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Features

10 USA Wins 6 Medals at World Artistic Gymnastics Championships

The USA won a total of six medals at the 2010 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships, including the women’s team silver, women’s vault gold, balance beam silver, uneven bars bronze, and the men’s and women’s all-around bronze medals.

22 Gym Clubs Celebrated National Gymnastics day USA Gymnastics Board of Directors Chair: Peter Vidmar Vice-Chair: Paul Parilla Secretary: Gary Anderson Treasurer: Morris Jim National Membership - Women: Tom Koll National Membership - Women: Steve Rybacki National Membership - Men: Yoichi Tomita National Membership - Men: Russ Fystrom National Membership - Rhythmic: Brooke Bushnell-Toohey National Membership - Trampoline & Tumbling: George Drew National Membership - Acrobatic Gymnastics: Dr. Jay Binder Advisory Council: Mike Burns Advisory Council: Ron Ferris Advisory Council: Carole Ide Athlete Director - Women: Terin Humphrey Athlete Director - Men: John Roethlisberger Athlete Director - Rhythmic: Jessica Howard Athlete Director - Trampoline & Tumbling: Karl Heger Athlete Director - Acrobatic Gymanstics: Michael Rodrigues Public Sector: Bitsy Kelley Public Sector: Frank Marshall

Read how gym clubs around the country celebrated the 2010 National Gymnastics Day and mark your calendar now for Sept. 17, which is National Gymnastics Day for 2011.

24 USA Wins 15 Medals at Pan American Championships

The USA team won 15 medals including the team titles at the 2010 Pan American Championships. The women’s team earned nine medals while the men’s team won six.

30 Rhythmic World Championships

Julie Zetlin became the first U.S. woman since Mary Sanders in 2003 to advance to the all-around finals at the 2010 World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships, held in Moscow. In addition, the U.S. rhythmic group qualified for the 2011 World Championships, the next step for them toward Olympic qualification.

32 Dooley, Gluckstein Win World Cup Series Syncho Title

Logan Dooley and Steven Gluckstein won the FIG’s World Cup Series title for synchronized trampoline, a first for the United States. They took top honors for the seven-event series based on their two gold and one silver medal finishes.

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On the cover: Women’s Team, Jonathan Horton, Rebecca Bross and Alicia Sacramone. Photos by John Cheng.

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inside USA gymnastics The 2010 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships recently took place in Rotterdam, Netherlands. The USA team’s results of winning six medals was impressive. Congratulations to all of our medalists: the women’s silver-medal winning team; Alicia Sacramone, who won the gold medal in vault; Rebecca Bross and Jon Horton, who each won the all-around bronze medal; and Bross, who went on to tie for the balance beam silver medal and earn the uneven bars bronze medal.

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The U.S. women also continued their streak of winning a team medal at every World Championships and Olympic Games since 2000. It was a close race between the USA and Russia, but Russia just edged out the USA by 0.201 points to win the gold. The four medals for Bross and Sacramone’s gold on vault were definite highlights. The U.S. men fell just short of a team medal, finishing fourth. We were all pleased for Horton and his individual all-around bronze, the USA’s first men’s world all-around medal since Paul Hamm’s win in 2003. USA Gymnastics and Nastia Liukin are pleased to conduct the second Nastia Liukin Supergirl Cup Series and the Nastia Liukin Supergirl Cup, scheduled for March 4 in Jacksonville, Fla., the day before the AT&T American Cup. The 18 invitationals included in the Nastia Liukin Supergirl Cup Series are: • CGA Parents Club Coaches Spectacular, Covington, Ky., Jan. 14-16 • Folger’s New Year Invitational, Wichita, Kansas, Jan. 14-16 • Lady Luck Invitational, Las Vegas, Nev., Jan. 14-16 • Macready & Roethlisberger Flip Fest Invitational, Knoxville, Tenn., Jan. 14-17 • Circle of Stars Gymnastics Invitational, Indianapolis, Ind., Jan. 21-23 • Wisconsin Dells Gymnastics Vacation Classic, Wisconsin Dells, Wis., Jan. 28-30 • Metroplex Challenge, Fort Worth, Texas, Jan. 29-30 • Parkettes Invitational, Allentown, Pa., Jan. 28-30 • 2011 Rock-n-Roll Classic, Broadview Heights, Ohio, Feb. 4-6 • Pikes Peak Cup, Colorado Springs, Colo., Feb. 4-6 • 37th Annual Fiesta Bowl, Chandler, Ariz., Feb. 4-6 • IGI Chicago Style, Chicago, Ill., Feb. 11-13 • Buckeye Classic, Columbus, Ohio, Feb. 18-20 • Cereal City Classic, Kalamazoo, Mich., Feb. 18-20 • Presidential Classic, Lake Buena Vista, Fla., Feb. 18-20 • Excalibur Cup, Virginia Beach, Va., Feb. 18-20 • WOGA Classic, Frisco, Texas, Feb. 19-20 • Arizona Sunrays Classic Rock Invitational, Glendale, Ariz., Feb. 19-21 Proceeds from the Nastia Liukin Supergirl Cup benefit the Nastia Liukin Fund, a charitable fund within the National Gymnastics Foundation. Two Level 10/Open gymnasts from each of the 18 invitationals will earn the right to advance to the Nastia Liukin Supergirl Cup and compete on the same podium as the athletes in the AT&T American Cup. 2008 Olympic All-Around Champion Nastia Liukin will be on hand in Jacksonville to interact with the competitors, conduct hospitality events, and make the Nastia Liukin Supergirl Cup an unforgettable experience. Gymnasts who compete in the Nastia Liukin Supergirl Cup will receive a Nastia Liukin-designed leotard and a warm-up from GK Elite; two tickets to the AT&T American Cup and recognition during the event; and the opportunity to meet Liukin and participate in a team photo. We are also excited to host another competitive opportunity for JO women with the USA Gymnastics Open Championships for Levels 4-8 and prep-op. This inaugural event will take place June 2-5 at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. The competition will feature both individual and club team champions at each level, as well as crown an overall 2011 Club Team Champion. A National Elite Qualifier will also be held in conjunction with this event. This approach allows us to expand the recognition of winning a national title deeper into the grassroots levels. Best wishes for a festive and happy holiday season. Let’s plan to make 2011 a great year. See you in the gym!

