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Think Snow: u.S. Ski Team invites gymnasts to come fly away The USA Gymnastics Slogan "Begin Here. Go Anywhere" is very appropriate considering that the aerialists on the u.s. Ski Team have grown from five to more than 15 and they're almost all former gymnasts.

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Looking for a Place to Train to Become an Olympian?

The OTe is an option!

The U.S. OlympiC Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo., is home to a men's gymnastics training center and resident program. Its goal is to achieve international success in our sport.

We talked to some of the gymnasts involved with the program. Read what they have to say!

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T& T Winter Classic Nearly 300 athletes from 67 clubs, representing 27 states and Canada, competed at the 2005 Winter Classic, March 3-6, in Fort Smith, Arkansas. Read all the results of Trampoline, Synchro, Tumbling and Double Mini competition.

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USA GYMNASTICS EXECUTIVE COMMlnEE CHAIR: Ron froehlilh; PRESIDEIIT: Steve Penny; VICE CHAIR WOMEII: Tom KolI; VICE CHAIR MEII: Yoi!hi Tomita; VICE CHAIR RHYTHMIC: Andrea S!hmid, VICE CHAIR TRAMPO· UlIE: Paul Polillo; VICE CHAIR ACRO·GYMIlASTlCS: Tanya Case; SECRETARY: GOIy And",on; TREASURER: Bob Wood; fiG REPS: Bob ColorOl,i (E""utive CommiHeel. Ron froe· hli!h (AuditOl) and Tanya Case (Spo~, Alia T"hnilol Com· miHee). AT lARGE MEMBERS: Steve BUtlhel, Paul Spodoro; ATHLETE DIRECTORS: LOIi,1O fontaine, John Roethlilbelgel, Vanes" Vander ~uym, Kod Hegel; USOC ATHLETE DIRECTOR: Lmis.soFonloine.

USA GYMNASTICS BOARD OF DIRECTORS CHAIR: Ron froehlilh; PRESIDEIIT: Steve Penny; PRESIDElIl EMERITUS: Sandy Knopp, Mike Donohue; TREASURER: Bob Wood; SECRETARY: Gory AndeilOn; VICE CHAIR WOMElI: Tom KolI; VICE CHAIR MElI: Yoi!hi Tomita; VICE CHAIR RHYTHMIC: Andrea Slhmid, VICE CHAIR TRAMPOLINE: Paul POIillo; VICE CHAIR ACRO·GYMIIASTICS: Tanya Case; PUBLIC SECTOR: Bill Hybl, Bob Wood; AMATEUR ATHLETIC UNIDII: Ron feni,; AMERICAIl SOKOL ORGAlillATlOII: JellY Mi)an; AMERICAN TURIIERS: Beny Heppnel; COLLEGE GYMIIASTICS ASSOCIATl OII·MEN: flond, Allen; NATlOIIAL ASSOCIATlOIl Of COLLEGIATE COACHES·WOMEN: MOik Cook; NATlOIiAL ASSOCIATlOIl fOR GIRLS AlID WOMEN IN SPORT: MOIi)yn Sflowblidge; NATIOIIAL ASSOCIATlOIl Of WOMEN'S GYM· IIASTICS JUDGES: COioie Ide; IIATIOIIAL COLLEGIATE ATH· LETIC ASSOCIATIOII·MEII: Lou BUlkel; IIATIOIIAL fEDERA· TlON Of STATE HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATIONS: Cynthia Doyle Pelki,,; NATIONAL GYMNASTICS JUDGES ASSOCIATION· MEII: Butlh Zuni!h; IIATIOIIAL HIGH SCHOOL GYMIlASTICS COACHES ASSOCIATIOII: Todd Vesely; U.S. ASSOCIATlOIl Of IIIOEPEIIDEIII GYMIIASTICS CLUBS: Paul Spa dOlo; U.S. ELliE COACHES ASSOCIATIOII·MEN: Thom Glielmi; U.S. ELITE COACHES ASSOCIATIOII·WOMElI: David Hollomb, Steve RybOlki; U.S. MElI'S GYMIlASTlCS COACHES ASSOCIATlOII: Bill fOlter; U.S. RHYTHMIC GYMIIASTICS COACHES ASSOClA· TlOII: Suzie D~ullio; YOUIIG MElI'SCHRISTIAIl ASSOCIATlOII Of THE USA: Cosey Koenig; IIATIONAL COLLEGIATE ATHLETIC ASSOCIATlON·WOMEII: Meg StephenlOn; HATIOIIAL MEM· BERSHIP DIRECTORS MElI: Mike Bum" Abie Grollleld; RHYTHMIC: I"nko Kirov, Milhelle LorlOn; WOMEII: Kelli Hill, Tom forlter; TRAMPOUlIE: Shoun Kempton, Or. George D"w; ACRO·GYMIIASTICS: Undo Po~er, Joy Binder; ATH· LETES COUIiCIl: VoneslO Vander Pluym, Coraline Hunt, Lor· i,lO fontaine, Shannon Miller, Kim Zmeskol·BuldeHe, Jamie Strondmork, Kod Heger, Joy Thornton, Steve MICoin, A~hur Dovi" USOC Athlete Rep.; Lori,,, fontaine, ExelUtive Boord Member John Roethli,berger. ASSOCIATE MEMBERS: JEWISH COMMUIlITY CENTERS, LOIi Katz; SPECIAL OLYMPICS, Kate fober·Hi!kie; U.s. COMPETITIVE AEROBICS fEOERATlOII, HowOld S!hwOItz

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Paul Hamm Wins Prestigious James E. Sullivan Award OlympiC gold medalist Paul Hamm won the AAU James E. Sullivan Memorial Award, April 13, in a ceremony at the New York Athletic Club. This is only the second time in history that a gymnast has won the coveted award.

20 Nastia Liukin's Leap From Junior to Senior Nastia Liukin has made the leap from junior champion to senior champion with grace and precision! Nastia now has her sites set on the 2005 World Championships.

