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WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS Kim Zmeskal earned two gold medals on beam and floor. Betty Okino won the silver medal on bars. For the men, Paul O'Neill earned fourth on rings, missing the bronze medal by .062

(above) Sco" Keswick, (left) Kim %meskal & Bela Karolyl

COVER PHOTO • USGF © DAVE BLACK

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• V 0 U M 2 • N U M B R

MCDONALDIS AMERICAN CUP

IMESKAL AND HANKS WIN Two tangle for the

title in the women's competition-Kim

Zmeskal and Shannon Miller. For the men,

Jarrod Hanks hangs on to the title by hitting

high bar and defeating Dmitri Karbonenko.

u.s. women's teom-Jullet Bangerter, Stephanie Woocls, Wendy Bruce, Helcll Hombeek, Michelle Campi, Dominique Dawe., ancl Kristin McDermo".

DODGE CHALLENGE: USA-JAPAN

PRESENTED BY TEXACO

The men's competition was Ahh-So Close! The

teams were tied many times dwing the competition, but

the u.s. came out on top. For the women, Dominique

Dawes and the U.S. team dominated the competition.

-EDITORIAL

NEW SYSTEM, LONGER PARTICIPATION IN GYMNASTICS

By Mike Jacki

O he sport of gymnastics made history in April by a series of "firsts." For the first time .. .

.fThe World Championships were held in the Olympic year.

.fAn individual event-only World Championships was conducted (this allowed specialists to compete).

.fThe FIG paid prize money at the World Championships (100,000 Swiss francs split among the finalists).

.fThe World Championships were conducted in the Spring.

.fThe World Championships did not include compulsories.

Needless to say, we are excited about this new event which took place April 15-19 in Paris. Perhaps you caught the telecast of the event on ABC Sports, April 19 and April 25 for one-and-a-half hours each day.

The Indianapolis World Championships was the first time that this prestigious event was televised live. Usually, the event is held in the fall and we have to wait until football season is over (end of January) to see the broadcast. The FIG moved the event to the spring so that it would not conflict with football and the event could be televised either live or tape delayed by a day, but certainly no more than a week! So, with all these changes, what will this do for us?

The World Championships is now an annual event. That's very exciting since it will hopefully keep our best athletes in the sport longer. The next World Champion­ships is scheduled for April, 1993 in Bir­mingham, England. That event will feature an all-around competition and individual event finals for men and women. Once again, no compulsories! The first time the new Olympic compulsories will be performed will not be until the first ever team champi­onships in the fall of 1994 in Frankfurt, Germany.

Rhythmic gymnastics will also be mov­ing to an annual event as well as modifying

their rules for more equality and the oppor­tunity to compete in an environment that will be more open and encouraging!

A closer analysis of this new system should excite the die-hard gymnastics fan and the aspiring athlete. In the past, we always lost some of our best and most fa­mous athletes to the "Olympic Cycle." That is, the fact that you must learn a complete new set ofcompulsories right after the Olym­pic Games and be prepared to do eight events or twelve events for women and men respectively. That's awfully tough to plan after just finishing the Olympic Games com­petition! Most athletes don't want to think about having to start over immediately fol­lowing the excitement of the Olympics. This new format allows an athlete plenty of time to work on compulsories. In the meantime, there are two World Championships in in­dividual events and all-around in which an athlete can compete, possibly only on his or her best event!

In Paris, the USA men's team featured two of our very best collegiate specialists­Mark Sohn from Penn State on the pommel horse and Paul O'Neill, who attended both Houston Baptist and University of New Mexico, on the still rings. Without these new rule changes, these great performers would never have had a chance to compete in a World Championships.

It is the hope of the FIG tha tthe new rules will encourage more athletes to participate. It is also their hope that the rules will en­courage our best athletes and our more famous athletes to stay involved in the sport longer and keep competing. Just when these great champions reach the top, they have been forced to retire or their performances decline. Just think about having a Nadia, Mary Lou or Mitch Gaylord around for eight to ten years instead of just one or two! Other sports obviously do this and one can see what it does for them.

The USGF is looking forward to these new ideas and seeing them come to fruition. There are many more on the horizon that will continue to allow our sport to grow and prosper. New ideas or suggestions should be sent to the USGF. You never know .. .the FIG might just listen!

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Publisher Mike Jacki

Editor LuanPeszek

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Men's Program Administrator Robert Cowan

Women's Program Administrator Kathy Kelly

Rhythmic Program Administrator Nora Hitzel

United States Gymnastics Federation

Board of Directors Executive Director. Mike Jacki; President: Mike Donahue; President Emeritus: Bud Wilkinson; Athlete Representa· tives: Brian Babcock, chair; Wendy Hilliard, vice chair; Mich­elle Dusserre, sec; Sheryl Dundas; Tim Daggett;]im Hartun~; Karyn Lyon; Tanr.a Service; Wendy Hilliard, USOC Athlete s Advisory Council; Nancy Marshall, Admin. Advisor; Ama· teur Athletic Union: Stan Atkinson; American Sokol Orga­nization: Jerry Milan; American Trampoline & Tumbling Association: Wayne Downinp; American Turners: Bruno KJaus; Junior Boys Gymnashcs Coaches Association: Bill Foster; Men's EliteCoachesAssociation: Fred Roethlisberger; National Association for Girls and Women in Sports: Dr. Mimi Murray; National Assocation of Collegiate Gymnas­tics Men: Able Grossfeld;National Association of Collegiate Gymnastics Women: Gail Davis; National Associaton of Women's Gymnastics Judges: Yvonne Hodge; National Collegiate Athletic Association: Cheryl Levick, Fred Turoff; National Federation of State High School Associations: Sharon Wilch, Susan True; National Gymnastics Judges As­sociation: Harry Bjerke; National High School Gymnastics Coaches Associahon: John Brinkworth; National Jewish Welfare Board: Courtney Shanken; Rhythmic Coaches Assocation: Suzie DiTullio; Special Olympics, Inc.: Kate Faber-Hickie; U.S. Association of Independent Gym Club: Lance Crowley; U.S. Elite Coaches Association for Women: Tony Gehman, Chere Hoffman; U.s. Sports Acrobatics Fed­eration: Bonnie Davidson; Young Men's Christian Associa­tion: Rick Dodson; USGF National Membership Represen­tatives: Men's: Dave Strobel, Bob Wuornos; Women's: Joan Moore Rice,JeffM etzger; Rhythmic: Marina Davidovich,Jolie Barretta-Keyser.

United States Gymnastics Federation

Executive Committee President: Mike Donahue; Secretary: Mike Milidonis; Vice President-Women: Sue Ammerman; Vice President-Men: Jim Howard; Vice President-Rhythmic: Norma Zabka; Ex­ecutive Director: Mike Jacki ; FIG Women's Technical Com­mittee: Jackie Fie; FIG Rhythmic Technical Committee: Andrea Schmid-Shapiro; FIG Men's Technical Committee: Bill Roetzheim; Members-At-Large: Roe Kreutzer; Nancy Marshall ; Athlete Representatives: Brian Babcock, Michelle Du sserre, Wend y Hillia rd ; President Emeritus: Bud Wilkinson.

Associate Content Editors Sports Science Advisory Committee:

William Sands, PhD., Chainnan, Sports Ad visory Committee

Patty Hacker, PhD., Chairman, Education Sub-committee

Stephen W. Whitlock, Liaison

Unless expressly identified to the contrary, a ll articles, statements and views printed herein are attnbuted soley to the author and the United States Gymnastics Federa tion expresses no opinion hereon and assumes no responsiblity thereof. .

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Amanda Allen Bloomfield Hills, Michigan

Dear Amanda, Yes, I did have a fear of a

particular skill. Are you ready for this? A free hip circle! One time while warming up on bars, I slipped off doing a free hip and busted my mouth wide open. From then on, I had a fear of the free hip circle. But, I had to do them every day because it was a skill in our compulsory routine. My advice to you is to continue doing them with the spotting

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· Dear Mary Lou, I am 9 years old and in

• Level 7 optional. I want to • know how long it took you to • learn some of your really hard • tricks.

Erin Sherrard Virginia Beach, Virginia

· Dear Erin, TQ learn skills, it takes a

lot of patience! It also • depends on the skill you are • trying to perform. For • instance, it took me a couple • of months to learn my • double layout on floor

exercise (out on the floor mat, • not in the pit). But, it only • took me a few weeks to learn • a front somersault on beam. • My advice is to work out

extremely hard and if you

feel good about a certain skill • and your coach thinks you're • ready, then go for it. Good • Luck!

· Dear Mary Lou, I am 11 years old and a

• Level 7 optional. I've been • competing for three years and • • I ask myself the same question • • over and over again. Why on • earth do we have to wear long • • sleeved leos in meets? They • this-if you know you have a

are hot and it is hard to take • meet coming up on a • them off when going to the weekend, wear a long • restroom. • sleeved leo in workout so

Teri Schneider Central Point, Oregon

· Dear Teri, Gymnastics has been

• around a very long time. • Since the first competition • back in the early days, the • gymnasts have performed in • long sleeved leotards. I guess • it's just gymnastics etiquette. • My suggestion to you is

• you get used to it. They're really not that bad! And, I must admit, they do look

• terrific during competitions.

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CONGRESS 1992 Bridging the Gap

The theme for this year's 0 these areas. Sessions will ex- 0 tunity to discuss your needs, Congress refers to Bridg- 0 plore each area and suggest 0 compare services and prices,

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Sports Science Re- owner a better opportunity to search and Applied Coaching Competen- meet and greet the members of

o is just two blocks away by com­plimentary shuttle ... also min­utes away are Knott's Berry Farm, Hollywood, Universal

Coaching ·cies and Coaching 0 this important part of our in-After the success of the first 0 Behaviors 0 dustry.

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USGF Sports Science Congress 0 Recent research has helped to 0 The Olympians in Indianapolis, the 1992 SSC 0 identify perceived coaching 0 and YOU will ask sports science research- 0 competencies in gymnastics and ers to translate current findings youth sports in general. 1992 into user-friendly coaching in- 0 marks the inauguration of the formation. The SSC will be 0 USGF Professional Develop-chaired by Dr. Jill McNitt-Gray ment Program. Pre-Congress

o Congress in Anaheim will in- 0

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formers. The exhibition will be

VThe finest sunny, sandy beaches of Newport and Laguna are also nearby.

.,lIn response to member re­quests, the USGF Congress will offer some child and spouse programs to entertain your sig-and Dr. Bill Sands. 0 sessions will be offered at 0

conducted in the Anaheim Con­Coaching Levels I and II . Addi-Judging Training tionally, various Congress ses- vention Center which is adja-

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«and the Code of 0 sions will be devoted to increas- 0 cent to the host hotel. Special 0

Points) and On-The- ing coaching competencies at 0 seating will be provided for all Floor Judging 0 all levels. 0 Congress participants. The Ex- 0

hibition will be followed by the Presenters will be asked to pro- 0 USGF Office StaH annual USGF Awards Banquet vide sessions for the judges to and the U5GF Gen- 0 and Dance that will toast and 0

assist in making good applica- 0 1Mb h- recognize all of the Olympians 0

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from video-taped performances. 0 to increasing the dialogue nec­o essary in developing and main-

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Sessions will be devoted to in- 0 the Membership.

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players in USA Gymnastics! At the 1992 Congress, we want the participants to meet our spon-sors and discover how they are

Athlete and Coach

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nastics. What are the shared aspirations, 0

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are the differences? The USGF The Exhibitors and Athlete's Council will help to the Gymnastics identify sessions that bring the 0 Community athletes and the coaches pro- 0 Once again, the Exhibit Hall will gram closer together, including 0 provide Congress participants recreational, educational, per- with the opportunity to see the formanceandcompetitive gym- 0 newest and the best in equip­nastics. USGF Clubs have an ment, apparel, supplies and ser­interest and obligation in all of 0 vices. You will have the oppor-

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DODGE RETURNS AS MAJOR USGF SPONSOR

By Rich Kenney

® s can be seen by the coverage in this issue, Dodge has returned to

gymnastics with a significant level of support in 1992. Both the Chrysler and Dodge divisions of Chrysler Corpora- • tion were sponsors of the U.S. teams at the 1991 World Championships, held last September in Indianapolis.

Because of the success in the USGP relationship with Dodge from 1985-1988 and the 1991 World Gymnastics Championships, the Dodge Division renewed and increased their level of support in 1992.

You will see the Dodge logo on the competition apparel of our national team at several major televised events this year and Dodge will be the presenting sponsor of our nine-city post-Olympic tour that will begin in late August.

