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FEATURES 10 World Cup Mattie La rson and Samantha Shapiro earned three of the four individual event gold medals at the World Cup in Montreal. Larson won gold meda ls on beam and floor and Shapiro won gold on bars.

16 Women's NCAA Championships Georgia won its fifth consecutive team title at the 2009 Women's NCAA National Championships hosted by t he University of Nebraska. A pa ir of 10s from Courtney Kupets gave the Gym Dogs its 10th NCAA title overall.

Kupets won the al l-around and three event titles.

18 Men's NCAA Championships Stanford won the team title at the 2009 Men's NCAA Nati onal Championships hosted by the University of M innesota. Either Oklahoma or Penn State had won the last seven titles. But in 2009, that trophy went to the Stanford Cardina ls with Mich igan coming in second .

22 Nadia News Nastia Liukin's life has been a whi rlwind since the Olympic Games. We caught up to Li ukin to ask about the O lympiC Games, her life post-Beijing and her future plans.

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30 USA Wins 12 Medals at Gymnix The USA earned 12 meda ls - six gold, five silver and one bronze - at the Junior Team Cup of Internationa l Gymnix, held in Montreal. The U.S. women claimed the team title and swept the all-around, as well as went 1-2 in all four individual events.

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team athletes continue to excel on various stages. Not only are they world-class in their sport, but many of these athletes also represent outstanding ambassadors and role models each and every day.

If you watched the NCAA Championships for men and women, you most likely recogni zed many national team members in the spotlight. On the women's side, 2004 Olympic Silver and Bronze Medalist Courtney Kupets helped guide her University of Georgia team to its fifth consecutive team title. Courtney also won the all-around and at least shared a portion of three of the four event titles, plus won the Honda Award for the second time. Other former national team members who finished top three in the all-around or on an event at NCAA Championships were Susan Jackson, Carly Janiga, 2004 Olympic Silver Medalist Courtney McCool, 2006 World Championships team member Ashley Priess and Cory Hartung.

At the men's NCAA Championships, Oklahoma's Steven Legendre won the allaround and two event titles, while Glen Ishino, Paul Ruggeri, Chris Brooks, Tim Gentr y, and Thomas Kelley also placed in the top three in a variety of events. 2008 Oly mpic Team members Justin Spring, Kevin Tan and David Durante were coaches for Illinois, Penn State, and Stanford, respectively, with Stanford winning the men's team ti tle. Spring was recently named associate head coach for the Illini.

Check out this issue for full coverage of both the men's and women's NCAA Championships, as well as the USA Gymnastics Collegiate Championships .

Congratu lations to all of the collegiate champions and their coaches, including those w ho participated in the NCAA Division 3 Championships and the National Association of Intercollegiate Gy mnastics Clubs' Championships.

Three members of the 2008 Olympic Team were nominated for this year's Sullivan Award, given annually to the top amateur athlete in the country. Congratulations to Shawn Johnson, Nastia Liukin and Jonathan Horton for being included in the top 12 nom inees for this prestigious award. Shawn and Nastia were among the top five fin alis ts, and Shawn won the award. The athlete was chosen by votes cast by AAU offic ials, U.s. Olympic Committee members and college sports information directors, with fan votes cast online counting one-third toward the final tally. The award was presented at the New York Athletic Club on April 15. Shawn joins Kurt Thomas (1979) and Paul Hamm (2004) as the only g y mnasts to win the AAU James E. Sullivan Award, and she is the first female gymnast to be distinguished with the honor. Congratulations to all three athletes for being one of this year's nominees for the award, which recognizes both athletic achievement on the field of play and the character of the athlete.

Shawn and partner Mark Ballas continue to impress the judges on "Dancing with the Stars" each Monday night. Gy mnastics fans can vote by phone, text or online beginning at the start of each performance show. Phone and text lines stay open for 30 minutes after the end of the program, and online voting remains open until 12 p.m. ET on the day after the performance show. The remaining season concludes with the season finale on Tuesday, May 19, at 9 p.m. ET. There is so much that can be achieved through dedication and commitment in sport, and specifically gymnastics. For all of you who are preparing for competition at the Junior Olympic nationals, good luck.

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ifteen-year-old Samantha Shapiro and sixteen-year-old Mattie Larson both of All Olympia Gymnastics in Los Angeles, won three of four events at the World Cup in Montreal, Que., Canada, March 7-8. Both gymnasts are coached by Artur Akopyan and Galina Marinova.

