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MIHAl BAGIU

(above ) John Roethlisberger

1994 WINTER CUP

Mihai's impressive performance a t the 1994 Winter Cup Challenge earned him the bronze medal in the all-around.

The Winter Cu p Challenge selected the 1994 World Championships Team (Brisbane, Australia) and the 1994 Goodwill Games Team (St. Petersburg, Russia).

(rig ht) Bill Roth

(above) Dominique Dawes

REESE'S WORLD GYMNASTICS CUP

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EDITORIAL USA GYMNASTICS

Editor

Luan Peszek Designer

Julie T. Jones Men's Program Director

Ron Galimore Women's Program Director

Gymnastics

Kathy Kelly By Sandy Knapp USA Gymnastics Chair

Rhythmic Program Director

Nora Campbell Mitzel USA Gymnastics Board of Directors Chair: Sand y Kn app; President: TBD; Presid ent Emeritus: Mike Donahue; Amateur Ath letic Union: Stan A tkinson; American Sokol Organization: Jerry Mil an; American Trampoline & Tumbling Association: Wayne Downing; American Turners: Betty Heppner; Jewi sh Community Centers: Co urtney Shanken; Junior Boys Gymnas tics Coaches Association: Marc Ya ncey; National Association of Collegiate Gymnastics Coaches for Men: Abie Gross feld ; Nationa l Association of Collegiate Gymnastics Coaches for Women: Gail Da vis; Na ti onal Association for Girls and Women in Sport: Dr. Mimi Murra y; National Association of Women's Gymnastics Judges: Yvonne Hodge; National Collegiate Ath letic Associa tion: Jane Be tt s, Lou Burkel; National Federation of State High School Assoc iations: Susan True; National Gymnastics Judg es Association: Harry Bjerke; National High School Gymnastics Coaches Association:John Brink worth; Specia l Olympics, Inc.: Kate Faber-Hickie; U.S. Rhythmic Gymna stics Coaches Asso· ciation: Suzie DiTullio; U.S . Association of Ind ependent Gym Clubs: Lance Crowley; U.S. Elite Coaches Association for Men's Gymnastics: Pe ter Kormann; U.S. Elite Coaches Associa tion fo r Women's Gymnastics: To ny Gehman, Roe Kreutzer; U.S. Sports Acrobatics Federation: Bo nnie Da vidson; Young Men's Ch_ristian Association of th e USA: Ri ck Dodson; USA Gymna stics Nationa l Membership Directors: Men's: Jim Holt, Ray Gura; Women's: Jim Archer, Julia Thompson-Aretz; Rhythmic: Ali a Svirsky, Ute Alt·Carberry Ath lete Directors: Wendy Hilliard , chair; TBD, vice chair; Michelle Dusserre, sec; Tanya Service

Chaplin, Sheryl Dundas, Karyn Lyon Glover, Pe ter Vidmar, Conrad Voorsanger, Chris Waller; USOC Athlete's Adv isory Council: Kev in Davis.

USA Gymnastics Executive Committee Chair: Sand y Knapp; Secretary: Mike Milido ni s; Vice Chair Women: N an cy Ma rshall; Vice Chair Men: Tim Dagge tt; Vice Chair Rhythmic: Norma Za bka; FIG Women's Tech· nical Committee:Jacki e Fi e; FIG RhythmicTechnical Committee: Andrea Schmid-Shapiro; FIG Men's Technical Committee: Bill Roe tzheim; At Large Members: Jim Harhll1g, Joan Moore; Athlete Directors: Michell e Dusserre, Wend y Hilliard, Peter Vidmar; President Emeritus: Mike Donahue.

Associate Content Editors Sports Science Advisory Committee

As shoppers in today's marketplace, we are constantly seeing new products. I guess all those manufacturers think that we have lots of extra money to spend! (In my case, I know that's not true.) A lot of times these companies have developed a new product based on the success of a current product that they sell. This strategy is often called a "line or brand extension." Let me give you some actual examples of what I mean, and to make it even easier, I'll use examples from two of our sponsors. The backbone of Hershey Chocolate's product line is its simple Hershey Chocolate Bar. It is so popular that

William Sands, Ph.D., Chair, Sports Ad visory Committee Patty Hacker, PhD., Chair, Edu ca tion Sub·committee Stephen W. Whitlock, Liaiso n Un less ex press ly identified to the contrary, all articles, sta tements and views printed herein are a ttr ibuted solely to the author and the United States Gymnastics Fede ration ex presses no opinio n and assumes no respons ibility thereof.

