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TA BL E OF C ONTENTS Vol u m e XV / Nu mber 10/ October 1973
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PUBLISH.: REFLECTIONS OF MOSCOW: Th e " W o rld Stud e nt Gam es U ni ve rsidade 73" to o k pl ace in Moscow, Ru ss ia A u g ust 15th to 25th , 1973. Th e Gymna sti c secti o n of th e Gam es was' he ld at th e Pal ace of Sport s in th e Lenin Cent ra l Stadium Park w hi ch is a mul t iac red p ark ho usin g m any sp o rt s fac iliti es (T rack & Fi eld A ren a, Tenni s A ren a, Sw immin g Poo l Stadiu m alo ng w ith m any prac ti ce fi e ld s & hall s,' te nni s co urts e tc.). Th e Gy mn as ti c Hall sea ted around 12,000 p eopl e and was we ll fill ed fo r all th e m aj o r sess io ns (th at is, w hen eve r Ol ga Korbut and h er tea m m at es we re performing ) and for th e indi vidu al fin als co mp etiti o n. Mosco w is a large and b ea uti ful city wi th w ide b o ul evard s, fan cy sub ways, gre en park s (th at wo uld m ake o u r eco log ists happ y), con cert hall s, mu se um s, colorful churches (n ow mu se um s) , a windin g ri ve r throu g h th e cit y and th e fa m o us Moscow Circus and Ballet. All o f thi s was g rea t fo r th e to uri st and fi rst impress io ns... But eve n thou gh m os t o f th e pe o p le we re qui te f ri endl y and m an y went out of th eir way t o b e he lp ful , th e cultural diffe rences with the res tri ction s and th e lac k o f fl ex ibilit y and f reedo m as we kn ow it in A m eri ca mak e th e tas k o f ph o to re p o rtin g a bit diffi cult. Ho weve r we did ge t so m e accep tabl e pi ctures as we k ept two camera s bu sy and to o k o ve r 750 ph o tos (m os tl y gy mn as ti cs) of th e Games. W e have publi sh ed m an y o f o ur ph o tos in thi s editi o n and space p ermitin g w ill d o a furth er Ph o to Refl ecti o ns o f t he Moscow report in th e Nove mb er Edition. More than complim entin g our ph o tos o f th e Ga m es we have t hree fine report ers makin g th eir debut w ith th e "GY M NAST" Uni ve rsit y Gam es editi o n ... Two yo un g ladi es, Kath y Sh ell y, (wom en 's gymn as ti c co ach, Ca lifor ni a State U ni ve rsit y, Sacram ento) man ager for our USA girl s t ea m did a precomp etition and co mpetiti o n report o n our g irl s, Ga il Chimi elen ski (of th e Uni ve rsity of Conn ecti cut) accr edit ed Ph o to Journali st in Moscow furni sh ed us w ith an inte rv iew of o u r girl 's team and a p erson al report on h er evalu ati o n o f th e Ru ss ian g irl s (Gail also se nt u s co lor slid es, but so rry Ga il , o ur bl ac k and w hite copy atte'mpt did not co m e out good e no ug h fo r rep rod u cti o n with th e arti c le) . Jam es Howard (gy mnasti c coach at th e U ni v. of Wiscon sin) USA M e n ' s Tea m m anage r se nt u s an in d epth art icl e on the USA team and fin al comp etiti o n . NOTE: Th e planned GYMNAST Ph oto Co ntes t de tail s pro mi sed for this edition did not mak e it and w ill have to wa it unti l we get caught up a bit moreo n our publi shin g schedul e. In th e m ea nt im e keep tho se cam e ra s cli c kin g, se t as id e your b es t phot os o f GYMNASTICS THE BEAUTI FUL SPORT and H AVE A H A PPY HANDSTAND. In the editi o n of th e Gymna st th at fo ll owed th e 1972 USG F Congr ess in D enve r, Col o rad o, th e re we r e ce rtain statem ent s m ade concernin g Mm e. Nagy, of Hun ga ry, th at have sin ce bee n prove n to be in error. Th e stat em ent s sh o uld n o t have bee n mad e, no r print ed with o ut firm proof and fo r all owin g thi s ty p e of materi al to be distributed , w hi ch has no w b ee n fo und to be un substan ti ate d, we expr ess our sin ce re reg rets. Fra nk L. Bare, USG F - G len n Su nd by, GYMNAST GYMNAST Oct. '73
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FR OM THE PU BLISH ER, Glenn Sundby
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O N THE BEAM, Barbara Thatcher
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VIEWPOINTS, Di ck Criley
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USG F BULLETIN, Jackie 'Fie
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1973 WO RL D UNIV ERSITY GAMES 11 . Profile of USA Women's Team, Gail Chimi elenski 12
Vision s of Fo ur, Gail Chimiel enski
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Women' s Competition Report, Kath y Sh elly
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Women ' s Results
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Centerfold, Ga ry Mo rav a
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Men's Competition Report, Jim Howard
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Men's Results
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IN STRUCTIO N: Vaulting Drills, Jim Turpin
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NEWS 'N NO TES, Renee Hendershott
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New Style Seat Circle a n d Handstand Forward Roll, Charl es Dubois CALENDAR, Renee H endershott Cover : Terry Sp ence r, fro m So uth ern Illin o is Uni ve rsit y, fo urth pl ace w inn er in fl oor ex er cise at th e 1973 World U ni ve rsity Gam es. Thi s is th e hi ghes t a U SA comp etitor ha s fini sh ed in Wo rl d U ni ve rsity Ga m es co mp etition. Co ver, ce nter fo ld and o th er Uni ve rs'ity Games ph o to s by Gl enn Sundby
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Publisher: G lenn Su ndb y, Associate Editors: Di ck Cril ey and Ren ee H endersho tt , Research Editor : Dr. H.J. Bi este rfeldt Jr. , A rt Director: Ri chard Kenn ey, Staff Writer: Barb ar a Th atcher, Contributors: Gail C himi elenski , Ch arl es Dub o is, Ja cki e Fi e, Jim H owa rd , Ka th y She ll y and Jim Turpin.
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1899 - 1973 W e reg r et to ann o un ce th e pass in g o f Dr. Reinhard Beck er on April 7th , 1973 at th e yo un g age of 74. Dr. Becker was a subscriber to Gymn as t ma gaz in e fo r m any yea rs and a fri end of gymnasts the wo rld ove r. Dr. Becker was at hi s appi es t w hen he could tr an slate En gli sh gy mn as ti c arti cles (tec hni ca l and n ewswo rth y) into his nati ve G erman fo r th e Turn er magaz in e and in later ye ars for Dr. Go hl e(s OL YMP ISH TURN KUN ST ... Th e Intern ati o nal famil y of gy mn as ts has los t a tireless wo rk er and we ha ve los t a fri end. Our deep es t co nd o lances go o ut to hi s w ife and d aughter Heid e in th eir loss of a co mp an io n an d fath er t hey bo th w ill mi ss ve ry mu ch .
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One girl who is definitely " On The Beam " is Terry Spencer, a recent graduate of Southern Illinois University. If there's one thing she'll be remembered for other than her tremendous dedication to the sport, it's her terrific smile and the fact that she's the only girl around with an authentic Olga Korbut warm-up suit. Yes, it seems this petite pixie exchanged warm-ups with little Olga and is surely the envy of hundreds of O.K. fans . It 's interesting to note that in an interview with a columnist from the Indianapolis Star, Terry mentioned that newspapers and magazines always emphasis that Olgais so small but Terry is actually shorter than O.K. so the warm-up suit was even slightly big.
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Having problems finding equipment and a place to work-out during the summer? Well you might do what Gordon Jacobsen from South Eugene High School in Oregon, did. Gordon went to British Columbia this summer to work and his coach Sandy Cutler gave him a pair of pommels and told him to stay in shape. So he built a pommel horse out of a pine tree, using a chai nsaw to shape it, and covered it with burlap. I' m not recommending that everyone go out and chop down a pine tree but it's still a clever idea.
Robin Huebner, October's girl "On The Beam".
However the " On The Beam " girl this month is Robin Huebner of Dickinson, North Dakota, who took the all-around honors in her age group at an Open AAIj meet held last spring in Billings, Montana. I Girls from North Dakota, Montana, Wyoming and Colorado partcipated and placing behind Robin in the 10-12 year old dfvision were Terri Patterson from Colorado and Kelly Neal of Montana.
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South Eugene High School has not only one creative gymnast but a very impressive overall record. In the last 12 years it has won 10 Oregon State Championships and finished second the other two years. In 12 years has had 55 state individual champions. Since 1963 has had 49 straight home victories and a win-loss record of 89 wins and 5 losses. According to the current coach much of the credit should go to Harry Johnson, who was coach from 1962-1972. Not bad, not bad at all
Time once again to announce .. .... NEW GYMNASTIC SCHOOLS. The first I must mention is the Santa Monica Gymnastics Center, 4i6 Broadwav, S.M. (Just a few doors down from US). Director of the center is AI Luber, a former UCLA gymnast and All American on high bar. The center just opened this fall with brand new equipment and a very energetic and enthusiastic staff. It's nice to see a club spring up so close by.
Having problems composing a beam routine? At least it's doubtful that you'll experience the above problem. This cartoon was drawn by Louis Morales, .coach of the San Pedro {California) Pipers.
On The Beam It seems incredible that a year can pass so quickly and yet it's been a year since my memorable "first day" at Sundby Publications. And while many things have changed the magazine still continues to grow and we think improve and I am still trying to stay "On The Beam "
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Another club that deservesmention is Heck's Gyinnastic Club, 1980 N. Glassell, Orange, Ca. Coached by Glynn Heckenlaible, the group has already been in existence a year and this season hopes to enter even more competition possibly with teams from Reno, Nevada, Arizona, and Northern California. Many of the instructors were formally top gymnasts at California State University, Long Beach and Cal State Fullerton. The facility is impressive with nice high ceilings and a tremendous amount of room. for more ciub intormation I direct your attention to the very top of the next page, the' very last column .
Tired already? Gary Morava and Jim Stephenson relax during the long flight to Moscow. Little did they know then how well they and their team would do in The World University Games.
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Ever hear of Victorville? It 's a little town between San Bernandino and Barstow, Ca. And now has it 's very own gymnastics club, the Victorville Gymnettes, coached by Gary Porter. The team just had it 's first practice a few weeks ago and already plans to put on a few ex hibitions in Dece mber at Victor Valley High School. Anyone interested in scheduling a meet With this team should contact the coach at 15653 La Verida. Victorville, Cil.
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Moving up North we find two new teams emerging in the Merced area. First is the Merced Gymnastic Club and second is the Atwater Gymnastics Club. Both clubs will be entering approximately 40 girls in competition this season and the Atwater Club is in great need of another coach . For more information contact: Mrs. Fred Wack, 1455 Redwood, Atwater, Ca. 95301 or the Atwater Park and Recreation Department, City Hall, Atwater, Ca. 95301. Notice all the clubs mentioned this month were California clubs, there must be a lot more from other states that no one is hearing about.
These pictures are from Camp Flathead. Above: The stall leisurely poses for a photograph. Right: Hal Havorson "Person On The Beam", this month, balances on the beam during the camp carnival.
Nice to know that gymnastics is growing in Montana. And gym camps like the one at Lake Flathead must certainly help. This year's camp was highlighted by a camp carnival and the pictures that were submitted to us are hilarious. So amusing were they that I' ve decided to make camp director Hal Havorson this month 's " Person On The Beam ". Of co urse campers did other things at the camp such as learn gymnastics. And with instructors like Dick Mulvihill, Linda Metheny, and Sadao Hamada that was propbably work as well as fun .
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Since this is a World University Gamesspecial edition, it 's only fairto mention here too what a tremendous job both the USA men 's and women 's team did. Apparently they impressed a lot of people in and out of the gym , and .the sixth place finish of the men's team was fantastic. Considering some of the top USA gymnasts were missing from the team because of injury and illness. Makes you wonder how much higher the team would have placed with say Steve Hug, Marshall Avener, or John Crosby.
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Speaking of California gymnastics brings to mind judging and the fact that there are several great clinics going on during the fall and winter in Northern California. Some are sponsored by California State University, Hayward and for more information the lady to contact is Dorie Krepton, Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education, 25800 Hillary St., Hayward, Ca. Such classes as Gymnastics: Gurus', Gimmicks and Games, (Honest that's the name) and Exploring the Boundaries of Beginning Gymnastics is being offered and both quite interesting. For th<?se people who would like just a standard judging course, there are always fine ones going on up there throughout the year and for examination and clinic dates write to Jud'y Smith, Ygnacio Valley High School, Concord, Ca. Rememberthe April-May column when it was mentioned that Gary Morava had been named SIU "Athlete of the Year", well this was not an absolute first at all. Back in 1964-1965, (where were you that year?) Ferdinand Roethlisberger was named "Outstanding Athlete of the Year" at the University of Wisconsin. Even though it's a little late Congratulations Mr. Roethlisberger and hopefully this year there will bemany more gymnasts named "Outstanding Athletes". Got some early information on this year 's Mid-West Open. It will be held on November 23 and 24 at Maine East High School in Park Ridge, Illinois with both men and women's competition going路 on at the same time, well approximately the same time, and with different divisions according to the gymnasts 'scoreS. The finals will be Saturday night and I would really like some good reports submilted this year, cause from what I hear th is is always a sensational meet.
Have Terry Spencer and Sandy Phillips taken up men' s gymnastics? No, they're just taking a break during workouts at the World University Games in Moscow. Maybe they've invented a new move though:You've heard of the Maltese cross, how about the Spencer-Phillips cross. GYMNAST Oct.
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Well that 's it for this month. Looking at a few old Modern Gymnasts, I've decided to start a orie person campaign to change the name back to Modern Gymnast instead of Gymnast. MG just had a nice sound to it. So does the word mail so take a little time and write ... Bye.
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11~"'ltttilltS** This summer a series of actions took place in the United States Congress which may have a tremendous impact on amateur sports in this country. Both the Senate and Hoyse have prepared bills which could--potentia ll y--inject ihe federal government into the contro l of amateur sports, restructure the United States Olympic Committee, and realign this country's international franchise holders in amateur ath letics. In the U.S-. Senate four separate bil ls were originally introduced and later combined into an " Omnibus Bill " (No. S 2365). The introducers of the four original bills were: J.V. Tunney Bill (D-Ca lif), M .W . Cook Bill (R-Kent), J.B. Pearson (R-Kansas), S. Thurm'ond Bill (R-S.C), and M. Gravel Bill (D-Alaska) . The Omnibus Bill was amended by Senate Amendment No. 459 and introduced via the Senate Commerce Comm ittee. !\. great uproar greeted the fina l version of the bill. The NCAA and AAU found themselves on the same side of an argument for the first time in years, albeit for different reasons. The NCAA objections, briefly, were: 1) the establishment of a large federal sports bureaucracy, 2) the interpretation that would permit a government-appointed sports association to decide whether co llege regulations were reasonable and properly applied, 3) the requirement that col lege athletes be allowed to compete any.time a sports promoter sets up a competition with no regard to co ll egiate seasons or to the educationa l welfare of the athlete and w ithout any investment of the promoter in the athlete ' s training, 4) the reinstatement of '.' restricted " and "unrestricted " compet iti ons in such a way as to impose governmental contro l ove r college and high schoo l athletic programs, and 5) the overly broad inclusions of the leg islation which exceed the publicly stated intent of the sponso rs. All the major athletic conferences have issued statements opposing the Omnibus Bill. They shared concerns for the lack of protection for the athlete, the weighty federal bureaucracy to be imposed, the renewal requirements of licensed sports associations, and the interference with the autonomy of higher educat ion institutions. In addit ion to these noble concerns, matters of money--how it was to be derived , where it would go, and who would collect, manage, and spend it--were also raised . . As the NCAA News noted, "The provision establishing a new foundation to make grants (if the 'foundati'o n can raise private funds) to existing sport s or-ganizations appears to be clearly tied to the app licant ' s willingness to accept the rulings an regulations of the bureaucracy. In stitutions of higher education are well aware that federal funds are accompanied by federal controls." The AAU voiced its concern because of provisions affecting the USOC, the restrictions on the number of international franchises one organizat ion cou ld hold and other aspects of governmental cont rol.