Shapiro posted a 14.725 on uneven bars, to win the gold medal. Larson won beam with a score of 14.650 and floor exercise with a score of 14.950.

On the men's side, 22-year-old Tim McNeill of Falls Church, Va . who trains at the University of California - Berkeley, finished fifth on pommel horse with a score of 14.225 and fourth on parallel bars with a score of 14.950. Seventeenyear-old Danell Layva of Miami, Fla., and Universal Gymnastics finished fourth on horizontal bar with a score of 15.150.

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ixteen-year-old Mattie Larson competed for the USA at the World Cup in Montreal, where she won two gold medals on balance beam and floor exercise. Larson trains at All Olympia

in Los Angeles, Calif., and is coached by Galina Marinova and Artur Akopyan . Larson took seventh all-around at the 2008 U.s. Olympic Team Trials and was a member of the 2008 Olympic Team Training Squad.

USA Gymnastics caught up with Mattie to ask her a few questions!

USA Gymnastics: How did it feel to win two gold medals at a World Cup? Mattie: This is my first time winning medals that have the word "World" in the title, so it felt so amazing to actually win two!

USA Gymnastics: What is next for you?

Mattie: Right now I'm concentrating on upgrading my routines and fixing small details here and there. I'm just going to keep training and see what happens!

USA Gymnastics: What is your favorite event and skill?

Mattie: When I go through a rough training period, my favorite event is the one that gives me the least trouble.

But, for the most part, I would say floor. My favorite skill is a "shaposhnikova" on bars. It used to be my least favorite when I was learning it because I was terrified of it, but when I do it right, it's the closest I feel to flying.

USA Gymnastics: What are your goals for the future in gymnastics?

Mattie: My goal for this year is to be a World Championship team member and, as for the long term future, to make the 2012 Olympic Team.

USA Gymnastics: Tell me about school.

Mattie: I go to high school two days a week and I do school work at home on the other days. I've tried going to school full time and, being home schooled full time and I finally found a happy middle. Some semesters I take classes at a community college as well.

USA Gymnastics: Can you walk me through a typical day?

Mattie: I get up at 7:30 a.m. and school starts at 9:00 a.m.

I'm at school for about three hours and then gymnastics practice starts at 1:00 p.m. I train until about 8:00 p.m. with an hour break. I get home, do homework and go to sleep.

USA Gymnastics: What do you like to do when you are not in the gym?

Mattie: I love to hang out with my older sister who goes to the University of Southern California, which is close enough to see her when I want to. She is without a doubt the coolest person I know.

USA Gymnastics: Do you have your driver's license?

Mattie: I have my permit. I really want to get my license before my 17th birthday, which is at the end of May. USA Gymnastics: Tell us about your parents' background in acting?

Mattie: My parents USED to act! I wish they would start back up again but they say they will eventually! They just really wanted to raise my sister and me the right way, not through show business. My mom (Gail) was in Ghost and some other movies and my dad (Eric) did some commercials and some guest roles on TV shows back in the day.

Both of my parents decided to become actors when they were young adults. That's actually how they met, in acting class. My sister decided sort of recently that she wanted to be an actress. She was on the first season of the show Baldwin Hills on BET and she recently auditioned for the latest Twilight movie, New Moon.

USA Gymnastics: Is your dad involved in some way with gymnastics now?

Mattie: My dad creates floor music for gymnasts. He is a genius when it comes to searching for the right music. He also does the music for UCLA's gymnastics team.

USA Gymnastics: Do you have an interest in becoming an actress?

Mattie: I have wanted to be an actress since I knew what the word meant. I didn't want to tell my parents when I was younger because I knew they would want me to wait until I was older. When I eventually told them, they said they knew this day would come eventually! iii USA GYMNASTICS MAY 路 JUNE2Q09

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Fifteen-year-old Samantha Shapiro of All Olympia Gymnastics Center in Los Angeles won the gold medal on uneven bars at the World Cup. Shapiro, who is coached by Galina Marinova and Artur Akopyan, is the 2008 junior national champion in both bars and beam and finished second allaround at the Visa Championships.

She also won bars and beam at the 2008 PAGU Individual Event Championships in Argentina.

We caught up with Shapiro and asked about her experience at the competition .

USA Gymnastics: How did it feel to win the gold medal on bars at a World Cup? Samantha: It is a wonderful feeling to be able to compete for the U.s. It is an indescribable feeling for me to stand on the podium of an international meet as a representative of my country.

