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Features 10 Visa Championships

The Visa Championships for men, women, rhythmic and trampoline and tumbling took place in Hartford, Conn., Aug. 10-14. The artistic gymnastics competition was held at the XL Center, with rhythmic and trampoline and tumbling at the University of Hartford’s Chase Arena. It was an exciting few days of gymnastics action!

28 Allen, Rodrigues Balance for GOLD at 2010 World Acrobatic Gymnastics Championships USA Gymnastics Board of Directors Chair: Peter Vidmar Vice-Chair: Paul Parilla Secretary: Gary Anderson Treasurer: Morris Jim National Membership - Women: Tom Koll National Membership - Women: Steve Rybacki National Membership - Men: Yoichi Tomita National Membership - Men: Russ Fystrom National Membership - Rhythmic: Brooke Bushnell-Toohey National Membership - Trampoline & Tumbling: George Drew National Membership - Acrobatic Gymnastics: Dr. Jay Binder Advisory Council: Mike Burns Advisory Council: Ron Ferris Advisory Council: Carole Ide Athlete Director - Women: Terin Humphrey Athlete Director - Men: John Roethlisberger Athlete Director - Rhythmic: Jessica Howard Athlete Director - Trampoline & Tumbling: Karl Heger

2009 World Games gold-medalists Kristin Allen and Michael Rodrigues won the mixed-pair gold medal at the 2010 World Acrobatic Gymnastics Championships in Wroclaw, Poland. This is the USA’s sixth straight world medal in mixed pair.

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30 Youth Olympic Games

The USA was represented by four gymnasts at the Youth Olympic Games in Singapore, competing in men’s gymnastics, rhythmic gymnastics and men’s and women’s trampoline.

32 Chicago Cup

The USA claimed 13 medals at the Chicago Cup rhythmic competition, including three gold, eight silver, and two bronze.

34 Acro Nationals

2010 World mixed pair champions Kristin Allen and Michael Rodrigues won the senior mixed pair all-around title at the 2010 Acrobatic Gymnastics National Championships, July 24-28, in Kissimmee, Fla. In addition, the 2010-11 U.S. Acrobatic Gymnastics National Team was named.

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Athlete Director - Acrobatic Gymanstics: Michael Rodrigues Public Sector: Bitsy Kelley Public Sector: Frank Marshall Public Sector: Jim Morris Public Sector: Mary Lou Retton

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On the cover: Jonathan Horton and Rebecca Bross. Photos by John Cheng.

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he chalk dust has settled, and Hartford, Conn., has left an indelible stamp on the Visa Championships by proving to be an exceptional host and setting attendance records.

Things could not have gone better at the 2010 Visa Championships. We created a vision for something special, and we achieved our goals. Record attendance, incredible local support, and outstanding sponsor activation combined to set a grand stage for some exceptional athlete performances. The USA Gymnastics family felt welcome in Hartford, from the banners around town, to hospitality at the Old State House to the hotel staff wearing Visa Championships apparel. The city wrapped its arms around USA Gymnastics, and it proved to be a very warm embrace.

Total attendance for the five-day event was 29,298, besting the previous mark set in 2007 in San Jose, Calif. The Visa Championships enjoyed three nights of live television coverage between NBC and Universal Sports, along with a delayed broadcast of the men’s competition on Sunday. Awarding the 2000 U.S. Women’s Olympic Team its team bronze medal was a special moment, along with reuniting the U.S. 1980 Olympic Gymnastics Team that was unable to compete in the Olympics due to the boycott.

Congratulations to all of the athletes and coaches for a spectacular week of gymnastics action! Now, it’s on to the World Championships for rhythmic in Moscow, Russia (Sept. 19-26), for men and women in Rotterdam, Netherlands (Oct. 17-24), and for trampoline in Metz, France (Nov. 11-13). The TV schedule is noted on the left.

Gymnastics clubs across the country are gearing up to celebrate National Gymnastics Day on Sept. 18. This year, the advertising insert in the September issue of Parents magazine provides gym clubs with additional collateral to distribute to interested parents. The distinctive imagery and catchy text helps drive home the message that kids naturally love gymnastics, which has benefits beyond the gym. In addition to building awareness, National Gymnastics Day is also our community’s opportunity to give back by raising funds for Children’s Miracle Network through the Tyson Fitness Challenge. Helping these children in need is a worthy cause, and our family has done a tremendous job in generating nearly $1.2 million for Children’s Miracle Network hospitals since our partnership began in 2001. If you need ideas for your club’s activities, check our website, www.usagym.org, to see what other clubs are doing. We encourage all of our clubs to take advantage of National Gymnastics Day in helping to promote and to grow the sport we love.

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Bross’ Time to Shine

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eventeen-year-old Rebecca Bross of WOGA in Plano, Texas, won her first Visa Championships all-around title with a score of 120.300 at the XL Center in Hartford, Conn., Aug. 11-14. Bross also took top honors on both the balance beam and uneven bars, with a silver medal for the floor exercise.

2008 Olympic team silver-medalist Alicia Sacramone of Winchester, Mass., became the first U.S. woman to win five national vault titles.

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Photos by John Cheng

Brossn a c c e Reb L a rs o Left:t: Mattie xandra Righ tom: Alean Bot Raism Bross won the beam title with a score of 30.900, complete with her standing Arabian and double Arabian dismount, and the uneven bars title with a score of 30.050, showing her stalder full to Tkatchev and full-twisting double-back dismount. Bross was also second on floor with a score of 29.700.

“I felt really good,” said Bross. “I made all of my routines and I did what I hoped to do. [Winning the Visa Championships] was always a big goal for me and I’m just happy to be able to do it now.”

Mattie Larson, 18, of All Olympia in Los Angeles, finished second in the all-around with a score of 117.00 and grabbed the floor title with a score of 30.350.

Larson’s floor routine included a double layout mount, a triple full,

a two-and-a-half twist to punch layout front and a double pike dismount. Larson also was third on bars with a score of 29.000.

Alexandra Raisman, 16, of Brestyan’s Gymnastics in Burlington, Mass., claimed the bronze medal in the all-around with a score of 115.650, and finished third on beam and floor with scores of 28.300 and 29.500, respectively.

Rounding out the top eight in the all-around were Kytra Hunter from Hill’s in fourth with a 114.350; Mackenzie Caquatto of Legacy Elite and Chelsea Davis of Texas Dreams tied for fifth all-around with a score of 113.350. Samantha Shapiro of All Olympia was seventh with a 112.000 and Vanessa Zamarripa of UCLA was eighth with a 111.400.

