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Welcome to Stanford Open 2024 Stanford University and the Stanford Boys Gymnastics Boosters welcome you to the 30th Annual Stanford Open. We are proud to offer one of the foremost junior and senior men’s gymnastics competitions in the United States. The first Stanford Open was held in 1992. It was a small, one-day, local meet. Since those humble beginnings, this meet has grown exponentially into a major three-day event. This year we welcome international competitors from around the United States, including Arizona, Georgia, Idaho, Nevada, Ohio, Oregon, Texas, Tennessee, Washington, Wisconsin and our home state of California. This year, the meet has been designated as a qualification competition for the USA Winter Cup Challenge for FIG Senior Elite athletes (top 3 AA, excluding pre-qualified athletes). As is tradition, the Stanford Open will again include an NCAA session of fantastic college competitors as Stanford competes against University of California Berkeley. These competitors will in turn vie against members of Team USA, senior elites from across the USA as well as top qualifying Level 10 gymnasts. This meet would not be such a success without the help of our many, MANY volunteers, without whom we would still be a small, local, one-day meet. We thank the families of the current and former SBG athletes who have donated their time to organize and run the meet. We are also grateful to the many companies who have sponsored this meet through their generous donations. And last, but of course not least, we give special thanks to Stanford University and Stanford Men’s Gymnastics for their continued support, helping to make this one of the top meets in the country. Mark Freeman SO Meet Director
Christi Crosby SO Meet Coordinator
Dean Roberts SBG Boosters President
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Stanford Open 2024 Admissions Policy JO WEEKEND PASS (NCAA session not included) Adults (ages 13 - 64) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $20 Seniors (age 65+) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $10 Military (with ID) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $10 High School/College Students (with ID) . . . . . . . . . . . $10 Children (ages 4 - 12) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $10 Children (under age 4) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FREE Gymnasts in Uniform . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FREE Coaches & Judges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FREE
NCAA Session (Saturday at 7pm) Adults (ages 13 - 64) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $20 Seniors (age 65+) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$10 Military (with ID) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $10 High School/College Students (with ID) . . . . . . . . . . . $10 Children (ages 4 - 12) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $10 Children (under age 4) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FREE** Gymnasts in Uniform . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FREE** Coaches* & Judges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FREE** *NCAA spectating coaches get wristbands ahead of time from the head table.
NCAA SESSION: Doors will open at 6pm. Burnham will be closed from 5 - 6pm and cleared out. We will sell 2/3rd of the NCAA wristbands at the Admissions Table in Burnham Lobby starting on Friday at 7:30am. The remaining 1/3 of wristbands will be available for purchase starting at 5:30pm on Saturday outside Burnham Pavilion. When capacity is reached, no more wristbands will be available (even for free admission categories). IF YOU HAVE PRE-PURCHASED YOUR TICKETS, BUT HAVE NOT ENTERED THE VENUE BY 7PM, YOU MAY NOT GET IN. Please note that no glass bottles and no cans are allowed in the gym. Water bottles larger than 20 oz and stadium chairs with metal are also not allowed.