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Hershey wanted to take that popularity and create a new product. They did this by creating the Cookies 'n Mint candy bar. Theysimply added cookies and mint flavoring to their existing chocolate bar to create a new product. The new product is even packaged similar to the first product, again to reinforce the closeness of the candy bar to the original one. Reebok has also recently extended a current p roduct line that they have. Most people are familiar with Shaquille G'Neal, or in Reebok terms, "Shaq." Centered around Shaq have been signature lines of clothing and footwear. At the recent Super Show in Atlanta, Reebok was showing off its new extension of Shaq called, "Shaq Daddy."

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•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• People taking recreational gymnastics probably outnumber those of you who have been in the sport long enough to have reached the right skill level to be able to compete in events. Obviously, we'd like all these young gymnasts to be aware of USA Gymnastics and the various services available to them, like our magazine that has important nutrition information, personality profiles on our National Team member, and coaching tips. We want these young gymnasts to be familiar with our nationally televised events like the McDonald's American Cup or the Coca-Cola National Championships. We simply want the base of gymnasts that we're reaching to grow to new heights.

•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Now here's the difference. Shaq is to portray the hard working basketball professional while Shaq Daddy will position the basketball star as an offcourt entertainer. The Shaq Daddy line will include sandals and casual wear versus basketball wear. The reason I'm telling you all of this is that USA Gymnastics is also introducing a new product and it is an extension of a current program which is also very successful. While USA Gymnastics has one of the largest athlete membership programs in Olympic sports, that membership is highly targeted toward competing athletes. As all of you know, one of the core benefits of our athlete membership is insurance so young gymnasts are covered when they compete in sanctioned events. As a result, there are many, many gymnasts who are just starting out in gymnastics taking lessons. Competition is not their focal point. In fact, the people taking recreational gymnastics probably outnumber those of you who have been in the sport long enough to have reached the right skill level to be able to compete in events. Obviously, we'd like all these young gymnasts to be aware of USA Gymnastics and the various services available to them, like our magazine tha t has important nutrition information, personality profiles on our National Team members and coaching tips. We want these young gymnasts to be familiar with our nationally televised events like the McDonald's American Cup or the Coca-Cola National Championships. We simply want the base of gymnasts that we're reaching to grow to new heights. MARCHI APRil 1994

I'd like to give you a little information about our new athlete membership. It's called Club Gymnastics, and 1991 World Champion Kim Zmeskal has agreed to serve as honorary captain of the Club Gymnastics team as we market and advertise this new membership program. We're introducing Club Gymnastics with a price of$19.96 (as in 1996, which is a year we're all looking forward to!) and for that membership fee a new member will receive a personalized membership card that's good for a 10% discount on Reebok/ USA Gymnastics merchandise, a Club Gymnastics t-shirt, a one-year subscription to USA Gymnastics magazine, and two issues of Club Gymnastics News . As well, Hilton Hotels is including a gift certificate for a free one night stay at one of their properties. We hope that we will be able to attract a lot of new members to this athlete program. We also hope that many of them will aspire to be competitive gymnasts and have the opportunity to be an athlete member of USA Gymnastics and participate in sanctioned competitions all across the country. But until they reach that level and are ready to make the commitment that you've made, we're trying to create an opportunity for them to have some of the same benefits that you enjoy from USA Gymnastics. I can only hope that our "brand extension" will be as successful as those of Hershey and Reebok that I mentioned above. Until the next issue, keep working hard and enjoy your gymnastics! All the best.

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Dear Mary Lou, I'm 15 years old and a sophomore in high school. I wan t to know how old is too old to do gymnastics? Jessica Mitchell Medfield, Massachllsetts

it. We've practiced fo r months now and we still can't do it. Can you give us some helpfu l hints? Brit/ally White Shelly Patersoll Napa , Califomia

Dear Jessica, It's never too late to start taking gymnastics lessons. It's a fun and wonderful sport for people of all ages. Kathy Johnson, 1984 Olympic Team Captain and silver medalist, started gymnastics at a iunior high program at age 12 ond didn't start USGF gymnastics until age 14. Kathy was one of the best gymnasts this country has ever produced. Don't wait, get started!

Dear Brittany and Shelly, Practice more!!! When I was training, that's all we did was press handstands. Believe me, I know they're not fun-but they're very important. Acontrolled handstand is performed on every gymnastics apparatus. The key is having a strong stomach and strong shoulders. The whole press handstand is performed from your center. When you raise your legs above your head, be sure to keep your shoulders strong and extended.

