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GYMNASTICS NEWS November路 December路 1979 . Vol. VIII, No.6 Editorial Opening Ceremonies USGF Pres. Elect Men's Team Standings

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Pictorial Highlights Ed Knepper Elected President Complete Team Results

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Complete Team Results Top 36 All Around .Results

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Women's All-Around Winners

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Th e XXth Wo rld G ymnas tics Ch a mpi o n ships a re now a pa rt of the hi sto ry of gy mn as ti cs. T hey represent a big event in th e hi story of the U.S.G.F. a nd o ur sport. H ow grea t it was to have been a bl e to ha ndl e th e la rges t world ch am p io nships ever, for th e first tim e ever o utside o f the Eu ropea n contin ent , a nd to have it so smoo thl y ma n aged and so successful in virtu a ll y every aspec t.

Th e tribute fo r the ma nagement of the event , of course, goes to th ose wh o rea ll y did th e wo rk. The coo rdina tors, the vo lunteers, a nd the lea ders in J ay Ashm ore, Sue Am merma n, Ma rl ene Be ne, Tom Ma lo ney a nd Delene Da rst, who a lo ng with their coord inators, a ll of w hom were pro fess io na l in a ttitude a nd effo rt, worked around the cloc k for th ree weeks to ma ke it loo k effo rtl ess. It was n o t with o ut effo rt.

It was m y pri vil ege to have bro ug ht th e event to the U. S. A. It would be mi sleading to say tha t d urin g the fo urtee n month s we prepa red fo r it, tha t I d id no t have m a ny mo ments o f regret a nd co ncern . I often felt it was pe rh aps wro n g to h ave brought it to th e U.S .A. at thi s tim e, and wo ndered if it co uld be done properly. Never before had we used a p od ium in the U nited Sta tes. Never before had we used electro nic scorin g equi pment. ever before had we shipped in 25 0,000 pounds of ma ts from France, but using Sa rniege we d id it. And wh o co uld expec t AM F to deli ver seven semi s o f equipment fo r seven complete gy mnas iums. All to ld th e Fort Wo rth community pum ped so me 1,500 vo lunteers in to the work s. T hey worked h a l~d, a lways w ith a smi le a nd made the event work bo th in side th e arena a nd o utside th e arena.

It is cl ea r now, tha t perhaps no o ther City in th e U n ited Sta tes co uld have made th e eve nt work as it did in Fort Worth . T he City o f Fort Worth , with its wa rm hos pita lity made it clea r th a t the cho ice to go there was no t on ly the ri g ht o ne, but th e very bes t o ne.

Th e accom p li shm ents of th e men's tea m ra nk among th e mos t sig nifi ca nt fo rwa rd steps in years in a n y sport on th e interna ti o na l ca lendar. Further, the meda l co unt a tta ined by th e men was as tounding. The women 's tea m wa s p lagued by m isses, a nd ill-hea lth a nd injuri es. On e ca n hard ly even eva lua te o ur sta nd in g na ti o na ll y based o n th e performan ces in Fo rt Worth since the entire team we se lec ted was never seen as a tea m. vVe can o nl y h o pe tha t th e Ol ympi c T ri a l s a nd th e Ol ym p ic G a m es perfo rma nces will more acc urate ly refl ec t the sta te o f women 's gy mnastics in th e U nited Sta tes.

All told it was a most successful event , a nd acco rding to the m a ny visitors from the 33 na tio n s ta kin g part , it was th e bes t co nducted in th e nea rl y 100 yea r histo ry o f the F.I. G. We a re a ll proud of hav ing been a part of mak ing it work. We a re eve n m ore p ro ud o f a ll the gy mna sts w ho made it a success in the m os t importa nt area of a ll.. .perfo rma nce. Now it is o n to Moscow in 1980 a nd hopefull y, even more success for American gymnasts .

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Minutes of the FRC Meeting St. Louis, Sept. 30, 1979 1. Th e deci sion to use Tracee Talavera at all five meets of the Pacific Championships , if she could not perform at the World Championships , was made after consulting with Linda Mulvihill and Bill Sands and receiving their approval.

2. Whenever accusations are made against an individual , the individual will be asked to respond to these accusations . This individual may respond in writing o r in person to the FRC .

3. Jim Gault made a presentation to the FRC concerning Coach selection for international competition . He was representing the Elite Coaches Association .

4. The Elite Coac hes representative, elected from the coaches that have gymnasts in the Championships of the USA, will be elected at the next Championships of the USA '80. This person is a member of the FRC until the next Championships of the USA '81.

5. Chic Johnson gave a report to the FRC representing the Elite Coaches and Elite Development Committee. His report concerned the Olympic Trials , meet format and date.

6. Ernie Weaver and Don Peters gave a report on the Pan American Games.

7. The FRC will give coaches a very specific form to be filled out and returned to the Chairman of the FRC and National Program Director for Women . The form will be on each individual gymnast, her performan c e and behavior. Also another report will concern what the coaches duties and responsibilities on th is tri p were and how well this coach felt these were done. (self evaluation)

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8. Decisions passed by the FRC following presentations: a. As a general policy , if a single gymnast is selected for international competition her coach wi II be g iven first consideration . b. If two or more gymnasts are selected , but not a team the personal coaches of these gymnasts will be g iven first consideration before others are considered . c. If the FRC feels that when an individual gymnast's coach should not be selected , that coach should be given a full explanation of the reasons at the FRC meeting or in writing. d. The FRC will conduct an annual FRC symposium for coaches , judges, gymnasts , team leaders, team managers, etc ., to detail all aspects of responsibilities for individuals selected for international trips at the USGF Congress each yea r. e. The Olympic Trials meet format will consist of a four day meet, camp. , opt. , comp., opt ., involving the top 16 gymnasts from the Championships of the USA '80, with no carryover of scores from previous qualification meets . Injury petitions to the trials will be accepted from the World Championships training squad of '79. Ties will be carried to the Olympic Trials . f.

The FRC voted to stay with the Trials date of May 28, 1980. The Championships of the USA 1980 will be April 17, 18, 19.

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The XXlh Wo rld G ymn as li cs C ha mpi o n ships o p ened Wilh a Fo nh Worth , T exas Ba ng . FIG Preside nt Ymi Tit o v addressed pa ni cipa nls a nd specla LOrs g iving lhem a big " HO WDY " as he deli ve red hi s o penin g address in Eng li sh .

T he Kil go re Ra ngeretl es, lh e T exas Boy 's C ho ir and lh e Fo n Wo rth Yo ulh Orch es lra e nl en a ined a nd bro ug hl fo rth a "Ves lern ' '''e lcome.

Co unlry Ba ll ads we re sun g by Fo rth Wo rth 's Anni e G o li g htl y as she sa ng seve ra l slirrin g Wes lern a nd T exas Songs .

The uniqu ely Ameri ca n U p Wilh Peo p le g ro up cap lured lhe a udi ence a nd m ade m a n y fo re ig n visilo rs feci ri g hl a l ho me Wilh lhe ir rendili o ns o f na li ve dan ces lha l lhey had pi c ked up lhe ir six cO lllinenl lravcl s.

U p W ilh Peo ple bro ug hl th e ope nin g ce re m o ni es lO a high pi lc hed co nclu sio n by brin g in g m a n y o f lhe a lhl e les OUl o f lhe sla nds a nd o nl O lhe p odium 10 da nce a nd s in g lh e fin a le.

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XXTH World Gymnastics Championships Competition la Ashmore Directs Biggest Event Ever The management of th e entire event was given to Jay Ashmore , new ly hired USG F Direc tor of Events. he came to the national office just in time to assume the heav ies t responsibiliti es ever placed on the U .S.G .F. H e brought the nations greatest experience a nd talent to the coordinators positions. People were picked because of their abilities, knowledge and willingness to work.