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Photos by John Cheng

All-Around 1. Rebecca Bross 2. Mattie Larson 3. Alexandra Raisman 4. Kytra Hunter 5. Mackenzie Caquatto 5. Chelsea Davis 7. Samantha Shapiro 8. Vanessa Zamarripa 9. Kaitlyn Clark 10. Rheagan Courville 11. Georgia Dabritz 12. Jaclyn McCartin 13. Sophia Lee 14. Briley Casanova 15. Lauren Beers 16. Annette Miele 17. Brandie Jay

WOGA All Olympia Brestyan’s Hill’s Legacy Elite Texas Dreams All Olympia UCLA Precision Gymnasiana Ace Charter Oak WOGA WOGA Southern Tier Parkettes GK Gym

120.300 117.000 115.650 114.350 113.350 113.350 112.000 111.400 108.050 107.900 107.100 107.050 106.300 106.100 105.500 105.300 103.050

USA Senior Women’s National Team. Back row L to R: Rebecca Bross, Mattie Larson, Alexandra Raisman, Kytra Hunter, Mackenzie Caquatto, Chelsea Davis, and Samantha Shapiro. Front row L to R: Vanessa Zamarripa, Morgan Smith, Cassandra Whitcomb, Alicia Sacramone, Bridget Sloan and Amanda Jetter. ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

Vault 1. Alicia Sacramone Brestyan’s 2. Vanessa Zamarripa UCLA 3. Brandie Jay GK Gym

30.675 28.675 28.150

Uneven bars 1. Rebecca Bross

WOGA

2. Cassandra Whitcomb Cincinnati Gym

3. Mattie Larson

All Olympia

30.050 29.400 29.000

Balance beam 1. Rebecca Bross WOGA 2. Alicia Sacramone Brestyan’s 3. Alexandra Raisman Brestyan’s

30.900 29.800 28.300

Floor exercise 1. Mattie Larson All Olympia 2. Rebecca Bross WOGA 3. Alexandra Raisman Brestyan’s

30.350 29.700 29.500

medalist and 2009 World Champion Bridget Sloan of Sharp’s Gymnastics was limited to one event, beam, due to a sore shoulder, but said, “I’m hoping to be full force by the World Selection Camp.”

Sacramone, who trains at Brestyan’s, won her fifth national vault crown with a combined average of 30.675, competing a front handspring Rudi and a double-twisting Yurchenko. She also was second on beam with a score of 29.800.

Zamarripa, 20, was second on vault with a score of 28.675 and competed

a round off onto the table one-and-ahalf twist off (Cheng vault), as well as a Yurchenko full. Brandie Jay, 16, of GK Gymnastics in Colorado was third with a score of 28.150.

Cassandra Whitcomb, 17, of Cincinnati Gymnastics finished second on bars with a score of 29.400, showing a stalder Tkatchev, Gienger and a full twisting double back dismount.

Marvin Sharp of Sharp’s Gymnastics and Valeri Liukin of WOGA were named co-coaches of the year. Bross was named Athlete of the Year and Sacramone as Sportsperson of the Year.

Pictured below L to R: Alicia Sacramone, Chelsea Davis, Mackenzie Caquatto, and Kytra Hunter

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Ross repeats as Junior Champion T

By Luan Peszek

Junior All-Around 1. Kyla Ross 2. Katelyn Ohashi 3. McKayla Maroney 4. Gabrielle Douglas 5. Madison Kocian 6. Sarah Finnegan 7. Sabrina Vega 8. McKenzie Wofford 9. Ericha Fassbender 10. Ariana Guerra 11. Brenna Dowell 12. Lexie Priessman 13. Elizabeth Price 14. Kennedy Baker 15. Keely McNeer

Gym-Max WOGA All Olympia Excalibur WOGA GAGE Dynamic WOGA Stars Stars GAGE Cincinnati Parkettes Texas Dreams Chow’s

116.450 114.300 113.250 112.750 112.100 111.350 110.600 110.300 110.200 110.150 110.100 109.950 109.900 109.100 108.200

Vault 1. McKayla Maroney 2. Lexie Priessman 3. Kyla Ross

All Olympia Cincinnati Gym-Max

32.000 31.200 30.450

Bars 1. Katelyn Ohashi 2. McKenzie Wofford 3. Madison Kocian

WOGA WOGA WOGA

28.550 27.950 27.900

Beam 1. Kyla Ross 2. Gabrielle Douglas 3. Ericha Fassbender

Gym-Max Excalibur Stars

29.900 28.550 28.450

Floor 1. Sarah Finnegan, 2. Sabrina Vega 3. Kyla Ross

GAGE Dynamic Gym-Max

29.200 28.900 28.500

hirteen-year-old Kyla Ross won her second consecutive U.S. junior national all-around title at the 2010 Visa Championships. Ross scored a twoday all-around total of 116.450, clinching the beam title (29.900) with a routine that included a front aerial to a flip flop, layout step out and a stuck round-off double back dismount. She also earned third place on vault and floor exercise with scores of 30.450 and 28.500, respectively. She performed a double twisting Yurchenko on vault and a double Arabian as her first pass on floor.

“Before the meet I was really hoping to hit all of my routines, and after, I was really excited that I hit everything and they were pretty successful,” said Ross.

“I just tried to keep myself calm and keep my timing like training, and it paid off.”

Katelyn Ohashi, 13, of WOGA, finished second in the all-around with a score of 114.300, winning the bar title with a score of 28.550 and a routine that included a tucked full twisting double back dismount.

Her highest score of the day was on vault, where she posted a 29.200 combined two-day total for her Yurchenko double full.

McKayla Maroney, 14, of All Olympia, finished third in the all-around with a score of 113.250, claiming the vault title with her Yurchenko two-and-a-half twist

that scored the highest score of the event, 32.00.

Rounding out the top six in the all-around were Gabrielle Douglas of Excalibur Gymnastics, in fourth (112.750); Madison Kocian of WOGA, in fifth (112.100); and Sarah Finnegan of GAGE in sixth (111.350).

Lexie Priessman of Cincinnati Gymnastics took second on vault with a Yurchenko two-and-a-half twist scoring 31.200, while Ross was third with a 30.450. McKenzie Wofford of WOGA finished second on bars with a 27.950 and Madison Kocian, also of WOGA, took third with a 27.900. On beam, Douglas was second with a score of 28.550 for her routine, which included a standing full twist and a flip flop series into a double tuck dismount. Ericha Fassbender of Stars took third on beam with a 28.450.

Finnegan grabbed the floor title competing a double Arabian and a double wolf turn to score a 29.200. Sabrina Vega of Dynamic Gymnastics took second with a 28.90, and Ross was third with a 28.500.

2010 Pacific Rim Junior All-Around Champion Jordyn Wieber started the meet strong on vault, competing her Yurchenko two-and-a-half to score a 16.00, but withdrew from the prelims after three events due to a sore ankle.

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Photo by John Cheng

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USA Junior National Team. Back row L to R: Keely McNeer, Sabrina Vega, Sarah Finnegan, Madison Kocian, Gabrielle Douglas, McKayla Maroney, Katelyn Ohashi and Kyla Ross. Front row L to R: McKenzie Wofford, Jordyn Wieber, Kennedy Baker, Elizabeth Price, Lexie Priessman, Brenna Dowell, Ariana Guerra and Ericha Fassbender.

