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FEATURES World Trampoline and Tumbling Championships-USA Wins 5 Medals

The United States won a total of five medals-one gold, one silver and three bronze-at the 2007 World Trampoline and Tumbling Championships, held Nov. 1-3 in Quebec City. In addition, the USA qualified for women's trampoline at the 2008 Olympic Games and for men's and women's tumbling, double-mini trampoline and synchrOnized trampoline to the 2009 World Games in Kaohsiung, Taiwan.

16 TOPs National Team The TOPs program is in its 16th year and going strong. Check out the girls who made this year's 2007 TOPs National Team and attended the camp in Houston, Texas, at the national team training center. 2 0 Future Stars-Men

The 12th Future Stars National Championships was held at the United States Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo., November 8-11, 2007. The main focus of the Future Stars program is its emphasis on education and preparation for the future 26 MRSA in Gymnastics The first question you may be asking is what is MRSA, aka, the superbug? There has been much media attention about this topic in recent months. St. Vincent Sports Performance Center's Tyler Deuser helps sort out what MRSA is all about and how to prevent it in the gym.

30 USA Sweeps Team and All-Around at Junior Pan Am Championships The USA not only won the men's and women's team titles at the 2007 Junior Pan American Championships in Guatemala City, Guatemala, but also swept all three medals in both all-around competitions and won an additional 11 medals during event finals.

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For the next eight months, USA Gymnastics will be center stage as Americans and the world prepare for the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China. The Olympic year is upon us - the culmination of years of hard work, dedication and pursuit of perfection by our athletes and coaches, as well as a time when fans, media and the American public focus on the most-watched sport at the Olympic Games - Gymnastics. We invite you to celebrate the accomplishments and to follow some of the best athletes in the world along their path to Beijing. Through the combined efforts of USA Gymnastics, our sponsors, NBC, and the mass media, following the USA's top gymnasts has never been easier. Here's a quick summary on how you, your gym club and fans can follow the nation's top gymnasts leading up to and during the Olympic Games. • Support the premier events. USA Gymnastics is staging five premier events in the first six months of this year. The Tyson American Cup kicks off the year on March 1 at Madison Square Garden in New York City. The Pacific Alliance Championships is March 28-30 in San Jose, Calif. The Visa Championships for men, rhythmic and trampoline are in Houston, May 22-24; and the Visa Championships for women will be in Boston, June 5-7. The U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Gymnastics are set for June 19-22 in Philadelphia, along with the USA Gymnastics National Congress and Trade Show. Ticket information for these great events is available at www.usa-gymnastics.org. • Watch on TV. NBC Sports is carrying coverage of USA Gymnastics' five major events: Tyson American Cup, airs live on March 1; the Pacific Alliance Championships, tape-delayed on April 13; the Visa Championships for men and women, June 7 and 8; and the U.S. Olympic Team Trials, June 21 and 22. Be sure to check www.usa-gymnastics.org for the schedule and your local listings for exact times in your area. • "Behind the Team." In cooperation with AT&T, "USA Gymnastics: Behind the Team" continues exclusively on www.attblueroom.com / TEAMUSA.In 2008, new episodes will be posted approximately every two weeks. Fans can also enjoy previously released episodes, which are archived. Visitors can sign up to receive e-mail alerts when new "Behind the Team" episodes are launched. • AT&T Communicator. AT&T Communicator, which may be downloaded from USA Gymnastics' Web site, will keep gymnastics fans up-to-date on news and activities by delivering the news to your computer desk top. The Communicator features an RSS news feed, alerts users to breaking gymnastics news, and a countdown to the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China, as well as showcases special promotions and offers. • www.usa-gymnastics.org. During the first quarter, we expect to launch a revamped usagymnastics.org, which will be more fan-friendly and easier to use. The site will have more information on our events and athletes and expanded coverage of USA Gymnastics' premier events and the Olympic Games. • NBC's Olympic Games coverage. NBC Sports is planning 3,600 hours of coverage across television and the Internet. Approximately 1,400 hours will air on NBC's broadcast and cable networks, with 1,200 hours of free coverage via the Internet. 2008 promises to be an exciting year for gymnastics. The u.s. women are the world champions and will be the team to beat in China. The USA men are certainly medal contenders. The U.S. will have at least one athlete competing in the trampoline competition at the Olympic Games. I urge all of you to jOin the effort and support the Team throughout the year. There are many ways to celebrate and capitalize on the opportunities presented during this exciting period. Happy New Year!

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HE UNITED STATES WON A TOTAL OF FIVE MEDALSone gold, one silver and three bronze-at the 2007 World Trampoline and Tumbling Championships, held Nov. 1-3 in Quebec Ciry, Quebec. In addition, the USA qualified for women's trampoline at the 2008 O lympic Games and for men's and women's rumbling, double-mini trampoline and synchronized trampoline to the 2009 World Games in r-- - - -"'-'--..... Kaohsiung, Taiwan. Brittany Dircks of Orland Park, Ill., finished 15th ro secure one of two wild card Olympic spots for the United States, the country's th ird straight appearance in women's trampoline. T he USA just missed qualifYing for the Games in men's trampoline and is the first reserve spot for the men. Chris Estrada of Lafayette, La., placed 16th after adjusting for the maximum athlete per country restriction.