Retrospect shows that his choices were good ones. Noone in th e U .S.A. had ever managed such an event before. The magnitude of th e computers, the copiers, the mail boxes, the press rel eases, the tel ex's, the photo pools, the press conferences, the announcing, th e flags , the award ceremonies , moving equipment each and every night, after the competitions were comp leted , th e practice areas, the transportation and security and mea ls and housing, and the podium a nd scoring equipment and so it went each and eve ry aspect of the event grew larger than we imagined , but th e coordinators simply ass umed the task , practiced more and said they were read y.

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Competition bega n o n Monda y a t 8: 00 a.m. The m en' s co mpulsori es went smoothl y and it ap pea red th a t th e practice sessions had pa id off. The scores ca me qui ck ly from the computers a nd Pa t Casey' s opera tors did a superb job ... in thi s th eir bigges t task ever. Copi es ca m e qui ck ly to th e FIG tab le a nd th e sess io n ra n qui ckl y a lmost too qui ckl y. On e evenin g saw th e two hour rota ti on pl a nned for men that was fini shed in o ne an d o ne-ha lf h ours ... we thought for a mom ent we los t a tea m somew here. . it moved so we ll we saved thirty minutes out of two hours on paper. Not to bela bour a point. .. but everyone workin g, worked, a nd they worked , hard , lo n g hours, a nd th ey did it for th e sport. It worked we ll beca use they worked well.

Women's Compulsories - Unbelievable Scores!

A Big HOWDY!

Read y th ey were. . and when the opening ceremonies took place on Dece m ber 2nd .. . a ll th ose prese nt sa id they had never seen an ything like it before. It was Ameri ca na T exas , Cowboys .. . patriotism an d Fort Worth , a ll rol led into a g rea t open ing ceremo ny tha t sa id welcome to th e U.S.A . a nd in parti cular to T exas. Man y FIG representatives said they left the ceremon y with tea rs in th eir eyes. It was bea utiful.

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Youth Orchestra , the T exas Boys Choir, Annie Golight ly and her cowboy songs, and the great and fabulous Kilgore Rangerettes and then the fantastic closing of "U p With People." I had seen every such ceremon y for World Championships and Ol ympic Games since 1964, and I am forced to agree that Rick Appleman the music and lights director of the opening ceremonies, and the tal ent so displa yed, did it first cl ass . It was grea t a nd it was bea utiful. It set the stage for da ys to follo w.

In between all the competitions, before, during and after, the great Fort Worth volunteers did themselves and the nation proud. A special Rodeo for our visiting delegations ... cowboy ha ts passed to the gymnasts and coaches , and bandanas, and a specia l disco and Tandy Center's special da y for all th e visiting teams . Tours and shopping trips and every possible service to make the visitor's welcome to the city where the "west begins" were made available.

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Tuesdays compu lsories for women were a shock. The competitions ra n smoothly but the scores. THE SCORES !

It seemed after the mornin g session there was no room a t the top. 9.9 's dropped like snow flak es and a low score seemed to be 9.6, One ca n remember just a few years ago when the goal was to reach 9.6 a nd now it seemed th a t was a score spe lling elimin a tion . Teams protested 9.85 scores, Imagine ... protes ting 9.85 . N on e-the-I ess, there did rema in roo m at the LOp , after R o m an ia's fa ntas ti c scores of th e ea rl y mo rnin g ... th e U.S .S,R. ca me a lo ng in th e eve nin g session after th e chalk-dust cl ea red th ey ra nked No , I. , with Rom ani a close behind , Nadia as wa y out in front a nd seemed des tin ed to win h e r first eve r ... World Championships 111 the all-around. Dest in y saw it differentl y,

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Knepper New USGF President As the newly elected President of the USGF, I would like to take this opportunity to thank my colleagues for honoring me with this vote of confidence.

The tremendous growth of the USGF can be attributed to the leadership provided by its Executive Director and previously elected officers. This success dictates that any future endeavors must be of an even greater magnitude. It is my desire to facilitate the present status quo by working within the existing structure for the betterment of gymnastics.

The desires of our membership will be met in an expedient manner that will be approached prudently and professionally with the best interests of all constituents placed foremost.

The future bodes well for our Federation. Our competitors are now tried and proven, our officials tested and experienced, our sponsors unwavering in their loyalty and televisipn network exposure unparalleled historically. We stand on the brink of attaining international prominence by hosting the 1979 World Championships and the 1984 Olympics.

Solidifying our gymnastics society by eliminating any suspected fractures should be a relatively easy order with such a positive future.

I call upon all of our membership to rally behind our achievements and assist in attaining World recognition.

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XXTH World Gymnastics Championships Men's Optionals -

American History

Mens o ptiona ls ca me along o n Wednesday and American hisLOry was wriuen. The U.S.A . m en 's tea m did a g rea t job, hanging in there co nsistenLi y a nd fo r a w hile h av ing two of th e LOp three a ll-around m en in the world wearing U.S.A . Then , the great yo ungster Bart Conner mi ssed his fl yaway regrasp a nd la nded heavil y on the floor. Mute dnd significant tes timon y to his abi lities a nd performan ce showed when eve n with that severe fall he moved down in the ranks and back up aga in LO finish high in the a ll-around finals of the World Championships.

Kurt Thomas and jim H a rtung turned in equall y great indi vidual all-around performances, but it was the entire men 's tea m that did themselves proud for th e first time in gymnastic 's hi story they wrapped up third place in the tea m co mpetition . The U .S.S.R. then japan a nd th en the U .S.A ... ..years of effort rea lized when th e USA men 's tea m mounted the awa rd stand to stand among the three bes t tea ms in the world. Roger Counsil and Fred Turoff were equall y proud ... as a ll gymnastics fa ns were that day.

Women's Optionals -

Disappointment

Women 's optionals. The womens tea m from the U.S .A. came into competition I b in the highest position ever. .. fourth in the world after th e compu lsories. What happened no one knows ... but losing Les lie Russo due to probl ems with a prev ious injury, seemed to not help , but the remaining fi ve girls had one good event...Vault. From th ere on it was dow nhill. This is not the place to ana lyze perfo rman ces. It was a dark day and preceeding another dismal showing two da ys later. Technicians and coaches can perhaps explain it, but it was not a good da y for wo men 's gy mn as ti cs in the U nited States did not this perform a nce by a n y mea n s refl ec t the leve l of womens gy mn as ti cs in our co untry.

All-Around -

Kurt & Bart & Jim

The a ll-a round fin a ls ca me nex t. Competition 2 was fo r th e m en what co mpe titi o n I had proven to be. A great showcase of the strength and preparedness of our men 's tea m . After all was said and done it was Kurt Thomas showing strength a nd consistency and finishing second in the Wor ld for the coveted Si lver Medal. Highest finish for any American ever in the all-around and ano ther page in gymnastics history for the USA . Kurt, Bart and jim a ll finish ed in th e top ten in th e world ... in the a ll-aro und. A great show for our sport.

The womens' a ll-around was th e next day and th e top 36 women in the world, among th em some Americans, marched out to perform. Once again, it was not the ladies da y. Errors of the most basic kind seemed LO spring forth and there a lso seemed LO be no way of stopping them . I was not a good da y .. .for th e second day for our women's tea m.

Individual Finals -

Thomas won two a nd Bart Conner won o ne ... a nd the meda l co unt fo r the U.s.A. by th e end of the a ftern oon session was 8. From o ne in 1970 ... to three and th e first ever Go ld Meda ls for the USA in 1978 LO eig ht (8) in 1979 a nd three Go ld Medals. A g iant step forw ard for gy mnas tics in America.

