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20 The International Olympic Committee has added a new event to the 1996 Olympic Games. The Rhythmic Group Competition promises to fascinate fans of rhythmic gymnastics from all over the world.

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22 Both the U.S. men's and women's teams were narrowly defeated by Romania; however, Shannon Miller remained undefeated since her silver medal finish at the 1992 Olympics .

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OLYMPIC FESTIVAL ... .............. .. .............. ............................... 8 Doni Thompson and Bo Haun took top honors at USOF-'94 in St. Louis, Mo. Tamara Levinson remained at the top of rhythmic gymnastics.

DONI THOMPSON .... ...... .. .... 12 Doni Thompson wants to make it to the 1996 Summer Olympics, but she's taking things one step at a time . "She's the new Mary Lou ... Doni has the strength, the grace and the personality. She has that special kind of appeal. .. ," said Coach Tom Forster.

Bo HAUN 18 Bo Haun has decided to take a break from gymnastics to pursue other interests. He wants to focus on school and personal things for a while.

Dominique Dawes made history by becoming the first woman since 1969 to win the all-around and all four event titles. Scott Keswick captured his first national title and two gold medals in event finals. Features included on national team members.

MARIANNA WEBSTER ..... ... .. ....... ... 36 Marianna Webster won her first internationalmedal atthe 1994 Good will Games. She's on her way to the top and hopes to continue her successes. Leh: Doni Thompson Above: Dominique Moceanu RighI: SloII Keswilk

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August I, 1994, I became the President of USA Gymnastics. The opportunity to make new friends and meet new challenges has made these first months memorable and rewarding. One of the first projects I have worked on is the development of a long-range plan for gymnastics. This planning process has involved the entire USA Gymnastics staff and numerous coaches and volunteers. It ultimately will affect all of us in gymnastics. The reason this plan is so important is because it will help us to identify and set goals for participation in USA Gymnastics programs and will outline our expectations for the performance of our athletes in national and international competitions. As is true for you in the gym and in the rest of your life, setting challenging yet achievable goals is one of the keys to success. With clear goals we can see where we are going and how to get there. We can chart the work that we need to do and the time line in which we want to do it. This is the same process you go through in your development as a gymnast. When you decide that you want to move from one level to another, or achieve a certain score in competition

or learn a new skill, you have to set a goal. You and your coach figure out what you need to do to achieve that goal. You may need to answer a few questions such as, "how many hours will I have to workout in the gym or what kind of nutritional diet will help me to have the energy to work hard enough to achieve my goal?" Then you set the time frame in which you want to achieve it. Now, you are channeled, and you can apply the discipline necessary to meet your objective and to begin planning your next goal. This is what we are doing at USA Gymnastics. We need to be as focused and goal oriented as the athletes. If the athletes are successful then we are successful. You'll be hearing a lot more about this plan as it develops. We will want you to help us set our goals and determine what we need to do to achieve them. Then we can all work together to ensure that we meet our goals and are the best that we can be.

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Dear Mary Lou, I'm 12 years old and a Level S gymnast. I'm a fast learner, but I'm not always able to do the skills right away like my friend does. I have three months until competition starts, and I' m afraid I will not have the skills down. I know it takes time, but for me it takes a lot of time. Could you give me advice on how to learn the skills better and faster? Jennifer Pitts John Day, Oregon

Dear Mary Lou, I'm 11 years old (Level 6) and I go to Swiss Turners Gymnastics . In gymnastics did you ever have a mind block? If yes, how did you solve it? I'm having a mind block on my flyaway on bars. I just won't let go of the bar. Even w hen two coaches are standing there. Could you please give me some suggestions to help me feel more confident? Jordan Kelbe Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Dear Jordan, Yes, I did ha'le a mind block while I was training. Hawe'ler, it wasn't on aparticular ski/~ it was on my '1aulting run. My starting point was 73.S feet. Sometimes my steps would get mixed up and I would run right past the '1ault. Your problem is diHerent. With two coaches standing there to spot you, you should ha'le no reason not to do your flyaways. Your coaches are standing there for areason-to catch you if something goes wrong. Be strong, ha'le confidence in your coaches and go for itl Dear Mary Lou, I'm in Level S. I saw Naked Gun 33 1/ 3. It was a good movie and you did a great job in it. How many leotards do you have? Kasia de Steiger Rochester Hills, Michigan

Dear Kasia, I ha'le a lot of leotards, now. But when I mO'led to Houston to train with Bela

Karolyi, I think I had six good workout leas. Most of my teammates had more than Idid. I just had to make sure I did my laundry e'lery week.

difficult thing to go through. Make sure you gi'le your new coaches a chance. I'm sure the administration staff at your gym would not ha'le hired them if they were not good gymnastics coaches.

Dear Mary Lou, We have lost five coaches within the past year and a half. Did you ever go through the loss of many coaches within a short period of time? If so, did you have trouble adjusting? Tara Wylie and Nina Kerns Norman , Okla.

Dear Mary Lou, Who is your favori te Olympian and why? You are my favorite! Becky Mercer Durham, North Carolina

Dear Becky, Thank you. I'm '1ery honored that I'm your fa'lorite Olympian. I ha'le se'leral fa'lorite Olympians. One is Nadia eomaneci, who was my idol when I first started gymnastics. Another is Kathy Johnson, who was our team captain at the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles. Iha'le alot of respect for Kim Zmeskal and Shannon

Dear Tara and Nina, No, l''1e ne'ler experienced losing a lot of coaches within a short period of time.I''1e only had four coaches throughout my gymnastics career. The first was Pete Langdon, then Gary Rafaloski, and finally Bela and Martha Karolyi. The adjustment period after losing a coach is probably a '1ery

Dear Jennifer, First of all, don't e'lercompare yourself to your teammates. Indi'liduals learn and excel at different speeds. Three months is still along time to prepare for the competition. Listen to your coaches and try real hard to make the corrections they are telling you to make. I know it must be very frustrating for you, but hang in there because one day real soon, things will happen for you. Dear Mary Lou, I'm eight years old and a LevelS. I have not competed yet, but I will start soon. How did it feel the first time you competed? Howald were you? Julie Thompson Port Republic, Nevada

Dear Julie, I was nine years old when I had my first competition. I was definitely nervous but also very excited. I had trained real hard for my first meet and wanted to see all my hard work payoff.