TEAM FINALS After finishing second in the preliminary round, the U.S. women's tumbling team bested defending world team rumbling champion Russia in the finals, 98.50 ro 97.70, to win the team gold medal. Great Britain was third at 96.60. Yuliya Hall of Idaho Falls, Idaho, Susannah Johnson of Roanoke, Va., and Kaidin Tortorich of Haymarket, Va., competed in the tumbling team finals. Leanne Seitzinger of Stafford, Va., was the fourth member of the team. "It feels absolutely amazing," said Tortorich. "I've never been more proud. We just went out and rocked it." "We definitely screamed when we learned we won, and I think the 10

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entire arena could hear us," said Johnson. When there were twO more athletes to go, we knew our chances were really good. Yuliya's pass was so awesome, and the last athlete was Russia's Anna Korobeynikova, who is very dominant and hard to beat. She faltered a bit and we realized in the middle of her pass that we had it." "We still can't believe we won," said Hall, who was a member of the 2005 women's silver-medal team. I just tried to stay focused, thinking you have done so many passes to get here. (After my pass) I was on the floor with the coaches and watching scores. When I saw the final scores, I started running and screaming." Kalon Ludvigso n of Idaho Falls, Idaho, Stephen Raymond of Byron Center, Mich., and Josh Vance of Byron Center, Mich. , finished second in men's double mini-trampoline team finals. Andrew Muzzarelli of Rockford, Ill. , was the fourth member of the silver-medal team. The men's team knew they had a medal after Ludvigson's pass and had to wait for gymnasts from the last two countries, Spain and Russia, to perform to see which medal. The second-place finish is bittersweet for Vance, who announced his retirement from the sport at the end of the competition. Russia posted 111.40 points to win the tide, with the USA coming in at 109.60. Great Britain was third at 107.20 "I knew I had to hit my best pass because I was the first person and had to set the tone," said Raymond. "The cameras were right there and I could feel the pressure, but did not let it get to me. We didn't know until the last Russian went that we had the silver. We celebrated and high-fived." "This was my final World Championships," said Vance, who is a second-year emergency room resident. "I am retiring after this year. It PHOTO · VOLKER MINKUS

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is very special for me because our coach, George Drew, is my personal coach, and we've been vying for a gold medal since I started this. To get a silver medal again is amazing. This is my fourth go-round at Worlds and I'm ready to move on, although I'm still go ing to be in the sport, just not as an athlete." "Because my two teammates had done awesome passes, I knew if I did my routine like I could, we had a chance to medal," said Ludvigson, who was third up. "There was a lot of pressure because some other countries had made mistakes, and the Americans before me had done the best passes of their lives. I knew if! hit, we had a medal and if! missed, we were out of it. Afterwards, I was relieved, especially because I did a pass I had never competed before." Kaci Barry of San Diego, Calif., Aubree Balkan of Carlsbad, Calif., and Sarah Prosen of Apple Valley, Minn., earned the bronze medal in the women's double mini-trampoline team finals behind Russia and Canada, respectively. Because there were just three of them, they needed to hit all three routines in the team prelims (where fout athletes can compete and top three scores count) and the team finals. Competing in their first World Championships, the three hit all of their routines and claimed their first world medals. "I can't believe it," said Balkan, who went first for the USA. "There was pressure on all of us. I've never felt anything like it. I wanted to start us off well because we couldn't afford to miss anything. It was a great group of girls and it was awesome (to win)." "I was up second, and my pass was a little messy, but I knew we still had Kaci, who is our rock," said Prosen. "I'm so proud of all of us." "It's amazing. It was so hard to control all of our feelings," said Barry. "We PHOTOS 路 VOLKER MINKUS

just burst into tears. We are all newbies and brand new to this team thing." The men's tumbling team of Chris Adair of Lubbock, Texas, Jeffrey Brown of Lee's Summit, Mo., Chris Ford of Haymarket, Va., and Ludvigson, finished fifth in the team finals with a score of 106.40.

INDIVIDUAL EVENT FINALS Barry and Ludvigson won the bronze medal in women's and men's double mini-trampoline, respectively, during individual event finals. The USA just missed twO more individual event medals with fourth place finishes by Estrada and Ryan Weston of Chubbuck, Idaho, in men's synchronized trampoline and Ludvigson in tumbling. In men's double-mini, Ludvigson posted a 71.60 total to take the bronze, his second medal at this year's World Championships. Russia's Kirill Ivanov took the title at 78 .00, followed by Denis Vachon of ~ ~ Pagt: The Women's Tumbling Team (l to R) Kaitlin TortorldI. Susannah Johnson. lNMt ~ and Yuliya Hall. Top: The Mtn's DoubIt Mini Team (l to R) Kalan ludvIngson. AndItW MUlZarell~ Stephtn Raymond. and Josh Vwt. Abcwt:The Womtn'S ~ Mini team (far right) Kad Bany. Sarah PIosefl. and Autm BalUn.