Dear Mary Lou, I' m a Level S gymnast and a student at Farming ton Junior High School. I am w riting to you for an assignment in my French class. Have you studied a foreign language and if so has it been helpful in your life? As a world -known gymnast, I've enjoyed reading books and articles about you, and I would imagine through all your travels it would be helpful to know several languages. Thanks! Sarah BlIrtenshaw Farming toll, Utah

Dear Sarah, I'm embarrassed to say that I don't speak any foreign languages. When we'd travel for international competitions, my teammates and I would pick up a few words from the language of that country. It most

Send your questions to: USA Gymnastics, Ask Mary Lou, Pan American Plaza, 201 S. Capitol Avenue, Suite 300, Indianapolis, IN 46225. definitely would have been very helpful to know the other country's language for communication. This Christmas, I bought myself some Spanish audio tapes and it is my New Year's Resolution to learn Spanish. Wish me luck! Dear Mary Lou, I was wondering if you ever got tired of training and just wanted to quit? If so, w hat made you not qu it? Sa reI! NOllri Sprillgfie/d, Virgillia

Dear Sareh, There were many times when I got dis-

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couraged with practice or went through a slump in my workouts and wanted to give if all up. If I felt like quitting, I would go home and sleep on if. The next day, things never seemed quite as bad. I think my love for gymnastics and my ultimate goal of someday competing at the Olympics kept me going. Don't give up! Stay in there Sareh! Dear Mary Lou, We're having a lot of trouble doing a press-handstand from a sitting position . We are Level 9 and have noticed that even the Level S kids are able to d o

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Dear Mary Lou, I'm a LevelS gymnast and I would like to know how I can forge t a bad score and go on to the next event without crying? Kirstell Greell Auburn, Georgia

Dear Kirsten, Have you heard the saying, "No use crying over spilled milk." There is no way you can change the score or ask the iudges if you can perform your routine again. It' s over and done with. Show everyone how mentally strong you are by going to your next event and doing a fantastic routine. Let them know that you can overcome this.

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Goodwill Games Team. Although Mihai is

1994 Winter Cup Challenge, Colorado Springs, Colo.; 3rd-AA 1993 U.S. Gymnastics Championships, Salt Lake City, Utah; 7th-AA 1993 XIX Trofeu International, Barcelona, Spain; 6th-AA, Sth(t)-FX, 2nd-PH, 7th-SR, 6th-V, Sth(t)-PB, 7th(t)-HB 1993 World University Games Trials, Colorado Springs, Colo.; 10th-AA 1993 Winter Cup Challenge, Colorodo Springs, Colo.; 13th-AA

been easy for him. He finished 34th all-

in the top of the pack now, it hasn't always around at the 1992 U.S. Championships and 24th at the 1992 Winter Nationals. Yet, slowly but surely, Mihai has vaulted into the top of the Senior National Team. Mihai attributes this recent su((ess to his coach Ed Burch. "Ed knows how to train his athletes for specific meets," said Mihai. Mihai has his sights set on the 1996 Olympics, but in the meantime, "I would like to remain among the top five gymnasts in the U.S. until the Olympics." Of course, Mihai's biggest fan, his wife Kris, will be cheering for him. The happy couple were married in September 1992. Kris is from L.A., and they've made their home in New Mexico.

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The Winter CUIJ ChaLLenge toolt IJlace in Colorado SIJrings, Colo., March 4-5, at the U.S. OLymlJic Training Center. John RoetbLisberger defended his national aLL-aroLUul title and won the Winter Cup ChaLLenge by a fuLL IJOint o\ler his closest COLUIJetitor, Scott Keswiclt. "O\leraLL the men loolt strong and wcLLIJrelmred," said interim Men's Program Director Bill Meade. "The (:ompulsories luuJe iIUIJrO\led a great deal from the 1993 CocaCola National Gyumastics ChaJl1lJiol1sbips and, from the lool[s of the comlJetition, the U.S. men halle a strong opporll.lllityto mO\le up in the ranks of world gynmastics." FoLLowing is a list of the l\IIen's Senior National TeaJl1, Senior Elite DellelolJIncnt Team ami Junior ELite National Team.