Photo by John Cheng

Horton Wins Second Consecutive Title

By Luan Peszek

2008 Olympic high bar silver-medalist Jonathan Horton of Cypress Gymnastics in Houston defended his all-around title at the 2010 Visa Championships with a total score of 181.650.

Horton, 24, battled with Danell Leyva, 18, of Universal Gymnastics in Miami, for the lead. Horton led the first day of competition and the first rotation of finals, but Leyva took over the lead in rotations two through four. After a stellar rings routine, which scored a 16.200, Horton regained the lead over Leyva. Horton clinched the title on his last event, vault, scoring a 16.050 for his handspring double front.

Horton’s two-day event total was 181.650 to Leyva’s 179.350.

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“This is one of the most satisfying meets I’ve had,” Horton said. “I put in all the work and it finally paid off. Last year, I got lucky. This year, I expected myself to win.” He added, “I have all the respect for Danell. He pushed me and he made me nervous. He did an incredible job.”

Brandon Wynn, 21, of Ohio State University, finished third in the all-around with a score of 178.700. Chris Brooks, 23, of University of Oklahoma, was fourth in the all-around with a score of 176.700. Glen Ishino, 20, of Cal-Berkeley, took fifth with a 176.150. Steven Legendre, 21, of the University of Oklahoma, rounded out the top six with a score of 175.250.

Horton also earned $17,500 in the 2010 Champions Challenge, a money prize pool for senior men sponsored

by International Gymnastics Camp, based in Stroudsburg,

Pa. The prize pool awarded $35,000 to gymnasts who ranked in the top 10 in the all-around, with the champion receiving $10,000. Each individual event champion received $2,500. Monies were paid to those who do not have NCAA restrictions.

The Champions Challenge is designed to meet the everincreasing demands of training for men’s gymnastics at the elite level. The $50,000 Champions Challenge was established to enhance their athlete funding and assist in covering year-round training costs. Horton won $10,000 for taking first in the all-around, as well as $2,500 each for three events: floor exercise, still rings and vault. The other top two money-earners were Leyva with $9,500 and Brooks with $7,500.

Josh Dixon of Stanford University, won the floor

All-Around 1. Jonathan Horton Cypress Academy 2. Danell Leyva Universal 3. Brandon Wynn Ohio State 4. Chris Brooks Univ. of Okla.

5. Glen Ishino Cal Berkeley 6. Steven Legendre Univ. of Okla.

7. Bryan Del Castillo Cal Berkeley 8. Paul Ruggeri Univ. of Illinois 9. Jesse Silverstein US Gym Ctr. II 10. Andrew Elkind USOTC 11. Wesley Haagensen USOTC 12. Alexy Bilozertchev USOTC 13. Jake Dalton Univ. of Okla.

14. Sam Mikulak SCATS HB 15. Dylan Akers Cypress Acad.

15. Chris Cameron Univ. of Mich.

17. Alexander Naddour Univ. of Okla.

18. Alex Buscaglia Stanford 19. Tim Gentry Stanford 20. Mel Anton Santander Univ. of Mich.

181.650 179.350 178.700 176.700 176.150 175.250 173.650 173.300 173.200 173.050 173.000 172.850 172.500 172.200 172.050 172.050 171.450 171.400 171.200 171.050

CALL OUTS Members of the Men’s 2010 World Championships Team (Oct. 17-24, in Rotterdam, Netherlands): Chris Brooks, Chris Cameron, Jonathan Horton, Steven Legendre, Danell Leyva and Brandon Wynn. Paul Ruggeri is the alternate and Vitaly Marinitch is the head coach and Tom Meadows is the assistant coach.

Members of the Men’s 2010 Pan American Championships Team (Aug. 30-Sept.

5, in Guadalajara, Mexico): Dylan Akers, Alex Buscaglia, Jake Dalton, Bryan Del Castillo, Wesley Haagensen and Glen Ishino.

Photos by John Cheng

L to R: Bruno Klaus, Danell Leyva, Jon Horton, Chris Brooks, Brent Klaus

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Pommel Horse 1. Daniel Ribeiro 2. Chris Cameron 3. Glen Ishino

30.300 29.250 29.150

Univ. of Illinois Univ. of Mich.

Cal Berkeley

Still Rings 1. Brandon Wynn Ohio State 2. Jonathan Horton Cypress 3. Kevin Tan Penn State

32.250 31.900 30.950

Vault 1. Steven Legendre 2. Alex Buscaglia 3. Paul Ruggeri

Univ. of Okla.

Stanford Univ. of Illinois

34.100 32.800 32.700

Parallel Bars 1. Danell Leyva 2. Chris Brooks 3. Ryan Lieberman 3 Brandon Wynn

Universal Univ. of Okla.

Stanford Ohio State

31.100 30.950 30.500 30.500

High Bar 1. Chris Brooks 2. Paul Ruggeri 3. Danell Leyva

Univ. of Okla.

Univ. of Illinois Universal

31.250 31.200 30.950

title with a score of 30.500, with a routine that included a layout double twisting double back. Jake Dalton of the University of Oklahoma, was second with a score a 30.300. Horton was third at 30.250.

Daniel Ribeiro of the University of Illinois, won the pommel horse title with a score of 30.300, showing consistency on both days of competition. Chris Cameron of the University of Michigan, and Ishino finished second and third, respectively, with scores of 29.250 and 29.150.

On rings, Wynn won the title with a score of 32.250, with Horton second (31.900) and 2008 Olympic team bronze-medalist Kevin Tan of Penn State, in third (30.95).

Legendre won the vault title scoring

Photo by Scott Einuis

Photos by John Cheng

Men’s Senior National Team. Back row L to R: Chris Brooks, Danell Leyva, Steven Legendre, Bryan Del Castillo, and Paul Ruggeri. Front row L to R: Jonathan Horton, Glen Ishino, Brandon Wynn, Alex Buscaglia, and Jake Dalton. Selected by the Men’s Program Committee and not pictured: Chris Cameron, Wesley Haagensen, R.J. Heflin, Joey Hagerty, Kevin Tan, and Alex Naddour

a 34.100, performing a front handspring double front half-out vault and a Kasamatsu one-and-half. Alex Buscaglia of Stanford, finished second on vault with a score of 32.800. Paul Ruggeri of the University of Illinois, was third with a 32.700.

Leyva won parallel bars with a score of 31.100. Brooks finished second with a 30.95. Ryan Lieberman of Stanford, tied with Wynn for third at 30.500.

Brooks won the high bar title with a score of 31.250. Ruggeri was second with a 31.200 and Leyva was third with a 30.950.

Barry Weiner of Cal-Berkeley was named Coach of the Year; Tim McNeill was awarded Athlete of the Year; and Chris Brooks received Sportsperson of the Year.

Photo by Scott Einuis

30.500 30.300 30.250

Photo by Scott Einuis

Floor Exercise 1. Josh Dixon Stanford 2. Jake Dalton Univ. of Okla.