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Trampoline and ,.....,...... " Championships Ludvigson was eighth in the qualification round, the last spOt to advance ro the finals. The USA's Stephen Raymond of Byron Center, Mich., was sixth at 69:30. "It is great (to have rwo medals)," said Ludvigson. "I saved my harder passes for the finals. I am very pleased with my World Championships. I was just hoping to make team and event fin als, and a medal was a nice surprise." For the women, Barry captured the bronze medal in double mini with a 68 .80 for her second bronze at the World Championships. Canada's Sarah Charles and Julie Warnock went one-rwo, respectively. Balkan fi nished in seventh place. Other gymnasts who competed at the 2007 World Trampoline and Tumbling Championships were: men - Michael D evine of W innebago, Ill. , Steven Gluckstein of Atlantic Highlands, N .J ., and Logan Dooley of Lake Forest, Calif.; and women - Amanda Bailey of Sundown, Texas, and AIaina W illiams of Amarillo, Texas.

Brittany Dircks Hometown: Orland Park, Ill. Club: Team Empcor Coaches: Karen and Derrick Dircks Dircks finished 15th in women's trampoline at the World Trampoline and Tumbling Championships to secure one of two wild card Olympic spots for the United States, the country's third straight appearance in women's trampoline. 0: What was your reaction when you found out that the USA was given one of the wild-card spots for the women? A: I received a phone call at 11 p.m. for a meeting in the hotel lobby and then they announced it. I was so excited! The first thing I did was call my father and told him. He was so happy; he said he knew I could do it and called me his little Olympian. I am very honored to compete and represent for the USA, to have performed the best I could and receive an Olympic spot for the USA. 0: How did you feel in competition? Were you nervous? A: Yes! I told the head coach , Dmitri Poliaroush, that I felt like I was going to throw up. He said I have nothing to lose and just to do my best, so that made me feel very confident. 0: What thoughts were running through your head as you waited to see if the USA received a spot in the Olympic Games? A: Well, I didn't get to stay at the arena, but I was in my hotel room pacing, shaking, waiting and praying that I received that spot. 0: What was the best part of the 2007 World Championships? A: Spending two weeks with my mother, who is my coach and biggest fan! And getting to experience being there and competing was incredible. 0: Were you able to do anything special while in Quebec City? A: Yes. A couple of friends and my mother all went shopping in downtown Quebec City. The buildings are beautiful and I also took a lot of pictures to remember such a great place. Q: Did you do anything special when you returned home? A: Yes, I spent the first whole week with my family, friends and my puppy, Blake. Q: What's next for you? A: I'm going to work on increasing my difficulty and performance scores, staying healthy and getting ready for next year to maintain my spot. ~ 12 USA GYNMASTICS JANUARY

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Kaitlin Tortorich Hometown: Mandeville, La. Resides: Haymarket, Va. Club: Capital Gymnastics Coach: Sergio Galvez Tortorich placed eighth in women's tumbling at the World Trampoline and Tumbling Championships and was also a member of the gold-medal USA Tumbling Team . Q: What was the best part of the 2007 World Championships? A: The best part was winning the team gOld. Q: What was it like to win the team gold medal? A: It was incredible.Going in, I didn't know what to expect, except that we had a really strong team and could potentially medal. When we realized we had won, we were all so overwhelmed that we couldn't contain ourselves. Q: Were you able to do anything speCial while in Quebec City? A: We didn't have much time to sight-see, but during the time we had, my roommate, Brittany, and I went shopping.

Q: Did you do anything special when you returned home? A: For me, it was just back to the gym for coaching, and play time with my dogs.

Q: Did you do anything special when you returned home? A: I went out to dinner with a bunch of friends to celebrate winning the team gold and my birthday, which was the day after team finals!!

Q: What's next for you? A: I broke my foot at Worlds on a landing, so I'm spending time rehabbing and then its back to training to prepare for next season!

Q: What's next for you? A: I get a little time off, but I'll be in the gym training soon for the next competition season.

Susannah Johnson Hometown: Roanoke, Va. Club: Capital Gymnastics Coach: Sergio Galvez Q: What was the best part of the 2007 World Championships? A: For me, the best part of the entire trip was standing on the podium watching my flag climb above all others and hearing my national anthem play. And also having the viewers from the stands rise for respect while the USA was honored.

Q: What was it like to win the team gold medal? A: When we first found out we had won, we screamed, hugged, cried and couldn't stop smiling. It was the most thrilling feeling I've ever had. Now as I look back, it's satisfying. We had pulled together as a team during the training camp at the Olympic Training Center and by the time we got to Quebec, we were family. With the encouragement from each other, we were inspired. It paid off. Nothing's more satisfying than that. Q: Were you able to do anything special while in Quebec City? Sight-seeing, spending time with family, etc.? A: I am adopted and I was to meet my birth mother at this competition, but it turned out the first time I met her, she was in a coma in the ICU. She died three weeks before I was to leave for Wond Championships. Since she would not be attending the meet, her husband, Mark, came out to watch me. It was special to .have him there. Along with having Mark, one of my friends and his family drove 1000 miles to watch me compete. I got to go out with him in Old Town Quebec, which was a lot of fun. Q: Did you do anything special when you returned home? A: I slept for 22 hours straight when I left Quebec. Once I got home, I curled up with my dog in my bed and slept some more. Q: What's next for you? A: Anything and everything! I'm really ambitious and want to break world records. I love competitions and can't wait for the season to start up again. Bring it on. 14

