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BRONZE IN BARCELONA The U.s. won the bronze medal, the first team medal in a nonboycotted Olympic Games since 1948. Shannon Miller earned the silver medal in the allaround and won three individual event medals as well-the silver on beam and the bronze on bars and floor.

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JACKIE FIE ELECTED PRESIDENT Jackie Fie was elected President of the Women's Technical Committee of the International Gynmastics Federation, the first time that a president has been elected from outside the European COl1m1Unity in the 110 year history of the FIG. Mike Jacki, Andrea Schmid and Bill Roetzheim were also elected to FIG Committees. (above) u.s. Women's Olympic Team, (left) Jackie Fie.

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UNIFIED TEAM UNITES FOR LAST TIME The Unified Team won its fifth team gold medal. The U.s. finished sixth and Trent Dimas won the gold medal on high bar. Vitaly Scherbo won the all-around and six medals in all, setting a record for the number of medals won in an Olympic Games for a gymnast.

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THERE ARE NO LOSERS IN SPORT By Mike Jacki

was very anxious to see Kim Zmeskal on the Arsenio Hall Show a few weeks after the Olympic Games had concluded. I knew Arsenio would ask her about her Olympic experience and I was anxious to hear what Kim would say during a national broadcast. I was so pleased that she had such a positive response and that she felt so good about the results. There was so much pressure on Kim before the event. Television, press and media and the weight of the entire U.S. gymnastics community was upon her. To many people, anything less than a gold medal would be translated as failure. It was such a difficult situation to be in, especially considering what Kim had accomplished during the past few years. After the first few days of competition in Barcelona, there was a newspaper article whose headlines read, "Evans fails at 400 meters." This referred to Janet Evans, the great U.S. swimmer, who won the 400 meter freestyle in the 1988 Olympic Games and has won virtually every race at that distance since. She finished second and was the silver medalist in Barcelona. However, according to the press and media, she failed. All of the USGF officials and staff in Barcelona were thrilled with our team's performances. Shannon Miller, Trent Dimas, Kim Zmeskal and all the rest, we could not be prouder. Would we have liked to win the silver medal in the women's team event? Of course! Would we have liked to move up two places in the men's team standings? Naturally! Does this diminish our appreciation, respect and admiration for our athletes who represented us? Not in the least! Kim Zmeskal made a mistake in the compulsories. She made a mistake in the all-around competition. In the optional portion of the team championships, Kim was superb! She compiled the highest optional score in the IB competition (Team Optionals) and helped the USA team win the bronze medal. When the pressure was really on, Kim was there for the team. After every session, hundreds of journalists were there to ask their questions and get their stories. It seems that some of these people have the ability to take an

athlete's performance and turn it into controversy and mediocrity. It was frequently disappointing to read about the mistakes and errors made instead of the tremendous performances that were seen throughout the Games. No matter what sport was taking place, someone would win the silver medal and someone finished fourth. Reports of these performances usually identified the "loser" or the athlete who failed in his or her attempt to grab the gold . Fourth place finishers were listed as those who "failed to finish in the medal standings." Considering the fact that 172 nations and over 10,000 athletes participated in the Games, a very small percentage won medals. It is unfortunate to consider these athletes anything less than the definition of the word, "Olympian," which is defined as majestic, superior or relating to the Gods of ancient Greece. While we certainly must praise the achievements of our Olympic athletes, we must do the same for all those who made the quest and pursued the struggle to be an Olympian. Their accomplishment is no less significant and they, too, must be heralded as the champions that they are. These athletes face another obstacle, but one that is just as formidable as Olympic competition-not fulfilling their dreams and goals but having to stand up and face the next set of life's challenges with confidence, optimism and the willingness, once again, to compete. As the sport's leaders, all of our coaches and judges have a responsibility to our athletes. Praise and recognition is so important to these young people. Our sport tends to focus on negatives due to the evaluation process. Remember, we are much harder on our athletes than most professional sports! (The best baseball players in the world are only successful about 30 percent of the time at bat!) TIlere are no losers in sport. The International Olympic Committee recognizes this by announcing, 'The winner of the bronze medal is ... " not "the loser of the gold medal is ... " TIle development and education of sport benefits all the participants. It sounds so much better to say, "Congratulations, you are the silver medal winner!"

Publisher Mike Jacki Editor Luan Peszek Men's ProgramAdministrator Robert Cowan Women's Program Administrator Kathy Kelly Rhythmic Program Administrator Nora Hitzel United States Gymnastics Federation Board of Directors United States Gymnastics Federation Board of Directors Executive Director: Mike Jacki; President: Mike Do nahu e; Presi dent Emeritus: Bud Wi lkinson; Athlete Rep rese ntatives: Brian Babco ck, chair; Wendy Hilliard, vice chai r; Michell e Dusserrc, sec; Shery l Dundas; Tim Daggett; Jim Hartlln~ ; Karyn Lyon; Tall r.a Service; Wendy Hilli ard , USOC Athl ete 5 Ad visory Council; aney Marshall, Admin. Advi sor; Amateur Athletic Union: Julie Sickels; American Sokol Organization: Jerry Milan; American Trampoline & Tumbling Association: Wayne Do wning; American Turners: Bruno Klau s; Junio r Boys Gymnastics Coaches Association: Bill Foster; Men's Elite Coaches Association: Fred Roethli sberger; National Association for Girls an~ Women in Sports; Dr. Mimi Murray; National Assocation of Collegiate Gymnastics Men: Abie Gross feld;National Association of Collegiate Gymnasti cs Women: Gail Davi s; National Associaton of Women's Gymnastics Judges: Yvo nne Hod ge; National Collegiate Ath letic Association: Chery l Le vick, Fred TuraH; National Federation of State High School Associations: Sharon Wilch, Susan Tru e; National Gymnastics Judges Association: Harry Bjerke; National High School Gymnastics Coaches AssociatIOn: John Brinkworth; Na ti onal Jewish Welfare Board: Courtney Shanken; Rhythmi c Coaches Assocation : Su zie DiTulh o; Special Olympics, Inc.: Kate Faber-Hi ckie; U.S. Association of Ind ependent Gym Club: La nce C row ley; U.S. Elite Coaches Association for Women: Ton y Gehm an, Chere Hoffman; U.S. Sports Acrobatics Federation: Bonnie David son; Young Men's Christian Association: Rick Dodson; USGF National Membership Representatives: Men's: Dave Strobel, Bob \Nuornos; Women's: Joa n Moore Rice, JeffM etzge r; Rhythmic: Marina Davidovich,Joli e Barretta-Keyser.

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Dear Mary Lou, I am an 11-year-old Level 6 gymnast. I broke my foot doing a back tuck. For awhile, I was afraid to do it, but I finally got it back. Now, I am scared of it again. I will do it with a spot sometimes and sometimes I won'tdoitat all. What can Ido? Genevieve Spanjer • Dalton, Georgia

for a meet, we wouldn't even • think about it. The skill came automatically.

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I am 15. Recently I've had too many injuries and my heart just isn't in gymnastics. Ithink I have had my fill of it, but I am afraid to quit, because I think I'll lose flexibility, dance and be bored for the rest of my life. Is • there life after gymnastics? Dear Genevieve, Missy Thompson Practice, practice and more Chesapeake, Virginia practice. You are obviously having a mental block about Dear Missy, your back tuck because you broke your foot doing this skill. Absolutely! No one can But if you've done it several make you do gymnastics if times since then, you know you • your heart isn't in it. You are can perform the skill. Just keep still very young and there are a doing it over and over with million things you can do to and without a spot. Bela alstay active. Try getting inways had us do skills so many volved in some school activitimes that when it came time ties: cheerieading, soccer, drill

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Yes, I got nervous, too. think everyone gets a little nervous before meets. You have the same problem I hadbeam! 1 always got the most nervous on beam. Here is what 1 used to do-talk to myself. 1 would tell myself that 1 had done this same routine hundreds of times and I would try to pretend like 1 was in a workout. Picture your coach standing right there by the beam correcting you and think, "I just have to do this routine one more time." Try it. It worked forme! Send questions to: Ask Mary Lou, USA GYMNAST ICS, Pan American Plaza, 201 S. Ca pitol Ave., Ste. 300, IndpIs., IN 46225

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PHOEBE MILLS Phoebe Mills, a five-time U.s. National Team member and the 1988 U.S. Championships all-around winner, was one of America's top gymnasts throughout the late 1980's. After dedicating ten years of her life to gymnastics and winning a bronze medal on balance beam at the 1988 Olympic Games, Mills retired from the sport. Although she thought it would be fun to be a "normal, average student," the novelty of normalcy wore off and Mills found that she was bored! Using her hard work and dedication, Mills picked up a new sport-diving. She even earned a college scholarship in diving to the University of Miami. This athletic standout trains with coach Randy Abelman in Miami during the school year and with coach Tim O'Brian in Ft. Lauderdale during the summer months. Mills enjoys the more laid back atmosphere in collegiate diving as compared to that of her earlier gymnastics training

yes, even studying-all the things she didn' t have much time for when training as an elite gymnast. Currently living in Florida year-round, Mills concentrates on platform diving during her summer training in Ft. Lauderdale. This is her favorite event because it most closely parallels gymnastics. Mills competes in both springboard and platform events during the academic year. Her best finishes this year were qualifying to U.S. Diving Nationals and placing third in the platform event at the Texas All-American Meet. Mills' future goal is to continue diving throughout college and beyond as long as she continues to enjoy herself.

MICHELLE BERUBE Michelle Berube, a twotime Olympian and five-time National Team Member, was one of America's most prominent rhythmic gymnasts in the 1980's. Berube began artistic gymnastics at the age of nine and added rhythmic gymnastics when she was 12. At 14, she chose to focus all of her attention on rhythmic gymnastics. The choice paid off when, after training in rhythmic gymnastics for just two years, Berube earned a spot on the U.S. National Team. She placed fourth in the all-around at the 1981 U.s. Championships-her first major competition. From there, she went on to become the u.s. Champion in 1983, and earned spots on both the 1984 and 1988 U.S. Rhythmic Olympic Teams. Berube placed an outstanding fourteenth all-around in the finals of the 1984 Olympics Games in Los Angeles, California. After leading the way in U.s. rhythmic gymnastics for a number of years, Berube was voted the 1988 "Athlete ofthe Year" by her

'" with Bela and Martha Karolyi. 1 Although she enjoyed her ~ gymnastics experience and i wouldn' t have traded it for ~ anything, she's now enjoying E c;: collegiate diving, hanging out .Q" with friends, having fun and,

Phoebe Mills dives for the University of Miami. USA

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Michelle Berube, 1984 and 1988 Olympic Team Member. teammates. Following her retirement from rhythmic competition, Berube participated, along with other Olympians, in the "Skating and Gymnastics Spectacular" show. Berube has always dreamed of getting into dancing, so she decided to leave her home in Illinois and head to California in search of greater opportunities. Eventually, Berube auditioned for a part in Michael Jackson's European tour. Wowing the tour organizers, Berube landed a spot in Jackson's tour performing a 90 second solo ball routine in each of the shows throughout Europe. At the end of Berube's routine, she rolls the ball to Michael Jackson who picks it up, hands it to her, and gives her a kiss on the cheek as the song "Heal the World" begins. As a part of the tour deal, Berube was forced to die her hair, "flaming red" as Berube put it. Hating it at first, her red hair color has now toned down and she's even grown to like it. Berube's having a fabulous time on Jackson's tour.

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WOODS WINS VI Puerto Rico International Gymnastics Cup

Hornbeek Scores Two 10.00's By Judy Dobransky

he Bulgarian crowd cheered for the two American gymnasts, Heidi Hornbeek from Arizona Sunrays and Traci Sommer from North Stars, who placed third and fourth all-around, respectively. Bulgaria's top gymnast, Silvia Mitova, won fi rst in the all-around followed by her teamma te Diliana Vodenicharova. Hornbeek and Sommer made all four event fina ls. Hornbeek brought down the house scoring a 10.00 on bars and floor. On bars, Hornbeek executed a superb Gienger and nailed her full-twisting double back d ismount. O n floor her tumbling passes included a piked full- twisting double back, a double pike and a tucked full- twisting d ouble back. Hornbeek won the gold

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tephanie Woods, winner of the 1991 Pan American Games, again won the allaround at the VI Puerto Rico International with a score of 38.333. Woods, from Capital Gymnastics in Austin, Texas, also won vault (9.515), beam (9.612), Aoor (9.637), and Rnished second on bars (9.625). Seventeen-year-old Woods is coached by Jim and Cheryl Jarrett. Monica Shaw placed second in the all-around with 37.316. Shaw won bars (9.65), finished fifth on beam (9.425) and seventh on floor (8.575). Shaw, 16, from Rocky Mountain Gymnastics in Murray, Utah, was competing in her first international competition. She is coached by Mark Lee and Mary Wright. For the men, Brandy Wood,

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from Gold Cup Gymnastics in Albuquerque, N.M., placed sixth on floor (8.85), tied for third on pommel horse (8.75), took seventh on parallel bars (8.30) and tied for third on high bar (9.25). Wood, 17, is coached by Ed Burch and Mike Chaplin. U.S. Judges were Carole Liedtke and Steve Butcher.

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JACKIE FIE ELECTED PRESIDENT FIG WOMEN'S TECHNICAL COMMmEE Mike Jacki, Andrea Schmid and Bill Roetzheim Elected ."""

ackie Fie was elected President of the Women's Technical Committee of the International Gymnastics Federation at the FIG Congress which was held in Salou, Spain this past July. Jackie, the Vice President of the FIG Women' s Technical Committee for the past eight years, will take the place of Germany's Ellen Berger, who has served as president for 16 years. The significance of this achievement cannot be underestimated . It is the first time that a president of an international federation committee has been elected from outside the European community in the 110 year history of the International Gymnastics Federation. Many had expected that Fie's election was inevitable, but the reality of her accomplishment is still overwhelming. Fie was a 1956 Olympian and has been a driving force behind the women's gymnastics program since the late 50' s and early 60' s.

Andrea Schmid was elected to her third term on the FIG Rhythmic Technical Committee. This year she was elected as the Vice President of the FIG Rhythmic Technical Committee. In addition, Bill Roetzheim was also elected a third term to the FIG Men's Technical Committee. Mike Jacki was elected for his third term to the FIG Executive Committee. He will serve in the capacity of First Vice President. All four have made a great contribution to international gymnastics. Their expanded role in the International Gymnastics Federation helps the U.s. to provide leadership in our sport. On behalf of the entire gymnastics community, good luck to Jackie, Andrea Bill, and Mike. May their tenures to the FIG Technical Committees have a longlasting and positive impact on our sport during the remainder of this decade and for all time to come.

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he third annual "Results Section" includes competition results submitted by State, Regional, Age Group and Elite Development Directors. The "Results Section" is intended to give gymnasts and their clubs some well-deserved recognition for their accomplishments. This section includes results from July, 1991 through June, 1992. This same procedure will be used next yearState, Regional, Age Group and Elite Development Directors should submit results from State Competitions, Regional Competitions, Major Invitational Competitions, NCAA Competitions and other gymnastics events. Please use the following format when submitting results: 1) Name of Competition; 2) City and State where event is held; 3) Date of Competition; 4) Winning Team; 5) Top three all-around winners and their club or school in each division; and 6) Winner of each event and their club or school in each division. Send results to USA Gymnastics, Pan American Plaza,201 S. Capitol Ave., Suite 300, Indianapolis, IN 46225. Deadline for the 1993 "Results Section" will by July I, 1993 so mark your calendars today!

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May 3, 1992, Crab Orchard, WV. Team Champions-l,WVGTC.. LevelS 7-8 A.A.-l ,Krista McMillion, WVGTC; 2,Meghan Hammer, Huntington YMCA; 3.Katherine Marion, Maverick. VT & UB1,Hammer. BB & FX-l,McMillion. Level S 9A .A .-l,Tacy Napalillo,WVGTC; 2,Mary Beth HeIdi, Glendale; 3,McCall Cagle, Maverick. VT-l,Napalillo. UB &FX-l,Jessica Miller, Glendale. BB-l,Heldi. Level S 10 AA.-l,Rachel Rittenhouse,WVGTC; 2,Jessica AlonsO,WVGTC; 3-Jod ie Maynor, Beckley. VT-l,Maynor. VB & BB1,Rittenhouse. FX-l,Alonso. Level 511 AA-l,Shelley Mills, Beckley; 2,Krissy Corder, Elkins YMCA; 3,Patricia Canelon, Elkins YMCA VT-l ,Canelon. UB-l,Danielle Berry, Beckley. BB-l,Erika Meadows, Maverick. FX-l,Greta Gainer, Beckley. LeveI512-13AA-l,Trisha Twyman, Glendale; 2,Alysceena Vailelonga, WVGTC; 3,Kara Nielsen, Vandas. VT-l,Vallelonga. UB&FX-l,Twyman.BB-l,Amanda Miller, Aerodynes.