26 Oklahoma Wins Third Title in Four Years Men's NCAA Championships The Men' s NCAA Gymnastics Championships took place on the campus of the United States Military Academy, April 7-9. Oklahoma took the title, its third in four years. The Ohio State and the University of Illinois took second and third, respectively.

24 Georgia Wins Sixth National Title - Women's NCAA Championships Auburn University played host to the 2005 NCAA National Championships, April 21- 23.

Georgia came out of top, winning its sixth National Title. Alabama and Utah were a close second and third in the team rankings.

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As Chair of the Board of USA Gymnastics, I'm happy to armounce that Steve Penny has been selected as the new President / CEO of USA Gymnastics in a vote by the USA Gymnastics Board of Directors.

We look forward to the continuity Steve provides in the management of our business affairs, particularly with our sponsors and other partners. His excellent reputation within the Olympic movement and his wide range of experience, coupled with his understanding of USA Gymnastics, provides a solid foundation for his role as President /CEO.

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Ron Froehlich Chair of the Board USA Gymnastics

Steve joined USA Gymnastics in 1999 as Sr. Vice President, overseeing a variety of areas that focused on business development. In 2001, his role was expanded to oversee sponsorship, marketing, communications, television rights and event management.

His selection culminates a national search conducted by a 14-member Selection Committee comprised of current USA Gymnastics Board of Directors members including athletes, and non-board members. I'd like to take this opportunity to thank the 14-member Selection Committee for their time and effort on this most important task of naming a new preSident as well as all of the members of the Board of Directors. I believe they were thorough in the process and named an outstanding candidate for the job.

While our board has been busy with naming a new preSident, our athletes and coaches have also been hard at work. Olympic All-Around Champion Paul Hamm was named Sullivan Award winner, only the second time in history that a gymnast has won the coveted award.

Kurt Thomas was the other gymnast to win the award in 1979, following his two gold, three silver and one bronze medal performance at the 1979 World Championships.

Olympic All-Around Champion Carly Patterson was also one of the top 10 finalists for this prestigious award, giving our sport even more recognition.

The women's program just completed a European Tour where top athletes trained and competed in the national Steve Penny was named team training center of England and Switzerland with President of USA their national teams, earning numerous medals. The trip Gymnastics gave valuable experience to our athletes as they prepare for the 2005 World Championships. In addition, the women's program is in full swing with the debut of the new Junior Olympic compulsory routines. This major project is nearing completion and promises to be well attended by our membership.

In Trampoline and Tumbling, the U.S. earned five medals at the Flower Cup in the Netherlands; while in Acrobatic Gymnastics, one of our Junior Women's Groups earned a bronze medal at the Flanders International Acro Cup in Belgium. In the world of Rhythmic Gymnastics, the u.s. athletes were successful internationally as well, winning medals in two international competitions. You can read more details about each of these events in this publication.

As Chair of the Board, it's a pleasure to announce so many outstanding results and to welcome Steve in his new role with USA Gymnastics. The staff is preparing for National Gymnastics Day on August 6, as well as the USA Gymnastics National Congress and Visa Championships, August 10-13 in Indianapolis, Indiana. We hope you get involved in all of these events and look forward to seeing you in Indy.

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magine launching yourself 50 feet up into the air, twisting 720 degrees to the right as you come around for the first of three back flips . Sound like some sort of zero gravity gymnastics routine? It could, or maybe the very real sport of inverted aerials, a high-flying subset of freestyle skiing that features snow-covered ramps and some of the most hair-raising acrobatics in the world today.

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The sport has grown by leaps and bounds ever since it first appeared as an exhibition event at the 1988 Calgary Olympics.

From its roots in slope side hot-dogging, aerial skiing has become the bold, brassy cousin of more traditional ski events like downhill and slalom. And since it is characterized by complex, twisting aerial maneuvers, it's also becoming a popular alternative for gymnasts looking for a new challenge and another chance at international competition.

"There's really nothing that compares to the kind of air you can get on skis; it's an incredible feeling," says Brian Lake, Aerials Development Coach with the U.S. Ski Team. "And, in the acrobatic sense, with the aerial awareness that's involved, the two sports are very similar."

So similar, in fact, that in 2003 the United States Ski & Snowboard Association (USSA) launched an advertising campaign specifically designed to recruit former gymnasts to the U.S. Ski Team. Featuring the slogan, "Fly With Us," the effort has brought thousands of new faces out to the slopes and launched several high-flying careers.

The program, held every summer at the USSA's training camps in Utah and New York, stresses that no prior skiing experience is necessary. And don't worry; novices spend a long time perfecting their form on the water ramp and trampoline before evel1 hitting

"We only had five girls competing at the 2002 US. National Championships," Lake, a one-time gymnast himseli, says, "and we've since grown to more than 15, almost all from gymnastics.

It's usually a pretty easy transition for them, it just takes an acrobatic background and a little fearlessness."

It worked for Nikki Stone, who struck gold at the 1998 Nagano Olympics after trading in her chalk dust for a pair of skis. She credits her success to 20 years of gym training, and recommends the sport to gymnasts who are finished with their gymnastics careers.

"After gymnastics I saw this chance to get outside, be in the sun, and have music playing while I was baSically just out having fun on the ramp. What's not to like?"

She has since retired from competition, but has nothing but good things to say about her transition from gym to snow.

"Aerials offered a new freedom for me," she says. "It was fun, it was exhilarating, and you're basically getting higher in the air than any sport other than sky diving. I just fell in love with it. And for gymnasts, it's something fun and exciting to try before giving up on sports all together."

So far, the "Fly With Us" program has been a success for the USSA, boosting the US. team in the face of growing competition from China and former Eastern bloc countries like Russia and Belarus.

In light of this growth, officials will be extending the program to diving specialists this year, as well.

