and one by Keswick. Dimas was the gold medalist in this event- scoring a 9.90 in compulsories and a 9.75 in optionals. He was followed by Minicucci and Waller. Final score was the u.s. by 2.6 points in optionals and 5.5 points over Romania in the combined compulsory and optional score. The meet was a tremendous success and a great opportunity for the U.S. to increase its position in the world of gymnastics. Dan Grecu, the Romanian head coach, said, "We just were not prepared for how good the U.S. team has become." Hopefully, the efforts, which were tremendous, will be repeated for each event in the future including the 1991 World Championships this September in Indianapolis. Many thanks go to Ed Burch and Gold Cup Gymnastics for hosting this event!
TEAM
RESULTS
Team FX PH SR VT PB HB USA (C) 48.000 48.250 48.200 48.375 47.275 48.525 USA (0) 48.275 49.000 49.000 47.200 48.275 48.700 Total
Total 288.625 290.450 579.075
ROM (C)47.725 46.950 48.000 47.950 47.350 47.800 285.775 ROM (0)48.200 46.500 48.750 48.450 48.000 47.850 287.750 Total 573.525
ALL-AROUND RESULTS Place 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
USA GYMNASTICS July/August 1991
Name L. Ringnald C. Waller T. Dimas P.Kirksey M. Gherrnan M. Rizan A. Catanoiu D. Minicucci N. Stroia C. Brezeanu A. Ciuca S. Keswick
Team USA USA USA USA ROM ROM ROM USA ROM ROM ROM USA
Compo 57.925 57.600 57.375 57.575 57.375 57.100 57.375 57.200 56.825 56.075 56.050 55.925
Option. 58.100 58.200 58.275 57.725 57.750 57.700 57.400 56.775 56.750 56.900 56.550 48.150
Total 116.025 115.800 115.650 115.300 115.125 114.800 114.775 113.975 113.575 112.975 112.600 104.075
Lance Ringnald(above) and Chris Waller (below) lead the u.s. Men's Team to a first time ever dual meet victory over the Romanians. 33