3. Jonathan Horton Cypress

Pictured below L to R: Steven Legendre, Josh Dixon, Daniel Ribeiro, and Chris Brooks

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Melton, Mikulak win U.S. junior men’s all-around titles

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Junior Men 14-15 Year Olds All-Around (top 10) 1. Sean Melton Orlando Metro 2. Adrian de los Angeles SCATS HB 3 . Jake Martin Orlando Metro 4 . Stacey Ervin Mills 5. Timothy Wang South Coast 6 . Jonathan Deaton Tim Daggett’s 7 . Kevin Ko Golden Bear 8. Maximilian Mayr Universal 9 . Joseph Peters Parkettes 10. Alex Johnson OSU Boys

83.400 82.150 81.500 81.150 80.650 80.100 79.950 79.500 79.100 78.850

Junior Men 16-18 Year Olds All-Around (top 10) 1. Sam Mikulak SCATS HB 2 . Sam Jacoby Rubin Buffalo Grove 3. Wyatt Aycock Orlando Metro 4 . Jordan Valdez Champion Gym 5 . Cale Robinson Premier Athl.

6 . Wasef Burbar Buffalo Grove 7 . Matthew Felleman New England 8 . Trevor Howard Hocking Valley 9 . Alex Strait Champion Gym 10. Drew Moling Hocking Valley

86.500 81.050 80.650 80.300 80.250 80.150 80.100 79.650 78.450 78.150

ean Melton of Orlando, Fla., and Sam Mikulak of Corona del Mar, Calif., won the 14-15 and 16-18 junior men’s U.S. all-around titles, respectively, at the 2010 Visa Championships at the XL Center in Hartford.

Melton, who trains at Orlando Metro, had an all-around score of 83.400 to win the 14-15 year-old title. He was followed by Adrian de los Angeles of Long Beach, Calif., with a score of 82.150. Jake Martin of Calabasas, Calif., took third in the all-around with a score of 81.500. De los Angeles trains at SCATS Huntington Beach, and Martin trains with Melton at Orlando Metro.

Melton, who finished second at the Level 10 Junior Olympic Nationals in the 14-15 year old age division, moved into the lead for the first time after the fifth rotation with a Yurchenko double full vault.

Melton said, “It was great. It’s one of the few times I’ve hit everything this year. I’m pleased that all of the hard training paid off. I always finish second to Jake (Martin), we’ve been pushing each other in the gym. Today was the day it finally happened for me.”

Melton won floor and pommel horse with scores of 14.500 and 13.800, respectively.

De los Angeles won still rings with a score of 13.900. Stacey Ervin of Taylor Mich./Mills USA, won vault doing a Kasamatsu full with a score of 15.500. Maximilian Mayr of Miami, Fla./Universal Gymnastics won the parallel bars event title with a score of 14.250. There was a tie for the high bar title between Martin and Kevin Ko of El Cerrito, Calif./Golden Bear

By Luan Peszek Photos by John Cheng

Gymnastics, both scoring a 13.600.

In the 16-18 year-old-division, Mikulak of SCATS Huntington Beach won the title with a score of 86.500. Mikulak, who led the competition from round three, won the 2010 Level 10 16-18 Junior Olympic Nationals title and was second at last year’s Visa Championships in the 14-15 year-old division. He was followed in the all-around

by Jacoby Rubin of Buffalo Grove, Ill./Buffalo Grove Gymnastics, with a score of 81.050.

Wyatt Aycock of Orlando, Fla./Orlando Metro Gymnastics, finished third with a score of 80.650.

Mikulak said, “I’m most pleased with my pommel horse routine because everyone always says it’s not my strongest event and it was my last event today and I hit and it felt good to win.”

Mikulak also won three event titles, taking pommel horse with a score of 14.150 and horizontal bar with a score of 14.100.

He also had a share of the parallel bars title scoring 14.650, tying Champion Gymnastics Academy’s Jordan Valdez of Louisville, Colo.

Cale Robinson of Harriman, Tenn./Premier Athletics, won the floor exercise title with a score of 14.600 and the vault title with a double twisting Yurchenko to score of 15.70.

There was a tie for the rings title between Hocking Valley Gymnastics teammates Trevor Howard of Cols, Ohio, and Drew Moling of Canal Winchester, Ohio, both scoring a 13.850.

Casimiro Suarez of Orlando Metro was awarded the JO Coach of the Year award.

Mikulak Top: Sam n ean Melto B o t to m : S 14-15 Juniors L to R: Sean Melton, Jon Deaton, Adrian de los Angeles, Kevin Ko, Timothy Wang, Stacey Ervin, Jake Martin

Juniors 16-18 L to R: Cale Robinson, Dylan Akers, Jordan Valdez, Wyatt Aycock, Sam Mikulak, Jacoby Rubin, CJ Maestas

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teven Gluckstein clinched his second straight U.S. men’s trampoline title at the 2010 Visa Championships. Kalon Ludvigson claimed his fifth straight tumbling title, with Yuliya Hall notching her third women’s tumbling title.

Gluckstein, who trains at Ultra Twisters, and Logan Dooley of World Elite Gymnastics, both earned a 41.000 in the final competition in the senior elite division. The computer broke the tie, based on a series of criteria, giving the nod to Gluckstein. Michael Devine of J and J Trampoline, was third at 39.000.

Alaina williams

Shanelle Landry and Nani Vercruyssen

Photo by Ron Wyatt

of Hawaii Academy posted a 126.90 in the finals for the gold medal.

In double mini-trampoline, Justin Hackett of Great Lakes Griffins, took top honors in senior men’s, with a score of 144.10. Alexander Renkert of Interactive Academy, was second at 140.80. Austin White of World Elite Gym, was next at 139.50. Ashleigh Thomas of Gymnastics East, finished atop the women’s rankings with a score of 122.80.

The junior champions are: trampoline – Alicia Powder of World Elite Gymnastics (women) and Jeremy Cooper of Skysurfers Trampoline Team (men); tumbling – Kiara Nowlin of Wallers’ Gym Jam Academy (women) and Renkert (men); synchronized trampoline – Mackenzie Kulka of Powder (women), and Joshua and Jeremy Cooper of Skysurfers Trampoline Team; and double mini-trampoline – Erin Jauch of Fox Valley Tumbling and Trampoline (women), and Joshua Cooper (men).

Photo by Diane Bidermann

In the women’s senior elite division, Alaina Williams of Acrospirits, won the women’s crown with a 100.400. Shanelle Landry of Ultra Twisters was second at 99.700, with Dakota Earnest of Acrospirits, in third at 97.100.

Ludvigson, who trains at Team Revolution, easily won his fifth straight sr. men’s tumbling title with his 141.70.

Brandon Sloan of Capital Gymnastics, took second, with Stephen Benedicto also of Capital Gymnastics, in third place. Yuliya Hall of Team Revolution also won with a large margin of victory in senior women’s tumbling.

Alicia Grant of United Gymnastix, was second, followed by Karly Judkins of Xtreme Elite Athletics, in third.