Interested in giving aerial skiing a try? Many ski areas now offer weekend workshops designed to give beginners a taste of the high-flying experience. These courses generally focus on simple moves off of a water ramp, but they are a great way to get some exposure to the sport without risking a huge time commitment.

From-there, it's on to the USSA camps and fueir full-scale development programs. The sky, quite literally, is the limit.

"The gymnasts that come to our workshops have the new challenge to learn skiing," says Chris Haslock, a former World Cup skier and U.S. team coach who now heads up the freestyle program at Utah Olympic Park in Park City, "but since they already have the balance and athletic ability, they often pick it up very quickly. Just look at the current makeup of the US. team.

Almost all of the girls were involved in gymnastics in one way or the other before coming to aerials."

Another thing that Haslock, who works on the front lines of U .S. aerial development, has noticed, is that the gymnasts in his freestyle workshops are starting to stick with the sport for the long haul.

"The women's program is definitely on the rise right now," he says. "We're not truly there yet, but there's a new guard coming in and things are looking very good for the future.

This article is a perfect example of the USA Gymnastics slogan, "Begin Here. Go Anywhere." Gymnastics is a great foundation and can lead you in many unique and exciting directions.

For more information about the Fly With Us program and aerial skiing in general, visit the USSA's web site at usskiteam.com/flywithus.

he u.s. Olympic Trairung Center in Colorado Springs, Colo., is home to a men's gymnastics training center and resident program. What began in 1990 as a joint venture between USA Gymnastics and the U.S. Olympic Committee, has achieved its goals of international success in our sport.

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The program has always been intended as a valuable resource for the men's gymnastics community and the resident team program is structured in a manner which allows the flexibility to help a wide variety of athletes with different training needs.

The program has been host to resident athletes of junior age, post NCAA athletes and athletes looking for alternative training programs while attending college. The program also serves as a resource by providing short term training opportunities for nonresident national team athletes with special needs. In addition, the OTC program has assisted in the integration of sports science technology into the overall men's national program.

The focus of the men's gymnastics resident program is simple - international success. Everything about the program is geared toward maximizing the athlete's ability and performance in preparation for in terna tional competition.

Trairring is done in a positive atmosphere using proven development and peak performance

The fOCUS Of tl,e Men"s gqMnastics resident prograM is SiMple - international success

training techniques. Realistic and positive goal setting is integrated into a progressive and individualized workout plan to produce superior competitive results.

The support that resident athletes at the Olympic Training Center receive while they pursue their Olympic dream is outstanding.

Benefits Include:

The OTC is a state of the art training and housing complex which is home to the u.s. Olympic Committee, several National Goverrring Bodies and resident team programs from many different sports.

The OTC also hosts a myriad of national governing body events such as national team canlps, development camps, selection co m petitions, internationa l competitions, works h ops a n d symposiums.

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• Training in a modern and thoroughly equipped gymnastics facility.

• World Class Coaching from a professional and experienced staff.

Vitaly Marinitch - Head Coach and World Championships medalist from the former USSR. Dennis McIntrye - Jurrior National Team coordinator and assistant coach. Also, former personal coach of Blaine Wilson at Columbus Gym. Academy.

Ron Brant - Senior Team Coordinator, resource coach, and head coach at many international competitions.

• Room and meals provided- resident rooms are located in the Athlete Center which includes a dining hall, laundry facilities, study areas with high speed internet access and additional personal storage space.

• Sports medicine support which includes injury evaluation,

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treatment and rehab services. In addition, athletes have access to sports psychology and nutritional counseling.

Sports science support and monitoring which can lead to greater athletic achievement.

A world class weight training facility w ith focused help from strength training specialists.

Athlete services and career counseling - the OTC maintains an Athlete Services Center for studying, printing and other office and educa tional services located adjacent to the OTC library.

In addition, help is available to athletes in a host of areas such as career counseling and resume writing.

Educational Support- The USOC maintains a relationship with the Colorado Springs School Board to provide educa tion to high school age resident athletes. In addition, the USOC maintains a scholarship p rogram available to resident athletes for gradu ate and post graduate education . Colleges and Universities i.n the Co lo r a d o Spr in gs area includ e: Colora d o Co ll ege: Coloradocollege.edu, Pikes Peak College: ppcc.edu, University of Colorado - Colorado Springs: uccs .edu, and Uni versity of Phoenix: phoenix.edu

PrograM RequireMents Resident athletes at the Olympic Training Center are required to train in accordance to the schedule and training plan set by the head team coach and guidelines set forth by the USoe. All individual training plans and goals are d eveloped through interaction between the athlete and the coaching sta ff.

Annual goals for each resident athlete are submitted to USA Gymnastics and USOC and used as a basis for performance evaluation. All athletes are re-evaluated annually for continued participation in the resident program. The USOC requires 12 hours of community service annually fro m each resident athlete.

Athletes ma y be asked to submit a video tape demonstrating their skill level as part of the admission evaluation . All athle tes approved to the resident team program are subject to an initial three month probation period at the Olympic Training Center.

For more information contact the Men's Program at USA Gymnastics by calling 317-237-5050.

USA Gymnas tics spoke with some of the OTC athletes and here is wh at they have to say about the program .

.Jason 6atson 2004 Ol4Mpic MedC!lllst

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How do you think the OTC Resident Training Program has benefited you and / or helped you reach your goals.

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me it was an important turning point in my career. I moved to the OTC when I was 16 years old. At my gym in Arizon a I was the only guy training at my level. I w anted to be with other gymnasts who had the sam e goal that I did - to train for the Olympics. It h as been very beneficial for m e. I've learned a lot. It was an important step in my gYllmastics career! It will be nine years in June that I've lived here. I lived in a dorm for the first four years and then I bou ght a house. Now, I go to w ork at the training center and have life outside of the gym, too.

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What are the benefits of the Olympic Training Center outside of the gym that you have used the most to help you attain your goals.