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On the other side of Congress in the House of Representatives, several bills were likewise introduced: Wright (D-Tex)-Sisk (D-Calif): H.R. 9171; Teague (D-Tex): HK 9177; ' Devine (R-Oh io): H.R. 9150; Dellenback (R-Ore): H.R. 8989, and O'Hara (D-Mich): H.R. 7918. The first three received NCAA support as their intent was limit ed to examining and restructuring the United States Olympic Committee and to setting up a government contro ll ed chartering function between United States sport associations and the international sports federations. Such a charte r-granting review board would have a limited lifetime in which to handle specific chartering tasks and then it wo ul d dissolve to leave management in qualified amateur organizations. The Dellenback Bill injects more federal government control than these first three bills and makes the review board a continuing agency. It, too, examines the organization of the USOC and . sets up a charter certification funct ion. The goals of the O'Hara Bill were not described and the NCAA did not take a stand. Jesse T. Hill, Commissioner of the Pacific Coast Athletic Conference and 'former ath letic director at th e University of ,Southe rn Cal'ifornia, summarized the attitudes of many in the NCAA who have considered the problems in our national and international ath letic programs: 1) The most knowledgeable and capable private organizations should administer our
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internat ional amateur sports competition. 2) Adequate lead time is needed in planning for major international matches involving national teams. Once the USA commitment is made, al l amateur sports organizations should cooperate so the USA w ill be successful. 3) A forum shou ld be established for the sett lement of organizationa l disputes. 4) Unreasonab le or unjustifiable restrictions upon competition by the athlete should be eliminated. The Senate Bill, No . 2365 as amended by amendment 459- (whatever that was, as I cou ld not find its specific provisions) creates a bureaucracy---with al l that that enta il s--- to administer 30 or more amateur sports. Drastic revision seems necessary to make the bill acceptable. In the meantime, activ iti es continue in the House where public scrutiny and opinions are sti ll encouraged. Since the ultimate measure will evolve from Senate-House compromise discussions and since lobbying by national organizations such as the NCAA and AAU will continue, the encouragement 9f public opin ion seems a useless exercise. Still, the weight of public op inion is cons idered by some of our legislators and any of them would be happy to send interested constituents copies of the bills.
Editor's Note: The Senate voted October 3, 1973 to return to committee this bill.
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By Jackie U Fie, Technical Chairman
'______ U.S.G.F. _ - - PROGRAM FOR ELITE COMPETITION 1974 ELITE QUALIFICA nON MEETS January 18,19 Tenative Site - Long Beach, California March 29,30 Tentative Site - Deleware Those gymnasts that competed in the 1973 Elite Championships, plus those gymnasts that qualified for the 1973 Elite Championships and were unable to compete are eligible to enter the 1974 Elite Qualification Meets. These gymnasts are: Anthony, Jan Antonio, Linda Anderson, Janette Anderson, Laurel Atkins, Karen Bier, Shell y Bleamer, Robin Brezack , Karen Cantwell, Janet Carr, Ann Chace, Kim Dowaliby, Cole Dunbar, Diane Eastwood , Cind y Fike, Debbie Fizell, Claudia Gayner, Kyle Gavin, Lynn Gross, Sandi
Grayson , Diane Halle, Debbie Hill, Debbie Hintnaus, Dagmar Howard, Kathy Myslak, Barbara Payton, Donna Peressini, Jod y Phillips, Sandy Pierce, Roxanne Rice , Joan Shuler, Vicky Simone, Pam Spencer, Terry Stromer, Stephanie Thies, Nancy Walker, Denise Wycoff, Gail Yocum , Jodi
'Note : Only 18 of these gymnasts earned a 70.00 AA totarin the 1973 Elite Championships, but the Technical Committee deCided to allow all jtl to emer the 1974 Qualification Meets without pre-qualifying through the jurisdiction of the Regional Technical Director. New entries into the 1974 Elite Qualification Meets will be accepted provided the following conditions are met: January Meet 1. The gymnast must attain a score of 70.00 AA (8.75) in a USGF approved (registered with Vice Chairman of the USGF-WCl competition dated after june 15, 1973 and before January 6, 1974. A list of the fouror five nationally rated or FIG rated judges that officiated must be provided. GYMNAST Oct. '73
A cop y of th e o ri gin dl A Il- A rouIllJ scor e sh ee t " attained , enabling qualifi cation of new comers mu st be provid ed to document th e scor e. to th e 1974 Elit e Champion ships. All such information mu st be sent to th e Regional Te chni cal Dir ector and , if in ord er, for ward ed to the Chairm an of th e TC for fin al 1974 ELITE CHAMPIONSHIP - Propo sed dates: approval. 2. If a meet situation as d escribed abo ve is M ay 23, 24, 25 or Ma y 30, 31 and june 1 - Site: impo ss ibl e, th e RTD rna y tra vel to th e ar ea of Und etermined the gymna st in que stion at the ex pense of that PROGRAM FOR FI NAL TRIAL - WORLD area or club . The gymnast mu st perform all CHAMPIONSHIPS - Octob er 19-26, 1974 eight routines in one da y w ith a rea sonab le rest Proposed dates: August 22, 23, 24 - Site: between each routine. FIG rules and USGF Undetermined Meet Procedures must be fo ll ow ed. Qualification w ill b e based on the total of two The RTD wi ll then forward all original score All-Around score s: sheets to the Chairman of the TC before final 1. Januar y or March Qualif ying Meet (A decision is rendered. score of 70.00 or b ett er from the USGF Junior or Final date for review b y the RTD will be Senior Nationa ls may be use d in lieu of no January 6, 1974. acceptab le score from either Qualifying Meet) PLUS March Meet 2. 1974 Elite Championships The dates for application of conditions in The top 12 competitors based on these number 'one and two above wi ll be: February 1 combined scores wi ll proceed to the Final Trials through March 17, 1974. from which the team wi ll be chosen based on final placement. Requirements for Elite Qualification to 1974 Final Placement will be based on a total of Championships Qualifying Meet, 1974 Elites, p lu s Final Tria ls. Injury Clause- G ymnast must submit doctor's 1. Gymn asts with an AA score of 72.00 verification for her injury or illness. earned at the 1973 Elite Championships must Case 1 - If a 9.0 average gymnast from the enter one of the Qualifying Meets in order to bbtain a score to be used for qualification for 1973 Elite Meet was unable to compete due to final Trial~ - World Games. injury in either of the 1974 Qualifying Meets to obtain one score, we would double her 1974 These gymnasts "are: Elite Meet score to see whether her score Rice, Joan Fike, Debbie wou ld be equal to or better than the 12th place Pierce, Roxann e Chace, Kim combined score for Final Trials. (the doubled Thies, Nancy Dunbar, Dian e " El ite" score and the FT score would be totaled Anderson, Janette for the final placement.' Case 2- II a gymnast qualified from a 1974 Elite These competitors will not be eliminated if Qualifying Meet was unable to compete in the their score in either of the Qualifying Meets 1974 Elite Meet due to injury, we wou ld take happens to fall below the " Elite" qualifying her scores from both 1974 Qualifying Meets or score of 70.00 points. double her score from one Qualifying Meet (if 2. All other competitors in either the January she on ly entered one) to see whether her score or March meets must earn a score of 70.00 AA would be equal to or better than 12th place points (8.75) to qualify for the 1974 Elites. A combined score for Final Trials. (This score and gymnast entering both Qualifying Meets w ill the FT score would be totaled for the final not be eliminated, if she scores 70.00 or better placement.)' in the january meet ahd falls below this total in 'In case 1 and 2, if the two meets total or the March meet. doubled score is equal or b"e tter than the 12th 3. Any Nationa l Organization with place score (Qua lifying Meet score plus Elite membership in the USGF (AAU, YMCA, score), the gymnast w ill be all owed to enter the AAHPER, SOKOL, TURNER) that wishes to qualify gymnasts into the 1974 Elite ChampFinal Trials as an additional gymnast. She would ionships must hold their own Qualifying not replace one of the legitimate twelve. Case 3 - If a gymnast was unable to compete Meet prior to either the january or March Elite due to injury in the Final Trial, her average of Qualifying Meets. Gy:nnast> '11llst earn the one Qualifying Meet and the Elite Meet must 70.00 AA score requirement to enter ihe equal or better the final p lacement score (three january or March meets. meets) average of the number two place A list of the four or five nationally rated or gymnast in order to be placed on the team." FIG rated judges that officiated must be Case 4 - If a gymnast competed in only one or provided. no Qualifying Meet and did not compete in A copy of ihe original AA score sheet must be either the Elite Meet or the Final Trial, she provided to document the score. would be ine li gib le for consideration as a team A ll such information must be sent to the Chairman of the TC for final approva l. member. Case 5 - If a gymnast competed in both Qualifying Meets and did not compete in USGF JUNIOR AND USGF SENIOR either the Elite Meet or the Final Trial due to NATIONAL MEETS injury;"her average score for both Qualifying Juniors - April 18, 19, 20, 1974 - Hayward, CA Meets must equal or better the final placement SenIOrs-May 9,lU, 11 , 1974 or May 2,3,4, score (three meets) average of the number two 1974-Site: Undetermined. place gymnast in order to be placed on the Gymnasts achieving 70.00 points using the team."" USGF/ DGWS Advanced Compulsories plus "In case 3 and 5, a doctor"s verillcation of Optionals wi ll perform the Olympic her complete recovery and abi lit y to Compulsories following the meet. These participate w ith no restrictions must be Compulsories will be judged by FIG and / or delivered to the Technical Chairman and nationally rated officials only and the total Coach of the World Games Team no later than points added to the optional total trom the two weeks prior to departure of the team. National meet to determine whether a 70.00 is
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The United States team: From left to right- Sandy Phillips, Mimi Murray (coach), Stephanie Stromer, Kathy Shelly (manager), Terry Spe ncer, Jim Howard (manager), Adele Gleaves, Mike Howard, Ann Vexler, Gus Pappelis (pianist), Gary Morava, Rusty Mitchell (coach), Jim Stephenson and Jim Ivice k. 10 GYMNAST O ct. '73
USA GIRLS TEAM PROFILES By Gail Chimielenski
MIMI MURRAY The coach of this yea r' s Uni ve rs ity Games gymnastic tea m was Mimi Murra y. Mimi has accumulated an impressive record in her five years as gymnastic coac h at Springfield College. Springfield has held th e Eastern regional champion ship for th e past five years, h as been a National Champion three of the past five years and has a 30-0 wo n-l oss record in dual meets. Mimi - ea rn ed both an und ergradu ate and graduate degree at Springfield. After co mpl eting her bachelor' s work she taught fo r two yea rs at Basking Ridge, New Jersey, before retu rning to grad uate school. Though thi s was Mimi 's first experience coaching in internati ona l co mpetition her success was co nsi derable. Even with no Ol ympi ans representing th e U.S.A., every girl reached the finals in either the all-around o r individual competiti o¡n. Mimi feels this reflects the increasing ca liber of American co ll egiate gymnasts.
KATHY SHELLY Kathy Shelly is now th e women 's gym nastics coac h at California .state University in Sacramento, California, w here she ha s been coaching for six yea rs. She formerly taught and coached at the high sc hool level. Kathy is a grad uate of San Francisco State College, where she first became interested â&#x20AC;˘ in gymnastics. As assistant coach for the U.S.A. during the U.S.A.-Romania meet in Feb ruary, Kathy saw her team lo se by a mere.5 (f ive-tent hs of a point). In 1972 she coac hed the t ea m that won the AIAW meet in Region 8. Loca ll y her teams have been und efeated in dual meet co mp etiti o n for t he pas t fi ve years. Kath y has coac hed champions such as Barbara Parcher, who won the Collegiate All-Around Championships in 1970 as we ll as the state and PAAU Championships. As th e man ager for the U.S.A. team during th e University Games, Kath y had some stro ng fee lin gs abo ut th~ competi tion. She feelsRussia has the power in women 's gymnastics at th e un iversit y level. "We didn't have our GYMNAST Oct. '73
national team with us. Most of them are younger o r not in college. " She felt that the team that did go did an outsta nding j o b because they placed higher than any other. team in the University Games representing the U.S.A. " The girl s made a good impression both gy mn asti ca ll y and persona ll y to those co untri es that d idn 't know us."
STEPHANIE STROMER Th e yo un gest member of the gymnastic team is 19-year-o ld Stephanie Stromer. Stephanie is a second -semester fres hm an English major at Southern Illinois Un ive rsity. Most of Stephanie's experience in gymnastics has been as a member of a gymnastic team in Reno, Nevada, and later the " SCA TS " from Lo ng Beach, California . She is o n e of the on ly members of this year 's team ever to have competed again st teams from o utsid e the Un ited States. I n the future, Stephanie loo ks forward to fou r more years of co ll egiate gym nastic compet ition . After grad uati on, she hopes to pursue a ca reer as a writer.
SANDY PHILLIPS At 24 Sa ndy Phdlips, graduate stude nt at Southeastern Louisiana University In Hammond , IS the o ld est member of the U.S.A. team. A native of Palm Beach, FlOrida , Sandy did her undergraduate work at FlOrida State, where she first became Interested In gymnastics. Though she has had formal training in dance until her junior hi gh days, Sa nd y's primary in terests were in swimmi n g and diving. A sinus cond it ion fo rced h er to ret ire her nose plug in favor of a pair of gymnastic slippers. With h er grad uate work done Sandy wi ll soon begin teaching at the U ni vers ity of Florida at Gainesville. She considered it a great honor and privilege to represent the U nited States in Moscow. The greatest thrill was compet in g aga in st the wo rld ' s greatest gymnasts.
ANN VEXLER A nn Vexler, a 21-year-old second-semester juni o r, is a member of this National Championship team from the University o f year' s Massachusetts. A n art major, Ann 's favorite element in gym n astic 11
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competiti on is crea ti ve floor exerc ise. A nn 's se lect io n as a member of the U.S.A . team was a great so urce of pride to her parents. H er mothe r, also a former gymnas t, was an altern ate fo r th e 1948 Olympic team. Un fo rtunat ely lack o f financial ba ck in g ca used the Olympic co mmitt ee to drop the altern ates. Ann hopes to o p en her own gym nastic sc hoo l afte r her grad uat io n fro m UMASS. To date she has spe nt her summ ers at the Mit hany Gym n astic School at State Coll ege, Penn sy lva ni a and at var io u s oth er gym n ast ic ca mps. As a co mp eti to r, An n p laced fir st in all -around at the Easte rn Regional s and fourth all-around in th e A IAW Nat ionals in 1973.