I feel honored and privileged to represent the U.S. USA Gymnastics: Tell me about your gold medal bar routine?

Samantha: I injured my foot on the first day of training. I thought about each skill of the routine, one at a time, and then when it came time for the dismount, I told myself to go for it and worry about my foot later.

USA Gymnastics: What was the

USA Gymnastics: What is your favorite event?

Samantha: I don't have a favorite event. I love them all for different reasons.

USA Gymnastics: What is your favorite skill?

Samantha: I really enjoy working on new release moves on bars.

USA Gymnastics: What are your goals for the future?

Samantha: My immediate future goals are to get healthy and continue working on upgrading my routines. I hope to do well at Visa Championships this summer.

My ultimate goal is to compete for the U.S. in world competitions and the 2012 Olympic Games. That would be a dream come true.

USA Gymnastics: What do you like to do when you are not in the gym?

Samantha: I love to dance, hang out with friends and family, go to Dodger games, listen to music, spend time at the beach, and go to the movies.

USA Gymnastics: What is your favorite food?

Samantha: Bananas!

USA Gymnastics: What is your favorite TV show?

Samantha: So You Think You Can Dance and Friends.

best part of the trip?

Samantha: The best part was being in Montreal with both of my club teammates, Hallie (Mossett) and Mattie (Larson). It was great that we were all able to have that experience together.

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eorgia made it five in a row and a pair of lOs from Courtney Kupets gave the Gym Dogs their 10th NCAA title with a 197.825 at the 2009 Women's NCAA National Championships hosted by the University of Nebraska, April 16-18. With the victory, the Gym Dogs sent Head Coach Suzanne Yoculan out in style with a record of 831-117-7 in her 26 years at the helm of the UGA program.

In the first preliminary session, the Southeastern Conference swept the top three spots as Georgia scored a 197.45, Florida a 196.375 and LSU a 196.325 to advance to the Super Six Finals. Although LSU was in sixth at the midway point of the competition, the Tigers stormed back to claim the session's third spot to qualify for their second straight Super Six Finals. LSU locked up its spot in Friday's night's Super Six with a 49.125 on bars to edge out Stanford, which settled for fourth place in the session with a 196.225.

The Southeastern Conference made it a perfect five-forfive, dominating the second preliminary session to conclude the first day of competition. SEC schools Alabama and Arkansas both

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advanced to Friday's Super Six Team Finals along with perennial powerhouse Utah.

The Utes, who joined Georgia in the hunt for their 10th NCAA women's gymnastics crown, tied UCLA with a 196.625 at the conclusion of the preliminary session. Utah advanced to its 10th consecutive Super Six by winning the tiebreaker criteria of combining all six individual scorers in all four events (234.650-234.575). The Bruins became the on ly former team national champions to miss out on the hunt for another title.

Alabama led the second preliminary session with a strong 197.025. The Crimson Tide rolled to victory behind solid all-around performances from Ashley Priess (39.450) and Ricki Lebegern (39.450). They were joined by the Razorbacks, who notched a 196.95 to take second. Michelle Stout helped carry Arkansas to its first Super Six with a 39.525 in the allaround that included a sessionbest 9.975 on vault.

At the team finals on Friday, Georgia stood tied with Utah at 98.625 after two rotations, but big scores on floor and vault propelled the Gym Dogs to the crown. On floor exercise, every Georgia competitor scored at least a 9.90, including Kupets' 9.95 and Tiffany Tolnay's 9.925.

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In the race for second, Alabama and Utah were in a tight race from the beginning. The Crimson Tide led the Utes after the first two rotations 98.7598.625, and then Utah pulled ahead of Alabama 148.15-148.075 as the Utes moved to floor in the third rotation.

With Alabama heading to floor in the final rotation and the Utes competing on bars, the Tide saw strong performances from Morgan Dennis (9.95), Geralen Stack-Eaton and Priess, each with a 9.90. With the event total of 49.50, Alabama notched a 197.575 to move past Utah's 197.425 and give Bama the runner-up finish.

It was the Crimson Tide's best NCAA Championships appearance since a second-place showing in 2005.

The Tide's final-rotation floor tota l of 49.50 was a season high, besting their 49.475 at the SEC Championships.

Utah concluded its 28th-straight NCAA Championships appearance with a third-place finish.