In addition, Dodge provided support for the production of the "Dodge Guide to Gymnastics" for 1992.

Dodge will also provide a significant number of official vehicles at major USGP events this year.

The Dodge Challenge: USA-Japan presented by Texaco is the first event where • two major USGP sponsors have joined together to support the USGF's need to have a major international dual meet in preparation for the upcoming Olympic Games. We appreciate these two sponsors coming to our assistance and hope this dual

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competition will be the first of many events where sponsors team up to promote our sport and their involvement in the Olympic movement.

A senior member of Dodge management was at a public function a few years ago when a woman questioned if he was with Dodge management. He replied yes, and the mother of a young gymnast thanked him and praised Dodge profusely for their support and the successful sponsor­ship program shared with Dodge from 1985 through 1988.

Unsolicited thank you's can have a profound effect on sponsorship decision makers. After all, sponsors are hard working human beings that need to know that they have done the right thing by supporting the sport of gymnastics and the many young gymnasts nationwide. Next time you have the chance, thank a USGP sponsor for their support.

We thank Dodge whole­heartedly for the level of support they are providing the USGP and the sport of gymnastics this year and we hope this relationship will continue in the years to come.

Michelle Campi is pictured here at the Dodge Challenge: USA-Japan presented by Texaco.

USGF Dnicial Airline "Best Airline" Says Quality Study

In the Money section of Prom time-ta-time, the USA Today on March 5, USGP office receives a there was a report on the comment that states "we results of a comprehensive • don't always get the lowest study that ranked Ameri- • fare with our official can Airlines as the number • airline." We have found one airline in the United • that in dealing with any States based on 19 quality • airline, it is impossible to be factors. guaranteed the lowest fare

The study, conducted by • every time. The Wichita the Wichita State • Study, however, could be University's National • looked at as scoring USGF's Institute for Aviation • official airline as the winner Research, gave American • of the all-around competi-Airlines the top score tion with all other airlines. among 10 other big airlines. • The USGP is very proud to According to monthly • have this relationship with evaluations, American • the number one airline in Airlines consistently • the United States. We feel outscored their competitors • it's only fitting that the best on issues like on-time • airline be associated with flights, complaints, the best sport-gymnastics! overbooking~, etc.

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IN MEMORY DR. CHARLES R. JOHNSON

Dr. Charles R. "Chic" Johnson, 59, died of cancer on February 7, 1992 in Spring­field, Mo. Chic, professor of Health and Physical Educa­tion at Southwest Missouri State University, was well known for his work as a teacher, gymnastics coach, sports psychologist and ordained minister.

Chic taught at CSU-Chico from 1964-1968, where he also coached the men's and women's gymnastics teams. He headed the women's gymnastics team at Southwest Missouri State University from 1969-1979 and his teams

were consistently in the top 10 nationally. He was instrumen­tal in the development of gymnastics in the U.S. through his participation with the USGF. In addition to his work with numerous USGF

committees, Chic traveled extensively, giving workshops for coaches and athletes.

In 1978, he was the American Delegation leader to the World Games in France, and was the women's coach for the first American contingent to compete in East Germany.

He is survived by his mother, Winnifred Harlow; two sons, Todd and Tyler; two daughters, Elizabeth Bartko and Laura Johnson; a sister, Joanne Miller; and a grandson, Michael J. Harter.

Chic will be missed by the entire gymnastics community.

RHYTHMIC SELECTION PROCEDURES

AMENDED

The Rhythmic Selection

Procedures for the 1992

Olympic Games have been

slightly amended since they

were printed in the July/

August 1991 issue of USA Gymnastics on page 38.

The scores from the U.S.

Championships do not carry

over. The two athletes with

the highest combined score

from the two days of 011-around competition at the

1992 Olympic Trials wi ll be

named to the 1992 Olympic

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Nominations For USOC Athletes Advisory Council

The USGF is now accept­ing nominations for the United States Olympic Committee's Athletes Ad visory Council.

The USOC Athletes Advisory Council representa­tive will serve for the 1993-1996 quadrennium. The nominees will be elected by the USGF National Team Members this fall.

USGF National Team Members are eligible to nominate any current or former USGF National Team Member (such representation must have occurred within the preceding 10 years) for

this position. Send nominations to the

USGF, Attn: Kathy Brown, Pan American Plaza, 201 S. Capitol Ave., Ste. 300, Indpls., IN 46225.

All nominations should be submitted by September 1, 1992. Please contact your nominee before submitting his/her name.

For more information contact Wendy Hilliard, U.s. OlympiC Committee Athletes AdviSOry Council Represen­tative or Nancy Marshall, U.S. Gymnastics Federation Athlete's Council Adminis­trative Advisor.

KIM ZMESKAL SULLIVAN AWARD NOMINEE

For the second consecutive year, Kim Zmeskal was nominated for the prestigious AAU James E. Sullivan Award. This award has been presented annually since 1930 by the AAU to the nation's outstanding amateur athlete.

Based on the qualities of leadership, character, sports­manship and ideals of amateur­ism, the AAU Sullivan Award is voted on by about 2,200 persons representing the AAU Sullivan Award Committee, AAU Sullivan Award recipients, AAU life Members, AAU Board of Directors, United States Olympic Committee Board of Directors and selected sports media.

Athletics superstar, Mike Powell, was the winner of this year's Award. Other finalists were: Michael Barrowman, Swimming; Kent Ferguson,

Bela Karolyi and KimZmeskal

Diving; Eric Griffin, Baxing; Michael Johnson, Athletics; Sarah Josephson, Synchronized Swimming; Christian Laettner, Basketball; Donna Weinbrecht, Skiing; Kristi Yamaguchi, Figure Skating; and Zmeskal.

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HILTON EXHIBITION BY SUSAN BAUGHMAN

There was an over whelming sense of history and new hope

of Olympic proportions at the Hilton's Superstars of Gymnastics exhibition in Los Angeles where Olympians and current hopefuls shared

daring and emotional routines as a star-struck audience of 7,000 watched. What more appropriate time to be star­struck, as Olga Korbut, Nadia Comaneci, and Mary Lou Retton shared the same stage (or floor exercise mat) for the

Senior Vice President of Hilton Hotels Corp., Mike Ribero, and Vice President of the

USOC, Michael Lenard.

first time in history. Added to the glitz of the evening were Olympians Bart Conner, Mitch Gaylord, and Peter Vidmar, whose performances brought back memories of the 1984 Olympics, known to some as the Golden Games.

Zmeskal, Jarrod Hanks, Patrick Kirksey, Lance Ringnald, Tom Schlesinger, and Chris Waller. The sport of rhythmic gymnastics treated the audience with perfor­mances by Heather Lovell and Bianca Sapetto.

Olga Korbut, Mary Lou Retton, Nadia Comaneci

Performing alongside the Olympians were World Championships team members, Michelle Campi, Elisabeth Crandall, Hilary Grivich, Shannon Miller, Betty Okino, Kerri Strug, Kim

A donation from Hilton of $225,000 to the United States Olympic Committee was a welcome highlight during intermission. Hilton is a corporate sponsor of the USOC.

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DAILY MIRROR CHAMPIONS ALL WOODS EARNS THE SILVER

FONTAINE EARNS GOLD ANNE DUPUCH INVITATIONAL

By Dale Brown

Champions All is the premier British Amateur Gymnastics Association gymnastics event and over the years it has attracted top international athletes from all over the world including Olympic and World Champi­ons. Participating in this year's competition were men and women representing the Community of Independent States, Slovenia, Hungary, Romania, Germany, Canada, Great Britain and the United States.

The Champions All meet took place on April 4 at Birmingham's National Indoor Arena. Representing the U.S. was Stephanie Woods, accompanied by her coach, Jim Jarrett. Acting as head of delegation and judge was Dale Brown.

Highlights of the competi­tion included outstanding performances by Gina Gogean (ROM), Stephanie Woods (USA) and Tatiana Ignatova (CIS), finishing in that order. All three gymnasts executed a full twisting Yurchenko vault scoring a 9.85, 9.75, and a 9.8 respectively. Uneven parallel

CHAMPIONS ALL

MEN 1. Alex. Kolivanov CIS 56.950 2. Marius Toba GER 56.350 3. Curtis Hibbert CAN 55.650 4. Laslo Bodo HUN 54.750 5. Marvin Compbell GBR 54.700 6. Robert Barber GBR 54.550 7. Ion Shelley GRB 53.450 8. Dejan locnikar SLO 50.750

WOMEN 1. Gina Gogean ROM 3B.9oo 2. Stephanie Woods USA 38.725 3. Tatione Ignatova CIS 38.700 4. Rowena Roberts GBR 38.550 5. Jana Gunther GER 37.550 6. Jackie Brody GBR 37.450 7. Anna-Uese Acklam GBR 37.400 8. Bemadene Balazs HUN 37.250 9. Udija Peric SLO 35.950

Stephanie Woods

bars proved to be the most difficult event for the Roma­nian and the Soviet gymnast, as each scored less than a 9.3 due to a fall. USA's Stephanie Woods proved her ability to remain calm and consistent as she averaged a 9.7 on the same event.

Gogean amazed the crowd with her flic flac twist on balance beam only to be matched by Ignatova (9.85). Once again Woods' steady and elegant performance kept her in the race for first place with a solid 9.6. Floor exercise was, without a doubt, the most impressive event with the highest mark of 9.925 going to the Romanian for a routine consisting of a whip full in, whip to a double back, and a full-in dismount.

Gogean took the lead for the gold medal with a 38.90, while Woods edged out the Soviet for second with a 38.725 over her 38.70.

The U.s. delegation was pleased to be a part of such a prestigious event and also to be guests of the British Amateur Gymnastics Association.

Larissa Fontaine, coach Don McPherson and judge Linda Beran set out for the III International Invitational Anne Dupuch competition in the city of Abidjan, Ivory Coast, Africa on March 7-8.

Fontaine placed first in the all-around and earned the silver medal on both vault and bars. Unfortunately, Fontaine was injured during her bar routine during finals and had to withdraw from beam and floor .

Italy's Elena Marcelloni and Selene Celotto earned the silver and bronze medals in the all-around competi­tion.

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Larissa Fontaine earned the gold medal in the all­

around at the Anne Dupuch Competition.

The 1992 Red Roof Inns Buck­eye Classic was the site for the First

Annual USGF National Club Champi­onship. The meet, held at the Celeste Center on the Ohio State Fairgrounds in Columbus, Ohio, February 14-16, was the largest gymnastics competition ever held in North America (1730 gymnasts, from 130 clubs and 30 states) and was certainly one of the most exciting team competitions ever witnessed.

The Open Division competition saw 32 teams of five girls each compete for a share of $20,000 in prize money do­nated by the USGF and for the title of the first USGF National Club Champion. The competition was divided into four equally balanced qualifying sessions on Friday and Saturday. The winner of each preliminary session qualified to the championship round on Sunday, where they were joined by the next four highest scoring teams.

All of the qualifying sessions were hotly contested. The American Twisters

Larissa Fontaine, Junior Champion

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Parkettes-National Club Champions. From left to right:

Sarah Balogach, Kim Kelly, Kristin McDermott, Jennifer

McKenna, and Jennifer Mercier.

qualified Friday night (Atlanta School of Gymnastics just missed). Queen City, Great Lakes, and the Desert Devils B team qualified Saturday morning, Cin­cinnati and Illinois Academy qualified Saturday afternoon, and the Parkettes and Desert Devils qualified Saturday night. (North Stars, second after two rotations, had their bid interrupted by injuries.)

During the Championship round on Sunday, the lead see-sawed all after­noon and the result wasn't settled until the final routine.

Parkettes edged out the Desert Devils to win the Club Championship by the slimmest of margins (154.525 to 154.30; four scores counting). The American Twisters took third (150.65). The battle for the remaining five spots was incred­ibly tight and the standings shuffled after each rotation.

The huge crowds (over 7000 people at times) were treated to an incredible dis­play of gymnastics at its highest level.