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World Artistic Gymnastics Championships

L to R: The six women on the U.S. Team are: Bridget Sloan of Pittsboro, Ind./Sharp’s Gymnastics, Alicia Sacramone of Winchester, Mass./Brestyan’s Gymnastics, Rebecca Bross of Plano, Texas/WOGA, Mackenzie Caquatto of Naperville, Ill./Legacy Elite, Alexandra Raisman of Needham, Mass./ Brestyan’s Gymnastics, Mattie Larson of Los Angeles, Calif./All Olympia, and alternate Chelsea Davis of Coppell, Texas/Texas Dreams.

Rebecca Bross

The 2010 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships took place at the Ahoy Arena in Rotterdam, Netherlands, Oct. 16-24. The USA won a total of six medals at the competition. 10

USA GYMNASTICS November • december 2010

USA Women Win Five Medals including Team Silver Photos by John Cheng

he U.S. women continued their streak of winning a team medal at every World Championships and Olympic Games since 2000, by winning the silver, finishing just 0.201 points behind Russia. Rebecca Bross won the all-around bronze plus the beam silver and bronze on bars. Alicia Sacramone won the gold medal on vault. The fight for the team title came down to the last rotation. The USA finished up on vault, performing three well-executed vaults: Mackenzie Caquatto and Alexandra Raisman both competed a Yurchenko doublefull, and Sacramone competed her powerful front handspring layout Rudi. The Russians and Chinese concluded with the floor. When the chalk had settled, the Russians had edged out the USA, 175.397 to 175.196. China was third at 174.781. “This was a very dramatic competition,” said Martha Karolyi, the women’s national team coordinator. “I think the girls did a good job. They were not quite as solid on the beam as they were the other day, but they stayed on. We hit bars and the vault was excellent so I feel good except we had a mistake on floor and we could not make up for that.” Sacramone, who is competing in her fourth World Championships, said, “The silver feels good. Obviously we wanted gold – we always do – but the girls did a really good job. We had

a little mistake here and there but I was happy we pulled it together. “ The U.S. women’s team scores for each apparatus were: bars – 44.065; beam – 43.799; floor– 41.666; and vault – 45.666. On bars, Caquatto had three release moves along with a full twisting double back dismount. Sloan had nice lower in-bar/stalder work and dismounted with a double layout. Bross also had great in-bar work, finishing with a full twisting double back dismount. On beam, Raisman did a solid Arabian double-front dismount. Sacramone performed a front pike mount and a back-handspring series into double-pike dismount. Bross’ routine included a standing Arabian and a double Arabian dismount. On floor, Bross showed a layout punch double front on her first pass and ended with a two-and-a-half punch front full. Raisman had a unique first pass which included a one-and-a-half step-out to double Arabian immediate split jump. Larson had some challenges in her routine, but showed a nice double layout on her first pass and triple full on her second pass. Also of note, during team prelims, Bross and Raisman finished second and third in the all-around, and Caquatto and Larson were in ninth and 11th place. In the all-around finals, Bross won the bronze medal and said, “I am very

Alicia Sacramone

All-around medalists L to R: Jiang Yuyan, Aliya Mustafina, Rebecca Bross

USA Team Prelim Scores Rebecca Bross Alexandra Raisman Mackenzie Caquatto Mattie Larson Alicia Sacramone Bridget Sloan

VT 14.716 15.033 14.933 14.966 15.466 --

UB 14.933 14.133 14.466 14.200 -- 14.700

BB 15.266 14.766 14.266 13.933 14.866 --

FX 14.166 14.383 13.533 13.233 -- 13.700

UB 14.833 14.666 14.566 -- -- --

BB 14.866 -- -- -- 14.333 14.600

FX 14.633 -- -12.533 14.500 --

AA 59.081 58.315 57.198 56.332 30.332 28.400

USA Team Finals Scores Rebecca Bross Mackenzie Caquatto Bridget Sloan Mattie Larson Alexandra Raismon Alicia Sacramone

VT -- 15.000 -- -- 15.066 15.600

Alicia Sacramone

Rebecca Bross

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Women’s Team Finals 1 Russia 2 United States 3 China 4 Romania 5 Japan 6 Australia 7 Great Britain 8 Italy

175.397 175.196 174.781 173.096 169.897 168.629 166.828 163.429

individual event finals

Vault

proud of my bronze medal. I’m a little disappointed – not because it is a bronze medal but because I made a mistake (fall on beam). And, you always want to go without the mistakes.” Russia’s Aliya Mustafina won the gold medal with a total score of 61.032. China’s Jiang Yuyan was second at 59.998, and Bross was third at 58.966. Raisman posted a 55.699 to finish 13th. Raisman and Bross each performed a Yurchenko double full on vault. On bars, Bross delivered a clean routine with a stuck tucked half-in, half-out dismount. Raisman had a fall on bars, but finished with a solid double-front dismount. On beam, Raisman hit a nice set with a back handspring layout and Arabian double front dismount. Bross fell on a standing Arabian but finished with an Arabian double dismount. Both Bross and Raisman hit nice floor routines. During event finals, Sacramone won the world vault title, becoming just the second U.S. woman to do so. She now has one gold, one silver and two bronze world vault medals. Sacramone’s career world medal total is now nine, tying Shannon Miller and Nastia Liukin as the U.S. women with the most career world medals. On bars, Bross earned the bronze medal, while Sloan was fourth. Both gymnasts hit solid routines and stuck their dismounts. On beam, Bross hit a nice routine and tied for the silver medal with China’s Deng Linlin, while Sacramone also hit a solid routine and finished fifth. On floor, Raisman finished just out of the medals in fourth, with a hit routine. All-Around Results on Page 38

