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FEATURES 12 2008 Olympic Games The 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China, was a huge success for the United States, In fact, the United States earned its greatest medal haul since the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles, The medal tally of 10 - two gold, six silver and two bronze - is the most earned by the USA in gymnastics in a non-boycotted Olympic Games, Plus Nastia Liukin and Shawn Johnson went 1-2 in the all-around and, along with Jonathan Horton, earned individual medals, 28 National Spotlight Shines Did you catch the insert in USA Today on August 15 that promoted the grassroots of our sport? The insert was seen by 3,6 million people, USA Gymnastics, in a joint effort with the National Gymnastics Foundation, has created the sport's first-ever national marketing initiative which targets growing the sport's grassroots base, Check out the new website www.beginheregoanywhere.com 32 2008 Arobatic Championships Acro Nationals were held July 27-31 in Des Moines, Iowa, More than 550 athletes participated in acrobatic gymnastics competition at levels 5 through 10 and elite at the Veterans Memorial Auditorium with six new acrobatic clubs participating for the first time, In conjunction with the National Championships, the event also served as the selection event for the World Championships and International Age Group Competition,

36 Gymnastics For All Forty-two of the nation's top Gymnastics for All, TeamGym squads gathered for the 2008 Group Gymnastics TeamGym Nationals and GymFest, June 13-14, at Go For It USA in North Las Vegas, Nev, With more than 400 registered participants, this set a record for the largest ever Gymnastics for All Nationals,

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fter the chalk dust had settled at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China, thE'f United States had earned its largest medal total since the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles. The medal tally of 10 - two gold, six silver and two bronze - is an outstanding accomplishmentl by our athletes and coaches.

The 2008 Beijing Olympic Games are being touted as the most wa tched Olympics in history. NBC did a fantastic job of providing extensive coverage from beginning to end through the variety of broadcast and internet channels available. The feedback we have been receiving from around the country has been heartwarming, as America certainly became attached to both the men and women who represented USA Gymnastics.

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In addition to the overall medal count, milestones and highlights included: f • It is the firs t time the USA has won two team medals at two consecutive Olympic Games. The women earned their second straight silver medal, and the men were repeat medalists, this time taking home the bronze.

• The U.S. women won eight total medals (two gold, five silver and one bronze), topping China's six (two gold and four bronze). Romania was third with two (one gold and one bronze). The eight medals earned by the U.S. women ties the number of medals earned in 1984.

• The women's all-around established two USA firsts: Nastia Liukin and Shawn Johnson became the first U.S. women to go one-two in the allaround; and it was the first time the USA has won the all-around title for two consecutive Games.

• Liukin joins Mary Lou Retton (1984) and Carly Patterson (2004) as the only U.S. women to win an Olympic all-around title.

• Liukin tied the USA Gymnastics record of five Olympic medals at one Olympics set by Mary Lou Retton, who earned one gold, two silver and two bronze, at the 1984 Olympic Games; and, matched by Shannon Miller, who claimed two silver and three bronze at the 1992 Olympic Games. Liukin's Olympic medals include one gold (all-around); three silver (team, balance beam and uneven bars); and one bronze (floor exercise).

• Johnson is only the second U.S. gymnast to win an Olympic gold medal on the balance beam (Miller, 1996). Liukin finished second, making this the first ' time the USA has won two medals in this event at the same Games .

• Johnson earned four medals at the 2008 Olympic Games: gold on the balance beam, and silver in the team competition, all-around and floor exercise.

• Liukin garnered the most medals of any female gymnast at the 2008 Olympics with five. Johnson was second with four medals, followed by China's Cheng Fei and Yang Yilin at three (one gold, two bronze).

• Jonathan Horton of Houston captured the silver medal on the horizontal bar.

• The USA competed in Men's Trampoline for the first time in an Olympic Games.

I know you join me in congratulating all of the hard work and efforts from the athletes, coaches, judges and administrators that were involved with thE 2008 Olympic Games. It was a phenomenal effort and hopefully the success w ill be a springboard for building an even bigger base in our wonderful sport oj gymnastics.

The bar has been set very high, as a gymnastics community let's continue til work hard to keep up and even exceed this level of excellence!