During day one of competition, Kupets became just the second three-

time NCAA All-Around champion with a 39.80. Her four individual national titles in 2009 tied Kentucky'S Jenny Hansen (1995) and Utah's Missy Marlowe (1992) for the most in an individual championship in NCAA history. Kupets, who is a 15-time All-American, entered the championships as a five-time national champion and concluded her career with an NCAA-record nine individual national titles.

At the individual event finals, Kupets put the finishing touches on one of the most dominant national championship performances in NCAA history by claiming three individual titles. Just 24 hours after leading Georgia to its fifth consecutive NCAA team title with a 39.90 all-around score, she started the individual event finals with a resounding 9.95 to win the bars title. She was even better on beam, uncorking a 9.9875 to run away with her second individual title for the night, before capping her championships weekend by tying LSU 's Ashleigh ClareKearney for the floor exercise crown with a 9.95. Clare-Kearney added a second title of her own on the night by winning the vault crown (9.90). She became the first LSU gymnast in history to win a pair of national titles . ~

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STANFORD TAKES THE TITLE

By Andy Seeley, Associate Director of Athletic Communications, University of Minn esota

here was a changing of the guard at the University of Minnesota's Sports Pavilion on ApriI1?, 2009. For the first time in eight years, the NCAA Men's Gymnastics Championship trophy was headed somewhere other than Norman, Okla., or State College, Pa. Either Oklahoma or Penn State had won the last seven titles. But in 2009, that trophy will reside in the Bay Area with the Stanford Cardinal.

NO.1-ranked Stanford scored 362.800 points to take the national championship title in men's gymnastics, holding off a late rally from defending champion Oklahoma. It is Stanford 's first men's gymnastics title since 1993 and its third overall.

"Obviously I'm pleased we managed to pull off the championship," Stanford head coach Thorn Glielrni said.

"The strength of the team is the depth. If you watched the meet you saw some of the guys had some breaks and even some falls. But our top six guys can put together some solid routines and their difficulty is high. They knew

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that coming in, so there was never an issue of feeling like they were out of it. That helps their confidence. We just kept going and kept plugg ing until the last guy on the last event."

Depth certainly may have been the key for the Cardinal, which tallied the top score of the night on just two of the six events. There was some doubt heading into the final rotation of the evening because Oklahoma was on vault, Michigan was on floor and Stanford was on rings.

But the Cardinal took the title with a rings set that brought the highest score of the night on the apparatus.

NO.2-ranked Oklahoma, which had won five of the last seven championships, was expected to be Stanford's chief rival for the trophy. The Sooners also closed strong, putting up the highest score of the night on vault. But even that score wasn't enough to lift OU above third, as Michigan closed out the meet with a solid final rotation on floor to edge the Sooners for second place, 361.500361 .200.

Oklahoma's Steven Legendre captured the all-around title with 90.500 points, followed by Cal 's Glen Ishino with 90.000 points and Illinois' Paul Ruggeri with 89.500 points. Legendre posted the evening's top score on floor with a 16-point routine and also tied for the best vault of the night with a score of 16.300. It was the third time in the last four years that a Sooner has taken the all -around title.

"It's really great to win the all-around," Legendre said.

"I feel like all my hard work paid off for me. It's kind of overshadowed right now by not winning the team title.

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Rounding out the top six in the team competition were California, Illinois and Ohio State.

As competition moved to the individual event finals on April 18, the amazing championship run for Legendre continued while Illinois flexed its muscles a bit and showed why the lliini might be a force to be reckoned with in the future.

Legendre added individual titles on both floor and vault to his medal hauL He scored a 15.625 to secure his win on floor. But it was his vault score of 16.325 that was the highest on that apparatus throughout the entire three-day championship competition. Oklahoma was brilliant on the floor, taking half of the eight All-American positions, including Chris Brooks' score of 15.575 that was good enough to place third.

A pair of Illinois sophomores combined to win half of the individual event titles, showing that the Fighting Illini might have some staying power on the national scene in years to come.

Ruggeri climbed to the top of the podium twice with championships on both parallel bars and horizontal

bar. He performed one of the few clean routines on the high bar, hitting four release moves and sticking his dismount to earn a score of 15.750 to blow away the field.

On parallel bars, Ruggeri's victory was much tighter as he finished with a score of 15.175 to edge California's Kyle Brady, who scored a 15.075. Meanwhile, his lliini teammate Daniel Ribeiro won pommel horse with a score of 15.575.