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Important Notes About the Meet NO FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY! Please stay OFF the competition floor at all times. Please Note: The competition area is directly in front of the spectator seating. Please do not distract the athletes. Only registered athletes, coaches and meet officials are allowed on the floor, in the warm-up gym and on the mezzanine level. Absolutely NO flash photography is permitted at any time. Scoring: All athletes will wear their number on their backs. The athletes name and number will flash and then the event score will be displayed on the electronic scoreboard. Numbers flashing rapidly denote a score change. Awards: If there is a tie, the higher award will go to the athlete with the highest all-around score. In the event of a tie for All-Around, the higher award will be given to the athlete with the highest score among the six events. Meet Format: The NCAA/Elite session will be run Traditional Format utilizing NCAA rules, including dismount stick bonus. All other sessions will use ‘Capital Cup’ format in which gymnasts warm-up on two events in the back gym (Ford Center) and then compete on the same events in the main gym (Burnham Pavilion). NOTE: THE GYM WILL BE CLEARED PRIOR TO SATURDAY’S NCAA SESSION
Website: http://www.stanfordopen.com Stanford Boys Gymnastics Boosters Arrillaga Sports Center • Stanford University Stanford, CA • 94305 • TIN: 94-2595566
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Stanford Open 2024: Distinguished Judges Michael Ashe - Emeryville, CA
Tom Kutz - Oakland, CA
Jon Culbertson - San Rafael, CA
Fumie Look - Sunnyvale, CA
Jason Gaides - Chicago, IL
Karen Muschinske - Fremont, CA
Nick Garcia - Millbrae, CA
Sho Nakamori - Albany, CA
Mike Hirsch - Murphys, CA
Ed Sparacino - Walnut Creek, CA
Michelle Huffman - Oroville, CA
Greg Ter - Zakhariants - San Ramon, CA
Charlie Kharsa - Davis, CA
Follow along on MEET SCORES ONLINE: 2024 Stanford Open Results 2024 Stanford Open - Event# 29296
2024 Stanford Open Saturday Night Results 2024 Stanford Open - Event# 29306
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Appreciation for Efforts Above & Beyond We want to acknowledge and thank our team of coordinators… Meet Director:
Mark Freeman
Meet Coordinator:
Christi Crosby
Assistant Meet Coordinators:
Lysle Buchbinder and Julie Volkert
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Julie & Todd Volkert Gabriel Kralik Dean Roberts Jane Chen and Svetlana Dani Maxine Kouthon and Brian Werner Stu Ogawa Kristi & Dean Roberts Todd Volkert Dean Roberts and Afroditi Phillips Baird Radford Ted Huang Elizabeth Radford Wayne Crosby, Doron Noyman, Todd Volkert, Justin Kyriacou Lysle Buchbinder & Ted Huang ➢ Program (Online) Peter Pirnejad and Offir Gutelzon ➢ ProScore Christi Crosby ➢ Registration Coordinator Lysle Buchbinder ➢ Signage and Credentials Ted Huang ➢ Treasurer ➢ Webmaster, Graphics, Internal Tools Wayne Crosby AND… to each and every person who assisted with the many tasks, errands, planning, sorting, calling, borrowing, lending, shopping, we thank you!
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In Memory of Peter Anthony M. Badua
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Stanford Open 2024: Session & Awards Times
Level 10 Gyms by Session: Session 2 - Aspire Kids Sports Center, Gymnastics Olympica USA, Gymnastics World Inc. (Ohio), GymTek Academy, OMEGA Gymnastics, Roswell Gymnastics, Salto Gymnastics Center, SCATS Gymnastics, Stanford Boys Gymnastics Session 3 - Accel Gymnastics, Alamo Gymnastics Center, Bayshore Elite Gymnastics, Black Hills Gymnastics, California Sports Center - Great Oaks, California Sports Center - Race, Danik Gymnastics, Davis Diamonds Gymnastics, Elevate Gymnastics Academy, Gymnastics Unlimited, Gymnastics World (California), Head Over Heels, High Sierra Gymnastics, Mastery of Sports, Salto Gymnastics Center, Seawind Gymnastics, Sokol Elite Gymnastics, South Coast Gymnastics, Victory Gymnastics Academy
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SB Gymnastics - History SB GYMNASTICS is a high-quality, boys-only, gymnastics program offered at Stanford University. Located on the Stanford campus in the Ford Center, SB Gymnastics is proximate to some of the best gymnastics in the nation. SB Gymnastics offers the Peninsula a superior boys’ competitive program. SB Gymnastics has a passionate staff who stress the importance of building strong, confident athletes through a positive, energetic and exciting gymnastics atmosphere. Staff includes former All-Americans and World Championship team members with years of national and international competitive experience. SB Gymnastics opened its doors in July of 2010 in order to revive the local community’s interest in boys’ gymnastics. Its mission is to attract and shape a class of students, full of curiosity, intellect and drive, who will further the development of the future of gymnastics. SB Gymnastics would like to thank the booster club, SBG Boosters. SBG Boosters is a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation supporting the boys’ and mens’ competitive gymnasts at Stanford and various mens’ programs around the country.
