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CONTENTS Publisher Steve Penny Editor Luan Peszek Graphic Designer Jeannie Shaw

NOVEMBER • DECEMBER 2011

FEATURES

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10 2011 World Championships

The World Championships for artistic gymnastics took place in Tokyo, Japan. The USA won a total of seven medals, including four gold, and secured berths to the 2012 Olympic Games for both men’s and women’s gymnastics.

26 2011 Rhythmic World Championships

Team USA competed at the 2011 Rhythmic World Championships in Montpellier, France. In the team competition, where three scores on each event make up the team total, the Americans finished 16th.

USA GYMNASTICS BOARD OF DIRECTORS Chair: Peter Vidmar Vice-Chair: Paul Parilla Secretary: Gary Anderson Treasurer: Jim Morris 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

34 2011 National Gymnastics Day Handstand World Record

More than 20,000 gymnasts and fans from around the country joined together on Sept. 17 to break the world record for most handstands performed simultaneously. Check out some great photos from the day!

DEPARTMENTS 6 38 42 48 50

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Athlete Director – Women: Terin Humphrey Athlete Director – Men: John Roethlisberger Athlete Director – Rhythmic: Jessica Howard Athlete Director – Trampoline & Tumbling: Karl Heger 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: 2011 World Championships USA Women’s Gold Team and USA Men’s Bronze Team. Photos by John Cheng.

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During the past couple of months it has been so rewarding to watch our athletes compete on the international stage. At both the artistic and rhythmic world championships, USA Gymnastics athletes have been delivering outstanding performances.

At the 2011 Rhythmic World Championships in Montpellier, France, the Americans finished 16th in the team competition and 20th in the group event. Julie Zetlin was the highest-ranking all-around finisher from both North, Central and South America, so we are hopeful the USA will earn a continental spot in the 2012 Olympic Games.

However, the official announcement from the FIG won’t be made until January.

In Tokyo, the men and women’s teams showed their world-class potential as we head into the Olympic year.

The women’s team stood strong through the entire competition after losing Alicia Sacramone to an injury. Incredibly, all five of our USA gymnasts finished in the top 12 in the all-around during qualifications. Their gold medal team performance for just the third time in history (2003, 2007, 2011) was yet another indication of the strength of our women’s program and the incredible dedication of the athletes and coaches. Every one of these young women showed great poise and confidence throughout the week and proved that the USA team spirit is alive and well.

On the men’s side, the USA team returned to the medal podium earning the bronze, and sent a message that the USA will be a threat for a team gold medal in London. After qualifying, the U.S. men were second behind Japan, and three Americans were in the top five in the allaround. During team finals, the USA challenged Japan for the silver medal, missing second place by a mere 0.010.

Jordyn Wieber and Aly Raisman were impressive in the all-around, as Jordyn became the sixth U.S. woman to claim the title of World Champion, along with Kim Zmeskal, Shannon Miller, Chellsie Memmel, Shawn Johnson and Bridget Sloan. Raisman finished fourth in the all-around.

You could not wipe the smile off the face of John Orozco, who finished fifth in his first World Championships all-around appearance. Danell Leyva had a tough day at the office but demonstrated his tenacity by coming back to take gold on parallel bars two days later. Danell is the first U.S. man to win a World individual event title since 2003, joining Bart Conner (1979) and Sean Townsend (2001) as the only Americans to win the parallel bars title at Worlds.

The women’s success also continued in event finals, with McKayla Maroney’s impressive and consistent vaults that led her to the gold medal in that event. McKayla became the third consecutive American to win this event at Worlds, following Kayla Williams in 2009, and Alicia in 2010. Jordyn and Aly won bronze on the beam and floor, respectively.

All in all, it has been a good couple of months for Team USA at the World Championships with more to come. As this issue goes to print, the Pan Am Games are taking place in Guadalajara, Mexico, and the Trampoline and Tumbling World Championships are just around the corner in Birmingham, England.

Have a great holiday season and good luck in your training for the 2012 season.

See you in the gym,

Steve Penny, President & CEO

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VISION To inspire and enable our members to achieve excellence in the sport of gymnastics and in life.

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Photos by John Cheng

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okyo, Japan was the site of the 2011 World Gymnastics Championships, where the United States won a total of seven medals, including four gold, and secured team berths to the 2012 Olympic Games in London for both men’s and women’s gymnastics. This is just the third time the USA has won seven medals, and the seven in 2011 marks the most medals won since the 2007 World Championships.

