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VISA AMERICAN CUP Athletes from 23 countries took center stage at the 24th annual Visa American Cup held March 4-7 at the Bayfront Center Arena in st. Petersburg, Fla. On the men's side Blaine Wilson earned his third consecutive Visa American Cup title and on the women's side Jennie Thompson won her first!

USA Gymnastics Board of Directors Chair: Sandy Knopp; President: Roberl V. (olarossi; President Emeritus: Mike Donohue; Constituent Members: Amateur Athletic Union: Mike Slonner; American Sokol Organization: Jerry Milan; American Turners: BeNy Heppner; [allege Gymnastics Association-M: Roy Johnson; National Association of [ollegiate Gymnastics [oaches for Women: Gail Davis; Notional Association for Girls and Women in Sport: Marilyn Strawbridge; Notional Association of Womens Gymnastics Judges: Yvonne Hodge; National [ollegiate Athletic Association: (arolyn lewis, Tom Dunn; Nationaf Federation of State High School Associations: Susan True; National Gymnastics Judges Association:John Scheer; National High School Gymnastics [oaches Association: John Brinkworth; U.S. Association of Independent Gym [/ubs: lance (rowley; U.S. flite [oaches Association for Men's Gymnastics: fred TuroH; U.s. flite [oaches Association for Womens Gymnastics: Gary Anderson, Roe Kreutzer; U.S. Men s Gymnastics [oaches Association:Marc Yancey; U.S. Rhythmic Gymnastics [oaches Association: Suzie DiTullio; Young Men 's [hristian Association of the USA: TBA; USA Gymnastics National Membership Directors: Men's: Roy Guro, Jim Holt; Rhythmic: Tomaro Gerlock, Alia Svirsky; Women's: Undo (hencinski, David Holcomb; Athlete Directors: (hris Woller, chair; Vanessa Vander Pluym, vice choir and sec; Mihoi Bagiu, Amanda Borden, Tanya Service (hoplin, Joir lynch, Wendy Hilliard, Kim Zmeskol, Michelle Dusserre-farrell, USO( athlele represenlolrve; Associate Members: Jewish [ommunity (enters: lori Kalz; Special Olympics, Inc.: Kale fober·Hickie; USA Trampoline & Tumbling: Wayne Downing; U.s. [ompetitive Sports Aerobics Federation: Howard Schwartz; U.S. Sports Acrobatics Federation: Bonnie Davidson.

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INTERNATIONAL 3-0N-3 CHAMPIONSHIPS The 1999 International 3-on-3 Gymnastics Championships took place on March 7, the final day of the Visa American Cup in St. Petersburg, Fla. The mixed trio of USA's Jessica Howard and Ukraine's Alexander Beresch and Viktoria Karpenko won the event after two rounds of competition.

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The Pontiac International Team Championships, a competition between the USA, Romania, China and Australia, took place March 26-27 in Richmond, Va. The future looks bright for the USA. Check out the story to learn all the details!

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HARRIS AND LENTZ WIN GOLD AT WORLD CUP FINAL

USA athletes won gold medals in the men's and women's power tumbling competition at the FIG Trampoline and Tumbling World Cup Final . Rayshine Harris from Newark, N.]., and Amanda Lentz from Seminole, Texas, won tl1eir respective divisions at the final event of the 1998-1999 World Cup Series in Tavira, Portugal.

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www.uso-gymnostics.org We will post information as it becomes available as well as provide another update in the next issue of USA Gymnastics magazine. With o ut standing performances at the

Visa American Cup, Intemational 3-on-3 Championships, and the Pontiac International Team Championships , USA Gymnastics is poised for success. Blaine Wilson won his third consecutive Visa American Cup title and Jennie Thompson emerged as champion on the women's side with high level and consistent performances. A t the International 3-on-3 Championships, Jessica Howard partnered with the team from Ukraine to capture the overall team title. The junior men, junior women, and the senior men won their respective competitions at the Pontiac International Team Championships, while the senior women's team finished a close second to a very strong Romanian Team. I recently attended the FIG World