ADELE GLEAVES Adele G leaves is a 19-yea r-old juni or at Weste rn Kentucky U ni ve rsity m ajorin g in mass co mmuni cations. She began h er int eres t in gym nastics w hil e st ill a stud en t in elementary sc hoo l and h as had quite a bit of exp eri ence in internationa l co mp et iti o n. Her credentials in clud e be i ng seco nd in the all-aro und to Cathy Ri gby in 1970 at th e World C hampi o nsh ips, being four th all -a ro und in th e 1971 Pan A m Games, and thi s year's Nat ion al Coll eg iate A ll-A ro und Champ io n. Adel e's o th er compet iti ons invo lved being in vited to p arti cip ate in th e Hapoel Games in Israe l w hi ch ar e he ld eve ry fi ve years and parti cipatih g i n th e World Internat io nal In vit at io nal in 1971 . A hype rexte nd ed elbow kept Ade le ou t o f th e Ol ympic Games in 1972 aft e r she had wo rk ed w ith th e team at Ya le Un ivers it y and mi ssed making th e fin al se lecti on by a mere.6 of a point. She hopes to p ursue a ca reer in ma ss co mmuni cat io ns in radio o r TV after grad uati o n. TERRY SPENCER Twe nt y-t hree -year-o ld Terry Spencer has been a gy mnast since she was six years o ld . Thirt een of th ose ,yea rs she spe nt in co m pet ition. Th e
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The Ru ssian team: Olga Korbut, lubov Bogdanova, lubov Burda, Elvira Saadi and competition group leader.
Speedway, In d iana, nat ive is a semor m ajo rin g in recre ati on at Southern Illin o is U ni ve rsit y. Terry ha s bee n a m embe r of the U.S.A. tea m participating in the U ni versit y Ga m es before in 1970 and has also parti cipated in th e Pan Am Games in 1971.
VISIONS OF FOUR By Ga il Chim ielens ki There were four exq ui sit e gym nas ts repre se nting the Sov iet Union at th e Wo rld Un ive rsit y Games thi s summer in Moscow . If I had been ho me wa tching the games on television, I 'm sure I wo uld have mi ssed three o f th em. Fortuna t ely, ar m ed w ith my came ra , I was not only ab le to see all the ' compe ti ti on first hand , but also atte nd every Sov iet practice sess io n fo r a week. Speak ing professiona ll y, th ere was n o better pl ace to see suc h hi gh le ve l gymna sti c sk ill eith e r aesthetica ll y o r mechani ca ll y. From a purely pe rso nal point of view , I cou ld n 't resist th e cha nce to see Olga Korbut in person and from c lose range at that! Before gett in g into th e Games' gymnastic compet iti on, let me briefly explai n w hat goes into the preparation of th e Sov iet gymna st. Ballet and acrobatics are aredS of th e Ru ss ian cu lture tha t are steep ed in tradition. The Russian ha s expressed hi s ph ys ical bei ng through Liance fo r cent uri es. Gymna sti cs, though a more moLi ern form of ex pression, is a natural extension of Liance. Folk ba ll et is a com mo n form of pa rti cip ati o n - type en terta inm en t i n the Eastern European co untri es . Log ica ll y,gy mn as ti cs i sa popular sport and th e gym nast is revered above all spo rt smen. Thus, th e t ra ini ng of a Soviet gymnast is hardl y left to chance. Th e Soviet child beg in s forma l schoo li ng at the age of seven o r eight. A t about the sa m e tim e menta l train ing is begu n, ch ilLiren are chann eled into GYMNAST Oct. '73
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sport s school s. A chilu uemonstrating a particular ap titu de for gym nasti cs is tes teu further to uete rmin e potentia l bone grow th anu bod y structure. Trainin g fo r th e chosen is then specia li zeu in gy mn ast ic schoo ls w hi ch are att end ed for two hour sess io ns at th e co mpl etion of th e regular academ ic sc hool ua y. In th e summ er, chiluren are se nt at a nominal fee (app roximate ly 20 rubl es for 24 da ys) to spo rt camps located outside th e Umits of .most Soviet cit ies. On .the u pper leve l, the profe ss ional p repa ration of teachers, trainers and coac hes takes p lace at all of the 21 Physical Cu lture sc hoo ls througho ut the5..ov iet Un ion. I hau the unexpecteu pl eas ure of spenui n g three da ys at th e o!uest anu m os t reknown of these sc hoo ls, the Inst itute of Ph ys ica l Culture in Moscow. Research is ca rri ed ou t on a ve ry hi ghl y deve loped level in all areas of sport. As a result of th e close work in g relationship between resea rcher anu practiti one r, research is refle cted in sop hi st ica ted training m et hous anu uevices. To give yo u j ust a singl e exam pl e, one very commo n problem to o ur ow n gymnasts is th e occurence of " shin sp lints". It is felt th at sh in sp lints are prim aril y ca usf'd b y th e constant jarrin g of th e legs w hil e tumbling a'nd va ultin g on haru surfaces . Mats and prev~ntati ve exe rcise have not always bee n an auequate so luti on. To elimin ate th e problem before thi s co nd iti on uevelops, tumbl ers wo rk predominantl y on ruether floors. This is a space constructed on t he principle of the ruether board used for va ultin g. An area th e size of a floor exe rcise mat is built o n special supports so that it gives w ith the tumbl er 's im pac t. Hav ing kickeu off my shoes and done a coup le of hu ru lin g passes, mu ch in the trauition of Tourischeva, I can attes t to a rea ll y uifferent sensat io n. H av in g asked th e question of w hat th e Sov ie t trainers uo to treatshin sp lints, th e answer was a brisk "R ussian gym nasts do not get shin sp lint s! '~ I be li eve it! GYMNAST Oct. '73
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The Russian Women's team, World University Games team Champions.
I su ppose by now yo u are anxIous to ge t back to th e Ru ssia n gy mnastic team. Afte r seeing the Russian team in New Yo rk and ex peri encin g such tight sec ur ity, it never occ ur reu to me that here in the So viet U nion the re wou ld be littl e need fo r such securi ty. Conseq uen tl y, th e first tim e Olga appeared at th e entrance int o t h e Pa lace of Sport I had put a telephoto lens 011 my ca mera thinking all m y pictures wo ul d certain ly be from a dista n ce. Be in g the o nl y photographer in h er immediate pressence, she began do in g wa lk overs and handstands in my direction and I found m yse lf backing away from her as I fu mbl ed tryin g to switch back to the small er lens. Finally I was read y, but she was upside down. Knowing m y own stag stand was n' t probably as good as Olga 's, I decided to let her right herse lf before clicking off any sho ts. She did, so I d id. The ot her members of the tea m appeared and I was d isappo in ted that Touri sc heva was n 't among them. Ther e was a lot of off hand specul ation as to why she was n o t in thi s compet iti o n, but no official answe r was eve r give n. The remaini ng team m emb ers were Lub ov Burda , a m emb er of the Ol ympic team last yea r, Elvira Saau i, whom I hau recog ni ze d from fi lm s of the Russ ian Cu p, anu Lub ov Boguanova, one of the parti cipant s of the USFaberge tour . For the next few hours each performer took her turn on eac h area or apparatus anu see med to exh ibit her very in div iuua l gym nast ic style. O lga mounted the beam , uiu a coup le of passes and h er ba ck som ie. Th o u gh her mo ve ments were smooth and po li shed beyond what I had seen in New Yo rk or hau remembereu even from the Olympi c film s, th ey we re kiddi sh and simpl e. There we re no inn ova ti ons in her routin e sin ce M uni ch . The floo r routine was again the same, A nd so th e un eve ns. Each had it s int erm itt ent moment of thrillin g diff icult y ye t th e child li ke act iviti es in 13
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between were less than sa ti sfyin g. I had co me to Moscow to witness th e growth and m aturit y of a gifted athlete and found in stead th e " Good Ship Lollypop " . I b egan to wo nd er if thi s co uld pull th e sco res of Munich. It wa s tim e to co nce ntrate on what th e others had to show. Lub ov Burda perform ed a love ly exerc ise on th e beam and anothe r in fl oo r exe rcise. H er mo ve m ent s were fluid , lyr ica l and utt erl y flawle ss in th eir execut ion. Aeria l and si ngleh an d ed moves we re done with tile precision of a fine Swiss W atch. Th e exe rcis e was minu s th e sudden thrill of difficu lt passages, but rather consistant and in comp lete co ntrol of every bod y segment. If you co uld be stirred by a leaf floating on the cu rr ent s of air or a gu ll riding th e wind to the strain s of Prokofi ef 's Ro meo and Juli et, yo u co uldn ' t help but be a fan of Burda. In the fi n es t tradition of Tour isc heva, sh e is a bea utiful gymnast. Elvira Saa di mo unt ed th e bal an ce beam with a one arm wa lk over to a ba ck lyin g on th e b ea m. Her arm mo ve m ent s were strong though intense ly feminin e. Her ca rria ge was deli bera te and a d etermin ed expression en co mpa ssed he r fa ce. Un li ke Burda , Saadi does aerial tri cks and tumblin g w ith ' a fierce kind of g race and amplitude. She re fl ec ted what my impress ion was of th e proud Russian character though totall y sensuous 'in h er d eli very. Sh e wa s ove rwhe lmin g in h er bea rin g o n th e. apparatus. Off of it she was int o h erse lf, not conscious of distra ction s. The la st of th e fo ur, and I mu st admit m y favor ite , wa s lubo v Bogdano va . Lubov alwa ys had her coac h nea r by while in both practice and .co mp etition. Th ere seem ed to be a war m rapport betw een them and it d idn't take long for m e to see why he sta yed so close ly with her. Bogdan ova wa s Mosco w' answer to Evel Knieve l. So diffi cult wer e th e element s and co mbination s in h er ro utin es th at w ith ou t p erfect
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concentration and exec ution we 'd probabl y be sp eak in g of her in th e past tense, Th ere was probabl y no singl e thrill greate r than wa tching Bogdano va p erform th e inc redibl y dan gero u s Sukahari , unl ess it was her layout b ack to reg rasp (Korbut) to bod y boun ce low bar, or p erh aps her ro und off, back handspring to double twist in g back. Ther e wa s littl e do ubt in m y mind that this was th e most brilliant gymnast app ea rin g in the Unive rsit y Game s and ma ybe even any oth er co mpetitio n. Th ere ca n b e no argument th at at this point in tim e th e Ru ss ian gymna sts are far superior to any others in the world. Th e only que st ion rema ini ng to be answer ed is which of the Ru ss ians w ill be lab ell ed champion. Yo u know how I fee l!
Women's USA Team, World University Games, Moscow, USSR, August 1973 by Kathy Shelly Team Manager
TRAINING CAMP We had a fi ve da y camp, Aug ust 5-9 at Springfield Co llege, Massachuetts. Mim i Murray of Spr ing field was th e coach. Th e team memb ers were: Ade le Gleaves, a junior from We stern Kentucky U ni vers it y; Sandy Philips, a graduate stud ent from Sout heastern Louisiana Uni ve rsit y; Terry Spe ncer ,. a se nior from So'u th ern Illin o is Un ive rsit y; and GYMNAST Oct. '73
Elvira Saadi (URS)
Stephani e Strome r, a f resh m an from Southern Illi nois IJ ni ve rsit y. Ph ylli s H ardt of SIU . and Anne Vex ler, a junio r fro m the U ni ve rsit y of Ma ssac hu se tt s we re the alternates. Due to fin an cial cutba ck s Anne was th e o nl y alt erna te to att e nd th e ca mp and tra ve l w ith th e tea m. Mrs. Greta Treiber of Indiana State U ni ve rsity we nt as th e USA judge. Gus Papp eli so f SIU was th ~ pian ist. A nd Kathy Sh ell y of Ca lifo rni a State Unive rsit y, Sacra ment o was th e man age r. Prac ti ce sess io ns we re held tw ice a da y. On Wednesday, A ugust 7, there was an int er-squad meet to pr acti ce m arching and proto co l for th e big meet. In bet wee n pract ice sess io ns we h ad unifo rm fittings, loo ked fo r trim for leo tard s, and we re entert ain ed by va ri ous memb ers of th e Sprin gf ield co mmunit y. On Frida y, A ugust 9, we fl ew to jFK Int ern ation al A irport to m ee t th e Pan A merica n ch art er flight. At 8:30 p.m . we left o n o ur 10 hour fli ght straight thro ugh to Moscow. Th e flight was long but we all mad e new friends .or renewed o ld fri end ship s from pa st Games. We arrived at th e " Aerof lot " (a irp ort) in Moscow Saturda y aft ern oo n (seve n hour tim e change from New York). T~ e af ternoon was sp ent filling out pap ers and ge tting throu gh passport clearan ce . Then we we re loaded into fi ve bu ses and dri ve n in an o fficial motorca d e to Moscow Un ive rsit y where we were to li ve. Fo r three d ays we we re not all owed to leave o ur li vin g qu art ers wh il e we wa it ed for our pap ers to clea r th e Soviet officials so we co ul d be iss ued id entifi ca ti on ca rd s w ith o ur pictu res on th em. On th e mo rnin g of the third da y so m eo ne di scove red a gy mn as tic gymnasium dow n un de r the lo we r leve ls of ou r building .... So ou r d ays of floor exe rcise in th e telev isio n roo m and str etchin g in th e hall ways had come to an end. W e had o ur first GYMNAST Oct. '73
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"work-out ", since we le ft ho me, that afternoo n. Durin g th e wo rk-outs , th e ent i re USA co ntin ge nt r eceive d ID 's ... freedo m .
Practice and Competition W e were then ab le to go b y shuttl e bu s to th e pra cti ce area ca ll ed " The Crys tal ". France, Czecho slovak ia and j apan were in o ur rotation for practi ce. The Crys tal had a duplicate equipment set-up to that o(the Lenin Sports Palace -th e co mpetition area. Work-o uts we re o n a two hour sc hedu le w ith half ho ur ro tatio ns. Eve rything was d o ne to th e so und o f a go ng to ro tate and m arc h musi c to change equipm ent, exac tl y as it wo uld be d o n e during th e co mp etition s. Th e o nl y pra cti ce th at we had in th e co mpetition area was the d ay of th e main Op ening Ceremony, A ugust15, W ed n esda y. Thi s was th e day before we co mp eted. Th e Lenin Sports Pal ace is ve ry larg e-- o nl y gymn asti cs and baske tball fin als were held there. Gymna st ic opening ce remoni es were Thu rsda y evenin g, A ugust 16, at 5 :00 p .m .; th ey were b ea utiful and impress ive. A nn e Vex ler, who demon strated her beam and floor rout in es for the jud ges' pra ctice sessio n o n Tu es day and M ik e Ca rt er, from o ur m en 's tea m, marched in at th e opening behind o ur fl ag. Th e women co mpeted after th e ce remon y. Tea m pl aces as we ll as th e top 24 all-around and top six in dividua ls, were determined by thi s co mpetition.
Team Competition Th e Ru ss ian tea m w as composed of: Olga Korbut, Lubov Burda , Elvira Saadi and Lubov Bogdanova. The japanese team wa s: F. Hayashida, Y. Yab e, M. Toshimi , and, K. H an ue.