California's Evan Roth was the only student-athlete not wearing an Oklahoma or Illinois uniform to earn an individual title. Roth won still rings with a score of 15.600 that easily outdistanced his competition. ~

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he USA earned 12 medals - six gold, five silver and one bronze - at the Junior Team Cup of International Gymnix, held March 6-9 in Montreal, Que., Canada.

The U.s. women claimed the team title and swept the allaround, as well as went 1-2 in all four individual events.

The USA bested Canada, Russia and France to win the team gold medal. Jordyn Wieber of DeWitt, Mich.ITwistars USA, placed first in the all-around with a 58.500. Sabrina Vega of Carmel, N.Y'/Dynamic Gymnastics, and Kamerin Moore of West Bloomfield, Mich.ITwistars USA, finished second and third, respectively, with scores of 55.125 and 54.925, respectively. Hallie Mossett of Los Angeles, Calif.! All Olympia, placed fifth with a 53.450.

In the individual event finals, Wieber won gold medals on all four events, posting a 15.125 on vault, a 14.375 on uneven bars, a 14.735 on balance beam and a 14.700 on floor exercise. Vega was second on uneven bars (13.550), balance beam (13.900) and floor exercise (14.300), with Moore earning the silver medal on vault (14.450). Mossett finished fourth on vault with a 14.200.

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the first assignments for some ofthe girls on the team.They all did amazing and we worked great as a team.

How did it feel to win all four events and the all-around?

It was awesome to win all four events but I was glad that I hit eight for eight. Consistency is always one of my top goals at this point in my career.

What was the best part of the competition?

The best part of the competition was competing with all of the other amazing girls. It was so much fun and I couldn't ask for better teammates.

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What was the best part of the competition?

The best part of the competition for me was winning the all-around bronze medal because there were so many good gymnasts.

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Winning the team gold medal was really amazing. I was really excited to be part of team USA.

What was it like to win the allaround silver medal?

Winning the all-around silver medal was a huge accomplishment. I definitely didn't expect to be in the top three. I just went out and tried my best because it was my first assignment. It was just a great experience.

What was it was like to win the team

What was it like to win the silver medals on bars, beam, and floor?

I was so excited just to make it to event finals that when they called my name for second place on all three of the events I was just filled with excitement and I couldn't stop smiling.

What was the best part of the competition?

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It was really great feeling to be a part of the winning team. We all had so much fun and winning the team gold made it so much more exciting.

How did it feel to win the allaround bronze medal and the silver on vault?

It felt amazing to win the all-around bronze. It's good to know that all my hard work has paid off. Getting silver on vault (Yurchenko one-anda-half) was really cool because it has always been 0 ne of my favorite events.

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Jacob finished first on the uneven bars with a 12.966, and Kytra Hunter of Frederick, Md./ Hill's Gymnastics, placed first on floor exercise with a 14.533.

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The American Classic was a qualifying meet for the 2009 Visa Championships, scheduled for Aug. 12-15 in Dallas, Texas.

Wofford earned the junior all-around title with a score I of 55.349. Kyla Ross of Aliso Viejo, Calif./Gym-Max i Gymnastics, finished second with a 55 .31 6 and Sabrina I Vega of Carmel, N.Y./Dynamic Gymnastics, placed third with a 54.666. Claiming the top scores on the individual events were: Alexandra Raisman of Stott won the senior allaround with a score of 54.599, I Needham , Mass./Brestyan's American Gymnastics, vault, followed by Kimberly Jacob of Raleigh, N.C./ Superior I 14.650; Wofford, uneven bars, 14.266; Ross, balance beam, Gymnastics, in second with a 52.998 and Brooke Parker of I 14.666; and Claire Boyce of Kansas City, Mo./ GAGE, floor Lorton, Va./Capital Gymnastics exercise, 14.233. ~ NTC, in third with a 52.666.

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Arizona State University won its third straight championship in the collegiate division.