The United States also won seven medals in 2003 and 2007, second only to the nine medals won in 2005. The women’s team gold medal is the USA’s first since 2007 and third overall (2003). For the men, the team bronze medal is the first team medal since 2003. The U.S. medalists for 2011 are listed below.

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Sabrina Vega, Carmel, N.Y./ Dynamic Gymnastics

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Jordyn Wieber, DeWitt, Mich./ Gedderts’ Twistars USA

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Anna Li, Aurora, Ill./ Legacy Elite Gymnastics LLC, alternate

WOMEN'S ALL-AROUND • Jordyn Wieber, DeWitt, Mich./ Gedderts’ Twistars USA WOMEN’S VAULT • McKayla Maroney, Laguna Nigel, Calif./ All-Olympia Gymnastics MEN’S PARALLEL BARS • Danell Leyva, Homestead, Fla./ Team Hilton HHonors (Universal Gymnastics)

BRONZE MEDALS

MEN’S TEAM • Jake Dalton, Reno, Nev./ University of Oklahoma

Jordyn

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Jonathan Horton, Houston, Tex./ Team Hilton HHonors (Cypress Academy)

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Steven Legendre, Port Jefferson, N.Y./ Team Hilton HHonors (University of Oklahoma)

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Danell Leyva, Homestead, Fla./ Team Hilton HHonors (Universal Gymnastics)

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Alexander Naddour, Gilbert, Ariz./ University of Oklahoma

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John Orozco, Bronx, N.Y./ U.S. Olympic Training Center

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Chris Brooks, Houston/ Team Hilton HHonors (Cypress Academy), alternate

WIEBER

GOLD MEDALS

ORIGINAL PHOTOS BY JOHN CHENG.

WOMEN’S TEAM • Gabrielle Douglas, Virginia Beach, Va./ Chow’s Gymnastics and Dance Institute •

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McKayla Maroney, Laguna Niguel, Calif./ All-Olympia Gymnastics

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Alexandra Raisman, Needham, Mass./ Brestyan’s American Gymnastics

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Alicia Sacramone, Winchester, Mass./ Brestyan’s American Gymnastics

WOMEN’S BALANCE BEAM • Jordyn Wieber, DeWitt, Mich./ Gedderts’ Twistars USA WOMEN’S FLOOR EXERCISE • Alexandra Raisman, Needham, Mass./ Brestyan’s American Gymnastics

McKayla MARONEY

Danell LEYVA

USA WOMEN'S S TEAM PRELIM SCORES NAME

VT

UB

BB

FX

AA

Wieber

15.433

14.800

15.233

14.566

60.032

Raisman

14.666

14.000

14.933

14.833

58.432

Douglas

14.558

14.866

14.400

13.83

57.657

Vega

14.066

14.333

14.366

13.900

56.665

Maroney

15.533

13.666

13.300

13.833

56.332

USA WOMEN'S TEAM FINALS SCORES NAME

VT

UB

BB

FX

Sabrina Vega

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14.366

14.833

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AA ---

Jordyn Wieber

15.833

14.766

15.033

14.766

60.398

McKayla Maroney 16.033

---

---

14.566

---

Aly Raisman

14.950

---

14.866

14.666

---

---

14.733

---

---

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Gabrielle Douglas

NOTE: All five USA gymnasts finished in the top 12 in the all-around but only the top two per country, Wieber and Raisman, could advance to the allaround finals.

L to R: Gabby Douglas, Anna Li, Sabrina Vega, McKayla Maroney, Aly Raisman, Alicia Sacramone, and Jordyn Wieber.

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WOMEN'S COMPETITION

The U.S. women began the competition by winning the team gold medal, just the USA’s third team gold in history (2003, 2007). The squad banded together after team captain Sacramone withdrew due to injury and won the team title with a 179.411, four points ahead of second place Russia (175.329). The USA has won a women’s team medal in every World Championships that has had a team competition since 2001: 2001, bronze; 2003, gold; 2006, silver; 2007, gold and 2010, silver. Other World team medals were won in 1991, silver; 1994, silver and 1995, bronze.

Two days later, the women’s all-around gold medal battle went down to the last routine, and Wieber emerged with the title after bouncing back from an error on the uneven bars to defeat Russia’s Victoria Komova. She is just the sixth U.S. woman to claim the prestigious title, joining Kim Zmeskal (1991), Shannon Miller (1993-94), Chellsie Memmel (2005), Shawn Johnson (2007) and Bridget Sloan (2009). Raisman also persevered after a bars mistake to finish fourth.

Maroney vaulted to the event’s gold medal via her Amanar and Yurchenko halfon, front layout half off. She is the third straight U.S. woman to win the vault title – Kayla Williams in 2009 and Sacramone in 2010.