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fter gymnastics concluded at the National Indoor Stadium at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China, the United States had earned its greatest medal haul since the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles. The medal tally of 10 - two gold, six silver and two bronze - is the most earned by the USA in gymnastics in a non-boycotted Olympic Games.

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The U.S. women's team included: Shawn Johnson, Nastia Liukin, Chellsie Memmel, Samantha Peszek, Alicia Sacramone and Bridget Sloan. The replacement athletes were Jana Bieger, Ivana Hong and Corrie Lothrop . The USA went head-to-head with China in the team competition in one of the most dramatic and exciting team finals in history. When the chalk dust had settled, the USA earned its second consecutive Olympic team silver medal with 186.525 points. China won the gold medal with 188.900 points, and Romania claimed the bronze with 181.525 points.

"The fight was extremely close," said Martha Karolyi, women's national team coordinator. "We fought equal to equal. We were two very strong teams."

The USA was paired with China in the same rotation and opened the team finals on vault. Johnson earned a 16.000 for her 2.5 Yurchenko, Sacramone scored a 15.675 for her Rudi, while Sloan performed a Yurchenko double and posted a 15.200. Russia, who

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began the competition on bars, led after one rotation with 46.950 points, followed closely by the USA w ith 46.875 points and China was third at 46.350.

Memmel scored a 15.725 for her bar routine that included a jam to invert to a double front dismount. Johnson kept the momentum going with a 15.350. Liukin's pirouette work in her difficult routine with a 7.7 start value earned a 16.900, the highest score of the day on any event. China moved into the lead after two events with a 95.975, the USA was second at 94.850 and Russia was third with 91.850.

The USA posted a score of 47.250 on beam. Johnson scored 16.175, followed by Liukin's 15.975 and Sacramone's score of 15.100. Heading into the final rotation, China led the USA, 143.100 to 142.100. Romania was third with 136.250 points.

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Liukin led the USA on floor with a 15.200, with Johnson scoring a 15.100 and Sacramone earning a 14.125 for a total of 44.425. China sealed its victory with a 45.800 on floor to win its first-ever women's Olympic team gold medal.

Al l-around iukin joins Retton and Carly Patterson as the only U.S. women's gymnasts to win an Olympic allaround title. Johnson's second place finish also gave the USA another first - finishing one-two in the all-around. Liukin finished with a score of 63.325, followed by Johnson with a 62.725 and China's Yang Yilin, who earned bronze with a 62.650.

"Just to be here at the Olympic Games is amazing," Liukin said. "To stand on the podium and hear 'Olympic champion' next to my name was a dream come true.

I knew it was a close fight and I knew I'd done all I could do."

"It's been a really long road and I'm just so proud to be here," Johnson said.

"I'm honored to be representing the USA. I had a great meet today and finishing on floor was probably my favorite moment because I knew I'd given it my all."

Liukin is coached by her father, Valeri, and trains at WOGA in Plano, Texas, where Patterson trained when she won her Olympic all-around title in 2004.

Because they finished 1-2 in the qualification round, Johnson and Liukin both started the competition on vault during the finals. Johnson scored a 15.875 for her Yurchenko 2.5, and Liukin earned a 15.025 for her Yurchenko 1.5. After one rotation, Romania's Steliana Nistor was first with a 15.975, followed by Johnson in second and Italy's Vanessa Ferrari in third with a 15.600. Liukin was 10th.

Moving to bars, Liukin posted a 16.650 for her routine that includes intricate pirouette work. Johnson stuck her layout double double dismount for a score of 15.275. Yang moved into first place after the second rotation with a score of 31.900, Liukin in second with a 31.675 and Nistor in third with a 31.525.

Johnson dropped to fifth with a 31.150.

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16.125 to take the lead with a score of 47.800 heading into the fourth and final rotation. With a score of 16.050 for her beam routine that includes a flip flop, flip flop layout series, Johnson moved into third place with a 47.200. Yang dropped to second with a 47.650.

Johnson and Liukin scored identical 15.525s on floor exercise in the final rotation to secure gold and silver. Yang, who scored a 15.000 on floor, fell one spot to third place.

Ind ividua l events he u.s. women won five medals in three individual event finals. Liukin captured three medals, silver on bars and beam and a bronze on floor; and Johnson won the gold medal on beam, as well as a silver medal on floor. ¢ Vault. Sacramone scored a 15.750 on her Rudi and followed with a 15.325 for her Yurchenko double, averaging a score of 15.537. Korea's Hong Un Jong won the gold medal with a 15.650. Germany's Oksana Chusovitina won the silver medal with a 15.575 and China's Cheng Fei claimed the bronze medal with a 15.562.