In senior men’s synchro trampoline, Dooley and Steven Gluckstein teamed up for their second U.S. crown. They tied with Jeffrey Gluckstein and Sean Kennedy of Ultra Twisters, but Dooley and Steven Gluckstein won based on a tiebreaker. For the women, Landry and Nani Vercruyssen

Photo by Ron Wyatt

Photo by Ron Wyatt

Logan Dooley and Steven Gluckstein Trampoline and Tumbling Senior National Team for all three disciplines.

Photo by Ron Wyatt

Trampoline and Tumbling Junior National Team for all three disciplines.

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Zetlin and Sereda Win Titles Action Photos by Diane Bidermann Team Photos by Ron Wyatt

ulie Zetlin of Rhythmflex and Rebecca Sereda of Isadora Rhythmics won the senior and junior all-around titles, respectively, at the 2010 Visa Championships. Both had the top score in the respective preliminary rounds.

Zetlin won the senior title with a 202.425, posting the top score on all four apparatus: hoop (24.875), ribbon (25.15), rope (25.425), and ball (26.375).

During event finals, she won three titles: hoop, ribbon, and ball.

Senior all-around 1. Julie Zetlin 202.425 2. Shelby Kisiel 196.425 3. Olga Pavlenko 188.525 4. JoAnna Arnold 185.725 5. Anastasia Torba 185.300 6. Nicole Chillingworth 174.350 7. Hannah Walter 170.950 8. Claire Skach 169.075 Senior EVENTS Rope 1. Shelby Kisiel 2. Julie Zetlin 3. Olga Pavlenko

24.800 24.775 24.400

Hoop 1. Julie Zetlin 2. Shelby Kisiel 3. JoAnna Arnold

24.900 24.700 23.000

Ball 1. Julie Zetlin 2. Shelby Kisiel 3. JoAnna Arnold

26.375 25.750 24.150

Ribbon 1. Julie Zetlin 2. Shelby Kisiel 3. Anastasia Torba

24.950 24.575 24.075

in Left: Julie ZeStlereda a Right: Rebecc

“During prelims, I knew I was in the lead, and I knew I had a pretty good chance of staying in the lead, but it’s finally real,” said Zetlin. “I’ve waited so long for it. I got really emotional. I’ve waited 10 years for this. It’s been a long, long, bumpy ride, but I’m finally here.”

With a two-day total of 196.675, Sereda captured the junior all-around title recording the highest finals scores on hoop (24.325), rope (25.125), and ball (24.8). During event finals, she

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won the ball and hoop titles.

“I haven’t been training as intensely for the competition as normal so I was kind of nervous,” said Sereda. “But to do good today made me really happy and I’m glad I pulled through.”

Shelby Kisiel of North Shore Rhythmic, finished second in the senior all-around at 196.425. Olga Pavlenko of Isadora, took third with 188.525. JoAnna Arnold of North Shore Rhythmic Gymnastics (185.725) and Anastasia Torba of Allegro

Rhythmic (185.3) rounded out the top five.

North Shore Rhythmics’ Jazzy Kerber took second in the junior all-around with 187.45. Alexis Page of Aviator Sports, placed third with a score of 185.55. Cindy Lu (183.6) and Aria Rodli (182.3) rounded out the top five.

Event Finals Zetlin won hoop (24.900), ribbon (24.950) and ball (26.375) titles. She also garnered the rope silver medal (24.775). Kisiel captured the rope gold medal with her 24.800. She was second in hoop (24.700), ribbon (24.575) and ball (25.750).

Pavlenko rounded out the top three in rope (24.400).

Alexis Page

Shelby Kisiel

Arnold was third in hoop (23.000) and ball (24.150).

Torba earned the ribbon bronze (24.075).

For the juniors, Sereda won the gold medal for both rope and ball. Page claimed the title for hoop, with Kerber earning the crown for clubs.

Sereda also captured the silver medal in clubs (23.400, tie) and the bronze for hoop. She posted a 24.800 to win in ball and 23.425 to win in hoop. Page scored a 24.025 to win the hoop crown. She also was second in ball (24.150) and third in clubs (23.175) and rope (23.250). Kerber won the clubs gold medal with a 24.175. She was also second in rope (23.775). Lu tied for second on hoop (23.425) and was third in ball (22.675).

Jazzy Kerber

Junior all-around 1. Rebecca Sereda 196.675 2. Jazzy Kerber 187.450 3. Alexis Page 185.550 4. Cindy Lu 183.600 5. Aria Rodli 182.300 6. Amanda Tran 177.375 7. Yasmeen Sidqi 177.300 8. Julia Garbuz 176.450 Junior Rope 1. Rebecca Sereda 2. Jazzy Kerber 3. Alexis Page

25.050 23.775 23.250

Hoop 1. Alexis Page 24.025 2. Cindy Lu 23.425 2. Rebecca Sereda 23.425 Clubs 1. Jazzy Kerber 24.175 2. Rebecca Sereda 23.400 3. Alexis Page 23.175 Ball 1. Rebecca Sereda 2. Alexis Page 3. Cindy Lu

24.800 24.150 22.675

The Rhythmic Group includes L to R: Jessica Bogdonov, Michelle Przbylo, Sofya Roytburg, Megan Frohlich, Sydney Sachs, Stephanie Flaksman

Rhythmic Junior and Senior National Team. Back row L to R: Claire Skach, Hannah Walter, Nicole Chillingworth, Anastasia Torba, Olga Pavlenko, JoAnna Arnold, Shelby Kisiel, and Julie Zetlin.

Front row L to R: Cindy Lu, Jazzy Kerber, Aria Rodli, Amanda Tran, Julia Garbuz, Alexis Page, Yasmeen Sidqi, and Rebecca Sereda. (not pictured: Polina Kozitskiy, Youth Olympics).

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Check out a few photos from the weekend activities in Hartford.

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he Visa Championships in Hartford emerged as the most successful Visa Championships ever. Record attendance, incredible local support, and outstanding sponsor activation combined to set a grand stage for some exceptional athlete performances.

Photos by John Cheng

Photo by Ron Wyatt The Tyson Fitness Challenge took place outside the Old State House.

Hall of Fame Class of 2010 L to R: Kevin Mazeika, Jennifer Parilla, Dominique Moceanu, Kip Simons, Wendy Bruce, Robert Null and Lifetime Achievement Award winner Ellen Garlicki Nyemcsik

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Photos by Jo

John Macready and Nastia Liukin teamed up at the Visa Championships to send shirts sailing in the crowds. It was big hit for the audience!

Photo by Ron Wyatt

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The gymnasts from Phantom Gymnastics performed an exhibition and held a fundraiser for their teammate, Bella Tucker.

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USA Gymnastics and Art of the Olympians presented Hartford Mayor Pedro Segarra with one of Al Oerter’s pieces of art.

Photo by John Cheng

Photo by Diane Bidermann

The 2000 U.S. Olympic Women’s Gymnastics Team was awarded the Olympic team bronze medal by the IOC. L to R:, Tasha Schwikert, Elise Ray, Kristen Maloney, Jamie Dantzscher, Amy Chow and Dominique Dawes.