WEST VIRGINIA STATE MEET LEVELS 6-10 May 28, 1992, Morgantown, WV. Team Chamfions: Level6-Beckley Gym. Leve 7C-Maverick. Level 70-WVGTC. Level 8-WVGTC. LeveI9-WVGTC. Level 6 9-11 AA-l, Amy Cook, Beckley; 2, Sara Withrow, Maverick; 3, LeeAnn Shrewsberry, Beckley . VT1,Shrewsberry. UB-l,Kara Dunbar, Maverick. BB & FX-l, Tiffany Maxwell, WVGTC.12-14A.A.-l,Cassey Lilly, Beckley; 2, Amanda Minchin, Beckley;3,JenniferCraddock,Maverick. VT-l, Craddock; UB-l, Roxanne Miller, Aerodynes. BB1,Minchin. FX-l, Lilly. 15+AA-l, Becky Stanton, Beckley. Level 7C 9-11 AA-l, Martha Marion, Maverick; 2, Jennifer Jenkins, Maverick; 3, Angelia Medina, WVGTC. VT1,Anarea Bender, Aerodynes. UB1, Jenkins. BB-l,Medina . FX-l, Marion . 12-14 A.A.-l, Tulann Wright, WVGTC; 2, Holly Staurt, WVGTC; 3, Heather Keffer, Beckley. VT & FX-l, Keffer. UB1,Wright. BB-l ,Staurt. Level 70 911 A.A.-l, Kimberly Wright, WVGTC;2, Megan Tobm, WVGTC; 3, Susan Bray, Maverick. VT & UB & FX-l, Wyatt. BB-l, Tobin. 12-14 AA-l,Natalie Anderson, Maverick; 2, Marissa Barbero, WVGTC; 3, Jennifer Rhoades, WVGTC. VT-l, Rhoades. UB-l,Barbero. BB & FX-l, Anderson. 15+ A.A.-l, Susan Talbott, Elkins YMCA Level 8 9-11 A.A-l, Megan Pickins, Glendale; 2,Ashley Lauderman, Glendale; 3, Megan Price, Maverick. All events1,Plckins . 12-14 A.A.-l,Alicia Visokay,WVGTC; 2,Stephanie Sarrett, Maverick; 3, Staci Wyatt, WVGTC. VT & FX-l,Visokay. UB & BB-l,Sarrett.15+ AA-l,Crystal Shrewsberry. Level 9 12-14 A.A.l,Amanda Samples, WVGTC; 2, Mandolyn Marks, WVGTC; 3, Jennifer Adkins, Maverick. VT & BB-1, SEPT . f OCT .

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FLORIDA STATE MEET LEVELS 8, 9, 10 March 21-22, Tampa, FL . Team Champions: Level 10-1, Browns. Level 9-1, American Twister; 2, LaFleurs Tampa; 3, LaFleurs, Largo. Level 8-1, American Twisters; 2, Browns; 3, LaFleurs Tampa. Level 10 12-14 AA.-1, Jayne Feliciano, Gemini; 2, Jill Lind emu th, Interbay; 3, Lissy Smith, North FL. 15+ AA1, Jaime Graziano, Twisters; 2, Alison McCord, Twisters; 3, Amanda Mitchell, Browns. Level 9 9-11 AA-1, Susan Krug, Twisters; 2, Tara Tagliarino, LaFleurs-T; 3, Cammie Krusoe, NW YMCA 1214 AA.-l, Jodi Barnes, Twisters; 2, Giselle Bonforti, Twisters; 3, Carrie Levine, Twisters. 15+ A.A.-l, Chris Roselli, Twisters; 2, Pam Johnson, LaFleurs-T; 3, Christi Newton, All American. Level 8 9-11 A.A -1, Courtney Hamrick, Twisters; 2, Marissa Medal, Twisters; 3, Stephanie Bonfiglio, Twisters. 1214 A.A-l, DavetteStarkey, Browns; 2, Lisa Companioni, LaFleurs; 3, Mary Moore, Twisters. 15+ AA-l, Katie Hulke, Browns & Markita Green, Tallahasse;3. Carrie Ullman, Interbay Y.

FLORIDA STATE MEET LEVEL 70 March 28, 1992, Pompano Beach, FL. Team Champions: 1, LaFleurs, St. Petersburg;2, Browns; 3. American Twisters. 9-11; A.A.-1, Jana Gallager, LaFleurs-L; 2, Jane Dole, LaFleurs, St.Pet.; 3, Breck Pribye, LaFleurs, St.Pet. VT-1, Delo. UB-l, Pribyl. BB-1, KaydeSabin,La Fleurs, St.Pet. & Alicia Weatherilt, Apollo. FX-l, Blair Sullivan, Sarasota. 1214 A.A.-1, Lindsay Wright, NW YMCA; 2, Jessica Smith, Browns; 3, Ashley Walton & Sally Howard, LaFleurs, St.Pet. VT & FX-1, Howard. UB-1, Rebecca Campbell, Brown's.BB-l,Wright. 15+A.A-1, Christine Washburn, NW YMCA; 2, Jennifer Caldwell, Valastics; 3, Liza Pruitt, Tallahassee Gym.

FLORIDA STATE MEET LEVEL 4,5,6,7 December, 1991, Tampa, FL. Team Champions: Level 4 3manteam-l, TAG. 5 man team-l, American Twister. Level 5 3 man team-1, Sarasota YMCA 5 man team-1, American Twisters. Level 6 3 man team-1, Gold Coast. 5 man team-1 , American Twisters. Level 71, NW YMCA; 2, Flairs; 3, Sarasota Sunbeams. Level 6 9-11 A.A-l, Sarah Meisberger, Twisters; 2, Marissa Medal, Twisters; 3, Dana Suozzo, Palm Beach Sports. 12+ A.A-1, Laura Platt, Browns; 2, Vanessa Serrano, Browns; 3, Michelle Moore, Suncoast Gym. Level 7 9-11 A.A-1, Jennifer French, NWYMCA; 2, Blair Sullivan; 3, Caitlin Duffy, Flairs.

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December 14-15, 1991, Syracuse, NY. Team Chamions: Level 9/ 101, NFGC; 2, Valley; 3, STUMPFS. Level 8-1, Expertiess; 2, Central N .Y.; 3, Bonnies. Level 7-1 , SPINS; 2, DC Stars; 3, Northeast. Level 6I ,Deer Park; 2, CNY; 3, OWEGO. Level 9/10 A .A.-l, Kristen Quackenbush, Valley; 2, Kristen Evans, Valley; 3, Raegan Gormley. VT, UB & FX-l, Quackenbush. BB1, Keri Eriazmus, NFGC Level 8 A.A.-l ,Dina Sulyma, Expertiess; 2, Candace Zywiak, Valley; 3, Tara Shpur, World Class. VT-l, Kristen Guenther, Bonnies. UB-l,Sara Forti, Deer Park. BB & FX-l, Danielle McQuery, Valley. Level 7C 9-11 A.A.-l , Dianna Fernandez, SPINS; 2, Kristen Smith, SPINS; 3, Alyse Zeffiro, SPINS. VT-l, Zeffiro. UB-l, Maggie Tolericdi, Astronauts. BB1, Smith. FX-l , Michelle Toscano, SPINS. 12-14A.A.-l,SarraPollastro, Gymconnect; 2, Leslie Cavalieri, DC Stars; 3, Kelly McKiernan, SPINS. VT-l, Bella Prumo, Northeast. UB1, Pollastro. BB-l, Rebecca Weiner, DC Stars. FX-l, Cavalieri. Level 70 A.A.-l , Kelly Battle, Astronauts; 2, Jamie Rushford, Valley; 3, Cara Dougherty, Valley. VT-l, Jessica Smith, STGA. UB-l, Rushford. BB1, Marisa Benson, Astronauts. FX1, Erin Kahler, Valley. Level 6 9-11 A.A.-I, Janine Ad ler, Deer Park; 2, Keri Stay, Deer Park; 3, Nadia Bennett, CNY. VT-l, Bennett. UBI, Adler. BB-l, Chery Ie Toscand, Deer Park. FX-l, Carolyn Wright, Worldclass. 12-14 A.A.-I, Leanna Hawkins, SPINS; 2, Erica Frick, CNY; 3,NicoleSchneible, OWEGO. VT & BB-l , Jeanna Angiotti, CNY. VB-I, Schneible. FX-l, Hawkins. Level 5 9-11 A.A.-I, Nico le Mercurio, Expertiess; 2, Allison Clark, Expertiess; 3, Shantell Surowicz, Gymconnect. VT-l, Keri Buckfooth, CNY . UB & FX-l, Mercurio. BB-l, Clark. 12+ A.A.-I, Sarah Driesen, Gymconnect; 2, Christine Quick, Bonnie; 3, Kara Crosby, Bonnie. VT-l, Driesen. UB &FX-l,Quick.BB-l,Crosby. Scholarship Winner: Robin Podolosky, SPINS.

DRAGON INVITATIONAL Feb 21-23, 1992, St. Joseph, MO. Team Champions: 1, Dynamos; 2, GAGE. A.A.-I, Shannon Miller, Dynamo; 2,SoniMeduna, Dynamo; 3, Gwen Spidle, GAGE. ALL EVENTS-I, Miller.

NEW ENGLAND INVITATIONAL Dec 7-8, 1991, Glastonbury, CT. Team Chapions: Level 5,6 & 8NEGX. Level 7C-Arena Gymnastics. LeveI70-Tardiff's Flip City. Level 9-Hampshire Gymnastics. Level 5, Meet 1 7-8 A.A.-I, Sara Randall, NEGX; 2, Liz Kellogg, NEGX; 3, Tessa Truex, NEGX. VT& VB-l,Kellogg. BB&FX-l,Randall. 9-11 A.A.-I, Christine Misseri, NEGX; 2, Liz Keehner, NEGX; 3,

Roxanne Delfino, Polly's Gymn. VT-l ,Keehner. VB-l, Delfino. BB1, Misseri. FX-l, Liz Sands, NEGX. 12+ A. A. -1, Holly Aloi; 2, Courtney Anderson, Deary's. VT-l , Jennifer Tanucci, Polly's. VB-1 ,Renee Fahey. BB-l, Anderson. FX-l, Alloi. Level 5 Meet 2 7-8 A.A.-I , As hl ey Andre ws, Gymnastics City & Nancy Patterson,GymnasticsCity; 2, Brooke Hamilton, Gymnastics City; 3, Kristen Olsen, Gymnastics World . VT-l, Patterson. UB& BB-l , Andrews. FX-l , Hamilton. 9-11 A.A.-l , Lara Lazar, Fairfield County; 2, Nicole Grenier, East Bay;3, Kim Gaydou, East Bay. VT & UB-l , Grenier. BB-l, Lazar. FX-l, Marissa Valentino, Fairfield County. 12+ A.A .-I, Andrea Benevides, East Bay; 2, Susan Chadderton, All American; 3, Sara Trench, Arena. VT-l, Benevides. UB-l, Trench. BB-l, Chadderton. FX-l , Missy Schreiber. Level 6 9-11 A.A.-I, Lisa Misseri; 2, Martha Garofalo; 3, Megan Esposito, Kingston. VT & VB-I , Garofalo. BB &FX-l,Misseri.12-14 A.A.-I, Kerrie Scambio, Kingston; 2, Megan West, Wininger's; 3,jennifer Naczkawski, Wininger ' s. VT,UB &FX-l , Scambio. BB-l , Scambio & Heather Occhioncro, Tardiff's Filp City. 15+ A.A.-l,Sara Wlggm,NEGX,2,Kara Kochanski, Tardiff's Flip City; 3, Allison Belanger, Gymnastics Unlimited . VT-l, Kochanski. VB-I, Belanger. BB & FX-l, Wiggin. Level 7C 9-11 A.A.-I , Jennifer Cohen, Arena; 2, Lindsay Lionetti, Arena; 3, Jennifer Gold, Arena. VT, BB &FX-l, Cohen. VB-I, Gold. 12-14 A.A.-I, Brooke Alexander, Arena; 2, Kristen Oliver, East Bay; 3, Lauren Scheinfeld, Winniger's. VT-l, Sarah Lavigne, Winniger's. UB-l, Tracy Chalifoux, S.County Mvmt. Ctr.BB&FX-l, Alexander.15+ A.A. & All events-I, Marley Daly, Arena. Level 70 9-11 A.A. & All events-I , Joey-Marie Kochanski, Tardiffs.1214 A.A. 1, Ann-Marie Surette, Tardiff's; 2, Stacy O'Neill, Polly's; 3, Kate Gearity, Tardiff's & Alison Marinko, PoUy's. VT-l, Marinko. VB-I, Gearity. BB-l, Laurie Lee, Glastonbury Gymnastics. FX-l, Surette. 15+ A.A. & All events-I, Rebecca Cullion,So.Co. Mvmt. Ctr. Level 8 9-11 A.A.-I, Shannon Watt, NEGX; 2, Tara Cartier, NEGX; 3, Katie Revis, Gymnastics City. VT1, Revis. UB-l ,Watt. BB-Janessa Grieco, Gymnastics City. FX-l Watt. 12-14A.A.-l,KaraOuchako NEGX; 2, Amanda Salacins ~.i, NEGX; 3, Megan Sfara, NEGX. V 1, Ouchakof. UB-l, Salacins i, NEGX. BB & FX-l, Barliie Thibodeau, NEGX . 15+ A.A. Gina Acabbo, NEGX; 2, ell Muggin, NEGX;3, Dore~n~occa, Gymn. City. VT, VB & BIkAca boo FX-l, Acabbo & Muggin. Level 9 12-14 A.A. & All events-l, haron Dufault, Hampshire. 15+ .A. All events-l, Kate Codey.

Wings; 3, Julie Rotman, Wings. Jr. A.A.-I, Lisa Leuck; 2, Darcy Phipps, TEGA. Level 8 Children's A.A.-l, Charisse Hodgkinson, Wings; 2, Jina Anderson, Wings. Jr. A.A.-I, Lori Miller, Gem State; 2, Heather Ruiz, Wings;3, AnnieMurray,Gem State. Sr. A.A.-l, Megan Sety, Wings; 2, Kristi Sisco, Wings; 3, Arnie Mendenhall. Level 70 A.A.1, Marjorie Lutz; 2, Rian Hatfield; 3, Jennifer Backus.

WASHINGTON STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS Team Champions:Level 10-1 , Washington Gym. Training Ctr.; 2, Northwest Academy. Level 9-1, Northwest Aerials; 2, Acad of Northwest Gymnasts; 3, Bellingham. Level 8-1, Naydenov Gym Ctr.;2, Wash Gym. TrainingCtr.;3, Puget Sound. Level 7-1, Olympic Gym Ctr; 2, Naydenov Gym Ctr; 3, AcadofNorthwestGym.LeveI6-1, Northwest Aerials; 2, Wash Gym TrCtr;3, Naydenov Gym Ctr. Level 5-1, Gymnastics Unlimited; 2,Acad of NW Gym; 3, Naydenov Gym Ctr. Levell0Sr. A.A.-I , Ty Burgess, PSSG; 2, Meagan Bart, ANWG; 3, Shelly Bartlett; NWGA. Jr. A.A.-I, Felicia ZaneUa, WGTC; 2, Ericka Harrison, NWGA; 3, Jenifer Owen, NWGA. Level 9 Sr. A.A.-I , Lori Whitwer, NWA; 2, Kerri McKay, BIC; 3, Christie Jones, ECG;Jr. A.A.1, Anna Heintz, ANWG; 2, Rhyan Pelander, PSSG; 3, KeUy Page, NWA. Ch A.A.-I , Aha McCaU, NWA; 2, Carly Raab, CEG; 3, Karen Bird, MCGA. Level 8 Sr. A.A.-I, Lenora Wilcox, BGC; 2, Misty Oxford, NGC; 3, Ca thIan Ryan, BGC Jr.A.A.-l, Alexis Yeater, PSSG; 2, Kim Dougherty, GGC; 3, Kelley Gavin, Gym +. Ch A.A.-I , Jaimi Hamlin, NW A; 2, Kristin Hudson, NGC; 3, Jasmine Davey, NWGA. Level7Jr. A.A.-I , Candy-Chandler, SEG; 2, Natasha Cyr, NGC; 3, Ashley Rotondo, OGC Ch. A.A.-l, Kristin Hudson, NGC;2, Amy Thomas, NGC; 3, Allys a uprienko, Score 10. Leve , J . .1\-9- a IDe Brown,N ~ ~ s NGC; , les e . t 0 VV C . .-1, a a J}ile ~ GT ; ' u~ e gn " 3 1

IDAHO STATE CHAMPIONSHI LEVELS 70, 8, 9 March 20-21 , 1992, Boise, Idaho. Team Champions: Level 9-1, Wings; 2, Sage. Level 8-1, Gem State; 2, Wings. Level 9 Sr. A.A.-I, Summer Oveson, Sage; 2, Lori Ledgerwood,

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TEXAS STATE MEET LEVEL 5 Team-I, SEGA; 2, Trevino's; 3, Lewisville. 7-8 AA-l, Jenn i fer Connaster, Karolyi ' s; 2, Kelly Treece, SEGA; 3, Kristin Koury, Cypress. VT -1, Treece. UB -l, Heather Biggs, All-American. BB1, Kathy Cernocky, Gizi's. FX-l, Connaster. 9-11 AA-l , Trina Vega, SEGA & Meredith Kelly, Trevino's; 3, Molly Macgregor, Capital. VT& FX-l , Vega. UB-l , CourtneyChanceUor, RIChardson. BB-l , Kristin Pearson, Trevino's. 12+ AA-l, Regina Flynn, Lewisville; 2, Jennifer Lowery, Rowlands; 3, Ashley Linex, Richardson. VT-l , R. Flynn & Sophia Harrison. VB-l , Collenn Flynn, Lewisville. BB-l, Kacey Wayne, Gizi's . FX-l , Jessica Tsourmous, Crenshaws.