Elisabeth Crandall, Senior Champion

# Team/State 1. Parkeijes Gymnastics (Pennsy(vania) 2. Desert Devi ls Gymnastics (Arizona) 3. American Twisters Gymnas~cs (Florida) 4. Queen City Gymnastics (Ohio) 4. Great lakes Gymnastics (Michigan) 6. Desert Devils B Gymnastics (Arizona) 7. Cincinnoti Gymnastics (Ohio) 8. illinois Institute of Gymnostics (illinois)

Seniors l. Elisabeth Crandall Desert Devils 2. Wendy Bruce Brown's 3. Jennifer Mercier Parkeijes 4. Kim Arnold Desert Devils 5. Juliet Bangerter Desert Devils 5. Jennifer McKenna Parkeijes

Score 154.575 154.300 150.650 148.525 148.525 148.275 148.125 146.700

39.025 39.000 38.800 38.375 38.250 38.250

7. Heather Kabnick American Twisters 38.200 8. Michelle Manzolillo North Stars 38.100 9. Kristen Guise American Twisters 38.000 10. Troci Sommer North Stars 37.975

Juniors l. Larissa Fontaine Aerials 38.625 2. Tiffany Simpson Desert Devils 38.425 3. Kristin McDermott Parkeijes 38.375 4. Amando Borden Cincinnati 38.275 5. Cara lepbr CATS 38.200 6. Sarah Ba ogach Parkettes 38.175 7. Heidi Hornbeek Arizona Sun rays 37.975 8. lisa Gianni North Stars 37.950 9. lauro Szczepanski Great lakes 37.925 10. lanna Apisukh Brown' s 37.900

Junior B l. Susie Kincaid American Twisters 37.150 2. lisa Geckle CATS 35.500 3. Doni TJ,ompson Colorado Aeriols 34.875 4. Kristin Fanning Arizona Sunrays 34.325 5. Melissa Berg Northland 34.025

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SANDY WOOLSEY RETIRES

O ne of the U.s.'s top gymnasts, Sandy Woolsey, announced

her retirement from interna­tional competition.

Woolsey, 19, was a member of two World Championships Teams in 1989 and 1991. She finished eighth all-around at the 1989 World Championships in Stuttgart, Germany and placed seventh in the uneven bars event final.

Stormy Eaton and Sandy Woolsey

Finishing second at the 1991 U.s. Championships, Woolsey won silver medals on the vault and uneven bars, and a bronze on floor exercise--the most medals won at this event. She was also named Gymnast of the Year in 1991, an honor she shares with Parkettes' Kim Kelly.

Woolsey's decision to retire was based on a recur­ring hip injury that is prohibit­ing her from training for the

Olympic Trials which are June 11-13 in Baltimore.

Desert Devil's coach Stormy Eaton feels that Woolsey could have made the Olympic Team only if she could have started training at 100% this week which she was unable to do. "Our entire club is saddened by Sandy's decision, but because she is the one that has to endure the pain on a daily basis, she is the one that must make the final decision," said Eaton.

Currently, Woolsey attends Arizona State University but plans to transfer to the University of Utah to compete for the Utah gymnastics team in the fall.

Jacob Geier--lncluctecl Into Hall of Fame

Former coach of the University of Nebraska

gymnastics team, Jacob "Jake" Geier, has been elected to the Amateur Athletic Foundation of Los Angeles' Gymnastics Hall of Fame. Two former Olympians, Richard "Dick" Beckner and William "Bill" Tom, were also honored. The fourth inductee, Jeff Hennessy, is a pioneering

trampoline coach from Louisiana who has trained a number of World Champions. The awards were announced at a ceremony conducted each year by the National Associa­tion of Collegiate Coaches (NACGC) on the eve of the NCAA's Division I National Collegiate Gymnastics Championships held this year in Lincoln.

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CITY OF POPE JR. INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION

By Kevin Brown

The youngest member of the U.s, Junior National

Team, Lanna Apisukh from Brown's Gymnastics, brought home four silver medals in the City of Pope Jr. International Competition, April 4-5, in A vignon, France.

Apisukh, 12, finished second in the all-around with 38.65 to Elodie Lussac from France. Apisukh also earned second on bars (9.825), beam (9.725) and floor (9,725). Karin Lichey from Cincinnati Gymnastics Academy earned a bronze medal on bars (9.775).

The talent among the junior gymnasts was incredible at this competition, Apisukh and Lichey competed against gymnasts from 11 countries, including the Community of Independent States.

Lanna Apisukh and Karin Lichey

Not only was it Apisukh and Lichey's first international competition but it was also their first time to compete on a podium. Both gymnasts did an outstanding job.

Other delegation members included: Carolyn Bowers as delegation leader and judge, Mary Lee Tracy from Cincin­nati Gymnastics Academy and Kevin Brown from Brown's Gymnastics.

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WOMEN'S RESULTS VAULT 1 . Henrietta Onadi HUN 9.950 2. S. Baguinskaia CIS 9.943 3. O. T chusovitina CIS 9.937 4. lavinia Milosovici ROM 9.906 5. Silvia Mitova BUl 9.862 6. Kerri Strug USA 9.818 7. Gina Gogean ROM 9.600 8. Stella Umeh CAN 9.556 9. Elvira Becks HOl 9.481

BARS 1 . lavinia Milosovici ROM 9.950 2. Betty Okino USA 9.900 3. Mirela Pasca ROM 9.887 4. lu li CHN 9.875 5. li Yifang CHN 9.862 5. Krisztina Molnar HUN 9.862 7. Kerri Strug USA 9.850 8. Julie A. Monico AUS 9.800 9. Tatiana lisenko CIS 9.775

BEAM I . Kim Zmeskal USA 9.925 2. li Yifang CHN 9.850 2. Maria Neculita ROM 9.850 4. Silvia Mitova BUl 9.800 5. Stella Umeh CAN 9.775 6. S. Baguinskaia CIS 9.750 7. Tatiana lisenko CIS 9.362 8. Betty Okino USA 9.337 9. Gina Gogean ROM 8.750

FLOOR EXERCISE 1 . Kim Zmeskal UliA 9.937 2. Henrietta ·Onadi H.UN 9.912 3. Maria Neculita ROM 9.887 3. Tatiana llsenko CIS 9.887 5. Sonia Frciguas ESP 9.812 5. li Yifang CHN 9.812 7. O. Tchusovitina CIS 9.800 8. lavinia Milosovici ROM 9.300 9. Silvia Mitova BUl 1.000

1992 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

Zmeskal Two Golcls By Steve Whitlock and Robert Cowan

T he World Gymnastics Championships was conducted at the Paris-

Bercy Sports Stadium from April 15-19. This was the first World Championships of its kind-apparatus event finals only-no team or all-around competition.

The Paris World Champi-onships was divided into three parts: the qualification round (open to all FIG affiliated federations), the semi-finals round (top 16 from qualification round) and the finals round (top eight gymnasts from the semi-finals round plus the 1991 World Champion in that event).

WOMEN"S OUALIFICATIONS There were 68 competitors

in women's vaulting. The USA's vaulters were Domin-ique Dawes and Kerri Strug. Both girls made the cut to the semi-finals. Strug was in eighth with a 9.850 on her Yurchenko full and Dawes was 15th with a 9.775 on her pike front with a half twist. The top three qualifiers were Svetlana Boguinskaia, Henrietta Onodi and Mirela Pasca.

Of the 73 uneven bar competitors, all three U.S. gymnasts were in the top 16. Kim Zmeskal scored 9.887 for fourth, Strug placed sixth with 9.875 and Betty Okino was eighth with 9.862. Because of the two-athletes-per-country rule, Head Coach Bela Karolyi

selected Okino and Strug to compete in the semi-final round.

In balance beam, the U.S. was outstanding. Again, all three gymnasts qualified for the semi-finals: Zmeskal in second with 9.862, Okino was fourth with 9.837 and Strug was 13th with a 9.562. Karolyi selected Zmeskal and Okino to compete

in the semi-final round. In the floor exercise,

Zmeskal tied for second with 9.90 and Strug finished eighth with 9.837. Both gymnasts qualified for semi-finals. Dawes had a great routine going with a very enthusiastic audience response, but unfortunately, touched her hands on the final tumbling

Kim Zmeskal was the only double gold medalist for women at the 1992 World Championships.

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Betty Okino earned the silver medal on bars.

pass (full-in, back-out) and scored 9.40. Top finishers were <Jnoai, Tatiana Lisenko andZmeskal.

WOMEN'S SEMI-FINALS Vault was tightly con­

tested. Dawes ended up 16th (9.762) and Strug survived the cut for finals in sixth position with a 9.862.

Okino was fifth on bars with a 9.850 and Sttug sixth with 9.837. The top finishers were Li Lu, Lavinia Milosovici and Tatiana Lisenko.

Betty Okino finished in a tie for first with Lisenko (9.937) on beam. Tatiana Gutsu was third followed by Zmeskal in fourth.

Strug performed a nice floor routine, but only finished 10th with a 9.737. Zmeskal, however, was nearly flawless (9.937) to finish in first place. Onodi was second with 9.912 followed by Maria Neculita in third with 9.887.

WOMEN'S FINALS ROUND __ strug was the only

American in the vault final. She finished a respectable sixth with a combined score of 9.818. The medalists included Onodi (9.950), followed by Boguinskaia (9.943) and Oksana Tchusovitina (9.937).

The gold and silver medalists on bars from the 1991 World Championships, Gwang Suk Kim and Shannon Miller, were absent from Paris. Miller had a minor arm injury and withdrew from the World Championships.

Okino won the silver medal on bars (9.90) behind Milosovici (9.95). Okino used her new dismount (clear underswing front with a half twist to a stuck landing). Pasca won the bronze with 9.887. Strug finished seventh with a 9.85.

Zmeskal showed her World Champion form by

Keni Strug-Vault and Bars finalist.

taking the gold medal in floor with a score of 9.937. This was the debut of her new floor routine.

"We consider it as confir­mation of her all-around world championship title," said Karolyi. "That wasn't an accident."

Onodi, who also showed a new floor routine, placed second with 9.912 and Maria Neculita took home the bronze with 9.987. Defending Co-World Champion on floor, Tchusovitina, placed seventh after she went out-of-bounds on her first pass. Cristina

- Bontas, the other world floor champion, was not at the competition due to an injury.

Zmeskal earned her second gold medal of the competition on beam scoring 9.925 followed by Li Yifang and Neculita. Boguinskaia, the defending World Champion on beam, had a few wobbles and was dropped from medal contention. This was the first time since 1950 that the former Soviet Union went without a gold medal in the World Championships.

Okino, bronze medalist on beam from the 1991 World Championships, had a disappointing fall after her acrobatic series and placed eighth.

MEN'S OUALIFICATIONS The U.S. men competitors

included Jarrod Hanks, Trent

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MEN'S RESULTS FLOOR EXERCISE 1. Igor Korobchinski CIS 9.812 2. Vilaly Scherbo CIS 9.687 3. Maik Krahberg GER 9.625 4. YUlaka Aihara JPN 9.600 4. Marius Gherman ROM 9.600 6. Li Xiaoshuang CHN 9.425 7. Li Chunyang CHN 9.362 8. You Ok Youl KOR 9.200 9. Yukio Ikelani JPN 8.950

POMMEL HORSE 1. Poe Gil Su PRK 9.850 1 . Vilaly Scherbo CIS 9.850 1. Li Jing CHN 9.850 4. Guo Linyao CHN 9.837 5. Hikaru Tanaka JPN 9.787 6. Yoshiaki Ha1ckeda JPN 9.762 7. Mark Sohn USA 9.725 8. Maik Belle GER 9.700 9. Valeri Belenky CIS 9.375

STILL RINGS 1 . Vilaly Scherbo CIS 9.900 2. Sziivesz1er Csoliany HUN 9.850 3. Grigori Misulin CIS 9.837 4. Paul O'Neill USA 9.762 5. Li Jing CHN 9.737 6. Sin Myong Su PRK 9.725 7. Zollan Supola HUN 9.675 8. Li Xiaoshuang CHN 9.650 9. Alfonso Rodriguez ESP 9.625

VAULT 1. You ok Youl KOR 9.675 2. Igor Korobchinski CIS 9.587_ 3. Curtis Hibbert CAN 9.581 3. Viclor Colon PUR 9.581 5. Marius Gherman ROM 9.543 6. Li Xiaoshuang CHN 9.531 7. Yeo Hong Chul KOR 9.481 8. Ivan Nedialckov BUL 9.462

PARALLEL BARS 1. Li Jing CHN 9.887 1 . Alexei Voropaev CIS 9.887 3. Valeri Belenky CIS 9.800 4. Zollan Supola HUN 9.787 5. Guo Linyao CHN 9.775 6. Yoshiaki Ha1ckeda JPN 9.737 7. Curtis Hibbert CAN 9.687 8. Kalofer Hrislozov BUL 9.662 9. Sergejus Rumbulis LIT 9.537

HIGH BAR 1 . Grigori Misulin CIS 9.862 2. Li Jing CHN 9.825 3. Igor Korobchinski CIS 9.787 4. Johan Jonasson SWE 9.737 5. Yukio Ikelani JPN 9.700 6. Curtis Hibbert CAN 9.650 7. Robert Doyle CAN 9.475 8. Li Chunyang CHN 9.400 9. Daisuke Nishikawa JPN 9.125

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Dimas, Mike Racanelli, and two event specialists, Paul O'Neill on rings and Mark Sohn on pommel horse. With the new format of the World Championships, it allowed O'Neill and Sohn the opportu­nity to compete in an interna­tional competition for the first time. O'Neill is a three-time NCAA champion on rings and Sohn is a four-time NCAA champion on pommel horse.