SENIOR NATIONAL TEAM Horse 9.250 9.350

Rings 9.400 9.600

Vault 9.500 9.000

P-Bars 9.150 9.200

H-Bar 9.350 8.800

9.000 8.550

8.550 9.300

9.400 9.800

9.650 9.550

9.100 9.050

9.100 9.100

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9.400 9.200

8.600 9.300

8.750 8.850

9.300 9.000

8.700 8.950

9.350 9.250

4. (hainey Umphrey UCLA

9.050 9.100

8.850 8.700

9.200 9.700

9.250 8.700

9.250 9.200

8.300 9.300

Blaine Wilson Ohio Slole

9.150 9.050

7.850 9.000

9.550 9.550

9.500 9.400

8.750 8.450

8.950 8.650

Drew Durbin Ohio Slole

9.300 8.650

8.300 9.350

8.900 9.000

9.450 8.800

8.850 8.650

8.350 8.900

Bill Roth Temple

9.450 9.350

8.450 8.350

8.700 8.550

9.300 9.450

8.250 9.200

8.700 8.700

Kip Simons Ohio Slale

9.500 9.150

7.750 8.400

9.550 9.650

9.650 8.550

8.300 8.300

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8.700 8.250

9.100 8.850

9.600 9.350

9.000 8.350

8.150 9.150

10. Steve McCain

9.400 9.100

9.150 8.350

8.900 7.300

9.350 9.400

8.750 8.700

8.500 8.850

11. Jair Lynch

9.400 9.000

8.150 9.100

8.450 7.500

9.550 9.250

8.300 9.400

8.450 8.850

12. Rob Kieffer

9.200 9.350

7.500 8.000

9.100 8.500

9.550 9.050

8.600 9.000

7.700 8.250

13. Bo Haun

9.100 8.500

8.550 9.000

9.200 7.650

9.100 8.850

7.750 9.000

8.500 8.150

14. Brian Yee

9.100 9.100

8.900 9.400

8.700 7.550

9.000 8.900

8.350 8.200

7.650 8.450

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8.400 8.450

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8.850 8.300

9.500 8.950

8.350 8.700

8.100 8.450

25. Jamie Ellis

9.300 8.300

7.400 7.650

8.650 7.950

9.250 8.200

8.150 8.300

7.150 7.900

26. Jay Thornton

9.100 9.400

6.150 8.350

7.500 7.850

9.700 8.900

8.100 7.850

6.750 8.450

27. Larr~ Johns

9.100 8.450

7.050 6.900

8.450 8.750

9.200 9.350

6.650 8.650

7.350 7.750

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JUNIOR ELITE NATIONAL TEAM 8.250 8.050

7.950 7.400

9.050 8.750

7.450 7.750

8.650 7.900

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7.450 8.450

8.350 8.400

6.400 6.400

9.000 8.200

7.450 8.350

8.250 9.000

Sean Juguilon Iowa

8.850 7.500

8.300 8.000

7.900 7.400

9.400 8.250

7.650 8.300

5.900 7.000

4. David Kruse

7.750 8.550

6.400 7.350

7.700 7.600

8.600 8.550

7.700 8.050

7.500 8.150

5. Mike Dulka

9.050 8.400

7.100 6.300

7.200 6.350

9.000 8.900

7.300 8.200

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Have you ever seen a gymnast dance into her mount on the uneven bars or a guy do his floor routine to music? Well, you would, had you been at the Baltimore Arena on January 23 at the Reese's World Gymnastics Cup. Or, y o u may have caught the action on ABC Wide W o rld of Sports January 29.

Floor Exercise

One of the most decorated fields of ~mnasts ever assemble gathered together in Baltimore, Md ., for this inaugural event. Prize mond: totaling $50,000 was istributed among the top competitors in each event and the all-around.

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Andreas Wecker Dmitri Bilozerchev Valentin Moguilni Vladimir Novikov Vladimir Gogoladze

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VVORlD GYMNASTICS CUP January 23, 1994 â&#x20AC;˘ Baltimore, Maryland

All of the participants had one thin~ in common ... he or she ad won a world or Olympic medal and had been invited to compete in the Reese's World Gymnastics Cup. The Reese's World Gymnastics Cup was an individual event and modified all-around competition using uneven bars, balance beam and floor exercise events for the women and floor exercise, pommel horse, still rings, fcarallel bars and high bar or the men. The event also used a unique scoring system developed specifically for this event. A gymnast could earn a total of 100 points on anyone event (30 points for difficulty/ combinations; 30 points for execution; 30 points for exercise presentation; 10 points of bonus points) ,

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Vladimir Novikov Vladimir Gogoladze Andreas Wecker Valentin Moguilni Dmitri 8ilozerchev

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97 94 91 90 B4

Pommel Horse

WOMEN

Above: Dominique Dawes displayed her worldÂˇclass beam routine. Below: Oksana Chusovitina enterta ined the crowd a nd won the a ll-around title.