TEXAS STATE MEET LEVEL & December 7, 1991, Houston, TX. Team-l , Gizi's Gymnastics; 2, Trevinos Gymnastics; 3, Karolyi's Gymnastics. 8-11 A.A.-l, Melinda Baimbridge, Gizi' s; 2, Crystal McDavis, Harris; 3, Carley Smith, Karolyi's. VT-l, Lacey Hudson, Richardson. BB-l, McDavis. UB & FX-l, Bairnbridge. 12-14 A.A .-l , Diana Lewis, Dallas Sch.; 2, Anne MeixeU,ArlingtonGym.;3, Valerie Waldron, Dallas Sch. VT-l, Jody Mabray, Dallas Sch. VB-l, Colleen Zaremba, Lone Star. BB-l, Melanie Nelson, Katy Kips. FX-l, Krista Khngball, Cypress. 15+ A.A.-l , Tarra Power, Lone Star; 2;Ki1stal West, Gym Etc.; 3, Priscilla Crawford,J&R. All events-l, Power.

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TEXAS STATE MEET LEVEL 8 March 14-15, 1992, Houston, TX. Team-I, Gizi's Gymnastics #1; 2, Metroplex Gymnastics; 3, Gizi's Gy mnastics #3. S-11 A.A .-I , Jenniger Earley, TAAG; 2, Jessie Lemp, Gizi's; 3, Felisa Madrigal, Harris. VT-1, Andree Pickins, Gymnatics America . VB & BB-l , Earley. FX-l , Kendall Beck, Harris. 12-14 A.A.-I, Courtney Lowry, Gizi's; 2, Veronica Smith, Gizi's; 3, Corrie Young, KatyKips. VT & FX1, Lowry. UB-l,JodiJones, Wichita Falls Twist. BB-1, Young. 15+ A.A.1, Mand y Smith, GiZl'S; 2, Julie Lipscomb, Flippers Gym; 3, Allison Hayes, Rich ard so n Gym. VT-1, Elisabeth Grotrian, Richardson. UB1, Jennifer Escueta, Cherokee Gym lIlus. BB-1, Lipscomb. FX-1 , Hayes.

TEXAS STATE Mm LML 9/10 Level 9 Team-I , Capital; 2, Richardson; 3, Karolyi's. Level 9 911 AA-l, Anna Gringrich, Capital; 2, Rebecca Whitehurst, Capital; 3, Anissa Lowery, Richardson. VT-l , Alexa Martinez, Capital. UB & FX1, Whi tehurst. BB-l , Lowery. 12-14 AA-1, Amanda Curry, Katy Kips; 2, Christina Rodigu ez, TAAG; 3, Jenny McIntyre, Capital. VT & UBI, Curry . BB-l, Paula Chang, Ma!?~ies . FX-l, Elizabeth McNabb, GiZI s. 15+ AA-1 , Beth Brown, University; 2, Sunshine Smyth, Lone Star; 3, Lisa Livonius, Universi ty. VT-l, Smyth. VB-I , Carrie Courtney, Flippers. BB-l, Marianne Boyd, Karolyi's . FX-l, Lisa Livonius, University. Level 10 1214 AA-l, Suzanne ~evell, Capital; 2, Laura Ohlendorf, Capital; 3, Kim Koenig, SEGA. VT & FX-l, Revell. UB-1,Ohlendorf. BB-l ,Kim Koenig, SEGA. 15+ AA-l, Laura Jacobson, Capital; 2, Amy McClosky, Aerial Works; 3, Rebecca Keiffer, Karolyi's. VT & FX -1 , McClosky. UB-l, Shane Allbritton, Gizi's. BB-l, Jacobson.

Sr AA-l, Jodi Harding, AcademyW. Level 70 April Meet Ch AA-l, Nicole Langevrn, CMGC; 2, Chan Khirv, Walker's; 3, Meghan Sanders, Walker's. Jr AA-l , Tara King, Gi~ere; 2,Jen Batbouta, CMGC; 3, Lelgha Zedros, Reading. Sr AA-l , Kathy Shivick, Giguere; 2, Becky Hamon, CMGC; 3, Jenny Leaman, Walker's. LeveISCh AA-1, Lauren Hittner, Masstars; 2, Louise Johnson, Masstars; 3, Shauna laRosa, Yellowjacket.Jr AA-l,JenniferCapasso, Academy; 2, Bethany Hart, Giguere; 3, Becca Lanning, Masstars. Sr AA-l, Marci Lutscn, Yellowjacke t; 2, Lisa Fa bri, Gyrnnest; 3, Kristin Korzinewski, Ellis & Debbie Levy, Academy. Level 9 Jr AA-1, Nicole Korbly, Masstars; 2, Missy Perrita no; Walker's; 3, Sharon Stanley, Masstars. Sr AA-1, Jana Reardon, Yellowjacket; 2, Cindy Peterson, Walker's; 3, Sarah Rood , Yellowjacket. Level 10 Jr AA-l, Becky Johnson, Masstars. Sr AA-l, Amy Murkami, Masstars; 2, Jodi Blotcher, Masstars; 3, Liz Agnew, Pioneer.

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Del Ctiy, OK. 13-14-1,MyraAkers, Allen, KY. 15+ 1, Heather Theroff, Washington, IA. Advanced 9-10-1, Kimberfy Sans. 11-12-1 , Jennifer Sans. 13-14-1, Jennen Newberry, Eagan,MN.15-1S-1,CrystaIKnight, Del City, OK. Elite-1,JenniferSans, Eagan, MN. Double Mini Tramp Beginner4&U-1, Samantha Menge. 5-6-1, Stephanie York, Harrah, OH. 7-S-1, Melissa Lerch, Canton, IL. 910-1, Cortney Hickox, Jacksonville, IL. 11+ 1, Keisha Quisenberry, Del City, OK. Novice 7-S-1, Lindsey Smock,Jacksonville, IL. 9-10-1, Kelli Crouse,Canton,IL.11-12-1,Megan Blackwell, Canton, IL. 13+ 1, Llaina Bose, Jacksonville, IL. Intermediate 6&U-l, Hilary Kelly. 7-S-1, Krystal Smith, Harrah, OH. 11-121, Sarah Washburn, Del City, OK. 13-14-1,MyraAkers,AUen,KY.15+ 1, Jamie Miller, Waterloo, IA. Advanced 7-S-1, Stephanie Cline. 910-1, Ann Laa tsch, Eagan, MN. 1112-1, Jennifer Sans. 13-14-1, Jennen Newberry, Eagan, MN. IS-IS-I, Crystal Knight, Del City, OK. Elite 1, Jennifer Sans. Synchro Tramp: Intermedia te 9-10-1, Kelly Crouse & Danie Clark, Canton,IL. 11-12-1, Kari Weber & Kelly Fina, Tinley Park,IL. 13-14-1, Amy Grigsby & Julie Konstanty, Canton, IL. IS-lSI, Adriane Bailet& Hea ther Theroff, Washington, IN. Advanced 9-10-1, Lexi Peart & Amber Tanzillo, Kewa nee, IL. 11-12-1, Michelle Croegaert & Emily Kord, Kewanee, IL. 13-14-1,Amber Littler & Karlye Derrick, Del City, OK. IS-IS-I, Crystal Knight & Elyse Amers, IL.

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MASSACHUSms STATE MEET LevelS 7-S AA-l, Jenny Ambro, Walker's; 2, Holey Blair, Gymnest; 3, Christina Angell, Walker's. Ch AA-1, Joanna Walsh, Giguere; 2, Cheresse Nadir, Walker's; 3, Amy Wilkinson, CMGC. Jr AA-l, Kara Angeloni, Ellis; 2, Kim Volner, Gym Plus; 3, Julie Muiane, Interstate. Level 6 December Meet Ch AA-l, Jessica Starr, Giguere; 2, Sarah Crossen, Giguere & Allison Call, MVG. Jr AA-l , Karen Whitten, Aldrich; 2, Erica Ream, CMGC; 3, Anna Piperato, CMGC. Level 6 April MeetCh AA-l, Keriann Weir, Charles River; 2, Andrea Sinerate, CMGC; 3, Amy VanDeusen, Cape Cod . Jr AA-l, Kim Richardson, Corrigan; 2, Christy Walsh, Reading; 3, Theresa Didonato, Reading. Level 7 December Meet Ch AA-1, Nicole Langevin, CMGC; 2, Tracey Gullage, Walker's; 3, Tara Cullen, Walker's. Jr AA-l , Jen Batbouta, CMGC; 2, Missy Baima, CMGC; 3, Elisa Rogers, Walker's. Sr AA-l , Becky Hamon, CMGC. Level 7C April Meet Ch AA-l ,Erin Wade, Charles River; 2, Lauren Shear, Gymnest; 3, Adria n Dirosario, Walker's. Jr AA-l , Michelle Deeb, Spec trum ; 2, Kristina Berad i, Giguere;3, Sarah Crossen, Giguere.

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IDAHO OPJIONAI. STATE MEET March 20-21, 1992, Boise, ID. Team Champions: Level S: 1, GEM State; 2, WINGS. Level 9: 1, WINGS; 2, SAGE. Level 70 AA-1, Marjorie Lu tz, SAGE; 2,Rian Hatfield,SAGE; 3, Jennifer Backus, SAGE. Level S Ch AA-1 , Charisse Hodgkinson, WINGS; 2,Jina And erson, WINGS. Jr AA-l, Lori Mi ller, GEM; 2, Heather Ruiz, WINGS; 3, Annie Murray, GEM. Sr AA-l , Megan Sety, WINGS; 2, Kristi Sisco, WINGS; 3, Arnie Mendenhall, SAGE. Level 9 Jr AA-l , Lisa Leuck, WINGS; 2, Darcy Phipps, TEGA. Sr AA-1, Summer Oveson, SAGE; 2, Lori Ledgerwood, WINGS; 3, Julie Rotman, WINGS.

WEAVER INVITATIONAl. November, 1991, Hanover, Pennsylvania. Class I Team-I, Karon Boys.A.A.-1,ChasePenny,Karon; 2, Fabricio Olsson, Gymnastrum; 3, Drew Brady, Olympian. HB-l , Penny and 0Isson.1'B-1 , Gabe Columbus, WestPoint. V-l,Dave Robinson, Pittsburgh North Stars. SR-l,Penny.PH- l , Penny. FX1, Penny and Smith. Class n Team 16and up-l,Gyrnnastrum.A.A.1, Rob Flannery, Hanover Kips; 2, Thad Abbott, Gym Blasters; 3, Chris Sca lise, Gym Dand y'S. HB-l , Michael Stiffy, Gym Dandy's. PB1, Stiffy. V-I, Flannery. SR-1, Kurt Stonebraker, Gym Dandy'S. PH-I, Stiffy. FX-1, Flannery. Class II 13-15 A.A.- I, Mike Dutka, Gymnastrum; 2, Duane Holland, Panco tt' s; 3, Lind sey Fa n g, Gymnastrum. HB-l , Dutka. PB1, Holland. V-I, Tim Ensminger, Hanover Kips. SR-l, Holland . PH-I, Dutka. FX- l , Fang. Class II 10-12 A.A.- I , Scott Vetere, Gymnastrum. Class III Team-I, Gymnix. Class III 13-15 A.A.-I, Pat Dubbs, Hanover Kips; 2, Ben Farrell, Gymnastrum; 3, Ron Silvoy, Gymnastrum. HB-l, Farrell and MattCunningham, Pancott's. PB1, Alex Volk, Gymnastrum.V-1, Dubbs. SR-l,Dubbs. PH-l ,Chris Norris, Hanover Kips. FX-l, Silvoy. Class III 10-12 A.A.-I, Tim Snyder, Gymnix; 2, Jason Furr, Karon; 3, Tyson Weber, Gymnastrum. HB-1, Furr. PB-l, David Reinke, Gyrnnix. V-I, Weber and Tyler Zoellner, Gymnix. SR-l, Furr. PH-I, Snyder. FX-1, Furr. Class III 7-9 A.A .- I , Ra nd y

Monahan, Gymnix; 2, Alex Weber, Gymnastrum; 3, Kristofer Keefer, Perna . HB-l, Weber. PB-l, Monahan. V-I, Weber. SR-I, Weber. PH-I, Monahan. FX-l, Monahan. Class IV Team-I, Gymnix. Class IV 10 and up-I, Nate Worthington, Gymnix; 2, Zachary Bitner, Hanover Kips; 3, Brian Luksik, Pittsburgh North Star and Justin Briggs, Fit 'N Fun Lancers. HB-I, Worthington. PB-l, Bitner, Ian Blandford, Karon and Briggs. V-I, Bitner and Briggs. SR-l, Worthington. PH-I , Greg Gordon, Pancott's . FX-l, Worthington. Class IV 7-9 A.A.-I, Dan GiU, Karon; 2, Adam Hill, Hanover Kips and Nate Rehrig, Gyml1lx; HB-I, Gill. PB-l, Gill. V-I, Gill. SR-l, Hill. PH-I, Peter Shustchuk, International Gymnastics. FX-l, Hill. Class V A.A.1, Andy Ludwig, Fit 'N Fun Lancers; 2, Garrett Divins, Erie Gymnastics and Nicholas Long, Pancott's. HB-l, Divins. PB-I, Ludwig. V-I, Divins. SR-l, Ludwig. PH-I , Jason Wood nick, Fit 'N Fun Lancers. FX-l, Ludwig.