After the qualification round, Hanks placed 17th with a 9.40 on floor and Racanelli finished 19th with 9.375.

On pommel horse, Sohn was fifth with 9.775, Hanks was 15th with 9.65 and Dimas scored 8.875.

O'Neill was in medal contention on rings in third place with 9.65. Dimas scored 9.375 and Hanks scored 8.575.

Racanelli scored 9.075 on val!l!t in the qualification round.

Dimas made the cut to semi-finals on parallel bars with a score of 9.525 and 13th place. Hanks scored 9.45 and Racanelli scored 9.10.

Both Hanks and Dimas had a fall on high bar scoring 9.175 and 8.90, respectively.

In summary, the U.S. qualified Hanks, Dimas, O'Neill and Sohn to the semi­finals.

MEN'S SEMI-FINALS Hanks scored a 9.425 on

floor to tie Romania's Marius

Paul O'Neill placed fourth on rings.

Gherman for ninth place. The tie was broken by adding the qualification and semi-finals scores and Gherman won the tie and advanced to the final round.

Hanks placed 13th on pommel horse with a 9.575. O'Neill remained in third place on rings with a 9.70 and Dimas finished 10th on

parallel bars with 9.60. The two specialists, Sohn

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Roetzheim, said, "This was the best pommel horse finals in the history of the World Championships."

Sohn finished seventh with a 9.725. There was a three way tie for the gold medal between Gil Su rae, Vitaly Scherbo and Li Jing, all with 9.850.

Medal contender O'Neill placed fourth on rings with a 9.762, barely missing the bronze medal by .062 tenths of a point. Vitaly Scherbo won the event with a 9.90 followed by Szilveszter Csollany with a 9.85 and Grigori Misutin with 9.837.

1989 World Champion and 1991 World Champion on floor, Igor Korobchinski, was a repeat champion on floor with 9.812 followed by his

teammate Scherbo with 9.687 and Mail< Krahberg with 9.625.

The 1991 World Champion on vault, Youl Ok You, defended his title with a score of 9.675. Korobchinski placed second with 9.587 and Curtis Hibbert won third with 9.58l.

Jing and Alexei Voropaev tied for the gold medal on parallel bars with a score of 9.887. Jing was the defending champion on this event from the 1991 World Champion­ships. Valeri Belenky took the bronze with 9.80.

1991 World Champion Misutin won high bar with a 9.862. He was followed by Jing and Korobchinski with 9.825 and 9.787, respectively.

Mark Sohn placed seventh on pommel horse.

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MCDONALD'S AMERICAN CUP

The 1992 McDon­ald's American Cup marked the

10th anniversary of the relationship between the USGF and McDonald's. The Orlando Arena, home of the Orlando Magic, was the site of the 1992 Mc­Donald's American Cup­and magic was definitely in the air. The two-day record crowd of 16,405 was treated to a preview of what's to come at the 1992 Olympic Games. The competition was tough, in fact, out of the 34 athletes competing, 25 competed in the 1991 World Champion­ships.

The Preliminary Round of competition on March 6, determined the top eight men and women gymnasts to advance to the finals and selected the winners of each event.

There were talented gymnasts from around the world, but it was the U.s. women athletes that were tangling for the title. During each of the first three rounds of prelimi-

ngle For The

e By Luan Peszek

Shannon Miller won the preliminary competition and three gold medals on vault, bars and beam. During

finals, Miller fell on floor and placed third all-around.

nary competition, a different gymnast from the U.s. was in the lead.

After round one, Kerri strug from Karolyi's in Houston, Texas, was leading the pack with a score of 9.912 on her Yurchenko full vault. This 14-year-old vaulting powerhouse is the reigning national champion in this event. Shannon Miller scored a 9.90 on her first event, bars, to grab the second position. Miller is the silver medalist in this event from the 1991 World Championships. Kim Zmeskal, the 1991 World Champion, scored a 9.875 on her Yurchenko full vault for third place after the first rotation.

Miller, from Dynamo Gymnastics in Oklahoma City, Okla., took over the lead after round two on vault. Zmeskal and Strug were tied for second after scoring 9.887 and 9.850 on bars, respec­tively. The pressure was intense since only two gymnasts from the U.S. could advance to the final round.

After the third round of competition, Zmeskal on the floor exercise, had caught up to Miller and the two were

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Japan's Mari Kosuge took fourth in the all-around

competition.

tied with a combined score of 29.712. Miller scored a 9.90 on her third event, beam. Strug was in a close third after scoring a 9.65 on floor due to awkward landings on her tum­bling passes.

It all carne down to the last event. Zmeskal and Strug finished on beam and Miller on floor. The dainty but daring Miller scored a 9.937, putting the pressure on Zmeskal and Strug. Strug answered the challenge with an outstanding beam routine, scoring 9.862.

All eyes were on the World

After falling off beam in the preliminary competition, Hungary's Henrietta Onodi came back strong in finals to earn the all-around silver medal.

Champion. Zmeskal needed to score better than a 9.562 to beat Strug and better than a 9.937 to defeat Miller.

The cool and collected 16-year-old Zmeskal mounted the beam. She up­graded her routine since the World Championships by adding a flip flop layout, landing on two feet. Zmeskal had one small break on this skill and scored a 9.812, not good enough to beat Miller, but good enough to defeat Strug and advance to the final round of competition.

The third time was a charm for Miller who finished sixth in 1990, third in 1991 and now first with a 39.649. Miller was

followed by Zmeskal with 39.524 and Strug in third with 39.274; however, since only two U.S. gymnasts advance to the finals, Strug could not enter the final round.

Henrietta Onodi, a well-known gymnast from Hungary, relived bad memories from the 1991 World Champi­onships by falling off beam. Onodi scored 38.724 for a disappointing fifth all-around.

Svetlana Kozlova, from the Commu­nity of Independent States, placed third with a 38.924. Kozlova also had problems on beam, scoring 9.562. Japan's Mari Kosuge, who finished 12th at the 1991 World Championships, finished fourth

MCDONALD'S AMERICAN CUP all-around with a score of 38.737. series which includes a flip flop to Bulgaria's top gymnast, Maja Hristova three layout stepouts, a flip flop (11 th all-around at the 1991 World quarter turn and stops in the hand-Championships), finished sixth with RESULTS stand position and dismounts with a 38.674. full-in, back-out. Miller scored a 9.95.

Rounding out the top eight to PRELIMINARY ROUND Zmeskal mounted with a press and advance to the finals were Brazil's Luisa Friday, March 6,1992 did a front handspring into a leap, a Parente and Canada's Stella Umeh.

VAULT series which includes a flip flop to two

Wendy Bruce, from Brown's 1. Shannon Miller USA 9.912 layout stepouts, another series flip Gymnastics in Altamonte Springs, 1. Kerri Strug USA 9.912 flop, layout to two feet and dismounts Fla., finished with an all-around score 3. Stella Umeh CAN 9.875 with a double back. This routine also of 38.262. Bruce fell off beam during 3. Henrietta Onodi HUN 9.875 earned a 9.95. her series-flip flop, layout, layout. 3. Kim Zmeskal USA 9.875 After round three, Zmeskal was

Kristin McDermott from Parkettes UNEVEN BARS first with 29.874, Miller second with in Allentown, Pa., scored a 38.037. 1. Shannon Miller USA 9.900 29.837 and Onodi moved into third McDermott fell on floor during her 2. Kim Zmeskal USA 9.887 place with 29.399. Umeh took a fall on middle tumbling pass, whip back to 3. Kerri Strug USA 9.850 beam and dropped to seventh place in double back.

3. Wendy Bruce USA 9.850 the rankings.

The U.S. athletes made a clean BALANCE BEAM The all-around title came down to sweep on each of the four events. 1. Shannon Miller USA 9.900 the last event, floor. Miller was first up Champions on each event were 2. Kerri Stru~ USA 9.862 in the rotation. During the preliminary awarded $1000 for their training 3. Kim Zmes al USA 9.812 round of competition, Miller scored a funds. Miller and Strug tied for first FLOOR EXERCISE 9.937 on this event. She walked onto

\ on vault with a pair of 9.912's. Miller's 1. Kim Zmeskal USA 9.950 the floor looking nervous since she clean and tight bar routine earned top 2. Shannon Miller USA 9.937 had just underrotated her first pass, honors with a score of 9.90. Once 3. Henrietta Onodi HUN 9.912 whip to full-in, back-out, in the warm-again Miller took the gold on beam ALL-AROUND up. Her music began and she charged with another 9.90. Zmeskal, using her 1. Shannon Miller USA 39.649 down the mat for her first pass. World Championships floor routine 2. Kim Zmeskal USA 39.524 "I didn't want to land short like in with upgraded tumbling, won this Kerri Strug USA 39.274 warm-ups so I pulled real hard and event with a 9.950. 3. Svetlana Kozlova CIS 38.924 overrotated," said Miller. When asked 4. Mari Kosuge JPN 38.737

5. Henrietta Onooi HUN 38.72a- what went through her mind after she 6. Maja Hristova BUL 38.674 fell, she said, "I was thinking how did 7. Luisa Parente BRA 38.599 this happen. I didn't expect to be

The final round of competition was 8. Stella Umeh CAN 38.574 sitting on the floor." Miller said that 9. Virginie Machado FRA 38.549 just as exciting as the preliminaries. 10. Silvia Martinez ESP 38.374 she's done this pass for a long time

Once again, the tough duo from the 11 . Luisa Portocarrero GUA 38.349 and has never missed it in competi-U.S., Miller and Zmeskal, tangled for •• Wendy Bruce USA 38.262 tion. Miller scored a 9.212, taking her the gold. Miller, who was competing •• Kristin McDermott USA 38.037 out of contention for the champion-in the finals at this event for the first 12. Romina Plataroti ARG 37.750 ship title. 13. Li Yifang CHN 37.149 time, competed before Zmeskal on 14. Elvira Becks HOL 37.123 When Zmeskal was asked if the each of the four events. After vault, pressure was taken off after Miller fell Zmeskal had a slight lead over she said, "No, not really. I was thinking, Miller-9.987 to 9.950. Umeh was not ALL-AROUND FINALS 'uh oh if Shannon can fall so can 1.'" far behind with a 9.912. All three Saturday, March 7, 1992 Zmeskal didn' t fall, in fact, she did gymnasts did Yurchenko layout fulls. a superb routine and scored 9.912 for Kozlova did a Yurchenko layout ALL-AROUND an all-around score of 39.786. Zmeskal double full and scored a 9.850. 1. Kim Zmeskal USA 39.786 won the all-around as well as $5000

Miller did a superb bar routine to 2. Henrietta Onodi HUN 39.299 for her training fund . Onodi scored a 3. Shannon Miller USA 39.049 score 9.937 and put the pressure on 4. Mari Kosuge JPN 38.911 9.90 on floor to earn second all-around Zmeskal. Zmeskal, who thrives on 5. Maja Hristova BUL 38.874 and $3000. Miller finished third, earning pressure, retaliated with the same 6. Svetlana Kozlova CIS 38.837 $2000 toward her training fund. score. Zmeskal was in the lead 19.924 7. Stella Umeh CAN 38.799 "The competition was very close," to Miller's 19.887. Umeh and Onodi 8. Luisa Parente BRA 37.975

said Zmeskal. "It means a lot to win, were tied for third with 19.712. .... No Ranking-only 2 gymnasts per country. especially in the Olympic year."

On to beam, where Miller's routine Zmeskal just missed beating the has enough difficulty for two gym- McDonald's American Cup all-around nasts. She does a press to back record set by her teammate, Betty extension, flip flop, layout, another Okino, in 1991 by .001!

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W ith a field full of world­class gymnasts, it wasn't clear from the beginning

who would take the 1992 McDonald's American Cup title. Would Trent Dimas defend his crown? Would Dmitri Karbonenko from the Commu­nity of Independent States, live up to his country's reputation? What about Mexico's Luis Lopez or China's Nong Giang? Could another U.S. gymnast such as Jarrod Hanks, Chris Waller or Scott Keswick grab the title?