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Calcium is well known as an important mineral for keeping bones strong, but it's also an important mineral for other body functions . Calcium is involved in nerve impulse transmission, muscle contraction and blood clotting. Put simply, an inadequate calcium intake causes problems. One of the biggest problems that an inadequate calcium intake can cause gymnasts is an increased risk of stress fractures. If you've experienced a stress fracture, you know how long it can take you out of the sport, and it certainly keeps you from performing at your best. As little as a five percent decrease in bone density can cause a 40 percent increase in stress fracture risk. Since most active gymnasts are still growing, calcium is critically important to making certain the skeleton develops the way it should-straight and strong. Most of the skeleton's strength is developed during the adolescent years, so failure to take in enough calcium could also mean more bone problems, such as osteoporosis, later in life. The desirable intake of calcium is between 1,000 to 1,500 mg of calcium per day. However, most gymnasts have a calcium intake of around 700 mg per day. There is clearly room for improvement. Luckily, taking in enough calcium isn't all that difficult, because many foods contain it. There are several effective low-cost calcium supplements as well. There is even a calcium fortified orange juice that has the same concentration of calcium as milk! To make certain you have the calcium you need each day, try eating several of the food items in the chart.

If you know you can't get enough calcium from the food you eat, then a supplement of either calcium carbonate or calcium citrate is an effective way of taking in enough calcium. However you can do it, calcium is an important nutrient that you should definitely eat enough of.

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This was the response of everyone involved in the 1994 ODP Junior National Team Summer Training Camp in Las Vegas for the top 10-11 year old boys in the country. The Imperial Palace Hotel and Dusty Ritter's Las Vegas Flyers Gymnastics staff mobilized their resources to receive the nation's best athletes and give them good reason to become the world's best athletes! The theme of the camp became "world class gymnastics" and what could be a better place to kindle this dream than Las Vegas, where dreams do become rea Ii ty. The a thletes were treated like world champions throughout the week and quickly realized thatthey were the future flag bearers of USA Gymnastics.

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The kickoff for the week began when the Imperial Palace's executi ve represen ta ti ve, George Maragos, welcomed the athletes to the hotel. Maragos told the athletes that his staff would do everything they could to help them become the Olympians of the future! Along with Camp Director Dusty Ritter, the staff included respected national coaches Lance King, Chris Leech, Mike Naddour and top ranked staff coaches Jack Brunner and Jon Valdez. These expert coaches held mini-clinics each day on each event where the athletes had an opportunity to absorb their knowledge and pursue new skills. Each and every workout was followed by an evaluation meeting and plans were made for the next day to effectively take advantage of every minute of camp workout time.

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GOLD nity to visit the world-famous Imperial Palace Hotel's Antique Auto Collection which houses hundreds of priceless automobiles and is the second larges t tourist a ttraction in N evada. They were also guests of the hotel at a performance of one of Las Vegas' premiere production shows, "Legend's in Concert," where they were introduced by the stars of the show. The athletes were also guests at the Circus Circus Grand Slam Canyon and Wet 'n Wild Waterpark, compliments of the Imperial Palace's

advertising and publicity department. Another highlight of the week was a trip to the MGM Theme Park arranged by the Flyers Gymnastics. Many comments were made about the great food services and the Emperor's Buffet provided by the Imperial Palace.

Thanks to the Imperial Palace Hotel and their staff, who made the camp a reality. Also thanks to the Fletcher Jones' car dealership and Dusty Ritter's Flyer's Gymnastics Center and staff.

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Diana Quirin and Jacqueline Yano, rhythmic gymnasts from Portland, Ore. and Calabasas, Calif., were tw o of 22 femaleathle tes a nd five team s to receive Sudafed Travel and Training Fund grants during the second grant p eriod of 1994. Quirin h as been the Oregon state rhythmic gymnastics champion for the last three years, and was second at the 1993 USA Gymnastics Junior Olympic Champion ships. Yano placed first in every event at the 1993 and 1994 California State USA Gymnastics Junior Olympic Champion ships, and has won every event and m eet she's entered since 1992. The grants, totaling $24,250, were announced by the Women 's Sp orts Foundation. The Travel and Training Fund was establish ed in 1984 to provide direct fi nancial assistance to asp iring athletes w ith su ccessful competitive records w h o have the poten~ tial to achieve even higher p erforman ce levels and rankings.

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Notice: There was a labeling error made by the mailing house with the July/August issue of USA Gymnastics magazine. If the postal service did not deliver your magazine, contact USA Gymnastics at 1-800-345-4719 and we'll send you a new issue. Sorry for any inconvenience this may have caused. SEPTEMBER / OCTOBER 1994

After a long struggle with anorexia nervosa and bulimia, fo rmer national team gymn ast Christy Henrich, 22 died July 26 in a hospital in Independence, Mo. Henrich was a member of the 1989 World Championships Team and finished four th on bars. A four-time USA National Team member from 1987-1 990, Henrich missed qualifying for the 1988 Olympic Team by 0.118 points. USA Gymnastics Chairman of the Board, Sandy Knapp said, "Our deepest sympathy goes to those who knew and loved Christy." Women's Program Director Kathy Kelly added, "Christy was a dedica ted athlete and respected team member. The gymnas tics community will remember and appreciate everything that Christy gave to the sport. She will be sadly missed."

USA Gymnastics is aware of the eating disorder problem in society and is commiHed to assist, educate and proted the athletes involved in the sport. According to ANAD (National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders in Highland Park, 111.), nAn estimated 8,000,000 people in this country suffer from eating disorders. Among these, an estimated 3-6 percent of the ~JYr serious cases will die-o far higher Il. death rate than for any other mental illness." ~

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USA Gymnastics has taken several measures to educate and screen USA athletes and coaches in many areas with programs specifical~ designed to address the area of nutrition. USA Gymnastics is developing a three-part video series including PhYSical, Mental and Nutritional entitled, 'lhree to Get Ready." The first of the three-part series is on nutrition and features 1984 Olympic Gold Medalist, Mary lou Retton, and the USA National Team Nutritionist Dr. Dan Benardo!. The video is designed to educate athletes, parents and coaches about proper nutrition and explain the hazards of eating disorders. The video discusses how parents and coaches can create an environment that fosters high self esteem and positive body image among young gymnasts. The. video is sold through the USA Gymnastics Merchandise Department for $4.95 each. See the ad on page 7 of this magazine for order information. Both Benardot and Dr. Joan Duda, USA Gymnastics National Team Sport Psychology Consultants, are members of the USA Gymnastics National Team Coaching Staff and attend training camps and events throughout the year in order to work with athletes. Benardot performs body composition testing on all female National Team members. If areas of concern are raised, then meetings are held with the athletes, parents and/ar coaches to review the situation. USA Gymnastics publishes a column entitled, "Body Balance," in each issue of the magazine. The column, typically written by Benardot, provides nutritional advice. Nutrition articles are also published in Technique, which is distributed to profeSSional members. At Regional and National Congresses, many sessions are held in the area of nutrition and psychology to educate profeSSional members of USA Gymnastics. All these steps aretaken in order to educate and proted the athletes involved in our sport!