Cup Trampoline and Tumbling Final in Tavira, Portugal. It was with great pride that I watched Rayshine Harris and Amanda Lentz win the men's and women's gold m edals in tumbling. USA

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Gymnastics Championships takes place in Augus t, the World Championships Trials occur in September and finall y the World Championships are scheduled for October. There are a number of exciting

opportunities for gymnastics on the horizon with our new relationships with adidas, Texaco and Aussie Haircare as well as our plans for National Gymnastics Day. Our three core obiedives: 1) build the base, 2)promore the sport and 3) achieve competifive success are always in the forefront of our activities here at USA Gymnastics. We'll continue to update you on our progress. GYMNASrlCS

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ith the World Championships Just a few months away, the USA men are moving up in the world of international gymnastics and gaining respect a ong the way! The strong U.S. mens team uccessfully defended its title over China and Romania. Although the team was happy with the win, the gymnasts and coaches were not completely satisfied with all of the individual performances. Jason Gatson had the highest all-around finish with a score of 55.85 but said, "I was a little shaky on eve~hing today. I don't know what happened." Coach Ron Brant said, "It was a real team effort. When one gymnast had a rough event the others would pick up the slack. We're trying to gear up for the World ChampionshipS." Blaine Wilson, who only competed five of the six events, said, 'The meet went as well as it could for this time of year. We shouldn't be at I 00% right now but we will be at the World Championships in the fall." Members of the USA Team included: Gatson, Wilson, and Chris Young from the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo.; Yewki Tomita from GymnastiCS World in Tucson, Ariz.; Sean Townsend from Texas Sports Ranch in Houston, Texas; and Trent Wells from Univ. of California-Berkeley. Young got the team off to a great start o~ pommel horse scoring a 9.55 . Wilson and Tomita followed with scores of 9.55 and 9.525, respectively. After round one, a point separated each of the three teams with the USA in first 137.575), Romania in second 136.55) and a young team from China in third (36.50). The USA gymnasts started off slow on rings, their second event. but finished strong with Gatson and Wilson scoring 9.25 and 9.70, respectively. The ran kings remained unchanged wjth USA leading the pack and Romania and China close behind. During round three, Townsends 9.20 on floor got the team off to a great start and the scores remained high. Young scored 9.475, Tomita 9.350, Wilson 9.575 and Gatson topped it off with a 9.725! Meanwhile the Romanians were on rings and China was on pommel horse. USA widened its margin with a score of 112.20 to Chinas 109.375. Romania scored a 108.650. The USA hit four out of five routines on high bar with Wells scoring a 9.45 and tying Romanias Vasile (joana for the top score on this event Young also did well on high bar, scoring a 9.35, complete with his two full twisting Tkatchevs. USA held nearly a three point lead over China and a four point lead over Romania.

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How to get the best of fear when you feel like it's geHing the "est of you. It's happened to all of us at one time or another. There you are, standing on the beam, ready to throw a series, when it hits you; paralyzing fear. Your hands start sweating, your heart racing, and you think,

"I JUST CAN'T GO!" Gymnastics can be a scary sport. Learning to deal with fear and push yourself through it is a very important skill to learn if you are going to reach your goals.

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Out of control thinking leads to out of control gymnastics. That is very important for you to knOw. Once you know this you'll discover the key to fighting fear and inconsistency. That key is getting your thinking disciplined and in control. One way to do this is Mental Choreography.

WHERE DOES FEAR COME FROM? That's a good question. Fear can come from many sources. Sometimes it comes from watching a fall and being afraid you're going to do the same thing. Sometimes it comes from a fall you have taken or an injury that was scary and painful. Fear can also come from the wipeouts we create in our minds! Fear can be very sneaky. It can rear its head when we are burned out, feel too much pressure, or want to try other sports besides gymnastics. No matter what the source of fear, what results are negative thoughts. Most often when you are afraid, you begin this tirade of negative thoughts. You may say to yourself things like, 'Tm going to fall," "I can't do this," and 'Tm going to peel off the bar and go flying into the wall!" Of course, when you say these things to yourself over and over, you feel very afraid. So afraid in fact, that you feel you can't push through it. These negative thoughts are like a run away train. They feel out of your control. But actually they aren't, because you control the thoughts in your head! When your thinking is negative and out of control, the result is fear, stress, balking, and tears.