Sacramone finished fourth. ''I'm disappointed that I didn't at least place, but all the girls had higher start values than I did," Sacramone said. "I went out there and finished my Olympic Games, and I did the best I could." ¢ Bars. Liukin and China's He Kexin both posted scores of 16.725, but He was awarded the gold medal over Liukin due to a tiebreaker based on deductions.

Both women performed difficult routines, China's Yang earned the bronze medal with a score of 16.650.

"Missing out on the gold medal today is a little hard to take," said Liukin, "but when I look back at this week, I couldn't be more proud of my accomplishments." ¢ Beam. Johnson and Liukin won the gold and BRONZE SILVER GOLD silver medals, respectively, on beam. Johnson ended her beam routine with a full-in dismount and scored Shawn won gold on the Balance Beam, a 16.225. Liukin was second and won silver in the Women's Individual at 16.025. China's Cheng, the AII·Around, the Team AII·Around, and in the first competitor on beam, Floor Exercise.

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"It's the Olympics and I just wanted to finish it off the best that I could," Johnson said. "Beam is my favorite event and I've been working so hard on it at home. I just put everything toward the beam. To finally get the gold for my beam coach (Liwen Zhuang) and for me on my very last routine, it meant the world." 垄 Floor. Johnson was the first to take the floor and scored a 15.500 for her routine that includes a tucked double double mount. Liukin scored a 15.425 after ending her routine with a two-and-ahalf twist. Romania's Sandra Izbasa won the gold medal with a score of 15.650. 13

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espite last minute team changes, the u.s. Olympic Team for men's gymnastics went out and showed their stuff, winning the team bronze medal with a total score of 275.850. China won the gold medal with 286.125 points with Japan taking second at 278.875 points.

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respectively, with each sticking his dismount, a laid-out triple double for Horton and a triple back for Spring. Hagerty earned a 15.550.

With a score of 49.325 on vault, China moved into the lead after the fourth rotation with a fourevent score of 190.150. The USA dropped to second with 188.575 "The whole way through, we focused on one event at a points and Japan was third with a time, one routine at a time," said Kevin Mazeika, head coach 185.200. of the Men's Olympic Team. "It's just unbelievable considering Horton led the USA on floor everything we've been through. It's been a roller coaster ride. exercise with a score of 15.575 I couldn't be prouder of these guys, of all the coaches and this after nailing all of his tumbling whole collective, collaborative effort." passes, including his tucked full in The USA began the competition on rings, posting a score of dismount. Spring posted a 15.200 46.375. Horton earned the team's highest score with a 15.625, for his routine that included a followed by Tan and Bhavsar with a 15.425 and a 15.325, triple full dismount. Hagerty respectively. rounded out the USA's scoring Horton again led the USA with a 16.200 on his stuck with a 14.625. The team earned a handspring double front vault. Bhavsar posted a 16.125 on his total of 45.400 on floor. handspring double full vault with Spring earning a 15.900 on his Heading into the last rotation, Kasamatsu one-and-a-half for a total team score of 48.225.

China was in the lead with 239.175 On parallel bars, the USA earned a total of 47.050. Spring points, followed by the USA posted a 15.850 to top the USA's scores, followed by Horton with with a 233.975 and Japan with a a 15.625 and Bhavsar with a 15.575. The USA was in first place 232.275. Artemev's full Kehr into halfway through the competition with 141.650. his flare sequence on pommel China was second at 140.825 and France was horse had the crowd cheering, third with 140.025 points. and he earned the USA's highest With high-flying release moves and chants score on that event with a 15.350. of "USA" from the crowd, the U.S. men Bhavsar posted a 13.750 and Tan posted a score of 46.925 on high bar. Horton earned a 12.775. The USA's total and Spring earned a 15.700 and a 15.675, pommel horse score was 41.875.

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All-around orton and Artemev finished ninth and 12th, respectively, in the men's all-around.