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Leanne Seitzinger Hometown: Stafford, Va. Club: Novaks' Gymnastics Center Coach: Jaroslav Novak Q: What was it like to win the team gold medal? A: Words can't even describe what it was like to win the team gold medal. I just know that I'm very proud and honored to be a part of the gold-medal team . We four girls, five including Amy McDonald (our alternate), had come a long way and knew we just had to go out there and give it our all. Once we knew we had won, we all hugged, screamed, cried, jumped up and down, and cherished the moment of realizing we were world champions. Q: Were you able to do anything special while in Quebec City? A: The majority of our time was spent in the gym, whether it was training, the opening ceremony, competition or cheering on our teammates! One of the cool things was that we got to see what Halloween was like in Quebec. It's pretty much like ours, and they had decorations and little kids walking down the street in their costumes. My mom and grandma came up for the week to watch and cheer me on! I'm very thankful for all of their love and support; I WOUldn't be where I am today if it wasn 't for the support of my family and friends! My teammates are like my family as well , so of course in our down time, we spent it together just hanging out. Q: What's next for you? A: I'm looking forward to going back into the gym and training hard. I still feel I have a lot I want to accomplish as an individual. As a team we are very strong, but I feel I need to work on the difficulty in my passes. My goal is to be more confident to compete new tumbling passes and to compete in more international competitions. fa PHOTOS 路 VOLKER MINKUS

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ATIONAL TEAM <I

BY LUAN PESZEK The USA Gymnastics TOPs program (talent opportunity program) is in its 16th year and continues to identify talented gymnasts who go on to be World and Olympic medalists. The Program was developed by USA Gymnastics in 1992 as a way of finding talented young female gymnasts in order to identify them early and provide education to the gymnasts and their coaches. The program is definitely working as shown by the number of former TOPs gymnasts making the National Team. Gary Warren is the USA Gymnastics Elite Program Director and oversees the TOPs program. Warren said, "We monitor the TOPs program and make minor changes from time to time. It is exciting to watch these young TOPs gymnasts develop into amazing athletes and win medals at the international level. It shows the program is working and is headed in the right direction." TOPs Regional testing took place throughout the summer of 2007 and approximately 2400 gymnasts participated. From those who participated, the top athletes were named to the 7-8 year old National Team , called the Diamond Level. Of the 9-11 year olds, 300+ were invited to National Testing and 78 made the TOPs National Team . The National Testing was held in Houston, Texas, in October at the Women 's National Team Training Center. At National Testing the gymnasts perform physical JANUARY Âˇ ~EBRUARY 2008

abilities tests including pull ups, leg lifts, flexibility, sprint, rope climb, vertical jump, push ups and press handstands as well as the required skills on each of the events including vault, uneven bars, balance beam and floor exercise. The scores are tallied and the top gymnasts in each age division were named to the TOPs National Team . The camp was held in December and was comprised of three days of educational opportunities for both the athlete and her coach on basics, sports science and general development of these talented young athletes. USA Gymnastics' National Coaching staff, along with coaching support personnel and sport science professionals, conducted the camp. An additional "B" camp was held for the next level of gymnasts at their own expense, also in December. The TOPs program has shown dramatic success over the last 16 years and continues to be a big part of the success of the USA women 's program.

2007 TOP Averages and National Best

2007 Averages and National Best 7 yr. RIg

8 yr.

Reg

9 yr. RIg

9 yr.

10 yr. 10 yr.

Nat

Reg

Nat

11 yr. 11 yr. RIg Nat

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D:!QD......1:Q1D.. J9.4~ .1.4J~Q . ..3:~7.D.. L 5.X4~ .... 4.54.D.. L ~·6DD 5.0.0.0. 5.0.0.0. 10..0.0. : 10..0.0. 10..0.0. : 10.0.0. 10.0.0. : 10.0.0. 122.D.... 1 ~ :7.2.... 1.5..'O~ .o.14:!B ....1~:6.2..:. ~5..6~ .....17.:6.B.; .1.6..2~ .. ..Na·tiiiii:ii·iiiisi...... .. · ..· .. · iB.DD 22.0.0. 23.0.0. ' 19.25 25.0.0. ' 19.25 24.50. : 21.50. .. p're.ss. l:l.an.d.s ta.n~:~vera.ge .......1}o.D ....1:~5.o.... 3.55~ .1 6:9~D ....4:5.9.0..[. 7.:0..90. ....55.30... L~:2.1 D.. National Best 5.0.0.0. 5.0.0.0. 10.0.0. : 10..0.0. 10.0.0. : 10..0.0. 10..0.0. : 10.0.0. ..Handstand Hold:Average 65QD......1 ~:B5 1~.6~.;..23:7.3.....3.1.:B9.. [. ~6'O~ .... 3~35 ;. ~4:.1 ~ .. National Best ........... '30.0.0. 30..0.0. 30..0.0. ' 30..0.0. 60..0.0. : 60..0.0. 60..0.0. : 60..0.0. ·.2.0..¥.el.er.S.p.ri.nt~~.ver.a~e. 3. 7BO .....3~D.D.... ~4.5~ ..•. .3. .5~Q ....3}3.D.. ;. ~:4.6~ .....3~3.D .[. ~3.9Q .. National Best 3.160. 3.0.40. 2.80.0. : 3.220. 2.810. ' 3.0.70. 2.530. ' 3.210. ..R.oJl~ .C.I.i.ITl~:~v.era.g.e .......... J.~QD .... ~:~4'O... 1}..6~.: B.99D ...1.1}.B.U:BBQ .... 1D.46 [ 7.240. National Best 2.B2D 1.440. 4.0.90. , 4.0.30. 5.B1D : 5.570. 5.210. : 4.940. Cast Handstand-Average National Best Vertical Jump-Average