Photo credit: Jeff Bartee Photography
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Stanford Open 2024: Meet Format The NCAA/Winter Cup Qualification session will include three (3) teams, two (2) rotations of elites, one (1) rotations of Level 10 all-around qualifiers, and one (1) rotation of Level 10 individual event qualifiers and elites. All participants will follow NCAA rules (FIG with Winter Cup matting exceptions, +0.1 sticking bonus on all events except PH for C value dismounts or higher, and +0.3 EG credit for B dismounts). FIG Senior Elite age-eligible athletes may enter directly into the Winter Cup Qualification session. Athletes who are both USAG Junior age-eligible and FIG Senior Elite age-eligible Level 10s must qualify through a preliminary competition unless pre-approved by the meet director. QUALIFICATION TO WINTER CUP SESSION FOR LEVEL 10 ATHLETES Top three (3) all-around athletes and the next top three (3) per individual event (not already qualified through all-around results) from combined results of both Level 10 sessions will qualify to participate in the NCAA/Winter Cup Qualification session. NCAA/WINTER CUP QUALIFICATION SESSION FORMAT AND RULES ● The NCAA/Winter Cup Qualification session will be run in traditional format, utilizing NCAA rules. ● Warm-up procedures: o 30-minute open warm-up, followed by: ▪ 13-minute timed warm-up per event with a 1-minute rotation period between events. ▪ There will be a 2-minute touch period before the start of each competitive rotation. ▪ During the warm-up periods, as well as during competition, the training gym will be open and available only for qualified athletes accompanied by a coach. ● Scoring inquiries can only be made at the conclusion of the rotation to the head judge. Only start values and line deductions may be inquired. All inquiries must 11
be accompanied by a completed routine sheet. Inquiries may be made up until the conclusion of the 2-minute touch period of the next rotation. ● Only one (1) coach per athlete with a maximum of two (2) coaches per club are allowed in the corral or on the competition floor. ● Top three (3) all-around athletes, not already qualified in, will qualify to participate in the 2023 Winter Cup Challenge. ● The following extra matting will be allowed as per Winter Cup rules: o FX: Up to 10 cm additional will be allowed – mat cannot be moved once in place. Matting may be used only for landings – no value skills may be initiated on the additional matting. o SR: Up to 10 cm additional will be allowed (maximum 30 cm) o V: 30 cm mats required, up to 20 cm additional will be allowed (maximum 50 cm) o PB: Up to 10 cm additional will be allowed o HB: 30 cm mats are required, up to 20 cm additional allowed (maximum 50 cm) DISMOUNT REQUIREMENT CLARIFICATIONS ● D+ Dismount – 0.5 EG credit ● C/B Dismount – 0.3 EG credit ● A Dismount – 0.0 EG credit STICK BONUS ● +0.1 for C value dismounts or higher other than Pommel Horse
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Stanford Open 2024: Levels and Divisions The Compulsory Levels of the USA Gymnastics (USAG) Age Group Competition Program is made up of Levels 3, 4, 5, and 6. Each Compulsory Level is divided into two divisions, Division I and Division II. Only Division I Compulsory sessions will be held at the 2024 Stanford Open. Division I gymnasts are expected to compete the compulsory routines with one to all of the listed bonus skills in each routine. Each bonus skill successfully completed will add 0.5 to the gymnasts' start value, or potential perfect score. The maximum start value for Division I gymnasts in Level 3–6 is 11.5, except for Vault, which is 10.0. There are three bonus skills in Level 3, 4, 5, and 6. The remaining levels in the optional program are Levels 7, 8, 9, and 10. Levels 8, 9, and 10 are also divided into two groups, Junior National (JN) and Junior Elite (JE). Both JN and JE athletes will compete routines that must include event-specific requirements for their respective level, but routine composition and difficulty can vary drastically. JE athletes will compete technical sequences, which are essentially higher-level compulsory routines with a maximum score of 10.0 on each event, at the State, Regional, and National Championships in addition to their optional routines. JN athletes only compete the optional routines. Scores of 14.0+ on any of the events is considered very competitive.
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Stanford Open 2024: Gym Rosters
Alamo Gymnastics Center San Antonio, TX
Coaches: Yu Zang
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Aspire Kids Sports Center Chandler, AZ
Coaches: Brian Kern
Bayshore Elite Gymnastics Redwood City, CA
Coaches: Zach Miller, Lucas Themundo Guida
Black Hills Gymnastics Olympia, WA
Coaches: Fusari Santiago, James Prietto
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California Sports Center - Great Oaks San Jose, CA
Coaches: Tyler Evans, Andrew Fairchild
California Sports Center - Race San Jose, CA
Coaches: C. David Brown, S. Caddenhead, T. Brown-Milkow
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California Strong Athletics Concord, CA
Coach: Zack Stevens
Central Coast Gymnastics Sports Center San Luis Obispo, CA
Coaches: D. Desrosiers, Renato Richardo Deza Riglos
Danik Gymnastics Danik, ID
Coach: Cortney Bramwell
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Davis Diamonds Gymnastics Davis, CA
Coach: Tim McLaughlin, Dan Aeschliman
Elevate Gymnastics Academy Elk Grove, CA
Coaches: S. Charfauros, R. Garcia, R. Howard, I. Shulkin, R. Markowitz, N. Weaver Jr.
