and Kincher did not let the opportunity pass them by. The pair,

competing in their first season together, executed dramatic balance holds that found Lim in a perfect 180 degree split supported by just the right arm of Kincher and daring acrobatics on their way to a 28.524 combined score. The pair compiled a total all-around score of 84.575, edging

Gong and Ward’s 83.930 total.

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LIM AND KINCHER CAPTURE SENIOR MIXED PAIRS TITLE AT 2011 NATIONAL ACROBATIC GYMNASTICS CHAMPIONSHIPS


Jake Kanavel, who posted the highest single routine score, 28.850, of the entire elite competition with their daring dynamic routine. Smith and

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hometown favorites.

Lim and Kincher did not let the opportunity pass them by. The pair,

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Additionally, Leslie Munoz, Aimee Bruns and Tayler Harris of Realis Gymnastics Academy won the senior elite women’s group title, while Beth Landeche and Nicole Barrilleaux of Crescent City Gymnastics captured the senior elite women’s pair all-around crown.

In the junior division, West Coast Training Center once again produced the all-around mixed pair champions with Eirian Smith and Jake Kanavel, who posted the highest single routine score, 28.850, of the entire elite competition with their daring dynamic routine. Smith and Kanavel’s three routine total was 86.600.

In addition to Smith and Kanavel, Ginger Burrows and Kerrie and Erica Prestipino of Xtreme Acro & Cheer won the junior elite women’s group title; Bryan Allen and Kyle Bloom of Aerial Tumbling & AcroGymnastics secured the junior


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elite men’s pair title; and Mariah Cockshell and Kennedy Swanson of Acro Explosion took home the junior elite women’s pair title.

The 2011 National Acrobatic Gymnastics Championships also brought together more than 500 athletes in Levels 5-10, competing for national all-around titles. In Level 10 competition, Nicholas Jackson, Skye Robinson, Ryan Green and Alexander Ruth of Emilia’s Acro Gymnastics Club claimed the men’s group title, while Olivia Bunton, Abigail Warden and Kyli Pruitt of Mid-American Acro & Tumbling Team won the women’s group championships. Jarrett Darrah and Josh Tucker of All Star Gymnastics and Cheer placed first in the men’s pairs competition and Lillian Robertson and Jessica Renteria of Acrobatic Gymnastics of San Antonio won the gold medal for the women.

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1. Temple 3.519 2. Minnesota 3.335 3. William and Mary 3.309 4. Springfield 3.256 5. Michigan 3.203 6. Penn State 3.161 7. Illinois-Champaign 3.118 8. California-Berkeley 3.116 9. Army 2.985 10. Stanford 2.959

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A record number of more than 2,000 athletes competed in the 2011 Trampoline and Tumbling Junior Olympic

National Championships, July 10–15, in San Antonio, Texas. In addition to a record number of participants, there was also a record number of spectators filling the 6,500 seats in the Freeman Coliseum. Competition wrapped up for Levels 5–10 in trampoline, double mini-trampoline, synchronized trampoline and tumbling for both men and

women.

Congratulations to Region 3 who won the Regional All Stars!

Also, congratulations to all of the participants who reached this level of competition. To see the full set of results go to www.usagym.org/tt and click on

Trampoline.

Next year’s Trampoline and Tumbling JO Championships will take place in Long Beach, Calif., July 5–11, and we look for even bigger crowds!

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T he U.S. sent a delegation of 26 members of the senior, junior, and Olympic

Development team to the Canada Cup held in Alberta, Canada, July 30, 2011, and won a total of 15 medals in trampoline, double mini, synchro and tumbling competition.

Austin White of Newport Coast, Calif./World Elite won the men’s gold medal with his 147.600 and unofficially set a world record for degree of difficulty at 11.600 with a triple front half out into a triple back flip with a full twist.

Other U.S. athletes winning gold medals were: Kaylah Whaley of Knoxville, Tenn./Premier Athletics Knoxville North, senior women’s tumbling; Harley Merritt of Auburndale, Fla./Reflex, the novice tumbling title for

women 11-14; Jordan Webb of Tulsa, Okla./Oklahoma Extreme Tumbling, the novice tumbling title for women 15+; and James Lichtenstein of Buffalo Grove, Ill./5 Star Tumbling and Trampoline, junior men’s double mini in novice tumbling. Samuel Chiacchia of Colorado Springs, Colo./Artsports – Trampoline World, and Sean Sargent of Mason, Ohio/Queen City Gymnastics, won the junior men’s synchronized trampoline title.