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Valentin Moguilni Dmitri 8i1ozerchev Andreas Wecker Vladimir Novikov Sylvio Kroll Vladimir Gogolodze Trent Dimas

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Parallel Bars

Uneven Bars (ounlry

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Name

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l. 2. 3. 4. 5. 5. 7.

Dmitri 8i1ozerchev Andreas Wecker Vladimir Novikov Valentin Moguilni Vladimir Gogoladze Sylvio Kroll Trent Dimas

RUS GER KZK RUS GEO GER USA

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Sylvio Kroll Dmitri 8i1ozerchev Trent Dimas Andreas Wecker Valentin Moguilni Vladimir Novikov Vladimir Gogoladze

GER RUS USA GER RUS KZK GEO

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96 94 93 91 BB BB B5

Points

96 95 94 94 92 91 B9

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Total Prize Money Earned Andreas Wecker Dmitri Bilozerchev Oksana Ch viliAa

W H AT ARE THEY DOING NOW? Andreas Wecker "I' m engaged to be married

' Money dedine~ due to NCAA Guidelines on eligibility

to a figure skater this summer. We live just outside Berlin , Germany. I'm planning to compete in the 1994 World Championships in Brisbane, Australia . My profession is being in the army. I like to snow ski and would like to go on a holiday to Aspen! "

Trent Dimas " I plan to train parttime at Gold Cup Gymnastics in Albuquerque, N.M., with Ed Burch . I'm also planning to work with the Atlanta Committee for the Olympic Games doing motivational speaking for kids-right now we're working out the details of the arrangement. I have about two years of college left and I definitely plan to finish . I would like to compete in competitions here and there because after taking time off from gymnastics my fire has been rekindled . Gymnastics is fun again. The 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games are a p-ossibility burl want to take it slow. "

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"I prepare athletes, not as a coach, but more as a promoter. I set up competitions for athletes . I have a wife, Svetlana, and a five-year-old son named Sasha . (Svetlana is a former Soviet figure skater.) We live in Russia now, but we' re planning to move to Texas in March to open a gym . I still plan to do gymnastics and compete in events such as this II one.

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Gut 5 U "I just graduated from high school and I'm thinking of going to college and being a coach . I would like to go to school in Odessa but there are more opportunities for me in Kiev. I have a boyfriend . I like doing exhibitions and wearing costumes. I took time off from gymnastics and now it's much harder to get back into it."

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Betty Okino "I'm a senior in high school and plan to go to college in the fall. Kim Zmeskal and 1would like to go to the same college and room together. We won 't be doing gymnastics in college because we' re ineligible to compete in the NCAA program . (They both accepted money while competing in gymnastics and that makes them ineligible for NCAA competition.) 1would like to be a gymnastics commentator when 1graduate. Although 1was injured and couldn' t compete in d Gymnastics pete in

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CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA The USA athletes competing at the Junior Pacific Alliance included: Dynamo Gymnastics' Jennie Thompson, Tanya Maiers and Soni Meduna and American Twisters' Susie Kinkaid. The USA team earned the silver medal with a 113.025 behind China with a 115.300. Thompson won third all-around and took first on beam and floor. Maiers earned second on beam with a 9.362. Meduna earned third on bars with a 9.487. Kinkaid placed third on vault with a 9.318 and sixth on floor with a 9.262. TEAM 1. China 2. United States 3. Australia

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Kellee Davis from American Twisters in Pompano Beach, Fla., and Mihai Bagiu from Gold Cup Gymnastics in Albuquerque, N .M,. traveled to Barcelona, Spain, for the Joaquim Blume Memorial Competition-their first international competition. Included in the USA delegation were coaches Tim Rand and Ed Burch, as well as judges Ken Allen and Connie Maloney. Davis hit all four events to earn fifth all-around. Bagiu took second on pommel horse with a 9.15 and finished sixth allaround. RESULTS: Women I. EI.dieLu55" 2. ElenaPi,kun 3. (laudi.RulOn 4. lvell.n. (harkin. 5. Kell .. Oavi, 6. Ludmill. Prince Men I. Vil.ly I,herb. 2. Alexei lIemav 3. RuggeroRossDlo 4. NicuSlroio

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of my classmates ;oke about my height but they don't do it 10 insult me. As long as you keep your chin up and have confidence in yourself, people won't look down at you.