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Th e tea rn s in oru er of fini sh we re: USS R, j ap an, Hun ga ry, Czec hoslo va ki a, USA, Ca nada , Bul garia, Cuba , M ex ico, France, Po land (tw o ent ri es), Portu ga l (o ne entry) . Med als we re gi ve n to th e first six tea rn s. Th e USA tearn r ece ive u large bro n ze rned als on o range ribbon s. Th e cornpet iti on was in two sess io ns. Th e USA was in th e 5:00 p.rn. sess io n along w ith j apan, France, Ca n au a, anu Czec hos lova k ia. Ru ss ia was in th e 7 :00 p.rn . sess io n w ith Mex ico, llu lga ri a, H un ga ry, Cuba, Po land , and Po rtu ga l. Thi s was u o ne b y uraw at th e tec hni ca l co rnrnitt ee rn ee tin g. Th ere we re nin e Ru ss ian juuges, o ne Cuban , o ne Bul ga ri an, o ne Hun gari an, o ne Ro rn ani an, o n e Ca naui an, o ne j apa nese, and o ne Arn eri ca n. Th at put two Ru ss ians and two o th ers at each eve nt. M rs. Tr eib er juugeu f loo r w ith Lat in in a as superior j ud ge. Th ere we re 43 wo rn en cornpet in g. Ol ga 's rou tin es we re th e sarn e as she threw in Muni ch, but her u ance rn oves anu leaps loo k ed b ett er. Bog d anova thr ew a r o und-off p iked back fo r h er va ult. Saa di has a ve ry di f fere nt floo r exercise style fo r a Ru ss ian, it is ve ry exo ti c loo k in g w ith rn any int eres tin g t ran siti o n rn oves. Bogda nova an u Saadi have d o u b le tw istin g backs o ff th e b earn and o n fl oo r. Buru a' s style is rnu d; lik e To urisc heva's . Buru a has ve ry cl ea n bars anu sho u lu h;lVe sco red hi gher th an Korbut. Fo r th e USA tearn , Sa nd y Philip s h ad a goo d sol id b earn ro utin e w ith a ve ry ni ce u o ubl e turn and a fu ll tw ist di srn o unt. A dele G leaves had new mu sic w ith a Ru ss ian fo lk d ance th ern e. Steph ani e Str o mer' s fl oo r exe rcise was ve ry sho w y w ith ni ce hi gh tum b lin g. Terry Spence r 's fl oo r exercise was b ea utiful w ith a fu ll tw ist m o unt and dism o unt d o n'e to part s o f " Th e Irnpo ss ibl e Drea rn " . Terry had a ca rt w hee l fu ll twi stin g ba ck ofi th e b ea m but mi ssed o ne foot and fell o n th e dismount. Th e jud ges lik e th e USA floo r exercise w ith all of our wo men sc orin g in th e low 9's ; on ly Ru ss ia ,Ind j ap an hau co mp arabl e scores . Th e bar routin es fo r 16
Adel e Gle aves (USA)
mo st o f th e co mpe titors we re no t ve ry exc iting- - o n ly two Ru ss ians, Ko rbut and Buru a, o ne j ap anese , two Hunga ri ans, two Czechos lovak ians, on e Ca n ad ian an u o ne Po li sh wo m an sco re u in th e 9's, uurin g th e fir st co rnp etiti on.
AI/-Around Competition A II-aro unu co mp etiti o n was Friu ay ni ght , A ugu st 18. Twe nt y- fo ur girls we re ent ereu fro m W edn es u ay ni ght 's co mp e titi o n. Th e USA we nt in w it h Steph ani e in 16th p lace, Sa nu y in 17th and A d ele in 24 th. Ru ss ia in first to fo urth p lace , j ap an was in fif th anu sixth anu Hunga ry w as in seve nth to tenth. A t the e nu of th e evenin g th e fina l results we re : Korbut , fir st, Burda , sec ond , Saau i, third , Bo gu o no va, fourth , Banfai o f Hungary, fifth , llekesi of Hun gary, sixth , Sa nd y, 15th , Step han ie, 16t h, and Au ele, 20th. Thi s is th e best U ni ve rsiad e pl acin g th e U SA has eve r had u epth w ise .
Individual Finals Th e ind ivid ual fin als we re Sa turda y eve nin g, A ugust 19th. Th e rn en and w om en ro tdteu evell ts. I t was a ve ry exc itin g eve nin g. Terr y Spe nce r was in th e floo r exerc ise fin als alo ng w it h Ko rbut , Buru a, Saaui , ll ekes i of Hun ga ry, anu Hayas hi u a o f j apan. Th e aud ience li ke Terr y's ro ut in e. The resu lt s we re Ko rbut 19.55, Saaui 19.4, Burd a 19.3, Spencer 18,60, Hd yas hida 18.55, anu lle kes i 18.45. Te rry Sp en ce r fini sh ed fourth b ehinu three Ru ss ians. Th is is th e hi gh es t p lace fo r a USA wo m an i n th e U ni ve rsit y Garn es,
Awards and Ceremonies Th e awaru ce remoni es we re ve ry impressive , Th ey we re h eld elft er ea ch o f th e three co mpetit ion s. Six girl s in Ru ss ian nati ve dress C,Hri ed sil ver GYMNAST Oct, '73
The USA team leisurely poses for a Gymnast magazine photo following a workout.
trays w ith th e m ed als on th em and grea t bunches of f lowe rs. Mad am e Nagy and Madame D emid emko gave o ut th e awards. The flag o f th e co untr y of th e first thr ee places were rai sed . Th e trad iti o nal U ni ve rsity hymm " Gaud ea mu s Igitur " was pla yed rath e r th an an y nation al anthems, w hil e fans we re turn ed on the flags to m ake th e m wave . Th e six gy mna sts th en m arch ed off th e awa rd stand s alid we nt part way aro und th e are na. Our entire tea m march ed in the gymn as ti c closing cere mon y. Spec ia l awards were give n for yo un ges t gymn as t, mo st in spiration al and man y other int erest ing reaso ns. After we we re throu g h th e las t ni g ht of co mp etition , we we nt back into th e room we shared w ith th e Russians. Te rry trad ed wa rm-ups w ith O lga and Anne trad ed w ith th e Ru ss ian alt ern ate. Many sm all gifts of pin s, ice crea m , po stca rd s and pennants we re trad ed bac k and forth throu ghout th e co mp etiti o ns. Th e Russians spok e Engli sh but we re not supposed to talk to us exce pt throu gh an interp re ter. Ho weve r, th e re was riluch co mmuni ca ti o n w hen no o n e e lse was around.
Moscow and It's People and the·Universiade A fter o ur co mp etiti o ns we we re able to go to other sport co mp etiti o ns and to tour th e cit y of Moscow. We trave led o n th e shuttle bu ses prov id ed for eac h competition area , th e Metro (s ub way), publ ic buses, and on foot. In sm all gro ups, or all toge th er, we saw wo m e n 's vo lle yb all , wa ter polo, trac k and fie ld, women ' s baske tball and w ith , it seemed, th e entire USA co ntin gen t, plu s th e American citi ze ns li vin g in Moscow, we chee red at th e USA-R uss ia m en 's basketball fi'l.a l ga m e. As a tea m we we nt to visit the on ly tru ck factory in Moscow by in vit ati o n of th e co mp any m ana ger and we to ur ed the factory 's sport s facilities. We sho pp ed on Gorkii Street. We GYMNAST Oct. '73
Lubov Burda (USA)
we nt to th e Red Sq uare an d th e Kreml in . We wa tched th e chang ing of the guard at Len in 's to mb. We shop ped o r looked at Gumm's--a large store w hi ch is rea ll y many littl e sto res or cubicl es. We we nt to th e Fl ea Market. Ru ss ian ice crea m is great and for m any of th e at hl eti c tea m s it was a l)l ain part of the ir diet. The peop le o f Moscow do no t speak mu ch , if any, English , and Ru ss ian does not so und li ke any other lang uage. But we we re abl e to co mmunicate eith er b y sig n language o r throu g h trad in g spo rt pin s. Each team was provided an int e rpr ete r; o ur s was named Tanya , and she was ve ry h e lpful as m any of th e in stru cti o n shee ts and res ult sheets we re in Ru ss ian. Tanya is a <tlldf'nt at o ne o f th e man y pedagogica l in stitut es in Moscow. Most of th e stude nt s 0 1 hi gher eu uLd li o n have English as a seco nd lan guage. Readin g sig ns was imposs ibl e at first , and th en aft er a wee k o r so so m e of them start ed to loo k fami li ar--lik e ent e r, ex it, up down, and Me tro.
Homeward Bound Af ter all the co mp etition s we re over, th ere was a dosing ceremony. It was co ld and rainin g so not too man y we nt. The re we re goo d gymnastic demonstrations:The U ni ve rsiad e flag was tak en down and th e tor ch was ex tinqui she d. It was mu c h lik e th e Olympic ce re m o ny. Th e d ay aft e r, we we re packed and ready to go hom e. We start ed o ut at 9:00 a. m. and final ly left at 1 :30 p.m. At the Aeroflot , there we re last minute mo ney exc hanges, custo m declaration s to turn in and so m e last minut e shop pin g. Th e plane was o ut from th e airp o rt prope r so we aga in we re loaded int o bu ses to ride abo ut 500 feet o ut to o ur airpl an es. When o ur plane to New Yo rk took off th e Ru ss ian g ro und th ere was a good dea l of cheerin g, we were g lad t o b e go in g ho m e. • •••
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Legend of Coun tries Belgium ( B~ L ) Bulgaria (BUL) Canada (CAN) Cuba (CUB) Czechos lovakia (TCH) East Germany GDR) Fin land (FIN) France (FRA) Great Britia n (GBR) Hun ga ry (HUN )
Ita ly (ITA) Japan (!PN) Po land (POL) Romania (ROM) Russia (URS) Sweden (SW E) Switz e rland (SU I) U nited States (USA) West G e rma ny (GFR) Yugos lavia (YUG)
COMPETITION - I Tea m Co mpe tition Countr y 1. URS 2. JPN 3. H UN 4. TC H 5. USA 6. CAN 7. BU L 8. CUB 9. MEX 10. FRA
V 29.00 27.50 27.55 26.75 26.85 26.40 27.20 25.65 25.10 24.55
UPB 27 .85 27.00 27 .25 27 .10 25.60 26.70 25.85 25.30 24 .65 24.75
B 28.50 26.35 26.40 26.00 25.55 25.20 24.75 23.60 24.30 22.10
FX 29.10 27.55 27 .1 0 26.30 27.45 26.85 25.90 26.20 25.85 24.40
TOTAL 11 4.45 108.40 108.30 106.15 105.45 105.1 5 103.70 100.75 99.90 95.80
COMPETITION - III Individua l Eve nts Finals Va ult 1. Bogdanova . Lubo v URS 2. Saadi, El vira URS 3. Korb u t. O lga URS 4. Bu rda Lubo v URS 5. Yabe Nobue JPN 6. Banfa i, Agnes HUN
9.75 9.70 9.55 9.50 9.40 9.30
Une ve n Pa ralle l Ba rs 1. Korbut, O lga , URS 2. Burda , Lubo v URS 3. Ha jasida , Fu sami JPN 4. Diachun, Jen';yfer CAN 4. Be ll ak , Erzse be t H UN 6. Banfai , Agnes H UN
9.75 9.55 9.25 9.20 9.20 9.10
Ba la n ce Bea m 1. Korbut , O lga URS 2. Burda , Lubo v URS 3. Saadi, Elvira URS 4 . . Bogda nova , Lubov URS 5. Haja sida , Fusa mi JPN 6. Be ll ak , Erzsebet HUN
9.70 9.45 9.35 9.30 8.90 8.85
Floor Exercise 1. Korbut , O lga URS 2. Saadi , El vira URS 3. Burda Lubov URS 4. Spencer, Terry USA 5. Hajasida , Fusami JPN 5. Be kesi, Il ona HUN
9.80 9.70 9.60 9.25 9.20 9.20
COMPETITION - II
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2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.
Olga Korbut Lu bov Burda El vira Saadi Lubo v Bogdanova Agnes Banfa i Ilona Bekesi No b u e Yabe Erzsebet Be llak
Individua l All-A ro u n d Pre lim. Country res ults V URS 38.80 9.80 URS 38.10 9.70 URS 37.05 9.60 URS 37.10 9.40 HUN 36.20 9.50 H UN 35. 80 9.20 J PN 36. 25 9.20 HUN 35.75 9.00
Fina ls UP B 9.65 9.50 9.60 9.80 9.20 9.25 9.25 9.40
B 9.60 9.50 9.50 9.40 8.95 9.15 8.55 8.80
FX 9.80 9.65 9.70 9.60 9.20 9.20 9.05 9.10
Co mp. 1I to ta l TOTA L 18.85 38.35 38.40 38.20 36.85 36.80 36.05 36.30
77.65 76.45 75.45 75.30 73.05 72.60 72.30 72.05
9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14.
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Kad z ue Hanu e Lubica Krasna Kamila Kostkowa Fu sa mi Haja sida Mar ia Ga ll Tosimi Muta Sa nd y Phil lips Stephan ie Stromer
Pre lim. Country results V JPN 35.50 9.30 TCH 35.40 9.00 TCH 35.55 9.15 JPN 36.45 9.10 H UN 35.70 9.25 JPN 35.60 8.80 USA 35.15 9.00 USA 35.25 8.75
Co mp.1I UPB 9.05 9.05 9.25 8.55 8.95 9.10 9.00 8.80
Il 9.05 8.90 8.25 7.70 8.20 8.40 8.75 8.90
FX 9.15 8.90 8.85 9.25 8.95 9.15 9.10 9.20
to ta l TOTA L 36.55 71.60 35.85 71.25 35.50 71.05 34.60 71.05 35.35 71.05 35.45 71.05 35.85 71.00 35.65 70.90
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UNIVERSITY WORLD GAMES REPORT By James H oward, Gymnast ics Team Manage r Gymnastics Coac h, U ni ve rsit y of W isco nsin-La Crosse
Chapter 1 - Training Camp
Jorge Cuervo (CUll)
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On August 1 six gymnasts, a coach, manager and judge arr ive d at Southern Illin o is U ni ve rsity to begin preparing for the Wo rld Un ive rsit y Games w hi ch were to be h eld in Moscow A ugu st 11-25. The gymnasts we re John Crosby (So uth ern Con nec ti cut), Gary Mo rava (So uth ern Illino is), Jim Stephenson (Iowa Stat e), Jim Ivicek (New Mexico), Mike Ca rt er (Lo ui sia na State) and Jay Whelan (Sout hern Conn ect icut) . Rusty Mitchell (New Mexico) was se lected as the coac h, Fr ed Orlofsky (Wes tern Michigan Un ive rsit y) was se lec ted to judge the compet ition , and Jim Ho wa rd (Un ivers it y of Wi sco nsin- La Crosse) was named manager for the tea m. The team, coac h, manag er and jud ge we re se lect ed by th e United States Collegiate Sports Cou nci l Comm ittee for Gymnastics. This Committee is made up of rep resentatives from the NCAA, NA IA, AAPER and th e NJCAA. Th e purpose of the trainin g camp was to prepare th e gymnasts for compet ition and to bring them clo ser together as a tea m and not ju st six indi vidual s. To help accomp li sh these goa ls the gym nast s, coach , manager and jud ge we re all housed togeth er in a dormitory on th e Southern Illinoi ~ Universit y campus. The daily sc h edule looked so mething lik e thi s: breakfast-optional, lun ch- 12 noon , training room-3:00 p.m. , workout-3:30 p.m ., workout ends-7 :00 p.m. , dinner-7:30 p.m. All tea m members were required to be at lun ch and dinn er, and we ate together as a team. If there were problems or discussion abou t th e day's act ivi.ties , they were brought up at these tim es. When th e team worked out, th ey were all dressed alik e : white U,S.A. T-shirts , blu e U.S.A. trunks, blue GYMNAST Oct. '73
Nikolai Andrianov (URS) 1973 World University Games All-Around Champion
U .S.A. warm ups, and eac h gym nast ca rri ed a red , w hite and blue gym bag. Workouts were h eld in Southern Ill inois Un ive rsit y' s bea utiful arena, and th e tea m reported to t h e training room for an y necessary treatm ent or taping at 3:UO p.m . At 3:30 p.m. the tea m marched together from the training room upstairs to the workout area. The workouts were ve ry forma l and structu red . Th ere was very little free workout time . The tea m warmed up together w ith a different gymnast lead ing th e warmup eac h d ay. Th e warmup cons isted of jogging and then stretching for approximatel y 20 -30 minutes. At the conclusion of th e warmup the team marc hed off th e floor exerci se mat to th e team bench w here they received in structions pertaining to th e first event of the day. A ll six event s were wo rk ed every day with routin es on floor exercise, pomm el horse, still rings and individual sk ill s being practiced on vau ltin g, para ll el bars and horizontal bar the first day. The second day th e schedule wa s flip-flop ed, with routin es being performed on the opposite events. Th e hi ghlights of each workout路were routines in which th e tea m tried to hit six out of six set s. If one perso n missed a routine , the sequence started all over again w ith the next gym nast in th e order. The p ressure was u sually on; no one wa nted to be responsible for the team having to do extra routines. When wo rk out was co mpleted on one event , the team would lin e up and march to th e n ex t event to be worked. At the conclusion of the practice session we would aga in line up an d march o ut of the worko ut area the same way the tea m began th e worko ut sess ion. It was felt th at go in g through this typ e of formal workout would be beneficial to th e team when we reached Moscow. The tea m co ncluded the 10-day training camp with a forma l squad meet which was judged by Fred Orlofsky. John Crosby won th e competi ti on w ith a slightly overscored 55.40. Highlight of the mee t was va ulting. Ivicek, Morava and Crosby al l nail ed their va ults for score s of 9.3, 9.5 and 9.4, respectively. Tea m score for th e squad m eet was 165.10 (top three sco res in each event). At th e end of th e training ca mp it wa s quite ev id ent that our top four gymnasts GYMNAST Oct. '73
that wou ld compete for us in Moscow were Crosby, Morava, Ivicek and Stephenson. Only the se lect ion of the alternate was left to comp lete the squad. Th e decision was a very difficu lt one, but alter much cons id eratio n Mike Cart er was se lected . There is no doubt in th e mind s of the coac hing staff that Jay Wh elan is going to be a very strong <;o ntender for position s on fut ure int ernat ional teams. He is one of th e most prom isi ng young gymnasts in the Un ited States today. The team lett Carbonda le on A ugust 10, and we flew to Ch icago, where we met th e other 150 athlet es that made up the U.S.A. cont in gent leaving on the Chi cago charte r.