On the balance beam, Wieber claimed the event’s bronze medal, and Raisman was fourth. Raisman earned the floor exercise bronze medal, with Wieber in sixth. On the uneven bars, both Wieber and Douglas competed in the finals, finishing fourth and fifth, respectively.

Aly

RAISMAN

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WOMEN’S TEAM FINALS 1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

United States Russia China Romania Great Britain Germany Japan Australia

179.411 175.329 172.820 172.412 169.670 168.479 167.122 166.739

WOMEN’S EVENT FINALS

VAULT 1 MARONEY McKayla 2 CHUSOVITINA Oksana 3 PHAN Thi Ha Thanh 4 BARBOSA Jade 5 STEINGRUBER Giulia 6 NABIEVA Tatiana 7 MORENO Alexa 8 PENA Yamilet

USA GER VIE BRA SUI RUS MEX DOM

15.300 14.733 14.666 14.566 14.450 14.349 14.216 6.950

UNEVEN BARS 1 KOMOVA Victoria 2 NABIEVA Tatiana 3 HUANG Quishang 4 WIEBER Jordyn 5 DOUGLAS Gabrielle 5 TERAMOTO Asuka 7 TSURUMI Koko 8 DUFOURNET Yuna

RUS RUS CHN USA USA JPN JPN FRA

15.500 15.000 14.833 14.500 14.200 14.200 14.066 12.641

BALANCE BEAM 1 SUI Lu 2 YAO Jinnan 3 WIEBER Jordyn 4 RAISMAN Aly 5 RACEA Amelia 6 INSHINA Yulia 7 PONOR Catalina 8 KOMOVA Victoria

CHN CHN USA USA ROU RUS ROU RUS

15.866 15.233 15.133 15.066 14.533 14.525 14.241 13.766

FLOOR EXERCISE 1 AFANASEVA Kensia 2 SUI Lu 3 RAISMAN Aly 4 YAO Jinnan 5 MITCHELL Lauren 6 WIEBER Jordyn 7 TWEDDLE Elizabeth 8 CHELARU Diana

RUS CHN USA CHN AUS USA GBR ROU

15.133 15.066 15.000 14.866 14.733 14.700 14.500 14.200

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Women’s All-Around Gabrielle DOUGLAS

VT

UB

BB

FX

AA

1 WIEBER Jordyn

USA

15.716

13.600

15.266

14.800

59.382

2 KOMOVA Viktoria

RUS

14.933

15.400

14.683

14.333

59.349

3 YAO Jinnan

CHN

14.966

14.933

13.933

14.766

58.598

4 RAISMAN Aly

USA

15.233

12.900

14.525

14.900

57.558

5 HUANG Quishaung

CHN

14.733

14.966

13.633

14.100

57.432

6 PORGRAS Ana

ROU

14.100

14.133

15.100

13.966

57.299

7 AFANASEVA Kensia

RUS

14.466

14.200

13.400

14.666

56.732

8 MITCHELL Lauren

AUS

14.600

13.133

13.933

15.033

56.699

9 WHELAN Hannah

GBR

14.400

13.258

14.333

14.133

56.124

10 JAROSCH Nadine

GER

14.300

13.733

14.000

14.000

56.033

11 SEITZ Elisabeth

GER

14.758

13.933

13.366

13.766

55.823

12 FERRARI Vanessa

ITA

12.733

13.833

14.466

14.500

55.532

13 HYPOLITO Danielle

BRA

14.300

12.866

14.333

13.866

55.365

14 FERLITO Carlotta

ITA

14.200

12.866

14.616

13.400

55.082

15 TSURUMI Koko

JPN

13.800

12.533

14.700

13.966

54.999

16 STEINGRUBER Giulia

SUI

14.866

13.433

13.400

13.233

54.932

17 VAN GERNER Celine

NED

13.700

13.766

13.766

13.633

54.865

18 HAIDU Raluca

ROU

13.466

13.366

14.416

13.566

54.814

19 LEE Christine

CAN

13.933

13.900

12.933

13.966

54.732

20 TANAKA Rie

JPN

14.233

13.833

13.933

12.700

54.699

21 MALAUSSENA Aurelie

FRA

14.133

13.266

13.933

13.166

54.498

22 IZURIETA Ana Marie

ESP

13.966

13.466

12.933

13.366

53.731

23 LITTLE Emily

AUS

13.633

13.300

13.566

13.100

53.599

24 LOPEZ Jessica

VEN

14.000

10.300

14.266

13.733

52.299

Jordyn WIEBER

Sabrina VEGA

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LEGENDRE

MEN'S COMPETITION

For the first time since 2003, the U.S. men were on the World Championships team medal podium. The team challenged Japan for the silver medal, missing silver by a mere 0.010.