The Old State House was the site of morning fitness in Hartford.

Photo by John Cheng The 1980 Olympic Gymnastics Team and coaches were honored in Hartford. L to R: Paul Ziert, James Hartung, Ron Galimore, Luci Collins Cummings, Larry Gerard, Peter Vidmar, Beth Kline Rybacki, Amy Koopman Enxing, Mike Wilson, Kathy Johnson Clarke, Francis Allan, Marcia Frederick Blanchette, Bart Conner. Missing from photo were Julianne McNamara Zeile, Tracee Talavera, Phil Cahoy, women’s head coach Ernestine Weaver, and men’s assistant coach Bill Meade (deceased).

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Nine local Hartford restaurants participated in the Taste of the Visa Championships, a joint effort between the Greater Hartford Convention & Visitors Bureau, St. Vincent Sports Performance, and USA Gymnastics to promote healthy eating. Each restaurant created a special healthy entrée and Bela Karolyi and his team sampled the dishes. The all-around gold medal went to Carbone’s!

Photo by John Cheng

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Sallie Weaver the Former President of GK Elite Sportswear received the Presidential Medallion from USA Gymnastics President Steve Penny.

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Photos by Volker Minkus

Allen, Rodrigues Golden at World Acrobatic Championships 2009 World Games gold-medalists Kristin Allen, 18, and her mixed pair partner Michael Rodrigues, 27, both of Livermore, Calif., and West Coast Training Center, won the mixed-pair gold medal at the 2010 World Acrobatic Gymnastics Championships in Wroclaw, Poland. This is the USA’s sixth straight world medal in mixed pair.

“Michael and Kristen have worked so hard for this achievement,” said Steve Penny, President of USA Gymnastics.

“Their performance reflects their commitment and dedication, and we are thrilled for them.”

Rodrigues said, “Winning the gold medal was one of the greatest moments in my entire gymnastics career! I was overwhelmed with happiness, pride and a huge sense of accomplishment. I felt all our hard work and dedication turned into realization all in one moment.”

Allen said, “Winning worlds was the realization of a dream I have had since I was 9. The accomplishment is sound validation that our many years of hard-

work and sacrifice paid off.”

Recording a score of 28.600 in their tango combined finals routine, 0.55 higher than their qualifying combined routine score, Allen and Rodrigues claimed the mixed-pair gold medal.

Russian mixed pair Tatiana Okulova and Revaz Gurgenidze captured the silver with a 28.300.China’s Huang Yan and Zhang Shaolong took the bronze, posting a 27.858.

Allen and Rodrigues led qualifying with a total score of 84.810.Competing their first two qualifying routines, the duo posted a 28.410 in balance, 28.350 in dynamic, and a 28.050 in combined to reach the finals. In the finals, which was new-life, the top 8 pairs performed a combined routine. The USA men’s pair, Axel Osborne and Dylan Inserra, performed well at the Championships and qualified to the finals. They finished seventh with a score of 26.250. Great Britain, Russia, and Belarus finished in the top three, respectively.

Mixed Pair 1.

USA - Kristin Allen and Michael Rodrigues

28.600

2.

Russia - Tatiana Okulova and Revaz Gurgenidze

28.300

3.

China - Huang Yan and Zhang Shaolong

27.858

4.

Belarus - Anzhalika Kashpanava and Yury Vaitsiakhouski 27.120

5.

Belgium - Nik De Roeck and Amber Van Wijk

26.910

6.

Lithuania - Ana Koklejeva and Dmitrj Sumilo

26.900

7.

Portugal - Oliveira Neves Norton Sarnebto and

26.220

Alves Amorim Mariana Gradim

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Bulgaria - Mirela Ivanova and Zlatin Kirov

25.480

Kristin Allen and Michael Rodrigues

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Rhythmic Gymnastics

Savannah Vinsant, 17, of Lafayette, La., placed fifth in women’s trampoline. Vinsant, who trains at Trampoline and Tumbling Express, was in second place heading into the finals, but a slight mistake on her last skill caused her to land on the end mat, putting her in fifth place.

“My performance was good until the end,” Vinsant said.

“I got a little lost. I tried to rush the finish too early. It’s not over until you’re on the floor, off the trampoline. This kind of hurts, because of course getting a medal was one of my goals here. I can only learn from it; it can help me for the ‘12 (Olympic) Games, because that’s my long-term goal.”

Sixteen-year-old Hunter Brewster, who also trains at Trampoline and Tumbling Express, finished 11th in men’s trampoline. Both athletes are coached by Tara Guidry.

Polina Kozitskiy, 14, of Fountainville, Pa., and Philadelphia Rhythmic Academy, qualified to the all-around finals in eighth position and finished seventh in the allaround finals with a score of 92.125. Kozitskiy placed sixth in ball (23.100), seventh in hoop (23.050), eighth in rope (22.900) and eighth in clubs (23.075). Kozitskiy is coached

by Iliana Ivanova “I think I did much better than what I did yesterday,” Kozitskiy said. “I had a few little mistakes, but nothing too big.”

Photos by Volker Minkus

Savannah Vinsant

Men’s Gymnastics Jesse Glenn, 17, of Northridge, Calif., finished seventh in rings to advance to the event finals where he was eighth with a score of 13.375. Glenn, who is coached by Grigor Chalikyan, was the second reserve gymnast for the men’s all-around. He finished 20th in the preliminary standings and just missed the all-around finals by four-tenths of a point.

Polina Kozitskiy

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USA Claims 13 Medals at 2010 Chicago Cup

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Rebecca Sereda, 14, of Staten Island, N.Y. and Isadora Rhythmics, won her second straight Chicago Cup junior all-around crown with a score of 97.975. Laura Jung of Germany was second with 96.575. Jazzy Kerber, 13, of Highland Park, Ill./North Shore Rhythmic Gymnastics Center, finished in third in the all-around, scoring a 96.225.

In a repeat of 2009, Ellina Tregubova of Russia won her second Chicago Cup senior all-around crown with a score of 103.300. The USA’s Julie Zetlin of Bethesda, Md. and Rhythmflex, who turned 20 on June 30, earned the allaround silver medal with a score of 101.325.

Fifteen-year-old Shelby Kisiel of Houston/North Shore Rhythmic Gymnastics Center, finished fifth with a 95.375. Although Olga Pavlenko of

Rebecca Sereda

Brooklyn, N.Y./Isadora, earned the sixth best all-around score, she is not ranked due to the maximum two athletes per country rule for placement rankings in an international event. JoAnna Arnold of Northville, Mich./North Shore Rhythmic Gymnastics Center, also competed for the U.S. During event finals, Zetlin won ribbon (25.350) and also captured the silver medal in rope (24.925), hoop (25.625), and ball (25.775). Kisiel earned the bronze medal in hoop (24.850).

Tregubova won rope, hoop, and ball, as well as earned the bronze medal in ribbon.