The U.S. athletes won numerous other medals at the Canada Cup. Check out www.usagym.org/trampoline to see the full set of results.

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of Auburndale, Fla./Reflex, of Auburndale, Fla./Reflex, the novice tumbling title for

of Oklahoma; and John Orozco, Bronx, N.Y./U.S. Olympic Training Center. Mark Williams of the University of Oklahoma and Tom Meadows of Cypress Academy were the coaches for the event.

Leyva won the all-around bronze medal with an all-around total 89.200 for third place. World Champion from Japan Kohei Uchimura won the all-around gold medal with a score of 93.150. China’s Liao Qiuhua earned the silver with a score of 89.500. Horton finished 11th with a score of 84.700.

USA WINS TEAM SILVER AT JAPAN CUP

On July 2 the U.S. men’s team won the silver medal at the 2011 Japan Cup at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium’s Main Arena, the site of the 2011

World Artistic Gymnastics Championships later this year, finishing just 0.9 points behind Japan. Great Britain was third.

Japan posted a 268.150 to win the team title, followed by the USA at 267.250. Great Britain tallied a 263.500 to round out the top three. The U.S. men had the highest team score for pommel horse (45.150) and horizontal bar (44.050), as well as tied for the highest team vault score at 47.050. The team competition format was three gymnasts on each apparatus and all three scores count.

The members of the U.S. squad were: Jonathan Horton, Team Hilton HHonors; Steven Legendre of Flower Mound, Texas/Team Hilton HHonors; Danell Leyva, Team Hilton HHonors; Alexander Naddour of Gilbert, Ariz./University



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The U.S. men’s team won the team silver medal at the 2011 Puerto Rico Cup in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, with a score of 348.800. Puerto Rico won the team title with a total score of 350.000 and Brazil rounded out the top three at 344.000.

The U.S. Team featured three members of junior national team and three from the senior squad. The members of the U.S. Junior National Team are Dylan Akers of Houston/Cypress Academy; Adrian de los Angeles of Long Beach, Calif./SCATS HB; and Sam Mikulak of Newport Coast, Calif./University of Michigan. The senior national team members are Brandon Wynn of Voorhees, N.J., who is a member of Team Hilton HHonors, Andrew Elkind, also of Team Hilton HHonors, and from Cherry Hill, N.J./U.S. Olympic Training Center, and Tyler Mizoguichi of Houston/University of Illinois. Justin Spring of the University of Illinois and Grigor Chalikyan of SCATS HB are the coaches for the U.S. team.

The U.S. men’s team won the team silver medal at the 2011

USA WINS MEDALS AT PUERTO RICO CUP

In the all-around, Wynn won the silver medal scoring an 87.100. Puerto Rico’s Luis Rivera took top honors with his 87.200. Brazil’s Victor Rosa was third at 87.100. Mizoguichi was sixth at 86.450, and de los Angeles placed 14th at 83.900.

Wynn won the still rings gold medal posting a 15.925 and the high bar silver with a score of 14.600. Mizoguchi captured the gold medal on parallel bars with a score of 15.225 and the bronze medal for pommel horse, earning a 14.050.

87.200. Brazil’s Victor Rosa was third at 87.100. Mizoguichi was sixth at 86.450, and de los Angeles placed 14th at 83.900.

87.200. Brazil’s Victor Rosa was third at 87.100. Mizoguichi was sixth at 86.450, and

U.S. team.

TEAM FINALS

1. Puerto Rico 350.000 2. USA 348.800 3. Brazil 344.000

ALL-AROUND FINALS

1. Luis Rivera, Puerto Rico 87.200 2. Brandon Wynn, USA/Voorhees, N.J. 87.150 3. Victor Rosa, Brazil 87.100 Other U.S. finishes 6. Tyler Mizoguichi, USA/Houston 86.450 14. Adrian de los Angeles, USA/ Long Beach, Calif. 83.900

Floor exercise 1. Victor Rosa, Brazil 15.325 2. Alexander Rodriguez, Puerto Rico 15.050 3. Scott Morgan, Canada 15.000

Pommel horse 1. Rafael Morales, Puerto Rico 14.525 2. Jesid Pena, Colombia 14.200 3. Tyler Mizoguchi, USA/Houston 14.050 Other U.S. finish 5. Dylan Akers, USA/Houston 13.350

Still rings 1. Brandon Wynn, USA/Voorhees, N.J. 15.925 2. Arthur Zaneti, Brazil 15.675 3. Tommy Ramos, Puerto Rico 15.575 4. Tyler Mizoguchi, USA/Houston 15.050