China won the team title. The USA’s previous team medals came in 1979 (bronze), 2001 (silver), and 2003 (silver).

ORIGINAL PHOTOS BY JOHN CHENG.

Leyva won the parallel bars gold medal, becoming the first U.S. man to win a World individual event title since 2003 and the first on the parallel bars since Sean Townsend in 2001. His wellexecuted routine earned at 15.633, a 10th of a point ahead of the silver medalists who tied at 15.533.

In the men’s all-around, Orozco continued to push to finish fifth after struggling on the first few events. Leyva had an unfortunate mishap on the high bar and was unable to complete his last

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event, finishing 24th. Kohei Uchimura won his third straight title.

In the other individual event finals, Steven Legendre of Port Jefferson, N.Y./Team Hilton HHonors (University of Oklahoma), finished fifth, his highest ever, in the floor exercise final, where Dalton, a last minute replacement for Romania’s Marian Dragulescu, was eighth. Horton was seventh in the still rings final, and Orozco was eighth for the horizontal bar.

For complete results, stories, interviews and more, go to usagym.org/worlds.

MEN'S TEAM FINALS 1 China

275.161

2 Japan

273.093

3 United States

273.083

4 Russia

269.045

5 Ukraine

264.102

6 Germany

263.926

7 Korea

260.393

8 Romania

245.175

USA MEN'S TEAM FINALS SCORES NAME

FX

PH

SR

VT

Jake Dalton

15.500

---

14.333

16.333

---

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Jonathan Horton 14.966

---

15.066

15.266

15.000

15.366

14.366

---

---

15.366

15.533

Danell Leyva

---

Steven Legendre 15.566

John

OROZCO

PB

HB

---

---

16.166

---

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Alex Naddour

---

15.058

---

---

---

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John Orozco

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14.433

14.166

---

15.233

15.366

MEN'S EVENT FINALS FLOOR EXERCISE

VAULT

1 UCHIMURA Kohei

JPN

15.633

1 YANG Hak Seon

KOR

16.566

2 ZOU Kai

CHN

15.500

2 GOLOTSUTSKOV Anton

RUS

16.366

3 HYPOLITO Diego

BRA

15.466

3 OKIGUCHI Makoto

JPN

16.291

3 SHATILOV Alexander

ISR

15.466

4 BOUHAIL Thomas

FRA

16.187

5 LEGENDRE Steven

USA

15.400

5 ABLYAZIN Denis

RUS

16.174

6 KOCZI Flavius

ROU

15.333

6 KASPIAROVICH Dzmitry

BLR

16.083

6 GONZALEZ Enrique

CHI

15.333

7 SHEK Wai Hung

HKG

15.950

8 DALTON Jake

USA

15.133

8 WAMMES Jeffrey

NED

15.683

1 BERKI Krisztian

HUN

15.833

1 LEYVA Danell

USA

15.633

2 TOMMASONE Cyril

FRA

15.266

2 TSOLAKIDIS Vasileios

GRE

15.533

3 SMITH Louis

GBR

15.066

2 ZHANG Chenglong

CHN

15.533

4 HIDVEGI Vin

HUN

15.000

4 UCHIMURA Kohei

JPN

15.500

5 UCHIMURA Kohei

JPN

14.533

5 CUCHERAT Yann

FRA

15.333

6 SELLATHURAI Prashanth

AUS

14.333

6 BERBECAR Marius

ROU

15.266

7 BERTONCELJ Sasa

SLO

14.266

7 FENG Zhe

CHN

15.200

CHN

14.266

8 TANAKA Kazuhito

JPN

15.166

1 CHEN Yibing

CHN

15.800

1 ZOU Kai

CHN

16.441

2 ZANETTI Nabarrete

BRA

15.600

2 ZHANG Chenglong

CHN

16.366

3 YAMAMURO Koji

JPN

15.500

3 UCHIMURA Kohei

JPN

16.333

4 MORANDI Matteo

ITA

15.200

4 HAMBUECHEN Fabian

GER

16.233

5 VAN GELDER Yuri

NED

14.666

5 ZONDERLAND Epke

NED

14.833

6 UCHIMURA Kohei

JPN

14.633

6 TANAKA Yusuke

JPN

14.700

7 HORTON Jonathan

USA

14.300

7 BOY Philipp

GER

14.300

8 CARMONA Regulo

VEN

14.266

8 OROZCO John

USA

14.133

POMMEL HORSE