USA GYMNASTICS November • december 2010

1 SACRAMONE Alicia 2 MUSTAFINA Aliya 3 FERNANDES BARBOSA J. 4 KAESLIN Ariella 5 NABIEVA Tatiana 6 JO Hyunjoo 7 CHELARU Diana Maria 8 CAIRNS Imogen

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14.833 14.766 14.766 14.716 14.666 14.600 13.983 12.700

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Horton Wins All-Around Bronze, USA Men’s Team Finishes Fourth Photos by John Cheng

T The members of the World Team are (L-to-R): Jonathan Horton of Houston/Cypress Gymnastics; Chris Cameron of Winter Haven, Fla./University of Michigan; Brandon Wynn of Voorhees, N.J./Ohio State University; Danell Leyva of Miami/Universal Gymnastics; Chris Brooks of Houston/University of Oklahoma; Steven Legendre of Flower Mound, Texas/ University of Oklahoma; and Paul Ruggeri of Manlius, N.Y./University of Illinois, alternate.

Jonathan Horton

USA GYMNASTICS November • december 2010

he U.S. men mounted a valiant effort but fell just short of making the medals podium in the men’s team finals, finishing fourth. Jonathan Horton grabbed the all-around bronze medal, the USA’s first men’s allaround medal since Paul Hamm’s win in 2003. The U.S Team finished the prelim team competition in third place behind China and Japan. However, in the team finals competition of three-up, three count, the USA finished in fourth place. “I couldn’t be more proud of the team, the way they fought from start to finish,” said Kevin Mazeika, the U.S. men’s national team coordinator. “They truly exemplified our team motto of never giving up and always fighting. They showed tremendous tenacity and fortitude. Three-up, three-count is a very different experience. These guys have learned valuable experience through this. We will build on this and it strengthens our resolve as we go forward to 2011 and 2012.” In the battle for the bronze medal, the U.S. men posted a team total of 268.012, which put them behind Germany’s 271.252. China and Japan were neck and neck for the gold medal, with China coming out on top 274.997 to 273.769. The USA’s team score for the six apparatus was: 43.566, floor exercise; 40.032, pommel horse; 44.833, still rings; 47.566, vault; 45.016, parallel bars; and 46.999, horizontal bar. The USA’s high bar team total was the highest in the team finals.

Men’s Team Finals 1 China 2 Japan 3 Germany 4 USA 5 France 6 Russia 7 Great Britain 8 Korea

274.997 273.769 271.252 268.012 263.468 263.170 261.103 259.952

individual event finals

Floor

On high bar Brooks started the team off strong with a set that included a layout double-double dismount and a score of 15.533. Horton performed an impressive Cassina and stuck his full-twisting, double layout dismount to post a 15.633. Leyva finished the event for the USA with his high-flying routine that included a layout Kovacs and layout double-double dismount to score 15.833. Legendre’s 15.266 tied for the highest floor score in the finals. His first pass included a two-and-ahalf twisting double back. Legendre also scored a 16.233 on vault for his front handspring double front half out. On rings, Wynn performed smooth Johanssen and Yamawakis and had a solid doubledouble dismount to score a 15.533. Horton’s rings included a nice Maltese and ended with his stuck double-double dismount for a score of 15.500. During the all-around finals, Horton won the men’s bronze medal and said, “I am beyond happy, but not satisfied. If you know the real Jon Horton, you know I want to be the best and I want my team to be the best. This is awesome but I want to keep training. I want to get back in the gym already.” “It was an amazing performance by Jon this afternoon,” said Mazeika. “I could not be prouder of him. He fought hard from start to finish. It also was an incredible turnaround from last year’s World Championships (where he placed 17th). The entire USA Team is so proud of him and this medal is huge for us.” The race for second and third

USA GYMNASTICS November • december 2010

Danell Leyva

1 KOSMIDIS Eleftherios 2 UCHIMURA Kohei 3 PURVIS Daniel 4 SHATILOV Alexander 5 BOUHAIL Thomas 6 PENEV Eddie 6 KOCZI Flavius 8 LEGENDRE Steven

GRE JPN GBR ISR FRA BUL ROU USA

15.700 15.533 15.366 15.333 15.200 15.066 15.066 13.600

HUN GBR AUS FRA CRO ARM BEL SLO

15.833 15.733 15.566 15.433 15.316 15.166 14.133 13.933

1 CHEN Yibing CHN 2 YAN Mingyong CHN 3 MORANDI Matteo ITA 4 YAMAMURO Koji JPN 5 YOO Won Chul KOR 6 SAN MIGUEL Ivan ESP 7 KOBAYASHI Kenya JPN 8 CHEN Chih Yu TPE

15.900 15.700 15.666 15.500 15.433 15.333 15.300 15.266

Pommel Horse 1 BERKI Krisztian 2 SMITH Louis 3 SELLATHURAI P. 4 TOMMASONE Cyril 5 UDE Filip 6 MERDINYAN Harutyum 7 TRUYENS Donna Donny 8 BERTONCELJ Saso