Jung won three of the four junior event titles, earning the gold medal in rope (24.375), hoop (24.200) and clubs (24.600). Kerber claimed the ball title with a (24.225) and three silver medals – rope (23.375), hoop (23.975) and clubs (24.100). Sereda captured the silver medal in ball (24.200) before withdrawing from the other three finals due to fatigue.

Jazzy Kerber Senior all-around results 1. Ellina Tregubova

RUS

103.300

2. Julie Zetlin

USA

101.325

3. Rut Castillo

MEX

98.075

4. Cynthia Valdez

MEX

96.175

5. Shelby Kisiel

USA

95.375

USA

92.925

SLO

92.425

MEX

92.125

FIN

90.475

Olga Pavlenko 6. Tjasa Seme Veronica Navarro 7. Silja Ahonen

Shelby Kisiel

Alejandra Vazquez MEX 8. Chariya Srisamart

THA

89.475 88.625

Junior All-around Results

Julie Zetlin

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1. Rebecca Sereda

USA

97.975

2. Laura Jung

GER

96.575

3. Jazzy Kerber

USA

96.225

4. Christina Tschernischew GER

93.075

5. Maria Kitkarska

CAN

93.025

6. Ekaterina Shtrevensky CAN

80.375

7. Maria Martinez

VEN

79.125

8. Grisbel Lopez

VEN

78.425

For full results go to www.usagym.org/results

Photos by Champion Images

World mixed pair champs Rodrigues, Allen end careers on top at ‘10 Acro Nationals 2010 World mixed pair champions Kristin Allen and Michael Rodrigues, both of Livermore, Calif./ West Coast Training Center, won the senior mixed pair all-around title at the 2010 Acrobatic Gymnastics National Championships, July 24-28, in Kissimmee, Fla. Allen and Rodrigues, who retired following the competition, took the all-around title with a combined routine score of 86.404. The duo previously won the balance and dynamic titles on the first day of elite competition.

In addition to crowning the U.S. champions, the members of the U.S. National Team were also determined at the championships.

The 2010-11 U.S. Acrobatic Gymnastics National Team is comprised of the following gymnasts – the * indicates all-around national champion.

2010 Acrobatic Gymnastics Senior National Team Women’s Pair: Beth Landeche, Nicole Barrilleaux/Crescent City Gymnastics* Mixed Pair: Kristin Allen, Michael Rodrigues/West Coast Training Center* Mixed Pair: Nicole Faubert, Brian Kincher/West Coast Training Center Men’s Pair: Axel Osborne, Dylan Inserra/WOGA* Women’s Group: Kailey Maurer, Holli Morris, Crystal Johnston/Empire* Women’s Group: Jillian Giblin, Liselle Kitchens, Hannah Busha/West Coast Training Center 2010 Acrobatic Gymnastics Junior National Team - 12-19 age group Women’s Pair: Hayley Lemmons, Valerie Bryant/Boerne Gymnastics Mixed Pair: Ani Smith, Jake Kanavel/West Coast Training Center* Mixed Pair: Kiley Ann Boynton, Ryan Smethers/Realis Mixed Pair: Jenna Frazer, Dylan Maurer/Empire Women’s Group: Kaitlyn Plata, Allison Tokunaga, Jenna Provazek/ATA* Women’s Group: Kristin Weidmaier, Chelcea Reigel, Mackenzie Porter/Rising Star Acro Club Women’s Group: Cassandra Lim, Alyssa Gardner, Katie Slater/West Coast Training Center

Kristin Allen and Michael Rodrigues

2010 Acrobatic Gymnastics Junior National Team - 11-16 age group Women’s Pair: Mariah Cockshell, Kennedy Swanson/Acro Explosion* Women’s Pair: Maren Merwarth, Taylor Mosher/Acrobatic Gym. of San Antonio Women’s Pair: Helena Hall, Alana Floyd/Skyview Women’s Pair: Daphne Kirschner, Rachel Cole/Xtreme Women’s Pair: Hannah Seiger, Belinda Watson/1st Class Gymnastics Men’s Pair: Aaron Trofman, Alexander Ruth/EAGC Women’s Group: Daphne Kirschner, Rachel Cole, Kerrie Prestipino/Xtreme* Women’s Group: Ginger Burrows, Mackenzie Meyer, Erica Prestipino/Xtreme Women’s Group: Kelli Weidmaier, Halie Kimmel, Mariah Wilkin/Rising Star Acro Club Women’s Group: Sarah Southerly, Michelle Banowsky, Jordan Jones/USA Aerials Athletics Kailey Maurer, Holli Morris, Crystal Johnston

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he U.S. Gymnastics for All National Championships featured three competitions: TeamGym Nationals, National GymFest, and the USA Gymnastics for All Challenge, held at Interactive Academy in Zionsville, Ind., June 25-27.

Group Gymnastics

TeamGym Nationals - Biron’s of Houston won the titles for both Level 6 and 7.

Fliptastic! of Carmichael, Calif., took top honors for Level 5, with the Level 4 crown going to La Jolla (Calif.) YMCA. Berks East was first for Levels 2 and 3 while DeVeau’s of Fishers, Ind., was the champion for Level 1.

USA Gymnastics for All Challenge Held for the second year, groups perform GymFest-type performance displays in the USA Gymnastics for All Challenge before a panel of evaluators, who will designate Gold, Silver, or Bronze designation. Biron’s and La Jolla YMCA both earned gold, and Berks was recognized with the silver. Biron’s also won the Judges’ Choice Award.

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he U.S. men won the team bronze medal at the 2010 Japan Cup in Tokyo, Japan. The U.S. men scored 265.400, while Japan won the team gold medal with a score of 276.100. Germany took the silver at 266.900.

The U.S. team was comprised of five members: Chris Brooks of Houston/ University of Oklahoma; Chris Cameron of Winter Haven, Fla./University of Michigan; Jonathan Horton of Houston/Cypress Academy; Alex Naddour of Mesa, Ariz./ University of Oklahoma; and Paul Ruggeri of Manlius, N.Y./University of Illinois. Tom Meadows and Yuan Xiao coached the U.S. team. John Orozco of Bronx, N.Y./World Cup Gymnastics, was the alternate.

Cameron, who trains at the University of Michigan, tallied 86.950 points for ninth in the all-around, while Ruggeri of the University of Illinois was two places back at 86.400.

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USA Men Win Bronze at 2010 Japan Cup

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EVENT RESULTS

Level 7 All-Around

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Level 9 Junior All-Around

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USA Gymnastics Crowns Level 7-9 Rhythmic JO Optional National Champions

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our all-around champions and 16 event champions were crowned in the 2010 U.S. Rhythmic Junior Olympic Optional National Championships in Chicago, Ill. The all-around champions are: Nicole Kaloyanov of Woodbridge, Va., Level 7; Ronit Shamuilov of Brooklyn, N.Y., Level 8; Yana Matkivski of Philadelphia, Pa., Level 9 junior; and Ksenya Masterova of Livonia, Mich., Level 9 senior. The Junior Olympic Optional Championships

showcases the country’s best Level 7-9 gymnasts.