China's Yang Wei won the all-around title with a score of 94.575. Japan's Kohei Uchimura earned the silver medal with a 91.975 and France's Benoit Caranobe claimed the bronze medal with a 91.925. Horton's score of 91.575 was just four-tenths shy from the silver-medalwinning score. Artemev posted a 90.675.

Artemev and Horton opened the competition on rings and pommel horse, respectively, and posted scores of 14.275 and 13.675.

In the second rotation, Artemev jumped to 12th after scoring a 15.975 on his Yurchenko 2.5 vault. On still rings, Horton posted a 15.575 for his routine that included a full twisting, double layout dismount and moved into 19th place.

Artemev scored a 15.200 on parallel bars and remained in 12th place with 45.450 points. Horton jumped five spots to 14th with 45.350 points after earning a 16.100 on his handspring double front vault.

After four rotations, Horton was 12th with a 60.625 after scoring a 15.275 on parallel bars.

Artemev stuck his stretched double double dismount on horizontal bar and scored a 15.075 to move into 14th place at 60.525.

In the fifth rotation, Horton earned a 15.350 on high bar for a score of 75.975, and Artemev posted a 14.625 on floor for a score of 75.150.

Horton ended the competition on floor, scoring a 15.600. Artemev's crowd-pleasing pommel horse routine that includes a full Kehr to flair sequence earned a 15.525.

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Artemev competed in the pommel horse finals, and Tan was the first reserve athlete for the rings finals, with Hagerty the third reserve gymnast for high bar.

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During high bar finals, Horton took a chance and performed a new, more difficult routine that he had never completed, even in practice. His routine had a 6.9 start value, up five-tenths of a point from his routine in the team finals. He earned a score of 16.175, just 0.025 points behind the 16.200 of gold-medal-winner Zou Kai of China. Germany's Fabian Hambuechen, the 2007 horizontal bar world champion, finished third with a score of 15.875.

"That's the first time I've ever done that routine," said Horton. ''I'm not going to sit here and say it's luck because I've done everyone of those skills millions of times. But it was maybe a little bit of luck to put it together in the same routine at once and do it as well as I did. Sometimes it's better to be lucky than good, right? I hit the floor and looked at Mark (Williams) and said, 'Can you believe that just happened?' Instantly, I knew I was going to medal with that routine. I kind of wish I had stuck my landing because I'd be gold."

On pommel horse, Artemev scored a 14.975 after falling toward the end of his routine.

China's )(jao Qin won the gold medal with a 15.875. Croatia's Filip Ude and Great Britain's Louis Smith both posted scores of 15.725, but Ude claimed the silver medal through a tiebreaker, giving Smith the bronze. ta

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rin Blanchard finished 13th for the women and Chris Estrada placed 15th for the men in the trampoline at the 2008 Olympic Games. China's Lu Chunlong won the gold medal in men's trampoline with a score of 41.00.

Canada's Jason Burnett earned the silver with a 40.70, and China's Dong Dong claimed the bronze with a 40.60. For the women, China's He Wenna won the gold medal with a score of 37.80, followed by Canada's Karen Cockburn with a 37.00 and Uzbekistan's Ekaterina Khilko with a 36.90.

Blanchard earned a total score of 60.90 after posting a 27.10 for her compulsory routine and a 33.80 for her optional routine.

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The insert was seen by 3.6 million people. USA Gymnastics, in a joint effort with the National Gymnastics Foundation, has created the sport's first-ever national marketing initiative that targets growing the sport's grassroots base.

"This is an important, landmark initiative for USA Gymnastics,"said Steve Penny, president of USA Gymnastics.

"Gymnastics is a great activity for all youngsters, whether they have Olympic dreams or not, and this effort not only provides national exposure for our sport but also helps parents easily locate a gymnastics club near them.

This national marketing effort goes far beyond the impactful advertising insert.To supportthis,USA Gymnastics is launching a targeted Web site, beginheregoanywhere. com, where parents can learn the benefits of gymnastics, find answers to common questions, read success stories and easily locate a USA Gymnastics member club in their community. USA Gymnastics member clubs will receive posters, radio spots and newspaper ads that may be tailored to their local community. Clubs nationwide may strategically place posters and run ads and PSAs in their communities in conjunction with the USA Today insert to create national and local impact.