A: College and funding is available here through the OTe. Plus, within the OTC there is sport science and sport psychology that h ave helped me w ith my gymnastics. Also, just to be around all the other athletes and sports has helped me grow as an athlete.

How to Rpph..

Any athlete wishing to join the men's resident team training program at the Olympic Training Center must first submit three letters. The first is a letter of request from the athlete asking to be admitted to the program . Athletes should include their reasons for wishing to train as a resident athlete. The other two letters are support letters. One should come from the athlete's parents and the other letter should be a letter of support from the athlete's current gymnastics coach.

Correspondence should be addressed to: Ron Galimore, Senior Director Men's Program USA Gymnastics, Pan Am Plaza 201 S. Capitol Ave. Suite 300 Indianapolis, IN 46225

Brett McClure 2004 0l4Mpic MedC!lllst

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What attracted you move to the OTC Resident Training Program

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moved away from my family and into the Olympic Training Center because of the number of high level athletes that train here. I felt like to become one of the best, I should su rround myself with the best. Guys like Blaine Wilson, John Macready, Chris Young, Jay Thornton, and Jason Gatson

were all training here at the time I moved in. It really put my motivation at a new level and made me even more determined to make an Olympic Team.

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The Olympic Training Center helped me reach my goals by providing the best sports medicine and tr~g fac~~ in the world. Anything I ever needed as far as nutrition, to mlury prevention, or just relaxation, and sports psychology, they have specialists in every aspect of competing in any sport.

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What advice would you give to an athlete considering the USOTC program?

it possible for you to continue your education while pursuing

your gymnastics goals?

A: One of the things so unfortunate

about leaving UCLA was that I wanted to get a degree from UCLA. I came to Colorado and learned they had a scholarship program here at University of Colorado and the Colorado Springs campus is just right down the street. I wanted a business degree and there is a very reputable business program right here. So, now I'm getting my finance degree and I have a 3.997 grade point average. If you can come to the USOTC and get all these great gymnastics benefits and an education for free, it is a no-brainer! It has definitely been a good decision for me.

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What advice would you give to an athlete considering the OTC program?

A: The best advice I can give anybody who is interested in moving A: If you feel that you're ready to make a big commitment to:-v~d to the OTC is realize how lucky you are to have all these great people devoting all of their efforts into making the best athletes possible, and in return give all of your efforts into becoming the best that you can be. Never stop trying to overcome your goals and realize everybody in this facility is behind you 100 percent.

becoming the best gymnast you can possibly be, then the tr~g center is a great option. It allows you to not worry about anything but gymnastics. If you want to see how good you can become then come to the training center to see what you're made of. There are so many resources like sport psychologists, weight training, sports sciences, that you don't have access to elsewhere.

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been great. I felt like if I couldn't make it here, then I couldn't make it anywhere.

It turned out to be a great thing for me. I took advantage of everything offered to me here and I was able to make progress by leaps and bounds in gymnastics. I went from not even being a contender to being a dominant contender in 2000.

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wo-hundred ninety athletes from 67 clubs, representing 27 states and Canada, competed at the 2005 Winter Classic March 3-6 in Fort Smith, Arkansas. In Senior Elite action, Chris Estrada (Lafayette, LA) and Brittany Dircks (Orland Park, IL) took home the honors in Trampoline, along with Chris Ford (Haymarket, VA) and Yuliya Hall (Pocatello, ID) in Tumbling. Casey Finley (Lubbock, TX) and Shelley KIochan (Whiting, IN) took first in Double Mini, while Synchro was won by pairs Chris Estrada/ Ryan Weston (Pocatello, ID) and Brittany Dircks/ Amanda Bailey (Levelland, TX).

Estrada never trailed in men's Trampoline, earning a total score of 107.00, with a 29.70 on the compulsory, 38.10 on the optional and 39.20 in finals. He will represent the U.S. at the Trampoline World Cup events this year, along with Weston and Michael Devine (Winnebago, IL). In the women's division, Dircks scored 26.50 on the compulsory, 34.80 on the optional and 34.80 in finals for a 96.10 total score. The women's team for 2005 Trampoline World Cup events will consist of Dircks, Bailey, Alaina Hebert (Lafayette, LA) and Jenny Wescott (Lansing, IL).

In tumbling, Ford scored 34.80 and 35.10 in prelims and 34.40 and 35.50 in finals to win with a total score of 140. He was named to the U.S. team for 2005 Tumbling World Cup events, along with Finley, Kalon Ludvigson (Sterling, UT) and Gus Roethlisberger (River Falls, WI) . Hall's scores were good enough to keep her in

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the lead after every round, even with a costly deduction in the final pass. She scored 32.60 and 33.20 in prelims, along with 32.40 and 26.80 in finals for a score of 125.00. Hall, Krista Mahoney (Heber City, UT) and Alexis Diaz (Ferndale, MI) will represent the u.s. at Tumbling World Cup events this year.

Men's Double Mini saw a close race after prelims between Finley, Keith Douglas (Grand Rapids, MI) and Canada's Matt Eldridge, who led with a 72.70. Finley finished with an exciting two-triffis pass to win with a score of 148. KIochan trailed Canada's Julie Warnock after prelims, but scored 33.80 and 33.20 in finals to take gold with an overall score of 134.00. At present, there are no World Cup events for Double Mini.

Junior Elites bringing home gold were trampolinists Steven Gluckstein (Atlantic Highlands, NJ) with a score of 97.60 and Nani Vercruyssen (Honolulu, HI), who scored 94.00. Gluckstein also took first in Double Mini, scoring 135.60 overall, while Kaci Barry (San Diego, CA) won the Junior Elite women's Double Mini with a score of 134.00. In Tumbling, winners were Greg Grillot (Metairie, LA), who scored 126.00 and Dacyn Caudell (Independence, MO) with a score of 123.00, while Synchro winners were Gluckstein and younger brother Jeffrey Gluckstein with a score of 74.30, along with Kelsie Porter/Janci Karvas (Lubbock, TX) who scored 79.20.