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WHAT IS MENTAL CHOREOGRAPHY? It is just as important to choreograph thoughts as it is to choreograph a floor or beam routine. Do you go out on the floor without your floor routine being choreographed? No. Do you go out and compete beam without a beam routine? No. But most gymnasts have no idea what they should be thinking when they are working out or competing. That's why we do mental choreography. Mental Choreography is cue words you create and say in your mind during routines, skills, while waiting for your turn, and in competition. Mental choreography will keep your mind focused, so that no negative thoughts can enter. Remember, diSCiplined thoughts increase consistency, and concentration . Loose, out of control thinking leads to loose, fearful, out of control performance. Constructing positive, mental choreography is the first step in fighting negative thinking!

THERE ARE THREE TYPES OF THOUGHTS THAT YOU WANT TO USE IN MENTAL CHOREOGRAPHY. They are: • Mechanical Statements: Statements reminding the gymnast of a physical or mechanical technique (Le. "lift then twist," "higher arms," and "breathe"). • Energy Statements: Statements that evoke an emotional response (i.e. "GO," "Push here," and "Relax"). • Self-esteem Statements: Statements that encourage self-confidence (i.e. "1 can do it," "I've done it before," and "Be the best I can be").

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Fear cannot get in your way if your thinking is strong and disciplined. Creating strong mental choreography will help you get the best of fear before fear gets the best of you! Use these statements to choreograph your routines and individual tricks as well. It is important to keep your thoughts focused all the time. Use mental choreography on dance, easy skills, as well as the skills that cause you fear. When your mind is focused, your body will do exactly what you have trained it to do.

HOW TO CREATE MENTAL CHOREOGRAPHY. Putting together your mental choreography is easy. First write out all of your routines. Then write the thoughts you will be thinking during each of your skills. The following is an example of beam mental choreography, beginning while the gymnast is waiting for the judge to raise his/her hand.

EXAMPLE: Beam Choreography BEFORE JUDGE RAISES HAND: While I'm waiting I will do some series timers and visualize my routine. I will think: "Shake it out," "I can do it," Deep breaths, "stay tight." BEFORE MOUNT: Breathe, " I can do it," "over the top," "square." ROUTINE: Mount (think "square") Dance (think "breathe") Gym Acro (think "connect it") Flight Series (think " J can do it) Dance (think "relax") Straddle Down (think "tight toes")

Leap Series (think "straight legs, don't rush")

Back handspring (think "sharp arms")

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Tum (think "smooth") Jumps (think "square hips") Dismount (think "go hard, arms up, stick") Remember to do your mental choreography ALL THE TIME! Do it in your head as you visualize your routines before bed . This trains your body to do the skill perfectly every time you say your words. If you are having trouble with a skill, do some extra drills, or do beam skills on the floor with your mental choreography. This will help your body do the skill automatically whenever you say your words. Fear cannot get in your way if your thinking is strong and disciplined. Creating strong mental choreography will help you get the best of fear before fear gets the best of you! USA

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Get gymnasts excited about the day to day process of excellence, not just the end result. You are wrong. There is such a word as can't." Okay wise guy, so now I have to admit there is such a word as can't. Now when my gymnasts come to me saying "I can't do a giant." I simply ask them to complete the sentence. In other words I want to hear, "I can't do a giant ... YET!" I can't do a giant, means I can't be bothered to learn. I can't do a giant yet, means, I will be doing a giant in a year, I just can't do it right now. Winners will then ask the key question that true winners ask themselves all the time. "Why can't I do this right now?" At this point there is a split between your winners and your wruners. The winners will create a long list of things they must do to learn the skill they want. "I must learn to cast to handstand correctly. I must develop an efficient tap swing through the bottom. I must form a tight kick over the bar." Your wruners, on the other hand, will get busy creating a long list of excuses to justify their self-doubt. ''I'm a lousy caster. I can't tap swing. I get scared when I'm upside-down." In other words your winners are forming a plan of action while the whiners are driving their roots of mediocrity deeper and deeper. The big difference between the i CQN'TS and the i CaN'T VeTs is one of selfimage. The i CaN'Ts are stuck in the present. They feel they are not good enough. They see themselves as a lousy gymnast who can't do a giant. The i CaN'T VeTs have a vision. They know they are improving. They see themselves as a gymnast learning how to do giants. The I can'ts are motivated into action by a desire to achieve their vision.