ROCKY MOUNTAIN OPEN November 29-30, 1991. Team-I, Nebraska. 1996 Compulsory A.A.-I, Tom Meadows, OU, 2, Richard Grace, NU; Ric Swezey, OU. PH-I, Grace. V-I, Swezey. HB-I, Grace. FX-l, Grace. PB1, Meadows. SR-I, Swezey. 1992 Compulsory A.A.-I, David St. Pierre;2,JayCaputo,OTC;3,Mark Warburton. FX-l, Dennis Harrison, NO. PH-I, St. Pierre. PB-l, St. Pierre. SR-l, Caputo. V-I, Caputo. HB-l, Warburton. Individual Finals 1992 FX-l, JingWei Liang, BYU. PH-I, Liang. SR-l, Chris LaMorte. V-I, Harrison. PB-l, Liang. HB-l, Liang. - -

REGION I CHAMPIONSHIPS April 11-12,1992, San Jose, CA . crass I A. A. -1, Andrew Mason, AZ Flairs; 2, Josh Birckelbaw, Byers; 3,MattRedman,0IympicaSun.FX1,Don Kinson, AZFlairs. PH-l ,Scott Wong, Gym. Ctr. of San Diego. SR & VT-l, Birckelbaw. PB & HB-l, Mason. Class 2 A.A .- l,Puff Sincharoen, Olympica Sun; 2, Clarence Miao, USGTC; 3, Jason Aguiar, Olympica Sun. FX & PH-I, Sincharoen. SR-l, Chris Toy, Golden Bear. VT-l, Aguiar. PB-I , David Ludlow, Gym Neveda. HB1, Izy Mlay, Top Flight. Class 2C A.A.-I, Karl Ziehn, Reno; 2,Sean Griffith, Monarchs; 3, Brian Salemi, Reno; FX & PB-I, Griffith. PH-I, Mitch Clamon. SR-l, Ziehn. VT-l, Troy Harsh, Reno . HB-l , J.D. Greenan, LV Flyers. Class 20 A. A.1, Jason Gatson, AZ Flairs; 2, Yewki Tomita, Tucson Gym World; 3, Freddie Umali, Spartan. FX-I, Gatson & Tomita. PH & HBI,Tomita. SR-l, Gatson. VT-I, Gatson, Umali, Tim Coxon (Redwood Empire), & Herbie Wong (Monterey). PB-l, Randy Sooter, Tucson Gym Ctr. Class 3A A.A.-I, Chris Thompson, SWAT; 2, David Dam, Gyrnn. Ctr.; 3, Kevin Chow, Spartan. FX-l, Cody Casey, USGTC PH-I, Chow. SR & PB-l, Thompson. VT-l , Tait Holbrook, Gym

IDAHO STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS March 20-21 1992, Boise, !D. Team Champions: Class II-I, Wings; 2, Excel. Class III-I , Teton Elite; 2, Wings. Class IV-I , Teton Elite; 2, LakeCity. A. A. Champs: Class le / O-James Lewis, Sage. Class IIC/O 16-18-Darren Lid-strom, Wings. 1315-Cortney Bramwell. Class IID2 16-18-Terry Hansen, Excel. 13-15Evan Colbert, Wings. Class III 1618-Brad Williams, Wood River. 13IS-Kevin Hansen, Excel. 10-12-1, Joe Allen, Teton; 2, Lance Holly, Gems; 3, Ben Mayer, Wings. 7-9Jared Siple-McKay, Teton. Class IV 13-15-RyanJohnson, Lake. 10-12-1, Tony Paustian,Teton; 2, Ryan Bollar, Wings; 3, Na than Fiske, Lake. 7-9-1, Jeff Crockett, Wings; 2, Douglas Robertson, Teton; 3, Ryan Nickum, Teton. s:e t;4.1 am CampI : Class _ I 搂:m'\. bined-l"oRFIigl\ . B-S art ~~~?f( Spa tan. IB7R 00 IV A- '",.rta . IVE-A . a . lass I A.A. r; Ryan 0 rm d , Go den Bear; 2, Josh B路 ck lba j-y~~ p;,~;;(~~~ Allan Fusilero/ C).yers. FB f!i. HB1, Dermody. PH t G uis Atkins, Stanford. SR-l, silero. VT-l, Brickelbaw&Fusilero. Class 2 A. A.1, Chris Toy, Golden Bear; 2, Tim Dalrymple, Top Flight; 3, Izy Mlay, Top Flight. PH, SR, PB & HB-l , Toy. FX-l, Dalrymple. VT-l, Bryan Neale, Redwood Empire. Class 110 A.A.-I, Vince Fonte, Spartan; 2, Freddie Umali,Spartan; 3, Mike Quarress,Redwood Empire. FX, VT & PB-l, Fonte. PH-I, Umali. SR-l, Fonte & Umali. HB-l, Umali & Quarress. Class IlIA A.A.-I, Kevin Chow, Spartan; 2, Stephen Smith, Spartan; 3, Kevin Tau, Top Flight. PH, SR & PB-l, Chow. FX-l, Brandon Romano, Top Flight. VT-l, BranaOflBUCher, Byers. -HB-l, Smith . Class IIIB A.A.-I, Ryan Olsen,Byers; 2, Brendon Delaney, UTAH STATE MEn Byers & Rene Loraine, Redwood Empire. FX & PB-l, Olsen. PH-I, March 20-21 , 1992. Team Champions: Class I, II C/O, 110, III, & IVLoraine. SR-l, Danny Boyle, Redwood Empire. VT-l, John Filomeo, USA Gymnastics World. Class IICUtah Academy of Gymn. Class I Lescisin. HB-l , Kyle Seibert. Class A.A.-I, Rob Kjar, USAGW. Class IVA A.A.-I, Logan Straatemeir, Miyagi; 2, Eric Farmer, Spartan; 3, IIC /O A.A.-I, Kendell Scheiss, USAGW. Class 110 A.A.-I, Sterling Ajani Byrd, Byers. FX & SR1,Straatemeir. PH-I, Byrd. VT-l, Richards, USAGW. Class IIC A.A.Farmer & Byrd. PB-l , Anthony 1, Rex Malmstrom, Rocky MounSmith, Spartan. HB-l, Smith. Class tain. Class III 10-12 A.A.-I, Matt IVB A.A.-I, Robert Pennington, Smith, USAGW. 13+ A.A.-I, Matt PAL; 2, Adrian Combes, AmeriGriff, Salt Lake Ci~ Gymn. Class can; 3, Brandon Gee, Gymtowne. IV 7-9 A.A.-I, Mlck McCleery, FX & PH-I , Kevin Cheung, SparUSAGW.lO+ A.A.-1,Jacob Dispane tan. SR-l, Paul Kolsanoff, AmeriRocky Mountain. can & Daniel Voorhies, Golden Bear. VT-1, Gee & Kolsanoff. PB-l, REGION IX CHAMPIONSHIPS Van Selby, Golden Bear. HB-l, Cheung & Combes. April 3-4, 1992. Team Champions: crass I&III-Goid Cup Gymnastics. Class IIC /O, 110 & IV-USA GymS. CALIFORNIA STATE nastics World. ClasslIC-Utah AcadCHAMPIONSHIPS emy of Gymn. Elite '92 A.A.-I, Jay Class IA A.A.-I, Matt Redman, Caputo,OTC Elite '96 A.A.-I, J.D. Olympica Suns; 2, Scott Wong, Gym Reive,OTC Class I A.A.-I, Rob Center; 3, Peter Gizzi, USGTC. Kjar, USAGW. Class IIC/O A.A.-l , Class 110 A.A.-I, Paul O'Leary, Kendell Scheiss, USAGW. Class IIC Gym Pacfica; 2, Danny Arana, Gym A.A.-l ,Scott Clugston, Utah AcadCenter; 3, Ryan Wong, South Cal; emy. Class 110 A.A.-I, Sterling Class IIC A.A.-I, Sean Griffith, Richards, USAGW. Class III A.A.Monarchs; 2, Ryan Lear, Broadway; 1, Troy Wilson, Gold Cup. Class IV 3, Peter Kransz, Stalders. Class IIA A.A.-I, Billy Stadele, GK's Gymnastics. A.A.-I, PuffSincharoen, Olympica Suns; 2, Clarence Miao, USGTC; 3,

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REGION V CHAMPIONSHIPS Warren, MI. Class I A.A.-I, Aaron Smith, Queen City; 2, Mark Weber, Washington Court; 3, Brian Franson, Queen City. Class II A. A.1, Seth Klayman, Columbus; 2, Jason Kimball, Blake Gymn. Ctr.; 3, Daron Knight, Gymkinetics. Class m A.A.-I, Corey Burch, Branch Gymn.; 2, Gavin Benoit, Greater Kalamazoo Gym.; 3, Kristopher Zimmerman, Paramount Gym. Optional A.A.-I, Mark Sahley, Great Lakes Gym.; 2, Kevin Koperski, Gymkinetics; 3, Nick Rashid, Conrad's. Elite A.A.-I, Drew Durbin; 2, Blaine Wilson; 3, Doug Stibel.

MICHIGAN STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS March 14-15, 1992, U of MI. Team Champions: Class 1-1 , Blake Gymnastics Ctr.; 2, Greater Kalamazoo Wd of Gym. Class II-I, Blake; 2, Conrad's Gymn Acd. Class mC-I,

Blake; 2, Branch Gym Ctr. Class IV Jr-1, Blake; 2, Branch; 3, Conrad's. Class IV Sr-1, GreaterKalamazoo; 2, Great Lakes Gymn. Class I A.A.1, Greg McGlaun, Blake; 2, Heath Wall, Blake; 3, Jeff Kraft, Greater Kalamazoo. Class II A.A.-1, Jason Kimball, Blake; 2, Ken Baker, Conrad's; 3, Caleb Mitchell, Blake. Class III A.A.-I, Corey Burch, Branch; 2, Gavin Benoit, Greater Kalamazoo; 3, Brian Goldstein, Blake. Class IV Jr A.A. -1, Kyle Dahl, Blake; 2, Michael Gehart, Blake; 3, Lucas Gates, Branch. Class IV Sr A .A.-I , Matt Sopjes, Greater Kalamazoo; 2, David Brugh, Greater Kalamazoo; 3, Michael Puretz, Great Lakes. Class mc A. A. 1, Jamie Hertza, Blake; 2, Brandon Morna, Gymn in Motion; 3, Matt McKinney, Branch; Optional <?nly A.A.-1, Nick Rashid, Conrad s; 2, Justin Semion, All Around Gym; 3, Wyatt Gregory, High Flyers.

OREGON STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS March 20-21, 1992, Medford, OR. Team: Class I&II-l, West Academy; 2, Metro Gymnastics; 3, National Academy. Class II-1, National Academy; 2, West Academy; 3, Metro Gymnastics. Class III-1, National Academy; 2, West Coast; 3, West Academy. Class IV-I, Metro Gymnastics; 2, Na tional Academy; 3, Oregon Gymnastics. Class I AA1, Trent Wells, Metro; 2, Travis Rosen, Nat'l Acd; 3, Jason Jackson, W Acd. Class II 13-15 AA-l, Matt Townsend, Metro; 2, Brian Bang, Nat' IAcd;3,BrianKnutson, WAcd. 16-18 AA-1, Ben Fryar, W Acd; 2, Trevor Vondersarr, Metro; 3 ,Geoff Neill, Multnomah. ClassIlD210-12 AA-l, Bryan Rowe, Nat'! Acd; 2, Corey Gangle, Nat'l Acd; 3, Ryan Dwyer, Metro. 13-15 AA-1, Ryan Ma lone, W Acd; 2, Adam McCarthy,Nat'IAcd;3,CorySuratt, Nat' l Acd. Class m 7-9 AA-l, Alan Palesko,CreativeGymn.10-12AA1, Peter Asmu th,Nat'! Acd; 2, Brandon Varner, Nat'! Acd; 3, T d Johnson, Multnoma h. 13-15 Jason Meilcke, Flip City; Cook, W Acd; 3, 13rian Fli p City. 16-18 AA-1 Hooper, W Coast; McGhee, Gymn NW'~~ass~~~l~~ AA-l, Brad Werde Jordan Shaw, Metro jors, Flip City. 10-] Delma r, Metro; 2, Metro;3,JeffLee, 1, Ajay Hulme, Shepard Delong, Ha ll, Mid Valle .

Langford, Alex, OK. 9-11-1, Hans Bilden, Dyersville, lA. 12-14-1, Luke Payne, Dyersville, IA. Level 5 7-8-1 , Paul Crider, Harrah, OK. 9-11-1 , Blake Deaton, Oklahoma City, OK. 12-14-1, Jeff Curry, Dubuque, IA. Sub-Advanced 11-12-1,Isaac Byne, Alex, OK. 13-14-1, Carl Johnson, Harrah, OK. Advanced 8&U-l, Craig Winger, Dubuque, IA. 11-121, Jason Zulau f, Kewanee, IL. 1314-1, Aren Merrick, Dubuque, lA. 15-17-1, GraylanStewart, Afex, OK. Trampoline: Beginner6&U-1 , Scott Sans, Eagan, 'MN. 7-8-1 , Jake Homes, Waterloo, IA. 9-10-1, Josh Richter, Waterloo, IA. 11 + 1, Jacob Huck, Waterloo, IA. Novice 7-8-1, T D Clark, Canton, IL. 9-10-1 , Steve Jost, Waterloo, IA. 11-12-1, Matt Jost, Waterloo, lA. Intermediate 910-1, Clint Quisenberry, Del City, OK. 11-12-1 ,Justin Moll, Washington, IN. 13-14-1, Mi tch Keusch, Washington, IN. Advanced 9-10, Adam Chollet, Eagan, MN. 11-121, Jeremy Redmon, I Iamilton, OH. 13-14-1, Adam Hollingswor th, Hamiltion, OH. 15-18-1, John Warga, Jacksonville, IL. Elite-I, Jeremy Redmon, Hamilton, OH. DoubleMiniTrampBeginner4&U1, Dakota Milliron, Alex OK. 6&U1, Scott Sans, Eagan, MN. 7-8-1, Jake Holmes, Waterloo, IA. 9-10-1 , Justin Powell, Jacksonville, IL. 11 + 1, Luke Jensen, Waterloo, IL. Novice 7-8-1, T D Clark, Canton, IL. 910-1, Pat Maas, Waterloo, IA. 1112-1, Matt Jost, Waterloo, IA. Intermediate 9-10-1, Adam Chollet, Eaga n,MN. 11-12-1,KevinZulauf, Kewanee, IL. 13-14-1, Mitch Keusch, Washington, IN. Advanced 7-8-1, Robbie Blackwell, Canton, IL. 9-10-1, Clint Quisenberry, Del City, OK. 11-121, Jason Zulauf, Kewanee, IL. 1314-1, Adam Hollingsworth, Hamilton, OH. 15-18-1 , Steve Landon, Canton, IL. Elite 1, Jason Zulauf, Kewanee, IL. Synchro Tramp: Intermediate 9-10-1, Pat Ma s, A i Quisenberry,OK. A - A _ Ben & Ed 3-14-1,

City; 3, Earle Clubb, Dale City. FX1, Clubb. PH,SR,PB&HB-l , Harter. VT-l , Paul Bapple, Featherstone. Class mco 1O-12AA-l, Ernest Cheatham, VA Interntl; 2, Jason Furr, Karon; 3, Danny Finnegan, VA Interntl. FX,PH,SR,VT-l, Cheatham. PB&HB-l , Furr. 13+ AA& All events-I, John McGarry, VA Interntl; 2, Chad Wallace, Karon; 3, Chris Feucht, NVGA. C lass IICO 13-15AA-l, Mike Personick, Karon; 2, Kevin Schell, Ocean Tumblers; 3, Dustin Thomason, Karon. FX&HB-1 , Schell. PH-I, Tim Mangan, Karon. SR&PB-l, Personick. VT-l , Derek Cooper, VA Interntl. 16+AA-1 , DaVid Wise, Gymini; 2, Bryan Rhode, Capital; 3, Matt Citron, Gymini. FX,PH,SR&HB-l, Wise. VT&PB-l, Rhode. Class I AA-1, Chase Penny, Karon; 2, Ben Au zenne, Ocean Tumblers; 3, David Patte n , Karon . FX,PH, SR&HB-l, Penny. PB-1, Auzenne.

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February 15-16,1992, Midlothian, VA. Team Champions: Class IV-I, Gymstrada. Class mC-l, Gymnix. Class mCO-l , GymPlus. Class IlCO-l, Gymnastrum. Class 1-1, Olympiad. Class IV 7-9AA-l, Nathan Rehrig, Gymnix; 2, Joseph Brickner, Gymstrada; 3, Peter Shostchuk, International. FX-l, Erik Schub, International. PH&VT-l, Rehrig . SR-l, Brickner. PB-l, Shostchuk. HB-l, Justin Spring, Capital.l0+AA-1,Nate Worghington, Gymnix; 2, Trent Tolley, Gymstrada; 3, Nicholas Blanton, Gymstrada. FX,PH, SR&PB-1 , Worthington. VT-l, Tolley. HB-l, Bobby Fehrenbach, VA International. Class mc 7-9AA-l, Brian Cubbase, Harford; 2, Matt Maring, Gymim; 3, Evan Sweet, Pancott's. FX,PH&VT-l,Maring.SR,PB,&HB1, Cubbage. 10-12AA-1, Aaron Floyd, Lancers; 2, Danial DiazLuong, Gymnix; 3, Jonathan Day, Lancers. FX-l , Floyd&Day . PH&SR-l, Floyd. VT-l, James Mlynarski, Barlows. PB-l, Diaz'Luons. HB-l, Day. 13+AA-l, Matt t unrungham, Pancott's; 2, Chris ham, Double D; 3, Ethan 10 son, Marvateens. FX-l, Phillip on , Roya l T's. PH-I, Scott GeczI, G strada. SR-l, Terrence Nolan, ym piad. VT,PB&HB-l, Cun.ngham. Class IIC AA& All eventsWillie Woodrow, Lancers. Class --Ilrr",~C."'路"_12AA_l , ErnestCheatham, VA I) ernational; 2, Adam Frias, ~~~J:~~~~~y~m~P.i1I~; 3, Tom Kutz, Gym Plus. ~. ,Cheatham.PH-l , Danny innegan, VA Interntl. SR-l, Kutz. VT-l, Frias . PB-l, Ron Weber, Harfo rd. 13+AA-l, Pat Dubbs, Hanover; 2, John McGarry, VA Interntl.; 3, Mike Bixler, Gymnastrum. FX,PH&HB-l, McGarry. SR,VT&PB-l, Dubbs. Class IlCO 1315AA-1, Mike Dutka, Gymnastrum; 2, Lindsey Fang, Gymnastrum; 3, Scott Vetere, Gymnastrum. FX,PH, VT,PB&HB-l , Dutka. SR-1, Fang. 16+AA-1 , Robert Flannery, H'anover; 2, David Wise, Gymini; 3, Bryan Rhode, Capital. FX-l , Dominic Boardley, Barlow's. PH,PB&HB-l, Flannery . SR-l, Wise. VT-l , Matt Citron,

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IDAHO STATE MEET March 20-21, 1992, Boise, !D. Team Champions: ClassIV: 1, Teton Eli te; 2, LakeCity. Class III: 1, Teton Elite; 2, WINGS. Class II: 1, WINGS; 2, Excel. Class IV 7-9 AA-l , Jeff Crockett, WINGS; 2, Douglas Robertson, Teton;3,RyanNickum, Teton. 10-12 AA-l, Tony Paustian, Teton; 2, Ryan BoUar, WINGS; 3, Nathan Fiske, Lake. 13-15 AA-l, Ryan Johnson, Lake. Class III 7-9 AA-l , Jared Siple-MacKay. 10-12 AA-l , Joe Allen, Teton; 2, Lance Ho ll y , GEMS; 3, Ben Mayer, WINGS. 13-15 AA-1, Kevin Hansen, Excel. 16-18 AA-1, Brad Williams, Wood River. Class IlD2 13-15 AA-l, Evan Colbert, WINGS. 16-18 AA-l, Terry Hansen, Excel. Class IlCO 13-15 AA-1, Cortney Bramwell, Teton. 16-18 AA-l, Darren Lidstrom, WINGS. Class ICO AA-l , James Lewis, SAGE.