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Dahlia Falk Glel/coe, Illinois

Dear Dahlia, The future of USA Gymnastics looks very bright. Our Junior National Champion, Jennie Thompson, has displayed her talent tremendously well. Many of the Junior Team members have already won international medals. My closest friends

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throughout my career have been Betty Okino, Erica Stokes, Amy Scherr, Hilary Grivich, Kelly Pitzen and Kerri Strug. We still try to stay in touch as much as possible. My friendships with these girls will always be special to me because of all that we've been through together. Dear Kin1, When I was watching the Olympics, the announcer said that Betty Okino knew Romanian and when the U.s. competed against the Romanians, she would tell your team what they said . Is this true?

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Casey Tid1l1an Pinckney, Michigan

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Atlanta International Rhythmic Gymnastics Center was host to the Russian National Rhythmic team over the winter holidays. The Russian delegation included the 1993 World Bronze medalist, Amina Zaripova, the 1993 European Jr. Silver medalist, Yana Batirshina, and the 14-year-old rising star Anna Sokolova. The Atlanta girls, coached by Marina Davidovich, were happy to experience the training regime that has turned out world champions!

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After a long illness, Bud Wilkinson died Wednesday, February 9, at age 77. Wilkinson served as the president of the United States Gymnastics Federation in the early 80' s. Wilkinsort has been the Ptesideht Etn路 eritus sirtce 1984.

"Bud became presid ent of the federation d uring a very trying tU)1e/' said USA Gynmastics Controller John Hewett. "He helped guide the Board of Directors down the path to success that was achieved in 1984 and has been mainta;ned since that time." Wilkinson won three national cham pionships at OklalioriJa and led the Sooners fo an NCAA-record 47 straight victories. He was a member of the Na tional Football Coaches Hall of Fame. He later served as an ana lyst for ABC and ESPN.

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Dominique Dawes is getting lots of ink these days ... Harper's Bazaar magazine flew her to New York on January 31 for a photo shoot and she'll be featured in the March or April issue ... People magazine has selected Dominique as a nominee for the "50 Most Beautiful People in America." If selected for this section, Dominique will appear in an upcoming issue of People ... Mirabella magazine recently requested biographical information and photos on Dominique, so watch this national publication as well.

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IS ONLINE! The newes t computer service is devoted entirely to gymnastics and is operated by USA Gymnastics . USA Gymnastics Online! , a custom service of Delphi, is growing in membership every day as people all across the country who have computers with modems sign up to join in the online fun. There are conferences, libraries of files you can download, articles you can read, and you can send electronic mail direct to USA Gymnastics plus much more. Delphi & USA Gymnastics Online! are part of the worldwide data highway called the Internet, so if you have an Internet account you

can send electronic mail to us at USGF@delphi.com. Already more than 1,000 people have accessed the system since it began operation January 10, 1994. People who ha ve joined come from all parts of the gymnastics community: coaches, judges, state and regional chairmen, gymnasts, even fans of our sport. If you have not joined and you have a computer with a modem, use it to dial 1-800365-4636. Once connected, press <RETURN> three or four times and at the USERNAME prompt type JOINDELPHI and at the PASSWORD prompt type GYMNASTICS. Then just follow the menu to join USA Gymnastics Online!

Men's Senior Nationa l Team answers: 1. John Roeth lisberger, 2. Scott Keswick, 3 . Miha i Bagiu, 4. Cha iney Umphrey, 5. Blaine Wi lson, 6. Drew Durbin, 7. Bill Roth, 8 . Kip Simons, 9. Jeff Lutz, 10. Steve McCa in, 11. Jair Lynch, 12. Robbie Keiffer, 13. Bo Haun, 14. Brian Yee USA GYMNAsrrc:s

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MILLER! SULLIVAN AWARD NOMINEE Shannon Miller is one of 10 nominees for the 1993 Sullivan Award, an honor presented annually by the Amateur Athletic Union to the ou tstanding ama teur athlete in the U ni ted States based on the qualities of leadership, character, sportsmanship and the ideals of amateurism. Other nominees include: football player Charlie Ward, basketball player Bobby Hurley, wrestler Bruce Baumgartner, sprinter /hurdler Gail Devers, figure skater Brian Boitano, speedskater Dan Jansen, decathlete Dan O'Brien, basketball player Sheryl Swoopes, and swimmer Jenny Thompson. The AAU Sullivan Award, considered the "Oscar" of sports awards, was established in 1930 in honor of James E. Sullivan, a founder and past president of the AAU. The Award will be presented in Indianapolis, Ind., at a dinner honoring the finalists on Monday, March 14.

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