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9.50.

9.40.

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8.16 8.37 8.01 ...............................

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9.60.

9.80.

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8.0.8

8.44

8.49

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9.55

9.65

9.70.

Floor Acro 7.76 7.63 7.22 ............ ..... ............................................ National Best 9.20. 9.30. 9.40. Floor Dance 8.25 8.39 8.25 .............................................................. National Best 9.60. 9.80. 9.60. Skills Total

30..86 30..0.3

28.85

National Best

36.67 37.27

36.78

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72.89 73.37

71 .46

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88.73 90..83 89.79

USA GYMNASTICS JANUARY · FEBRUARY 2008

TOPS

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Tops B National Team

TOPs Diamond Level

, . . - - - - - - - - - - - 2007 TOPs National Team - - - - - - - - - - - - , Name ..~~i .Bor9.ese ..........• Veronica -_ ....... Hults - ....... -........ . ~orqan Lee. ....... ..~ic.ole. ~~~pi r~ ..... _. Chelsea Shu Glennis Smith .............................. Ariana .-..... __Sokol-Sanchez ................ Catalina Palma Jenna Deer Kristen Gibson Kalie Carlisle MacKenzie Brannan .......... ......... . ~ril May.. ..Kje!s.ten Haarberg Anwen Herbert-Lewis Erin Tucker .......... ..... .............. Amelia HundleL .. Lexie .....Priessman........ Madison Cindric....... .. ....... ........... Adeline Helland ........................... .. A.b.bX .~ i ll.i~t............ .. ~rnily Mil!iet ........... Stefani Catour .......... Heather Hannon ............................... .. ~teVilnni . McCray........ •. ~xl.a . ~rni\h............... Sabrina Schwab .............................. Heather Udowitch -... .- ..................... .. ~itly~ .~.ed.elu.n d ...... Shanitae Then .......... ..................... ...~e~a~ .F!n.ck............ Karli Collins .. ~I b.e ~a.~~ss.ey.......... .. ~ydn.ey ~~n.vers.e ....... Anaka-...................... Benink ........ Hannah Miller ..................... Len ...Erica -.......................... ...~r!d.q e!. O'e.an Kiana Palin

Club

Age

Region

Airborne Gymnastics - CA 11 Ait Olympia, AOGC 9 All Olympia, AOGC 9 All Olympia, AOGC 10 All Olympia, AOGC 10 All Olympia, AOGC 11 All Olympia, AOGC 10 Apollo 11 Brook-Lin Center 11 Brook-Lin Center 9 Buckeye Gymnastics 11 Capital 11 Capital 10 Cascade Elite Gymnaslics 10 Chelsea Piers Gymnastics Chelsea Piers Gymnaslics 10 Cincinnati Gymnastics 9 Cincinnati Gymnastics 10 Denton Gymnastics Academy 11 Denton Gymnastics Academy 10 Denton Gymnaslics Academy 11 3 Denton Gymnastics Academy 9 3 Desert Lights Gymnastics 11 DeVeaus School of Gymnastics 11 DeVeaus School of Gymnastics 9 DeVeaus School of Gymnastics 10 Eagles Wings Athletics 10 Eagles Wings Athletics 9 Excalibur 11 Excalibur 10 Exper-Tiess Gymnastics 11 Girls CO-OP Gymnastics 9 Girls CO-OP Gym.nastics 10 GwinneH Gymnastics Center 10 Gymnastic Academy of Rockford....9 . GYfT1n~sticAcademyof Rockford.....9....... Gyf11n~stics.Ac:ademy. of Allanta...... 1 ~ .... Gymnastics World: FL 9 Hawaiian Island Twisters 10 2

Name

Club

Inifinity .C.~~Ix.Pr.eston.... ...ll?ileY.F!~p'atrick.... .. M & M Gymnastics M & M Gymnaslics ...Sk~ler. Mem.f11~1 .