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If you would like to ask Kim Zmeskal a question, write to USA Gymnastics, Chalk Talk, Pan American Plaza, 201 S. Capitol Ave., Suite 300, Indianapolis, IN 46225.

Kim Zmeskal won three consecutive U.S. Championships titles, the World Championships title and contributed to the U.S.'s bronze medal in the team competition at the 1992 Olympic Games.

Dear Kim, I'm 10 years old and a Level 6 gymnast. I can compete every event well except beam. I' m so nervous on beam that I get scared and fa ll all over the place. What should I do? Erin Wright Kingston, Tennessee

Dear Erin, Relax! You will become less nervous the more you compete. Don't get uptight if you happen to wobble or make a mistake. Take a deep breath and continue. The best way to become more conlident is to be lully prepared lor the competition. This means giving 100% during practices. Dear Kim, While watching the Budget Rent a Car Gymnastics Invita tional on TV, I saw the story of your comeback. I was so excited to hear this since you are one of my favorite gymnasts. They said that d uring an exhibition you hurt your knee. Is this going to hu rt your comeback and do you plan to compete in the 1996 Olympic Games? Meghan Henry Twain Harte, Califomia

Dear Meghan, My injury has not allected my decision to return to competitive gymnastics./'mstill training and doing therapy on my knee everyday. My main goal is to make the

Dear Kim, I'm 11 years old and just beginning Level 8. I train at Lone Mountain Gynulastics Center. How many perfect 10's have you scored in your career? Casey J.R. Bancroft Bozemall, Montana

Dear Casey, Ihave scored 10 perfect 10's in my career, seven on vault while performing aYurchenko layout lull twisting vault-the remaining three were on Iloor exercise. 1996 Olympic Team, but lor now I just can't wait to compete again! Dear Kim, I'm a Level 6 and 11 years old. I heard that you were coming back to competition . What made you make this choice? Did you miss competing? Katie McCanless Fel'l1dale, Califomia

Dear Katie, During the past two years, /'ve continued training at Karolyi's gym to stay in shape lor exhibitions. While Ienjoyed the shows, there seemed to be something missing. I leellike I can still learn more and /'m up lor the challenge that competition brings. Dear Kim, I' m a Level 4 gymnast at Emerald City Gymnastics Academy. Ever since I sa w ou at the 01 m ic Tria ls and the

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O lympic Games, I've wanted to go to the Olympics. I started gymnastics when I was eight years old, so I started pretty late. I've been doing gymnastics fo r two years now and I've moved up four levels. My coach says she thinks I' ll be a strong competitor. Do you think there's any hope for me in the year 2000 for the Olympics? Kelsey SlI lIivall Seattle, Washington

Dear Kelsey, Congratulations on your progress. Eight years old is not too old to start gymnastics. Betty Okino, 1992 Olympian, was nine years old when she started doing gymnastics. There is always hope lor you to make the Olympic Team il you believe in yoursell and your goal. For now, set short term goals. Good luck as you begin competing.

Dear Kim, I've been in gymnastics for five years and I've never hurt myself. This year in February I broke my hand doing a back handspring on the beam and I was out for 10 weeks. Now, just three months later, I broke two fingers doing the same trick. How can I prevent hurting myself again? All ison Piasecki Naperville, lI/illois

Dear Allison, /'m sorry about yourrecent unlortunate luck with injuries. There are a lew ways to

minimize lurther occurrences. First, by strengthening your body, you will build up more 01 a resistance to injuries. Also, use adequate mats and have your coach assist you until you are ready to do the skills on your own. These will help in preventing some injuries. Unlortunately, it is impossible to revent them all,

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rea U.S. OIqmpic Festival-'94 nll-nround Champion Do Haun from Springfield, Mo., decided to take an indefinite break from gqmnastics after Festival. He's not sure what exactlq he is going to do, but he knows it's time to concentrate on things other than gqmnastics.

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His plans include other opportunities at school which he would like to pursue. One thing that might lie ahead is studqing abroad. Haun would like to studq in Japan for aQuarter. Currentlq Haun is an English major at the Universitq of Minnesota and is scheduled to graduate in the Spring of 1995. You maq wonder how someone Who's been involved in gqmnastics for 15 qears got started. Haun got involved because his sister was in gqmnastics and he wanted to learn how to do the tumbling she was doing. His onlq sister is a couple of qears older than him. Haun's manq qears in gqmnastics paid off this qear at Festival where he won the all-around competition and took third on pommel horse. When asked about his favorite aspect of Festival. he replied, "nil the guqs and the coaches were great! It was also great to have mq familq there."

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Notional Group Training Camp (R) Golden Sands (M/W) ODP Regional Evaluation (M) Jr. Pan American Gymnastics Cup (M/W/R) Vogel Rhythmic Competition (R) lOoP. National Testing (W)

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Hiroshima, JPN Paris, FRA Colorado Springs, CO Richmond, VA Catania, ITA Palm Springs, CA Palm Springs, CA Broadcast NationsBank World Gymnastics Team Trials (WI ESPN/TBA

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Nashville, TN, USA Dortmund, GER Colorado Springs, CO Nagoya City, JPN

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Various Sites Colorado Springs, CO Various Sites Portland, OR

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The USA grassroots and Junior Olympic Group program is growing rapidly. The first USA Gymnastics JO Group Championships will be held in October in can junction with the Gymnaestrada. In order to facilitate participation, the JO program has set the number of group participants at four. The future projection is that the group event will become one of the most popular in the rhythmic program.

T H E USA by Nora Campbell

he USA will be the focus o~ the world's a tten hon when the Olympic Games come to Atlanta in the summer of 1996. At a time when talk and discussion of eliminatin g sports and events from th e Olympi c program are fr equently fo und on the sports pages, the sport of gy m nastics again shows its strength in the Olympic movement-a n ew event, the Rhythmic Group Competition, has been added to the Summer Games program by the International Olympic Committee.