Chapter 2 -
Training in Moscow
After a 12-hour flight and no sleep we arriv ed in Moscow at 2:30 p.m., Augu st 11 . From th e tim e we stepped off the airplane o ur stay in Moscow was on the brink of disaster. It took ov er an hour to ge t our lu ggage off the airpl ane and another hour to get through customs. Once outside the airpo rt we were loaded 路on b uses, but we didn ' t go an yw here for about another hour. Wh en we finally did ge t going, we were taken to Mosco w Unive rsity, where all the ath letes and coac h es we re hou sed. Secur it y at the universit y was unbelievabl e. It took another hour to check into the dormitory, and once we were i nside we co uld not leave . Somewhere, somehow, so meon e managed to lo se the documents and pictu res needed to make up th e U.S.A. d elega tion s identity cards. W e were finally allowed to leave the floor we were housed on by using our passports and v isas. Sunday, A ugust 12, ca me and wE;!nt and still no 10 ca rds and no place to wo rk out, but that was on ly a small part of our problem. On the way down to breakfast I m et Crosby com in g up; th e nex t thing I saw was John doubled over holding hi s stoma ch. I sat John down to let him catch hi s brea th , and before I reali ze d wha t was happening a Russian doctor had Crosby in hi s off ice. The U.S.A. doctor and myself fin all y managed to get Crosby up to his room and in bed. About twenty minut es later I ca me ba ck to Crosby 's room to check on
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Toshiomi Nishikii (lPN)
him, and th ere we re fo ur Ru ss ian m ed ica l peopl e in th e room trying to take John downstai rs. We soon lea rn ed th at in Ru ss ia w h en you co m e und er a docto r 's ca re, yo u ha ve no thing to say about w hat h e wa nt s to do w ith yo u. So th e last we sa w o t Crosby h e was being mar ch ed, dragge d and carried off to a Moscow hosp it al. To m ake a long story short , Crosby had acut e ap p endicitu s and was o perated o n by a Ru ssian doc tor. Aft er losin g Hu g and Avener to injuries pr io r to trainin g ca mp th e loss of Crosby was unbeli eva bl e. On Monday, Augu st 13, we we re fin all y info rm ed by o ur interpreter th at we co uld work o ut in th e uni ve rsi ty gym . Th e U ni ve rsit y of Moscow is hou sed in one giganti c bui ldin g, and gett in g from our roo ms to th e gym was a major ta sk. Eve ry tim e we went from one sect ion o f th e bui lding to another we were checked by securit y gua rd s. We had to go through thr ee checkpoints on th e way to th e gym. Th e gy m wa s small , but th e p arall el b ars, ho ri zo nt al ba r and pommel horse were 路 identi ca l to th e apparatu s used in th e co mp etiti o n. Th e rin gs we re suspended from pull eys and we re adju stab le; th e floo r was a ve ry. hard Ru eth er Sys tem, and th ere was no ro o m to va ult. Our wo rk o ut was co nducted in exac tl y th e sa m e mann er we had pra cti ced at th e training ca mp. Th e eve nin g of th e 13th Ru sty Mitchett and I wer e to att end a techni ca l meeting w here th e draw for the order of compe titi o n was to be es tabl ished . We were no tifi ed one ho ur prior to m eet in g tim e th at w e would have a ca r to drive us to the m ee ting sit e. When we we nt to fin d th e car th ere wa s non e to be found . Con sequent ly we were 45 minut es late fo r th e m ee tin g, we thought! Wh en we did get to th e site of th e mee tin g we found we we re only abo ut two minut es late, ho w's that for organi zation. W e drew fir st group w ith the Japanese and .o ur starting eve nt was to b e ho ri zo nt al bar. On Tu es day, Augu st 14, we had two sc hedul ed wo rk out s. Th e first was at 9:00 a.m. W e we re o ne -half hour late beca use th e bu s th at was to tak e u s to th e 24
Koji Kajiyama (JPN)
Jorge Rodriqu ez (CUB)
gym co uld no t b e found. vvh en we did ge t to th e gy m , th e p erso n in charge want ed us to start our prac ti ce on o ur seco nd eve nt w ith no wa rmup. After a so m ewhat length y and lo ud prot es t w e were all owed to wa rm up and start w ith o ur first eve nt , hori zon tal bar. W e co uld not r eall y see w h ere we would be int erfering w ith other teams' worko ut ; we we re the only team in th e gym at th at tim e. Th at afternoo n we wen t to ano th er gym fo r our seco nd workout. It was amaz in g; we we re on tim e fo r a change. The gym was se t up id enti ca l to th e co mp etiti on ar ea. Th e workout was ve ry fo rmal , an d we wer e all owed 20 minut es on each eve nt. At th e end of each period mu sic pl ayed, and we marc hed to the nex t eve nt. It was obvio us th at our formal workouts at th e training ca mp paid off ; we w ere th e on ly tea m o n the floor th at looked o rga ni ze d , and above all w e look ed like a we ll-di SCiplin ed U.S.A . tea m . On W ednesday, Augu st 15, we we re aga in sc h eduled for a forma l workout at 10:00 a.m. We arrived a half-hour ea rl y to wa rm up befo re we marched on to work ou r first eve nt. Th e Ru ss ian o ffi cials refu se d to let us o n th e floor to wa rm up. Th ey insisted o n making us wa it until it was tim e for us to begin on horizo nt al bar. In spit e of th e Ru ss ian protest o ur team warm ed up on th e floor. Th ere was no way we we re about to all o w our tea m to work ho ri zo ntal bar co ld. On Thursd ay, Augu st 16, w e we re all owed o n th e co mpe tition app aratu s in w hat th e Ru ss ians ca ll ed "a pparatu s prob e." What thi s co nsisted of w as a wa lk throug h m ee t situ ation. We we re all owed ten minutes on each eve nt. Thi s co nclud ed our training peri od in Mo scow. At thi s p o int Ivicek was the o nl y h ea lth y gy mna st we had left. Morava wa s ha vin g back and sh o uld er prob lem s, Steph enson was still nursin g a badly brui se d foot fro ni training camp, and Cart er had pull ed a leg mu scl e. Co nsid ering all thin gs everyo ne was loo kin g forward to th e co mpe titi o n. GYMNAST Oct. '73
)urgen Paoke (GDR)
Chapter j - Competition I Sin ce we had nothing to lose we decided to ga mbl e w ith o ur lin eup . W h en we followed th e japa nese, we put our best m an up first ho pin g to pump up our first, secon d an d third man 's sco res. W hen we we re up first , we competed in our reg ular- o rd er. Th e m ee t sta rt s promptly at 5: 00 p.m. , and we march ed o ut to o ur fir st even t, hori zo ntal bar. Th e j apa nese are up first. Only o ne j apa nese falters in their strong es t event , and they sco re 9.3, 9.5, 9.05 and9.4. jim Step henso n is up first for us, and he hitsa ve ry solid se t w ith a good hec ht full tw ist dismount. Hi s on ly noti cea bl e d edu ction was a sli ght hes itation co min g o ut of his las t stalder but nothing se riou s. Score 9.15". What ca n yo u expect, w ho ever heard o f jim (B irdman) Stephenson in Ru ss ia? Next up is Gary (Bea no) Mo ra va w ho ge ts thro ugh a shak y routine w ith a flat free hip-h op and a sli ght leg br ea k on hi s la st stald er. Hi s di smount was superb and was th e best double full off horizo ntal bar in th e m ee t. Score 9.0. Not bad for a se t th at does not meet the full co mbin ati o n req uirem en ts. Ga ry doesn 't have a d orsa l hang o r a c ubital grip in hi s set because of a bad sho uld er. jim'(Buzzard) Ivice k is up third and .gets thro u gh a relati ve ly stock se t w ith exce ll ent executio n, eve ryt hin g to a handstand. Hi s on ly fo rm break was bent arm s o n a straight body free hip. H e probably received so m e d ed ucti o ns because his hech t dismount d id n o t com mensurate w ith th e difficulty of hi s ro utin e. Sco re 9.1 . Ve ry much und ersco red , but th ey never hea rd o f New Mexico in Moscow ei th er. M ike Carter is ou r last man o n hori zo ntal bar, and he ge ts thro ugh a very tight and mu sc led (if th at 's possible) routin e w ith an exce ll ent free-hip, pike front d ismount w hi ch he stu ck. Score 8.8. Prob ab ly sli ghtl y ove rscored co nsid ering he is short on co mbin at io n th e same as Morava. The mu sic p lays, and we lin e up and march to o ur seco nd eve nt , ju st lik e in practi ce; no t bad! Our seco nd eve nt is floor exe rcise, and we are first. Ca rte r is GYMNAST Oct. '73
Gunter Spies (GFR)
Gunter Spies (GFR)
up first and hits a good set w hi ch has weak hand stand positions but supe r high tumblin g. Score 9.0. Step henso n is seco nd up and does a stro ng se t but co m es up sli ghtl y sho rt o n hi s ex tension rol l p irouette b efo re hi s dismount. Score 9.0. Ivice k is third up and ge ts through o ne of hi s bes t se ts, w ith an exce ll enrfront han dsp rin g pike front step o ut in th e midd le. Hi s o nl y weak part is hi s round off side so mersa ult. Sco re 9.1. Las t up is Mo rava, w ho hits an out-of -sight routine. The bes t part being hi s round off pik e sid e th at was sky high. Score 9.3. W ith a o ne and a hal f A rab ian dive ro ll in his se t Morava w ill def initely be in co nt enti on fo r a meda l in th e World Ga m es n ex t yea r. Th e japan ese compe te aft er u s and 路do ve ry d if ficult ro utin es w ith doubl e backs but were stu mblin g all ove r themsel ves af ter their big moves. Th ey scored 9. 1, 9.25 and 9.4, but then everyone knows th e j ap anese are good, eve n whe n th ey mi ss. Fujim o to suffered a seve re to rn muscle in h is lower leg wa rmin g up for floor exerc ise and did no t co mp ete . The band pl ays on , an d we m arch to our third eve nt , po mm el horse . The j apanese are up fi r st and score 8.8, 9.15, 9.3 and 9.3. Fu jimoto, w ho eve ryo ne thought to be o ut of th e compe titi o n, scor ed a 9.3, and he almost had to be carr ied to an d from th e ho rse. Morava is up first and hits a ve r y goo d se t but decides to p lay it sa fe and does a weak dismount (loop-off). Score 8.9. With hi s usual d ismo unt probab ly wo uld have b ee n a 9.2 se t. As th ey say in th e o ld co untr y (R u ss ia) " no guts, no glo ry." Ivice k is up nex t and has to o man y sm all knee bend s to score we ll and not eno ugh "g rapefr uits" to go for a big d ism o unt. H e also en ds the se t w ith a loop-off and .3 deduct io n. Sco re 8.7. Ca rt er is up third and musc les hi s way throu gh w hat is usuall y hi s bes t eve nt. Mike neve r did es tabli sh good sw in g and bent hi s kn ees o n hi s d ismo unt. Sco re 8.5. Stephenson is our las t m an on ho rse and he does a goo d set, but is sho rt o n diffi cult y. Sco re 8.8. 25
The author Jim Howard (team manager) and Gary Morava.
A ft er fini shin g the f ir st three event s we felt th at we we re in goo d shape w ith our weak eve nts ove r an d three strong co nsistent eve nt s to go. Rings was our nex t eve nt and we were up first and Carter gets it started. His se t is fair, but aga in , as in floo r exe rcise he ge ts too many deductions on hi s h and stand po sitio n. Mike surpri ses everyo ne of hi s tea mm ates w h en he does a straight arm giant w hic h no one ha s ever see n him execute. Score 8.95 . Mo ra va is seco nd up and does a set w ith no straight arm wo rk and an ex tr emelY wea k front lever for a str ength part, but wows th e judges w ith an exce ll ent double full d ismo unt. Score 9.0. Ivice k and Stephenson both do excell ent se ts w ith straight arm shoo ts and giants, but onl y score .1 and .25 higher th an Gary. Something is beg innin g to sm ell rott en in Moscow. A little upset ove r th e ring scores we march ed to va ultin g w hi ch we th o ught wou ld b e our hi gh es t scorin g eve nt. Th e j apane se va ult first and thro w so me very big va ults. Round-off back, 9.1 , hand spring one and ~alf twi st, 9.25 and a hand spring front to a seat drop, 8.85. " Beano " Morava is up first and does hi s handsprin g front and takes one step on th e landin g. Score 9.0. Unbeli eva ble! Honma fall s on his butt doing th e sa me va ult and on ly sco red .15 10wer.lvicek does hi s hand spring front ve ry high but fail s to open o ut quick enough !lnd over ro tates. Instea d of takin g a step forw ard , jim has a m emory lapse and puts his hands down on th e m at. Sco re 8.45. Carter va ults third and drops hi s shoulder going into hi s handsp ring full twi st, land ed off balance and end ed up steppin g off th e m at. Score 8.25. " Birdm an " Steph enso n va ults las t and does a roundoff back in tu c k po sition. jim ge ts a good b lock o ff th e horse but has loose form in th e air. Score 8.55 . Going into our last eve nt we were in third place in our group behind japan and Romani a. We h ave a ch ance to ca tch Rom ani a if we do th e job on th e para ll el bars. Stephenson goes up fir st and does a stock se t with a ve ry poor ba ck-half twist dismount. Score 8.6. Ca rte r has a so li d set but aga in de mo nstrates too mu ch str ength in hi s swing parts to break a 9.0. Score 8.8.