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~ have to do conditioning, or do they want to do conditioning? I guarantee you this, if your gymnasts are doing conditioning because they have to, they are wasting their time. They are reluctantly struggling through it to avoid getting you, the coach, upset. Their time would be better spent doing homework. However, if they are doing conditioning because they want to, they have made the connection between conditioning and their dreams; between price and payoff. They can still hate conditioning if they so choose, but they do it willingly and effectively because it will move them faster towards their dreams.

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color photographs of every graduated senior that ever came through your program hanging where your team can see them every day? Good! Big color posters of Olympians make nice decorations but they do little to inspire 99% of your gymnasts. In fact, they leave most gymnasts with a feeling of "What's the point, I'll never be that good." They need heroes they can relate to. Someone they can look to and say "If thetJ can do it so can I. "

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Tara, 9, is training tocompete as a Level 7 gymnast. She competed as a Level 5 this post year and won the North Carolina State Championships with a score of 36.775. Just two months later, Tara competed as a Level 6 at the Magical Classic held in Orlando and scored a 36.00. Tara trains at Southeastern Gymnastic Centre in Monroe and is coached by Luidmilla Shobe and Elona Bodrikova.

HOUSTON, TEXAS RoseAnn, 12, trains with her coaches Dave and Jonnie Niemand ~"IIII"11 at Niemond Gymnastics in Houston, Texas. RoseAnn began gymnastics ', .__11 just over two years ago and is now • a Level 8. Her favorite events are floor and vault and she scored a 9.125 and 8.625 on these events at her lost competition. She continues to be on the honor roll at school and is serving on the board of student council. She has :~~~~~~~~~ accomplished a great deal in a very short time!

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Cameron, 10, has been competing for the lost year and a half. He won second on floor and fihh all·around with a 53.55 at the State Championships lost year and advanced to Region VII Championships. This year as a Closs V Cameron works out four days a week for 12-14 hours. He is coached by Macey Watson and Alan Banks. He aHends Wrightstown Elementary School and is on honor roll student.

EAST WINDSOR, NJ Cori, 8, is a Level 5 gymnast at Arena Gymnastics in Princeton and is coached by Magda and Valdi Kolasa. At the 1999 ParkeHes Invitational, Cori placed first on bars (9.45), second on beam (9.175), first on floor (9.55), first on vault (9.20) and first all-around (37.375). This was Cori's fourth all-around title in six meets ending her Level 5 season.

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WESTBORO, MASSACHUSmS Hilary, 9, is a Level 7 gymnast at Moss Gymnastic Center where she's coached by Jen Volpe and Kristin Freudlich. Hilary earned first all-around at the Boy State Classic, where she finished first on floor with a 9.5, first on bars with a 9.7, and second on vault with a 9.275. Her all-around score of 37.525 also earned her the Mayor's Cup for the highest allaround in the whale meet.

SAN RAFAEL, CALIFORNIA Jacquelyn, 12, troins in rhythmic gymnastics ot Marin Elite. She's coached by former rhythmic national team member Brooke Bushnell. Jacquelyn scored a 33.107 at the 1999 Rhythmic Challenge and finished sixth allaround in the Junior Division, just missing a spot on the Junior National Team.

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FRAZZINI BOARDMAN, OHIO Ashlee, 8, is a Level 6 gymnast at Youngstown Gymnastic Center. She's caached by Down Shaffer and Stacey Thompson. She won the all-around and the beam title at the North Ohio State Championships and placed second on vault and third on floor. She's looking forward to a new season in Level 7.