6 Medals -

3 Gold

Competition No.3, was all in one day, with the men in th e afternoon and the ladies that evening. Once again it was men's day a t the aren a. Of th e six gold medals avai lab le the U.S.A . wo n or shared in three of them. Kurt

Jim Hartung, Bart Conner, Kurt Thomas 3 Americans in the top 10 in the World

Kudos for Fort Worth The 1979 World G ymnasti cs Champ io nships a re now history and Fort Worth and th e gymnastics specialist who made it work are prepa ring for holida ys and another year.

It was a great experience. More will be wriuen about it in future issu es. More details and more articles wi ll appear until th e Moscow Ol ympi cs ma kes it a n even more remote part of sports history. For man y it wi ll not be forgouen for yea rs a nd for the sport it set a n exa mpl e to be follow ed for th e future. The la rges t ever, a nd from all rev iews th e bes t ever. That's no sma ll claim in light of nea rl y 100 yea rs of gymnastic history. Th e U.S .G .F . th a nks Fort Worth, T exas and a ll those who made it work. I firml y beli eve ther is no other City in th e U.s.A . where it cou ld ha ve been don e as it was done in Fort Worth. The people rea ll y ca red and it showed. So did the coordinators , the equipment movers from Bird vill e and H .E. B. School districts and a ll others in volved. We thought we cou ld do it...and we did it!

It was work, it was great and it was fun. For me, as the culminati o n of more than 17 years as yo ur Direc tor it proved th e U .S .A. had arrived in more than one way. I personall y, thank a ll those who worked to make it such a n overwhe lmin g success, and appreciate yo ur making my last big eve nt in th e U.S.A. such a memorable one.

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FLOOR SOL 49.000 49.200

SID.H ARCON 48.450 48.700

RINGS ANN 48.800 48.850

VAULT SAUT 49.350 49.300

PAR.B B.PAR 48.400 49.200

HOR.B B.FIX 49.000 49.250

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48.550 49.150

48.400 48.500

48.050 48.550

48.250 49.150

48.350 48.800

49.000 48.950

290.600

48.800 49.050

47.900 48.400

47.900 48.450

48.600 48.800

47.900 48.400

48.750 48.200

289.850

48.900 48.950

47.950 48.500

48.150 48.250

48.650 49.100

47.750 48.300

48.350 48.150

289.750

49.200 49.100

47.750 47.650

48.350 48.500

47.850 48.450

47.950 47.300

48.350 48.500

289.450

47.750 48.550

48.050 48.650

47.600 47.900

46.700 48.400

46.550 48.300

47.500 47.650

284.150

46.750 47.700

46.850 47.500

47.000 48.150

47.650 48.700

47.150 47.600

48.050 47.250

283.450

47.500 47.800

46.250 47.100

48.250 47.700

47.500 48.150

46.750 46.950

47.700 48.100

283.950

46.800 47.850

45.400 47.900

47.850 48.150

47.600 48.200

46.550 45.950

47.700 47.700

281.900

46.350 47.300

45.600 46.350

47.300 47.050

47.500 48.100

46.800 46.050

47.800 46.150

281.350

47.250 47.450

46.150 45.950

47.100 45.800

47.250 47.800

46.800 45.300

47.450 48.000

282.000

46.350 46.450

45.250

47.450 47.550

47.450 47.950

47.450 45.450

47.600 46.300

281.550

293.100

583.700

291.300

581.150

291.250

581.000

289.500

578.950

289.450

573.600

286.900

570.350

285.800

569.750

285.750

567.650

281.000

562.350

280.300

562.300

280.400

561.950

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47.650 46.400

278.850 280.500

559.350

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44.100 44.550

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46.200 44.550

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556.350

274.800

553.000

275.100

550.700

275.000

547.050

269.600

542.600

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46.150 45.750

44.950 46.750

47.200 46.450

47.100 47.500

46.250 42.600

46.550 45.750

278.200

17

KOR

46.600 47.200

43.450 42.700

46.100 46.100

47.650 47.850

46.150 45.500

45.650 45.750

275.600

45.450 46.300

43.800 44.850

45.900 45.900

45.800 47.700

45.450 44.200

45.650 46.050

272.050

45.350 45.600

44.300 42.200

46.250 44.500

46.750 47.350

45.800 43.950

44.550 46.000

273.000

46.050 45.450

43.200 43.850

45.350 42.550

46.800 47.400

43.250 42.400

44.750 44.200

269.400

45.000 45.000

43.550 41.500

45.650 42.200

46.650 46.800

42.400 42.200

45.800 43.200

269.050

44.900 44.600

42.750 42.150

44.850 43.300

46.200 45.700

43.100 42.450

45.250 44.400

267.050

44.300 44.350

43.150 41. 250

45.200 41. 350

46.100 46.100

42.550 39.650

43.050 41. 050

264.350

46.650 00.000

45.300 00.000

46.750 00.000

47.450 00.000

45.200 00.000

46.050 00.000

277.400

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Romanian Women Win Team Gold Soviets Take Silver RDA Takes Bronze TEAM CLASSIFICATION, OPTIONAL EX. CLASSEMENT PAR EQUIPE, EXERCICES LIBRE

GYMNASTICS WOMEN GYMNASTIQUE FEMMES

ROM 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18

URS RDA CHN TCH USA HUN BUL .JPN CAN POL KOR RFA SUI FRA GBR HOL ESP

TOTAL TOTAL

VAULT SAUT

UN.B B,ASY

BEAM POUTR

FLOOR SOL

48.650 49.000

48.750 48.450

48.050 48.750

48.800 49.100

194.250

48.625 49.150

48.750 47.200

48.850 48.450

48.700 49.200

194.925

48.350 48.900

49.250 48.400

48.450 48.200

47.825 48.700

193.875

46.950 48.500

49.150 48.150

47.000 48.350

48.300 48.200

191.400

48.400 47. 650

47.850 47.250

48.400 48.650

47.650 4 6 .450

192.300

48.025 49.150

48.500 47.500

47.300 45.000

48.750 47.100

192.575

47.100 47.850

47.050 47.450

47.850 46.500

46.800 48.450

188.800

47.750 46.700

47.150 47.050

47.050 48.300

46.450 46.500

188.400

47.050 47.350

47.700 46.800

46.500 46.800

47.400 46.050

188.650

47.350 46.850

47.350 46.500

46.300 47.300

46.6.50 46.800

187.650

46.700 46.700

46.100 46.450

47.250 46.400

46.000 46.750

186 .050

45.800 46.400

46.800 46.800

44.850 46.500

47.250 46.650

184.700

46.600 46.550

45.700 46.250

46.450 46.050

46.050 45.700

184.800

46.850 46.500

45.800 45.750

45.650 47.050

45.050 45.550

183.350

46.450 46.200

45.600 45.250

46.250 45.650

44.550 46.850

182.850

46.200 46.700

45.150 46.350

45.700 45.600

45.250 45.650

182.300

46.350 45.250

44.150 44.800

45.750 45.700

46.600 44.650

182.850

46.400 45.350

45.400 45.650

44.000 44.850

44.450 46.050

180.250

195.300

389.550

194.000

388.925

194.200

388.075

193.200

384.600

190.000

382.300

1138. 750

381 • 325

190.250

379.050

188.550

376.950

187.000

375.650

187.450

375.100

186.300

372.350

186.350

371. 050

184.550

369.350

184.850

368.200

183.950

366.800

184.300

366.600

180.400

363.250

181. 900

362.150

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46.300 45.900

43.300 44.650

45.300 43.900

45.550

45.550 45.300

44.250

44.950 44 . 000

44.500 44.450

179 . 250

45.400

45.350 45.400

44.000 44.100

45.100 45.200

43.750 45.200

178.200

44.750 45 . 600

44.550

44.500 43.850

44.950 44.400

178.750

45.300

46.450 45.750

43.800 44.700

43.850

43.450 44.700

177.550

44.750

46.000 45.050

43.350 44.400

42.900 45.600

43.700 44.650

175.950

44.700 4:3.800

44.000 43.700

4:=:.350 42.200

42 . 500 43.700

174.550

45.050 44.000

4 3 . 200 42.800

44.050 41.400

42 . 550 43.950

174.850

4c.. 200 00 . 000

44.150 00.000

45.600 00.000

43.:=:75 00 . 000

179.325

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44.900

179.800 180.000

359.800

179.150

358.400

179.900

358 .1 00

179.150

357 .900

179.900

357.450

179.700

355 .650

173.400

347.950

172.150

3 47 .000

0 . 000

179.325

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, Alexandre D itiatin GYMNASTICS MEN ---INDIVIDUAL CLASSIFICATION GYMNASTIQUE HOMMES ---CLASSEMENT INDIVIDUEL NAME NOM 001 002 003 004 005 006 007 008 009 011 012 013 014 015 016 017 018 019 020 021 022 023 024