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Mora va is up ne xt and hi s se t a ve ry big question m ark . Gary has been limited in hi s parall el bar work because of a should e r injur y. H e hits a grea t se t, and everyo n e is so mewhat reli eve d. Sco re 9.1 . Ivice k is up last and has th e best parallel bar routin e, I beli eve, I ha ve ever seen him do. His Di amido v, Stutz, Stru eli al l went through perfec t hand stand s. Score 9.2. Probably the mo st grossly undersco red routine of th e meet. As w e marched out of th e gy m, I thought to m yse lf. if it was r ea ll y worth it. After all th e wor k eve ryone o n the team had put into preparing for thi s competition , doing th e job on th e floor and th en not ge ttin g paid by th e European judges . In our group we fini sh third behind j apan (167.35) and Ro mania (163.95) . Our sco re was 161.50, and Cuba was fourth w ith 160.40. It was now all up to th e tea m s in th e seco nd group w hic h co mp eted in th e evening. Ru ss ia ca me on ve ry stron g. Th eir rout in es were ve ry diffi cult, and all end ed w ith ex tr emely diffi cult di smounts. Th eir form breaks and t echni ca l executi o n was so m ehow overlooked. I wo nder why? The y had on ly two sco res o ut of 24 below a 9.3. Ea st Germany was not outstanding but had depth in all event s, plu s a few gifts from th e judges. West German y was held tog ether by Eb erhard G ien ger's 55.45. Th e fin al tea m stand in gs sho wed the U.S.S.R . first with 170.65 , j apan seco nd w ith 167.35, Romania third w ith 163.35. Eas t Germany fourth w ith 163.60, Wes t Germany fifth w ith 163.00, USA sixlh with 161.50 and Cuba seve nth w ith 160.40. We qualif ied all four of our gy mn as ts for competition": Morava 11th (54.3), Ivice k 17th (53.65), Stephenson 23 rd (53.3 5) and Carter 33rd (52.30) . Nole: A lt er observing th e team co mpe tition it was o b viou s w h y Morava recei ved so m e high sco res on hi s weak event s. Gary ha s been to Europe a number of tim es, and the judges are beginning to know him and hi s abilit y. When you begin to reach thi s point, th e jud ges see m to overlook yo ur faults as GYMNAST Oct. '73
Because we we re very bu sy w e w ere unable to observe an y o th e r tea m 's performances durin g th ei r co mp etiti o n. It was ev id ent th at th e majority of com pe titors we re not up to the tw o -d ay co mp et iti o n as only nin e o ut of 36 gym nas ts eq u aled o r raised th eir all-aro und score th e seco nd da y. jud ging, agai n, ca m e in for some cr iti c ism th e seco nd d ay. It was ve ry obv io us that the U.S .A. gy mn as ts were no t performi ng as goo d as th ey had th e first day, but in m any instan ces th ey receive d sco res th at were comparab le to or better than th e sco res th ey rece ived th e fir st da y. For exa mpl e, Iv icek did a super j o b o n ring s the first day and sco r ed a 9. 1. The seco nd d ay he did a se t with b ent arms after hi s giant sw in g and a poor kip ~ ' L " but sco red on ly .1 lower. Morava, who did a weak ring se t th e first da y and sco red a 9.0, did an eq u all y wea k se t th e seco nd day but so mehow managed to sco re another 9.0. It was about thi s tim e I hea rd Mit ch ell mumblin g so me thing under hi s breath about whe th er allt he tim e and hard work was worth it or not. I was beginning to wonde r if any of the jud ges had even read th e Code of Point s. . As Co mp etition II ended Morava d rop pe d from 11th to 15th , Ivice k hung o nto 17t h, Steph enso n m oved up o ne sp o t to 22 nd, and Ca rt er jumped from .11 rd 10 27 th.
Chapter 5 -
Competition III -
The Finals
Jim Stephenson (USA)
was evid ent in so m e of the scores the other to p gym nas ts recei ve d. Our top two gymnasts may not ha ve been as good as th e to p two Ru ss ians and j apanese, but th ey are de finitel y as good as th eir third and fourth. Th e sco res don ' t ref lec t th is at all , simpl y b eca u se th e judges don ' t kno w our gymnasts and o ur coac hes. They defin itely d o know th e Eu ropea n gy mnasts !!
Chapter 4 -
Gompetition II
Th e indi vid ual all-around finals were con du cted in one session th e. next day. We sta rt ed our wa rmup in the auxili ary gy m at 3:30 p.m. For th e fir st tim e sin ce we start ed wo rking out in Moscow th e Russian gymna sts ca me into the wa rmup area. We often wondered where th ey did th eir pre-m ee t wa rmup and practice. On th e m ee t apparatu s, m ayb e??? Th e Ru ss ian gy mn asts (A ndri anov, Scukin, Sa fron ov, Marchenko) al l warmed up se parat ely w ithout pa yin g mu ch att ention to th eir teammates. For exa mp~e, Andrianov ca m e in and ran around th e p latform area a few tim es, stretch ed hi s sho ulde rs, back, legs and went to th e horizontal bar. It was evid ent he was having problems w ith th e ana turn , flank va ult sequence of hi s set. H e spent a good 20 minutes wo rkin g jvst th at one part. You might hdve wond ered by no w ho w th e Ru ss ian coac h spot s or coaches four gy mn asts o n four d ifferent eve nt s at o ne tim e. It's easy . . . yo u prov ide four Ru ss ian coac h es, o n e for each gymnast. Fo r those who are not familiar with Competition II it begins w ith th e top 36 gymn asts from Competition I. Th ese 36 gymnasts are th en random ly pla ced in six groups (1 gro up for each eve nt), co mpose d of six gym nas ts in each group. Our fo ur gymnasts drew four d iffe rent even ts, and it wa s all Ru sty Mitchel l and I co uld do to b e at th e right pla ce at th e ri ght tim e. At one point Ru sty and I w ere lit erall y running from on e event ta-an o th er and back up again to mak e sure o u r gymnasts receive d prop er spotting and coac hin g. I no w see one advantage fo r havi ng a coach for each gy mn as t. GYMNAST Oct. '73
G ie nger (West G erm any) was up first o n floor. H e had ti ed Morava (U.S .A. ) and N ishikii (Japan ) wi th a 9.3 in Co mp etition I but mad e th e fin als based on a hi ghe r all-aro und score. Hi s fina l se t was fa ir but fini shed w ith a low double full p uttin g hi s hand s down o n th e floo r. Sco re 9.1. Sc ukin (U.S .S. R.) d id a routine w ith many sto ck tumblin g parts but was clea n. H e rep ea ted a back so mersau lt o ne-half tw ist step out and sli pped on th e secon d att em pt. H is di smo unt was a ve r y hi gh doubl e fu ll w hi ch he stuck. Score 9.35. Kajiyama mounted w ith a super hi gh pik ed Arabian so m ersa ult into a diving front handspring. H is tr ansit ions were clea n and fitted th e routin e ve ry we ll. In the middl e of th e se t he executed a ve ry high sui cide back so m ersa ult, layout all the way to th e to p, stallin g th e rotation and then tu cking at th e last mo ment in order to finish th e so m ersa ult. All of hi s tumbling was executed we ll over hi s hea d. His di smount was an exce ll ent double full , and he st uck in a perfect ve rti ca l position. Sco re 9.45 . Ma rchenko (U .S.S.R.) mounted w ith a round-off, w hip ba ck, two back hand sprin gs, doub le ba ck. Th e doub le was executed ve ry hi gh, but h e ki cked ou t ve ry ea rl y and. land ed in a sto mach drop. The rem ain der o f the set con tain ed stron g tumblin g passes with a doub le full dismount. Sco re 9.15. A ndrian ov (U.S.S.R.) mounted wit h a doub le back piked but was short o n th e landing and put hi s hands d ow n o n th e floor. His seco nd pass was a front step out, front hand spring, front d ive full twi st executed ve ry we ll. And ri anov st ill lacks good fl ex ibilit y. Hi s split s are a good six inches off th e floor . His dismount was a ve ry weak full tw ist. Score 9.5. H eavily ove rsco red, probably sho uld have bee n a 9.2. Safronov (U.S.S.R.) co mp eted las t. Hi s ro utin e opened w ith a front step out, ro und-o ff back hand spring int o a ve ry hi gh double back. He ki cked o ut ea rl y and' fell forward o n hi s hand s. A ll hi s tumbling was ve ry good, but all transiti ons we re weak and did not fit th e rou tin e. His press hand stand was not held lo ng enough , but th e jud ges fo rgot about that whe n he dismounied with ve ry-we ll-executed double full. Score 9.4. Aga in ve ry much overscored. A ll gy mn asts except Andrianov d ismo unted with doubl e full s. It was 路 obv io us th e Ru ss ian s were tryi ng to stick th eir double backs rea l hard , but all landed short and put th eir hand s down. It seem s as th q ugh they were paid back quit e a bit for at temptin g ri sky mo ves and missing. Th e pommel horse co mp etiti o n in cluded two East Germ ans, three Ru ssians and o ne j apanese . Thune (Eas t Germany) was up fir st. Hi s rout in e was very tight and finished w ith a poorl y executed d ismount. Score B.B. ja ger (East German) aga in was stu c k exce pt fo r a front - in and a Ru ss ian Moore-back -out. Score 9.0. Kaji ya ma di spla yed excell ent swin g throughout hi s set. Hi s wo rk was alm os t straight bod y throughout. H e wo rk ed be hind hi s back three tim es. Hi s mo unt was a back moore, imm ediate stock li-in on one pomm el. Later in th e set h e did two add iti ona l back moore side travels , one downh ili and one uphill. After hi s sci ss or wo rk he pi cks up circles in th e back and immedi ately (o ne- half circl e) exec ut es a Ru ss ian Moore-Stockli out. Hi s wa lk-aro und d ismoun t is so stron g th at hi s loop one-ha lf turn off carried him to stand alm ost ten feet away from the horse. Very beautiful. It wasn 't until I had looked at the routin e seve ral tim es on film d id I rea li ze th at Kaji ya'l1a did not exec ut e any co mpl ete doub le leg circles. Eve rything was imm ediate. Sco re 9.35. Saf r o n o~ wo rk ed ve ry cl ea n; he worked behind hi s back only once, and that ,was hi s back moore-up hill mount. Score 9.1 Scukin (U.S.S.R .) did not work behind his back at air and almo st Cq me off o n a loop aro und , stockli up. H e was definite ly overscored. Sco re 9.2. Andrianov (U .S.S.R.) competed las t and wo rk ed ve ry ex tend ed, comparab le to Kajiyama ; but hi s se t conta in ed too man y ex tra circles to warrant th e hi gh sco re he received . Score 9.5. Safronov (U .S.S.R.) co mp eted first on rings and wa s ve ry cl ea n, but some
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pa rt s were weak, such as hi s b ent arm back upri se hand stan d , b ent arm re ve rse kip " L" . A ll ot her p art s we re exec uted straight arm. Sco re 9.0. A ndri anov wo rk ed seco nd and up to the dismount his routin e was id enti ca l to Saf ro nov's except hi s back upri se hand stand was execut ed str aight arm. Hi s d ismount , full tw isting doub le back, was th e mo st difficult sing le st unt exec ut ed in th e meet. And riano v's hand stands are arch ed quite a bit, but no o n e ca n argu e that h e deserve d all th e bo nu s po int s fo r ri sk. Score 9.35. Bars (Roman ia) did a com pl ete ly strai ght arm rout in e w ith two superior stren g th part s a pl anche, fol lowed by a '" L" cro ss. Hi s o nl y executi o n errors we re a sli ght o ve r arc h on a stra ight arm forward giant and a step o n hi s rudo lph d ismount. Sco re 9.4. Grecu (Ro man ia) was up n ext and co mpl etely astou nd ed eve ryo n e by exec utin g one o f th e m os t powerfu l rin g se ts I have see n performed by an all-aroun d man . H e mount ed w ith a fl ex pull to p lanch e, Ma lt ese, cross, " L" cross, pul lout to " L" support. A ft er th e press h e execut ed a backwa rd giant and a forward giant , bot h strai ght arm. ju st before hi s full tw ist d ismo unt he lowers fro m a hand stan d through a Ma lt ese, b ack lever, pul l cross. His dismount was a littl e weak co nsider in g th e d ifficu lt y o f th e se t b ut still ve ry im press ive . Score 9.65. Scukin (U.S .S.R.) swun g bo th ways straig ht arm but was on th e straps a lot. He exec ut ed a ve ry n ice wh ippet imm ed iat e sw in g handstand in th e middle of th e se t but aga in was on the st raps. His dislocate, fro nt upri se " L" mo unt was a weak part co nSiderin g th e res t of hi s routin e. H e dismounted w ith a ve ry good rudo lph . I think he was overscored co nsid erin g h is m an y form breaks. Score 9.4. Gienger (West German) cornpeted la st and ju st was n ' t up to matchin g the previo us rout in es. Hi s straight arm shoot and straight arrn back giant we re
was a hand spr in g fu ll tw ist w hi ch was sho rt on the twist. Score 9.2 . G ift tim e agai n. Hi s seco nd vault was a handsp rin g front from th e nea r end , alth ough it was very hi gh he stu ck the landing in a squat posit io n. Probab ly tr yin g to protect hi s foot. Sco re 9.45 . Good enou gh to w in. On to para ll el .ba rs. Kaji ya ma drew first up and did a ve ry good se t w ith so me m in or form br ea ks. In th e midd le of th e se t he did a back stutz, cut ca tch to an immed iate under cast; back upri se cut catc h " L" . The more time s I v iew the film I think th e first cut ca tch was mi ssed , and he did a bea utiful job of cover i ng up. Score 9.2. Gienger (West Germany) was up n ex t and did a super se t. Hi s mount was a cast catc h, fron t over bar, cu t ca tch 路" L" . A bout th at tim e Mitchell mumbled so methin g abo ut Gienger copyi ng one of hi s o ld rout in es, and I almost dropped rny ca m era. Af ter th e press Gien ger thr ew ever ything but the kit chen sin k. Di amido v, stut z, und er cas t'one-ha lf turn , front upri se pirouette, ba ck toss, doubl e b ack dismount. Eve rything to a handstand. Rumo r has it that Gienger is go in g to do hi s doubl e back p iked in th e Wo rl d Games ne xt yea r. Score 9.45. Ma rchenko (U.S.S .R .) was up third and sho wed so me unu sual co mbin at ion s. Hi s mo unt was an und er cas t one-half turn , glid e kip, foll owed by a " flip kip " cut to "L " . After hi s press he did a one-arm hand stan d into a reve rse pirou ett e, follo wed by a back to ss to a Diamido v w hich ended up be in g a stut z to o n e bar. Hi s dismount was a re verse pir o u ett e to a back toss fu ll tw ist. Sco re 9.2 . Honm a (Japan) blew it co mpl e te ly and cou ldn ' t come close to m atc hin g hi s 9.65 in Competition I. Eve rythin g was beau ti fu l until he ove rro!at ed an und er cas t and then we nt ea rl y for a ba ck upri se, front over bar w hich ended up ve ry short. To m ake thin gs wo rse h e landed sh ort on hi s doub le back di sm o unt and we nt uown to hi s hand s anu knees. Score 8.65.