Extreme Gymnastics Loomis, CA
Coaches: Jess Lopez, Ted Woltz
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Gold Country Gymnastics Grass Valley, CA
Coach: Colton Wood
Gymnastics Olympica USA Santa Clarita, CA
Coaches: C. Sano, P. Sargsyan, E. Khechoyan, E. Shepard
Gymnastics Unlimited Turlock, CA
Coaches: Larry Champion, Paul Mayer
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Gymnastics World (California) Chatsworth, CA
Coach: Regulo Carmona
Gymnastics World Inc. (Ohio) Broadview Heights, OH
Coaches: Kadeam Cross, Greg Skupski
GymTek Academy Knoxville, TN
Coaches: Andrew Richards, Matt Henry
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Head Over Heels Emeryville, CA
Coaches: Mike Ashe, Jinjing Zhang
High Sierra Gymnastics Reno, NV
Coaches: Tim Klempnauer, Derek Litchie
International Gymnastics Centre West Sacramento, CA
Coach: John Bongcaron, Savion Perea
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Interstellar Gymnastics Santa Clara, CA
Coach: Nathanael Barton
Mastery of Sports Napa, CA
Coaches: Johnson Sebastian, Bogomil Michovsky, Trevor Sennello
OMEGA Gymnastics Beaverton, OR
Coaches: Seth Smart, Mitchell Soukup
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Pacific Coast Gymnastics San Marcos, CA
Coach: Roman Thuiliere
Payke Gymnastics Academy Alhambra, CA
Coach: Ceo Garcia
Peninsula Gymnastics San Mateo, CA
Coach: Dmitri Dogadkin
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Powerhouse TNT San Antonio, TX
Coaches: Glenn Morris, Benjamin Riley
Roswell Gymnastics Roswell, GA
Coaches: F. Baker, M. Bereznev, L. Heredia, F. Mendonca
Salto Gymnastics Center Waukesha, WI
Coaches: Anthony Ingrelli, Alena Kan, Andrei Kan
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SCATS Gymnastics Huntington Beach, CA
Coaches: Grigor Chalikyan, Mitchell Claman
Seawind Gymnastics Carlsbad, CA
Coaches: Neal Faustino, Zach Fox, Nathaniel Roosevelt
Sokol Elite Gymnastics Chino, CA
Coaches: Ric Draghi, William Jenkins
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South Coast Gymnastics Irvine, CA
Coaches: Lauren Chu, Xiaoping Li, Ivan Nguyen
Stanford Boys Gymnastics Stanford, CA
Coaches: Caleb Rickard, Jivco Jetchev, Scott Burns
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Technique Gymnastics Rancho Cordova, CA
Coaches: Carl Meader, Lisa Eaton-Poarch
Top Flight Fremont, CA
Coach: Nicholas Dicochea
Top Squad Gymnastics Novato, CA
Coach: Dimitri Aleksandrov
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Ultimate Sports Connection Concord, CA
Coaches: Eric Totman, Callie Warford
Victory Gymnastics Academy Newbury Park, CA
Coaches: Joel Lyftogt, Sergio Restrepo Taborda
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Elite Gymnasts Competing in NCAA Session Name
Gym
Level
William Pearce
Bay Area Bandits
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David Ramirez
Central Coast Gymnastics Sports Center
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Calvin Valrie
Go For It USA
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Troy Nuesca
Gymnastics Olympica USA
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Evan Wenstad
Gymnastics Olympica USA
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Owen Yee
Head Over Heels
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Parker Thackston
Ohio State University
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Matthew Nguyen
Roswell Gymnastics
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Wade Nelson
SCATS Gymnastics
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Evan Hymanson
Stanford Boys Gymnastics
E
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REGION 1 – Level 3: Rules and Policies Philosophy – Level 3 gymnastics is designed to be an introductory level of gymnastics competition. Consequently, competing should be a positive experience for the athletes and parents where there is no fixation on score comparisons. To foster this ideal, it is highly encouraged that only the color of the ribbon be flashed to spectators and gymnasts to indicate a score range of achievement (see Score Range and Ribbon Color Tables below). Results, Scoring, & Awards – It is also highly encouraged that no scores be flashed at this level. After the judges tabulate the score, they will then select the appropriate ribbon to be displayed (referring to the table below). The ribbons will be given to the gymnasts at the end of the competition with their certificates. Competitive Uniforms – The introductory philosophy behind this level is to keep the high costs of competition to a minimum. Gymnasts are only required to compete in a T-shirt (with sleeves) and shorts. Though not mandated by the USA Gymnastics Age Group Competition Program policy, team clubs are strongly encouraged to support this philosophy by agreeing to not wear competitive type uniforms or team warm-ups at Level 3 competitions. Additionally, gymnasts may go bare foot, wear socks, or wear gymnastics footwear on all events. Invitational Meets – Region 1 highly encourages meet hosts to use the Level 3 scoring philosophy at their invitational meets by utilizing the score ranges and customized color ribbons in the tables below. Please make sure to provide this information to Out-of-Region clubs so that they are aware of the Region 1 Level 3 format. It is also recommended that an additional award be given out with the event ribbons at all invitational meets that include Level 3s (i.e. participation trophies, display quality certificates, customized medals, ribbon holders, etc.).
Level 3 Division 1 – Score Range and Ribbon Color Tables
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