The Preliminary Round of competi­tion got underway on March 6 in the Orlando Arena. After round one, Hanks, from the University of Okla­homa, was in the lead with a 9.75 on floor. Hanks is a strong tumbler using a layout Arabian one-and-three­quarters, tucked Arabian one-and­three-quarters and a full-in, back-out. The men from UCLA, Waller and Keswick, were in second and third after their pommel horse routines with scores of 9.60 and 9.55, respectively. Karbonenko had problems on floor scoring a 9.30.

The standings didn't change much

to the By Luan Peszek

Scott Keswick scored a perfect 10.0 on rings-the first of his career!

Title

after the second rotation. Hanks, Keswick and Waller held on to first through third positions. Dimas, from Gold Cup Gymnastics, moved into fourth and Karbonenko moved up to fifth.

After three rounds, Hanks still held a firm lead but Keswick and Waller dropped due to disappointing vaults with scores of 9.30 and 9.0. Karbonenko hit a 9.70 set on rings to move into second place, five tenths behind Hanks. The reigning McDonald's American Cup champion, Dimas, scored 9.50 on rings and climbed up the rankings to third.

Karbonenko made his move after the fourth rotation, vault, gaining .45 tenths on the leader. He scored a 9.85 on his incredible front handspring double front vault. This vault put Karbonenko in second, .05 tenths below Hanks. Keswick was in third and Dimas was a distant fourth.

A score of 9.70 on parallel bars was enough for Karbonenko to overtake Hanks after the fifth rotation. Hanks scored a 9.45 on parallel bars and ended up .25 tenths below Karbonenko while Keswick scored a 9.60 on high bar for third . Dimas maintained the fourth spot

USGF photo Cl Dave Slack J arrod Hanks has a strong hold on the gymnastics world, winning the 1992 Winter Nationals and the 1992 McDonald's-American Cup.

and Great Britain's Neil Tamura. Thomas is ranked Cuba's Felix Aguilera. full out for his first pass, a Thomas held onto fifth, where sixth in the World on floor Winning each event and one-and-a-half twist, he had been for four rotations. from the 1991 World Champi- earning $1000 toward their punch front, punch front

After the sixth and final onships. His passes included a training funds were Hanks on one-and-a-quarter for the rotation, the standings were double layout to flip flop, back floor, Waller on pommel second pass and ended nearly the same. Karbonenko tuck, punch front; double horse, Keswick on rings, with a full-in, back-out. won the all-around with 57.65, twisting layout front; and a Karbonenko on vault, This powerful 18-year-old after earning a 9.70 on high double back. Karbonenko and Waller (tied) was definitely not the bar. Karbonenko's routine At age 24, Tamura is new on parallel bars and Dimas on typical "Russian" gym-included a Kovacs and a triple to the Japanese team. He does high bar. nast. He's much larger back dismount which he a unique skill on high bar,

FINALS than his counterparts such

stuck. Keswick and Hanks double twisting double back as 1988 Olympic Cham-tied for second with 57.30 and over the high bar and on rings pion Vladimir Artemov or Dimas and Waller finished he competes a layout, pike The fight for the 1992 the current World right behind them with scores Yamawaki. McDonald's American Cup Champion, Grigori of 57.0 and 56.4, respectively. Sixth all-around went to title was between Dmitri Misutin. He also showed a Due to the rule that only two Mexico's Luis Lopez with a Karbonenko and Jarrod great deal of emotion-U.s. athletes could advance to 55.85. Lopez was a 1991 team Hanks. As in previous years, especially on vault-when finals, Dimas and Waller's member at the World it came down to the last he stood up his front scores were eliminated. Championships and silver event-high bar! handspring double front

Neil Thomas performed medalist on high bar at the Hanks and Karbonenko and had a grin on his face consistently throughout the 1991 Pan American Games. both scored 9.80 on their first from ear to ear. competition and tied for Rounding out the top eight event, floor. Karbonenko Karbonenko scored a fourth with Japan's Makoto were China's Nong Giang and threw a double layout with a 9.45 on pommel horse

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The U.S. men, ranked fifth at the 1991 World Championships, went

head-to-head with the number four ranked Japanese Team on March 19 at the Arizona Veterans' Memorial Coliseum in Phoenix, Ariz. As one might expect-it was a battle right down to the last event.

The U.S. team included: Trent Dimas from Gold Cup Gymnastics in New Mexico; Jarrod Hanks from the University of Oklahoma; Patrick Kirksey from the University of Nebraska; Tim Ryan from Stanford Univer­sity; David St. Pierre from Broadway School of Gymnas­tics in California; Bob Stelter also from the University of Nebraska; and alternate Chris Waller from UCLA.

The Japanese team '"included: 1991 World Championships team member Takashi Chinen; Hiroyuki Hirai; Morimasa Honda; Toshiharu Satoh; Hideyuki Shinohara; and 1988 Olym­pian Koichi Mizushima.

USGF Men's Technical Coordinator Mas Watanabe said, "It will be very close. The bottom two to three guys will determine the team winner."

It was a u.s. sweep after round one of competition with Hanks, the 1992 McDonald's American Cup champion, in the lead followed by Stelter and Ryan. The U.s. earned 47.95 points on floor while Japan earned 47.70.

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Hanks, coached by Greg Buwick, scored 9.85 on pommel horse to maintain his lead. Japan's Chinen moved into second after scoring a 9.85 on horse and Ryan, coached by Brian Heery, held on to third place overall.

After two rounds completed, the u.s. team was still in the lead-96.45 to Japan's 95.95.

Rings was a turning point in the competition. The 1989 U.s. National Champion, Ryan, who was sidelined in 1990 due to injuries, is on the

Japan's Toshiharu Satoh earned the gold medal in the all-around, winning his first international title.

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comeback trail. He scored a 9.85 on rings to take the lead after round three. Chinen scored 9.70 for second and Satoh took over third with his rings score of 9.75. Hanks, who led rounds one and two, dropped to sixth due to his score of 9.20 on rings. Hanks had problems before his dismount when he started swinging, yet still pulled out a full-twisting double back dismount.

After rings, Japan pulled ahead of the u.s. by .15. Japan scored a 48.30 to the U.S.'s 47.65.

The U.s. gained some ground on the team from Japan after vault, scoring 47.85 to Japan's 47.70. The u.s. and Japan teams were tied with a score of 191.950 after four rounds of competition.

Trent Dimas, Tim Ryan and David St. Pierre

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Above: Trent Dimas placed fifth in the all­around. Right: J arrod Hanks earned the silver medal in the all-around, one tenth away from the gold!

Ryan was still first after vault, scoring a 9.50 on his layout Kasamatsu. Chinen and Satoh stayed in second and third, but, Hanks moved up from sixth to fourth with his tucked Kasamatsu with a half twist on vault.

The leader up to this point, Ryan, took a fall on parallel bars and scored 9.15. Satoh took over the lead, scoring a 9.75 on his parallel bars routine while Chinen stayed in second and Hanks moved up to third.

Believe it or not-the team totals were 240.10 to 240.10 after the fifth round-tied again!

The pressure was intense as the gymnasts moved to their sixth and final rotation, high bar.

The first man up was Japan's Hirai. He started the ball rolling with a 9.60. Kirksey, coached by Francis Allen, followed with a 9.65, putting the U.s. ahead by .05 tenths of a point. Shinohara scored 9.65 to Stelter's 9.60. Again the two teams were even. Honda took two large steps after his triple back dismount and scored 9.43. Ryan missed his release move and his d ismount for a score of 8.85. Chinen was next

scoring a decent 9.65 followed by St. Pierre, coached by Henry Vanetsyan, who scored 9.75. Satoh and Hanks were the next two to mount the horizontal bar. Satoh scored 9.80 to Hanks' 9.85. Mizushima, the last man up for the team from Japan, missed his release and scored 9.25-a big relief for the U.s. team. Dimas, coached by Ed Burch, was last for the U.s. He needed a 9.30 for the U.s. to win the dual competition. As the crowd chanted "U-S-A!" Dimas began swinging. After catching his Kovacs with ease, Dimas touched his hands on his triple back dismount and scored a 9.55.

# Name 1 Toshiharu Satoh 2 Jarrod Hanks 3 Takashi Chinen 4 Hiroyuki Hirai 5 Trent Dimas 6 Bob Stelter 7 Patrick Kirksey 8 Hideyuki Shinohara 9 Morimasa Honda 10 Koichi Mizushima 11 Tim Ryan 11 David St. Pierre

The U.s. won the competi­tion scoring 288.50 to Japan's 288.225.

"There was a lot of pressure on me," said Dimas. "1 knew it would come down to the last event, last person. This is w ha t it will be like at World Championships, too."

Satoh, ranked fourth on the Japanese team, won the all­around title with 58.050. When asked if he knew he had won after high bar, he said, "No. 1 wasn't thinking about winning. 1 was concen­trating on making my new skill on high bar-the Kovacs. 1 made it and was very happy."

He added, "I think my best

':1.1:1 jtlll): III jJ til). t'J Cty. Floor Horse Rings Vault JPN 9.55 9.75 9.75 9.45 USA 9.75 9.85 9.20 9.65 JPN 9.60 9.85 9.70 9.45 JPN 9.50 9.65 9.50 9.70 USA 9.45 9.75 9.30 9.65 USA 9.65 9.50 9.75 9.43 USA 9.50 9.15 9.55 9.55 JPN 9.50 8.90 9.50 9.75 JPN 9.55 9.65 9.65 9.35 JPN 9.45 9.35 9.70 9.25 USA 9.60 9.75 9.85 9.50 USA 9.15 9.65 9.15 9.50

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event was pommel horse because this apparatus is different from the one in Japan and 1 had to make an adjustment."

Hanks earned the silver medal, losing to Satoh by .10 tenth of a point.

"It would have been an easy win for me if it wasn't for rings," said the disappointed Hanks. "But I think this win over Japan will put us on the borderline for a medal in Barcelona."

Chinen won the bronze medal with 57.80 followed by his teammate Hirai in fourth with 57.50. Dimas, Stelter and Kirksey took fifth through seventh, respectively.

PBars H-Bar All-Around 9.75 9.80 58.050 9.65 9.85 57.950 9.55 9.65 57.800 9.55 9.60 57.500 9.75 9.55 57.450 9.50 9.60 57.425 9.75 9.65 57.150 9.55 9.65 56.850 9.15 9.43 56.775 9.75 9.25 56.750 9.15 8.85 56.700 9.50 9.75 56.700

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DOMINIQUE DOMINATES

T he Dodge Challenge: USA-Japan presented by Texaco was held in

Phoenix, Arizona at the Arizona Veterans' Memorial Coliseum on March 18-19. Thirteen women on the U.s. National Team competed in an intense preliminary competition to determine the seven person squad which would compete against the Japanese team. After the final floor routine of the prelimi­nary competition, the US. team consisted of: Dominique Dawes, Wendy Bruce, Stephanie Woods, Heidi Hornbeek, Michelle Campi, Kristin McDermott and alternate Juliet Bangerter. Other competitors in the intersquad competition included: Hillary Anderson, Elisabeth Crandall, Kim Kelly, Tiffany Simpson, Gwen Spidle, and Anne Woyner­owski, who withdrew because of a slight injury.

The Japanese team con­sisted of Hitomi Sakai, Keiko Kurokochi, Mie Nagi, and Yuka Ueda, who were all competing in their first international competition. Other Japanese competitors included Rie Ozawa, who competed in the 1991 DTB Cup and 1988 Olympic team member, Yuriko Nanahara.

After the first event, vault, the US.'s Woods, Dawes and Bruce were tied for the lead with 9.95. All three gymnasts competed a Yurchenko layout full vault. The top scoring Japanese gymnast was Nagi,

By Luan Peszek

19, who scored a 9.75 on her tucked Yurchenko full. The U.s. took a big lead after vault scoring 49.50 to Japan's 48.175.

Dawes, Bruce, Campi and Hornbeek all scored 9.90 for the top score on bars. Dawes and Bruce maintained their lead position after bars with a combined total of 19.85.

Woods, from Capital Gym­nastics in Texas, dropped to fifth when she scored a 9.725 on her routine and Hornbeek, who has an exceptionally high Gienger and Tkatchev, moved into third with a 19.75. Being a hometown gymnast from Arizona Sunrays, Hornbeek was, by far, the crowd favorite. Campi, 15, was a

Dominique Dawes scored a perfect 10.00 on her favorite event, floor.

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close fourth place all-around with 19.70. She's a 1991 World Championships Team member from Pozsars Gymnastics in California and is coached by Rick Newman and Geza Pozsar.