goo d but not extreme ly so li d. The best part of the se t was a ve ry fin e w hippet to a " L" . Hi s doubl e back pike was short, and h e h ad to put hi s h ands down and step o ut of it. Score 9. 1. Vau lti ng p roduced so me surprises to say th e least. Kaji ya m a (Japan) jumped first, and h is first va ult was a beaut iful rud o lph , but he didn ' t get th e score he de se rved. Sco re 9.05. On hi s seco nd va ult, a hand spring front , he was ve ry high but kicked out way too ea rl y and land ed o n hi s rea r end. Score 8.5. Rodrigu ez (C uba) did a very good round-off b ack piked but put h is hands down on t he lan ding. Score 8.65. His seco nd va ult was supposed to be a rudolph , but he overrotated th e b lock and was on ly able to execute a one-ha lf tw ist. Score 8.6. Scuk in (U.S .S .R.) did a hand sp rin g front w hi ch was low, but he did m anage to sti ck it. Sco re 9.1. ; ;' " ,eco nd va ult was a r6und-off back p iked, I think . Hi s kn ees were bent and legs we re apart throughout t he va ult. H e did mana ge a stabl e la nding. Score 9.05. Safronov.(U .S.S.R.) did a super hi gh round-off back pik ed w ith fairform on his first jump. Score 9.25 . Then ca m e th e uomu. On hi s seco mJ va ult Safronov did a round-off back w ith a full twist and stood it up w ith on ly o ne sm all step back. Score 9.35 . They should have give n h i m the horse for try in g it. Thi s was the va ult we we re ex p ec tin g Andr ianov to do since we had see n him practicing it ea rli er. Cuervo (Cuba) did an exce ll ent hand sprin g front from th e near end w ith ve ry good form but had to tak e a st ep for wa rd. Score 9.4. Hi s seco nd va ult was ve ry origina l and ri sky. From th e nea r end he executed a hand sprin g one-ha lf tw ist back so m ersa ult (Barani-in , back-out). Score 9.3. Th e las t va ult er was Andr ianov (U.S.S.R.), and eve ryo ne was expect in g some thing very p henomena l, but it ju st didn 't happen. By thi s po int in the mee t he had injured hi s foot , and it was obvious he was hurtin g. Hi s fir st va ult
Scukin (U .S.S.R.) was ve ry clean, but only hi s rud o lph d ismount showed any rea l ri sk as co mp are d to th e previous se ts. In no way would his routin e co mp are w ith Gienge r's, but hi s score reflected thi s c lose ness. Score 9.4 . Safrollov co mpet ed las t on para ll el bar s, and again I fe lt he ~as ove rsco red. Hi s mount was weak in th at his cas t ca tch stopp ed in a still handstand before the piro uett e. Hi s routine co ntain ed two Di amido vs, and he had executi on and tec hni ca l erro rs on both stunt s. His d ismount was a reverse pirouette to one bar and a snap down o ne and one-ha lf back so m ersa ult. Score 9.3. Safronov (U.S.S.R.) was up tirst on horizontal bar and d id a cl ea n set w ith minimal ROV (R isk Ori gin alit y Virtu os it y) . He d id stalu ers both ways , eag les (no in ve nt ed giant s)a nd a double fly-a-way. Since thi s iSlhe last event I should bring out a habit th at Safrono v has th at enabl es d spec tator to identify him alm ost eve ry tim e. H e co nsistentl y "cowboys " eve ry so m ersa ult and double so m ersa ult w heth er h e n eeds to or not. I am su re thi s w ill cos t him points in future co mp etition. Sco re 9.15. jager (Ea st Germa ny) mounted with a stem immedi ate H ec ht va ult wh ich he exec uted ve ry high but alm ost land ed on the bar in a front support. H e then had to mu sc le a kip ve ry badly to get back into giants. His se t also conta in ed two wea k parts, o ne be in g a " Jam " to w hat looked lik e in ve rt eu giants, but he immedi ately hopped out to forward giants . Th e ot her part was a full pirouette wh ich norma ll y is fo ll owed by an " On 0 ," but he simp ly ca me out to forward giant s. Hi s " ful l-in ," back-out dismount was big but not b ig enou g h to m ake up for hi s mi stakes. Score 9.05 . Nishikii (Japan ) was true to j apanese tradition and executed an alm ost technically perfect se t. Two stunts th at we re outstand in g in t he middl e of th e set were a hop pirouett e out of inverted giant s (eag le grip ), fo ll owed by an " Ono " va ult which was ent irely la yed out as
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he va ult ed over the bar. Hi s dismount was a super hi gh doub le f ly-a-way. Score 9.4. Andrianov (U.S.S. R. ) was up fourth, and ho rizon tal bar proved to be hi s worst event. H e mounted w ith a straight arm stem im mediate " jam" Takamoto whic h was severe ly arched. From th e Takamoto he sim ply swun g to a ba ck upri se free hip circl e. Andrianov's poor technique is obvious eve n in his giant swings, w hi ch were arched and the shoul ders pulled overthe bar. Hi s German giant was flat , and he wo rk ed o ut of it w ith a one-ha lf turn wh ich was a part of no va lu e. Everyone was wai tin g for hi s half- in, ha lf-out dismount, b ut he was n 't u p to it and did a doub le fly-a-way. Score 9.0. Grecu (Romania ). th e ring champ ion , wa' up nex t, but hi s ho ri zo ntal bar work did not eq ual hi s ring work . Hi s ro utine wa s ve ry stoc k w ith o ne sta lder and a German gian"t in the middl e. Th e o nl y unique part was the flank cu t backward over the bar co ming out of th e German giant. Hi s dismount was a double fl y-a-way pik ed, wh ich he "s lun g" ve ry bad ly. Score 9.1. Scu kin (U.S.S.R.) was the la st co mp etit o r on hi gh bar , and he came on very st rong. He m o unts w ith a straight ar m stem th ree -quarter giant, " jam" Takamoto. Th e Takailloto is executed b ehind th e bar, and hi s sw in g ca rri es him to a p erf ect ha nd stand. The way he executes th e st unt it looks lik e a Diamidov on parall el bars. Out of th e Takamoto he does a " Kris-Kehr," stald er. H is n ex t uniqu e comb in ati on start s w ith an "O no" e~ecuted from a full "eag le" grip. H e now swing s und er the bar w ith a mi xed gr ip and does a one-h alf turn wh ich put s him in a cross arm po sition. On t he up sw ing he does a " whip " change to a front suppo rt and th en a free hip circl e. Confusin g, isn ' t it !! ! Hi s dismount was a ve ry good doubl e fly-a-way pi ked . What a way to end th e meet? Score 9.35.
3. It was very obv ious that th e Ru ss ians we re o ut to make d ve ry b ig sh ow ing . A ll their gymnasts were in top sh ape, and they ju st didn ' t mi ss . The j apanese tealll was ve ry yo ung, and thi s showed in th e inconsistency of th eir routi n es. Th e j apane se gYlll nas ts we re trying very d ifficult stu nt s and mi ss in g; by next yea r I doubt ve ry Illuc h i f th ey w ill mi ss. I pe rso nall y fee l th e j apa nese sw in g is b igger and technica ll y b ett er than the Russians. 4. It is evid en t th at in order to w in in international compe titi on th e gym nasts not o nl y have to do tec hn ica ll y correct se ts bu t are go in g to have to ha ve ve ry big dismounts. Grecu was the o nl y w in ner that d id not have a big dismount. This is what it tak es to make the fina ls. Floor exe rcise - three out of six do ubl e back mount s, five o ut of six double ful l d ismo unts. Pomme l horse - straight body swi ng, eve rythin g im med iate. Rings-three out of six staright arm sW ing both ways , a ve ry big di smo unt (piked double, rudolph, double full, half in -half out). Vau ltin g-handsp rin g front and a round- off back pik e, must have both to win . Para ll el bars-stutz, back toss, D iamid ov all throu gh a h andstand and a big d ismount (doub le back, back ful l twi st, rud o lph ). H orizontal bar-sta lders both ways, i nve rted giants, eve ryth in g imm edia te, and a big d ismo un t (pike d o u b le, full in- back o ut, hal f in-h alf out). 5. Tri ck-w ise h ere are some of th e things that Im pressed us. Andr ianov' s half-in , ha lf-out dismount off rin gs, hi s round-off back w ith f ull (wist in va ultin g w hi ch was also do n e by Saf ro no v and hi s pik e doub le back i n floor exercise. Cuervo (C uba ) surpri sed us w ith hi s hand sprin g half-twi st back somersault in vau lting . Cuervo also showed us an unu sua l com bin at ion on horizontal bar, German, stoop-o ut, stald er, hop, stoo p in to in ve rted g iants, every move was imm ediate. In floor exercise Kajiya m a's sui cide back somersa ult and hi s double fu ll wh ich was perfect. H e ha s p robab ly th e best twisti ng technique of any j apan ese gymnast. On r ings th e j apanese are
Vladimir Safronov (URS)
Chapter 6 Conclusion
It is ve ry difficult to summari ze experi en ces and observations that took pl ace ove r a four-week period of time. The following summari za tion was based on comme nt s and opinions expressed by not only th e coaches but also the gy mn as ts. These items ar e not pla ced in any order of impo rtance. 1. Organi za ti o n and communi ca tions prior to the actu al competit ion was very poor. W or kout s were supposed to be ve ry forma l, but it seemed tha t th e U.S.A. team was the on ly team that was held to th e tim e sched ul es . Eve ry o th er team did exactly w hat they pl eased with no qu est'io n s aske d . Th e U.S.A. team was th e only team that I o bse rved th at showed any type of fo rm al orga ni za tion wit hin t hei r team. To say th e least, we impressed a lot of peop le. 2. Th e organi za tion of the actua l competit,jon was exce ll ent. Every b it of the sco rin g and timing was done electroni ca ll y . Imm ed iately afte r comp let in g compet iti o n, either as a tea m o r individually, yo ur scores were handed tei you before you left th at eve nt. Very large electro nic scoreboards which we re located at each end of th e gym, k ep.t a runnin g team tota l durin g co mpetition I and a running all-around score for th e top 20 during compet iti o n II. Durin g compe titi o n III the scoreboard li sted the six fin alists o n th e event bein g competed with their sco res from com petition I. After each com p et ito r finished hi s set th e scores were pl aced on th e board and added to hi s co mpetition I score. Aft e r all six finali sts had competed th eir final p laces were li sted o n th e board. Very im p ress ive. GYMNAST Oct. '73
Jim Ivicek (USA)
swinging so big it looks like horizonta l bar giant sw in gs. Also on rings we saw o ne unu sua l sequence : stradd le " L" , press Maltese, la y-a-way, lront uprise, swi ng b ack, drop to back leve r, bounce cross. In genera l we were imwessed w ith th e very so lid land in gs on all th e big d ismount s. Many we re n ot stuck so li d, but no o ne rea ll y crashed eit her. Mitchell seemed to fee l th at by the World Gam es in Varna ne xt yea r we w ill see Andr ianov do a half in-half out on th e florr and Gienge r th row a piked doubl e off parallel bars. We shall see. 6. Outside of the actua l co mp etition all of o ur gymnasts seem to agree that the most beneficial part of the month that we had spe nt together was t he traini ng cam p. Th ey all see m ed to ag ree th at the forma l st ructure of th e practice session s helped a great d ea l in preparing t hem for th is co mpetition . Since thi s was my fir st exposu re to internationa l compe tition I can only say, " If yo u don't do it in prac ti ce, yo u ca n' t do it in a mee t. " Considerin g all of the obstacles th at we had to overcome I personally fee l th at o ur team did a tremendous job in rep rese nti ng the U nited States. We looked like a team both on and off the fl oor . O n the floor we worked as a we ll-coord inated un it ; off the floor o ur tea m was adm ired by the other U.S.A. ath let es beca u se o f our exce ll ent dress and b eha v ior at all tim es. Our gym nasts wo rk ed extremely hard, and th ei r coo pera tion among themse lves and w ith the coac hes was tota ll y lln se lfi sh. I wo uld like to cOlllme nd Rusty Mitc hell for a supe r j ob of coac hin g ou r tea m . With o ut hi s direction I don ' t believe we wou ld ha ve accomp li shed w h at we did . This team made a great illlpressio n w ith a tr emendo us nUlllber of p eo pl e wh il e we were toge ther . I o nl y hope th at future intern at io nal t ea ms w ill co ntinu e in thi s manner. If future teams wi ll sac rifi ce to do what this tea m did , then I am sure U .S.A. gymnast ics is on the ri gh t track. • •••
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JM[®ml°g) IR®g)DTInfr~
Legend of Countries Belgium (BEL) Bul ga ria (BU L) Ca nau a (CAN) Cuba (C UB) C zecho slov.a ki a (TCH ) Ea st German y GOR )
Fi nlanu (FIN) France (FR A) Grea t Br itian (G BR ) H un gary (H UN) It aly (ITA) Japan UPN) Pol and (PO L)
Ro man ia (RO M) Russia (U RS) Sweu en (SWE ) Sw itze rl anu (SU I) U nit eu States (USA) W est Germ any (GFR ) Yu go slav ia (YUG)
COMPETITION - 1/ Individual All- A round Finals
COMPETITION - I Team Competition
Comp p relim Place Country
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 11 . 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21.