The national exposure, coupled with the local efforts of member clubs, will provide gymnastics with its broadest public outreach effort in our history. This unprecedented campaign is funded through the National Gymnastics Foundation, and the insert is supported by some of USA Gymnastics' sponsors, AT&T, CoverGirl and

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Tyson. This nationwide outreach effort is the mingling of recommendations by club owners and an overall marketing initiative that has been discussed over the last several years.

One of the individuals spotlighted on the beginheregoanywhere.com website is former collegiate gymnast, fitness champion and current Gladiator, Beth Horn.

Beth embodies the tagline, "Begin Here, Go Anywhere."

Here is Beth's story!

Beth is "Venom" on NBC's American Gladiators. After competing at Ball State University, she began fitness competitions where she continued with her gymnastics abilities. After years of perseverance, she became the National Fitness Champion of 2000. This led her into a professional fitness career, where she became a Weider contracted athlete with the fitness magazines for five years in addition to her personal training career. She wrote a fitness and nutrition book entitled, "The Natural Way-The Holistic Guide To Total Mind-Body, Health & Fitness."

We asked Beth a few questions and here's what she had to say: Q: Where did you do gymnastics and what level did you achieve?

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A: I was a walk-on at BSU and did not have a scholarship. I competed from 1991-1993. I graduated in 1995. I was the first and last one in the gym for practice. I worked incredibly hard to get to the level of the other gymnasts. I always stayed positive, had fun and loved every chal lenge.

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eld July 27-31 in Des Moines,IA,gymnastics hotbed and hometown to ShawnJohnson,thisyear's Acro Nationals exhibited local flair and great performances. Over 550 athletes participated in acrobatic gymnastics competition at levels 5 through 10 and elite at the Veterans Memorial Auditorium with six new acrobatic clubs participating for the first time.

It was a full week of competition that began w ith a special opening welcome from the City of Des Moines City Official, Mr. Robert Brownell and Acrobatic Gymnastics Program Director, Tom Housley, during the Opening Ceremony.

For Acrobatic Gymnastics, 2008 is a World Championship year. In conjunction with the National Championships, the event also served as the selection event for the World Championships and International Age Group Competition .

Final selections are listed on the Acro page (http://www.usagymnastics.org/Story.aspx?tabid= 394&ArticleID=2325).

The event concluded with a bang at the Awards Gala with the presentation of the Junior Olympic National Team, Junior and Senior National Team, team awards, and annual award recipients (http://www2.usa-gymnastics.org/ events/2008/ a-nationals/results.html) The City of Des Moines was a great host for the event.

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convenience of the city as well as the entertainment and activities that were available.

The National Championships crowns the top U.S. athletes in the sport of acrobatic gymnastics. The Acrobatic Gymnastics program is proud to recognize this year's elite national champions: Mixed Pair - Michael Rodrigues and Kristin Allen; Women's Group - Mariah Spray, Hannah Busha, Steffi Scheid; Women's Pair - Alexis Thibodeaux, Nicole Barrilleaux. National Champions were also crowned at the Jr. Elite level as well as levels 5-10. Complete event results can be found at (http://www2.usa-gymnastics.org/ events/2008/a-nationals/results.html).

The National Championships competition concluded with the recognition of a group of deserving athletes. The Junior Olympic National Team, Junior National Team, and Senior National Team are initiatives within the program which aims to identify, recognize, and continue to develop our top group of Junior Olympic and Elite athletes. These athletes will represent the US at international competitions and USAG training camps in the upcoming year.

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orty-two of the nation's top Gymnastics for AlI,TeamGym squads gathered for the 2008 Group Gymnastics TeamGym Nationals and Gym Fest, June 13-14, at Go For It USA in North Las Vegas, Nev. With more than 400 registered participants, this set a record for the largest ever Gymnastics for All Nationals.

To qualify for the TeamGym Nationals, the squads of gymnasts had to earn qualifying scores in state and regional competitions.

Local Host, Go For It USA, dominated the competition earning team gold in three divisions (Level B female/mixed, Level C female/mixed, Level C male). Go For It USA also took the silver in Level B female/mixed and Level D. In Level D -- the highest competitive difficulty level -- team Gold was earned by Biron Gymnastics from Houston, Texas with their clean and consistent performance and a wonderful group floor routine. Taking team Silver, the Go For It USA Level D squad set a new standard of difficulty with the mUltiple high level skills demonstrated in the TeamGym Jump event. In view of great advancements in both artistry and difficulty seen in this year's D Level National competition, the Rules Committee will certainly take this 'Look to the Future' into consideration when they meet later this year to update the TeamGym Regulations for the 2009 season.