302 102 304 306 101 242 186 031 104 183 052 041 053 241 184 153 152 151 051 244 251 121 261 252 295

026 027 028 029 030 031 033 034 035 036

16

262 035 231 254 266 284 292 201 202 091 042

TEAM RESERVE PAYS MOYENNE

DITIATIN. Al~ x andre URS THOMAS. Kurt USA TKACHEV. Ale x andr~ URS MARKELOV. 0ladimir URS CONNER. Bart USA BRUCKNER. Roland RDA GUSHIKEN. KoJi JPN DELTCHEV. StoJan BUL HARTUNG. Jam~s USA KAJIYAMA. HiroJi ~IPN HUANG . Yubin CHN CAN DELESALLE. Philip LI. Yu~Jiu CHN NIKOLAY. Michael RDA NISHIKI I. Tost,i omi .JPN KOVACS. P~ter HUN DONATH. F~r~nc HUN MAGYAR. Zoltan HUN CAl. Huanzons CHN MACK. Lutz RDA GIENGER. Eb~rhard RFA BOERIO. Henry FRA GRECU. Danut ROM ROHRWICK. Volker RFA TABAK. ~Iir'i TCH RO~l SILlER. Kurt BUL PETCOV. Plam~n SZAJNA. Andrz~J POL RFA GROSS. B~nno ROM GEORGESCU. Aurelian SUI LEHMANN. Markus TCH KONECNY. Jozef NOR GJERTSEN. Finn PETTERSEN LOGE. Lars Ivar NOR ESP BERTRAND. Fernando CAN LONG. Warren

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FLOOR SOL

S.H. ARCON

RINGS ANN.

VAULT P.BARS SAUT B.PAR

H.BAR B.FIX

TOTAL TOTAL

FINAL FINALE

9.900 9.800 9.800 9.800 9.650 9.800 9.750 9.800 9.700 9.700 9.600 9.650 9.450 9.800 9.700 9.750 9.800 9.400 9.700 9.750 9.650 9.500 9.800 9.450 9.600 9.550 9.500 9.700 9.300 9.450 9.400

9.850 9.900 9.800 9.850 9.::::50 9.900 9.::::00 9.850 9.900 9.800 9.800 9.900 9.800 9.750 9.700 9.750 9.700 9.700 9.700 9.800 9.600 9.750 9.750 9.700 9.850 9.700 9.750 9.800 9.700 9.800 9.750 9.800 9.650 9.450 9.650

9.900 9.850 9.900 9.850 9.800 9.600 9.800 9.900 9.800 9.750 9.700 9.700 9.900 9.800 9.650 9.800 9.700 9.600 9.600 9.450 9.550 9.450 9.550 9.650 9.550 9.600 9.550 9.700 9.650 9.450 9.450 9.600 9.400 9.450 9.700

59.200 59.100 58.650 58.700 58.550 58.500 58.600 58.150 58.350 58.150 58.200 58.650 58.400 57.600 57.900 58.200 57.850 57.800 57.700 57.450 57.750 57.650 57.450 57.300 57.200 57.000 57.500 57.350 56.950 57.050 56.700 56.350 56.350 56.250 55.800 2.000

118.250 117.975 117.475 117.275 117.025 117.000 116.775 116.525 116.450 116.450 116.400 116.300 116.175 116.025 115.900 115.675 115.650 115.500 115.375 115.150 114.775 114.750 114.650 114.500 114.300 114.275 114.175 114.150 114.025 113.650 112.925 112.925 112.850 112.550 112.025 58.750

59.050

9.900

9.850

58. 8 75

9.850

58.825 58.475 58.500 58.175

9.550 9.800 9.700 9.800 9.750

9.900 9.800 9.700 9 . .750

58. 3 75

9.650

58.575

58.100 58.300 58.200 57.650 57.775 58.425 58.000 57.475 57.800 57.700 57.675

57.700 57.025

57.100 57.200 57.200 57.100 57.275 56.675 56.800 57.075

56.600 56.225 56.575

56.500 56.300 56.225

56.750

9.800

9.750

9.800 9.200 9.750

9.550

9.650

9.550 9.800 9.900 9.700 9.550 9.750 9.300

9.800 9.800 9.650 9.150 9.700 9.550 9.750 9.950 9.500 9.200 9.600 9.700 9.650 9.450 9.100 9.350 9.500 9.100 9.700 9.200 9.300 8.800 9.650 9.400 9. 3 00

9.550 9.500

9.750 9.600 9.650 9.250 9.450

9.700 9.300 9.550 9.500 9.300 9.700 9.300 9.350 9.300 9.200 9.350

9.450

9.500 9.300 9.500 2.000

9.800 9.800

9.800 9.700 9.800 9.600 9.700 9.750 9.450 9.700 9.750 9.800 9.700 '').400 9.600 9.600 9.600 9.600 9.700 9.500 9.750 9.600 9.450 9.600 9.400 9.500 9.650 9.550 9.300 9.450 9.500 9.350

8.850 9.450 8.300

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XXth World Gymnastics Championships Saw American Men Capture 8 Medals, Including Three Individual Golds

Kurt Thomas, Gold Medalist in .

Floor Exercise, Horizontal Bar, Silver Medal in All-Around, Silver Medal on Parallel Bars and Pommel Horse

Alexandre Ditiatin, USSR, Men's All-Around World Champion U.S. Men Win Fir

Alexandre Tkachev, USSR, Bronze

Nelli Kim, USSR, Women's All-Around World Champion

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N elli Kim GYMNASTICS WOMEN ---I NDIVIDUAL CLASSIFICATION GYMNASTIQUE FEMMES ---CLASSE MENT INDIVIDUEL NAME NOM 001634 002 571 003 594 004 635 005 595 ~)6 622 007 575 008 592 009 572 010 62 1 011 381 012 421 013 637 014 62 4 015 385 464 017 364 018 467 019 427 020 372 361 022 461 023 426 024 382 503 026 502 027 5 8 1 028 6 11 029 376 030 551 031 373 394 033 363 034 612 035 505 036 441 037 425

TEAM RE SERVE PAYS MOYENNE

KIM, Nelli GNAUCK, Ma x i RUHN, M.. lita FILATOVA , Maria DUNCA,

Rodica

CERNA, V.. ra KRAKER , S teffi EBERLE , Emilia GRABOLLE, R"9ina MARECKOVA, Eva ZHU, Zh€'n9 PYFER, L€'slie NAYMOUSHINA, El .. na ZEMANOVA, Radka ZHENG, S ihua FLANDER, Erika TONEVA, Krassimira HANTI, Erzs .. bet KELLEMS, SUZy SCHLEGEL, Elfi TOPALOVA, S ilvia OVARI, Ev a FREDERICK, Mar c ia

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RDA ROM URS ROM TCH RDA ROM RDA TCH CHN USA

39.250 39 .175 :::9 .125 39.150 :::::: . 675 38.650 :::8.850 38.675 38.725 38.500 ~::::. 650 38.175 ~,2 5

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TCH CHN HUN BUL HUN

38.025 38.525 37.925 37.825 37.975

U::;A

3E: .. 225

CAN BUL HUN USA CHN

NOZAWA, Sakiko

~IPN

KANO, Yavoi MICHLER, Annette

,JPN RFA SUI CAN POL CA N KOR BUL SUI

38.075 310:.075 38.175 37.900 38 .300 37.650 37.850 37.500 37.525 37.475 37.675 :::7.250 37.400 37.450 37.225

.jPN

37 .. 425

FRA USA

37.250 38.400

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KESSLER, Romv STEWART, Ell .. n MATRASZEK, Lu cJ a CARNEGIE, Dian ..