RAINBOW GYMNASTICS ACADEMY AIEA, HAWAII Rainbow's Gymnastics Academy girls wark and practice hard. Our coaches work very hard to teach us the things we need to know! This picture is token at the Honolulu Country Club House, where we have our Annual Banquet to honor the team. We love to always have fun when we do gymnastics!

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MEN EVENT FINALS 16.125 16.400 16.071 11.700 11.471 15.410 11m 15.075 11.071 14.100 14.321 14.021 12.110 12.400 12.400 11.110 48.121 48.471 36.225

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FLOOR I. Jason Golson 2. Jordan Jovkt,hev 3. Chris Young 3. Blain. Wilson 3. Dzmitr~ Kas~iarovi,h 6. Alexei Bondarenko POMMEL HORSE I. Jordan Jovktchev 2. AI.xei Bondarenko 3. Jason Golson 3. Zhang Jingiin I. Eric lo~ez 6. Chris Young 6. Trenl W.lIs STILL RINGS I. Szilvester Csollan~ 2. Blaine Wilson 3. Jordon Jovktchev 4. Eri, lo~ez 5. Jesus Carballo Jr. I. Alexei Bondorenko VAU LT I. Vasile Cioana 2. Alexander 8eresch 3. Jason Golson 4. Dzmitr~ Kos~iarovich 5. Blain. Wilson I. Jordan Jovktchev PARALLEL BARS I. Alexei Bondarenko 2. Dzmitr~ Kos~iorovich 3. Jesus Corballo Jr. 3. Yann Cu,herat 5. Eri, lo~ez 6. Jordon Jovktchev HORIZONTAL BAR 1. Jesus Corballo Jr. 1. Alexander 8eresch 3. Eric lo~ez 4. Yann Cucherot 5. Jason Golson 5. Dzmitr~ Kas~iarovich I. ZhongJingiin

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EVENT FINALS 37.861 37.842 37.786 37.774 37.767 36.680 36.448 35.330

VAULT I. Van.ssa Aller 2. Melinda Cleland 3. Viktorio Kor~enko 4. Jenni. Thom~son 5. Elena Produnovo 6. Jami. Danlzscher UNEVEN BARS I. Jenni. Thom~son 2. Viktorio Kor~enko 3. Morgan White 4. Adriono Crisci 5. J.an.lI. Anlolin 6. Rebero Toledano BALANCE BEAM I. Van.ssa Aller 2. Xuon Uu 2. Elena Produnova 4. Melinda Cleland 5. Adriono Crisci 6. AI~ssa Beckerman FLOOR EXERCISE I. Vanessa Aller 2. Viktorio Kor~enko 3. Adriano Crisci 4. AI~ssa Beckerman 5. Morgan Whil. 6. Jeanelle Anlolin

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very excited and blessed to even be here. I was paired with incredible gymnasts that I 've watched on TV!" Beresch and Karpenko agreed that they were very happy to have won and they were glad to have been combined with Jessica. Beresch said he was most pleased with his high bar routine and Karpenko said that she was most pleased with her uneven bars routine. The winning trio just squeaked by the United States team made up of Tatiana Brikulskaya, Blaine Wilson and Jennie Thompson. The trio of Spain, comprised of Almudeno Cid, Jesus Carballo Jr., and Rebeca Toledano, took third. The second trio from the United States including Natalie Lacuesta, Jason Gatson and Jea nette Antolin, finished In fourth place.