-,_Rachel .. -, ... Dickson . ....... Allison Kunz Courtney Horstman .: ~·o~·rtrie£C:o~!~ :· ... Kristen Heuston _._.. . .. Gabrielle Comnualez . A.lyssaSh.erm.etaro Alexandra Ozuna ........ ....... ..La.cy Dagen Phoebe Marx ................. Kathleen Eliasen •..Ki~berly .G.oodlYi n. ..•La.Niesha-J.op.r~. !rvi~ )essi~. 'lIan9 . .. •..Kristen Politz ...D.o~i~iquea !ro~e!. Tori Beisheim ....................... ~hley Martynia.~ .. ...Kristl'n Ho.Ha....... Amanda Bertorello ................ ............. ...Ki~rraAII~y.n.e .. ' ."'" ...A~~Y .Bea~c~rn.ll ....... Ericha Fassbender-...... ....................... Madeline Horton ............................... Polina Shchennikova ....................... Sarah Caoili-........ -,.................

•.K.e.n~e~y. B.ak.er ......... • ...Ka.t.h er.i~e.~a.fllp.be! I ... ...AI !iso.n. ~arx ............. ...Ky.I.~iQ~ .Co~.Ilto.n ...... " .EII.i.e .H.ep.~e.~ ...... .. ~e.q .H.0.lYi!rd. ........... Ashton Kim ................................

.. ~! lys.o~ .N.i~d .......... . TiaAllbritten ......................... ......• Chelsey Hoy

Age

Region

.. 10.... 10 Michigan Elite Gym Academy 10 Michigan Elite Gym Academy 10 Monmouth Gymnaslic Academy 11 New England Gym Express 9 Northwest Kids 10 Nova Gymnaslics 10 Olympia Gymnastic Academy 11 Olympic Hills Gymnastics 9 Pacific West Gymnastics 10 Palm Beach Gymnastics 9 Platinum Gymnaslics Academy Precision 10 Precision 10 Precision 10 Rebound 9 Rebound 11 Rochester Gymnaslics Academy Saito Gymnastics SCEGA 10 Starlight Gymnaslics 10 Stars Houston 9 Stars Houston ... 11...... Stars Houston 11 Stars Houston 11 Stars National Gymnastics Village 9 Tampa Bay Turners Gymnastics 11 Texas Dreams 11 Texas Dreams Texas Dreams Texas Dreams 11 Texas Dreams 11 Texas Dreams 9 Texas Dreams 9 Texas Dreams 10 Texas Elite 11 3 West Virginia Gymnastics

Name _. A.~ys.sa McCun~

Alexandria Ruiz ..f~ristina Rigqins Destinee Henderson Diana Tatevossian .... "'--. _ Ni~ol~

Duggan .Trinity Oberndorter Kyla Kessler Camrynne Cruz Jenna Swartzentruber Madison lanuzzo

.!~cKenzey Kle.i.nholz _.Madilyn Probst.

...Laura Kingrey SaraMarie Ellis ..H~pe Masiad~ ...E!ena Spengl.~r Isla Andrews Annalie oe..cker .. ,- R .-.-. . .!essaPhill ip~.•... Madison-............. Benzor .......... Nicole Lauro ........... .......... .. ~o.ira. Ly~n~ ..... . ..Kyl ie. N~rthr~~ . .. ~o.~h.ia .Liu........ Emma Marchese ......................... Kaila Clements ........... .... Ference ....Olivia -...................

Club

Age

Gymnastic Academy of Rockford Gymnastics World Hawaiian Island Twisters Hawaiian Island Twisters Hawaiian Island Twisters Hawaiian Island Twisters 8 Hills 8 Hills ... ~ ...

Michigan Academy of Gymnastics.. ~ ... Michigan Elite G~m Academy 8 _. K.~.~yla Je~ni n.Qs.... ... Monmouth Gymnastic Academy .. 7.. MacFadden 8 ...Trista .. ... ..... ....... .. ........ Paragon Saito Gymnastics 7 ...~~rah..Flatley. ..... " Colleen Hodan 8 ................... -.- ....... Saito Gymnastics 7 •..Kay.la .~erez.............. Saito Gymnastics Jessica Savoie 8 ............... .. ... ....... Saito Gymnastics Ariana Zens ........................... ... Saito Gymnastics .~ Savannah Gutierrez Scats Diamond EliteGymnastics 7 ......... ... ........ .. .. Steins Scats Diam~nd Elite Gymnasti.cs •.. ~ .... .. Jenna ................... Star Bound Brianna Acosta 8 ................ Rachael Flam ....... Stars Houston ....................... 8 .~y~n. ~hann~n......... Superior Texas Dreams Grace Quinn 7 .......................... Texas Elite 8 . ~Iys.sa lA.o.ie~ .. ~Ie~.i~ y~s~~e.z .. ... Jordan Stavrou

Region

ACE Gymnastics 8 ACE Gymnastics 8 ACPR Airborne Gymnastics - CA All Olympia, AOGC 8 Arizona Sunrays 8 Arizona Sunrays Bay Aerials Gymnastics Brown's Gymnastics-Las Vegas .. 8 Buckeye Gymnastics 8 Cincinnati Gymnastics Cincinnati Gymnastics Desert Lights Gymnastics Folger's Frederick Girls CO-OP Gymnastics Girls CO-OP Gymnastics Gymfinity