LEE, Hvan9 Rim MARINOVA, Galina ROSSlER, Claudia ANAMI, Rika PIDOUX, Martin .. ,JOHNSON, Kathy

0AULT SAUT

BARS BEAM B.ASY POUTRE

FLOOR SOL

TOTAL TOTAL

FINAL FINALE

39.400 39 .200 :::9.200 38 .:300 39.050 38.950

78.650 78.375 7:::.325 77.950

9 .E:30

9.850

9.850

9 .850

9 .700

9.900 9.800 9.400 9 .750 9.800

9.700 9.800 9.800 9.900 9.700 9.650 9.200 9.800 9.750 9.700 9.650 9.350 9.650 9 .200 9.500

9.':;>00 9.800 9.:300 "'. 9-"0.....

0'--_ 9.850

9 .BOO 9.800 9.500

9.600 9 .800 9 .700 9.500 ';>.650

9.650 9.750 9.700 '?I. 550 9 .650 9.750 9.700 9.550 9.600 9.600

9 .750

9.900 9.550 9.600 9.600 9.600 9 .600 9 .600 9.200 9 .550 9.350

9.450

9.500 9.000 9.500 9.700 9 .450 S.700 9.200 9.600 9.450

9 .. 500

9.450

9.600 9 .450 9.350

9 .500 9 .500 9.450

9.500

9.600 9 .850 8.950 9 .350

150

9.550

~/ .

9.400 9.500 9.350 9.500

':;>.450 E:.700 9.450 9.000

9.550

8.550

9.350

::::8.550

9.900 9.700 9 .700 9.300 9.650 9.450 9 .700 9.700

38.700

'Y.5 50

9.550

9.650

9.400

9.600 9 .700 9.700 9 .600 9.600 9.700 9.600 9.600

9.450

9.000 9.000 8.950

9.600 9.500 9.350

':;>.500 9.450 9.100 9.400 8.950 9 .450 9.000

'7.250

9.550

9.550

8.900 S.900 9.300

':;> .600 9 ./.:,00 9.200

9.500

9.600 9 .400 9.400 9 .400 9 .550

38.550

38.700 38.250 38.650 38.100 38.506 37.750 38 . 350 38.250 38.050 37.750 37. :300 37.800 37.600 37.850 37.250 37.900 37.650 37.900 37.800 3 7.750 37.150 37.550

37.400 37.300 37.300 37.000 36.600 0.000

77~25

77.600 77.400 77.375 77.275 77.200 76.900 76.825 76.725 76.525 76.275 76 .275 76.075 76.025 75.975 75.875 75.875 75.775 75.750 75.550 75.550.

75.500 75.400 75.325 75.225 74.825 74.800 74.800 74.750 74.525 74.425 73.850 38.400

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TEAM PAYS

001 302 DITIATIN, Ale x andre 002 301 ANDRIANOV, Nikolai 003 101 CONNER, Bart 246 BARTHEL, Ralph 005 242 BRUCKNER, Roland 006 295 TABAK, Jiri 007 182 KASAMATSU, Shiseru 008 104 HARTUNG, James

UR:;:: UR:;:: USA RDA RDA TCH ,JPN U:3A

RESERVE MOYENNE 9.900 9.900 9. :::75 '"i'.825 9. E:5()

9.750 9.750 9.800

TOTAL TOTAL

FINAL FINALE

9. :=:25

19.725

9.800 9.800 9.850 9.750 9.775 9.700 9.575

19.700 19.675 19.675 19.600 19.525

19.450 19.375

PARALLEL BARS / BARRES PAR ALLELES 001 101 CONNER, Bart 002 102 THOMAS , Kurt 304 TKACHEV, Ale xandre 004 186 GUSHIKEN, KoJi 302 DITIATIN, Alexandre 006 183 KAJIYAMA, HiroJi 007 242 BRUCKNER, Roland 008 241 NIKOLAY, Michael

U:3A USA UR:3 . .JPN URS ,JPN RDA RDA

':;r.825

9.800 9.800 9.750 9.800 9.750 9.675 ''iI.725

9.900 9.900 9.900 9.850 9.800 9.700 9.750 9.600

19.725 19.700 19.700 19.600 19.600 19.450 19.425 19.325

9.900 9.900 9.800 9.700 9.700 9.700 9.700 9.150

19.775 19.750 19.675 19.550 1';iI.500 19.500 19.475 18.950

9.900 9.900 9.900 9.850 ';iI. 850 9.700 9.750 9.350

19.800 19.800

HORIZONTAL BAR / BARRE FIXE 001 002 003 004 005

102 304 302 031 055 241 007 185 008 153

THOMAS, Kurt TKACHEV, Ale x andre DITIATIN, Alexandre DELTCHEV, StoJan TONG, Fei NIKOLAY, Michael KAJITANI, Nobuyuki KOVACS, Peter

USA URS URS BUL CHN RDA JPN HUN

9.875 9. :350 9. E:75

9.850 9.800 9.800 9.775 9.800

FLOOR EXERCISES / EXERCICES AU SOL 001 102 242 003 304 004 301 005 101 006 053 182 008 052

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U:::A RDA URS URS U:3A CHN ,JPN CHN

9.900 9.900 9. :::75 '~.

875

9.850 9.875

9.825 '7'.825

1';iI.775

19.725 19. 700 19.575 19.575 19.175

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TOTAL TOTAL

FINAL FINALE

9.950 9.900 9.800 9. :300 9.800 9.700 9.000 8.800

19 .825 19.725 19.600 19.550 19.525 19.450 18.750 18.675

9 . 900 9.900 9.900 9.850 9.800 9. :300 9.750 9.400

19.800 19.700 19.675 19.650 19.625 19 . 550 19.525 19.175

SIDE HORSE / CHEVAL ARCON 001 002 003 004 005 006 007 008

151 102 186 302 031 182 301 241

MAGYAR, Zoltan THOMAS, Kurt GUSHIKEN, Koji DITIATIN, Al~ x andr~ DELTCHEV, StoJan KASAMATSU, Shi9~ru ANDRIANOV, Nikolai NIKOLAY, Micha~l

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RING::; / ANNEAUX

001 002 003 004 005 006 007 008

DITIATIN, Al~ x andr~ GRECU, Danut TKACHEV, Al~ x andre GUSHIKEN, KO:lj i DELTCHEV, StoJan HUANG, Yubin MACK, Lutz DONATH, F~r~rlc

302 261 304 186 031 052 244 1 .J" ... ·-.,

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Minutes of the Men's Foreign Relations Committee Holiday Inn, Ft. Collins, Colorado - September 21, 1979

Present:

Les Sasvary (Chairman), Ken Allen (Secretary), Roger Council, Leonard Isaacs , Larry Moyer, Fred Roethlisberger , Bill Roetzheim . Also present were Frank Bare, Jamille Ashmore and Bill Valentine from the USGF Office and Don Robinson as member of Board of Directors .

Meeting convened at 10:40 a.m.

Minutes of previous meeting were accepted.

Initial discussion centered around decisions regarding upcoming international competitions . It was obvious that there are difficulties in coordinating the variables which affect these decisions. For example, we have to weigh the USGF office's concern for finances against what the FRC considers the importance of each competition to our overall program .