The U.S. gained more ground on the Japanese team after bars with a score of 98.825 to Japan's 95.450.

Beam proved to be the lowest scoring event for the US. but was still high enough to overpower the Japanese team. The U.s. had a com­bined score of 146.525 to Japan's 142.85.

Fifteen-year-old Dawes, from Hill's Angels in Mary­land, was the top performer on beam with 9.90. Her big skills included a flip flop, layout, layout, a front salto and a full twisting double back salto dismount. Dawes was the leader after beam with a combined score of 29.75. McDermott, from Parkettes in Pennsylvania, made her move on beam by scoring a 9.85 and securing second place in the rankings with 29.25. Fourteen-year-old McDermott, coached by Donna Strauss and John Holman, was the youngest gymnast in the competition.

Bruce, Hornbeek, Campi, and Woods all had problems on beam. Woods, 17, scored 9.50 for third place in the standings. She had problems on her roundoff double back dismount, landing a little short. Fifteen-year-old Hornbeek missed her series and scored 9.275, putting her

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Kristin McDermott scored a 9.70 on bars and earned the silver medal in the all-around.

The Japanese women's team.

fourth in the rankings. Eighteen-year-old Bruce, from Brown's Gymnastics in Florida, missed a side salto and scored 9.125 for fifth in the rankings. Campi fell on her double back dismount, scoring 9.175 for seventh in the rankings.

Floor exercise brought new excitement to the crowd. Dawes, a dynamo on this event, concluded the competition by scoring a perfect 10 and getting a standing ovation in the process.

"This is my first 10 in an international competition," said Dominique. "It's very exciting."

Dawes, who is one of the best tumblers in the country, uses 19 tumbling skills for her three tumbling passes. She starts out with a roundoff, whip, two flip flops, pike full-in, back-out. Her next pass includes a roundoff, two whip backs, flip

flop, double full, punch front step out, roundoff, three flip flops to a double back. Dominique dismounts with a piked double back.

Kelli Hill, Dawes' coach, said, "She carne into this competition wanting to win. After pulling out of the 1991 World Championships Team Trials because of an injury she was very upset-this was her comeback tonight."

Dawes clinched the all­around title with a 39.750 and led the U.s. team to a victory over the Japanese with a score of 195.50 to Japan's 189.65.

McDermott, Hornbeek and Campi all earned 9.90 on their floor routines and finished second through fourth, respectively.

McDermott said, "I barely made the competitive team and now I came in second. I'm very excited with my finish."

Dan Witenstein, Horn­beek's coach, said, "Heidi did

Heidi Hornbeek shows tremendous height on her release moves.

the best floor routine of her life tonight. She made a great comeback after her fall on beam."

Japan's highest finisher, Sakai, 17, placed fifth fol­lowed by the U.S.'s Bruce, coached by Kevin and Rita Brown, in sixth place. Woods, who started the competition

# Name Cty. Vault 1 Dominique Dawes USA 9.950 2 Kristin McDermott USA 9.700 3 Heidi Hornbeek USA 9.850 4 Michelle Campi USA 9.800 5 Hitomi Sakai JPN 9.675 6 Wendy Bruce USA 9.950 7 Yuka Ueda JPN 9.600 7 MieNagi JPN 9.750 9 RieOzawa JPN 9.600 10 Stephanie Woods USA 9.950 11 Yuriko Nanahara JPN 9.550 12 Keiko Kurokochi JPN 9.475

very well, had problems on floor and dropped to tenth in the overall standings. Woods is coached by Jim Jarrett.

The U.S. Gymnastics Federation would like to thank all of the Arizona Gymnastics Clubs who made such an effort to make this a fantastic international competition!

Bars Beam Floor AA 9.900 9.900 10.00 39.750 9.700 9.850 9.900 39.150 9.900 9.275 9.900 38.925 9.900 9.175 9.900 38.775 9.525 9.650 9.700 38.550 9.900 9.125 9.275 38.250 9.500 9.425 9.475 38.000 9.000 9.575 9.675 38.000 9.650 9.725 9.000 37.975 9.725 9.500 8.775 37.950 9.125 9.025 8.950 36.650 9.475 9.025 8.500 36.475

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while Hanks scored 9.70 to take the lead. Keswick, who had to count a fallon floor for a 9.15, was in third due to his 9.70 on pommel horse.

After rotation three the names remained the same--­Hanks, Karbonenko and Keswick were ranked one through three. Keswick nar­rowed the gap between himself and Karbonenko quite a bit by scoring a perfect 10 on rings.

"It's my first 10," said Keswick. 'Tm really surprised because yesterday in prelims the judges were tight so I didn't expect any lO's today."

Round four was Karbon­enko's best event, vault. This powerhouse scored a 9.80 to Hanks' 9.45 and the two were tied for first. After parallel bars, Karbonenko took the lead away from Hanks by scoring a 9.80 to Hanks' 9.75. Meanwhile, Keswick still held a close third place with 47.80 to Karbonenko's 48.55 and Hanks' 48.50.

Hanks was first in the high bar rotation. He threw a Tkatchev then a Tkatchev to a Gienger and dismounted with a double twisting, double somersault for a 9.8Q--a good score but was it good enough to win the McDonald's

Trent Dimas won his best event-high bar!

Dmitri Karbonenko did a front handspring double front vault-only a few gymnasts in the world compete this vault!

Karbonenko needed a 9.75 to Neil Thomas. tie Hanks. He scored a 9.70 on his high bar routine in the preliminary competition. He mounted the high bar looking very confident and then disaster struck as he missed his Kovacs and fell to the ground, scoring only a 9.10. Hanks won the title with a score of 58.30.

Keswick, who scored a 9.85 on high bar, tied Karbonenko for second all-around with 57.65.

Karbonenko said, '1 did five events very well, but I made a mistake!"

Lopez finished fourth fol­lowed by Nong Giang, Felix Aguilera, Makoto Tamura and

Hanks, who recently won the 1992 Winter Nationals, com­mented on his gymnastics progress, '1 finished competing in the NCAA last April so I can concentrate more on training. I think I'm becoming much more consistent."

On winning the competition, Hanks said, '1 feel for him (Karbonenko) for missing on high bar. That's rough."

Hanks' coach, Greg Buwick, said, 'Tm very pleased. Jarrod's been consistent and his competi­tiveness has carried him along. This is a real feather in his cap right now."

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RESULTS PRELIMINARY ROUND

Friday, March 6,1992 FLOOR EXERCISE 1. Jarrod Honks USA 9.750 2 Ivan Ivanov BUL 9.700 3. Neil Thomas GBR 9.500

POMMEL HORSE 1. Chris Woller USA 9.600 2. Scott Keswick USA 9.550 3. Nong Giang CHN 9.500 3. Jarrod Honks USA 9.500

STILL RINGS 1. Scott Keswick USA 9.850 2. D. Karbonenko CIS 9.700 3. Miguel Rubio ESP 9.650 3. Jarrod Honks USA 9.650

VAULT 1. D. Karbonenko CIS 9.850 2. Felix Aguilera CUB 9.550 3. Ivan Ivanov BUL 9.450

PARALLEL BARS 1. D. Karbonenko CIS 9.700 1. Chris Woller USA 9.700 3. Scott Keswick USA 9.600 3. M. Trivero ITA 9.600

HORIZONTAL BAR 1. Trent Dimas USA 9.800 2. D. Karbonenko CIS 9.700 3. Scott Keswick USA 9.600

ALL-AROUND 1. D. Karbonenko CIS 57.65 2. Scott Keswick USA 57.30 2. Jarrod Honks USA 57.30

Trent Dimas USA 57.00 Chris Woller USA 56.40

4. Neil Thomas GBR 55.95 4. Makoto Tamura JPN 55.95 6. Luis lopez MEX 55.85 7. NongGiang CHN 55.75 8. Felix Aguilera CUB 55.45 9. Ivan Ivanov BUl 55.40 10.Miguel Rubio ESP 54.85 11. M. T rivero ITA 54.30 12.Jorg Behrend GER 54.20 13.Bruno Koster SUI 53.90 14.Shaun Jaikaran CAN 53.30

ALL-AROUND FINALS Saturday, March 7, 1992

1. Jarrod Honks USA 58.30 2. Scott Keswick USA 57.65 2. D. Karbonenko CIS 57.65 4. luis lopez MEX 56.55 5. Nong Giang CHN 56.40 6. Felix Aguilera CUB 56.10 7. Makoto TamuraJPN 55.40 8. Neil Thomas GBR 55.35

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H ave you ever wondered what happened 10 u.s. gymnastics shlrs of the past? USA Gym-

nastics thought it would be interesting 10 contact former national team mem­bers 10 catch up with their lives after gymnastics.

By Mary Whitehead, Butler University Student ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••

CATHY RIGBY Cathy Rigby was one of

America's first prominent gymnasts who helped to change women's gymnastics in the United States. In the 1968 Olympic Games, in Mexico City, Rigby earned the highest U.s. all-around score in over 30 years of Olympic competition. Rigby was also the first American woman to win a medal in world competition, earning a silver medal on the balance beam at the 1970 World Championships in Ljubljana, Yugoslavia. When she retired in the early 1970s, she had a total of 12 interna­tional medals, eight of which were gold.

In 1972 Rigby began to study acting and in 1981 made her theater musical debut as Dorothy in the "Wizard of Oz." In 1987 she first starred in "Peter Pan" as Peter Pan. In 1990 and 1991 one of her greatest acting accomplish­ments came when she starred and toured in the 35th Anni­versary Production of "Peter Pan" and received outstanding reviews and praise for her performance. Along with the 'Wizard of Oz" and "Peter Pan," she has also starred on stage in "Meet Me in St. Louis," "Paint Your Wagon" and

Cathy Rigby McCoy

"They're Playing Our Song." Rigby has also made numerous television appearances.

Besides acting, Rigby speaks on many topics and contributes her spare time to many publiC service organiza­tions.

Rigby is married to Tom McCoy, a noted producer, and the mother of 4 children: Bucky, 15; Ryan, 11; Theresa, 8; and Kaitlan, 5.

MARKCASD Mark Caso was an

accomplished collegiate gymnast at UCLA from 1980-84. He was team captain of the 1984 gold medal NCAA Championship team. At the 1984 NCAA Championships he received a bronze medal in the all-around, a silver medal on

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Mark Caso

the vault, and placed fourth on the still rings. Along with his outstanding career at UCLA, Caso was also a member of the U.S. National Team from 1981 to 1986. In 1983 he competed in the Pan American Games, in Caracas, Venezuela and won a silver medal on vault and two bronze medals on rings and floor. Caso also invented his own gymnastics move, the "Caso Twist," a full-twisting front uprise Stutz.

Today Caso is very busy, acting in the "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle" films. He plays Leonardo-to all you turtle fans- and starred in "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze." Along with his gymnastics experi­ence, Caso had to learn martial arts for the role of Leonardo.

Caso is currently working on "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III" and lives in Los Angeles, California.

He just finished doing a film called "Die Today," which is the Tex Watson story. Caso plays Charlie Manson. The movie is expected to hit the movie screens later this year.

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#2130J RESCHOOL / DEVELOPMENT AL WORKSHOP, Ft. Worth, TX, 8/ 91. This clinic featured Kajsa Murmark and Gun Stahl from the Swedish Gymnastics Fed­eration. #1 of 3 tapes. Introduction, Phi­losophy, and first group lessons. (A,2:00) ....... ..... ... .... ....... ...... ..... .... ....... ... .... ..... $12.95

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Other Inner Harbor attractions include the Maryland Science Center with its thrilling state-d­the-art Imax Theatre and Davis Planetarium, and the U.S. Frigate Constellation, the oldest Ameri­can warship to be continuously afloat.

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the U.S. Olympic Gymnastics Trials, tickets, travel and hotel accommodations, please call 1-800-800-TRIALS.

Wriffen by Charloffe McCarthy, Director 01 Public Relations, 1992 U.S. Olympic Gymnastics Trials Organizing Committee.

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"Colorado Springs, C0-7:OO-1O:00p.m. each evening. U.s. Olympic Training Center, 1776 E. Boulder St., Colorado Springs, CO 80909 (719)578-4500 Course Dir.: Dave Moskovitz (317)237-5050 This course will be conducted in conjunction with the U.S. RSG Championships.

Sunday, May 17, 1992 1. Columbus, OH - 8:00a.m.-l :30p.m. Holiday Inn, 328 W. Lane Ave., Columbus, OH 43201 (614)294-4848 Course Dir.: B. Montanari (614)457-1279 This course will be conducted in conjunction with the Phar-Mor u.s. Gymnastics Championships.