The regional team champions for each level were: Level 7, Region 5; Level 8 Region 4; Level 9 Region 3 and the overall regional team champion was Region 4.

For complete results, go to www.usa-gymnastics.org/chicagocup.

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EVENT RESULTS

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attie Larson of All Olympia won the senior all-around title at the 2010 CoverGirl Classic at the UIC Pavilion in Chicago, Ill., with an all-around score of 57.150. Cincinnati Gymnastics’ Amanda Jetter was second in the all-around at 56.800, while Mackenzie Caquatto of Legacy Elite Gymnastics finished third in the all-around, posting a 56.450.

“It felt good to win here,” said Larson. “It gives me more confidence going into the Visa Championships, but it won’t change my training or anything.

From here, I need to go back and work on being consistent between salutes from my opening salute to my finishing.”

2008 Olympic team silvermedalist Alicia Sacramone of Brestyan’s made her first

competitive appearance since the Olympics in Beijing and won the two events she competed– beam (14.900) and vault (15.800).

World all-around silver-medalist Rebecca Bross of WOGA won the bars title (15.450) and Hill’s Kytra Hunter won the floor exercise title (14.650).

Jordyn Wieber of Twistars USA won the junior all-around title with a score of 59.950, earning the top score on vault (15.900) and uneven bars (14.850). WOGA’s Katelyn Ohashi finished second in the allaround, posting a 59.100 and also won floor (14.750). 2009 U.S. junior all-around champion Kyla Ross of Gym-Max Gymnastics, took third in the all-around at 58.700 and also won beam (15.250).

“It felt great to win here,” said Wieber. “It was a great competition in preparation for the Visa Championships.”

EVENT SCHEDULE

2010 September 1-5 Senior Pan Am Championships (M/W) 10-12 Region 5 Congress 18 National Gymnastics Day 17-19 Region 2 Congress 19-26 Rhythmic World Championships TBD Senior Pan Am Championships (R) October 1-3 TOPs National Testing (W) 17-24 World Artistic Championships (M/W) November Future Stars Championships/Coaches Workshop (M) 4-7 11-13 Trampoline World Championships (TT) 17-19 International Age Group Championships (TT) DECEMBER 1-5 TOPs Camp (W) 5-9 TOPs B Camp

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March 4 Nastia Liukin Cup (W) 5 American Cup (M/W) July 10-16 World Gymnaestrada (GG) August USA Gymnastics National Congress and Trade Show 18-20 17-20 Visa Championships

September 13-26 Rhythmic World Championships October 8-16 World Artistic Championships (M/W) 14-30 Pan American Games (M/W/R/TR)

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Congratulations to our Tyson Recipe for Success Winners!

Camille Reaux and Camille Moreau Camille and Camille’s Tortilla Tornados were chosen by legendary gymnastics coach Bela Karolyi as the Tyson Recipe for Success winners! Thanks to everyone who entered recipes and be sure to check out the 2011 Tyson Fitness Challenge handbook for the Tortilla Tornados recipe!

GYM UPDATE Important Notice to Members The following Membership Statement has been adopted by the USA Gymnastics Board of Directors: • Membership in USA Gymnastics is a privilege granted by USA Gymnastics. That privilege can be withdrawn by USA Gymnastics at any time where a member’s conduct is determined to be inconsistent with the best interest of the sport of gymnastics and of the athletes we are servicing.

The following former professional members are permanently ineligible for membership within USA Gymnastics:

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The Happy Couple Amy Chow, who is a 1996 Olympic gold (team) and silver (uneven bars) medalist and a 2000 Olympic team bronze medalist, was married to Jason Ho in Saratoga, Calif., on July 10. Chow is a pediatrician and Ho is an orthopedic surgeon.

Congratulations to the happy couple!

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FACES IN THE GYM t Erykah Leno

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Reisterstown, Maryland

Agoura Hills, California

Erykah, 11, is a trampoline and tumbling gymnast. At the 2010 Maryland State meet she took first place all-around. At the 2010 Region 6 competition, Erykah placed first in all three of her events and was selected to compete on the Regional All Star Team. She trains with United Gymnastix and is coached by Vadim Bindler.

Brigita, 11, qualified Level 10 at the 2010 National Qualifier. She is coached

by Marina Kukhta at Platinum Gymnastics. She’s a member of the National Youth Elite Squad and is the Region 1 champion in Level 8 (‘09) and Level 9 (‘10).

t Jake Sowder Fairfax, Virginia Jake, 7, is a Level 4 gymnast at Fairfax Gymnastics Academy. At the Virginia State Meet he placed third all-around, first on floor, and second on vault. Jake has cystic fibrosis and spends as much time out of the gym doing therapy as he does in the gym training.

Gymnastics is helping him stay healthy!

Haley Culpepper u Jacksonville, Florida Haley, 8, is a Level 5 gymnast at World Class Gymnastics in Jacksonville, Fla., and took first place in vault, beam, and bars, scoring a 37.275 all-around for Level 3, at the 2009 Florida State Meet. She’s coached by Mary Campbell, J.T. Lee and owner Emily Geiger.

p Rhythmic Trio Princeton, West Virginia Natalia Sklioutovskaya-Lopez, Kristiana Sklioutovskaya-Lopez, and Sophie Greenberg are a women’s trio from Princeton Gymnastics and have competed at every JO Group Nationals from 2006 to the most recent competition. The girls have earned gold medals twice, silver once and bronze once.

p Carole Gong Pasadena, California Carole, 15, is the 2010 Level 9 Western National Beam Champion.

She trains at Club Champion Gymnastics with coaches Aksana Suvalava, Ivan Bereznyakov and Zak Johnson.

t Austin Camblin Cooper City, Florida Austin, 9, trains at the Greater Hollywood Family YMCA. This season he competed Level 5 and took second on rings at the Florida State Championships and qualified for Regionals.

t Trent Manning and Emma Bentov-Lagman Annapolis, Maryland Trent, 8, and Emma, 7, are a Level 5 mixed pair in acro gymnastics and train at 1st Class Gymnastics. In their first season, they won the Maryland State and the Region 7 Championships. They’re coached by Sarah Thomas, Amy Grear and Belinda Watson.

p Sam Hanna

p Eliza Chemini

Bettendorf, Iowa

Holliston, Massachusetts

Sam, 10, is the 2010 Illinois State Champion for Level 4 Vault with a score of 15.200.

Sam trains at Summit Gymnastics in Moline, Ill., and is coached by Steve Calvert. This was Sam’s first year competing in gymnastics.

Eliza, 15, competed at the 2010 Level 7 Massachusetts State Meet and took first place on vault, bars, floor and in the all-around. She trains at Shen’s Gymnastics Academy and is coached by Zufang Shen and John Brescia.

Would you like to be included in USA Gymnastics or the usa Gymnastics website for Faces in the Gym? Send a photo and a paragraph of information to: publications@usa-gymnastics.org and we’ll select 10 gymnasts to publish in each issue of the magazine and a few more to post on the website at www.usa-gymnastics.org

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