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Campbell said, liThe logistics and ! training psychology for group is very different from training individual athletes. The good of the group becomes the focus ; not the individuals' needs. The eight young ladies who have committed themselves to this team are unbelievably supportive of each other. They train six to seven hours together, eat together, watch TV together, etc. These 15 and 16year-olds have adapted well to the rigors and pressure of this type of training,and being away from home. In addition, they had to deal with some unique situations that were out of our control; the floods in Georgia being one. /I

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competition. . was spedolurs arid 1V funs but gruelling · the athleles (ompeling! The Russian gymnasts dominated the [ompelitian, winning both artislic learn lilies. and all .three all-around lilies (mlin's, ·women's and rhythmic). The Ainerican men look the b~medal in the 180m competition While !lie U.S. woman finished jus! oul of medal conlention in fourth place.For the men, USA'sDrew Dufblndinthed the 180m medal with hls final.rautine On pommel horse. Cooch Peler Kormann said, ':We knew he (Durbin) had to hit his (wmmel. horse) routine, sa rightbefore he wen~ I said,. 'Drew, if you hove 1~. leave something out of your routine, leave it out, bul ywhave 10 hit. We need this or we're nol going 10 _I' ·Thill's alolofpfessu/8 foro kid In his $rst mojof iniernotionOl evenl, ani! he bOndled it Well:- .

The men's' allaround competition sOw Russia sweep oK three medob. Americans Chainey Umphrey cnI Sco1I ~ took sixth ond seventh pluce, respectively. Keswick commented, "Idon'r knowwhat's going wrong: I started out great (on pommel JlOrse) and then I~U." · . During the men's event finals, Keswick earned lhe on~ medal for the Americans. He lied with Dmilri Vasilenko from Russia for Ihe bronze me dol on still rings. . Keswick said, "The two l!JJYs,first ond second place, were the guys 10 boot I knew thql coming in. I ~Dew that my ~ chonce foro medalwasonrings,and I gave it my best." Two-lime World Champion Shannon Mmerwon the silver medal hi the all-around competi- , tion, behind Russia's Dina Kochelkova. This was Mdler's firsl all-around defeat since her silver medal finish 01 Ihe 1992 O~mpics. Miller explained, "1 won't say that it's nol disappointing at all, bull know I did well. I jusl need 10 dean up my landings and learn from my mistakes." Miller ca'me back in the event finok campeJilion to capture gold medo~ on bqlarice boom ond floor Bxercise ond silver medals on vouh and uneven bars. Marianna Webster of the United Slales earned a bronze medal on beam III her first interna· tional campetitiqn olltside the U.S.

Webster "It really means 0 lot 10 me 10 win a medal allhe Goodwill Gomes.J've been training hard and hope 10 continue my success lowards Arlanla." Russia's Amino Zaripova dominated the rhythmic compelilion which look place Aug. 2, wfnning the all-around gold medal and three evenl finals. USA's Caroline Hunt was a last-minule re~acement for Tomaro levinsonwho announced. prior 10 her departure that she needed fo toke a rest. Hunl, who waslhe youngest U.S. gymnasticsdelegalealthe 1990 Goodwill Games in Seattle, Wash., was very excited 10 compete at the Gam~$. She placed seventh in Ihe allaround, hoop, dubs and ribbon and finished fifth in the ball. Hunl commenled, lilt's great 10 be in the Goodwill Gomes again. SI. Pelersburg is a

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RESULTS WOMEN'S TEAM COMPETITION 1. Russia (Ohana Fobrichnovo, Yelenn Groshevo, Dina Ko(herkoVD, SvellanoChorkinol,l17.375 2. ~0n:'ania OOllela lonies, Andrea (o(ovean, Angelo Ghimpu, Ana MOrloBI(on), 116.000 3. Ukraine Halyano Malaya, Irina BulokhGYO Oksona Knizhnik lilio Podkopyevo), 115.650 ' , 4. United States (Marianna Webster, SaRi MedUlla, Jennie Thompson, Shannon Miller). 115.375 5. China (fun Dinli, Chzhon li, loli, DinYuii, 112.650 6. Spain (YeronicD (oslro, (Iisabel Romero, Mer<edes Pacheco, Monico Mor1inl, 111.275

MEN'S TEAM COMPETITION

lie~~~'~~o!~,iij'r;ooilenko, Alexei Voropoyey, Yevgeny Shoboyev, ~h!~lk~,r~6~ ~~~5n Povlovsky, Andrei Kon, Viloly Rudnilsky, Alexonder

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I. B~larus- Ukroine (Alexander Shostak, Belarus; Grigofi Misulin, Ukraine; ~Ieno Piskun, Belarus; Lilia Podkopoyevo, Ukfoine) 96.137 2. RUSSia (Omilri Vosilenko, Aleksei "emoy, Oksona Fobrilhnovo Sverlona Chorkina) 9S.712 ' 3. Russia·Uzbeklstan (Aleksei Varopayev, Russia; Yevgeni t~b~krs~:~)R~;~!~2 Yeleno Grosheva, Russia; Oksano (husavilina,

4. United States ((hoiney Umphrey, SCali Keswick Jennie Th· ompson, Shannon Miller) 94.012 ' 5. Ukra.ine. Belarus (~ndrei Kan, Belarus; Vilali Rudnilsky, Belorus; Irma Bulakhova, UkrOlne; Oksona Knizhnik, Ukroine)93. 9B7 6. Romania (Sondra /lislar, (risHan leric, lonela Looies AnoMario Bicon) 92.250 ' 7. China (Wong Dong, (hien Lyon, Chion Li, Din Yui) 92.100 8. JII~a~.Kalakhstlln . Belgium (Akihiro Hiromalsu, Japan; ~~~:k~s~~~nle89~;~~n; Vonesso yon de Plas, Belgium; Irino hdakimovo,

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UKR UIA RUI ROM UIB RUI BLR EIP

9.831 9.824 9.787 9.731 9.706 9.693 9.693 9.637

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Dominique Dawes made history at the 1994Coca-ColaNationalGymnasticsChampionships in Nashville, Tenn., August 2427, when she won theall-arotmd title and all four events! This is the first time in 25 years that this feat has been accomplished-Joyce Tanac Schroeder did so atthe AAU National Championships in 1969. "I feel really good about my win, but mostly I feel really good about the way in which I worked through each exercise," said Dawes. "My goal wasn't to beat Shannon. It was to do the best I could, and I'm happy with my finish." Two-time World Champion Shannon Miller, who just returned from the Goodwill Games, took second in the all-around and all four events. When asked about placing second to Dawes she said, "It just shows that I'm human. I made a mistake. I'll go back into the gym and work harder." The Dawes and Miller duo shows the enormous strength of the USA women's program. In addition to these two, the USA also has great depth in Amanda Borden who moved up from fourth to third at this year's Championships.