RHYTHMIC OREGON STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS February 23, 1992, Portland, OR. Class I Sr. A.A.-1, Allison Martin, Metro; 2, Erica Aldrich, Metro. Hoop, Ball & Ribbon-1, Martin. Clubs-I, Aldrich. Children A.A. & All events-I, Kelsi Kemper, Metro. Class II Sr. A.A.-1, Jessica Warner, MJCC; 2, Jeanette Woods, MJCC; 3, Emily Wing, MJCe. Floor, Hoop & Clubs-I, Warner. Ribbon-I , Woods. Jr. A.A.-I, Melissa Suekuni, Metro; 2, Tonie Hanson, MJCC; 3, Cissie Hanson, MJCe. All events-I, Suekuni. Children's A.A. -I, Marjanna Gratteri, Metro; 2, Martha Calhoun, Eu-Rhythmics; 3, Elizabeth Leeman, Eu-Rhythmics. Floor1, Calhoun. Hoop, Clubs & Ribbon-I, Gratteri. Class III Sr. A.A. & All events-I, Cathy Bowman, MJCe. Jr. A.A.-I, Anne Waters, MJCC; 2, Kim McClain, Metro. All events-I, Waters. Children's A.A.1, Diana Quirin, MJCC; 2, Stacy Lorts, MJCC; 3, Jessica Christopherson, MJCe. All events-I, Quirin.

REGION VIII CHAMPIONSHIPS April 11-12, 1992,Jacksonville, FL. Class III Ch AA-1, Sarah Wilcox, FL; 2, Crystal Drake, SC; 3,Jennifer Hi ll,GA.JrAA-1,StephanieNolan, GA;2, ValerieTrevino,GA;3,Sandy Nesbitt, GA. Class II Ch AA-l, Kassy Scharringhausen, FL; 2, Lisa Decker, FL; 3, Alexa Kinsey, FL. Jr AA-l ,Jennifer Baker,GA; 2, Nicole Zelek, FL; 3, Sarah Greuling, FL. Class I Jr AA-l, Mandy James, FL; 2, Tina Tharp, FL; 3, Erin McGowan, FL. Sr AA-l, Becky Turner, GA; 2, Mayra Fernandez, FL; 3, Rhonda Sevy, FL. Elite AA-l, Sally Ward, FL; 2, Elizabeth Davidovich, FL; 3, Alison Taylor, FL.

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ILLINOIS STATE MEET March 7-8, 1992, Lake Forest, IL. Elite Sr AA-l , Heather Lovell, Illinois Rhythmics; 2, Caroline Hunt, IL Rhy . Rope-l , Hunt. Hoop, Clubs & Ball-I, Lovell. Class I Sr AA-l, Roxanne Pietrasik, ILRhy; 2, Nicole Sengstock, Rhythmic Gems; 3, Margarita Gorfin, RhyGems. Rope1, Gorfin. Hoop-l,Sengstock. Clubs & Ribbon-1, Pletrasik. Jr AA-1, Jennifer Lim, Rhy Gems; 2, Challen Sievers, IL Rhy; 3, Maria Chepov, Rhy Gems . Rope-I , Lori Fredrickson, IL Rhy. Hoop & Ribbon-I, Lim. Clubs-I, Siever~. Class IISr AA-l , Courtney Woodbury,IL Rhy; 2, Jenny Forssander, DG Rhy Harmony; 3, Jennifer Montgomery, N Coast Rhy. Floor, Hoop & Ribbon-1, Woodbury . Clubs-I, Forssander. Jr AA-l , Kersten Weber, IL Rhy; 2, Jamison Dubnicek, DG Rhy Harmony; 3, Stacy Grable, Crandall ' s Rhy Exp. Floor-I , Allegra Vassilopoulos, Rhy Gems. Clubs & Ribbon-I, Dubnicek . Hoop-I , Weber. Class III Jr AA-l, Sonya Roy-Singh, Rhy Gems; 2, Laura Schavert, DG Rhy Harm; 3, Lauren Tingey, ILRhy.Floor, Hoop & Clubs-1, Roy-Singh. Rope-I, Schavery. Ch AA-l, Aviva Katz, Rhy Gems; 2, Elizabeth Daniels, OCRhyHarrn;3,HeatherKlinkner, Rhy Gems. Floor & Rope-I , Katz. Hoop-I, Daniels. Clubs-I, Klinkner.

MASSACHusms STATE MEn Class III Ch AA-I, Jessica Sousa; 2, Stefanie Croyle. Jr AA-1, Mary Zambuto; 2, Ali Shaddock; 3, Tracy Colangelo. Class II Jr AA-l , Lace Leach. Sr AA-1, Jessica Fairhurst. Class I Jr AA-l, Dorthy Wang.

CONNECTICUT STATE MEET Class III Ch AA-1 , Kelly Gendreau; 2, .Laura Mikulski; 3, Christine Malino. Jr AA-l, Amy Vashlishan; 2, Denise DiCenzo;3,StacyGomez. Sr AA-l , Sharon Wing. Class II Ch AA-l, Kimberly Love. Jr AA-l, April Slowik; 2, Kimberly Payne; 3, Michelle Natarajan. Sr AA-l, Nikki Rinaldi; 2, Antonia Vouthounes; 3, Susan Boronese.

NEW YORK STATE MEn Class III Ch AA-l, Anastasia Christoforatos; 2, Jessica Goodrich; 3, Alyx Ackerfield. Jr AA-l, Kimberly Schneider; 2, Yasmine Wycoco; 3, Nora Pierson. Class II Ch AA-l, Eileen Pushee; 2, Kristen Kabisty.Jr AA-l, Raquel Muslin; 2, Alaine Baquert; 3, Michelle Henckler. Sr AA-1, Maryse Karunarantne. Class I ChAA-l, Lea Falcone. Jr-l , Renata Rendon; 2, Justine Yankow;3,JulietSpeisman. Sr AA-I, Vanessa Vela;2, Nahpysah Duncan; 3, Heather Cullotti. Elite AA-l, Claudia Pena .

REGION VI CHAMPIONSHIPS Class III Ch AA-l , Jessica Sousa; 2, Anastasia Christoforatos; 3, Ruthanne Gough. Jr AA-l, KimberlySchneider;2,AliShadduck;3,

Melina Calaveri. Class II Ch AA-l , Eileen Pushee; 2, Kimberly Love. Jr AA-l, Raquel Muslin; 2, Ala ine Baquert; 3, Michelle Henckler. Sr AA-l, Nikki Rinaldi; 2, Donna Mullen; 3, Jessica Fairhurst. Class I Ch AA-l, Lea Falcone. Jr AA-1, Renata Rendon; 2, JulietSpeisman; 3,DorothyWang.Sr AA-l , Vanessa Vela & Laurie Focacci; 2, Na hpysah Duncan; 3, Heather Gullotti. Elite AA-l , Claudia Pena.

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USGF National Congress Gymnastics Spectacular Tour (M / W / R) Gymnastics Spectacular Tour (M / W / R) Gymnastics Spectacular Tour (M / W / R)

REGION II CHAMPIONSHIPS March 20-21, 1992, Portland, OR. Class I Sr AA -1, Tori Sweeney, Seattle Gymn Acad; 2, Alison Martin, Metro Rhythmics; 3, Sarah Porter, Spokane Elite. Hoop-I, Martin. Ball, Clubs & Ribbon-l,Sweeney.Jr AA1, Kristin Lee, Seattle Gymn Acad; 2,KristenOlson,Anelia'sRhy Acad. All events-I, Lee. Ch AA-l, Kelsi Kemper, Metro Rhy. Class IISr AAI ,Jessica Warner,MJCC;2, Camille Gjemso, Seattle Gymn Acad; 3, Jeanette Woods, MJCe. Floor & Ribbon-I, Warner. Hoop-I, Gjemso. Clubs-I, Woods. Jr AA-l ,.Melissa Suekuni, Metro Rhy; 2, Brianna Porter, Spokane Elite; 3, Francisca Hanson, MJCe. Floor, Hoop & Ribbon-l,Suekuni. Clubs-l,Porter. Ch AA-l , Marjanna Gratteri, Metro Rhythmics; 2, Martha Calhoon, EuRhythmics. All events-I, Gratteri. Class III Sr AA-l, Michelle Chinn, Seattle Gymn. Acad; 2, Diana Powell, Sea ttle; 3, Vanessa Thompson, Seattle. All events-I, Chinn. Jr AA-l , Anne Waters, MJCC; 2, Stephanie Khan, Seattle; 3, Kim McClain, Metro. All events-I, Waters.ChAA-l,DianaQuirin,MJCC; 2, Jessica Christopherson, MJCC; 3, Stacy Lorts, MJCe. All events-I, Quirin.

COWGIATE USGF WOMEN'S COLLEGIATE CHAMPIONSHIPS April 3-5, 1992, Springfield, MA. Team Champions: Seattle Pacific Univ. AA-l, Kim Holmes, SUNYCortland & Kathie Cradduck, Seattle Pacific; 2, Cheryl Sidel UCDavis; 3, Monica Ramage, Texas Women's . VT-l , Tara Brady, Springfield. VB-I , Jill Henrie, UCDavis. BB-l, Side!' FX-1, Ramage.

October 7-10 Olympic Congress 9 Gymnastics Spectacular Tour (M / W / R) 10 Gymnastics Spectacular Tour (M / W / R) 11 Gymnastics Spectacular Tour (M / W / R) 10-11 National Date for Regional Testing (M) 22-26 International Competition (M / W) 24 World Championships Trials (R) 24-25 Jr. Women Gymnastics Tournament (W) 3O-Nov. 1 Pacific Alliance (M/W)

9-15 FIG Intercontinental Judges Course (W) 14-15 Post Olympic Exhibition (M / W) 20-22 Rhythmic World Championships (R) 20-22 Junior National Team Testing (M) 23-28 Junior National Team Training Camp (M) 23-29 Israel Peace Cup (W / R) 28-29 Chunichi Cup (M / W) 29-Dec. 2 Swiss Cup / Arthur Gander (M/ W) TBA American Classic Nationals (W) TBA Catania (W)

Marne-La-Vallee, FRA Milan, ITA Brussels, Belgium TBA TBA Israel Nagoya City, JPN Zurich / Chiasso, SUI TBA Catania, ITA

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DTB Pokal (M/W) FIG Intercontinental Judges Course (M) Jr. Pan American Games (M/W /R) Brevet Judges Course (W) Dutch Open (M/W)

Stuttg~t,'....:G ::::E ::::R :.:.-_ _+-_-.j Lilleshall, GBR Santa Catarina, BRA Indianapolis, IN Netherlands

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FIG Continental Course (M) West Point Open (M) FIG International Judging Course (R) National Elite Judging Course (W)

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USGF Winter Cup Challenge (M) FIG International Judging Course (R) USGF Rhythmic Challenge (R) Jr. National Team Camp (M)

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McDonald's American Cup (M/W) McDonald's Int'! Mixed Pairs (M / W) American Classic Nationals (W)

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February Colorado Springs,CO Colorado Springs,CO Colorado Springs,CO Colorado Springs,CO

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BIG 10 CHAMPIONSHIPS March 27-28, 1992, Ames, IA. AA1, J. Roethlisbeq~er, Minnesota; 2, R. Cherie!, IllinOIS; 3, K. Simmons, Ohio State. '96 AA-l, S. Henderson, Illinois; 2, B. Yee, Minnesota; 3, D. Brown, Iowa.

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USGF MEN'S COLLEGIATE CHAMPIONSHIPS April 3-5, 1992, Springfield, MA. Club Division Champions: Univ. of Texas. Team DiviSIOn Champions: Springfield College. AA-l, Rick Hoag, Springfield College; 2, Ricardo Portalatin, Springfield College; 3, Brian Smith, Cortfand State.

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Closest Finish In History

he 1991 Olympic Garnes women's gymnastics team competition proved to be the most highly competitive in the history of the Garnes. The fonner Soviet Union, now called the Unified Team, once again brought a strong team to the 1992 Olympic Garnes in Barcelona, Spain, winning its 10th team gold medal with a score of 395.666.

The Unified Team may have won but they certainly didn't win big. Romania and the U.s. finished close behind. The difference between the the first and third place teams was .962, the closest margin of victory in the history of the Games. This shows tha t the U.s. is rising and now a powerful force in the world of gymnastics. The Unified Team has won the Olympic Team gold medal in every Games in which it competed. This Olympic Games is historic, however, because it will be the last Games that the Unified Team will compete together. At the 1996 Olympic Games, each of the athletes on the Unified Team will compete for her own republic, which means the Unified Team's series of wins has come to an end . The Unified Team was led by the "Queen of Gymnastics," 19-year-old Svetlana Boguin-

skaia, who was one of only a handful of gymnasts competing in her second Olympic Games. Boguinskaia dedicated this competition to her former coach who committed suicide after the 1988 Olympics in SeouL The Unified Team also included a pairofTatiana's, Lysenko and Gutsu. Lysenko, 17, is the 1990 World Cup champion from the Ukraine. Fifteen-year-old Gutsu, also from the Ukraine, is the 1992 European Championships gold medalist. Oksana Tchusovitina, 17, is the 1991 World Champion on floor. Roza Galieva, the youngest member of the Unified Team at age 14, wasa member of the gold medal team from the 1991 World Championships, and Elena Groudneva, 18, won the Grand Prix of Rome in 1991. Ludmila Stovbtchataia, 18, was the team alternate. Lysenko said, "For me what

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silver medal with a score of 395.079. Other team members include: up-and-coming star Gi na Gogea n, 14; Yanda Hadarean, 16; Maria Neculita, 18; Mirela Pasca, 17; and alternate Eugenia Popa. Romanian coach Octavian Belu said, "Our performance in the compulsori es made me think it was just as possible to reach first position as it was to remain in third . I trusted that my gymnasts would do better in the optional exercises. Today our gymnasts have shown their true potentiaL" The U.s. won the bronze

The U.S. Team from left to right: Betty Okino, Wendy Bruce, Dominique Dawes, Shannon Miller, Kerri Strug, Kim Zmeskal and (not pictured) Michelle Campi. medal with a score of 394.704, only .375 behind the Romanians. This medal is the first team medal in 44 years the U.s. has won in a non-boycotted Olympic Games-since 1948 when the U.S. women's team also won the bronze medal.

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ue to the draw, the U.s. had athletes competing in the second, third and fourth rounds of compulsories. The U.s.'s Wendy Bruce and Dominique Dawes competed in the second round scoring 39.012 and 39.086, providing a solid base for the U.s. team. Competing in the third session were Kerri Strug and Betty Okino, who scored 39.336 and 39.499, respectively. Kim Zmeskal and Shannon Miller competed in the last session scoring 39.062 and 39.636. The 1991 World Champion and 1992 Beam and Floor World Champion, Zmeskal, lost her balance and fell from the beam

on her cartwheel, flic flac series. Zmeskal said after the fall, "When I got back up, I thought, 'Maybe I didn't really fall off.'" She scored a 9.35,adevastating score since only the top 36 gymnasts with a minimum of three per country advance to the all-around finals. Zmeskal was now faced with the dilemma that she might not even ad vance to the all-around competition. She was in 32nd position in the all-around after compulsories and Miller, Okino, Strug and Dawes were all ahead of her. Zmeskal's work was cut out for her! Zmeskal said at the press conference following compulsories, "I've never been under so much pressure before. I usually do better under pressure so hopefully tomorrow I'll pull through." The Unified Team's Tchusovitina also had problems, missing her release on bars and scoring only a 9.012. Aftercompulsories, the Un i-

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fied Team was leading with a 197.507, followed by the U.S. with 197.00Z.and Romania with a 196.982. Individually, Miller was in the lead of all competitors with 39.636 followed by Boguinskaia with 39.625 and Hungary's Henrietta Onodi with 39.624. Okino was in seventh followed by Strug in 13th, Dawes in 30th and Zmeskal in 32nd.

