EVENT SCHEDULE
USA MEN WIN MEDALS
MAY 26
Secret U.S. Classic (W)
Chicago, IL
31–June 3
USA Gymnastics Open Championships (W)
Lake Buena Vista, FL
6–12
JO Nat’l. Champs./Invl./Open Champs./RSG Festival (R)
Lake Buena Vista, FL
7–10
Visa Championships (M/W)
St. Louis, MO
8–10
Region 4 Congress
St. Louis, MO
26–28
USA Gymnastics Rhythmic & Trampoline Championships
San Jose, CA
28–July1
U.S. Olympic Team Trials–Gymnastics (M/W)
San Jose, CA
28
Certifications for USA Gymnastics National Congress
San Jose, CA
29–July1
USA Gymnastics National Congress and Trade Show
San Jose, CA
JUNE
JULY 5–7
U.S. Elite Championships (TT)
Long Beach, CA
5–11
JO National Championships (TT)
Long Beach, CA
19–22
USA Gymnastics For All Nationals
Lake Buena Vista, FL
21–25
Acrobatic National Championships
23–26
JO Optional Skills Camp (W)
Huntsville, TX
27–Aug. 12 Olympic Games (M/W/R/T)
London, GBR
Detroit, MI
Original action photos by John Cheng.
2012
COTTBUS CUP John OROZCO
Paul Ruggeri of University of Illinois, and John Orozco of the Team Hilton HHonors, won the silver and bronze medals, respectively, for high bar at the 2012 World Cup in Cottbus, Germany. Ruggeri posted a 15.525, finishing behind the Netherlands’ Epke Zonderland (15.725). Orozco, who trains at the U.S. Olympic Training Center, was third at 15.375. On vault, Ruggeri earned a two-vault average of 15.825 for his two vaults, 16.175 and 15.475. He tied for sixth with Jeffrey Wammes of the Netherlands. Igor Radivilov of the Ukraine won the event at 16.250. On the first day of the event finals, Jesse Silverstein of Gymnastics Development Center II, and Orozco competed in the still rings final, finishing sixth (15.025) and eighth (14.400), respectively. China’s Chen Yibing was first at 15.675.
AUGUST 8–11
TOPs Invitational Camp (W)
Huntsville, TX
10–12
Region 6 Congress
Providence, RI
10–12
Region 8 Congress
Nashville, TN
12 – 15
TOPs Invitational Camp (W)
Huntsville, TX
17–19
Region 7 Congress
Baltimore, MD
22-25
Women’s Level 300 JO Team Coaches Course (W300)
Huntsville, TX
24–26
Region 2 Congress
26 – 29
Women’s Level 400 National Coaches Course (W400)
Everett, WA Huntsville, TX
SEPTEMBER September 9 – November 18
Various Cities
Paul RUGGERI
CHINA WORLD CUP 2011 World team bronze-medalist Steven Legendre of Team Hilton HHonors (University of Oklahoma), tied for a share of the floor exercise title and won the vault silver medal at the China World Cup in Zibo City, China.
(L to R) Steven Legendre, Alex Naddour and Danell Leyva
On the floor exercise, Legendre executed a piked Hypolito and stuck an Arabian double pike dismount to score 15.450. He shared the gold medal with Romania’s Flavius Koczi, while Israel’s Alexander Shatilov won the bronze.
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Legendre earned a two-vault average of 15.687 to win the silver medal behind Ukraine’s Igor Radivilov, who posted a 16.125. Koczi finished in third. Danell Leyva of Team Hilton HHonors (Universal Gymnastics) scored 13.175 on the horizontal bar, finishing fourth. China’s Zhang Chenglong won the event title.
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USA GYMNASTICS MAY • JUNE 2012
Alex Naddour of Team Hilton HHonors (USA Youth Fitness Center) just missed advancing to the pommel horse finals, placing fifth at 14.500. More Event Results on page 32...