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"My goal was to stay in the top four and hopefully move up," said Borden. ''I'm really happy about my performance. It feels like all the hard work I've been putting into it has really paid off. "

Borden added, "We' ve been training really hard both physically and mentally for this event. Mary Lee (Tracy) expressed how much she believed in us going into the event and that made us believe in ourselves. We've done mental training before, but this year we really stressed the mental aspect of training. We were mentally prepared for all the situations we would be put into. That helped a lot, especially with beam." USA GYMNASTICS

Amanda Borden Senior National Team The top 17 gijmnasts from Championships.with the exception of Jennie Thompson since she'snot ageeligible. will travel to Richmond. Ya .. October 15-16. for the NationsHanh World Team Trials. Larissa Fontaine and Herri Strug petihoned into ltie World leam lrials since Iheij were injured at Championships. From the trials. the top seven gijmnasts will mahe the World Championships Team which will travel to Dortmund. Germanij. November 11-20. SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 1994

J E N N I E THO MP SON Jennie won first place in the junior division at last year's championships and set the record for the youngest gymnast ever to win the Junior National Title at age 12. This year she moved up to the senior ranks at only age 13 and took fourth all-around! Thompson admits, '1 never really thought I'd be there so it's really neat." In fact, this 13year-old Dynamo qualified to the NationsBank World Team Trials bl,lt can't compete because she' s too young to make the World Championships Team. (One must be 15 in the year of the World Championships to compete.) She said, "I'm not upset about it. I knew before I went to Championships that I couldn't make the team." As Hometown: Wichita Falls. Texas for future long-range goals, Residence: Oklahoma Cit~ . Okla. Thompson said, "I hope to make the Olympic Team, Date of Birth: Jul~ 29.1901 but I know you have to take Club: D~namo G~mnastics it one year at a time." Coach: Steve Nunno and Pegg~ For the 1995 World ChamLiddick pionships in Sabae, a gymnast can compete if she's age Favorite Skill: "I don't reall~ have a eligible for the 1996 Olympic favorite.I like them all. " Games. So, Jennie will be eli"I hope to place higher at Future Goal: gible to compete at the 1995 Nationals and make next World Championships. Look ~ea(s World Team." out Sabae!!!

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Chow was injured at last year's Championships and finished 22nd all-around. This year she was healthy and placed fifth all-around! Quite a jump. Chow has a high difficulty level in her routines. On bars she dismounts with a double twisting double back, the only gymnast at Championships to use this skill. On beam she does a standing pike full twist. When asked about her performance, Chow said, ''1 was happy because 1 hit all my events. This year 1 was better prepared because 1 wasn't injured."

Coach Mark Young said, "Amy is fast. She's the fastest kid I've ever worked with. We noticed this trait early in her gymnastics career." Chow started at age three and has spent the last 13 years with West Valley Gymnastics. She's very dedicated in both school and in the gym. She maintains a 4.0 grade point average and, on her one day off from the gym, she takes piano lessons. "1 started piano when 1was five years old. 1recently received an advanced level certificate of merit (which means she had to play in front of a judge and take a theory of music test)." She added, ''1 play classical music." Chow would like to become a pediatrician after college because she likes working with kids.

J nyC I E P H E L P S Phelps began gymnastics at age four because her nursery school teacher suggested it to her while on a field trip. And, we're glad she began the sport! At last year's Championships Jaycie finished 24th all-around in the junior division. This year she moved up to the senior ranks and took sixth all-around. She attributes her success to coach Mary Lee Tracy. When asked about her sixth place finish, Phelps said, ''I'm very happy because I've been training really hard, and I'm glad I hit my goal of placing in the top six." If Phelps were to make the World Championships Team it would be her first international competition. Phelps lives with her mom in Cincinnati while her dad lives in Indianapolis. "We see each other about every weekend," said Phelps. She also has an 18-year-old brother, Dennis, who goes to the University ofIndianapolis. Phelps said that the best thing about gymnastics is getting to travel, compete and meet new people.

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WOMEN SENIOR NATIONAL TEAM THE 1994 COCR路COlR

RESULTS

Beam

9.650 9.850

9.575 9.850

9.700 9.925

38.650 39.525

78.000

2. 5hannon Miller Dynamo Gymnosli"