Vault 1. Luis Rivera, Puerto Rico 15.862 2. Scott Morgan, Canada 15.525 3. Victor Rosa, Brazil 15.437 U.S. finish 6. Brandon Wynn, USA/Voorhees, N.J. 14.875

Parallel bars 1. Tyler Mizoguchi, USA/Houston 15.225 2. Jorge Giraldo, Colombia 15.100 3. Luis F. Vargas, Puerto Rico 14.900 U.S. finish 4. Brandon Wynn, USA/Voorhees, N.J. 14.875

Horizontal bar 1. Luis F. Vargas, Puerto Rico, 14.900 2. Brandon Wynn, USA/Voorhees, N.J. 14.600 3. Luis Rivera, Puerto Rico, 14.475 Other U.S. finish 4T. Andrew Elkind, USA/Cherry Hill, N.J. 14.375

1. Puerto Rico 350.000348.800344.000

ALL-AROUND FINALS

1. Luis Rivera, Puerto Rico 87.200 2. Brandon Wynn, USA/Voorhees, N.J. 87.150 3. Victor Rosa, Brazil 87.100

Other U.S. finishes6. Tyler Mizoguichi, USA/Houston 86.450

14. Adrian de los Angeles, USA/ Long Beach, Calif. 83.900

Floor exercise 1. Victor Rosa, Brazil 15.325 2. Alexander Rodriguez, Puerto Rico 15.050 3. Scott Morgan, Canada 15.000

Pommel horse 1. Rafael Morales, Puerto Rico 14.525 2. Jesid Pena, Colombia 14.200 3. Tyler Mizoguchi, USA/Houston 14.050

Other U.S. finish5. Dylan Akers, USA/Houston 13.350

Still rings 1. Brandon Wynn, USA/Voorhees, N.J. 15.925 2. Arthur Zaneti, Brazil 15.675 3. Tommy Ramos, Puerto Rico 15.575 4. Tyler Mizoguchi, USA/Houston 15.050

Vault 1. Luis Rivera, Puerto Rico 15.862 2. Scott Morgan, Canada 15.525 3. Victor Rosa, Brazil 15.437

U.S. finish 6. Brandon Wynn, USA/Voorhees, N.J. 14.875

Parallel bars 1. Tyler Mizoguchi, USA/Houston 15.225 2. Jorge Giraldo, Colombia 15.100 3. Luis F. Vargas, Puerto Rico 14.900

U.S. finish 4. Brandon Wynn, USA/Voorhees, N.J. 14.875

Horizontal bar 1. Luis F. Vargas, Puerto Rico, 14.900 2. Brandon Wynn, USA/Voorhees, N.J. 14.600 3. Luis Rivera, Puerto Rico, 14.475

Other U.S. finish4T. Andrew Elkind, USA/Cherry Hill, N.J. 14.375

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Tori Tatum Chanhassen, MinnesotaTori, 7, is a Level 5 and trains at Legacy Gymnastics. At the State Meet she took first place in the all-around with a 37.45, won bars and floor and took third on vault. She’s coached by Heidi Mastro, Nick Mastro and Kari Vaughn.

Devon Walker Hewitt, TexasDevon, 10, competed as a Level 4 and scored above an 88.00 in the all-around at every meet this season and won three gold all-around medals. Devon also won the Ricky Deci award for highest individual score with a 15.50 on pommel horse. Devon trains at Zero Gravity Gymnastics Academy.

Sara Diaz Wheaton, Illinois

Sara, 10, is a Level 4 rhythmic gymnast at Elite Rhythmics. She took first in the all-around

(Child C) at the 2011 Illinois State Meet. She’s also the 2011 Region 3 all-around

champion. She’s coached by Jadranka Atanaskovic and Daniela Ingova.

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Harley MerrittOrlando, FloridaHarley, 14, is from Reflex Gymnastics and coached by Rich Masters. Harley is a member of the 2011 ODP Tumbling National Team and won a gold medal in tumbling in the Novice Division at the Canada Cup in Airdrie, Alberta, Canada. She also won the JO National Championships this summer.

at Legacy Gymnastics. At the State Meet she took first place in the all-around with a 37.45, won bars and floor and took third on vault. She’s coached by Heidi Mastro, Nick Mastro and Kari Vaughn.

Meet she took first place in the all-around with a 37.45, won bars and floor and took third on vault. She’s coached by Heidi Mastro, Nick Mastro and Kari Vaughn.