Still Rings

Vault Chris Brooks

1 BOUHAIL Thomas FRA 2 GOLOTSUTSKOV Anton RUS 3 KASPIAROVICH Dzmitry BLR 4 YANG Hak Seon KOR 5 KOCZI Flavius ROU 6 ISAYEV Andriy UKR PUR 7 RIVERA Luis 8 WAMMES Jeffrey NED

16.449 16.366 16.316 16.266 16.208 16.049 15.945 15.750

Parallel Bars 1 FENG Zhe 2 TENG Haibin 3 UCHIMURA Kohei 4 HAMBUECHEN Fabian 5 UEMATSU Koji 6 KIERZKOWSKI Adam 7 VALEIEV Ildar 8 PIASECKY Samuel

CHN CHN JPN GER JPN POL KAZ SVK

15.966 15.616 15.500 15.366 15.233 15.200 15.183 15.166

1 ZHANG Chenglong CHN 2 ZONDERLAND Epke NED 3 HAMBUECHEN Fabian GER 4 BOY Philipp GER 5 LEYVA Danell USA 6 BROOKS Christopher USA 7 FENG Zhe CHN 8 UEMATSU Koji JPN

16.166 16.033 15.966 15.833 15.666 15.383 15.166 14.000

High Bar Steven Legendre

USA Team Prelim Scores Jonathan Horton Danell Leyva Steven Legendre Chris Brooks Brandon Wynn Chris Cameron

FX 14.700 13.900 15.233 13.966 13.933 --

PH 13.733 13.900 13.700 14.033 -- 14.330

SR 15.233 14.433 14.333 -- 15.400 13.866

VT 15.900 15.658 15.991 15.933 15.833 --

PB 14.766 15.233 14.633 14.908 13.200 --

HB 15.266 15.633 14.266 15.500 14.066 --

PH 13.466 13.100 -- -- 13.466 --

SR -- 13.800 15.500 -- -- 15.533

VT 15.833 -- 15.500 16.233 -- --

PB 15.116 -- 15.200 -- 14.700 --

HB 15.533 -- 15.633 -- 15.833 --

AA 89.598 88.757 88.156 74.340 72.432 28.199

USA Team Final Scores

in the all-around came down to the last rotation. Horton just missed the silver, finishing less than two tenths behind Germany’s Philipp Boy. As expected, Japan’s Kohei Uchimura won the all-around gold medal with a 92.331 total. Boy was second at 90.048, followed by Horton at 89.864. Leyva had problems on pommel horse and parallel bars and scored an 86.856 to place 18th. Horton had a solid pommel horse routine and moved onto rings where he nailed his tucked doubledouble dismount. He performed his handspring, double-front vault and was sixth in the rankings after three events. He had his best parallel bars routine of the week, featuring peach work and a giant double pike before finishing with a Morisue and sticking his double-pike dismount. On high bar, Horton’s routine included a layout full-twisting Kovacs (Cassina), layout Kovacs and a tucked fulltwisting Kovacs with a solid layout full-out dismount. Bouncing back from pommel horse, Leyva performed a Johanssen to cross on rings, tucked Yamawaki and a half-in/half-out dismount. He performed a Kasamatsu full vault. Leyva followed his parallel bars routine with a well-executed high bar set that included a Takemoto full, layout Kovacs, a full-twisting Takemoto and his layout doubledouble dismount. On floor, he had a clean routine that ended with a stuck double layout dismount. During event finals, Legendre had trouble on his floor routine, finishing eighth. On high bar, both Leyva and Brooks hit great routines, but finished just out of the medals in fourth and fifth place, respectively.

Chris Brooks Chris Cameron Jonathan Horton Steven Legendre Danell Leyva Brandon Wynn

FX -- -- 14.000 15.266 -- 14.300

Chris Cameron

All-around medalists L to R: Philipp Boy, Kohei Uchimura and Jonathan Horton

Chinese Gold Medal Team

USA GYMNASTICS November • december 2010

Brandon Wynn

USA Men’s Team

Men’s All-Around Finals 1 UCHIMURA Kohei JPN 2 BOY Philipp GER 3 HORTON Jonathan USA 4 KUKSENKOV Mykola UKR 5 PURVIS Daniel GBR 6 LU Bo CHN 7 KHOROKHORDIN Sergey RUS 8 UEMATSU Koji JPN 9 HUNTER Samuel GBR 10 SHATILOV Alexander ISR 11 TENG Haibin CHN 12 KIM Soo Myun KOR 13 TOMMASONE Cyril FRA 14 FOKIN Anton UZB 15 GONZALEZ SEPULVEDA CHI 16 KOCZI Flavius ROU 17 SPIRIDONOV Evgenij GER 18 LEYVA Danell USA 19 DEVYATOVSKIY Maxim RUS 20 SAVITSKI Dzmitry BLR 21 YOO Won Chul KOR 22 VARGAS VELAZQUEZ L. PUR 23 RIVERA Luis PUR 24 MUNOZ Sergio ESP

FX 15.566 15.000 14.866 14.666 15.066 14.366 14.433 14.566 14.433 15.200 14.033 13.700 14.100 14.083 15.191 14.266 14.166 14.733 14.900 13.816 13.633 13.100 14.400 13.366

PH 15.000 14.666 13.833 14.766 14.300 14.366 14.466 14.200 14.966 14.066 14.000 15.000 15.533 14.466 13.366 13.900 14.366 12.900 11.166 14.000 12.500 14.133 14.100 12.666

SR 15.133 14.566 15.366 14.600 14.166 14.800 14.933 13.733 14.033 13.941 14.033 13.733 14.091 14.133 14.466 14.375 14.200 14.325 15.066 14.566 14.825 13.933 14.866 14.466

VT 16.266 15.650 15.566 15.700 15.900 16.033 15.466 15.566 15.600 15.666 15.791 15.966 15.333 15.683 15.966 16.433 15.383 15.666 16.066 15.500 15.500 15.516 15.900 15.900

