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1996 REESE'S INTERNATIONAL GYMNASTICS CUP By ...........
Portland, Oregon received its first major snowfall of the year on Jan uary 27, the day of the Reese's International Gym nastics Cup. But, a little snowfall did n't stop the action in the Portland Rose Garden. Although a few of the staff and officials were snowed out of Portland, you know the old saying, "the show must go on!" The show did proceed as planned, with an amazing crowd of 5,500 considering the circumstances, and was a great success.
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Former medalists from the World Championships, Olympic Games, Pan American Games and Goodwill Games, choreographed routines to music and wore costumes in hopes of earning prize money totaling $66,000 at the event. Kristie Phillips and Dmitri Bilozerchev were the big winners of the event becoming the 1996 Reese's International Gymnastics Cup Champions.
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John Roethlisberger's rings routine drama of cowboys and indians gets an A+ for creativity. He comes out to the music of gunfire. John plays a cowboy when he's in an upright position and appears as an indian while in a handstand. Confused? Check out the photo ... he has an indian head tied between his legs so when he goes up in a handstand he's an indian. Pretty clever huh! John earned 39.60 for third place.
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