Earning team Silver were the Go For It USA "Power squad" (Level B female/mixed); Biron Gymnastics, (Level C female); Tricks Granite Bay (Level C male); and Go For It USA (Level D).

The team Bronze went to Biron Gymnastics (Level B female/ mixed) and Bay State Gymnastics from North Dartmouth, Mass.

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In th e Level A Division, squads are not given placement awards but awarded Gold, Silver, or Bronze achievement awards based on their performances: Gold = 18.00-20.00, Silver = 16.00-17.99, and Bronze = 14.00-15.99 .

Two A squads earned Gold: Go For It USA Perfy Pandas, Las Vegas; and Go For It USA Twisters II.

Twelve A squads earned Silver: Go For It USA Solid Gold FS I,NV;Rips &Ties Older Ones, West Covina, CA; Kips Gymnastics Sizzilin' Sweethearts, Corona, CA; Stars Gymnastics Girls 4 Fun, Baldwin Park, CA; Kips Gymnastics Fantastics, Corona, CA; Kips Gymnastics Bombay Beauties, Anaheim, CA; Tricks Gymnastics Tiny Tarzans, Granite Bay, CA; Tricks Gymnastics A Team, Sacramento, CA; Go For It USA Twisters I, NV; Rips & Ties Younger Ones, West Covina, CA; Go For It USA FS II - Diamond Girls, NV; and Desert Christian A Team, Lancaster, CA. Two A squads earned Bronze: Flip 2 It Bomb Squad, Roseville, CA and Kips Gymnastics American Angels, Anaheim, CA. FourGymFest groups participated in the first ever USA Gymnastics for All Challenge. The groups were evaluated by an Expert Panel and awarded designations of Gold, Silver, or Bronze.

• Earning Gold designations were Biron Gymnastics from Houston Texas and the West Bend Dance and Tumbling Troupe from West Bend, Wis.

• Earning Silver was La Jolla YMCA from La Jolla, Calif.

• Earning Bronze was Gymnastics Inc. from Kenvil, N.J. Group Gymnastics -- known officially by the FIG as Gymnastics for All -- is one of the eight gymnastics sport disciplines officially recognized by gymnastic organizations worldwide. This diverse spo rt program provides opportunities and activities for all ages and levels of abilities.

TeamGym is a competitive version of group gymnastics whereby squads of 6-16 athletes perform together in two events Group Floor Exercise and Group Jump.Currentlytherearefourgraded difficulty levels with competitions leading up to a TeamGym National championships.

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By Connie Maloney

he 2008 Women's Jr. Olympic National Team (the top 32 level 10's in the USA) and their personal coaches were invited by USA Gymnastics to participate in a training camp July 31-Aug. 3 at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs.

Thanks again to Tom Forster and Gary Gonzalez of Colorado Aerials for inviting the team to train for three days at their facility.

National Jr. Olympic Committee Chairman Tom Koll was the Camp Director, assisted by Connie Maloney, USAG Women's Jr. Olympic Program Director. This year's staff of experts once again provided a wealth of knowledge and new drills for the athletes and their coaches. The staff consisted of: Todd Gardiner (Vault), Neil Resnick (Bars), Ivan Ivanov (Tumbling), Kim Fuchs (Beam), Jill Cookingham (Dance) and Tammy Biggs (Vault, Beam, Conditioning and Flexibility).

Congratulations to the following athletes who were presented with special camp awards by the staff: VAULT: Kyla Ross (Gym Max-CA)- Most coachable; BARS: Thomasina Wallace (Charter Oak Gliders-CA) - learned a Toe on - Reverse Hecht; Kayla Williams (Bozhi's Gym Nest-WV) Most determined; BEAM: Brie Olson (Twin City TwistersMN) -Survival of the Fittest; Liz Green (TexasDreams-TX) Perserverance Award; TUMBLING: lora Evenstad (Red River Valley-ND) - Amazing Bag of Tricks DANCE: Lindsay Offutt

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Other camp participants were: Jaclyn Berg (United Gym Academy-Il), Amy Borsellino (North Stars-NJ), Megan Delallo (Byers Sacramento-CAl, Kaylan Earls (Arena-Il), lauren Eller (Byers Sacramento-CAl, Tauny Frattone (Olympic Gymn.-CA), Sarah Gillespie (World Class-VA), Brianna Guy (DocksidersMD), Kytra Hunter (Hill's-MD), Daryl Konsevick (Galaxy-NY), Meredith Magjuka (Wright's-IN), Chelsea Perna (DocksidersMD), AIlYSOn Sandusky (Hill's-MD), and Hannah Toussaint (Olympic Dreams-OH).