PB 15.300 15.166 15.200 14.933 14.933 14.766 14.066 15.533 14.700 14.666 15.533 14.800 14.633 15.133 14.400 14.650 14.333 13.566 15.033 14.950 14.866 14.733 12.533 12.900

HB 15.066 15.000 15.033 15.166 14.600 14.633 15.300 14.800 14.633 14.666 14.766 14.800 13.866 13.933 13.833 13.333 14.500 15.666 14.566 13.900 15.066 14.833 13.700 14.466

AA 92.331 90.048 89.864 89.831 88.965 88.964 88.664 88.398 88.365 88.205 88.156 87.999 87.556 87.431 87.222 86.957 86.948 86.856 86.797 86.732 86.390 86.248 85.499 83.764

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n Sept. 18, 2010, gymnasts and gym clubs around the U.S. celebrated the 11th annual National Gymnastics Day. National Gymnastics Day promotes physical fitness and gymnastics in communities throughout the country while raising money for Children’s Miracle Network through the Tyson Fitness Challenge. Since the partnership with Children’s Miracle Network was established in 2001, National Gymnastics Day has raised more than $1.2 million for Children’s Miracle Network through the participation and support of USA Gymnastics member clubs. All donations raised through the Tyson Fitness Challenge benefit Children’s Miracle Network hospitals in

the club or gymnast’s local area. “National Gymnastics Day is the one day a year that our community joins together to help promote our great sport at a higher level,” said Steve Penny, president of USA Gymnastics. “In addition to building awareness, National Gymnastics Day is also an opportunity to give back. Helping children in need is a worthy cause, and our family has done a tremendous job supporting Children’s Miracle Network.” Check out some of the great events that took place around the country. Please continue to send in your photos! Also, the Children’s Miracle Network must receive your money by Nov. 9 in order to qualify for prizes.

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USA Wins 15 Medals at Pan American Championships

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he U.S. Women’s Team easily won the title with a score of 232.030, ahead of Canada with a 213.463 and Brazil at 212.994. The U.S. women had the top team scores for all four events: vault, 60.833; bars, 57.699; beam, 57.332; and floor, 56.166. The U.S. team included: Gabrielle Douglas of Virginia Beach, Va./Excalibur Gymnastics; Brenna Dowell of Odessa, Mo./GAGE; Sarah Finnegan of Lake Latawanna, Mo./GAGE; McKayla Maroney of Laguna Niguel, Calif./All Olympia; Kyla Ross of Aliso Viejo, Calif./GymMax; and Sabrina Vega of Carmel, N.Y/Dynamic Gymnastics. Ross said, “I was excited to win the team gold because our team worked hard. Ross, 13, and Vega, 15, went one-two in the all-around with scores of 57.998 and 57.633, respectively. Ross, who turned 14 on Oct. 24, posted the highest score for bars (14.566), second highest for floor (14.066) and third best for beam (14.266). Her vault score was 15.100. Vega had the top score for beam (14.800) and third highest for floor (13.900). Her other two scores were vault at 14.700 and bars at 14.233. During event finals, 14-year-old Maroney won the vault and floor titles with her scores of 15.387 and 14.225, respectively. Her vaults were a Yurchenko two-and-a-half and a round-off half-on to layout front handspring front half off. Brazil’s Daniele Matias Hypolito was second on vault at 14.425, followed by Colombia’s Jessica Gil Ortiz. On floor, the U.S. finished 1-2 with Maroney in first followed by teammate Ross in second, scoring 14.075. Canada’s Kristina Vaculik took third. The bars title went to 14-year-old Douglas with a score of 14.225. Jessica Lopez of Venezuela was second at 14.150, and the bronze was earned by Vaculik at 14.075. Ross posted a 13.350 for sixth. Vega won the beam gold medal with her 14.500 score. Lopez barely edged out 13-yearold Finnegan, 14.200 to 14.150, for the silver medal.

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he U.S. Men’s Team won the team title with a score of 352.150, with Brazil and Canada tying for second at 343.950 points. The U.S. men had the top team scores on floor (59.000) and high bar (59.350); second highest for rings (58.000), vault (62.850) and parallel bars (57.600); and third highest score on pommel horse (55.350). The men’s team included: Dylan Akers of Kingwood, Texas/Cypress Academy of Gymnastics; Alex Buscaglia of Cary, Ill./Stanford University; Jake Dalton of Sparks, Nev./University of Oklahoma; Bryan Del Castillo of Laguna Niguel, Calif./University of California, Berkeley; Wes Haagensen of Colorado Springs, Colo./U.S. Olympic Training Center; and Glen Ishino of Santa Ana, Calif./University of Calif.-Berkeley. Ishino posted a total of 88.150 to win the allaround silver medal. Mexico’s Daniel Corral Barron was first at 88.750, with Colombia’s Jorge Hugo Giraldo Lopez third at 87.450. Haagensen just missed the medals podium with his fourth place tie with Chile’s Enrique Gonzalez Sepulveda. Ishino’s scores were: floor, 14.950; pommel horse, 14.700; rings, 14.300; vault, 15.350; parallel bars, 14.250; and high bar, 14.600. Haagensen’s total of 86.450 included 14.000, floor; 13.500, pommel horse; 15.200, rings; 14.300, vault; 14.350, parallel bars; and 15.100, high bar. During event finals, Ishino captured the pommel horse title with his routine that earned a 15.175. Colombia’s Jorge Peña Castiblanco was second at 14.775, and Canada’s Casey Sandy was third at 14.650. Del Castillo tied for sixth at 13.375. On floor, Dalton scored a 15.050 to win the bronze medal. Santiago Lopez Viana of Mexico was first at 15.125, with Gonzaley finishing second at 15.075. Ishino was fifth at 14.900. Haagensen finished fourth on rings at 14.925. Regulo Carmona of Venezuela won the gold with his 15.575. Tommy Ramos of Puerto Rico placed second at 15.225, with Federico Molinari of Argentina third at 15.100. The USA won the gold and bronze medals for the high bar. Buscaglia won the title with his 15.475 score. Venezuela’s Jose Luis Fuentes was second at 14.900. Haagensen posted a 14.800 for third. In vault, Buscaglia and Dalton finished fifth and sixth, respectively. Sepulveda claimed the gold medal at 16.012, with Brazil’s Sergio Sasaki Jr. (15.950) and Puerto Rico’s Luis Rivera (15.850) in second and third, respectively. Corral Barron of Mexico won the parallel bars title.