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COLLEGIATE TEAM RESULTS 1. Arizona State University, 320.250 2. University of Washington, 309.950 3. James Madison Un iversity, 29 1.600 4. State University of New York-Brockport, 137.900

VARSITY ALL-AROUND 1. Derek Gyga x, Coliege of William & Mary, 84.150 2. Ty Evans, Springfield Co llege, 82.700 3. Dylan Parrott, U.s. Naval Academy, 81.300

CLUB ALL-AROUND 1. Al ex Ga udour, Arizona State University, 81.350 2. Sam Softich, University of Washington, 79.250 2. Joey Lawrence, University of Washington, 78.050

FLOOR EXERCISE 1. Dylan Parrott, U.s. Nava l Academy, 14.800 2. Andrew Faulk, U.s. Naval Academy, 14.350 3. Josh Fried, College of William & Mary, 14.300

POMMEL HORSE 1. Richard Pearson, College of Wi ll iam & Ma ry, 13.800 2. James Prim, College of Will iam & Mary, 13.600 3. Adam Stanton, u.s. Naval Academy, 13.550

STILL RINGS 1. Jacob Schonig, U.s. Air Force Academy, 15.500 2. Josiah Loeser, U.s. Air Force Academy, 14.900 3. James Prim, College of Will iam & Ma ry, 14.600

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PARALLEL BARS 1. James Pri m, Co llege of William & Ma ry, 13.950 2. Kyle Bartgis, Springfield Co llege, 13.650 3. Alex Gaudour, Arizona State University, 13.600

HORIZONTAL BAR 1. Joe Atzenbeck, U.s. Naval Academy, 14.200 2. Jay Hilbun, College of William & Mary, 13.850 3. Jacob Houder, u.s. Air Force Academy, 13.800

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William & Mary scored a 337.150, edging 2008 champion u.s. Naval Academy, which tallied a 333.750. Arizona State cruised to the collegiate title, scoring a 320.350, with the University of Washington second at 309.950 and James Madison Un iversity third at 291 .600. This was Arizona State's 12th team title since first competing at the event in 1987.

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In the all-around competition , the College of William & Mary's Derek Gygax and Arizona State University's Alex Gaudour of

Arizona State University won the varsity and club titles, respectively.

Gyga x won the varsity allaround with an 84.150 total.

Springfield College's Ty Evans and the U.S. Naval Academy 's I Dylan Parrott finished second , (82.700) and third (81.300) behind Gyga x. In the club all-around, Gaudor captured the title with I an 81.350 total. Sam Softich of the University of Washington was I second at 79.250, with teammate Joey Lawrence third at 78.050.

During event finals, the College of William and Mary's Richard Pearson and James Prim won the gold medal on pommel horse and parallel bars, respectively. Navy's Dylan Parrott took top honors in the floor exercise, with teammate Joe Atzenbeck finishing first on the horizontal bar. The remaining individual event titles went to Jacob Schonig of the U.s. Ai r Force Academy for still rings and Sp ringfield College's Evans on vault. ~

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Cornell University and the University of Bridgeport tied for the team title at the 2009 USA Gymnastics Women's Collegiate Championships at Southern Connecticut State University's Moore Fieldhouse in New Haven, Conn.

Cornell and Bridg eport earned scores of 191 .675, followed by the College of William and Mary in third w ith a 191.100 and Texas Woman's University in fourth with a 190.800. Cornell posted the high scores of the day on vault and balance beam on its way to the share of the title. Earning the top scores on each event w ere: Cornell, vault, 48.825, and balance beam, 48.050; William and Mary, uneven bars, 47.200; and Texas Woman's University, floor exercise, 48.575 Other schools competing in the Championship s were: meet host Southern Connecticut, Brown University, Centenary College, Rutgers University, Seattle Pacific University, Temple University, U.s.

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During event finals, Canning and Liao added individual event titles to their shared all -around crown during the final day of competition.

Canning won vault and Liao tied for first on uneven bars with Seattle Pacific University's Brianna Schwartz.

Corn ell University's Stacey Ohara won balance beam and Texas Woman 's University's Tonya Pipkorn and Texas Woman 's University's Arnie Boles tied for first on floor exercise.

Byron Knox of Bridgeport was named Coach of the Year, his Assistant Becky Caravetta was named the Assistant Coach of the yea r, Liao of Yale was named Senior Athlete of the Year and Erin Brosy of Cornell University was awarded the Mari-Rae Sopper Award . ~

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he USA claimed three medals - one gold, one silver and one bronze - at the 2009 Flower Cup, an international trampoline competition held in Aalsmeer, Netherlandsm March 21. Savannah Vinsant of Newton, TexasfTwist-N-Shout, won the gold medal in Class I girls, and Jeffrey Gluckstein of Atlantic Highlands, N.J'/Head Over Heels, and Logan Dooley of Lake Forest, Calif./World Elite Gymnastics, claimed the silver medal in Class I boys and the bronze medal in Class I men, respectively.