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EXECUTION OF THE FRONT UPRISE: 1. Bail to upper arm position (figure 5): In the back swing, emphasize a tight and slightly hollow position on the bail to upperarm position . The arms should ideally be open, with an arm bend of less than 90° when the arms contact the rails. Important note: Young gymnasts may need to begin with a more closed arm position showing an arm bend of 90° or more in the upper arm support position . The distance between the shoulders and hands should be increased as the gymnast's strength and experience dictate. Also, a natural arching in the upper back will occur in the bail as the gymnast moves to the upper arm position . This arch is both natural and important to the skill, however, the emphasis to the athlete should be on executing a tight and slightly hollow bail. 2. Contact with the bars: (figure 6) As the gymnast contacts the bars with his arms, the emphasis should be on maintaining good pressure against the bar with the arms and on beginning the kick through . The kick should not come from the hips, but rather use the entire body moving from the natural arch position to a hollow position. Body tightness is essential. 3. Acceleration phase: (figure 7) During th is portion of the front uprise it is important to emphasize pressure on the bars by "pulling" the bars while maintaining the arm angle. This can best be described to the gymnast as pulling the bars so as to move the shoulders over the hands without letting the shoulders get any closer to the hands . The kicking action should be directed forward toward the end of the -bars with an open hip angle as opposed to kicking up and allowing the hip angle to close. 4 . Completion of the skill: (figure 8) The front uprise should end in an good front support swing position. Finishing the skill in a extended position and not a closed or Manna position should be emphasized .

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'This is my first international competition," said Chunyue. "It was good because now I know where I stand." Chunyue told the media that she is currently ranked seventh in China and would like to make the 2000 Olympic Team. USA Team Coach Kelli Hill said, "I'm extremely proud of our team. They hit 20 for 20 routines and we didn't have to count a fall. You can't ask more than that. I think if you give us time, Romania is beatable. We sure had our ups and downs coming into this event but when the time came the gymnasts came through!" Romanian Coach Octavian Belu seemed happy with his teams performance. When asked if this was the Romanian team for the World Championships, he said, 'There will be 12 or 13 girls who will compete for a spot on the World Championships team. He sited Amanar as the leader of the group and said he wanted to keep her in front of the competition. Belu said that Romania will try to mix the seniors with the juniors to form the 2000 Olympic Games team.

he USA Junior Mens team successfully defended its t i tle with a score of 213.500 over Chinas 212.625 and Romanias 196075. Coach Stacey Maloney said, 'The USA guys did a great job. They worked together from the time they were selected at the training camp until the last dismount. I feel their improved start values and sheer determination were the factors that helped them win the title." The USA Junior Mens team included: Michael Ashe (Atlanta School of Gymnastics), Shannon Carrion (Gym Force), Morgan and Paul Hamm (Swiss Turners), Brett McClure (U.S. Olympic Training Center) and Jock Stevens (Bart Conner Gymnastics Center). The USA started off the comp etition on rings, hitting five for five routines. Ashe won the event with a score of 8.60 followed by Carrion and Paul Hamm, who tied for second with an 8.55. Unfortunately. rings was a low-scoring event so the USA trailed China and Romania after the first round of competition. Mer round two, floor, the USA climbed to second. The Hamm brothers, Stevens, and McClure dominated the event scoring 9.25 to 9.40 and earning the top four scores on this event. However, China maintained the lead over the USA 73 .550 to 71.250. Ashes 9.50 and Paul Hamms 9.40 on pommel horse helped the USA jump into the lead with a ) 07 .35 . China fell to second with a 106.750 and Romania third with a 98 .650. On vault USA maintained its lead over China and Romania. McClure scored a team high 9.25 on this event followed by Morgan Hamms 9.15 and Ashes 9.00. Paul Hamm led the team on parallel bars, round five, scoring a 9. 15. The USA showed consistency on this event and pulled further ahead of China, ) 79.000 to ) 75.650. USA moved to high bar, the last event. Ashe scored a 905, the top score on this event. McClure trailed Ashe with an 8.750. Paul Hamm scored an 8.35, the fourth best score on this event. However, China closed the gap on vault scoring a team total of 37.600. Although China made a gallant effort to earn the team title, they lost to the USA 2) 3.500 to 2) 2.625 . Paul Hamm had the top all-around score in the competition with a 53 .750. He said, 'We struggled through a few sets but I'm happy we won the title." Twin brother Morgan said, "This was my first international competition and I'm really glad we stuck together as a team. It was a great experience." McClure said, "Our motto was never give up. We learned that from the senior guys and we never gave up, we just kept going." continued on page 44

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