RESULTS

WOMen’s Team

WOMEN’S TEAM

L to R: Sabrina Vega, McKayla Maroney, Brenna Dowell, Gabrielle Douglas, Kyla Ross and Sarah Finnegan.

Top three all-around gymnasts L-to-R: Sabrina Vega, Kyla Ross and Jessica Lopez.

MEN’S TEAM

L-to-R: Wes Haagensen, Jake Dalton, Glen Ishino, Alex Buscaglia, Ryan Del Castillo, and Dylan Akers.

Top three all-around gymnasts L-to-R: Glen Ishino, Daniel Barron Corral, and Jorge Hugo Giraldo Lopez.

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1. USA 2. Canada 3. Brazil

232.030 213.463 212.994

All-Around 1. Kyla Ross 2. Sabrina Vega 3. Jessica Lopez

USA USA VEN

57.998 57.633 57.099

Vault 1. McKayla Maroney 2. Daniele Matias Hypolito 3. Jessica Gil Ortiz

USA BRA COL

15.387 14.425 14.125

Uneven bars 1. Gabrielle Douglas 2. Jessica Lopez 3. Kristina Vaculik

USA VEN CAN

14.225 14.150 14.075

Balance beam 1. Sabrina Vega 2. Jessica Lopez 3. Sarah Finnegan

USA VEN USA

14.500 14.200 14.150

Floor exercise 1. McKayla Maroney 2. Kyla Ross 3. Kristina Vaculik

USA USA CAN

14.225 14.075 13.975

Men’s Team

1. USA 2. Brazil 2. Canada

352.150 343.950 343.950

All-Around 1. Daniel Barron Corral MEX 2. Glen Ishino USA 3. Jorge Hugo Giraldo Lopez COL

88.750 88.150 87.450

Floor exercise 1. Santiago Lopez Viana MEX 2. Enrique Gonzalez Sepulveda CHI USA 3. Jacob Dalton

15.125 15.075 15.050

Pommel horse 1. Glen Ishino USA 2. Jorge Peña Castiblanco COL 3. Casey Sandy CAN

15.175 14.775 14.650

Still rings 1. Regulo Carmona 2. Tommy Ramos 3. Federico Molinari

15.575 15.225 15.100

VEN PUR ARG

Vault 1. Enrique Gonzalez SepulvedaCHI 2. Sergio Sasaki Jr. BRA 3. Luis Rivera PUR

16.012 15.950 15.850

Parallel bars 1. Daniel Corral Barron MEX CAN 2. Kenneth Ikeda 3. Jorge Hugo Giraldo Lopez COL

14.925 14.825 14.775

Horizontal bar 1. Alex Buscaglia 2. Jose Luis Fuentes 3. Wes Haagensen

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Rhythmic World Championships U.S. rhythmic gymnastics all-around champion Julie Zetlin of Bethesda, Md., became the first U.S. woman since Mary Sanders in 2003 to advance to the all-around finals at the 2010 World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships, held in Moscow. Zetlin finished 23rd with a score of 99.025. In addition, the U.S. rhythmic group qualified for the 2011 World Championships, the next step for them toward Olympic qualification.

etlin’s scores included a 24.850 for her rope routine, a 24.650 for her hoop routine, a 25.400 in the ball event, and a 24.650 for her ribbon routine to finish with a total all-around score of 99.025. She said, “I’m very happy. I’ve had the number eight in my head for a while now because I wanted to make all-around finals and there are four routines in prelims and four routines in finals. I knew I had to stay consistent and calm and hit those eight routines. “ Zetlin finished 25th in the preliminary all-around competition, but qualified for the finals in the 22nd position due to the two gymnasts per country rule. She trains at Capital Rhythmics in Gaithersburg, Md., with her coach Olga Kutuzova. After prelims, Zetlin said, “I’m more than satisfied. This has been the most consistent performance of the year for me. I’ve been training hard. My coaches and the entire team helped me a lot. I’m very thankful to them.” Russia’s Evgenia Kanaeva and Daria Kondakova finished one-two in the all-around competition with scores of 116.250 and 113.825, respectively. Belarus’

Melitina Staniouta finished third with a score of 110.350. The USA Team finished 15th out of 38 in the team competition with a score of 241.250. Russia earned top honors for the team title with a score of 284.925. Belarus finished second with a score of 269.700. Azerbaijan took the bronze medal with a team score of 265.225. This is the secondhighest team result for the USA at a World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships; the team placed 10th in 2003. The other U.S. rhythmic gymnasts who competed in individual competition were: JoAnna Arnold of Northville, Mich./ North Shore Rhythmic Gymnastics Center; Shelby Kisiel of Houston/ North Shore Rhythmic Gymnastics Center; and Olga Pavlenko of Brooklyn, N.Y./ Isadora. The U.S. Group, which includes Jessica Bogdanov, Stephanie Flaksman, Megan Frohlich, Michelle Przybylo, Sofya Roytburg and Sydney Sachs, finished 22nd in the all-around, where the top 24 groups qualified to compete at the 2011 World Rhythmic Championships. The U.S. group finished 22nd in the all-around by placing 17th with rope/ribbon and 24th in hoop. The U.S. group trains at North Shore Rhythmics in Buffalo Grove, Ill.