TRAMPOUIlE/Jlnior ElneIF_le Total 1. Vercruyssen, Nani 94.00 Hawaii Academy 2. Karvas, Janci 89.90 Air Extreme 3. Barry, Kaci 89.20 GTC Academy TRAMPOUIlE/Jlnlar Elite/Mlle , Name Total 1. Gluckstein, Steven 97.60 Ultra Twisters 2. Dooley, Logan 92.20 World Elite Gym. 3. Dehaan, Ben 91.1 0 W, Mich, Flying Tigers TRAMPOUllE/Stlliar ElitelF_le , Name Total 1. Dircks, Brittany 96.10 TwistStars T&T 2. Bailey, Amanda 94.90 Acrospirits 3. Hebert, Alaina 87.10 T&T Express TRAMPOUllElSenior Elite' Male , Name Total 1. Estrada, Chris 107.00 T&T Express 2. Weston , Ryan 104.40 EPA 3. Devine, Michael 99.80 J & J Trampoline SYIDIIIIZBI~EIIIIifa""

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lympic gold medalist Paul Hamm won the 2004 AAU James E. Sullivan Memorial Award, April 13, in a ceremony at the New York Athletic Club. This is only the second time in history that a gymnast has won the coveted award.

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Hamm, 22, a native of Waukesha, Wis., became the first-ever Olympic All-Around champion for the U.S., winning in stunning fashion, and taking home team and high bar silver as well. Hamm's performance is one of the greatest victories in Olympic history, as he shot from 12th place to first in just two rotations to win the gold by the slimmest of margins - just 0.012.

Upon receiving the award, Hamm spoke to the New York Athletic Club audience. ''I'm honored to receive this award," he said. "The Sullivan Award represents such a prestigious group of athletes with such amazing stories. It's an honor just to be mentioned with this group."

Hamm was a finalist for the Sullivan Award in 2003 after winning the first-ever World All-Around title for the u.s. men, and was awarded the USOC's Spirit of the Flame Award in January for his sportsmanship.

"It was particulalry special to be on the dais with Carly (Patterson).

It is a great night for USA Gymnastics," Hamm said.

For the first time inille award's history, the public was able to vote for their favorite athlete. The public vote counted as onethird of the total vote. The U.S. Olympic Committee Board of Directors, National Governing Body representatives, college Sports Information Directors and AAU representatives cast the remaining votes.

The Sullivan Award has been presented annually by theAAU since 1930 as a salute to founder of the Amateur Athletic Union, James E. Sullivan. The award is based on the qualities of leadership, character, sportsmanship, and the ideals of amateurism and recognizes those who have shown strong moral character.

"We are thrilled for Paul to be only the second gymnast to receive this great award," said Steve Penny, CEO/President of USA Gynuuu;tics. '1t's proper recognition for his historic victory and hi,s accomplishments over the past year.

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Luan Peszek Nastia Liukin has made the leap from junior champion to champion with grace and precision! Nastia, who will turn 16 on October 30, has won numerous gymnastics titles in the last couple of years including Junior National Champion twice in 2003 and 2004, Pacific Alliance Champion in 2004, and the 2005 American Cup/World Cup Beam Champion.

personal coach when she won the Olympic Games allaround title. WOGA has had numerous National Team members since the gym opened in 1994 and even opened another gym in Dallas in 2001. Now, Nastia is the one to watch from WOGA. Valery gives a lot of credit for their success to Natalya saying, "Natalya was the Soviet Union's National Team Choreographer in the 1980's. She has coached a world champion on floor. She makes our gil·ls look beautiful. I can't say enough great things about her. She does a wonderful job."

Nastia won gold on beam at the 2005 American Cup. More recently, Nastia concluded a European tour with style, winning the USA vs. Great Britain and the USA vs. Switzerland all-around titles. In addition to winning tl1e titles, she also un veiled some new skills along the way. On floor she upgraded her tumbling using a three-and-a-half twist for one of her passes.

She also added a new skill on bars--Ono to front stalder half.

"It was really fw1 and a great experience," said Nastia. "We were gone for a long time - about two and a half weeks. The best part was competing for the U.S. and being there with the team."

Finally age-eligible for senior competitions, Nastia's goal year is to make the 2005 World Championships team and possibly w in a med al. She said, ''I'm training a quad on floor and a double twisting Yurchenko on vault. We'll see how it goes before the U.S. Classic and Visa Championships this year."

Nasti.a is coacl1ed by her dad, Valery, and Natalya Marakova, at World Olympic Gymnastics Academy in Plano, Texas. The gym is oW11ed by Valery Liukin and Evgeny Marchenko, who are paving theil· names in history w ith all their success. Evgeny was

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Natalya Marakova shown here working with Nastia.

Although both of Nastia's parents, Valery and Anna, were world class gymnasts, both agree that it's their daughter who deserves the spotlight now. Their combination of power and grace seems to have m ade the perfect gymnast. But, neither parent pushed Nastia il1tO the sport, it was Nastia herself who wanted to do

Liukin's Li'fe Favorite Event: Bars Favorite Skill: back twisting on floor - I like d oing quads.

Favorite Event: Pan American Garnes and American Cup Favorite Clothes to Wear: I like to dress up and I like to weal' casu al clothes, too.

Favorite Food: Sushi About how many leotards do you have? I'd say around 50 Something not many people know about Nastia? I speak Russian and English and am learning Spanish so I'll be trilingual.

Anna said, "Both Valeri and I were in the sport and we know how challenging it can be. It's a hard sport. In my wildest dream I couldn' t imagine Nastia doing gymnastics. She was a gym ra t because we were both in the gym coaching and she would watch the bigger girls and then repeat what they were doing. Valeri noticed she was d oing p retty well. She started doing compulsories and stuck around and liked it. It was her choice."