9.625 9.950

9.825 9.750

9.450 9.400

9.900 9.900

38.800 39.000

77.760

3. Amanda 8ord,n

9.250 9.625

9.500 9.750

9.625 9.525

9.800 9.800

38.175 38.700

76.770

9.150 9.550

9.300 9.625

9.450 9.675

9.550 9.550

37.450 38.400

75.660

5. Amy Chow W"IVall,y

9.600 9.600

9.500 9.550

9.175 9.525

37.450 38.200

75.500

6. Jayd, Ph,lp, Cincinnati Gym

9.225 9.300

9.300 9.700

9.400 9.475

9.425 9.425

37.350 37.900

75.140

9.475 9.625

8.775 9.525

9.300 9.350

9.225 9.300

36.775 37.800

74.370

4. Jennie Thompson Dynamo Gymnastics

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Total

Bars

9.725 9.900

Cincinnati Gym

Floor

Vault 1. Dominique Dawes Hill', Ang,l,

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Total

I. 5coll K"wick UClA

9.350 9.250

9.000 9.300

9.650 9.650

9.250 9.150

9.450 9.450

9.350 8.900

56.050 55.700

7. K,lIee Oovi, Americonlwislers

111.820

2. 8illRolh T,mpl,

9.450 9.600

8.250 9.200

8.900 8.950

9.500 90400

9.150 9.300

9.500 9.900

54.750 56.350

8. Kri'lin McOermoll Pock,,,,,

9.175 9.625

9.275 9.425

9.025 9.400

9.350 9.250

36.825 37.700

74.350

110.780

9. Summer Reid

3. 51ev, McCoin UClA

9.350 9.100

8.350 9.150

9.200 9.050

9.550 9.450

9.250 9.500

9.400 9.000

55.100 55.250

Flip' Gymnollics

9.350 9.525

8.825 9.200

9.200 9.675

9.250 9.375

36.625 37.775

74.170

110.320

4. John Roelhli,berger Minnesota

9.200 8.000

9.200 8.450

9.400 9.650

9.400 8.750

9.300 9.300

9.600 9.450

56.100 53.600

10. Mocianno Webster Dynamo Gymnastics

9.100 9.500

8.925 9.575

8.900 9.500

9.300 9.250

36.225 37.825

73.730

110.200

5. Mihai8agiu Gold Cup

9.450 8.900

9.200 9.550

9.250 8.400

9.450 7.850

9.200 8.800

9.600 9.300

56.150 52.800

II. Mortho Grubb, Pock,,,,,

9.325 9.775

8.900 8.800

9.125 9.225

9.250 9.425

36.600 37.225

73.700

109.620

12. Koca Fry

6. Cosey Bryon Oklo homo

9.500 9.200

8.850 9.100

9.300 8.800

9.400 8.500

8.350 9.000

9.200 9.200

54.600 53.800

9.175 9.825

9.200 9.325

8.675 9.075

9.225 9.350

36.275 37.575

73.590

108.560

7. KipSimons Ohio 5101,

9.450 9.150

8.200 9.150

9.700 9.700

9.350 9.000

9.050 8.400

9.050 8.000

54.800 53.400

8.875 9.750

9.325 9.250

8.850 9.250

9.225 9.175

36.275 37.425

73.470

108.480

14. Soni Meduno Dynamo Gymnastics

8.950 9.500

9.275 9.125

9.075 9.250

9.350 8.850

36.650 36.725

73.360

15. Ashley Kever Copitol Gymnosfjcs

9.200 9.350

9.250 8.975

9.025 9.200

9.250 9.075

36.725 36.600

73.350

107.440

16. Amondo Curry CyprellAcod,my

9.000 9.675

8.975 9.200

8.750 9.350

9.150 9.600

35.875 37.825

73.310

17. Jenni 8eolhocd Brown's Gymnoslits

9.075 9.350

9.375 9.675

8.775 9.475

8.475 9.200

35.700 37.700

73.000

8. J,ff lulz Oklahomo

9.400 9.000

8.550 9.150

9.250 9.150

9.350 9.300

8.800 9.200

8.500 8.850

53.850 54.650

Pock,""

108.340

9. 8lain,Wilson Ohio 5101,

9.100 9.150

8.100 9.300

9.400 9.550

9.525 9.100

8.450 8.600

8.800 9.300

53.375 55.000

10. Josh SI,in Sianford

9.100 9.050

8.550 9.400

9.200 8.700

9.400 9.350

8.500 9.100

8.350 9.050

53.100 54.650

II . Jarrod Honk, Oklahoma

9.500 9.050

9.100 9.250

8.950 9.250

9.300 8.900

8.450 8.850

8.050 8.950

53.350 54.250

107.420

12. Jer,my Kill,n Oklahoma

9.150 9.150

8.850 9.100

8.900 8.350

9.250 8.800

9.050 8.600

8.550 9.300

53.750 53.300

107.140

13. Rob Ki,ffer Gold Cup

8.900 8.050

7.850 8.850

9.500 9.200

9.350 8.800

9.200 8.400

8.550 9.300

53.350 52.600

14. Richord Groce N,bro,ka

9.150 9.150

8.550 9.150

9.050 8.100

9.200 8.700

8.250 9.450

8.500 8.950

52.700 53.500

108.050

9.375

9.200

9.300

8.825

36.700

72.860

106.100

19. Kri'li lich,y (iminnatiGym

9.425 9.200

8.975 9.400

8.775 8.925

8.825 9.450

36.000 36.975

72.780

106.040

20. Rochel Roch,lIi CyprellAcodemy

9.100 9.550

8.650 9.100

9.100 9.175

8.875 9.550

35.725 37.375

72.770

JUNIOR NATIONAL TEAM 9.500 9.725

9.475 9.500

9.475 9.200

9.450 9.600

37.900 38.025

75.900

105.780

52.900 49.300

2. Ooni,II,Thompson Colorado Aerial,

9.250 9.550

9.250 9.700

9.250 9.675

9.275 9.625

37.025 38.550

75.270

102.920

7.150 8.250

50.750 52.400

3. Mocy 8elh Arnold Flip' Gymnosfjcs

9.000 9.450

9.550 9.725

8.875 8.825

9.150 9.500

36.575 37.500

73.890

102.820

8.600 9.300

51.750 50.800

4. Kri,ly Paw,1I ColocodaAerial,

9.300 9.325

9.150 9.650

8.275 9.425

9.350 9.750

36.075 38.150

73.810

102.740

5. Mino Kim Dynamo Gymnastics

8.800 9.325

8.475 9.400

9.400 9.625

9.050 9.325

35.725 37.675

73.010

6. Andree Pick,ns Cypr", Acod,my

9.325 9.400

9.225 9.400

8.925 8.950

8.800 9.025

36.275 36.775

72.950

7. lora Togliorino American Twislers

9.275 9.175

9.075 9.325

9.000 8.900

9.050 9.025

36.400 36.425

72.820

99.920

8. KOlielelt Greallak"

8.825 9.300

9.400 9.175

8.650 9.075

9.025 9.450

35.900 37.000

72.680

98.960

9. Kri'lin Moloney Pock,""

8.850 9.375

8.300 9.500

8.925 9.425

9.225 9.550

35.300 37.850

72.640

10. O,idra Graham Olympu,

8.750 9.050

9.400 9.650

8.725 9.250

8.725 8.975

35.600 36.925

72.260

97.220

II . Monico Flammer CyprellAcod,my

9.000 9.275

8.200 9.500

9.075 9.200

9.100 9.175

35.375 37.150

72.170

8.725 9.100

9.375 9.225

9.125 8.950

8.550 8.850

35.775

95.840

12. MocilloM,dol American Twislers

9.000 8.550

9.400 9.100

9.450 8.850

7.800 9.150

8.550 7.400

53.450 52.050

2. JohnMocceody 9.100 Olympic Training C,nler 8.350

7.750 7.700

9.400 7.700

8.950 8.550

8.900 8.300

8.800 8.700

3. JayThocnlon Iowa

8.800 8.900

8.250 8.450

9.150 8.950

9.100 8.800

8.300 9.050

4. Sp,ncer51010n UClA

8.850 8.900

8.250 7.700

8.800 7.400

9.300 8.950

7.950 8.550

JUNIOR NATIONAL TEAM 2.

3. 4. 5. 6.