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The USA finished third, fourth and sixth in Class I men. Dooley's 39.70 placed him third behind the Netherland's Fernando Gotschin and Germany's Martin Gromowski. Steven Gluckstein of Atlantic Highlands, N.J./Head Over Heels,and Michael Devine of Winnebago, III.! J&J Tumbling and Trampoline, were fourth and sixth, respectively. i3

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At the Grand Prix in Thias, France, on March 28-29, the group also became the first u.s. group to compete in the f inals at a Grand Prix event.

The members of the U.s. group team from North Shore Rhythmic are: Stephanie Flaksman of Northbrook, III.; Marlee Shape of Buffalo Grove, III.; Sydney Sachs of Deerfield, III.; Sofya Roytburg of Brooklyn, NY.; Bianca LaRosa of Brooklyn, NY.; and Megan Frohlich of Marysville, Wash .

At the Kalamata Cup, the USA finished third behind Russia and Greece in the all-around, hoops and rope/ ribbon . The U.s. group posted a score of 35.700 in the allaround, an 18.975 in hoops and a 17.375 in rope/ribbon.

At the Grand Prix, the USA finished sixth in the hoops finals and eighth in the all-around and rope/ribbon finals.

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Kerber wins three medals at Coupe du Pas-de-Calais The U.s. was represented at the 21 st annual Coupe du Pas-de-Calais, an FIG rhythmic gymnastics tournament in Calais, France March 21 -22, 2009 by junior Jasmine Kerber and the Senior national group, both of North Shore Rhythmics. Kerber finished second at 2009 Rhythmic Challenge and the Senior Group won the 2008 Group National Championships.

At the Calais event, Kerber finished third allaround in a field of 17, qualified into all four event finals, was second in ball, third in rope and fourth in hoop and clubs. The Group was second allaround to Russia and second in both the hoops and rope/ribbon during event finals. i3

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Gold medal in Dynamic (Score: 28.611) Silver medal in Balance (Score: 28.850) Silver medal in All-Around (Combined Routine: 29.0671 All-Around Score: 86.528) Silver Cup for Highest Score in the entire Senior Competition (86.528) Great Britain's Nicholas Illingworth and Katie Axten won the gold medal with an 87.057.

The competition featured age-group, junior and senior divisions. In addition to the USA, athletes from 12 other countries competed in the event: Belarus, Bulgaria, England, Germany, Kazakhstan, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Portugal, Russia, Spain and Switzerland.

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* * 2008 Olympic beam gold-medalist Shawn Johnson was named the recipient of the 79th Annual AAU Sullivan Award at a dinner at the New York Athletic Club, April 15. She was chosen by votes cast by AAU officials, U.s.

Olympic Committee members and college sports information directors, with fan votes cast online counting one-third toward the final tally.Johnson is the third gymnast to win the AAU Sullivan Award, joining Kurt Thomas (1979) and Paul Hamm (2004).2008 Olympic all-around champion Nastia Liukin of Parker, Texas, was a finalist for this year's award.

"This is an incredible honor for Shawn and it recognizes her outstanding gymnastics accomplishments, as well as her character both on and off the field of play," said Steve Penny, president of USA Gymnastics. "We also congratulate the other Sullivan Award finalists, especially Nastia, who achieved great success and is also a wonderful ambassador for gymnastics."

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Olympic men's 4x100m free relay team, swimming; Cynthia Barboza of Stanford University, volleyball; and Tyler Hansbrough of the University of North Carolina, basketball.

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Allentown, Pennsylvania Lto R: Brooke Bisko, Jessica Toth, and Alexa Brinker "swept the podium at the Pennsylvania Level 4 State Championships for age 6-7. Brooke won vault, took second on floor andbeam, and was the all around champion. Jessica won Hoor, placed third on beam, and tied with Alexa for second allaround. Jessica fell to third place all-around since Alexa posted ahigher individual score of 9.65 on beam, where she won gold.

Jacksonville. Florida Elena, 11, is training Level 7at World Rhythmics under Mila Harty. As a Level 4this past year, Elena went undefeated in every event through Regionals; won her age group at JO's and placed second overall. She was selected for the 2008 Future Stars team. She's been doing rhythmic since Sept. 2007 and was previously the Florida State All-Around, Beam and Vault champion before switching disciplines.

AUBRIE PURTELL Huntley, Illinois Aubrie, 13, competed at the Level 6Illinois State Championships and took fifth allaround in the senior age group.

She's coached by Dennis Breit at Huntley Unlimited.