We asked Valery what it's like to coach his daugh ter and he said, "It's very easy. In the gym I'm the coach and at home I'm her dad . She's very self-driven. She wants to be the best and that's it.

There's no p roblem coaching her."

As far as school, Nastia is a sophom ore at Spring Creek Acad emy, a small private school that caters to her gymnastics schedule. "This school really helps me with my gymnas tics and the heavy travel schedule that I have. My schedule is gymnastics from 8-12, then school fro m 12:30-3. After school I go horne and do hom ework until my gymnastics practice from 5-8. After gym I finish all of my homework that I didn' t have time to do in the afternoon ."

Althou gh Nasti a has limited free tim e, wh en she's n ot in the gym perfecting her skills sh e enj oys swimming, sh opping and h an ging ou t w ith her tw o d ogs, Layla and Chad, w ho are Springer Sp aniels.

Nastia is one to watch as the new quadrennium unfolds. Her ability to leap from junior champion to senior ch ampion quite eaSily shows a very bright future for a young rising star!

Nastia warms up at the 2005 American Cup.

Fun fact: I've started driving a little bit with m y d ad . We haven' t decid ed yet w hen I'll get my license.

Who she'd like to thank? I just want to say thanks to my paren ts for all they d o for me, to my beam coach and choreographer Na talya, and to all my teammates!

Comments on training with Oly mpic Champion Carly Patterson: "She's the same Carly. It's like nothing h as changed . It's grea t h aving a best friend wh o h as d one so well. I'm very p roud of h er."

Nastia's Family: N astia's dad, Valeri, is a four-time medalist from the 1988 Olympics, a World Champion, and the first gymnast to compete a triple back. N astia's m orn, Anna, was the 1987 Rhythmic Gymnastics World Champion .

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The William & Mary men's team and the Rutgers women's team earned the title of 2005 USA Gymnastics National Champions with strong showings in the finals of their respective meets. The Tribe defeated Navy by more than three full points to claim the men's crown, while Rutgers topped Texas Woman's University by a little less than a point in the final standings.

Men's individual winners included Washington's Jeff Crockett on pommel horse (8.600) and high bar (9.300), Navy's Brandon Cook on floor (9.225), teammate Sean Blackman on rings (9.600), William & Mary's Owen Nicholls on vault (9.200) and Jackson on parallel bars (9.425).

On the women' s side, Rutgers (193.025) improved upon Thursday night' s third-place showing with the top scores on both bars and beam to comfortably knock off TWU (192.175) . Rutgers's 193.025 placed them ahead of finalists UC Davis (191.500) and Seattle Pacific (191.500), who tied for third place. From preliminary competition Centenary was fifth (190.425), and Cornell was sixth (190.000).

In the all-around, Seattle Pacific' s Debra Huss won the title, scoring 38.875. Huss was followed by Air Force's Jessa Liegl with

a 38.675 and Centenary's Kristina Menne with a 38.425.

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William and Mary opened the day in Newman Arena at Cornell University by holding off the Naval Academy 211.475-208.250 as the two teams finished 1-2 for the second straight year at the meet.

The Tribe was led by all-around champion Ramon Jackson, who placed in the top four in five of six events. Jackson was the runaway winner in two events, capturing the highest scores on vault (9.450).

Rounding out the third through sixth teams were Springfield (202.075), Air Force (195.625), James Madison (194.150) and MIT (181.175).

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Seattle Pacific's Kari Kelly won vault with a score of 9.712. Brisa Fuentes of Texas Woman's and Huss tied for first on bars with scores of 9.750. Beam was won by Tiffany Chan of UC Davis with a 9.775. Chan also tied with Huss for the title on floor with 9.850.

A special thanks to Cornell University for hosting the competition and doing an outstanding job.

Men's Program Awards Coach of the Year: • Varsity- Sho Fukushima Arizona State

In the all-around competition, Jackson topped his nearest

competitor by more than a point, scoring a 52.600. Arizona State's Paris Gianola-Bland captured second with a 51.550. Navy's Ben Peterman was third with a 50.750.

U.S. Naval Academy • Club- Scott Barclay Arizona State University Senior Athlete of the Year: • Varsity- Jason Woodnick

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Arizona State topped three scholarship schools to push the club team into third with a 203.150 . The Sun Devils took home the trophy as the top club squad, followed by Washington and Vermont.

• Club- Paris Gianola-Bland Arizona State University

Women's Program Awards Coach of th e Year: • Chrystal Chollet-Norton

Rutgers Ulliversihj Assistant Coach of the Year: • Jackie Fain

Texas Woman 's Universihj Senior Athlete of the Year: • Jessa Leigl

Air Force Academy Mari-Rae Soper Award: • Courtney Arno

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2005 Men's NCAA National Championships Results

All-Around Results Gym Oklahoma Ohio State Illinois Penn State California Michigan

Team Score 225.675 225.450 223.750 222.400 222.075 219.775

Place Name 1 Luis Vargas 2 R and~ Monahan 3 Jonathan Horton 4 Guillermo Alvarez 5 Justin LauCt: 6 Justin S ~ring 7 Ta g i~ Abdullah 8 Michael Reavis 9 Tim McNeill 10 Ste~hen Tetraull 11 Linas Gaveika 12 Jacob Lee 13T Geoff Corrigan 13T Oavid Ramos 15 Derek Helsb~

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California Iowa Michigan Oklahoma Ohio State Illinois Oklahoma Penn State Minnesota Oklahoma

Score 9.600 9.587 9.525 9.475 9.362 9.337 9.287 9.025 9.025 8.475

Place Name 1 Michael Reavis 2 Guillermo Alvarez 3 David Henderson 4 Santiago Lo~ez 5T Jonathan Horton 5T Tim McNeill 5T Ste~hen Tetrault Adam Pummer 8 Chris Silcox 9 10 Luke Bollke