2. Westminster, MD - 9:00a.m.-3:00p.m. Perna Gymnastics, 3100 Littlestown Pike, Westminster, MD 21157 Course Dir.: John Perna (410)848-2771

3. Federal Way, WA - 9:00a.m.-4:00p.m. Gymnastics Unlimited, 31431 Pacific Hwy. S., Federal Way, WA 98003 Course Dir.: Leigh Eaton (206)839-2438 Local Contact: David Mackey (206)839-2438

Sunday, May 31, 1992 Indianapolis, IN - 2:00-6:30p.m. Holiday Inn at the Airport, 2501 S. High School Rd., Indianapolis, IN 46241 Course Dir.: Dave Moskovitz (317)237-5050 This course will be conducted in conjunction with the USGF Men's Compulsories Workshop.

Thursday, June 4, 1992 Tempe, AZ - 12:00-4:30p.m. Course Dir.: Steve Whitlock (317)237-5050 This course held in conjunction with the USGF Women's Compulsory Workshop.

Sunday, June 7, 1992 1. Philadelphia, P A 2:00-6:30 p.m. Temple Univ., Pearson Hall- Basement Media room, Broad Street & Montgomery Ave., Philadelphia, P A Course Dir.: Phil Frank (609)786-3977.

2. Atlanta, GA - 2:00-6:30 p.m. Atlanta Airport Marriott, 4711 Best Rd., College Park, GA 30337 (404)766-7900 Course Dir.: Karl Bishop (813)447-2108 Course Cont.: Joe Strank (404)766-7900

3. Norman, OK 2:00-6:30 p.m. Oklahoma University, Red Room/Owen Memorial Stadium, 180 W. Brooks, Norman Oklahoma. Course Dir.: TBA Local Contact: Mark Williams (404)325-8341.

4. San Francisco, CA - 2:00-6:30 p.m. Cathedral Hill Hotel. Van Ness at Geary, San Francisco, CA 94109 (510)776-8200 Course Dir.: D. Moskovitz (317)237-5050. Local Contact: G. Corsiglia (510)796-3547

The above course will be condllcted in conjunction with the USGF National Men's Compulson) Workshops.

Friday, June 12, 1992 Princeton, NJ - 2:00-7:00 p.m. Palmer Inn, 3499 Route 1 South, Princeton, NJ 08540 (609)452-2500 Course Dir.: Dave Moskovitz (317)237-5050 This course will be conducted in conjunction with the USGF National RSG Compulson) Workshop.

Friday, June 19, 1992 Los Angeles, CA - 2:00-7:00 p.m. Torrence Holiday Inn, 21333 Hawthorne Blvd., Torrence, CA 90503 (213)540-0500 Course Dir.: Dave Moskovitz (317)237-5050 This course will be conducted in conjunction with the USGF National RSG Compulson) Workshop.

Saturday, June 27, 1992 Biddeford, ME - 9:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. Randall's Gymnastics Center, Alfred Business Road Park, Biddeford, ME 04005 Course Dir.: Steve Randall (207)284-5048

Friday, July 17, 1992 Medina, OH - 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m . Best Western-Medina, 2875 Medina Rd., Medina, OH 44256 Course Dir.: Dave Moskovitz (317)237-5050 Local Contact: M. Miller (614)654-0616 This course will be conducted in conjunction with the YMCA Great Lakes Zones Gymnastics Clinic.

Sahuday, August 1, 1992 Stroudsburg, P A - 10:30-5:30 p.m. International Gymnastics Camp, Golden Slipper Rd., Stroudsburg, P A 18360 Course Dir.: Gerald George (318)988-1220 Local Contact: Bruno Klaus (717)629-0244

Sunday, August 30, 1992 Lake Harmony, PA - 8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. Course Dir.: Cathy Finkel (201)586-1808 This course will be conducted in conjunction with the USGF Region VII Mini-Congress.

Sunday, October 4, 1992 Rockaway, NJ - 10:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. Course Dir.: Cathy Finkel (201)586-1808

"These courses are considered USGF National Courses, and therefore, participants will be charged the group rate of $60 .00 per person .

1. The text book for the Certification Course is the USGF GYMNASTICS SAFETY MAN­UAL. This text/reference manual is to be purchased and studied prior to course partici­pation.

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3. Certification is good for four years. 4. The Course fee is $100.00. USGF members

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• business in one of the fastest-growing • resorts in the country! For information call Kathy Goodwin at (303)728-3214 or • (303)728-4510 or write Smooth Moves Gymnastics, P.O. Box 403, Telluride,

• CO 81435.

SCORE MASTER is a very easy-to-use • team & meet management system. SCORE MASTER provides individual

• and team results for compulsory and / or optional meets. This system is used in over 40 states at the local, sectional,

• state, regional, national and interna- • tionallevels. Graph and report team & individual scores over an entire season. This menu-driven system comes with • an on-line tutorial and complete docu­mentation. For more info contact • Mahoney Systems, 1112 Long Paw Lane, Charlotte, NC, 28214, (704)392-7044.

CLASS MASTER is a very easy-to-use class management & accounts receiv- • able system. CLASS MASTER auto- • mates functions such as registration,

• class rosters, schedules, enrollment, at- • trition trend analYSis, make-ups, wait­ing lists, payments, deposit slips, late fees, tuition billing and mailing labels. CLASS MASTER, a pull-down menu-

• driven system, is password secured and • comes with an on-line tutorial, com- •

plete documentation and a 90 day money back guarantee. For more info contact Mahoney Systems, 1112LongPaw Lane,Charlotte,NC,28214,(704)392-7044.

CLASS CONTROL. Class Management • and A/ R software for PC's. You don' t •

have to spend frustrating hours track- • ing students, charges and payments on paper. Let a user-friendly, menu driven • process do it for you. Fast, efficient, flexible, easy to use, and the best bar­gain available. 90-Day money back sat- • isfaction guarantee. Written by com­puter professionals with kids in Gym- • nastics. For more information, call or write Vaughn Software Services, P.O. Box 1086, Apex, NC 27502 (800)821- • 8516.

CAMPS

UMASS GYMNASTICS CAMP, • Amherst, MA. Four one-week sessions,

June 21-July 17. Co-Directors: Alfie Mitchell- Women's Gymnastics Coach, UMass Coach of the Year 1990. Jun Chen - Men's Gymnastics Coach, UMass, Member Chinese National Gymnastics Team and Coaching Staff. This camp has personalized instruction with sepa­rate instruction for boys and girls. Learn and develop the correct basics with qualified staff of college coaches and gymnasts. New free foam and resi-pits with Olympic events. FORA FREE BRO­CHURE CALL 413-545-2267.

POSITION AVAILABLE

BEAM/FLOOR COACH. Expanding seacoast NH club committed to the cre­ation and training of Advanced level Athletes seeks Beam/ Floor coach. Full time/part time positions. Minutes to University of NH, 1 hour from Boston or ski slopes of northern New England. Salary negotiable. Contact Tony Retrosi by mail: 68 Knox Marsh Road, Dover, NH 03820 or phone (603)742-9000.

needs enthusiastic coach(es) for recre­ation and competition programs. Sal­ary commensurate with experience. Send resume to Northern Lights Gym­nastics, 170lcott Dr., RR 2, WhiteRiver Junction, VT 05001 . (802)295-2070.

HEAD GIRLS TEAM COACH: Will be responsible for our girls program from instructional to team level. Must have extensive background in class instruc­tion as well as upper level optional coaching. Prefer someone with experi­ence working with advanced or elite level gymnasts. Dance and choreogra­phy a plus. We offer an extremely well equipped 15,000 s.f. training facility, large established program, full-time po­sition, excellent salary and paid holi­days. This position is available immedi­ately. Call (409) 860-4001 and ask for Scott or send resume to: BGA, 7821 Gladys St., Beaumont, TX 77706, attn: Scott.

COME TO CALIFORNIA! A coaching position for USGF levels 1-7 opt. will be available this fall. Must be very enthusi­asticandself-motivated with good spot­ting skills. Dance/Choreography back­ground preferred. Full time employ­ment would also entail teaching pre­school classes. Salary DOE with room for advancement. Medical and dental benefits provided! Call Mike at (805)833-

GYMNASTICS/PROGRAM DIREC­TOR: Teaching and coaching position in a Girls Inc. setting. Responsible for planning, development, administration, and evaluation of all gymnastics/pre­school programs. Opportunity to work with competitive program with capa­bility for 200 participants in a fully equipped gym. Requires full knowl­edge of coaching through level nine. Send resume to Helen Lenardo, Girls Incorporated of McAlester, P.O. Box 244, McAlester, OK 74502 (918)423-4288.

• 3986 or send resume to Bakersfield Stars Gymnastics, 5880 District Blvd. #13, Bakersfield, CA 93313.

GROWING PROGRAM NEEDS FULL TIME GYMNASTICS COACH able to spot and coach Levels 5-9 girls. Must be energetic and able to communicate ef­fectively. New 12,000 sq. ft. facility fully equipped. Located just outofCharlotte, N.C. Salary negotiable. Resumes only to: Coach, 1960 Post Road, Albemarle, NC,2800l .

MANAGER/GIRLS HEAD COACH: Opening for dependable, enthusiastic individual with competitive back­ground with 5, 6 & 7. Individual must demonstrate good interpersonal & or­ganizational skills, supervise and par­ticipate in recreational program. Pos­sible option to purchase gym at a future • date. Fully equipped 6000 sq. ft. gym with enrollment of 200+ in Huntsville, just north of Houston, TX. Send resume to: Gerry Hoerster, A.5.!. Gymnastics, 605 High Tech Drive, Georgetown, TX 78626 (512-863-KIDS).

Come to Vermont and enjoy a unique • lifestyle. Find yourselfliving in the heart of ski country as well as next to Dartmouth College. This growing club

HEAD COACH/INSTRUCTOR Assist in design and promotion of new gym for new and accomplished gymnasts. Must be highly motivated, love chil­dren, and coach from a positive per­spective. Demonstrated competency in coaching Levels 5 thru 10 and Junior Elite. Ability to work with parents and staff. Program has much community interest and parental support. Submit resume with references and salary his­tory to: Gymnastics, Attn: Sam Tate, P.O. Box21882,Chattanooga, TN 37421.

COMPETITIVE TEAM COACH at pri­vate gymnastics program near Sacra­mento, CA; seeking individual with leadership, communication and orga­nizational skills; prior experience coach­ing competitive (compulsory and op­tional) levels boys and girls required. Long standing, growing program in fully equipped 10,000 square ft . facility. Call (916)553-2696 for more informa­tion or send resume to Woodland Gym­nastics, c/o Karri Rosario, 1273 Cam­phor Drive, Woodland, CA 95695.

COACH/CHOREOGRAPHER: Full­time or part-time position for experi­enced choreographer. ResponSible for optional beam and floor routines for

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growing Level 8/9 Team. Call Joel at (407)483-0444 or write to American Gymnastics of Boca, 8095 Glades Rd., Boca Raton, FL 33434.

GYMNASTICS INSTRUCTOR / COACH: Here's your opportunity to join our team by becoming part of a supportive teaching staff! We are seek­ing an enthusiastic, highly motivated individual who loves children for our rapidly growing and expanding pro­gram of 700+. New, well equipped 12,250 sq. ft. facility with dance studio located 20 minutes north of Milwaukee. Responsibilities to include preschool thru Level 10 competitive girls' team. Compensation commensurate with ex­perience. Send resume to George Grainger, North Shore Academy of Gymnastics, P.O. Box 632, Cedarburg, WI 53012 or call 414-375-0430.

Gym Manager: Well established gym school with enrollment over 600 needs manager for immediate full time open­ing. Background must include working knowledge of all aspects of preschool, instructional and team programs through Level 9. Excellent salary with benefits commensurate with qualifica­tions and experience. Resume and ref­erences to Turner, P.O. Box 202, Fairview Village, PA 19409.

BOYS HEAD COACH, Full time-Seek­ingenthusiasticindividual to coach and coordinate expanding boys program. Must be able to recognize and develop talent in gymnasts from beginning to elite levels. Modern, 16,000 sq. ft. facil­ity with in-ground pits, spotting appa­ratus. Program includes competitive and recreational gymnastics. Competi­tive base salary plus benefits and credit for experience. Please send resume to: Gym Dandys Training Center, 2005 Burdick Expy. E., Minot, N.D. 58701 (701)852-4585.