Provisions have been made to send three athletes to the Czechoslovakian Invitational. Since there would be seven gymnasts (1-7 from USA meet) plus Kurt Thomas going to the Pacific Championships , it was decided to take Tom Beach (8), Tim LaFleur (11) and Peter Vidmar (12). Casey Edwards (9) had just returned from the World University Games and Ron Galimore (10) was unable to participate because of school commitments . As it turned out, we decided to decline this competition because it had already become too late to obtain visas and we did not want to risk being turned back at the border. We requested that Mas Watanabe send a letter of regret to the Czechoslovakian Federation.

A system for selecting the 1980 Olympic Team was discussed. We could not combine the Championships of the USA with the final trials because of USOC requirements to keep them separate. Roger Council moved that the Championships of the USA be held the weekend of April 24-26 and that the final trials be held May 27-28. Second by Bill Roetzheim . Carried .

Ken Allen moved that the top 14 gymnasts from the USA meet advance to the Final trials . Second by Leonard Isaacs. Carried . As a reminder, the qualifying score for the USA meet would be 108 (refer to minutes of May 1979 meeting). The FRC will designate which meets will serve as qualifying meets. Essentially a meet which would hold competition in compulsory and optional exercises and be judged by at least two nationally certified judges on each event would meet the requirements of a qualifying meet.

Discussion then centered around some of the difficulties regarding the availability of qualifying meets in light of the recently changed collegiate rules relative to compulsory exercises (compulsory competition has been dropped from team and invididual competition and this may cause some meet directors to eliminate compulsory competition from their noncollegiate meet formats). It seemed apparent that the regional USGF meets would take on added importance . Roger Council moved that the USGF regional qualifying meets be held on April 11-12 or April 18-19.

Second by Larry Moyer. Carried.

It was moved by Ken Allen that Mas Watanabe be directed to actively solicit sites for the regional qualifying meets. The bidding process for these meets should be completed by January 1 and sooner if possible.

Second by Bill Roetzheim . Carried. Note: the four regional meets must be sanctioned by the USGF. The training camp situation in preparation for the 1980 Olympic Games was discussed. Bill Roetzheim moved to hold a one week training camp immediately prior to departure for the Olympic Games . Second by Les Sasvary. Carried.

It was also decided to hold a short training camp (three day weekend) at the coach's discretion sometime after the final trials .

It was moved by Les Sasvary that the top six gymnasts from the final trials be deSignated as the competing members of the 1980 Olympic team and that the seventh ranked man be designated as a noncompeting member of the team . The seventh man would only compete in the case of injury to one of the other six members of the team . Second by Leonard Isaacs . Carried.

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The selection process for coach and assistant coach for the World Championships and the Olympic Games was reviewed. Roger Council had been selected by the FRC and he, in turn , selected Fred Turoff as his assistant. Roger's appointment as Olympic Coach is subject to review by the FRC following the World Championships . Fred has been selected as the assistant coach for the World Championships only. Roger will select his assistant coach for the Olympic Games following his review by the FRC. It was moved by Les Sasvary that one of the Olympic Judges would be present at each of the two training camps. Second by Roger Council .

Carried. The judge will be selected by the USGF office.

Bill Roetzheim moved that the top two gymnasts from the World Championships be named to compete at the American Cup. Second by Ken Allen. Carried . If either of these gymnasts are unavailable, we would proceed in the order of finish at the World Championships. The personal coaches of both of the gymnasts would be present with them at the competition.

The Pacific Championships were discussed . Because of agreements with 20th Century Fox, names had to be provided before today's meeting . Kurt Thomas was selected to compete at all stops. The other gymnasts were selected from among the top seven positions at the USA meet. The following gymnasts will compete at the respective sites (three competitors plus one alternate): Oct. 1 Honolulu

Oct. 4 Portland

Oct. 6 Seattle

Oct. 9 Edmonton

Oct. 11 Vancouver

Kurt Thomas Bart Conner James Hartung Phil Cahoy

Kurt Thomas Bart Conner Phil Cahoy James Hartung

James Hartu ng Kurt Thomas Mike Wilson Larry Gerard

Larry Gerard Kurt Thomas Tom Beach Mike Wilson

Mike Wilson Kurt Thomas Larry Gerard Tom Beach

Roger Council ""ill serve as coach . The NGJA recommended the judges to the USGF office.

Leonard Isaacs moved to have Tim LaFleur go to the Barcelona Invitational. Second by Les Sasvary. Carried. Fred Roethlisberger will travel as his coach.

Bill Roetzheim moved to send Peter Vidmar (if he does not make the WC team) and the top two juniors (Jim Mikus and Robbie Campbell) to the British Invitational. If Peter makes the WC team , we will send three juniors (third ranked junior is Tim Daggett). Alternate - Joey Ray. If any of the juniors are not available, we will go down the list of juniors.

The coach will be Larry Moyer with Robbie Campbell 's coach as alternate .

Ken Allen moved that the top finisher from the WC trials and the seventh place finisher be sent to the Chunichi Cup in Japan . We plan to meet with the gymnasts immediately following the trials competition .

Since these gymnasts will spend a considerable amount of time in Fort Worth, it is quite possible that their schedules will not permit them to take another week to travel to Japan. We plan to proceed down the ranking. Carried 6-1 .

There will be a team competition between Japan and USA January 10-20 (optionals only) in the US (Sites presently undetermined) .

Because the makeup of the Japanese team is expected to be a mixture of top collegiate gymnasts and top juniors we felt as though our team should be similar. Leonard Isaacs moved that our team should consist of the top three collegiate gymnasts from the final WC trials and the top three juniors based on the reranking of juniors in December. The alternate would be the fourth ranked junior gymnast. Second by Bill Roetzheim . Carried.

Les Sasvary moved that the coach be the personal coach of the top ranked junior gymnast and the alternate would be the personal coach of the second ranked gymnast. Second by Bill Roetzheim . Carried. It was suggested that if this were an annual affair, next year the coach would be selected from among the coaches of the collegiate gymnasts .

The following meets were discussed also but there may be changes after the WC trails are completed.

I. The Sanlam Cup was tabled. The feeling of the committee was that a junior should be sent there.

2. Because of the Championships of the USA and USGF regional meets we will be unable to attend the DDR Invitational.

3. Moved by Leonard Isaacs second by Fred Roethlisberger to send the two best noncollegiate gymnasts ranked eighth or below from the WC trials to the Moscow Riga meet. Carried 4-3 . Coach to be decided after WC trials.

4. Moved by Fred Roethlisberger, second by Ken Allen , to send the next best two gymnasts ranked eighth or below who did not travel to Moscow to the Hungarian Invitational. Carried .

The following is a review of recommendations made by the FRC relative to international assignments .

Competition 1. CSSR Invitational Sept. 26-30

Gymnasts Coaches Cancelled because of time constraints

2. Pacific Championships Refer to minutes of Friday meeting Sept. 28 - Oct. 12 3. Barcelona Invitational Tim LaFleur Oct. 24-29

Fred Roethlisberger

4. British Invitational Dec . 9-15

Jim Mikus , Robbie Campbell , Tim Dagget , Joey Ray (Alternate)

Larry Moyer

5. Chunichi Cup Dec. 11-19

Larry Gerard , Mike Wilson

Paul Ziert

6. Japan vs. USA (in US)

Conner, Hartung , Vidmar, Cahoy (Alternate) 3 best juniors after December ranking , 4th junior as team alternate

Junior Coach

There was discussion of the upcoming WC in Fort Worth. Roger has recommended that the team arrive in Fort Worth on November 20 and practice at local high schools . Practice at the competition site would begin November 25. The gymnasts will stay at the Ramada Inn and there is a great concern that personal coaches and other well wishers may create difficulties for security people if they congregate at the Ramada Inn. The FRC is hoping to discourage that type of thing . Roger assured the FRC that its members will be copied on all correspondence to coaches and athletes .