URS JP N ROM GOR GFR USA CUB HUN TC H ITA G BR POL FRA CAN SWE BU L SU I FI N YUG IRN KUW
FX
PH
R
V
28.50 27.75 27 .30 27.00 27. 30 27.40 26.80 26.20 26 .35 26.30 26.60 26.55 26.50 26 .00 25.75 26.15 25,35 26.30 25 .05 22.85 21.90
28.10 27.75 26 .85 27 .55 26.70 26.40 26.10 26.45 26.00 24 .90 24 .80 24 .45 25.85 23.85 24.80 26.35 23 .80 21.35 23 .85 11.65 13.70
28.40 27 .70 28.25 27 .65 27. 90 27.35 27 .1 5 26.90 27 .25 27.05 27.05 25.45 26.10 26 .90 25.65 23.80 26.35 25.60 22.50 21.35 17.10
27.95 27.20 26.30 26.70 26.85 26.00 27.55 26.15 26.30 26.10 26.20 26.95 25 .35 25.40 25.70 25.95 26.20 25.30 25.80 24.75 25.55
PB 28.55 2&.65 27.20 27.00 27.15 27.10 25.95 26.80 25 .80 26.00 24.95 26. 10 25 .50 25 .20 25.60 24.25 26.60 26.00 23 .25 20 .45 18.15
HB
TOTAL 28.55 170.05 28 .25 167.35 28.05 163.95 27.70 163.60 27.10 163.00 27.25 161.50 26 .85 ·160.40 27 .20 159.70 26.05 157.75 26.45 156.80 26.65 156.25 26.75 156.25 26.55 155.85 27.00 154.35 26.30 153.75 26.75 153.25 24.10 152.40 25.50 150.10 25 .30 145.75 16.25 117.30 19.40 115.80
COMPETITION - 1/1 Individual Events Finals
Comp 1/
9.60 9.40 9.40 9.35 9.50 9.30
9.500 9.450 9.400 9.350 9.150 9.100
TOTAL 1'1.100 18.850 18.800 18.700 18.650 18.400
POMMEL HORSE 1. Niko lai And riano v 2. Koji Ka ji yama 3. Vlad imir Scuk in 4. Vlad imi r Sa fro nov 5. Bernd Jage r S. Wo lfga n g Thu ne
URS JPN URS URS GFR GFR
9.35 9.30 9.35 9.40 9.30 9.25
9.500 9.350 9.200 9. 100 9.000 8.800
18.850 18.650 18.550 18.500 18.300 18.050
RINGS 1. Dan G recu 2. Vlad imi r Scukin 3. M ihai Bors 4 . Ni ko lai A ndrianov 5. Ebet hard G ienge r 6. V lad im ir Sa fro nov
ROM URS ROM URS GFR URS
9.60 9.55 9.50 9.45 9.60 9.40
9.650 9.400 9.400 9.350 9.100 9.00
19.250 18.950 18.900 18.800 18.600 18.400
VAULTING 1. N iko lai A n d rianov 2. Jorge Cue rvo 3. Vladim ir Saf ro nov 4. Vlad imi r Scuk in 5. Koji Kaj iya ma 6. Jo rge Rodr igu ez
URS CU B URS URS JPN CU B
9.40 9.30 9.30 9.25 9.25 9.25
9.325 9.350 9.300 9.075 8.775 8.625
18.725 18.650 18.600 18.125 18.025 17.875
PARALLEL BARS 1. Eberh ard G ien ger 1. Vlad im ir Scuk in 3. Vladi mir Sa fro nov 4. Koji Kaji yama 5. Vlad imir M arc henk o 6. Fumi o H on ma
G FR URS URS JPN URS JPN
9.50 9.55 9.60 9.50 9.40 9.65
9.450 9.400 9. 300 9.200 9.200 8.650
18.950 18.950 18.900 18.700 18.600 18.300
URS JPN URS ROM G OR URS
9.60 9.50 9.45 9.50 9.45 9.50
9.350 9.40 9.150 9.1 00 9.050 9.000
18.950 18.900 18.600 18.600 18.500 18.500
HORIZONTAL BAR 1. Vlad imi r Scuki n 2. Tos hi o mi Ni shi kii 3. Vlad'i mir Saf ro no v 3. Dan G recu 5. Bern d Jage r 5. Ni kolai And ri ano v
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Country Compl URS JPN URS URS URS GFR
FLOOR EXERCISE 1. Niko lai A n dria nov 2. Koj i Kaj iyama 3. Vlad im ir Saf ro nov 4. Vlad imir Sc ukin 5. Vlad im ir Ma rc hen ko 6. Eber hard Gienge r
pl ace N am e 1. N iko lai Andr ianov 2. Vlad imir Scukin 3. Vlad imir Safro no v 4. Sirosz i Kadz iya ma 5. Eberh ard Gienger 6. Vlad im ir Ma rch en ko 7. Fumi o Ho nma 8. D an Grecu 9. Tosiom i Nosh ik ii 10. Ne tushil Mi lo slav 11. Ra iner Han sc h ke 12. Be rn d Effi ng 13. Be r.nd Eger 14. Imre Mo lna r 15. Gary Morava 16. Intz Mack 17. James Ivicek 18. Ko nsta ntin Petrescu 19. Fo ra nc Donath 20. A nre Bearvo 21. G rgen Pa cke 22. Ji m Stephenson 23. G unter Sp ies 24. H o rh e Rodr iges 25. Em ili o Gagre 26. Fra n sisko Ga rcia 27. Mike Carter 28. Ma u ri tsio Nau tesi 29. Niko lai Oprescu 30. Nik o lai Karanfi lov 31 . Jo hn Wh i re 32. Ba inde l A rn o ld 33. Istvan Mo lna r 34. Mi lan Barbor ik 35. M ih ai Bors 36. N i ko le Arnabo ld i
Co untry URS URS UR S JPN G FR URS JPN ROM JP N TC H GOR GFR GOR H UN USA GOR USA ROM HUN RBA GOR USA GFR CUB CUB CUB USA ITA ROM BO L GBR GBR H UN TC H ROM SU I
1/
total
FX
PH
R
56 .60 56.65 56.55 56.00 55 .45 55.50 54 .65 55.60 55.20 54.00 53 .75 54.20 55. 15 53.40 54.30 53.65 53.65 53.60 53.65 53.40 52.95 53.35 52.25 53 .75 52.70 52.90 52.30 52.65 52.95 51.75 52.45 52 .00 51.95 51.85 53.05 51.80
9.40 9.40 9. 25 9.40 9.15 8 .90 9. 25 8.95 9. 15. 8.95 8.85 9.00 9.10 9.0S 9.30 9.30 9.05 8.85 8.55 8.95 8.90 9.05 8.95 8.80 8 .80 8.60 8.85 9.05 9.10 8.45 8.40 8.55 8 .30 8.1 0
9.40 9.20 9.25 9.05 9.20 9.05 9.00 8.85 7.65 8.90 8.95 8.85 9. 10 9. 10 8.0U 9.05 8.00 8.85 8.85 8.65 9.00 8.00 8.60 8.60 8.60 8. 35 8.50 8.40 7.45 8.75 7.90 7.60 7.85 6.40 7.50
9.60 9.40 9.30 9.50 9.35 9.30 9.30 9.35 9. 25 9.20 9.20 9.00 9. 10 8.90 9.00 9.05 9.00 9.00 9.05 8.95 8.85 8.90 9.25 9.05 9.00 8.80 8.80 8.75 8.95 8.65 8.55 8.90 8.75 9.00 9.35
V
9.20 9.15 9.40 9.20 9.00 9.25 8.90 8.80 9.10 8.80 8.55 9.00 8.55 8.85 8.75 8.90 8.95 8.45 8.75 8.80 8.85 8.70 8.75 9.05 9. 30 8.10 ' 8.50 7.80 8.80 8.55 8.75 8.55 8.40 8.70 8.65
PB
HB
total
9.50 9.40 9.30 9.50 9.40 9.20 9.1 0 8.80 9.30 9.00 8.90 8.65 7.1 5 9.20 8.90 8.35 8.85 8.60 8.65 8.90 8.60 8.55 8.60 7.75 8.40 8.40 8.40 7.75 7.20 8.25 8.90 8.45 8.25 7.95 8.55
9.45 9.50 9.30 9.50 9.60 9.50 9.50 9.10 9.55 9.20 9.35 8.85 9.35 8.90 9.05 8.85 9.15 9.20 8.80 8.45 8.70 9.25 9.30 8 .60 8.70 9.00 8.20 9.05 8.65 8.70 8.05 8.65 8.80 8. 50 8.70 8.50
56.55 56.05 55.80 56.1 5 55.70 55.20 55.05 53.95 54.00 54. 05 53 .80 53 .35 52.35 54.00 53.00 53.50 53.00 52.95 52.65 52.70 52.95 52.45 53.45 51.85 52.80 51.25 51.25 50.80 50 .1 5 51.35 50.55 50.65 50.35 48.65 42.75 8.50
TOTAL 113.15 11 2.70 112.35 112.15 111.15 110.70 109.70 109.55 109.20 108.05 107.55 107.55 107.50 107.40 107.30 107.15 106.65 106.55 106.30 106.10 105.90 105.60 105.70 105.60 105.50 104.15 103.55 103.45 103.10 103.10 103.00 102.65 102.30 100.50 95.80 60.30
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Instruction: VAULTING DRILLS by Jim Turpin Head Coach Almaden Valley Gymnastics Club 1971 All American Vaulter Photos by Keith Reynolds DEVELOPING BLOCKING ON THE HORSE, POSTFLIGHT AND THE BLIND LANDING.
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Objecti\les: 1. To develop the idea of hitting the horse while on the way up so as to continue going up. 2. To develop the stretched tight-body postflight. 3.. To develop the blind landing.
Set Up: Put a trampoline in front of a vaulting side horse. Raise the far 'end of the trampoline so that the trampol.ine· is at a slight angle. Two fold-up mats under each leg works well. Place·a mat over the springs for safety.
Execution: The vaulter starts at the top of the trampoline (picture #1) and bounces to approximately the middle of the trampoline. From here the vaulter stretches for the horse while pulling the heels over the top (pictures #2 & #3). Upon contact with the horse the body should still be raising (picture #4). Push off the horse with a shoulder shrug and try to keep going up. In the postflight the body should remain stretched and tight (picture #5). While coming down out of the postflight try to keep the feet in front of the rest of your body (picture #6) . Upon contact with the mat the force should be taken up by bending the knees and tightening the caboose. (picture #7) Try to avoid bending at the hips.
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2. At first it is advisable to have a spotter on the trampoline to help the gymnast turn over. Simply stand on the side of the gymnast and direct the body towards the horse while helping the gymnast get his heels over the top. 3. This is also an excellent drill for twisting type of Yamashita vaults. rhe gymnast may repeat the vault dver and over without having to run and jump every time . ••• I have found that by teaching this drill before doing handspring vaults the gymnast learns what to expect after she leaves the horse
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and is thus less apt to hold back when attempting her first handsprings. By knowing what to expect after she leaves the horse she can concentrate on blocking and taking the vault up. By combining this drill and the drill titled " Developing Blocking On The Horse And A Stretched Postflight For Handspring-Type Vaults," the gymnast will have passed through all the aspects of a good handspring vault and should be ready to try one with a good knowledge of what to expect.
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Watch For These Mistakes: 1. The vaulter taking off too close to the horse ~hich will not allow him to get stretched before contact. 2. The vaulter jumping up instead of at the horse. This will cause them to come down on top of the horse which could cause back injuries. 3. Ducking the head. This will cause the vaulter to "roll" off the horse instead of popping off of it. 4. Over-arching.
COACHING HINTS: 1. It will take a while for most gymnasts to get the h'ang of doing this drill correctly . They will have to figure out where to take off from on the trampoline for correct results . The first jumps will almost always be too close. Be patient, it takes guts to " fly" to the horse . You may want to have them just step into a hands'p ring at first.
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From a st retc hed rear supp ort pos iti o n (Fi g . #1), th e gy mn ast p ikes (Fi g. #2) to pu t her head as close to h er shin s as poss ible. At th e same tim e , she pu shes h e r se at as far in front of th e bar as po ss ibl e. A rm s are kept str a ight at al[ times. The rest o f the circl e is co mpl eted as usua l. Th e gym na st must co me onto th e bar in a piked (L) pos iti o n a nd fini sh in a stre tc hed rea r support . To give th e gy mn ast th e fee lin g of thi s n ew sta rt , the spo tt er suppo rts th e gy mna st's fee t in his or her h a nd s (Fi g. #8) . Th e gy mn ast pik es a nd pushes away from th e bar, so he r seat is away from th e bar . At thi s po int, her sea t sho uld be a bo ut six or e ight inch es above th e bar. The gy mn as t th e n return s to he r ex te nd ed support on th e ba r an d is spott e d as us ual for th e sea t circle. As she exte nd s a t th e com pl e ti o n of the c ircl e, sh e should focus he r eyes o n some p o int 10 of 15 feet above th e bars to avo id ove rsp innin g.
Fig. 4 Slight loss of amplitude; opened a little too early.
Photo se qu e nce b y R. He nd ers hott Art icle approved b y Mr. Vannie Ed wa rd s Mode l is Kath y Kin ce r, Indi a na State U.
COMMENTS ON NEW STYLE HANDSTAND FORW ARD ROLL AND FRONT SEAT CIRCLE By Karen Patoi le, member of USGF-WTC
Q: What should gymnasts and coaches expect from the judges once a new method of doing an established sk ill is outlin ed? A: "F irst of a ll , please re m em b er that a jud ge is neve r eval uat in g the ' tec hniqu e p e r se ' that a gymna st u ses to perform a st unt. Th e judge is co ncer"ned w ith the final product. There may be twent y different technique s for teaching an y g ive n stunt ; the judge is look in g for body positi ons a nd amp li tude of the mo ve. What is ri g ht for o ne gy mnast ma y no t wo rk for another. There wi ll be no tim e tabl e se t as to w hi c h is b etter; the indi vidu a l coac h and gy mna st sho ul d work w ith man y techniques to see w hi ch wo rks best. " Q: Will judges now deduct for bent arms during the handstand forward roll? A: " Th e hand stand ro ll sho uld be d o ne w ith strai g ht ar ms o n the flo or." Q: What about beam? A: " To require it on the beam w ill m a ke the st unt super ior, because th e gymnast mu st re lease th e h and s immediately. " Q: In the olde r method of front seat circle it is my understanding that the gym nast lifted her hips to the point where her knees were at the level of the bar before going into the circle. The emphasis was not on this immediate pike with the head going down to the knees right away. I can see that if she does immediately drop into the circle as in the sequence this would make for better continuity out of the preceding skill. How will the judges handle this? A: " Thi s tec hni q ue is n o t new. The jud ges w ill be looking for a fu ll circ le w ith great amplitude away fr o m the bar. Because of th e rul e of NO STOPS or pau ses, they w ill be looking for continuous movement. I have observed gy mna sts w ho ca n use e ith er tec hniqu e a nd kee p th e stunt mov in g. [f there is a d e finite pause because of the li ft of the hip s, there w ill be a sma ll dedu ction fo r break in rh ythm prob ab ly 0.10. "
Fig. 5 Focus shifts to a rea above bar level.
Fig. 6 Gymnast begins extension.
Fig. 2 Immed iate pike with body to legs.
NEW STYLE FRONT SEAT CIRCLE By Charles Dubois At hi s summer cl ini c in Jul y-Aug ust, 1973, Vannie Edwards demonstrated a new styl e for sta rtin g fr o nt seat circl es on the un eve n b a rs:
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Fig. 3 Maintains tight pike with straight arms throughout seat circle.
Fig. 7 Final rear support position. GYMNAST Oct. '73
Fig. 8 Initial position, spoiler supports feet .
............................ NEW STYlE HANDSTAND FORWARD ROLL By Charles Dubois According to Mr. Vann ie Edwards the o ld h andstand fo rwa rd roll is changing style. Now it is being done w it h st raight arm s throughout. Thi s sk ill ma y be lea rn ed on a pil e of mats about a foot high . On a mat have a gym n as t kick to a hand sta nd . Witho u t b ending arm s or legs, she starts to fa ll fo rwa rd u nt il suc h a tim e w hen her body is abo ut 45° past the ve rti ca l (Fi g. #3). At thi s point sh e drops into a ti gh t pike (Fig. #4, 5, & 6... rem embe r, hand s w ill be tu rn ed out w hen sk ill is done later o n beam), and roll s forwa rd to a stand. When doing th e skill w ith mats, the gy mna st pla ces her hand s in fro nt of th e mats and rolls w ith a spott er ho lding her feet and te ll i ng her w hen to pik e. W hen she beg in s to roll cor rect ly, mat s may be removed gradua ll y until sh e ca n do th e roll on th e floo r. She must land on round ed sho ul ders and keep the ba ck ro unded in a tigh t pike as she rolls up.
Fig.·S Droppin g down to upper back gy mnast hits a pike position.
Fig. 2 Gymnast sho uld drop h ead slightl y and not ex tre m e ly arch lowe r back.
Fig. 6 Head raised sli ghtly as gymnast starts rolling up to feel.
Photo sequ ence by R. H end ershott Article app roved b y Mr. Vann ie Ed wards Mode l. .. D ebbi e King of Nobl esvill e HS, Indiana
Fig. 3 With straight arms gymnast falls forward past vertical handstand position.
Fig. 7 Gymnast keeps moving forward on to feet •
• LAST MINUTE BUllETIN. from Shirley Bryan, USGFWC Chairman USGF OFFICIAL DElEGATION FOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS-MODERN GYMNASTICS Rotterdam, H o ll and November 15-18, 1973 Chi ef of Delegation: M ildred Prcha l Gymnasts: Sarah Brumgard and Kathyrn Brym Trainer: No ra Veyette Pi anist: Dr: Donald Morrison
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Fig. 1 Gymnast stretch es up to handsta nd. Fig. 4 Head is droppe d and roll is initiated . GYMNAST Oct. '73 '
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STILL RINGS SKILLS and TECHNIQUES By John W. Hinds Jr. Over 90 pages of sequence and strobe action photos combined with easy to understand text, Makes "Still Rings Techniques" a welcome addition to any coach or gymnasts' library.
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