ERICAWU Canton. Massachusetts Erica, 8, is aLevel 5rhythmic gymnast at NASA. Her coach is Varduhi Nahapetyan.

She placed first all-around at the Level 4USA Compulsory JuniorOlympic National Championships. She is atwo-time Massachusetts State Champion and finished second a Regionals. She won the all-around at the 2009 Aviator Invitational and a Invitational.

Madera. California In January 2009, All About Gymnastics joined the 24-year-old All About Dance family. The gym is home to Bailey Britton, Cambria Hix, and Kirsten Hefner, who five years ago were Level 5National Champions. The trio has come out of retirement to compete again as Level 6. ~

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Ridge wood, NY Tatyana, 11, is aLevel 6gymnast at NYC Elite. She participated in the 2009 Caribbean ~nter Invitational held in Puerto Rico where she placed first on floor and vault, third on bars and second all-around(10-12 age group) with ascore of 36.375. She's coached by Dan Kaohimaunu and 'Moria Reese.

<III KENNEDI SMITI-l Greenwood, South Carolina Kennedi, 8, is aLevel 4gymnast at YMCA Ripsters. She is the state champion on floor. Her coaches names are Jodi Davis and Kati Boring.

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<III MONMOUTI-l GYMNASTICS ACADEMY Morganvill e, NJ The Level4's at Monmouth Gymnastics Academy, coached by Maggie Haney, finished the season undefeated. The team was first at the New Jersey State Championships. The girls in the picture Lto R: Jaiden Haney, Kayla D'Alessio, Lauren Kodros, Nia Merriweather, Shelby Rush, Laurie Hernandez, Kaylee Quilban, Jaclyn Green, Rachel Rza.

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<III 5280 GYMNASTICS Wheat Ridge, Colorado 5280 Gymnastics Level 5won the 2008 Colorado State Championship. Team members Lto R: (front row) Elizabeth Belecky, Taylor Hickox, Rachel Heald, Emma Lewis (2nd row) Logan O'Donnell, Anna Hamelin, Morgan Maddox (3rd row) Kari ~nkelried, Haley Simpson, Makayla Finamore, Tabby Taormina (back row) coach: Rick Dunn, Claire Harris, Sydney Hauffinan, BlairWhitworth, coach Iryna Gryshayev. Not present were Brianna Bond, Jiang Braley, Katya Raska,Victoria Milaek, Arianna Niedzielak, and Shaylyn Stoltz.

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Have any of the opportunities you have enjoyed given you insight into what you might want to do long-term?

Possibly modeling or acting. But also I want to stay involved in gymnastics for the rest of my life. It has gotten me all of these amazing opportunities!

You finally went to Paris, correct? How was it?

What things did you do/see?

I LOVED Paris! It's always been on my "places to visit" list. I went with my mom and dad. We stayed in a beautiful hotel and our view was the Eiffel Tower! We were only there for two days, but we just walked around a lot, ate great food and went shopping, of course.

You have been all over the world for competitions and appearances. What is your favorite international city? Melbourne, Australia.

What is your favorite U.S. city? Los Angeles!

How is school?

I have actually decided to take a break from classes to concentrate fully on training and getting back in shape. It was a little hard with training and especially traveling. But I hope when things slow down, I can start back up.

Was it hard getting back into the gym? How is training going?

It was a little frustrating because I have never taken more then just three days off. After almost six months of not training intensely, it was a little hard getting back into it. But it just takes time and I had to be patient. Gymnastics is something I have a passion for and I love, and I know if I put my heart and mind to it,"impossible is nothing."

What's your typical day like?

I wake up at 6:30 a.m. and go running before training. Then I train from 8 a.m.-12 p.m. I then have lunch, run errands or help my mom with anything she needs, and take a little rest. Then training again from 3:30-6:30 p.m.

Are you excited to have the Visa Championships in Dallas?

I am SO excited for the Visa Championships to be in Dallas!!! I can't wait! Texas, especially Dallas, is a huge hot spot for gymnastics. I am hoping a lot of fans will come out and enjoy the weekend of great gymnastics! I've never had a big competition in front of a home crowd, so I'm excited but I know I will be nervous, too.

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What are your future goals for gymnastics?

I would love to compete at the World Championships this year in London in October.

The 2012 Olympics are a little more than three years away.Time is flying by already! I am taking it one year at a time, but the Olympics are, once again, in the back of my mind as a long-term goal.

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