7 TENG Haibin

PARALLEL BARS

STILL RINGS

HORIZONTAL BAR

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MEN’S ALL-AROUND FX

PH

SR

VT

PB

HB

AA

1 UCHIMURA Kohei

JPN

15.566

15.400

15.166

16.233

15.566

15.700

93.631

2 BOY Philipp

GER

14.866

14.466

14.500

16.066

14.566

16.066

90.530

3 YAMAMURO Koji

JPN

14.566

14.666

15.125

16.066

14.966

14.866

90.255

4 PURVIS Daniel

GBR

15.033

14.566

14.333

16.000

15.200

14.800

89.932 89.664

5 OROZCO John

USA

14.400

14.366

14.300

15.866

15.366

15.366

6 BELYAVSKIY David

RUS

14.733

14.733

14.375

16.233

14.600

14.600

89.274

7 KUKSENKOV Mykola

UKR

14.366

15.000

14.500

16.033

14.033

15.200

89.132

8 NGUYEN Marcel

GER

15.233

13.866

14.933

15.133

15.200

14.466

88.831

9 TOMMASONE Cyril

FRA

14.333

15.400

13.966

15.600

14.600

14.666

88.565

10 MARTINEZ Rafael

ESP

14.633

13.833

13.891

16.100

14.466

15.166

88.089

10 KIM Seungil

KOR

14.466

14.466

14.291

15.600

14.433

14.833

88.089

12 KOCZI Flavius

ROU

15.366

14.333

13.633

16.433

14.433

13.800

87.998

13 SHATILOV Alexander

ISR

15.300

14.300

13.900

15.400

14.200

14.333

87.433

14 FOKIN Anton

UZB

14.066

14.566

14.233

15.700

14.966

13.833

87.364

15 GARIBOV Emin

RUS

14.433

13.566

14.408

15.500

13.966

15.458

87.331

16 LIKHOVITSKIY Andrey

BLR

14.266

14.966

13.700

15.300

14.600

14.333

87.165

17 KIM Soo Myun

KOR

14.466

14.866

13.866

16.366

14.100

13.500

87.164

18 TENG Haibin

CHN

14.266

15.066

13.600

15.633

15.233

13.233

87.031

19 STEPKO Oleg

UKR

14.633

14.033

14.033

15.766

14.233

13.566

86.264

20 BUCHER Pascal

SUI

13.800

13.066

13.566

15.333

14.933

14.333

85.031 84.907

21 FUERTES Javier

ESP

14.066

13.500

14.300

14.800

14.475

13.766

22 SEPULVEDA Enrique

CHI

15.333

12.100

13.866

16.000

13.300

13.766

84.365

23 GAFUIK Nathan

CAN

13.633

12.900

13.566

15.833

12.533

14.233

82.698

24 LEYVA Danell

USA

14.833

14.433

14.341

14.800

15.333

6.466

80.206

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DALTON

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Alex

NADDOUR

L to R: Danell Leyva, Jonathan Horton, Chris Brooks, Steve Legendre, John Orozco, Alex Naddour, and Jake Dalton.

USA MEN'S TEAM PRELIM SCORES

NAME John Orozco Danell Leyva Jonathan Horton Steven Legendre Jake Dalton Alex Naddour

FX 14.300 14.800 14.900 15.433 15.366 ---

PH 15.000 14.633 13.308 13.433 --15.233

SR 15.033 14.483 15.366 14.066 14.566 ---

VT 15.900 16.100 16.083 15.233 16.233 ---

PB 15.033 15.366 14.966 14.133 14.558 ---

HB 15.266 14.466 15.066 14.300 13.466 ---

AA_ 90.532 89.848 89.689 86.598 -----

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Jordyn Wieber

Nastia Liukin

Danell Leyva

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Championships

eam USA competed at the 2011 Rhythmic World Championships in Montpellier, France, Sept. 13-26. In the team competition, where three scores on each event make up the team total, the Americans posted a total score of 244.675 to finish 16th.

Russia took the gold (290.275), followed by Belarus (272.500) and Ukraine (269.675).

Julie

Zetlin

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Russian gymnasts Evgenia Kanaeva and Daria Kondakova took first and second in the allaround with scores of 116.650 and 116.600, respectively.

Azerbaijan’s Aliya Garayeva won the bronze medal with a score of 112.450.