For coach with BUSINESS AMBITION! Our coaches own their programs. Run your boy / girl! preschool! dance pro­gram as your own business. 15,000 sq. ft. facility: separate main gym, mini gym, dance school. NO INVESTMENT RE­QUIRED' Write UGA, INC., 7663 Blanding Blvd.,Jacksonville, FLORIDA 32244.

Position available for Gymnastics Coach in McAlester, Oklahoma, Girls Incorpo­rated. Salary commensurate with experi­ence; benefit package. Send resume to: Personnel Committee, Job Code GC/ MCA,P.O. Box947,McAlester,OK74502. Job Duties/Responsibilities: Teaching / coaching position with responsibility for planning, developing, administration and evaluation of gymnastic/pre-school pro­grams. Requires full knowledge of coach-

• ing through Level 9. Opportunity to work • with competitive program with capabil­

ity for 200 participants in a fully-equipped • gym. Position available immediately.

Equal employment opportunity em­ployer.

TRAMPOLINE and GYMNASTIC COUNSELOR/instructor needed for

• California high sierra Family Vacation Camp. Located at 7500' elevation in the

• beautiful Sequoia National Park area on Lake Homavalo. All ages enjoy tram­poline, from Tots to Adults. Montecito­Sequoia Family Camp has two pit tram­polines and offers simple basic gym­nastics. Applicants need to have Safety Certification by USGF and some teach­ing experience. Montecito-Sequoia

• counseling staff live-in and share living accommodations with other camp staff. Minimum age20. Dates: June 18th-Sept.

• 7th. Call for information on salary, and other qualifications. 800-227-9966.

COACH/INSTRUCTOR needed for large rec & team program. FT & PT

• positions available. Benefits & salary commensurate with experience. Imme­diateopenings. Resume with references

• to FOG, PO Box 666, East Brunswick, NJ 08816 (908)238-0880.

Gymnastic Coaches-Full or Part time coaches needed to coach Girls Teams 5 thru 9. Individuals must be highly mo­tivated and have advanced spotting skills. Head coach pOSition available for

• right person. Excellent salary and ben­efits. Call or send resume to: World Cup

• Gymnastics, 404 Timber Lane, Marlboro, N.J. 07746. Attn: Program Director Phone #908-780-2543.

SEEKING EMPLOYMENT

Bogidar Hrabrov-former assist. senior coach of the National Bulgarian

• women's gymnastics team from 1978-1991. The last participation as a coach was at 1991 World Gymnastics Cham-

• pionships in Indianapolis, Ind., where Bulgaria took fifth place in overall clas­sification. Has produced several lead-

• ingwomen's gymnasts. Living with my daughter, Hrabrina Hrabrova, gymnast

• silver medalist from 1987 European Championship and gold medalist in 1988 on jumping. Looking for estab-

• lished program facilities where I can express my abilities as a coach for suc-

• cessful future. Job start immediately. • Salary negotiable. For more info. con­

tact (614)533-2028, Bob Popov c/o Hrabrov, 604 Pike St., Coach Grove, Ohio 45638.

• If you would like to place a classified ad, send a check or m011ey order ($50 per 90 words) to USA

• Gymnastics, Attn: Classified Ads, Pan America'i Plaza , 201 5. Capilol Ave., Sic. 300, I"dimlapol is, IN 46225. (3 17)237·5050.

TOP of the ROCKIES GYMNASTICS & DANCE

CAMP Experience the fun of learning in the snow capped, sunny Colorado Rockies.

• Five minutes from scenic Estes Park • Individual programs available for all levels of

gymnastics & dance - ages 7 and up • Supervised free time and evening programs including

horseback riding, miniature golf, swimming, hiking, go carts, etc.

• Safety certified, adult staff, small teacher-pupil ratio

• Enhance your personal style with International level staff featuring Geza Pozsar, choreographer to Olympians, Nadia, Mary Lou, Phoebe and many more

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CALL OR WRITE G,K.'s Gymnastics 4211 South Mason

Ft, Collins, CO 80525 (303) 226-0306

COLORADO

USA GYMNASTICS O MAY / J U N E 1 9 9 2

In June, some of the top gymnasts in the world -

including number one ranked Kim Zmeskal -

wi ll be coming to the Baltimore Arena.

For them, Baltimore represents the o nly

chance of making the Olympic team

going to the Summer Games in

Barcelona. All Olympic gymnastics

events w ill be included: floor exercise , uneven

bars , balance beam, vau lt , pommel horse, rings ,

parallel bars and horizontal bar.

Good seats are still avai lab le , but ca ll

now. When word gets out about this

spectacu lar week of sport in Baltimore ,

these tickets , too, wi ll fly.

U.S. OLYMPIC GYMNASTICS TRIALS '92 Baltimore Arena

JUNE 6 - 13 Excellent seats available , through package purchase.

For tickets or information, call 1-410-481-SEAT. Photo, USGF Da ve Black

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MIXED PAIRS Miller and Keswick Win

By Susan Polakoff

W hen Shannon

Miller remembers her 15th birthday, it will bring special memories not because she receiv­ed the usual birth­day stuff like presents, a cake and a few cards from well-wishers. Instead, Miller is likely to recall her special day in Tallahassee, Florida, when she won the 1992 McDonald's International Mixed

Miller-Keswick pair competed to win a mixed pairs title. At the 1991 Swiss Cup, another pairs com­petition, the two won the gold medal.

''I'm very excit­ed for Shannon," said coach Steve Nunno. "This is her fourth international competition, but the first she has won in the U.S. Shannon was paired with a great gymnast (Keswick). They both won in

Shannon Miller

Pairs with partner Scott Keswick.

Not only was the Mixed Pairs victory a great present, it was the second time the

Switzerland last year and because they are the two smallest gymnasts in the competition (Miller is 4-6, Keswick is 5-4) I

think they had something to prove."

Miller had more to prove than the rights of the petite. A fall on floor at the McDonald's American Cup resulted in a third

place finish-an upsetting result for Miller. (The U.S.'s KimZmeskal finished first.) Miller managed to put her disappoint­ments behind her by the time she arrived at the Tallahassee Civic Center. "Shannon really wanted to redeem herself on her birthday and she showed she is a fantastic competi­tor. I hope the people of the U.s. will now open their eyes to see they have two great champions, Kim

Zmeskaland Shannon Miller." added Nunno.

Keswick com­peted on rings, parallel bars and scored a 9.9 on high bar. "High bar is a great event for me this year and I

knew I could hit it. My triple (dismount) is going very well lately," Keswick said.

"Shannon is a great partner and I don't have to worry about her. I had a lot of fun, but I was more nervous for Mixed Pairs than I was for the McDon­ald's American Cup. I didn't do as well at the Cup and this provided extra motivation," Keswick said.

Susan Polakoff nms Polakoff Communi­cations and provides public relations con­sulting to the USGF.

INTERNATIONAL TOURNAMENT OF

CHAMPIONS By Eric Fulcomer

T he U.S. delegation heading to Cottbus, Germany for the

International Tournament of Champions included gymnast Jon Lee, coach Constantin Petrescu and judge and delega­tion leader, Eric Fu1comer.

Alexei Voropaev, from the community of Independent States, won the all-around competition with a score of 58.40. Valeri Belenky, Voropaev's teammate, along with Romania's Marius Gherman tied for the silver medal with scores of 57.70.

Lee placed 16th with a 53.05 in the all-around. Lee is currently ranked third on the u.s. Men's Team Atlanta.

GRAND PRIX OF ITALY

T he U.s. delegation heading to Milan, Italy on April 3-4

for the Grand Prix of Italy included gymnast Don Brown, coach Tom Dunn and judge and delegation leader Jon Boulton.

Italy's Yuri Chechi, fifth place finisheratthe 1991 World Championships, and the 1991 World Champion, Grigori Misutin from the Community of Independent States, tied for the all-around gold medal with a score of 58.05.

Italy's Ruggero Rossato took the bronze with 57.80.

Brown, from the University of Iowa, placed 14th with an all­around score of 54.85. Brown did well competing with the best gymnasts in the world, especially in his first international competi­tion. Brown is currently ranked fourth on the U.S. Men's Team Atlanta.

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MELINDA BAIMBRIDGE

AMANDA BELT Carmel, Indiana

Amanda, 8, trains at Car­mel Academy and is coached by Chris Cowan and Paula Hilliker. In 1991, her first year as a LevelS, she placed first on vault, third on floor, and fourth on bars to capture the all-around State Champion­ship title. She also earned first all-around at the '92 State Championship for Level 6.

What does fun, sun, Wet 'n Wild, Universal Studios, and great gymnastics training have in common? Give up? You can experience them 01/ at the

Houston, Texas At age 8, Melinda won the

Level 6 individual state title for the 8-11 age group category. She also won event titles on bars and floor. Melinda's all­around score broke the Texas state record for an individual all-around score in Level 6. Melinda trains at Gizi's Gym and is coached by Jody Trncak and Louis Garcia.

Orlando, fbrida

"Olympus Gymnastics Summer Training Camp"

Offered In Orlando Florida, vacation capital of the world.

Last year's camp featured Olympic Medalist Brandy Johnson and former

Alabama Coach & Region 8 clinician Mark Cohen

The Olympus Gymnastics facility is fully air conditioned and has the finest equipment available. The gym has a

vault and tumbling res i-pit, as well as a foam pit for tumbling, uneven bars and balance beam dismounts.

The camp also includes a 6·8 hour trip to the Wet 'n Wild theme park and a 6-8 hour adventure to

Universal Studios Florida. CAMP #1 - June 21 st through June 26th CAMP #2 - July 26th through July 31st

For more Information and a brochure, please call OL YMPUS GYMNASTICS at

(407) 839-0655

GYM

JON-LENARD GEORGE Lakewood, New Jersey

Jon-Lenard, 8, trains at Devlin Gymnastics where he began general classes at five years old. Jon, along with his teammates, won the Novice Class IV Team title at this year's state meet. Jon is coached by Gerardo Sura.

JOHANNA SMITH Hockessin, Delaware

Johanna, 9, won the LevelS State Championships in Delaware. She trains at Diamond Gymnastics Center and is coached by Bill Stewart. She finished fourth grade with straight A's, quite an accom­plishment since she trains three nights a week for three hours and again on Saturday for three hours.

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many wrist supports. IfiIrIS I i:M However, it cannot weaken the ankle since full range of

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Can prevent ankle pain cauS~d allows the gymnast to train longer •• and harder with less pain in his/her

by tumbling, vaulting and ankles and is particularly useful when

d·. , leaming new skills. If the gymnast Ismountlng I needs to restrict ankle motion, the ankle

Tho NASSAR SYSIDI is first taped and the NASSAR SYSTEM is ~~M~~re) then applied over the tape. ATtLEne MEDICAl ::c.,,:\OGY. The NASSAR SYSTEM is currently being used by

levels 5-10 and elite gymnasts in each of the 50 states and in 5 continents. There is a 30 day money back guarantee. The gymnasts can try the support, see if they like it, and return it for a full refund if they feel it is not beneficial.

It is recommended that two NASSAR SYSTEMS be purchased, one for each ankle. They can be cut to fit any size.

$15.00 per NASSAR SYSTEM Plus postage and handling (Mich. Residents add 4% sales tax) Postage and handling charges

for 1-10 NASSAR SYSTEMS add $2.10 (U.S. currency only please)

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KRISTIN LEE Mountlake Terrace, Washington

A first year Class I, Kristin captured the 1992 Class I Region II Rhythmic Junior Championship with her all­time high 32.25 all-around score. She is also the Washing­ton State Class I RSG Junior Champion. Kristin, 11, trains at Seattle Gym. Academy and is coached by Stefanie Wachter and Joyce Chaplin.

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DANIELLE PETRONE Mansfield, MassachuseHs

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Danielle trains at Rhode Island Gymnastics Village and is coached by Doug, Gail and Jeff Southworth. At the 1992 Rhode Island State Meet, Danielle won the gold medal on vault, bars, beam, floor and all-around for her age group in Level 7.

GYM

JASON FURR Woodbridge, Virginia

Jason, 12, trains at Karon's Gymnastics Center in Fairfax, Virginia. After numerous first place finishes in competitions this year, Jason culminated the season by earning second place all-around in the State Meet, and first all-around at Regionals.

CARA COLLINS Boca Raton, Florida

Cara, 11, trains at American Twisters in Pompano, Fla., under coach Tim Rand. Cara won the gold medal on beam in 1989 and 1990 and went on to earn the silver at the 1991 Level 6 State Meet. She also competed in the Buckeye Classic and won the gold medals on beam, floor and vault and placed fifth aII­around in Level 6.

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