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Parallel Bars Place Name 1 Luis Vargas 2 Guillermo Alvarez Joshua Gore 3 4 nm McNeill 5 Paul Chumreonlert 6 Ronald Ferris 7 DJ Bucher 8 Peter Shostchuk 9 Linas Gaveika 10 Ja~ Vee

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Score 9.787 9.762 9.625 9.600 9.587 9.500 9.212 8.862 8.812 8.225

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Score 9.737 9.637 9.462 9.450 9.375 9.300 9.237 9.200 9.125 8.925

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Score 9.700 9.687 9.662 9.625 9.562 9.562 9.550 9.525 9.500 9.175

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2005 Women's NCAA National Championships Results

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laina Hebert of Trampoline and Tumbling Express in Lafayette, La., came home with the gold medal in senior women's trampoline at the Flower Cup held in the Netherlands. Hebert, 16, said, "It felt good to win the gold in my first international senior competition."

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Ryan Weston, 25, of Pocatello, Idaho and Elite Performance, took silver in the Senior Men's ctivision. When asked if he was happy with his silver medal, Weston said, "Yes, but I will admit GOLD is my favorite color. I felt I did a good routine and feeling good about a performance is what I feel is most important."

Weston added, "I did a pretty good routine

Alaina's routine included: Full in half, half Rudi, Rudi out, full full, half out pike, half half, full half, half half, half out tuck, and full full. "This is the third meet I've competed this routine so I felt pretty confident," said Hebert. "I was one of the last two people to compete. Even though we had a one touch warm up, it was hard to stay warm."

When we asked Alaina what's next in her schedule she said, "We have a few , World Cups in the summer and World Championships in September."

in the preliminary competition, but my finals routine was much better. It was a

great moment for me! I have worked hard and it was so nice to see a good result. I have been very consistent thus far this season, and I am pleased with that. Although, I have a busy year and plan on using the momentum from this meet to carry me through to the World Cups later this year.

Hebert faced a field of 36 women and was in first place after prelims with a score of 66.30. She scored 38.10 (DD 13.9) in the final

Ryan Weston, left, after taking second in Senior Men's Trampoline.

Alaina Hebert, center, with her first place award in Senior Women's Trampoline.

to win by .30 over Rosannagh Maclennan of Canada. Amanda Bailey of Acrospirits took fourth in the same division with a score of 37.00 (12.9 DD) in finals.

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Weston was in third place after prelims behind competitors from Denmark and Belarus, in a field of 61 men. He scored an impressive 40.80 (15.5 DD) in finals, but was overtaken by Peter Jensen of Denmark who won with a 41.30 (15.8 DD). USA's Michael Devine ofWumebago, ill. and J & J Trampoline & Tumbling, finished in 13th place, scoring 65.30 (14.4 DD) in the preliminary round. Chris Estrada ofTrampoline & Tumbling Express, who recently won the WUlter Classic, was tied with Jensen after th~ compulsory with a score of 29.70, but was unable to complete the optional and dropped to 47th. connnued on poge 30

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Also taking gold, in the Junior Boy's division, was Steven Gluckstein of Head Over Heels, while Nani Vercruyssen of Honolulu, Hawaii, and Hawaii Academy, took bronze in the Junior Girl's division. Chelsey Hunt of Levelland, Texas and Acrospirits also took bronze in the Class II division.

Third place in Women's Class II goes to Chelsey Hunt, right.

First place in Junior Men's Trampoline awarded to Steven Gluckstein, center.

Gluckstein's outstanding performance in the Junior Boys division gave him a lead of more than five points after prelims and he scored a 38.30 (13.6 DD) in the final to win by three points over the competitor from Poland. Philip Devine of J&J Trampoline & Tumbling also made finals in the same division and finished in eighth place with a score of 32.70 (9.4 DD).

division. In the final, Vercruyssen would hang on to a medal with her 35.50 (12.2 DD) third-place performance, while Karvas slipped to fourth, scoring 34.90 (10.5 DD). In Women's Class II action, Hunt of Acrospirits moved up from 10th place in prelims to finish in third place with a score of 32.60 (7.8 DD) in finals. (Class II has a cap of 8.0 on degree of difficulty.)

The Aalsmeer Flower Cup is held every other year and had 322 athletes from 16 countries participating. Others from the U.S. who competed were Byron Smith, Kevin Strickland, Bret Stancil, Matt Moniz, Sonia Formosa, Nicole Roethle, Kira Vercruyssen, Jenny Wescott, Jeffrey Gluckstein, Kelsen Onigama, Savannah Vinsant, Hayley Butcher, Lisa VanOrden, Lauren Lange, Kelsie Porter, Hunter Brewster, Casey Gesuelli, Kristen Young, Jessica Suire, Aubrey Denton, Catherine Oliver, Destinee Slape and Caren Chato.

mARK YOUR CALEnDAR AnD BECln PLAnnlnc fOR nco 2005 Nani Vercruyssen (shown on right) placed third in Junior Women's Trampoline.

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the bronze medal in the all-around with a score of 86.425. Belarus' Maryia Yushrevich was the champion with a score of 89.450 followed by Yuliya Bichun, also from Belarus, with an 87.225.

Zetlin, from Rhythmflex, finished fifth with a score of 84.525.

Moscow Grand Prix Olga Karmansky of Nova Athletics in BrooklYn, N.Y., competed for the u.s. at the Moscow Grand Prix in Moscow, Russia, March 5. Olga, 18, tied for 15th all-around with a score of 53.950.

Russia dominated the competition takmg the top three positions. Irina Thaschina, who won the silver medal in the allaround at the 2004 Olympic Games, won the competition scoring 68.725.

Russian tearrunates Olga Kapraova and Vera Sesina were second and third with scores of 65.675 and 65.550, respectively.