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Dooley, Gluckstein win World Cup Series synchro title Logan Dooley of Lake Forest, Calif., and Steven Gluckstein of Atlantic Highlands, N.J., won the FIG’s World Cup Series title for synchronized trampoline, a first for the United States. They took top honors for the seven-event series based on their two gold and one silver medal finishes.

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Logan Dooley & Steven Gluckstein

“Logan and Steven have just been incredible, and this is an outstanding accomplishment,” said Steve Penny, president of USA Gymnastics. “We are so encouraged about their results both individually and as a team. They are raising the bar for trampoline in the United States, and are to be commended on their hard work and dedication.” The duo clinched the Series crown by winning the synchronized trampoline title at the World Cup in Albacete, Spain, and the Nissen Cup in Davos Switzerland, as well as finishing second at the World Cup in Loule, Portugal. This is our biggest accomplishment thus far, for ourselves and our country,” said Gluckstein. “We love being first place!” Dooley said, “Realizing that this was a milestone accomplishment for USA Trampoline was both exciting and humbling.” In individual trampoline, Gluckstein (from Ultra Twisters) finished 12th in the World Cup standings, with Dooley (from World Elite) placing 14th. The World Cup Series for trampoline features seven events, and the overall champion and rankings are determined based on each

athlete’s accomplishments at those events. At the FIG World Cup in Spain, Gluckstein and Dooley easily won the title with their 49.700, more than three points ahead of silvermedalists Martin Myers and Charles Thibault of Canada (46.300). In individual trampoline, Gluckstein just missed the medal podium by threetenths of a point for a fourth place finish at 40.500. Dong Dong of China won the men’s title at 41.800, just ahead of his teammate Chunlong Lu at 41.500. Japan’s Kazuma Takahashi was third at 40.800. Dooley was sixth at 39.600. A few weeks later, Dooley and Gluckstein won the silver medal at the Loule World Cup in Portugal, scoring a 49.300. The pair qualified fifth in prelims. France’s Pennes and Martiny, who led qualification, won gold with a 49.500. Shanelle Landry of Lafayette, La./Ultra Twisters, and Nani Vercruyssen of Honolulu, Hawaii/Hawaii Academy, finished fifth in women’s synchro with a 42.7. In individual trampoline finals, Gluckstein finished fifth with 40.900, and Dooley was eighth at 39.100. Dong Dong of China took the gold with a 43.200.

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EVENT SCHEDULE

2010 November 4-7 Future Stars Championships/Coaches Workshop (M) 11-13 Trampoline World Championships (TT) 17-19 International Age Group Championships (TT) DECEMBER 1-5 TOPs Camp (W) 1-6 Pan American Championships (R) 5-9 TOPs B Camp

Colorado Springs, CO Metz, France Metz, France Houston, TX Guadalajara, MEX Houston, TX

2011 JANUARY 21-23 JumpStart Testing (TT) February 3-5 Winter Cup Challenge (M) 24-27 JumpStart National Team Camp (TT) March 2-6 Rhythmic Challenge 4 Nastia Liukin Supergirl Cup (W) 5 AT&T American Cup (M/W) 25-26 USA Gymnastics Collegiate Championships (M) April 7-9 USA Gym Collegiate Championships (W) 8-10 JO Regional Championships (M) 14-16 NCAA Championships (M) 15-17 L 9/10 Regional Championships (W) 15-17 NCAA Championships (W) May 4-8 JO National Championships (M) 6-8 L 9 Eastern/Western Championships (W) 13-14 JO National Championships (W) 15 National Invitational Tournament (W) June 2-5 USA Gymnastics Open Championships (W) 17-26 Olympic Gymnastics Week 23 Olympic Day July 9 National Qualifier (M) 8-10 Trampoline & Tumbling U.S. Championships 10-15 JO Championships (TT) 10-16 World Gymnaestrada (GG) TBD Acrobactic National Championships August 17-20 Visa Championships (M,W,R) 18-20 National Congress and Trade Show September 8-11 State and Regional Chairmanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Workshop (M) 13-26 Rhythmic World Championships 17 National Gymnastics Day October 8-16 World Artistic Championships (M/W) 14-30 Pan American Games (M/W/R/TR) November 10-13 Future Stars Championships/Coaches Workshop (M)

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GYM UPDATE Yuliya Hall Gets Married

USA Gymnastics Open Championships at Walt Disney World’s ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. Registration is now open for USA Gymnastics Open Championships, an individual and club team championships for women’s Prep-Op and Levels 4-8. The event will take place June 2-5, 2011, at Walt Disney World’s ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. For entry fees and more information go to: http://www.usa-gymnastics.org/pages/women/ events/2011/open.html

Yuliya Hall, 2007 World Championships Team Gold Medalist in women’s tumbling, was married on August 28, 2010, in Las Vegas, Nev., to Michael Brown. The couple’s residence is Idaho Falls, Idaho. Hall, age 35, is a three-time national champion in women’s tumbling (2010, 2007 and 2005). She’s won seven medals total in World Cup, World Games and World Championships competition for women’s tumbling from 2005 to 2007. She is in the process of starting her own competitive gymnastics program, called Vladlen Gymnastic.