7. Sanlam Cup-So Africa Top junior based on Exact date unknown Dec. ranking (approx. Feb.)

Personal coach

8. French Grand Prix Paris. Approx. 1st week in March

Carl Antoniolli

Abe Grossfeld

The following regulations for gymnasts while at the XX W.C. were established by the FRC :

9. American Cup March 8-9

Top 2 gymnasts from XX WC

Both personal coaches

Tom Beach , Jeff LaFleur

Art Shurlock

Cahoy (if not used in Japan vs . USA meet) , Galimore, Ed wards (alternate)

Francis Allen

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These will be set by the coaching staff in Fort Worth .

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3. No coaches , family , or friends will be allowed in the practice gyms.

10 . Moscow - Riga End of March , 1st week in April 11 . Hungarian Invitational 2nd week of April

The committee reconfirmed its mail / telephone decision to disallow the petition of Scott Barclay to the final trials .

12 . Champions All-London Edwards Middle of April

The problem of establishing a set of rights and responsibilities of coaches of international groups was addressed. It was suggested that all of the poli cies which have been developed over the years be consolidated into one packet or publication . In particular, the FRC has not received reports of certain international competitions from the coaches who served during those competitions . It was suggested that we wait until after the WC when new FIG policies would be made public and these would also be incorporated into such a publication .

13 . DDR Invitational Last week of April

Roger Council moved to table the Mike Silverstein case until a time when Mike may be eligible for a position on the National Team . Second

by Fred Roethlisberger. Carried. The FRC requested that the USGF office write a letter of explanation to Mike.

Formation of an ethics committee was tabled until such time as deemed necessary following review of an anticipated publication which should cover such a topic .

Elections for FRC members was tabled. Note: it was the feeling of the committee that future elections to the FRC be staggered so that there is not such a large turnover each election.

The meeting adjourned at 3:00 p.m.

The FRC met with all gymnasts and their coaches immediately following the competition. The gymnasts were congratulated on their performances . ASSignments to the Pacific Championships and the other international invitations were discussed. Details of the WC were also discussed. An attempt was made to make clear to the athletes and coaches all that was expected of them and all they could expect of the FRC and the USGF office in the coming year.

The FRC meeting was resumed at 5: 15 p.m. Saturday, September 22 , in order to assign gymnasts and coaches to international competition based on the results of trials .

Judges

Ken Allen

None

2-3

None

2-3

None

We will decline because of its conflict with our championships of USA

14 . USGF Regional Qualifying meets (East, Mid-East , Mid-West, West) April 11-12 or April 18-19 15 . Championships of USA April 24-26

All gymnasts who have scored 108 or better in at least one qualifying meet.

16 . Final Trials May 27-28

Top 14 gymnasts from USA Championships .

17 . Olympic Games July 19 - Aug. 3

There will be a one week training camp immediately prior to departure . There will also be a short training camp (3 day weekend) at Council 's discretion between final trials and departure .

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It was noted that as the host country for the XX WC we are responsible for providing five gymnasts , in addition to the team alternate, for the purpose of live demonstrations at the judging course in Fort Worth. Positions 8-12 (Cahoy, Beach , Galimore, J . LaFleur, Edwards) will arrive in Fort Worth on November 25 for that purpose . There will be a coach assigned to that group of gymnasts. The coach will be selected from among the personal coaches of those gymnasts with priority given according to the ranking of the gymnasts.

The meeting adjourned at 6: 15 p. m.

The minutes have been approved by Mr. Bare for distribution and publication. However, it should be noted that since the USGF is allowing the NCAA Championships to be a qualifying meet for the USGF National Championships for 1980, the USGF Regional qualifying meets and other open qualifying meets should also be allowed to use the two judge per event system .

1980 COMPULSORY EXERCISE ELEMENTS AND/OR CONNECTIONS Note: The filming of the exercises has bee n completed.

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Front Sca le 360° Turn Side Handsta nd - 90° Piroue tte - Cross Ha ndstand Di smount: Front Sa ito fr om one foo t take o ff with 180° Turn (90° + 90° ) Fl oor Exercise: I. Arabesque 2. Arabesqu e with 360° Turn 3. Tour J ete ' 4. 360° Turn 5. Aer ial Cartwheel 6. Tinsica 7. Cartwheel into Side Hand stand - 90° pirouette 8. Straight Jump w ith 360° Turn 9. Front Hand spring 10. Side Sp lit Leap II . Round Off - Bac k Ha ndspring 12. Dive Back H a ndspring - Step Out 13. Back Walkover to Handsta nd to Split Down CLASS III H o rse Vau lt: " H a nd Spring " U neve n Bars : I. Mount: G li de - Sin gle Leg Stoop In - Kip - Catch HB 2. Short Kip - Hip Circle FW - Cast (HB ) 3. Straddl e Sa le Circle BW - 180° Turn 4. Bea t - Uprise S. SLOOp - Sale C ircle FW (LB ) - disengage ha nd s 6. Glide Kip - Cast - Squat On (L B) - (grasp HB ) - Jump 7. Dismount: Underswing (HB ) Bal a nce Beam: I. Mount: Squat On (from side) 2. Body Wave FW 3. Ba ck Wa lk over -I. Tlick Jump ;J. Stag - Sp lit Leap 6. 180° Turn 7. Front Sca le 8. Side Hands ta nd 9. Straddl e Swing l p to 3/ 4 Handsta nd - dism o unt (to the side) Floor Exerci se : I. Split Leap 2. Layout Di\'e Ro ll 3. Wa ltz Tlirn with 360° -I. Front Wa lkover ;). Front Tinsi ca 6. Cartwheel - To Handstand - To Ches t Roll 7. Hop ,,·ith 360° Turn 8. Hand sta nd Forward Roll 9. Tuck Jump 10. Straddle Jump II. Round Off - Rebound - Back Extens ion Roll- Lunge.

CLASS IV See th e present Class III. The oll l y except io n is th e HORSE VAL L T. NEW: LAVal T SQl AT (in stead o f Pike Squat)

MINUTES WOMEN'S COMMITTEE EXECUTIVE BOARD August 1-3, 1979 Denver, Colorado I.

II.

Members - Chairperson , Linda Chencinski Region I - Shirley Ruhlman Region II - Pat Guttormsen Region III - Mary Ann Mahoney Region IV - Connie Robertson Region V - Betty Meyer (Absent) Region VI - Marilyn Cross Region VII - Ruth Ann McBride Region VIII - Wilma Guy AGDD - Connie Maloney EDD - Bill Strauss (Absent) J. Tr. - Cheryl Grace (Absent) WTC - Delene Darst Guest - Sue Ammerman Approval of Congress Minutes - September, 1978 A. Delete Section II , Page 1 - Ope rating Code Amendments B. Page 4 - XI - There may be State level competition .

C. Minutes accepted as corrected.

III. Terms of office and elections for State Chairpersons A. Term of Office 1. Elected on even number years.

2. Serves for 2 years - Beginning Jul y 1st B. Election Procedure 1. Regional Chairperson sends out nomination application to all WC members. After nominations are received , a ballot will be mailed to all WC members .

(Note : Ruth Ann McBride to forward official ballot form to Linda Chencinski .)

IV. Term of office and election for Regional Personnel A. Term of office 1. Elected 1 year prior to the Olympic Games.

2. Serves for a 4 year term - Beginning Sept. 1st.

B. Election Procedure 1. The Regional Chairperson sends out a nomination application to all WC members. The nominations for RAG DO, RTD and REDO are returned to Regional Chairperson.

2. Nominations for Regional Chairperson are return ed to the WC National Chairperson .

3. The Regional Chairperson conducts a mail ballot with the State Chairpersons to determine RTD , RAG DO and REDO. 4. The National Chairperson conducts a mail ballot with the State Chairpersons to determine the RC. V.