West Coast Elite Gymnastics Zenith Elite

8 8

i 5 2

• • 7 4

FUTURE STARS IN? NATIONAL W~ CHAMPIONSHIPS

By Jeff Robinson

he 12th Future Stars National Championships was held at the United States Olympic Training Center, November 8-11, 2007. The Future Stars Championships features some of the very best 10, 11 and 12 year old boys in the United States performing special Future Stars competitive routines on the six men's events plus routines for still rings strength, parallel bar strength and flexibility. The main feature of the Future Stars program is its emphasis on education and preparation for the future. The Future Stars Championships is always held in conjunction with the Men's National Coaches Workshop. This format of linked events provides for both a competitive experience and a tremendous educational opportunity. During the workshop portion of the event, athletes and coaches are provided hands-on development sessions, and there are also educational presentations for both coaches and parents. This "team" approach of working with athletes, coaches and parents is intended to provide positive information to aid in the proper development and future success of the athlete. The workshop portion of the weekend exposes the participants to presentations from some of the best coaches in the country as well as specialists in the sports science field.

Congratulations to all our Future Stars competitors and good luck in the coming season!

2007 National Future Stars Championships Results 10 Year Old Division n,_.DL_ .....-"...__

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Future Stars Regional DevelopmentTeams in the 8 and 9-year-old division. This team is comprised of the top six finishers from each

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(L to R) Carter Webb, Oregon Gymnastics Academy; Brady Davis, Oregon Gymnastics Academy; Zach Ochsenschlager, Oregon Gymnastics Academy; Kade Lekites, Denali Gymnastics; Trevor Deiner, Northshore Gymnastics; Nathaniel Opalski, Bainbridge Island Gymnastics

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My best event this meet was beam-I was able to qualify for event finals and place second.

What was it like being a part of Team USA? It is really great to be a part of Team USA. Although we are all focused on doing our individual best, it's great to cheer for your teammates, and have them there cheering for you.

Glen Ishino What was the best part of the trip? The best part of the trip was competing the first day, because I was able to show what I had been working for my whole life. What was your best event and why? My best event was rings because I managed to hit my set both days and this felt great considering rings isn't my strongest event.

Jordyn WieDer What was the best part of the trip? The best part of the trip for me was competing for my country for the first time. It was an honor and I loved it.

Danell Leyva What was your best event and why?

Horizontal bar was my best event because I won the gold medal in event finals, plus it was probably the best routine I've ever done. Did you get to do anything 1m while on the trip outside of gymnastics? We had a banquet at the end of the meet where all the gymnasts came together and we all had a great time getting to know one another.

How many days were you gone and how did you manage school work? We were gone for a little over a week. I had already received my school assignments early so everything worked out. I worked on school in between practices.

Alexy BiJozertchev What was the best part of the trip? Just the whole experience! I enjoyed seeing a new place and meeting new people. The entire experience was great. What was your best event and why? I made finals in three events - pommel horse, floor exercise and parallel bars -- and I earned the silver medal in all three. The competition was awesome. There was a lot of talent. All of the U.S. guys were amazing. We swept the top four places in the all-around.

What was your best event and why? My best event was bars because I got my personal high score for bars. I was glad to hit my routine in all-around and event finals. Bars have been a struggle for me sometimes, so I've been working very hard to get consistent.

Mattie Larson How did it feel to win a medal? I earned the all-around gold, floor gold, and uneven bars silver. I remember standing on the podium for the all-around and thinking, "YIPPEE!" Did you get to do anything fun while on the trip outside of gymnastics? We had dinner with the U.S. Marines who were stationed in Guatemala City. They cooked BBQ chicken and we watched a movie. 32

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Steven Legendre What was your best event and why? I scored highest on vault, however I was most excited that I was able to hit my pommel horse routine and start our team off in the right direction. How did it feel to win the team gold? It was an indescribable feeling, definitely the highlight of my trip. There is nothing better than bringing home gold to the greatest country in the world. t;'i PHOTOS · STEVE LANGE

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GOOD LUCK BEIJING INTERNATIONAL TOURNAMENT he Good Luck Beijing International Tournament took place in Beijing, China, Nov. 28Dec. 2, and was held at the National Indoor Stadium, which is the site for artistic gymnastics and trampoline at the 2008 Olympic Games. The women's competition all-around included and individual event finals, while the men's competition included team and individual event finals. Bridget Sloan of Sharp's Gymnastics in Indianapolis, Ind., claimed the women's allaround bronze medal with a score of 59.225 to finish behind China's Jiang Yuyuan (61.225) and Australia's Daria Joura, (59.800). Chellsie Memmel of M & M Gymnastics in West Allis, Wis., scored a 57.425 to finish fifth in her first all-around competition since the 2006 World Championships. During event finals, Sloan qualified to all fo ur event finals and Memmel qualified to beam and floor finals . Sloan earned the silver medal on floor with a score of 14.925, 34 USA GYMNASTICS JANUARY Âˇ FEBRUARY 2008