Marmer earned the gold medal in ribbon with a score of 22.325, silver medals in the rope and hoop events with scores of 22.825 on each, and was third with clubs scoring 22.575.

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Aline Bakchajian and Julie Zetlin represented the USA at the Coupe D'Opale 2005 in Calais, France. Bakchajian took sixth all-around in the senior division with a score of 51.783. She also qualified to ball, rope and clubs finals and won the bronze medal for her ball routine with a score of 13.083.

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Zetlin took fifth allaround in the junior division with a score of 77.800. She qualified to all four event finals, earn-

wood Academy's Aline Bakchajian. Aline, 16, scored 52.575 and finished 13th all-around. Ball was her best event, scoring 13.850 for her routine. Kazakstan's Aliya Yussupova, who finished fifth all-around at the 2004 Olympic Games, won the competition with a score of 67.300 while Russia's Svetlana Putintseva was second and Spam's Almudena Cid was third.

Rachel Marmer, 13, and Julie Zetlin, 14, represented the U.S. in the junior competition. Marmer, from Hollywood Academy won

ing the bronze medal for her rope routine with a score of 21.783.

The U.S. took third as a team with a score of 249.716, behind Russia with 311.267 and France with a 257.650.

The scores for juniors are higher than the seniors in Europe, because the European rules double the execution score for juniors.

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(Belgium) Wakefield Gym Club (GB) Cercle Paul Bert De Rennes (Fra) Acro Clube da Maia (Por) Adonis Drachten (Nelherlands)

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Several members of the Women's National Team attended a European Tour of camps and competitions following the conclusion of the T.J. Maxx National Team Training Camp in March.

The delegation spent the first week in Great Britain with a dual competition on April 2 and then traveled to Switzerland for a week camp finishing with a dual competition with Switzerland on April 10.

Representing the United States: Name Club BOCA Twisters Jana Bieger Bianca Flohr FLYTZ Gymnastics Nastia Liukin WOGA Chellsie Memmel M&M Kassi Price Orlando Metro Cincinnati Gymnastics Ashley Priess Alicia Sacramone Brestyan's Melanie Sinclair Orlando Metro Orlando Metro Shayla Worley

City/State Coconut Creek, Florida Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio Plano, Texas West Allis, Wisconsin Plantation, Florida Hamilton, Ohio Ashland, Massachusetts Orlando, Florida Orlando, Florida

The team score from USA-Switzerland was 152.625 for the USA and 138.60 for Switzerland. Below are the individual results:

USA vs. SUI Results April 8,2005 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14

Name LlUKEN Nastia BIEGER Jana SINCLAIR Melanie FLOHR Bianca MARTI Melanie ENGLERT Danielle STAMPFLI Linda MEMMEL Chellsie PRICE Kassi PRIESS Ashlev STUDER Jov KAES LI N Ariella VOILLAT Maroaux WORLEY Shavla

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38.775 37.675 37.675 37.350 35.500 34.675 33.525 28.850 28.350 27.575 26.275 25.975 23.225 9.500

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The u.s. Team won the International dual competition w ith Great Britain scoring 152.70 to 144.48. Fifteen-year-old Nastia Liukin from WOGA in Plano, Texas, scored a 3855 to win the all-around. Great Britain's Beth Tweddle, who was the 2003 World Bronze Medalist on bars, finished second all-around with a 375 5. U.s. Jan a Bieger, who is back from a knee injury, finished third all-around with a 3753.

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Sarah Snodgrass, 11 , won Florida State Championship olio score of 38.050. She placed floor 9.625, first on beam 9.325, second on vault 9.500 and second on bars 9.600. Sarah trains at Gymnastics Unlimited in Jacksonville and is coached by Wendi McColl.

TUMBLEWEED LEVEL 6 TEAM TUCSON, ARIZONA

The Tumbleweeds Level 6/7 Team completed on undefeated season after winning the Arizona State Level 6Championship Title as well as the Level 7 Championship Title. All-around Champions - Kassandra Lopez (L 6 &7), Caitlin Mann (L 7), Rachel Fatovich (L 7) and Sora Brown (L 6); Silver Medalist - Samantha Romero (L 7), Christine Corrao (L 6) and Breanna Sims (L 6); Bronze Medalist - Breanna Sims (L n Samantha Romero (L 6) and Logann Berg (L 6).

Mike, 8, trains at Airborne Gymnastics in Ivyland by Coaches Bill Sell, Ed Riley, and Mick Gorn. He is currently finishing this competition season as a Level 4 gymnast. He finished in eighth place at the Temple Invitational, with on 011around score of 54.15. He is looking forward to moving ahead to Level 5 next season, and really enjoys working out with his amazing Airborne teammates!

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Anita, 13, remains the champion of the vault! For the post three years she has won every vault event she has ever competed in. She continued her streak this year at her first meet as a Level 8 gymnast with a vault score of 9.425. Her highest score was a 9.75.

Anita trains with the California Sports Center in Son Jose, California. She is coached by Siu lin and Brion Loomis.

JESSIKA ANDERSON

HONOLULU, HAWAII

Tia, 10, won two Hawaii State Championships in 2004! As a 9 year old, she won the Level 4 011around with a 37.1. As a 10 year old, she won the Level 5 all-around with a 37.0. Tia also won the all-around at the Maui Invitational with a score of 36.5. Tia trains at Hickam Gymnastics and is coached by Jessica Lew. Ito r: Jordon Bright, Sonia Benzor, and Tia.

ANCHORAGE, ALASKA

Jessika, age 9, is from Arctic Gymnastics and is coached by Don Alch and Koren Cismoski. At the Alaska state meet in December 2004, Jessika placed first in the Level 4 All-Around (all age levels) with a score of 38.125 (first place on vault 9.725, beam 9.7 and floor 9.7, second place on bars 9.05). She competed as a Level 5 in January, receiving a score of 34.05, and is now training Level 6/7, with hopes of competing level 6 in April.

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