Polina

Kozitskiy

Individually, the best finish by an American came from 2010 U.S. national all-around champion Julie Zetlin of Bethesda, Md./ Capital Rhythmics, who finished 35th in the all-around with a score of 75.125. Zetlin recorded her highest score, a 25.650, for her ball routine. Additionally, the 2010 World all-around finalist posted scores of 25.275 (hoop), 23.850 (clubs) and 24.200 (ribbon).

Shelby

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Kisiel

the all-around competition with a score of 73.450. She earned scores of 24.250 (hoop), 24.725 (ball), 24.475 (clubs) and 22.850 (ribbon).

Kozitskiy, who U.S. Rhythmic Delegation finished 59th with a score of 72.250, earned her highest mark of the competition for her ball routine with a 24.350. She also recorded scores of 24.100 (hoop), 23.350 (clubs) and 23.800 (ribbon) to complete her competition.

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World

Italy won the group all-around final scoring 55.150 followed by Russia in second with 54.850 and Bulgaria in third with 54.125.

The group from the United States, who all train at North Shore Rhythmic Gymnastics, competed in the all-around competition, finishing 20th. They recorded scores of 24.775 for their five-ball routine and a 21.650 in the three ribbon and two hoop routine, giving them a 46.425 total score.

The group consisted of Jessica Bogdonov of Brooklyn, N.Y., Megan Frohlich of Arlington, Wash., Aimee Gupta of Orchard Lake, Mich., Michelle Przybylo of Glenview, Ill., Sofya Roytburg of Brooklyn, N.Y., and Sydney Sachs of Deerfield, Ill.

Also representing the United States were 2011 U.S. national allaround champion Shelby Kisiel of Missouri City, Texas/North Shore Rhythmic Gymnastics Center, and Polina Kozitskiy of Fountainville, Pa./Philadelphia Rhythmic Academy. Kisiel finished 52nd in The U.S.

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Anna Li (alternate)

Jordyn Wieber McKayla Maroney

Sabrina Vega

Aly Raisman Gabby Douglas

Not pictured Alicia Sacramone

Jonathan Horton

Jake Dalton

Steven Legendre Danell Leyva

Alex Naddour

Photos by John Cheng

2011 USA WOMEN’S GOLD MEDAL TEAM AND MEN’S BRONZE MEDAL TEAM

John Orozco

Not pictured Chris Brooks (alternate)

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Lindsay Langford, MS, RD, CSSD

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emale gymnasts commonly have three classic health conditions that when lumped together are referred to as the Female Athlete Triad. The three linking components are low energy availability/ disordered eating, menstrual disturbances/amenorrhea, and low bone loss/stress fractures. Basically, not eating enough calories causes a lack of estrogen product, causing abnormal menstrual functions and a decrease in bone health causing stress fractures (diagram below).

Although inadequate calorie consumption is the main root of both causes (menstrual disturbances and stress fractures/bone loss), I want to focus primarily on the role of bone health in gymnasts.

To build healthy bones and keep them stress fracture free, three nutrition interventions come to mind: adequate calories, calcium/vitamin D, and adequate protein.

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ADEQUATE CALORIES: This is a topic to be saved for another segment, but if your body is constantly deprived of enough calories, you’re likely not getting enough nutrients (protein, vitamins, minerals) to ensure health. You’re also unable to produce the amount of hormones needed for bone production and formation. You’re probably getting close to your caloric needs if you’re eating three meals and one to three snacks a day.

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CALCIUM/VITAMIN D: Calcium and vitamin D are the key components to strong bones. They are found primarily in dairy products but are also found in salmon and spinach. Vitamin D helps with the absorption of calcium and is actually absorbed primarily through the sun. Dietary sources of calcium and vitamin D should be consumed daily to obtain the recommended daily allowance (RDA) to assure bone development. Bone growth occurs at the highest rate in adolescents. The peak absorption rate occurs in the adolescent years, around ages 9 –18.

At this vital time, bones develop for the rest of your life, so “eat up,” “drink up,” or “supplement up.” In terms of supplements, obtaining the nutrients directly from the food source is always recommended, but if you’re not a dairy eater I highly recommend

St. Vincent Hospital and St. Vincent Sports Performance in Indianapolis, Ind., are official service providers to USA Gymnastics Call 317-415-5747 or visit sportsperformance.stvincent.org

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supplementing. Below are the RDA guidelines for calcium and Vitamin D. • Calcium: 4 –8 years = 1,000mg, 9 –18 years = 1,300mg, 19 –50 years = 1,000mg • Vitamin D: 600iu (highly debated that the RDA is set too low, but it’s here for now) -

PROTEIN INTAKE: Protein is a building block in producing muscle and bone, two crucial components to this story. The more muscle developed around the bone and joints, the less impact and force absorbed, which will reduce chances of stress fractures. Protein, along with calcium and vitamin D, is also a vital building block in producing bone structure and preventing osteoporosis or stress fractures. Many younger gymnasts neglect weight training (which strengthens bones and builds muscle) and fail to meet adequate protein intake. These two components directly correlate to injuries, especially stress fractures. Yet, once a stress fracture has occurred, assure that your athlete is consuming enough protein to allow for quick and efficient recovery. Adding an extra portion (3oz) of protein can be the best approach, but if appetite is low, add a protein shake or smoothie (~15–20g of protein).