while Memmel claimed the bronze medal with a score of 14.725. Cheng Fei of China posted a 15.275 to win the title. Memmel claimed the bronze medal on beam with a score of 15.300 and Sloan finished fourth with a 14.925. Fei took first w ith a 15.725 and Australia's Lauren Mitchell was second with a 15.600. Sloan did not vault and finished seventh on bars with a score of 14.850. Winning gold on bars was the Ukraine's Dariya Zgoba (15.725), followed by China's Jiang Yuyuan in second and Australia's Daria Joura in third. The u.s. Men's Team finished eighth in the team finals with a score of 261 .275. China won gold, followed by Japan with silver and Korea with bronze. The U.S. men's team included David Durante of Garwood, N.J. and competing for Team Chevron; Sean Golden of Camden, N.J. and training at Houston Gymnastics Academy; Sho Nakamori of Albany, Calif. and competing for Stanford; David Sender of Arlington Heights, ill. and also competing for Stanford; Clay Strother of Jasper, Texas and competing for Team Chevron; and Todd Thornton of Houston, Texas and competing for Team Chevron. Coach Kevin Mazeika said, " It was great

to be in the arena, on the equipment and in the warm-up gym where the Olympic Games will be held. The trip was a good experience to get familiar with the facility and using the 6-3-3 competition format. We're going to go back and continue our mission of improving our start values, work on details and get ready for the Olympic year." Sender qualified to two event finals. In floor exercise, Sender scored a 14.650 to finish eighth. He also placed fourth in men's vault with a score of 15.987, just missing the bronze medal. China's Lu Bin won gold, Romania's Flavius Koczi claimed silver and Japan's Makoto Okiguchi earned bronze on vault. iii

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he German team traveled to Colorado Springs, Colo. in October for a combined Junior National Team Training Camp and competition with the USA at the U.S. Olympic Training Center. The USA's Junior Elite National Team was split into two teams, USA red and USA white, to maximize competitive opportunities at this junior competition with Germany. The USA red team won the competition scoring a 431.550 to Germany's 422.90. The white team finished third with 410.150. The wimling USA red team included: Danell Leyva who scored an 87.600 to win the all-around, followed by Steven Legendre with an 85.650 in second. Germany's Phillip Sorrer was the top gymnast from Germany finishing third all-around with a score of 85.150. John Orozco and Glen Ishino each had scores of 84.600 and 84.350, respectively, to finish fourth and fifth all-around. Kyle Bunthuwong competed on five events and Philip Onorato competed in three events. Sean Regan was the alternate for the red team. Competing for the USA White Team included: Donathan Bailey, Jake Dalton, Sam Mikulak, Yoshi Mori, Miguel Pineda, Joshua Wilson and alternate Joshua Wokurka. fa

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Venice. Ca lifo rn ia Delaney, 16, attendsLos Angeles School of Gymnastics and is coached by Olga Putsillo. She's amember of the Rhythmic Senior National Team. Delaney and her teammates earned the gold medal at the 2006 Pacific Alliance Championships.

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• GRIFFIN KEHLER . ARETE GYMNASTICS STATE CHAMPIONS Lindon , Utah Here arethe Arete Gymnastics All-Around StateChampions. LtoRfront: McKinzie Warren LS(9 year old), Melanie Watabe L4, Kaysha Coleman LS(S and under), Back Row: Carli Christensen L5 (10 year old), Jaelyn HemingwayL6 (13+), Kylie Tolman L6 (11-12 year old), and Heather Dickerson L6 (10 year old). The Arete teams also won Level 4, 5, and 6.

Woodbridge Virginia As a7year old LevelS, Gnffinwon first place at the 2007 Virginia State Meet in floor, nngs, vault andall-around. At Region VII he was first in vault, second in floor and parallel barsand first all-around. Gnffintook fifthall-around at Future Stars. Griffinwascoached by Melvin Sanchez thru Regionalsin 2007, but now trains at YouthSports with coachGregPatterson.

Queens. New York Jasmine, 13, is the 2007 LevelS New York State and Regional Champion. At state she had the highest all-around score of 3S.67S, winning four gold medals! At Regionals she took first place in the intermediate age division with ascore of 3S.00. She's coached by Nina's Gymnastics Head Coach Igor Kolpakchi and her team just finished its fourth seasonas the New York StateChampions.

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Ocean Springs, Mississippi Olivia Gibson,Tony Maiolatesi, Abby Brechbiel. and Peyton Killingsworth competed in the Trampoline& Tumbling JO Championships in 2007. Olivia is National Champion on Double Mini L5, thirdplace on Trampoline L 6, andsixth place on Tumbling L6. Tony is National Champion on Double Mini L6and National Champion on Tumbling L7and second placeon Trampoline L7. Abby took thirdplace on TrampolineL5. Peyton took fifth place on Trampoline L5. The athletes are coached byMissy Belcher.

• DANIELLE FERRANTE Randolph, New Jersey DanielleFerrantewasnamed'Compulsory Gymnast of the Year" for 2007 by New Jersey USA Gymnastics. Danielle, pictured with Coach Mary Jaramillo, won back-to-back all-around State Championtitles for Level 4andSinher age group this year and is currently competing Level 6. She is a member of theRising Stars.

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