TEAP~ OPTIONALS he u.s. started the optional competition with Bruce leading off on bars. She did an au tstanding rou tine starting the U.s. out with a 9.85. Dawes followed witha 9.812. Strug scored a 9.862 followed by Okino's 9.887, Zmeskal' s 9.90 and Miller nailed her routine for a 9.950. Small steps on landings proved to be the U.s.'s downfall, but overall the team was off to a strong start. Dawes led off on beam for the U.S. using a new series (flic flac, three layouts), scoring a

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9.637. Bruce, who has had problems on beam in the past, came through when it counted_scor,,ing a 9.712. Strug and Okino followed wi th scores of 9.75 and 9.85. Zmeskal showed the beam who's boss by hitting a clean set forascoreof9 .912. Milleradded a 9.90 to the team score. Zmeskal and Dawes both scored 9.925 on floor and Miller a 9.90. Bruce, the lead-off gymnast on this event, took an outof-bounds d eduction scoring 9.637, followed byOkino' s 9.825 and Strug's 9.837. Vault was the U.s.'s strongest event. The U.S. outscored the Unified Team and tied Romania on this event. Dawes led off with a 9.90 followed by Bruce's 9.95, Okino's 9.937, Strug's 9.95, Miller's 9.925 and Zmeskal's 9.95. All the U.s. gymnasts p erform ed a Yurchenko layout full twist. Contributing highly to the tea m 's combined score, Zmeskal had the meet of her life scoring a 39.687, the highest

Dominique Dawes became known for her dynamic dance and tumbling abilities at the 1992 Games.

Kerri Strug shows her poise and grace that helped capture the team bronze medal. score in the optional portion of the team competition. She had accomplished the near impossible by climbing up from 32nd place to 12th place. Beam proved to be troublesome to other athletes throughout the Olympic competition. The Unified Team's Tatiana Gutsu had a disastrous fall on her optional beam mount (round off, layout), scoring a 9.425. Hungary's Henrietta Onodi also had problems on the beam, falling on her series, flic f1ac, f1ic f1achalf twist. Onodi scored a 9.312. Fifteen-year-old Miller, who made a miraculous comeback from elbow surgery just four months ago, hit eight outstanding routines in the team competition and held the top combined scorewitha 79.311. Miller was followed by Boguinskaia, 79.287, and Bontas, 79.211. The Unified Team won the gold medal but the silver and

bronze medals were up for grabs throughout the entire optional round of competition. The U.s. and Romanian teams were tied on the optional team vault scores but the Romanians pulled ahead slightly on the other three events and won the silver medal over the U.S. team by a very slim margin-.375. Head Coach Bela Karolyi said, "It was a good fight. No one did anything wrong. We won a medal, the color doesn' t matter. The kids did extremely well." The all-around scores were calculated and for the U.s., Miller, Okino and Zmeskal advanced to the all-around finals. Zmeskal outscored Strug by only.014. Miller said, "This has been the highlight of my career but I still have the all-around and event finals to go." Of the top athletes who had falls, Zmeskal and Onodi qua Ii-

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fied into the all-around finals . Tchusovitina and Gutsu did not! However, the Unified Team pulled Galieva out of the alIaround competition citing an injured knee as reason for substitutingGutsu, whowenton to win the gold medal. China finished fourth with

195.769, almost two points behind the U.S. China was led by Yang Bo and newcomer Lu Li. The hometown favorites, Spain, placed fifth, the highest finish ever for this team. The sister duo of Cristina and Sonia Fraguas led the team placing 21st and 29th, respectively.

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oing into the Games, there were eigh t gymnasts who seemed to have a legitimate shot at the all-around gold medal. The field of talent was at its highest level ever. Many thought Kim Zmeskal, the reigning World Champion, would be the one most likely to take home the gold. Zmeskal was to be challenged by Svetlana Boguinskaia. However, the story didn't end witha match-up between Zmeskal and Boguinskaia, but instead their younger teammates, Shannon Miller and Tatiana Gutsu. Similarities between Miller and Gutsu quickly become apparent. Both girls are 15, blond-haired, fair-skinned and quiet in na ture. Gu tsu 's 4'9" and 70 Ibs., while Miller is 4'7" and 71 Ibs. Both started the sport 10 years ago and are known for their extreme difficulty on all the apparatus. Miller was the first gymnast up on bars in the first rotation of theall-around competition. She hit her giant hop full pirouette, Tkatchev, Gienger and giant full pirouette into a full twisting double back dismount with ease, scoring a 9.925. Gu tsu oneupped Miller on the same even t, scoring a 9.95. Meanwhile, Zmeskal energetically landed out of bounds on her double back dismoun t on floor, scoring a 9.775. Boguinskaia scored 9.912 on her floor using a fullin, back-out for her first pass, a one-and-a-half twist through to a double full for her second pass and dismounted with a double back. Betty Okino had a good start on the beam scoring a 9.85. Lavinia Milosovici, also on beam, did a round off, flic flac

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Tatiana Gutsu is one of four sisters from Odessa, Ukraine. She's not only a great gymnast, winning the all-around gold medal, but her teammates say she's a great Nintendo player, too! swing down mount, a flic flac to two layouts and a double back dismount. She had a wobble on the full turn and scored a 9.85. Gina Gogean earned a 9.95 on her Yurchenko layout full vault. After round one, Gutsu and Gogean led followed by Miller and BOgWnskaia. After seeing Gutsu's fall from the beam in the team competition, all eyes were glued on this tiny figure as she prepared to mount the beam in rowld two. Every detail of her routine, including the standing full twist, and three flic flacs into a full twisting double back dismowlt, was exact. Gutsu scored a 9.912 putting her second in the standings. Teammate Boguinskaia stuck her Yurchenko layout full on vault and scored a 9.962, taking the lead . Miller performed an excellent beam routine scoring a 9.925 and was third in the rankings. Milosovici and Gogean were tied for fourth in the all-around. Zmeskal did an outstanding Yurchenko layout full on vault

for a 9.937 and Okino dazzled the crowd scoring a 9.862 on floor. Okino and Zmeskal were tied for eighth after round two. Boguinskaia started round three on bars with a 9.887, using only one release and a double pike dismount. Milosovici's Yurchenko full on vault earned her a 9.975 and Okino's same vault scored 9.825. Zmeskal hit her bars for a 9.90 and Miller and Gutsu were both at floor, scoring 9.90 and 9.925. After three round s were complete, Gutsu and Milosovici were tied for the lead, followed by Boguinskaia and then Miller. The pressure was intense since only .034 separated the first through fourth place. Of the top four, Milosovici was up first on bars. The only problem was a small hop on her full twisting, double back dismount, scoring a 9.90 and leaving the door wide open for Gutsu, Boguinskaia and Miller. Miller was up next on vault. She needed a 9.938 to move into U SA

firs t place. The green flag was raised and Miller darted down the runway. With perfect form and a perfect landing, Miller met the challenge head on! The audience shouted for a 10.00 but the judges awarded her a 9.975, putting her in the lead. There were only two gymnasts who could knock her from the gold-Gutsu and Boguinskaia. Gutsu needed a 9.939 on vault to surpass Miller. She, too, bolted down the runway but took a s tep on h er first Yurchenko full vault and scored a 9.939. Miller was still in the lead . It was all up to Gutsu's second vau lt. She ran, she blocked, she landed and scored a 9.95, enough to squeeze past Miller. Only .012 stood between Miller and the gold medal! The only person that could still win the all-around and knock Mi ll er to third was Boguinskaia, whowason beam. Boguinskaia wobbled on a leap, scoring9.912, which moved her into fifth all-around .

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Gu tsu, the little girl with gold painted nails and nicknamed "Painted Bird," now had a gold medal to match, scoring 39.737. "I'm delighted. I'm thrilled with the gold," said Gutsu. Fortunately for Gutsu, the Barcelona Games was the first time in Olympic competition tha t scores were not carried over from the team competition. If team scores were carried over, Miller would have won the all-

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around gold medal. Miller definitely deserved a medal for being the most consistent performer, hitting 12 for 12 solid routines! Miller proudly took the silver, the highest finish ever for a u.S.gymnastatanon-boycotted Olympic Games. "I came into this competition to win the gold but I'm proud to bring this silver medal home to the U.S.," said Miller. "It definitely has matched up with all my dreams. It' s great." 111e matchup between Gutsu and Miller was the closest ever in the history of the Games l Romanian Coach Octavian Belu was asked if he thought the judging was accurate. He replied, "the three were so close it would be hard to break them down." Others were not so happy at the end of the competition. Cristina Bontas finished fourth.013 away from the bronze medal. Two-time Olympian Boguinskaia left behind her hopes of winning a medal. Zmeskal, the defending World Champion pinpointed to win the gold, had to settle for 10th in the all-around. Henrietta Onodi had a few shakes and wobbles on beam, scoring 9.712, causing her to finish eighth in the all-around. Okino, who fought back from many injuries throughout the past year, placed 12th all-around.

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The fans cheered on Kim Zmeskal, the reigning World Champion, in finals. She placed 10th all-around. record for winning five medals in one Olympic Games. She earned the bronze medal in team, the silver medal in the allaround and on beam, and the bronze medal on bars and floor. Steve Nunno, Miller's coach at Dynamo Gymnastics in Edmond, Okla., said, "Shannon didn't make a major mistake at the Olympic Games. She hiTI6 for 16 routines l " Miller and Romania's Milosovici were the only two gymnasts to qualify for all four event finals. Milosovici, who watched Rocky III the day of the event finals and predicted she would win two gold medals, did just that, winning both vaultand floor. On vault, Milosovici used a Yurchenko full and a front handspring tucked half to score 9.925 and share the gold medal with Onodi, who nailed her Yurchenko full and front handspring pike front half. Tatiana Lysenkoperfom1eda Yur-chenko double full and a front handspring tucked halfvault. She scored 9.912 for the bronze medal. Millerused a Yurchenko full and front handspring front to score a 9.837. Zmeskal performed a Yurchenko layout full and then slipped on her front handspring front, scoring a 9.593. USA

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he Unified Team won its fifth team gold medal in an Olympic Games with a score of 585.450. This strong team was loaded with champions. Team members included: Vitaly Scherbo, 20, 1990 Goodwill Games champion; Valeri Belenky, 22, 1990 World Cup champion; Grigori Misutin, 21, 1991 World Champion; Igor Korobchinski, 22, 1989 World Champion; Aleksei Vo ro paev, 19, 199 1 World Championships team member; and Roustam Charipov, 21, alternate to the 1991 World Championships team . China, who has never won an Olympic team title, earned the silver with a scoreof580.375. This is the highest finish ever for China in a non-boycotted Olympic Games. Optional pommel horse was China's bes t event, the team scored 48.95, the highest of any team. Rings was China's strongest event in both compulsoriesand optionals. Tw in b ro th ers Li Xiaoshuang and Li Dashuang, w ho bega n co mp e ting toge th er when they were 10 years old, are the youngest members of the Chinese team. Xiaoshuang fi nished four th a t the 1991 World Championships, the top non-Soviet finisher in the allaround while Dashuang did not make the 1991 World Champi-

onships team. Other Olympic team members included: Guo Linyao, 19, member of the 1989 and 1991 World Championships teams; Li Chunyang, 24, high bar champion from the 1991 World Championshi ps; Li Jing, 22, two-time World Champion on parallel bars and 1992 World Champion on pommel horse; and Li Ge, 23, member of the 1991 World Championshi ps team. Japan won the bronze medal for its third consecutive Olympic Gam es w ith a score of 578.250. Japan scored a half point higher in compulsories than optionals. According to the results, Japan's strongest event was rings. Daisuke Nishikawa, 22, who is the bronze medalist on floor from the 1991 World Championships, led the team, along with Yoshiaki Hatakeda, 20, who tied for 10th in the allaround a t th e 199 1 World USA

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The Gold Medal Unified Team from left to right: Igor Korobchinski, Vitaly Scherbo, Roustam Charipov, Grigori Misutin, Aleksei Voropaev and Valeri Belenky.

Championships. Other members included : Takashi Chinen, Yutaka Aihara, Yukio Iketani, and Masayuki Matsunaga. The US. men finished sixth with a score of 571.725, a dramatic jump from their 11 th place finish a t the 1988 Olympic Games. Although the U.s. men's team is not totally sa tisfied with its ranking, the gymnas ts are pleased w ith their progress which enabled them to increase their team score from the 1991 World Championships by two points.

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he scoring in the first sub division of compulsories was extremely low. Trent Dimas and Dominick Minicucci started the US . team off with solid routines scoring 57.0 and 56.775, respectively. Competing alongside Dimas and Minicucci were the Unified Team's Charipov and Voropaev, who both had falls. Voropaev fell on his vault and Charipo v fell off the pommel horse. They both scored 57.1 5 in the all-around. It was amazing, however, to see two falls from the Unified Team in

The U.S. Team from left to right: Scott Keswick, Jair Lynch, Dominick Minicucci, John Roethlisberger, Chris Waller, Trent Dimas and (not pictured) Lance Ringnald. the first subdivision. However, in the end, the Unified Team was able to drop the-se two scores from their team total. After the first subdivision, China was in the lead followed by the Unified Team, Germany, Japan and the US. In the second subdivision, Jair Lynch and John Roethlisberger competed alongside the Unified's Misutin and Belenky. Lynch took a fall on vault and Roethlisberger counted a fall on his pommel horse dismount. Lynch's allaround score was 56.725 and Roethlisberger racked up 57.0. Misutin and Belenky hit all six routines for all-around scores of58.50 and 58.775,respectively. After the second subdivision, the Unified Team had taken over the lead followed by China, Japan, Germany and the US. Chris Waller and Scott Keswick, along with Scherbo and Korobchinski, competed in the final subdivision. Waller hit five good routines then fell on

vault for a score of 9.025 and an all-around total of57.25 for 35th position. Keswick was consistent in all of his routines and scored 57.775 for 12th position after compulsories. Scherbo could do no wrong, scoring 59.00 in the all-around and taking the lead over Belenky. Korobchinski also had a great compulsory round, scoring 58.525 for third. The team standings were as follows: Unified Team, 292.65; China, 290.025; Japan 289.375; Germany, 287.925; US., 286.525; and Italy, 286.125. In comparison with other countries on each event, the U.s. was sixth on floor, fourth on pommel horse, sixth on rings, twelfth on vault, fifth on parallel bars, and fourth on high bar. Needless to say, vault was the nemesis for the U.S.

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lisberger took three steps in a handstand, scoring 9.30, Dimas brushed his legs on a cut, scoring 9.325 and Keswick sat on the bar, scoring 9.475. The team scored 47.45 and stayed in fifth but the Italians looked good on high bar. Minicucci, Waller, and Lynch posted scores of 9.425, 9.525 and 9.70, respectively. Minicucci led off on high bar with a miss on his Gienger. Lynch, Roethlisberger, Waller and Dimas followed with hit sets and scores of 9.675, 9.525, 9.60 and 9.725. Keswick went last and missed his Kovacs scoring a 9.00. The US. scored 47.525 and the Italians scored 47.65 on floor. The US. was still in fifth. Meanwhile, the Germans were inconsistent on parallel bars and the US. moved closer to fourth place. Minicucci led off on floor with a 9.35. He overturned a full-in, back-out to prone and went out of bounds. Dimas missed a press and scored a 9.475. Waller had a solid routine, except for a step on his SE PT . f OCT .

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dismount, and scored 9.575. Lynch fell on a full-in, back-out and scored a 9.075~Roeth足 lisberger and Keswick followed wi th solid rou tines (hop on each of their dismounts) scoring 9.65 and 9.675, respectively. The US. scored 47.725 and the Italians went 48.40 on pommel horse, surpassing the U.S. in the team competition by .40.

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Jair Lynch The U.s. was in sixth and the Italians moved up to fifth, behind the Germans. Pommel horse proved to be the top scoring optional event for the US., witha totalof48.075. Dimas started the ball rolling with a 9.475. Minicucci went next with a solid routine for a 9.625 . Roethlisberger, Lynch and Wallerfollowed with scores of 9.70, 9.50 and 9.775. Keswick

was last up and took a fall, scoring 9.15. The Italians scored 47.275 on rings and the U.s. moved back up to fifth by .50. Lynch led off on rings with a 9.30. Dimas missed his double layoutdismountandscored 9.125. Minicucci, Waller,Roethlisberger and Keswick followed with clean sets for scores of 9.475, 9.55, 9.525 and 9.65. ll1e US. scored 47.50 while Italy went 47.175 on vault. The U.s. had a .80 lead over Italy going into vault. Meanwhile, the Unified Tean1 was first followed by China, Japan and Germany. Minicucci led the pack scoring a 9.35. Lynch, who scored a 9.90 on vault during the Olympic Trials, called a piked Cuervo but actually did a tucked Cuervo, scoring an 8 .80. Roethlisberger vaulted for a 9.50, followed by Dimas with a 9.55. Keswick fell on his vault, scoring9.0. Waller, whohashad difficulties with this event in the past, was up last. The US. team had fallen to sixth by this time and were in danger of slip-

ping to seventh or eighth. Waller didoneofthebestvaultshe'sever done to score a 9.525. The U.S. scored 46.925 to Italy's 47.775 on parallel bars, which edged the U.s. out of fifth by .025. ll1e Unified Team had taken the gold with 585.450. China and Japan grabbed the silver and bronze with 580.375 and 580.375. Germany, Italy and the US. rounded out the top six.