If you’re consuming adequate calories, protein and the DRVs of calcium and vitamin D, don’t stress over a stress fracture or bone health.

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NATIONAL GYMNA

HANDSTAND WORL

20,478 gymnasts and fans from more than 300 gymnastics clubs and loca together on Sept. 17 to break the world record for most handstands performed the title back to the United States.

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t precisely 1 p.m. ET, participants throughout the country kicked up into a handstand to break the existing record of 2,402, set by Australian gymnasts in Melbourne to promote the 2005 World Gymnastics Championships.

“We originally set the record of 1,072, here in Indianapolis, in July 2005 as part of the run-up to the 2005 Visa Championships,” said Steve Penny, president of USA Gymnastics. “Bringing the title back to the USA is a great way to celebrate National Gymnastics Day across the U.S. and help build awareness and support for gymnastics.”

Each year, USA Gymnastics celebrates National Gymnastics Day to build awareness of the sport and

support Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals. Money raised will benefit Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals in each club’s local community. Since 2001, gymnastics clubs across the country have raised more than $1.4 million for Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals. The clubs have until Nov. 9 to raise and submit their funds for this year.

Thank you to all of you who participated in National First Gymnastics Day to help us regain the handstand world – An record title and make this day such a success.

Mark your calendar for National Gymnastics Day 2012, which is September 22, 2012.

al s Nation he elebrate on for t c i t se ra o J pa e pr San n i ics Day nastics.

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Olympia Gymnastics Academy of Michigan – Shelby Township, MI. Great job!

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ASTICS DAY

RLD RECORD

ocations nationwide joined ed simultaneously and bring

Academy West Gymnastics – West Jordan, UT

First Class Gymnastics – Annapolis, MD

Apollo Gymnastics – Woodbridge, VA Don’t feel bad, you made a noble effort!

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HANDSTAND WORLD RECORD ...CONTINUED

Palaestra Gymnastics Center – Farmers Branch, TX

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EVENT SCHEDULE 2011 NOVEMBER 10 –14

World Cup (AG)

16–19

T & T World Championships

Birmingham, GBR

20–26

World Age Group Championships (TT)

Birmingham, GBR

30–Dec. 4

National TOP Team Training Camp (W)

TBD

TOP Gym (W)

USA GYMNASTICS

Forli, Italy

HOLIDAY SCHEDULE THANKSGIVING Office closes at 12:00 pm on Wednesday, November 23 and will remain closed November 24 and 25.

Huntsville, TX

Belgium

DECEMBER 1–3

Future Stars Championships

Colorado Springs, CO

1–4

National Coaches Workshop (M)

Colorado Springs, CO

4–8

TOP B Training Camp (W)

Huntsville, TX

9–19

National Rhythmic Open Camps (R)

Huntsville, TX

CHRISTMAS Office will be closed Friday, December 23 through January 2.

Will re-open Tuesday, January 3, 2012.

2012 JANUARY 10–18

Olympic Test Event

London, GBR

FEBRUARY 2–4

Winter Cup Challenge (M)

10–12

Elite National Qualifier-Gliders (W)

14–19

Rhythmic Invitational/Group Champs./Challenge

17–19

Elite National Qualifier-WOGA (W)

Las Vegas, NV

Covina, CA Colorado Springs, CO

Plano, TX

MARCH 2

Nastia Liukin Cup (W)

New York, NY

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AT&T American Cup (M/W)

New York, NY

16–18

Pacific Rim Championships (M/W/R/T)

Everett, WA

23–24

USA Gymnastics Collegiate Champs. (M)

Colorado Springs, CO

APRIL

13–15

Women’s Level 9/10 Regionals

Various Sites

16–22

Acro Gym. World Champs. & World Age Group Competition Lake Buena Vista, FL

MAY 3–6

Level 9 East/West Championships (W)

Landover, MD/Boise,ID Marietta, GA

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USA Gymnastics Special Olympics Championships (M/W/R/GG)

7–13

JO National Championships (M)

Cincinnati, OH

10–12

JO National Championships (W)

Hampton, VA

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JO–National Invitational Tournament (W)

Hampton, VA

31–June 3 Open Championships (W) TBD

CoverGirl Classic (W)

Orlando, FL

Raising the STANDARD OF CARE in Gymnastics Do you train at a USA Gymnastics’ Member Club? Did you know that all USA Gymnastics Member Clubs are required to sign a Standard of Care document?