Other members of the J.O. National Team who were unable to attend the camp are: Sheridan Metcalf (Desert Devils-Al), Sharaya Musser (Colorado Aerials-CO), Jaime Pisani (North Stars-NJ), Joanna Sampson (Ricochets-PA), Rachel Spicer (Texas Dreams-TX) and Makayla Stambaugh (Byers Sacramento-CAl. A special congratulations to Byers Sacramento for qualifying three athletes to the JO National Team and to the states of North Dakota, West Virginia and Kansas for qualifying for the first time an athlete to JO Team. ioi

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Pictured above: Tamara IlIiyev Editor 's note: III the July/Al4gtlst issue of USA Gymnastics magazille, the Rhythmic Visa Clwmpiollslzips article cOlltailled all error. There was a mistake with a few gtjmnasts' cll4b listillgs. Rebecca Sereda, Gabriella Magid, Viktoriya Syatkilla, and Sofija Roytburg are all from the club Isadora ([SA) ill New York.

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Rebecca, 14, is aLevel 7 gymnast and attends Elite Gymnastics Academy. At the 2ao8 Southern California Level 7State Championships, Rebecca placed first on bars with a9.67S and first in the all around with a37.6S0. Rebecca is coached

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~ ASI-ILEY CI-IEUK Sammamish, Washington Ashley, 8, won the 2008 Level 4 Rhythmic Regionals in the Group Bdivision, first place overall Level 4 and received Region 2's Gymnast of theyear for 2008.

She trains at La Luna Rhythmic and is coached by Arm, Dee and Joyce.

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Kara, 10, won first all-around three years in arow at the Northern CaliforniaState Meet. In 2006 as aLevel Sin 2ao7 as aLevel 6and in 2ao8 as aLevell. Kara also made the Norcal State Team. She trains at Rohnert Park Gymnastics in Sonoma County.

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The Star Center LevelS boys team, ages 7-8, won first place .j at all seven meets th~ season, including the 2008 North State Championship hosted by WOGA inFrisco, Texas. Pictured from top left: Steven Lundie, Tanner Malone, Tristan Peevey and Rylan Poole. The boys are coached by Mike Trevino and Steven Hansen.

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These rhythmic gymnasts are LevelS's from Philadelphia Rhythmic Academy.

This shot is from the Lady Luck Rhythmic Compet~ion in New Jersey in 2008.

From left to right Ariel Goldberg, Olgda Mokin, Maddy Mortino, and Katya Komarova.The girts are coached by IIiana Ivanova from Bulgariaand Natalya Kozitsky from Russia.

Mckayla, 10, is aLevel Sgymnast at Bill Austin Gymnastics.

She competed in the Houston National Invitational asaLevel 4Gymnast for Sugarwood Gymnastics under coach Mariana IIieva. She placed first on bars (9.8), vault (9.9), beam (96S)' floor (9.8S), and overall first with the highest total score of39.2 among all competitor~st~hr~ou~gh~o~ut~th~ee~ve:n~t._~~~========:::::===:==:!:==:=~;

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Amanda, 12, is a level 7. She competed in the 2ao8 Hill'sMaryland Classic where she placed first on Bars (9.S), Beam (9.3S) and floor (9.SS) and second on Vault (92) and finished first with a37.6 all-around. Amanda is coached by Ivan Ivanov (in picture) and Jacqui Olsen and trains at MGC Westboro.

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USA Olympic Trampolinist ChrisEstrada is pictured here with JO National Tumbling Champion Brittney Bernard, Junior Elite on floor Mackenzie Kulka and Level 9on floor Macy Heins. All three trampoline athletes trainwith Chauncy Haydon at Oklahoma Extreme Tumbling in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

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