1976 Olympian, 26 year-old USA National Team member Tom Beach was ranked #13.
USGF Single Elimination Championships' Winner - Beth Pope.
Who can name the last time Jim Hartung completely missed a routine in competition? I can't. Here again Jim hit 18 for 18 in the 3 days to defeat Brian Babcock in round 1, Mario McCutcheon in round 2 and Scott Johnson , Mitch Gaylord and Peter Vidmar in the Finals. He won every event against Babcock, lost only PB to McCutcheon with a couple of minor breaks - walking some in one handstand - and in finals won half the events as Peter Vidmar won the others. However, it was Hartung's consistency and Vidmar's slight inconsistency on PH which gained Jim an 0.05 victory over Peter Vidmar. Vidmar mounts PH with four immediate tricks in a row on on e pommel ; pommel circle to b ac k-moo re up , back-moore clown to Khere-in. He was off balance and improvised to get back into the rhythm of th e routine. This slight miss caused Peter to score a 9.50 to Hartung's 9 .60. He lost 0.10 on a routine which had scored 9 .65 and 9 .60 in the previous rounds of competition. It p erhaps cost him th e championship.
Following the competition both Hartung and Vidmar explained that in their next month of training they would devote more time to the compulsories. Hartung said his goal was to go into the World Championships Team Trials in September with the intention on winning. When asked about what life was like for him at the top (also winning the NCAA and USGF Championships) he dismissed the notion and pointed out the new and increasing depth on the USA Team. There are many more stories to each match-up and round of competition. Staring in October ESPN television will televise an unprecedented 60 hours of the SEC. On each hour-long show will be a men's and a women's matched-up, single elimination competition. If pOSSible, watch these championships; a sllccessful and exciting new style of competition. A year from December Reno will again host the 2nd Single Elimination Championships.
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