Leonid Arkaev, the man behind the successful and always dominating Soviet program over the last two decades, madea startling announcement. "Today has been a very special day for me. I have been a coach for the team for 20 years and I have enjoyed it. Now I have decided thatitisa time for change and I plan to go abroad to work after these Games."

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early everyone expected the Unified Team's Scherbo, Misutin and Belenky to finish in the top three. The mystery was, "in what order would they place?" All three of the Unified Team gymnasts were in the lead at one point during the competition. Belenky held first place after the first and second rotations. At the end of the third round, Misutin took the lead with an outstanding rings routine. In the fourth rotation, Scherbo achieved a top score on floor to pull into first, where he stayed for the rest of the competition. The U.s. qualified Chris Waller, John Roethlisberger and Scott Keswick to the all-around finals. Waller was the first man up on rings and scored a 9.45, while Roethlisberger went second to last on rings, stuck his double double dismount and scored 9.525. Keswick started on pommel horse and redeemed himself from falling during the team

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Vitaly Scherbo won six gold medals, the most ever won by a gymnast at the Olympic Games. He also unleashed a new vault, never before seen in international competition. competition by scoring a 9.70. Germany's Sylvio Kroll earned a 9.80 on pommel horse. Meanwhile, Misutin earned a 9.825 on his first event, floor, and Scherbo scored a 9.80 on vault, using a Yurchenko double full. After one round was complete, Belenky was in the lead followed by Misutin, Scherbo, and Kroll, with Keswick in fifth. Roethlisberger and Waller moved to vault, scoring 9.50and 9.375, respectively. Keswick scored a 9.60 on rings and held onto fifth position. Kroll scored 9.575 to hold fourth and the top spot went to Belenky while Scherbo and Misutin tied for second. Misutin pulled into the lead

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after his 9.80 performance on the rings. Scherbo was second after his high bar routine, with a stuck double layout dismount for a 9.775, and Belenky dropped to third when he landed low on vault and scored 9.575. Keswick moved down to sixth after scoring 9.725 on vault. Roethlisberger and Waller were on parallel bars, scoring 9.425 and 9.60, respectively. Scherbo took the lead after the fourth round of competition. He scored a 9.875 on floor using a layout, double, double for his first pass, a double full, punch front one-and-a-quarter for his second pass, and dismounted with a layout double. Misutin was on vault executing

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an incredibly high front handspring double front but took a big hop and scored 9.825 for second. Belenky remained in third after scoring a 9.825 on parallel bars. Keswick had a strong routine on parallel bars fora scoreof9.625 but moved to seventh position in the rankings. Roethlisberger and Waller scored 9.55 and 9.675 on high bar. The fifth round brought bad luck to the U.s. athletes, who had performed steadily through the first four rotations. Keswick missed his Kovacs on high bar and scored a 9.05, which dropped him to 17th in the rankings. Meanwhile, Roethlisberger and Waller had falls

on floor, scoring 8.40 and 8.575, dropping them to 34th and 35th in the ran kings. Scherbo added a 9.875 fro m his pommel horse routi ne to remain in fi rs t. Misutin and Belenky maintained their second and third spots w ith scores of 9.80 on parallel bars and 9.775 on high bar. Germa ny's And reas Wecker, w hose career sp ans four World Championships and two Olympic Games, was holding on to fo urth after his 9.85 on pommel horse. Round six involved a d o-ordie situation for the three gymnasts from the Unified Teamthey all were battling toseewho would finish with the coveted all-around title. O f the three, Misutin was fi rst up and scored a 9.90 on high bar, giving him an allaround score of 58.925. Belenky went next, scoring a 9.825 on floor for an all-around score of 58 .625 . On rin gs, Sc h e rbo need ed a 9.80 to win . A clean routine with a perfect land ing netted him a 9.90 and the allaround crow n with a total of 59.025. "I have achieved all that J have been aiming fo r," sa id Scherbo. "I think that our medals will have an impact on our future, perhaps in terms of the contracts that we might be offe red from foreign countries." He added , "Throughout our ca ree rs we have compe ted against each other. The only difference is that in the futu re we won' t be training together. We have done the same as we would ha ve d one w ith the Soviet Union and will continue doing so. Personally, I think that we have com peted as thewhole tea m of the Soviet Union and not as separate republics." Misutin, w ho won the silver medal, said , "Gymnas tics is the essence of my life. I' ll go on training. Of course there's a sense of loss, but not a la t." Bron ze med alis t Belenk y sa id, "In our daily life we're all fri ends but we're also battling each other. We all wa nt to be a wi nner."

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golds to his collection, winning vault, rings and parallel bars. Scherbo's six gold medals were the most ever won by a gymnast in O lympic competition and the most gold med als won by any athlete at the 199201ympic Ga mes. "I trained and prepared intensely with all my colleagues," sa id Scherbo. "Everyo ne of my teammates was hoping fo r at least one gold. 1was 100 percent sure my tea m would win but

he entire Olympic Ga mes com petition for men was highlighted for the U.s. during event fi nals, w hen Trent Dimas won the gold medal on high bar. Dimas' gold med al is the first gold medal the U.s. men's team has earned in a non-boycotted Olym pic Ga mes in 60 yea rs. Scherbo, who alread y had won the tea m and all-around gold meda ls, ad ded three more

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for individual med als it was up in the air." Misutin add ed three silver med als to his team gold and allaro und sil ve r. He said, "Of course I' m di sappo inted. I worked hard to get three medals but they are all silver. 1 will go for the gold in my next competition." O n fl oo r, Chin a's Li Xiaos hu ang, known for his powerful tumbling, won the gold medal using a triple back

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for his first pass, double full, punch fro nt one-and-a-quarter for his second pass and dismounted with a layout double. He scored a 9.925. There was a tie for the silver med al between Misu tin and Yukio Iketani, both with a score of 9.787.

Scherbo and the People's Republic of Korea's Gil Su Pae tied for the gold medal on pommel horse with a score of 9.925. Both these gymnas ts were the reigning World Champions on pommel horse from the 1992 World Championships in Paris, along w ith China's Li Jing. Li, who was up first on pommel horse, took a fall and scored 9.25. Ge rm a n y's And reas Wecker ea rn ed the bron ze med al with a 9.887. Wa ller qualified on pommel horse and hit a solid routine which scored 9.825. He finished a respectable fifth place. Scherbo, the 1992 World Champion on rings, again won the rings title with a score of 9.937. The silver med al went to Li Jing with a 9.875. Li finished fi fth at the 1992 World Championships and was pleased with his improvement. The bronze medal went to Li Xiaoshuang and Wecker, who tied with a score of 9.862.

Scherbo won the va ult event with a score of 9.856. He d id a Yu rchenko d ouble full and an original vault, which he unveiled at the 1992 Eu ropea n Championships, a round off full twist on, full twisting back saito off. Misutin scored a 9.781 to earn the silver med al using a handspring double front and a layout Cuervo. Korea's You Ok You!, the 1992 World Championships va ulting champion, won the bronze with a score of 9.762. Parallel bars was domina ted by none other than Scherbo. He scored a 9.90 to his closest competitor, Li Jing's 9.812. There was a three-way tie for the bronze between China's Guo Linyao, the Unified Team's Igor Koro bchin ski a nd Japa n's Masayuki Ma tsunaga, all with a score of 9.80. The U.s.'s Jair Lynch did a very d ifficult routine with only one minor mistake, a step on his double front dismount, to score a 9.712 for

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sixth place, missing the bron ze medal by just .088. The U.s.' s own Trent Dim as wo n the gold medal in an outstanding perfo rmance on high bar, scoring a 9.875. Dimas executed a Ko vacs, Tkatchev, Gienger and a triple back dismount. "After I stuck the dismOlmt I didn'twanttomove," said Dimas. "I wanted to make sure the judges saw that I had stuck my routine." Ed Burch, Trent's coach from Gold Cup Gymnastics in Albuquerque, N.M., said, 'Tve been working with Trent since he was six years old and this puts the icing on the cake." Dimas arrived at the gym around 6:30 p.m. to wa rm up for the competition. He waited fo rfive hours for his event, wi nning high bar at 11 :30 p.m.! ''I' m just totally numb," said Dimas. "I can' t believe I won." The silver medal went to Misutin and Wecker, both w ith a 9.837. Resliits

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three days of Olympic competition for rhythmic gymnastics. Packing the 6,300 seat Palau d'Esports Arena in 90 degree plus heat, the audience, on more than one occasion, made their feelings known when scores were flashed. For the Unified Team's Alexandra Timoshenko and Oksana Skaldina, it was often difficult to tell whether their scores were whistled at because they were thought to be too low, or too high. Most certainly a home tow n crowd, the arena vibrated with thunderous foot stomping and echoed with "ole's" for the Spaniards Carolina Pascua l and Carmen Acedo. The preliminary competition was held on the first two days with each gymnast performing two apparatus each day. Day one finished with the Unified Team's Timoshenko (bronze medalist at the 1988 Olympic Games) in first, followed by Spain's 16-year-old Pascual, and Skaldina, reigning World Champion from Ukraine, in third place. Following close behind in fourth was Romania's Irina Deleanu with a .10 separation from the third place spot. Fifth and sixth were held by Bulgaria's Maria Petro va and Spain's Carmen Acedo, respectively. For the US., day one brought both satisfaction and frustration.

Jenifer Lovell, who trains in Winnetka, Illinois under the guidance of Irina Vdovets, performed confidently in both her rope and club routines. With no major breaks in either routine, Lovell's unique style of movement and interpretation of music earned a 9.025 for each routine and the crowd's attention. Replied Jenifer, " J would love to reach the finals, but if I don't manage to, I'm very satisfied with my performance." From Silver Spring, Maryland to Barcelona came 15-yea r-old Tamara Levinson. Levinson has found herself rather suddenly in the US. rhythmic spotlight. First time national team member and then three weeks later an Olympic athlete was a bit overwhelming for Tamara as she took the floor for her first two routines. Beginning her ball routine very poised, Levinson had difficulty on her toss, illusion catch in back scale. After a nice tra p ca tch from a toss on one leap, to a second lea p roll, Tamara USA

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5. Petrovo

6. Deleanu 7. Sadak 8. Oulehiova

58.100

57.912 57.225 57.087 56.612 56.475 56.137

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USA USA USA USA USA ARG USA ARG ARG USA

37.800 37.275 37.100 36 .925 36.875 36.750 36.050 35 .850 35.650 35.500

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MEN'S ALL-AROUND HAlIK

NAME

COUNTRY SCORE

1. Vitaly Scherbo

EUN

59.025

2. Grigori Misutin

EUN

58.925

3. Valeri Belenki

EUN

58.625

4. Andreas Wecker

GER

58.450

MEN'S TEAM RESULTS

5. li Xiaashuang

CHN

58.150

6. Guo linyao

CHN

57.925

RANK FLOOR HORSE

RINGS

VAULT

P.BARS

H-IAR

TOTAL

7. Morius Ghermon

ROM

57.700

I. EUN

8. Joo lee

KOR

57.675

49.075 48.975

48.425 48.750

48.950 48.900

48.750 48.375

9. Szilveszter Csollany

HUN

57.650

292.650 292.800 585.450

KOR

57.650

11 . Kaloler Hristozov

BUl

57.600

12. Zoltan Supola

HUN

57.550

13. Oliver Walther

GER

57.475

13. Yukio Hatakeda

JPN

57.475

15. Paola Bucci

57.425

35. Chris Waller

ITA ESP ITA CHN USA GBR ROM ITA JPN KOR SUI GER JPN HUN PRK ROM FRA FRA GBR USA USA

36. Curtis Hibbert

CAN

9. Yoon Han

16. Allonso Rodriguez 16. Boris Preti 18. li Chunyang 19. Scon Keswick 20. Neil Thomas 20. Adrian Gal 22. Ruggerio Rossato 23. Yukio Iketani 23. Ok Youl Yoo 25. Michael Engeler 26. Sylvio Kroll 27. Takashi Chinen 28. Csabo Fajkusz 29. Gil Su Poe 30. Morion Rizan 31 . Patrice Casimir

32. Sebostien Darrigade 33. James May 34. John Roethlisberger

49.125 49.025

48.325 48.775

2. CHN

48.425 48.400

48.100 48 .950

48.900 48.700

47.425 47.925

48.525 48.100

48.650 48.275

290.025 290.350 580.375

3. JPN

48.300 48.250

47.700 48.325

48.600 48.150

47.950 47.650

48.200 48.425

48.625 48.075

289.375 288.875 578.250

4. GER

47.975 47.950

47.025 48.550

48.800 48.350

47.750 47.325

48.025 47.575

48.350 47.900

287.925 287.650 575.575

5. ITA

47.500 47.650

47.375 48.450

48.150 47.275

47.775 47. 175

47.275 47.775

48.050 47.300

286.125 285.625 571.750

6. USA

47.850 47.725

47.525 48.075

48.250 47.500

46.650 46.925

47.850 47.450

48.400 47.525

286.525 285.200 571.725

7. ROM

47.700 48.175

47.275 48.050

47.825 47.025

47.650 47.050

47.325 47.550

47.850 47.675

285.625 285.525 571.150

8. KOR

47.900 48.025

46.425 47.175

48.125 47.450

47.600 47.975

47.425 47.675

48.125 46.950

285.600 285.250 570.850

9. HUN

47.300 47.325

47.025 48 .050

48.375 47.750

48.000 47.100

46.800 47.275

48.000 47.525

285.500 285.025 570.525

57.275

1. li Xiaoshuang 2. Grigori Misutin 2. Yukio Iketani 4. Ok Youl Yoo 5. Yutaka Aihara 6. Vitaly Scherbo 7. Andreas Wecker 8. li Chunyang

57.100 57.050 57.050 57.000 56.900 56.900 56.825 56.700 56.675 56.550 56.525 56.475 56.425 56.375 56.350 56.100 55.800 54.125

10. BUl

47.525 46.950

46.825 47.525

48.025 46.750

47.100 47.050

47.075 46.850

48.000 47.125

284.550 282.250 566.800

11. SUI

47.275 47.275

46.425 47.200

47.250 46.750

47.375 47.225

46.300 47.175

46.875 46.100

281.500 281.725 563.225

12. GBR

47.225 47.750

44.750 45.025

47.625 46 .350

47.350 47.400

46.200 45.725

46.875 45.825

280.025 278.075 558.100

EUN PRK GER CHN USA JPN CHN EUN

. 9.925 9.925 9.887 9.875 9.825 9.775 9.250 9.250

STILL RINGS 1. Vitaly Scherbo 2. liJing 3. li Xiaoshuang 3. Andreas Wecker 5. Valeri Belenki 6. Szilveszter Csollany 7. Yukio Iketani 8. Kaloler Hristozov

EUN CHN CHN GER EUN HUN JPN BUl

9.937 9.875 9.862 9.862 9.825 9.800 9.762 9.750

VAULT

1. Vitaly Scherbo 2. Grigori Misutin 3. Ok Youl Yoo 4. li Xiaoshuang 5. Zoltan Supola 6. Sylvio Kroll 7. Szilveszter Csollany 8. Yutaka Aiharo

EUN EUN KOR CHN HUN GER HUN JPN

9.856 9.781 9.762 9.731 9.674 9.662 9.524 9.450

PARALLEL BARS 1. Vitaly Scherbo 2. li Jing 3. Guo linyaa 3. Igor Korobchinsky 3. Masayuki Matsunaga 6. Jair lynch 7. Andreas Wecker 8. Daisuke Nishikawa

EUN CHN CHN EUN JPN USA GER JPN

9.900 9.812 9.800 9.800 9.800 9.712 9.612 9.575

HORIZONTAL BAR 1. Trent Dimas

2. Grigori Misutin 2. Andreas Wecker 4. Guo linyao 5. Valeri Belenki 5. Yoshiaki Hatakeda 5. Daisuke Nishikawa 8. li Jing

Dominick Minicucci

9.925 9.787 9.787 9.775 9.737 9.712 9.687 9.387

POMMEL HORSE 1. Vitaly Scherba 1. Gil Su Poe 3. Andreas Wecker 4. Guo linyao 5. Chris Waller 6. Yoshiaki Hatakeda 7. liJing 7. Valeri Belenki

57.275 57.200

CHN EUN JPN KOR JPN EUN GER CHN

USA EUN GER CHN EUN JPN JPN CHN

9.875 9.837 9.837 9.812 9.787 9.787 9.787 6.425

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COUNTRY SCORE

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1. Talie no Gutsu

EUN

39.737

2. Shannon Miller

USA

39.725

1. HenrieHa O nodi 1. lavinia Milosovici 3. Tatiana lisenko 4. Sverlana Boguinskaia 5. Gina Gogean 6 . Shannon Miller 7. Eva Rueda 8 . Kim Zmeskal

