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NATIONAL TEAM he new J.O. Boys National Team was selected November 910 during the Fall Selection Testing at Colorado Springs Olympic Training Center. Placings were determined by the total score of the testing. According to Hideo Mizoguchi, assistant technical coordinator for the men's program, "The reason for the testing program versus an actual competition is that competition doesn't always indicate the development of the young
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Name Jason Christie Casey Bryan Aaron Cotter Larry Johns Tom Effelson Jim Foody Ryan McEwen Andrew Weaver Jay Thornton Jesse Katsman
Paige Smith qualified at Level 9 Regionals several years in a raw.
Gymnasts and coaches at Gymnastics Institute said that Paige was a beautiful person inside and ou t. She was loved by all who knew her.
ARIZONA TWISTERS ANNIVERSARY Congratulations to the Arizona Twisters for celebrating their 20th year anniversary. The official birthday celebration • will take place at the Fiesta Bowl Gymnastics Meeton February 1-2. For more information contact: Roe Kreutzer at (602)949• 0831.
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Name Gewin Sincheron Chris Toy Dan Ryssman Duane Holland Jason Aguilar
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he Colorado gymnastics community was saddened by the death of one of their young talented gymnasts-Paige Smith . Smith, along with her parents, died in a small plane accident in Wyoming. The family was in raute to Sacramento State University in California, where Paige had received a gymnastics scholarship. Paige participated in high school gymnastics and also attended Gymnastics Institute in Aurora. She was the Class II State Champion and
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NINE CITIES SUBMIT BIDS TO HOST 1998 GOODWILL GAMES Nine U.S. cities have submitted official bids to host the 1998 Goodwill Games. The United States and the Soviet Union alternate hosting the Games, which are held every four years. The 1994 Goodwill Games are set for July 23-August 7 at St. Petersburg, USSR. Moscow and Seattle hosted the 1986 and 1990 Goodwill Games, respectively. The field of nine for 1998 will be reduced by half by January 1992, with the announcement of the site's selection planned for October 1992. . The nine cities that have entered formal bids are: Dallas; Indianapolis; Minneapolis; New Orleans; New York City; Pittsburgh; Raleigh-Durham; southern Florida (Miami); and St. Louis. "We have nine very capable cities to choose from for 1998," says Jack Kelly, president of the Goodwill Games. "The majority of them already have, or will have by 1998, experience in hosting an event of this magnitude."
USA GYMNASTICS January/February 1992