Selection Procedures Online The 2011 Pan American Selection Procedures are now available on-line at usagym.org/panamselection

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U.S. junior men’s team wins title at three-country meet

U.S. junior men’s team won the title at the USA-Great Britain-Switzerland competition on Oct. 16 at Lilleshall, Great Britain. The USA’s Sean Melton of Orlando, Fla., and Timothy Wang of Riverside, Calif., went one-two in the allaround. Members of the U.S. squad are: Adrian de los Angeles of Long Beach, Calif./SCATS HB; Jonathan Deaton of Longmeadow, Mass./Daggett’s Gold Medal Gymnastics; Stacey Ervin of Taylor, Mich./Mills Gymnastics; Melton, who trains at Orlando Metro; Yul Moldauer of Arvada, Colo./5280 Gymnastics; and Timothy Wang, who trains at South Coast Gymnastics. The three countries had a joint training camp that culminated with the competition. The USA scored 249.000 points to Britain’s 246.050 and Switzerland’s 240.450.

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1 MUSTAFINA Aliya RUS 2 JIANG Yuyan CHN 3 BROSS Rebecca USA 4 HUANG Qiushuang CHN ROU 5 PORGRAS Ana AUS 6 MITCHELL Lauren 7 NABIEVA Tatiana RUS 8 KAESLIN Ariella SUI 9 HAIDU Raluca Oana ROU 10 LOPEZ Jessica VEN 11 FERRARI Vanessa ITA GER 12 SEITZ Elisabeth 13 RAISMAN Alexandra USA 14 BONORA Georgia AUS 15 FERNANDES BARBOSA J. BRA 16 WHELAN Hannah GBR 17 TANAKA Rie JPN 18 MATIAS HYPOLITO D. BRA 19 VAN GERNER Celine NED 20 PIHANKULESZA Marta POL JPN 21 TSURUMI Koko 22 HIBBERT Nicole GBR 23 MALAUSSENA Aurelie FRA 24 PREZIOSA Elisabetta ITA

VT 15.666 14.833 14.700 14.766 13.966 14.733 15.466 15.300 14.666 14.433 13.833 14.766 14.900 13.966 14.866 13.866 14.033 14.100 13.866 13.766 13.866 13.966 14.166 13.933

UB 15.300 15.533 14.933 15.200 14.466 13.900 15.133 13.700 13.400 13.966 13.866 14.733 11.700 13.833 12.900 13.433 14.066 13.000 14.100 12.500 12.900 14.000 13.966 11.700

BB 15.033 15.066 14.100 14.700 15.433 14.900 13.266 14.200 14.466 13.866 14.233 13.458 14.466 14.466 14.166 14.200 13.900 14.066 13.000 14.333 14.600 13.200 14.033 14.200

FX 15.033 14.566 15.233 13.700 14.300 14.600 13.433 13.700 13.800 14.033 14.233 13.200 14.633 13.433 13.733 14.000 13.333 14.100 14.200 14.133 13.300 13.400 12.100 13.100

AA 61.032 59.998 58.966 58.366 58.165 58.133 57.298 56.900 56.332 56.298 56.165 56.157 55.699 55.698 55.665 55.499 55.332 55.266 55.166 54.732 54.666 54.566 54.265 52.933

FACES IN THE GYM t Dynamite Academy of Gymnastics

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The boys’ team from Dynamite Academy L to R: Zachary Johnson, 9, L 6 state and region 6 1st place champion; Lucas Aaronson, 7, L 5 2nd place at state; Ruben Martinez, 12, L 6 state and region 6 1st place champion; Blake Giannamore, 7, L 4 1st place state champion; Billy Brown, 6, L 4 7th place at state.

Desiree, 9, trains at LA School of Gymnastics as a rhythmic gymnast and is coached by Olga Putsillo. She was a member of the JO Region 1 Team the last two years and placed in the top three all-around in most of the 2009 invitationals, State and Regionals.

t Chase Hailey Brock Alpharetta, Georgia Chase, 8, competed as a Level 5 at the Judges’ Blast Off and the Apple Classic. She won vault, beam, floor and the all-around in both meets. She trains at Gymnastics World of Georgia.

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Ginger, 9, is a 2010 National Champion for Trampoline (L10, 10U), Double Mini Tramp (L10, 10U) and Synchro Tramp (L10 13-14) from the JO National Championships. Ginger is a member of the Ultra Twisters team and trains at Head over Heels with Coach Tatiana Kovaleva.

Ryanne, 10, placed first or second at Level 6 trampoline in every meet she competed in 2010. She placed first at Virginia State and Region 6 Championships. She trains at Novaks’ Gymnastics.

Kennett Square, Pennsylvania Joseph, 12, competes Level 10 trampoline. He trains at KMC. He won J.O. Nationals this year in Virginia Beach. Va., with an overall score of 87.50. He’s coached by Paul Wileyto.

t Hannah Henderson Huntingdon Valley, Pennsylvania Hannah, 10, is a Level 6 rhythmic gymnast and coached by Iliana Ivanova at Philadelphia Rhythmic Academy. She is a member of the 2010 Future Star Team.

t Gabrielle Lowenstein Huntington Beach, California Gabrielle, 11, is a Level 7 rhythmic gymnast at EuroGymnastics. She’s the 2010 Southern California State Champion, took third place at Regionals and earned a spot on the Region 1 JO team. She’s coached by Blagovesta Ignatova and Ivanka Kirov.

p Sarah Clark Huntington Beach, California Sarah, 8, is from Scats and won the Level 4 State All-Around Championship in the 7 year old division. She’s coached by Don Peters, Ashley David and Shannon Hong.

p Acrobatic Gymnastics of San Antonio San Antonio, Texas Katarina Partalas, Jessica Campbell, and Taylor Mayo are partners in a women’s group and coached by Vladimir Vladev. At Acro Nationals this Level 7 group won the national title in the 12-14 age division and their score was the highest JO score of the meet.

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