RANK

NAME

3. Lavinia Milosovici

ROM

39.687

A. Cristina Bontas

ROM

39.674

5. Sverlana Boguinskaia

EUN

39.673

6 . Gina Gogean

ROM

39.624

RANK VAULT

BARS

BEAM

FLOOR

TOTAL

7 . Ta tione lisenko

EUN

39.537

8. HenrieHa O nodi

HUN

39.449

9. Sonia Frogua s

ESP

39.424

1. EUN 49.211 49.649

49.424 49.536

49.286 49.462

49.586 49.512

197.507 198.159 395.666

10 . Ki m Zmeskal

USA

39.4 12

11 . Silvia Mitova

BUl

39.399

12. Betty Okino

USA

39.387

2. ROM 49.223 49.712

49.424 49.562

48 .986 49.198

49.349 49.625

196.982 198.097 395.079

13. Cristina Froguos

ESP

39.324

14. l i li

CHN

39.262

15. Andrea Molnar

HUN

39.237

16. Stella Umeh

CAN

39.212

17. M ari Kosuge

JPN

39.162

18. Lui sa Portocorrero

GUA

39. 161

19. Monique A llen

AUS

39.086

20. A licia Fernandez

ESP

39.074

20. li Chun Mi

PRK

39.074

22. Elvira Becks

N ED

39.000

23. Benedicte Evrard

BEL

38 .974

24. Pavlo Kindova

TCH

38.899

25. Yang So

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26. Vi rginie Machado

FRA

38.824

27. Choi Gyong Hui

PRK

38.737

28. Kim Gwang Suk

PRK

38.723

29. Diana Schroder

GER

3B.624

30. l isa Read

A US

38.6 11

3 1. Dilyana Vodenitcha rova

BUl

38.286

32. Chloe Maigre

FRA

38.274

32. Kathleen Stark

GER

38.274

34. l u li

CHN

38.073

35. Marie-Angeline Caison

FRA

37.774

36. Kylie Shadbolt

AUS

37.549

FINAL

3. USA 49.399 49.712

49.273 49.449

48 .924 49.124

49.411 49.412

197.077 197.697 394.704

4. CHN 48 .811 49.149

49.274 49.462

48.986 49.424

48 .898 49.137

195.769 197.172 392.941

5. ESP

48 .76 1 49.298

48.999 49.361

48.661 48.462

48.974 48 .912

195.395 196.033 391 .428

6. HUN 48.686 49:-411

48.662

48.598 48 .674 194.620 46 .6 10- 48 .96-2- 19s.982

7. AUS 48.661 48.499

49.036 49.098

NAME

48.398 47.462

48.524 47.824

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194.619 192.883 387.502

8. FRA 48.448 48.874

48.386 48.136

47.748 47.887

48 .149 48 .424

192.731 193.321 386.052

9. GER 48.736 48.936

48.623 47.060

47.861 47.786

48.637 48.236

193.857 192.018 385.875

10. CAN 48 .649 48.661

48 .399 48.1 73

47.899 47.137

48.298 48.236

193.245 192.207 385.452

11. PRK 48 .374 48 .586

49.087 49.136

48.261 46.486

48.137 47.236

193.859 191.444 385.303

RANK

NAME

1. l u l i 2. Taliona Gutsu 3. Shannon Miller 4. Kim Gwang Suk 4. lavi nia Milosovici A. Mirela Pasco

7 . Cristi na Fraguos

48 .849 47.761

48 .723 48 .336

48.436 46.461

48.974 47.325

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194.982 189.883 384.865

9.925 9.925 9.9 12 9.899 9.893 9.837 9.787 9 .593

COUNTRY

SCORE

CHN EUN USA PRK ROM ROM ESP CHN

10.00 9.975 9 .962 9 .912 9 .9 12 9 .9 12 9.900 9.887

BALANCE BEAM RANK----NAME-------- COUNTRY- SCORE 1. Tatiana lisenko 2. l u l i 2. Shannon Miller 4. Cristi na Bontos 5. Sverlana Boguinskaia 6. BettyOkino 7. Ya ng Bo

8. Lavinia Milosovici

EUN CHN USA ROM EUN USA CHN ROM

9.975 9.9 12 9.9 12 9.875 9.862 9.837 9.300 9.262

FLOOR EXERCISE RANK

NAME

1. Lavinia Milosovici 2. HenrieHa Onodi

3 . Tationo Gutsu 3. Shannon Miller

3. Cristina Bontos 6 . Ki m Zmeskal

12. BUl

SCORE

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48~999

COUNTRY HUN ROM EUN EUN ROM USA ESP USA

7. Ohana Tchusovitina 8. Silvia Mitovo

COUNTRY

SCORE

ROM HUN EUN USA ROM USA EUN BUl

10 .00 9 .950 9 .9 12 9 .912 9 .912 9 .900 9 .8 12 9.400

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USGF JUNIOR OLYMPIC PROGRAM

ACADEMIC AllMERICAN RECOGNITION AWARDS FOR BOYS

ach year the USGF recognizes boys in the Junior Olympic Program who excel in academics. There are three levels of the Academic All-American Award Program; First Team, students who post a 3.85 cumulative grade point average or higher; Second Team, students who post a 3.73.85 grade point average; and Honorable Mention, students who post a 3.5-3.7 grade point average. Below is a list of this year's award recipients:

FIRST TEAM Bobby Easton-Cypress, TX Brian Roberson-Magnolia, TX Ryan Drouet-Cypress, TX Josh Buehler-Starr, SC Clarence Miao-Lake Forest, CA Geoffrey Jensen-Spring, TX Matthew Jensen-Spring, TX Lyne Goodlett-Greenville, SC Andrew Mason-Scottsdale, AZ Peter Hegi-Dallas, TX Ryan Barry-Vista, CA Brian Rosenlund-Spring, TX Marshall Ritchie-AJbuquerque, NM Josh Birckelbaw-Elk Grove, CA Keith Malone-Houston, TX Joshua Landau-Raleigh, NC Michael Major-Pasadena, TX Robert Howard-Charlotte, NC Mark Wolfe-Toledo, OH Evan Colbert-Boise, ID Tyler Brown-Bellingham, WA Tim Dalrymple-Tracy, CA Tristan Goldman-Kent, WA Jason Groff-Taylors, SC Edward Hamamura-West. CA Nat Hammond-Las Vegas, NV Seth Klayman-Columbus, OH David Ludlow-Reno, NV Pete Masucci-Aberdeen, NJ Andrew Miller-Glendale, CA Neil Niemi-Glenwood, MD Dan Ryssman-Reno, NV Jeremiah Shafer-St. Paul, MN Mike Sivulka-Vista, CA Ethan Sterk-Staten Island, NY Darren Williams-Kingston, TN Jason Wyland-Dublin, OH Daniel Cook-Longwood, FL Thomas Ellefson-Newark, DE Tim Gergen-Lincoln, NE Ryan Woolsey-Ogden, UT

Eugene Kramer-Greendale, WI Matt Guldan-Lenoir City, TN Kyle Johnson-Moore, OK Keith Youndt-East Earl, PA Phillip Jones-Whigham, GA Edwin Ledgard-Toledo, OH Scott McCall-Maryville, TN Jonathan Porter-Everett, W A Barent Hoffman-Puyallup, WA Brian Gallagher-Orlando, FL David Kruse-Cocoa Beach, FL Colin Pires-Naples, FL Benjamin Smith-Sewickley, PA Keith Wiley-Vero Beach, FL Matthew Ruddell-Tallah., FL

During the IOC/ ASOIF Meeting in Monaco on May 6, 1992, the president of the International Olympic Committee, Mr. Samaranch, awarded Yuri Titov the Sylver Olympic Order. This distinction is a great honor for Mr. Titov as well as all those in the gymnastics family.

FIG President Yuri Titov receives the Sylver Olympic Order Award.

SECOND TEAM Scott Finkelstein-Tenafly, NJ Jerry Leyba-La Puente, CA Matthew Townsend-Salem, OR Jason Fesnak-Charlotte, NC Brian Pritchard-Knoxville, TN Mark Emiley-Cedarburg, WI Neil Furuno-Los Angeles, CA Jordan Eison-Greenville, SC David Bohmann-Pewaukee, WI Benjamin Buchholz-Aurora, CO Brehon Ness-Edmonds, WA Bryan Fox-Cheshire, CT Mike Denning-Las Vegas, NV Josh Palacios-Houston, TX Greg Williams-Wauwatosa, WI Jeff Johnson-Everson, W A James Abbatiello-New York Brett Whitlow-Sanford, FL Benjamin Hayward-Maryland Jesse Katzman-Edina, MN Rick Uptegraff-Palmetto, FL

HONORABLE MENTION Gabriel Edelman-Brooklyn, NY Michael McAllister-Raleigh, NC Ryan Ruebesam-Raleigh, NC Todd Volkert-Rolling Hills E. CA Mark DeNoble-Staten Island, NY Chad Finefrock-Columbus, OH Shannon Welker-Webster G., MO Ben Winski-Dallas, TX Brian Clement-Brookfield, WI David Erpenbeck-Spring, TX David Hatch-Glendale, AZ Matthew Kieffer-Inver., MN Vinse Evans-Maryville, TN Ian Bachrach-Longwood, FL Timothy Bulleri-Ellicott City, MD Ryan Carns-Grafton, WI Lawrence Pilkinton-Katy, TX

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In Memory Benjamin Wright, 11, of New Hampshire died at Children's Hospital in Boston two days after a near-drowning in a private pond where he was playing with a buddy. After a water-skiing raft the boys were on tipped, Benjamin apparently tried to hold 5-year-old Daniel Ordway above the water, but was unable to keep himself up afterward. Daniel's father, Dana, pulled Daniel safely from the pond on his McGrady Drive property. A Fire Department diver pulled Benjamin from the pond 15 minutes later, alive but not breathing. Benjamin was a gymnast at New England Gym-Ken Academy of Gymnastics in Windham. Joseph Boeke, one of Ben路\amin's coaches said, "the boy was known throughout New Eng and for his gymnastics prowess and easily won competitions." Paul Shea, another one of Benjamin's gymnastics coaches said, "He progressed in gymnastics faster than any boy I've seen and met difficult challenges without blinking an eye." Everyone who knew Benjamin will miss his sparkle and enthusiasm.

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February 5-6, 1993 at the U.s. Olympic Tra ining Center in Colorad o Springs . . ' B. Athletes w ill qualify to the Winter Cup Challenge from Senior Elite Qualifying m eets approved by the Men's Program Administrator to be held a t various sites, no later tha n January 24, 1993 . Exception: Those athletes w ho fini sh in the top 18 (Senior National Team) and top6 (Team Atlanta) at the 1992 U.s. National Ch'ampionships (May 14-1 7, 1992) w ill automatically qualify to the 1993 Winter Cup Challenge, unless they become ineligible due to age. In this case, they must qualify to the Senior Division by the stated qualifying procedure. No automatica llyqualified athletes w ill be replaced, for any reason. C. All-A round ranking will be determined from the compulsory-optional sessions. The compulsory exercises will be weighted 50% and the optiona ls 50% to d etermine team and ranking for the Senior National Team, Senior Elite Development Team and the Junior Elite Tea m. D. The Senior National Team will be the top 14 from the first squad utilizing combined weighted compulsory and optional sessions. Th is group is known as the Senior Natio nal Tea m. The Senior Elite Development Team w ill be the next four in rank order fro m this squad, utilizing combined weighted compulsory and optional sessions, w ho are under age 21 as of the first da y of the Winter Cup. The Junior Elite Team will be the next seven in rank ord er from the squad of 21 athletes and will use the combined weighted compul sory and optional sessions, competing in the second squad , w ho are under age 19 as of the first da y of the Winter Cup. Ties will not be broken.

II. World Championships A. Based on the total optional only All-Around scores from the Winter Cup Challenge, three (3) gymnasts in rank order will be invited to pa rticipate in the World Championships in Birmingham, England . The fourth man (non-traveling) w ill be the alternate. Ties w ill be broken by the highest optional single event score. This m ethod will continue, if the athlete remains in a tied position. B. Petitions onto the 1993 World Championships Team will not be accepted . C. The World Championships Team Coach a nd Assistant Coach will be the two highest ranking personal coaches, respectively of the athletes w ho qualify to the World Championships Tea m. D. Up to six (6) athletes, utilizing optional all-around scores only, in ra nk ord er from a pproved qualifying meets would be a llowed to compete in Winter Cup for consideration to the 1993 World Championships in Birmingham .

III. World University Games-Buffalo, New York A. The total Optional All-Around scores from the World Uni versity Games Team Trials to be held on June 12-13, 1993 at the United States Oly mp ic Training Center, will count in d etermining an individu al's overall fin al placing for the World University Games Team selection. B. Qualification to the World University Gam es Trials w ill be for the Nationa l Tea m m embers from the Winter Cup Challenge w ho are eligible by FISU Rules, plus the top 12 All-Around (optionals only) from the 1993 NCAA Cha mpionships for Men. These athletes will compete optiona ls on

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IV. U.S. Olympic Festival-San Antonio, Texas A. Twelve athletes from the Winter Cup Challenge in rank order utilizing optiona l scores only w ill compete in the U.s. Olympic Festi va l in Sa n Antonio, Texas on July 25-August 1, 1993. B. Twelve a thletes from the Junior Na tional Tea m in rank order as d etermined by the Junior Olympic Na tiona l Cha mpionships will fin alize the 24 a thletes to compete in the U.s. Olympic Festival.

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raveling to Liverpool, Team Atlanta competed with Great Britain, Norway and Sweden, finishing second in the team competition behind Great Britain's Olympic Team . Great Britain scored a 283.10 and the U.S.' s Team Atlanta scored 277.900 for second place. In the all-around, Neil Thomas from Great Britain won the gold medal with a score of 57.75 followed by his teammate James Maywith 56.75. The U.S.'s Dennis Harrison tied for the bronze with Sweden's Johan Jonasson with a score of 56.60. The U.S.' s Tom Meadows tied for fifth and J.D. Reive earned sixth place.

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Shannon' s Stats Height/Weight: 4' 7" & 71 Ibs. Birthdate: March 10, 1977 Birthplace: Rollo, Missouri Hometown: Edmond, Oklo . Coach: Steve Nunno, Peggy Liddick Club: Dynamo Gymnastics School: Edmond North H.S. Class: 10th Years in Gymnastics: 10 Favorite Event: Balance Beam Hobbies: sewing Best International Results: 1992 Olympic Games, Barcelona, Spain; 3rd-Team, 2nd-AA, 2nd-BB, 3rd-UB, 3rd-FX 1992 McDonald 's International Mixed Pairs, Tallahassee, Fla.; 1st-AA (with Scott Keswick) 1991 Arthur Gander Memorial, Montreux, Switzerland; 1st-AA & V & UB & BB & FX 1991 Swiss Cup, St. Gallen, Switzerland; 1st-AA (with Scott Keswick) 1991 World Championships, Indpls., Ind. ; 6th-AA, 2nd-Team, 2nd(t)-UB, 4th(t)-FX, 6th-V & BB 1990 Catania Cup, Italy; 1st-AA & V & BB & FX, 2nd-UB Best National Result: 1992 U.S. Olympic Trials, Balti more, Md.; 1st-AA

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CHRISTA D. WEISS

BRIAN CUBBAGE

Robards, Kentucky

Bel Air, Maryland

Christa, 8, completed the season in LevelS. She won first place in the all-around, beam and floor at the Midwest Championships in her age group. She also received "Highest Score" plaques for beam and floor out of all ages in LevelS. She trains at Henderson Gymnastics under head coach Tina Weiss.

Brian, coached by John Walstrum and Rick Chaney, competes for Harford Gymnastics Training Center in Joppa, Md. He is a twotime Maryland State AllAround Champion. This year Brian won Maryland Class III age 7-9 division, and also took first place on rings, vault, parallel bars, and high bar.

MELISSA ADORNO

Washington, Penn.

Sunrise, Florida

Roberta, 9, trains at Meadowlands Gymnastics Center. She competed this season as a Level 6 Gym Dandy. Roberta was the 1992 Western Pennsylvania Sectional Champion. At the 1992 Pennsylvania State Meet, she won a gold medal on the vault and bars, silver on floor, bronze on beam, and a gold in the all-around.

Melissa, 10, trains at American Twisters in Pompano Beach, Fla., and is coached by Tim Rand. She's been training in gymnastics three years. She competed as a LevelS in the Buckeye Classic placing first all-around with a score of 38.10. She also won gold on floor, silver on bars and bronze medals on beam and vault.

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liThe Warm Up" First in a series of lithographs by Award Winning Watercolorist

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