7.400 8.450 8.000 8.400 8.900 8.000 8.750 8.250 7.400 7.400 7.050 9.050 6.600 7.750

SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 1994

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9.050 8.250 9.050 8.700 8.650 8.100 9.200 8.900 9.400 8.500 8.800 8.650 9.300 8.600

8.650 8.550 7.000 8.450 8.150 8.900 7.300 7.400 7.200 8.500 7.800 8.000 6.650 8.200

8rown', Gymnalli"

1. Dominique Moceonu Karolyi Gymnastics

I. J.D. R,ive 9.250 Olympic Troining Cenler 9.000

8.500 8.800 Aaron Vexler 8.400 Oaggell" 8.250 Marsholl Nelson 7.700 Olympic Troining C,nler 8.600 Mike OUlko 8.400 Gymnoslrum 8.700 Tim Elsner 8.900 WocldCup 8.800 Joson Koisompes 8.650 7.900 Pock,"" Andrew Pil'ggi 9.200 Olympic Training Cenler 8.200

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8.800 9.000 8.300 8.550 9.200 8.350 7.550 6.750 6.750 8.050 6.300 8.350 7.150 7.400

51.100 51.250 49.300 50.950 49.800 49.000 50.050 47.200 48.200 49.650 47.350 50.500 47.500 48.550

102.320

97.820 97.560

36.125

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For Marianna Webster the highlight of the 1994 Goodwill Gomes was standing on the awards stand after she captured the bronze medal on the balance beam during event finals. "The Goodwill Gomes was my biggest meet and my first meet out of the country. It was great standing on the awards stand! " explained Webster. It was also her first lime 10 "The G compete on a podium which Games she also enjoyed. biggest Webster wasn't the only my firs one who was exout of cited. Bock home in the U.S., her country grandmother, Suzanne Olling- great s ton, was watching T.V. and on the caught on unexpected glimpse stand!" of Webster. "She was so excited and surprised! She called all of her friends and told them to turn on their televisions/' said Webster. While in SI. Petersburg, Webster enjoyed being around all of the gymnasts from other countries. Although it was difficult to communicate with kids who spoke different languages, Romania 's Andrea Cacovean and B.elarus ' Elena I •• , _ '1-" Plskun speak En- ~ ~ - i _ glish very well and Webster was able to converse with them. The Goodwill Gomes delegation maintained a busy schedule while in SI. . Oklahoma City, Okla. Petersburg but still found some time residence. for sightseeing. Webster's favorite school : Putnam City sight was SI. Isaac's Cathedral with its North High magnificently decorated walls and ceilborn : Dec. 14, 1978 School ings. She also got to see Swan Lake at year in the ballet where she ron into some of school: 10th . the gymnasts from other delegations. GymnastICS c l-uk> : Dynamo Webster told of one night's activities, "We went on a boot ride and sow everycoaches: thing from the water. An interpreter went Steve Nunno, with us and explained everything. It was Peggy Liddick really neat."

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HELL E E o A V I S Davis finished seventh all-around at the Coca-Cola National Championships, the same spot she held after last year's Championships event. "We would have liked to move up this year but Kellee had a fallon compulsory bars and that cost her," said Coach Tim Rand. "I was happy with the way I came back after my fall," said Davis. "1 told myself that I couldn' t think about it anymore and optional competition was a different day." Davis moved from New York in September of 1992 to train at American Twisters in Pompano Beach, Fla. She lived with her coaches Tim and Toni Rand until August when her mom joined her in Florida. Her dad still lives and works in New York. Davis received her drivers license this summer and now drives herself to the gym! She maintains a 3.80 grade point average as a junior in high school and would like to pursue a career as a physical therapist. As for the NationsBank World Team Trials, Davis will use a new vault and a new tumbling pass. "1 want to hit my routines and hopefully make it on the World Championships Team," said Davis.

"I was happ~ with the wa~ I came back after m~ fall." said Davis. "I told m~self that I couldn't think about it an~more and opNonal compeNNon was adifferent da~." Hometown: Date of Birth: Club: Coach: Favorite S~iII: Future Goal:

OOMINIOUE . Moceanu has a long resume for being only 12 years old. At this year's Championships, 12-year-old Moceanu won the Junior National Title. Last year she tied for seventh all-around. In 1992 Moceanu took fifth all-around at age la-the youngest athlete ever to make the Junior National Team. Moceanu, who trains at Karolyi's Gymnastics in Houston, Texas, is now being coached by Bela and Martha Karolyi and Alexander Alexandrov, a former national team coach for the Soviet Union. Already Moceanu has won gold medals in international competitions including the 1991 Copa Elite Monterrey, the 1992 Jr. Pan American Games and the 1993 International TournamentofJr. Women's Gymnastics. This eighth grader's future goal is to make the 1996 Olympic Team and, with the progress she has made thus far, she should be right on target!

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Cambria Heights. N.Y. Jul~ 25.1978 American Twisters Tim &Toni Rand "Double la~out on ~oor because it loo~s ~rett~ when ~ou do it right." "To continue ma~ing the national team and hopefull~ increasing m~ ranking."

MOCEANU This eighth grader's future goal is to make the 1996 OI~mpic Team and. with the progress she has made thus far. she should be right on target!

Hometown and Residence: Houston. Texas Date Of Birth: September 30.1981 Club: Harol~i's G~mnastics Coach: Bela and Martha Harol~i. Alexander Alexandrov Future Goal: To ma~e the OI~mpic Team

SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER '994

Heswick Grabs

All-Around Title

By Luan Pesek

Senior Halioftal Team

Scott Keswick grabbed his first national all-around title by a full point over his nearest competitor Bill Roth at the Coca-Cola National Gymnastics Championships.

Three-time National Champion John Roethlisberger dropped to fourth allaround after disappointing routines on optional floor exercise and pommel horse.

"1 haven' t felt this good since I won the 1992 Olympic Trials," said Keswick.

Mihai Bagiu led the compulsory round of competition but missed his optional vault and fell from a medal position.

Keswick just returned from a long trip at the 1992 Goodwill Games in Russia, but he looked refreshed and eager to win the title. Roth's second place finish was a major victory, especially considering the injuries that he's battled over the last couple of years. Steve McCain won the bronze medal in the all-arowld, moving up from 15th allaround at last year's Championships.

Rising star Casey Bryan, who won the Junior Division at last year's Championships, took sixth all-around in the senior division at this event. Kip Simons, who finished seventh, rounds out the 1994 World Championships Team who will travel to Dortmund, Germany, November 11-20.

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After finishing 17th and then seventh all-around at the 1989 and 1990 Championships, respectively, Roth spent most of 1991 and 1992 sidelined while rehabilitating from chest and knee injuries. He came back strong in 1993 placing sixth all-around at Championships. This year his dream came true when he took second place in the allaround. "It was great and so unexpected," said Roth. "I wanted to place in the top seven. At competitions like this it comes down to who can hit 12 for 12 routines, or close to it. I hit 10 for 12 routines and that was good enough for second." Roth added. He's concentrating on training through 1996. ''The only way that I can do that is through the help of my sponsor Slovak Catholic Sokols and Team '96 funds," said Roth. I don't have to worry about working right now. I plan on working out two to three times a day. Roth graduated in May 1993 with a degree in Business Administration. "I would love to open a gym school after I finish training," said Roth. "I'd like to give the young kids the opportunity to experience gymnastics like I did."