Devon Walker Hewitt, TexasDevon, 10, competed as a Level 4 and scored above an 88.00 in the all-around at every meet this season and won three gold all-around medals. Devon also won the Ricky Deci award for highest individual score with a 15.50 on pommel horse. Devon trains at Zero Gravity Gymnastics Academy.

FACES IN THE GYMFACES IN THE GYMFACES IN THE GYMFACES IN THE GYMFACES IN THE GYMFACES IN THE GYMFACES IN THE GYMFACES IN THE GYMFACES IN THE GYMDevon Walker Hewitt, TexasDevon, 10, competed as a Level 4 and scored above an 88.00 in the all-around at every meet this season and won three gold all-around medals. Devon also won the Ricky Deci award for highest individual score with a 15.50 on pommel horse. Devon trains at Zero Gravity Gymnastics Academy.

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Championships this summer.

Sara, 10, is a Level 4 rhythmic gymnast at Elite She took first in the all-around

(Child C) at the 2011 Illinois State Meet. She’s also the 2011 Region 3 all-around

She’s coached by Jadranka Atanaskovic and Daniela Ingova.

Sara DiazSara DiazSara DiazWheaton, IllinoisWheaton, Illinois

Sara, 10, is a Level 4 rhythmic gymnast at Elite Sara, 10, is a Level 4 rhythmic gymnast at Elite Rhythmics.Rhythmics. She took first in the all-around

(Child C) at the 2011 Illinois State Meet. (Child C) at the 2011 Illinois State Meet. She’s also the 2011 Region 3 all-around She’s also the 2011 Region 3 all-around

champion.champion. She’s coached by Jadranka Atanaskovic and Daniela Ingova.Atanaskovic and Daniela Ingova.

88.00 in the all-around at every meet this season and won three

also won the Ricky Deci award for highest individual score with

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88.00 in the all-around at every

Harley MerrittOrlando, FloridaHarley, 14, is from Reflex Gymnastics and coached by Harley, 14, is from Reflex Gymnastics and coached by Rich Masters. Harley is a member of the 2011 ODP

Gia Balsamo Westhampton Beach, New York Gia, 8, won first in the all-around at the Level 4 sectional meet at the Long Island Gym-Nest with a score of 38.35! She’s coached by Bong-Hyun Kim and Diana Gallagher at Flip Flop Gymnastics.Flip Flop Gymnastics.

Nathan Williams Fort Collins, ColoradoNathan, 11, is the 2011 Level 6 Colorado State Champion and was third in the Region 9 Championships. He also competed at the 2010 Future Stars held in Colorado Springs, Colo. He’s coached by Kyle Kirkpatrick at GK Gymnastics.

Hannah EvermanSilverdale, Washington

Hannah, 13, is a Level 8 training Level 9. She took second on bars and vault

at the Washington State championships. At Regionals she was third on bars and

eighth in the all-around. She trains at OGC and is coached by Greg Mutchler

and Tori Smieja.

Bright Raven GymnasticsRochester, New YorkThe Bright Raven Level 4 Team took first in the Mega Team division at the Upstate New York Level 4 Team Cup. This is their fifth team title in a row. The top 9 scores count towards the team total.

Would you like to be included in USA Gymnastics or the USA Gymnastics website for Faces in the Gym? Send a photo and a paragraph of information to: [email protected] and we’ll select 10 gymnasts to publish in each issue of the magazine and a few more to post on the website at www.usagym.org/faces

Orlando, FloridaOrlando, FloridaHarley, 14, is from Reflex Gymnastics and coached by Rich Masters. Harley is a member of the 2011 ODP Tumbling National Team and won a gold medal in tumbling in the Novice Division at the Canada Cup in Airdrie, Alberta, Canada.Championships this summer.

Joseph BuselmeierPhoenix, ArizonaJoseph, 7, of Phoenix Gymnastics Academy was the 2011 Arizona Level 4 state champion on four of the six events including the all-around. He’s coached by Mark Nowak.

Morgan ToddMyrtle Beach, SCMorgan, 10, competed as a Level 5 gymnast at the 2011 South Carolina State Championships in March. She finished first on beam with a 9.425. She trains at Gymnastics Inc. in Myrtle Beach.

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Joseph BuselmeierPhoenix, ArizonaJoseph, 7, of Phoenix Gymnastics Academy was the 2011 Arizona Level 4 state champion on four of the six events including the all-around. He’s coached by Mark Nowak.

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