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The 1992 Chunichi Cup International and Tokyo Cup were showcases for the Barcelona Olympians and up-and-coming stars. The Chunichi Cup, held in Nagoya, Japan, took place on November 28-29, and the Tokyo Cup, held in Tokyo, Japan, occurred on December 3. The U.S. was well represented by Heidi Hornbeek of Arizona Sunrays, coached by Dan Witenstein, and Monica Shaw of Rocky Mountain Gymnastics, coached by Mark Lee. Chris Waller of UCLA and Jair Lynch of Stanford, as well as Stanford's coach Sadao Hamada, also made the trip.
1. Derek Leiter
USA
8.800
2. Steven Bruyega
CAN
8.500
3. Mike Dutka
USA
8.450
1. Steven Bruyega
CA
8.850
2. Derek Leiter
USA
8.600
3. Luis Carlos Trevi no
ME X
8.000
4. Jessica Davis
USA
8.300
USA
7.900
6. Christi Tucay
USA
8.100
USA
8.950
Still Rings
5. Mike Dutka
Club
Vault 1. Mike Dutka 2. Julio Cesar Cantv
MEX
8.650
3. Derek Leiter
USA
8.700
3. Erik Pedercini
A RC
8.700
Parallel Bars COL
9.050
2. Derek Leiter
USA
9.000
3. Raony Kesselring
BRA
8.650
4. M ike Dutka
USA
8.400
High Bar 1. Mike Dutka
USA
9.250
2. Martin Fournier
CAN
8.800
6. Jay Na rd elli
1. Alejandra Unsa in
ARC
8.500
2. Erika Leigh Stirton
CAN
8.450
3. Lindsay Richards
CA l
8.350
4. Christi Tucay
USA
8.250
5. Sall y Ward
USA
8.150
Hornbeek placed fourth all-around with a score of 39.074 and qualified for all four event finals. She also won the silver medal on floor at the Tokyo Cup. Shaw qualified for bar finals and won the silver medal at both the Chunichi and Tokyo Cup performing her original move called the "Shaw" and used a nice full-in dismount for a score of 9.862.
Ribbon
1. Jorge Hugo C erald o
3. Erik Pedercini
The women's competition was a battle between the Romanian Olympians, Lavinia Milosovici and Cristina Bontas, the People's Republic of Korea's Kim Gwang Suk and the U.S.' s Hornbeek. With only three tenths separating these gymnasts, it was an exciting competition.
ARC USA
8.750 8.200
1. Lindsay Ri chards
CAN
8.200
2. Noel ia Ali
ARC
8.150
Dana~
CUB
8.150
6. Sally Ward
USA
7.900
8. Christi Tucay
USA
7.850
2.
Ca neJa
CHI L D TEA M 1. ARC
74.950
2.CAN
74.650
3. USA
73.600
The men's competition was very tough with strong performances from Pae Gil Su (PRK), Ivan Ivankov (BLS), Yukio Iketani and Yutaka Aihara (JPN), and Zhou Jing (CHN).
All-Around
RHYTHMIC JUNIOR TEAM 1. CAN
100.500
2. USA
98.100
3. ARC
97.400
1. Luciana Es lava
A RC
2. Andrea Sellen
CAN
25.350
3. M. De Losa ngeles
A RC
25.250
5. Tina Tharp
USA
24.800
7. Kelsi Kemper
USA
24.550
10. Jennifer Lim
USA
24.350
25.400
Waller finished eighth all-around and Lynch was injured and unable to complete the competition.
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The men's competition could also have been billed as the Iketani Farewell Tour. This was his last competition and special presentations were made to him . ...
Rope All-Around
1. Luciana Eslava
ARC
8.350
1. Lindsay Richard s
CAN
34.100
2. Andrea Sellen
CA
8.250
2. Erika Leig h Stirton
CAN
33.700
3. Arletis Seull
CUB
8.200
3. Chri sti T uca y
USA
33.500
5. Kelsi Kemper
USA
8.000
7. Sall y Ward
USA
32.500
7. Tina Tharp
USA
7.950
10. Jessica Davis
USA
32.100
1. Lu ciana Eslava
Hoop
I
Hoop A RC
8.600
1. Erika Leigh Stirton
CAN
8.350
2. Andrea Sellen
CAN
8.250
2. Noelia Al i
A RC
8.250
.1. Tina Tharp
USA
8.200
3. Aleja ndrCl Unsa in
A RC
8.200
8. Jennifer Lim
USA
7.500
6. Chri sti Tucay
USA
7.850
6. Sall y Ward
USA
7.850
1. Arlet is Seu li
CUB
8.450
2. Maria Cabo
ARC
8.400
3. Luciana Esla va
ARC
8.350
Ball 1. Lindsay Ri chCl rd s
p
Ball
CAN
8.550
2. Noelia Ali
ARC
8.425
4. Kelsi Kemper
USA
8.250
3. Danas Canela
CUB
8.400
6. Tina T harp
USA
8.200
USA
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