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POSITION AVAILABLE ASI GYMNASTICS-DoIIas, Texas-Always seeking qualified and professional coaches in the areas of artistic gymnastics, preschool gymnastics, trampoline sports and cheerleading. Salary and benefits tops in the industry. Resumes or calls always welcome. 1317 E. Hwy. 80, Mesquite, TX 75150. 214-288-5510. COACHES/INSTRUCTORS: Our three gymnastics programs in SE Pennsylvania are continuing to grow. We would love to have you come and grow with us, as you share your knowledge and talents in our positive teaching environment. Full and part-time COACHES needed for boys or girls TEAMS. Full-time PRESCHOOL and DEVElOPMENTAL INSTRUCTORS needed os well. Openings in our MANAGEMENT TEAM too! Good wages and benefits. Send resume : KGC Inc., 800 Parkway, Broomall, PA 19008. 610-543-0120. CO ACHES/I NSTR U(TO RS-Esta blished State-of-the-Art Gymnastics Training Center seeks multi-talented COACHES/INSTRUCTORS to work with all levels of program. Professional, experienced, motivated individuals preferred. For information contact Rick at World Cup Gymnaslics, 170 Hunts lane, Chappaqua, NY 10514 (914) 238-4967. HElP! Our dedicated, enthusiastic, professional coaches are stretched to the limit! We need more of same to accommodate rapidly growing enrollment. Beautiful new 15,000 square foot facility with state-of-the-art equipment located in Northern Kentucky, just across the Ohio River from Cincinnati. Coaches needed with experience at all levels-preschool through level 1O.lncentive program to reward those willing to go the extra mile. Excellent team program, very congenial staff and fantastic boosters. Our only problem is that we're all over-worked. SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 1994

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Steve started gymnastics in 1984 because he was really active and climbed on everything in the house. After his first class he fell in love "vith the sport. Thenhe saw the Olympic Games and the USA men win the team gold medal. "Right then I made a goal to follow in their footsteps," said McCain. "All the guys were great." And McCain seems to be following right along. He moved up from 15th all-around at last year' s Championships to third all-around this year. "r was definitely happy and ma ybe a little surprised," McCain said. "r planned on placing in the top six. I knew if I did all my routines as well as I could, I had a chance to finish in the top three." He added, "Casey (Bryan) and I are kind of new and probably the YOl.mgest ones on the World Championships Team. The young guys are finally starting to reach the top, and I'm glad to be one of them. Making the World Championships Team has re-

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kindled my desire to train." McCain was coached from age 12-17 by Tim Erwin and also spen t a year with Kevin Mazeika . Now, a junior at UCLA, McCain is studying physiological science. He wants to be a sports physician in the future in order to help athletes reach their goals .

CRSEY ORYRN Casey has a long list of accomplishments mcluding 1991 ClasslIJO National Champion, 1993 Junior Elite National Champion and now finishing sixth all-around in his first year as a senior at the Coca-Cola National Championships. "I was hoping to make the top 14," said Bryan. "Making the World Championships Team was the furthest thing from my mind." He added, "The best part of Championships was when I dismounted rings and came to the realization that I actually had a chance to make the World Championships Team." According to USA Gymnastics Men' s Program Director Ron Galimore, "Casey has always had the talent, and we've all just been waiting for him to blossom." Bryan is from Woods Cross, Utah, and was coached by Chris Leech. Now, he's atthe University of Oklahoma and is coached by Mark Williams. He loves to mountain bike and play racqueball. Bryan hopes to become a physical therapist.

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"The best part of Champtonships was when Idismounted rings and came to the realization that I actuallu had a chance to make the World Championships Team." Hometown: Residence: Dilte of Birth: School: COilch: Filvorite Skill: Future GOill:

Woods Cross. utilh Normiln.Oklilhomil August 9.1975 Universit~ of Oklilhomil Milrk Williilms Milnnil .. M~ gOill is to compete in the 1996 OI~mpics . "

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Hip Simons was named after Kip Keino from Africa who won a 1972 Olympic Gold Medal in track. "My parents were watching the Olympics and were inspired by this runner," said Simons. "I was born in 1972, so they named me after Kip Keino." Simons was 10th allaround at last year's Championships and moved up to seventh this year. "I was pretty happy with the way things went at Championships," said Simons. "This was the most pressure I've ever had at an event. I blew parallel bars and high

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bar, and I thought there was no way I could make the team (World Championships). But when I looked at the scores I was in seventh place. It was a dog fight between me and Jeff Lutz. Jeff missed rings, and I saw him right before I went up. I knew if I just stayed on pommel horse I would make the team. I'm real happy with the way things turned out." Simons said that making the World Championships team is a really big deal to him. He's in his fifth year at Ohio State University and should graduate in the spring with a degree in exercise physiology. ''I'd like to get into cardiac rehabilitation," said Simons.

"I WilS prettq hilppq with the wilq things went ilt Chilmpionships," silid Simons. "This WilS the most pressure I've ever hild ilt iln event. ..

MIHE M0 RGRN Mike had a lot of energy when he was young and was involved in every sport imaginable. According to Mike, "Gymnastics was the only sport that was exciting and fun, and 1 could learn new things all the time." Mike has climbed the ladder to the top quickly! Only three years ago he placed 56th all-around at the Class II JO Nationals competition. Last year he was fifth. This year he won the Junior Elite National Championships Title. "I didn't expect to win," said Morgan. "My goal at this event was to hit 12 for 12, and 1 went 10 for 12. 1 thought I'd do well, but 1didn' t think 1 would win." Winning at his first Championships is quite a feat! When asked about the 1996 Olympic Games, Morgan said, "If 1 make the team great, but if 1 don' t, I'll try for the Games in 2000." Morgan, a senior in high school, plans to attend college next year and major in graphic design or engineering. He has turned volleyball into his second sport. "1 play volleyball whenever I'm not doing gymnastics," said Morgan.

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"Mu goal at this event was to hitl2 for 12. and Iwent 10 for 12.1 thought I'd do well. but I didn't think I would win ... Hometown and Residence: Cincinnati. Ohio Date of Birth: Februar~ 2.1977 Club: Oueen Cit~ G~mnastics Coach: Heith Pettit Favorite Skill: Full twisting Yaeger on high bar "because not man~ people do it." Future Goal: ''I'm makingthem up as I go."

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