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hawn Johnson of Chow's Gymnastics in West Des Moines, Iowa, and Ivana Hong of Great American Gymnastics Express in Blue Springs, Mo., represented the United States in the 2005 Charleroi Top Gym Competition, Oct. 22-23, in Charleroi, Belgium. Johnson, 13, won the all-around with a score of 36.450 followed by Romania's Aluissa Lacusteanu in second with a 36.025. Hong, 12, was third with a score of 35.500. Johnson grabbed two gold medals during events finals, winning vault and floor. Hong earned the other two gold medals on bars and beam. Al Fang and Armine Barutyan, who train Hong at Great American Gymnastics in Blue Springs, and Liang Qiao, who trains Johnson at Chow's Gymnastics in West Des Moines, were the coaches for the team .
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NAME
1 Shawn Johnson 2 Aluissa Lacusleanu 3 Ivana Hong
USA ROM USA
AA
VT 9.600
UB 9.050
BB 8.950
FX 8.850
36.450
9.400
8.775
8.900
8.950
36.025
9.200
8.950
8.800
8.550
35.500
Team Competition two countries were combined to make one team 1 USA/BEL 2 SLO/CAN 3 ROM/CAN
65.492
64.783 64.016
Individual Event Finals Vault 1 Shawn Johnson 2 Aluissa Lacusleanu 3 Minu Krasiqi
USA ROM SUI
9.467
9.300
Beam
1 Ivana Hong 2 Aluissa Lacusleanu 3 Margaux Voillal
USA ROM SUI
9.050 8.450
USA ROM SLO
8.900 8.700
9.200
Bars
1 Ivana Hong 2 Anamalia Tamarjan 3 Minu Krasiqi
USA ROM SUI
9.025
Floor
8.650 8.150
1 Shawn Johnson 2 Aluissa Lacusleanu 3 Adala Sajn
9.050