Term of office and election for National Personnel A. Term of office 1. Elected 1 year after the Olympic Games.

2. Serves for a 4 year term - Beginning directly after Congress.

B. Election Procedure 1. WC Chairperson conducts written ballot for WTC , AGDC and EDC Chairpersons at their annual Congress Meeting .

2. Vice President for Women conducts written ballot for WC Chairperson at annual Executive Board Congress Meeting .

VI. Elections for 1980 - All officers will be elected in 1980.

A . The new elected personnel will vote for the new personnel above them.

VII. The Regional Age Group Technical Director is a member of the Regional Executive Board.

VIII. Sanctioned and Sponsored Activities A. The WC will sanction meets from local through National. The WC will sanction and sponsor sectional through National meets.

B. Sanctioned meets below sectionals may say sanctioned by the USGF-WC. C . Meets which are sanctioned and sponsored by the USGF-WC may say " USGF Sectional Meet , USGF State Meet , etc ... " IX. Uniformity of Sanction Procedures - All Reg ional Chairpersons must sanction meets. State Chairpersons may not sanction meets.

A . General Regulations and mechanics of sanctions 1. Apply for sanction 2 weeks in advance.

2. Include self-addressed stamped envelope.

3. Check must accompany " Request for Sanction. " 4. Meet report and tax returned to RC .

B. Types of Sanctions and Sanction Fee 1. Local $5.00 - dual , triangular , quad .

2. Sectional $10.00 - geographical sections of the state.

3. State Meets $15.00 - Class I, II and III State Championship Meets .

4. Regional Meets $20.00 - Class I and II Regionals and Elite Zones .

5. National Meets $25.00 " E/W Championships , J.O. Nationals and Elite National Qualification Meets .

6. Season Sanction - $25.00 - Meets below sectionals may apply for season sanction . Must list dates and levels of meets. The number of meets permitted on a season sanction is the decision of the RC .

Please Excuse as From time to time the FRC in vites indi vidua ls to g ive confidentia l o pinions, o bserva ti o ns, sugges tions a nd pro posa ls fo r considera tio n by the comm ittee. In the case o f the Pan America n Ga mes. Mr. Stra uss was asked to g ive his persona l fee lings towa rds the com petiti o n . Hi s persona l o bserva tions were inadve rtentl y recorded into the minutes o f the FRC and conseq uentl y printed in the USGF News ..

T herefore the FRC wo uld li ke to apologIze to Mr. Do n Pe ters, Mrs. Ernestine Weaver a nd Mr. Bill Stra uss for the p rintin g of this confide ntia l informa tio n .

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Women's Committee Executive Board

b)

the term " USGF meet" or "Sponsored by the USGF " MA Y appear on the USGF State, Regional , E/W Championships , J.O. Nationals, Zone Elite Qualifications, and Elite National Championships .

Minutes-St. Louis , Mo. Congress Sept. 1979 Voting Members: Reg . I Shirley Ruhlman Reg . II Pat. Guttormenson Reg. III Maryann Mahoney Reg . IV Connie Robertson Reg . V Betty Meyer Reg . VI Marilyn Cross Reg . VII RuthAnn McBride Reg. VIII Wilma Guy Delene Darst, WTC Chairman Cheryl Grace, Judges Training Chairman Bill Strauss, Elite Development Chairman Connie Maloney, Age Group Development Chairman Linda Chencinski , Bd . Chairman Guest-Jackie Fie Minutes of the Aug. 1979 (Denver) Meeting approved with the following corrections and additions: 1.

2.

The Regional Age Group Technical Director is a voting member of the : Regional Executive Board Regional Age Group Development Committee Regional Technical Committee There will be no return of profits on any sanctioned USGF meets.

New Business: 1. Age Group Development Committee requested the following Entry Fees be established: States: Class III A (Comp) $10 $15 Class III B (C +O) Class II A (Comp) $15 Class II B (C +O) $20 Class I $25 Regionals: $30 Class I and Class II East/West Championships $40 JO Nationals $50 * Athlete Reg istration Prog ram-After di rection from Mr. Bare that a portion of the Athlete Registration must go to the States and that the same amount must go to eac h state the Committee made the following recommendation :

The $1.50 be returned to the Regional Chairperson and the Regional Chairperson to forward $.75 per gymnast to the appropriate State Chairperson.

After meeting with the Regional Executive Boards and the general membership the committee decided on the following sanction policy: 1. Members in good standing could apply for sanction of meets below sectionals. a) the term " USGF meet .. " or "Sponsored by the USGF" CANNOT appear on the meet information. b) the phrase "Sanctioned by the USGF" may appear on the meet information.

2. Members in good standing whose facilities meet the Rules and Policies Book standards may apply for sanction for Sectional and above meets. a) the term "USGF meet . ." or "Sponsored by the USGF" MAY NOT appear on Sectional meets.

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Gymnastics News / Novem ber-December

Submitted by , Linda Chencinski Chairman

ABRIDGED MINUTES JOINT CERTI FICATION COMMITTEE NAGWS/USGF Sep tem ber 27 , 1979

S t. Lo u is, M issou ri

P resent: Da rst, F ren ch , Amm erm a n, Treiber, NIcLell a n , G ro ufe, C hen cin sk i, a nd M urray .

Fi e,

I ) T he minutes o f the las t m ee tin g (J un e 15 a nd 16) were corrected a n d acce pted .

2) J ob descripti o ns for co mmittee m embers we re submitted , a m e nded a nd accepted.

3) Abridged minutes o f the m eet in g w ill be submit ted to the res pecti ve orga niza ti o n s (NA G WS a n d USG F ) fo r publi ca ti o n .

4) AM F, N isse n , a nd Gy mkin were tha nked for th eir su ppo rt a nd ass ista nce in th e filmin g o f th e prac ti ca l a nd com pu Isor), judges film s.

5) G rete Treiber, Ch a ir o f th e Compul sory Co mmittee, re p o rted that: A. Th e 1980 C lass II a nd III ro utin es had been film ed.

B. Editin g w ill occur in N m 路ember.

C. Written tex ts o f th e compul sori es w ill be ava ila bl e fo r sa le in th e sprin g from eith er US GF o r NAGWS. D. Th e proposed bu dge t fo r th e co mpul sory clini cs was accepted.

E. Compul sory C lini cs will be: M id wes t: May 30,3 1, Jun e I (Friday, Sa turday, S unday ) a t T erre H a ute, Indi a na - Indi a n a S ta te U ni\ ersit y East: Jun e 4,5 , 6 (Wedn esd ay , Thursday, F riday) Rh ode Isla nd Co ll ege, Providen ce, RI 02908 Wes t: June 8, 9 , 10 (S unday, Monday , T u es day) a t L os An ge les, Ca lif. - Ca lifo rnia S ta te U ni versity F. R egistra ti o n fo rm s w ill be ava il a bl e in the J a nu a ry NAGWS a nd US GF News letters.

G. Each clini c w ill accom o da te 300 o n t he fl oor a nd 700 in th e s ta nds.

6) J acki e Fi e, C h a ir o f the Practi ca l Exam Committee rep o rted: A. Th e ex p enses for the filmin g.

B. T he new film w ill be scored by fo ur Breve t a nd eig h t o ther judges w hil e a t th e Wo rld C h a m p io nships in Fort Worth.

C. Na ti o n a l Jud ges from G ro ups I a nd II w ho p ass the 1980 FIG Na ti o n a l Course w ill n o t be req u ired to ta ke the practi ca l exa m o f th e NAG WS / US GF Na tio n a l T es t.

7) Va rin a Fren ch , Certifi ca ti o n coordin a to r p rese nted: A. Th e yea rl y a udit a nd th e proposed budget fo r th e re m a inder o f this yea r.

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