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When your club signs the Standard of Care, it shows concern for the safety and well-being of the athletes.

The Standard of Care is now the Industry standard!

It demonstrates to families the club’s commitment to providing a safe, fun and educational environment.

It underscores the importance of gymnastics as a sport and the club itself for having to follow best practices in working with children.

It provides a level of comfort and trust for the parents who are sending their children to this club.

It is a good solid business decision. It’s a point of distinction.

Visit our web site today at usagymclub.com to learn if your club is a USA Gymnastics Member Club!

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JUNIOR INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION

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exie Priessman, 14, and Amelia Hundley 13, both of Cincinnati Gymnastics, won four medals each at the 2011 Junior Japan International competition in Yokohama, Japan, Sept. 24–25. Priessman won the all-around title with a score of 55.700 as well as vault (15.825), bars (14.175), and floor (14.425). She finished seventh on balance beam. Hundley won the allaround silver medal with a score of 54.100.

She also earned the silver medals on vault (14.875) and floor (13.750), and the bronze medal on bars (13.625). She just missed the medal podium for the balance beam, finishing fourth.

On the men’s side, Adrian de los Angeles, 17, of Long Beach, Calif./ University of Michigan, was sixth in the all-around with a score of 82.300 and Sean Melton, 16, of Orlando, Fla./Orlando Metro Gymnastics, finished eighth (81.550). Both USA men hit all six routines and did a great job in a very tough meet with the top-five ranked countries in the world competing. During event finals de los Angeles was fifth in both pommel horse (13.450) and high bar (13.750), sixth on rings (13.350), seventh on vault (14.850), and eighth on parallel bars (13.400). Melton was fourth on vault (15.250), fifth on parallel bars (13.950), and seventh on floor (13.800).

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LUDVIGSON GOLDEN

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fter capturing the gold medal at the World Cup in Germany, silver medals at World Cup events in Bulgaria and China, and a bronze medal in Russia, Kalon Ludvigson of Pocatello, Idaho/Team Revolution, took home the silver medal in men’s tumbling at the Odense World Cup in Denmark, Oct. 8, securing the firstever tumbling World Cup series title by an American using the new format of a cumulative points system.

At the World Cup in Denmark, Ludvigson qualified to finals in third position. With no scores carrying over, the American posted a two-pass total of 75.100 in the finals to win the silver medal behind Yang Song of China. Song scored a 79.200.

In women’s synchro trampoline competition in Denmark, Nani Vercruyssen of Honolulu/Hawaii Academy, and Savannah Vinsant of Lafayette, La./T&T Express, competed in the finals and finished in eighth place.

At the World Cup in Salzgitter, Germany, Sept. 3, Ludvigson, who also won this event in 2009, posted a 75.500 to easily win the World Cup gold medal, scoring nearly two points better than runner-up Mikhail Kostyanov of Russia. Ludvigson posted a 38.200 for his first pass to take the lead and followed with a 37.300 for the title.

The USA’s Steven Gluckstein of Atlantic Highlands, N.J./UltraTwisters, UltraTwisters, and Vinsant, also had strong performances in Germany, finishing fifth and eighth, respectively, in trampoline. Gluckstein performed a very strong trampoline routine that earned a 56.080. Gluckstein paired with Neil Gulati of Irvine, Calif./World Elite Gymnastics, in men’s synchro trampoline, finished sixth with a score of 46.100. Vinsant, the reigning U.S. champion, posted a 51.630 in the finals for eighth place.

In women’s synchro competition, Vinsant teamed with Vercruyssen to place fifth.

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FACES IN THE GYM Joey Isenberg

Martinsburg, West Virginia

Joey, 10, trains at Flip Over Gymnastics. He has competed in Trampoline & Tumbling for the past three years. This past year at Nationals he competed level 10 & won first place on trampoline & ninth on Double Mini.

Chase Hailey Brock

Alpharetta, Georgia

Chase, 9, is a Level 6 and took first place in the all-around at the Judges Blast Off meet with a score of 36.975. She also was first on floor, bars, second on beam and fourth on vault.

Julia Garbuz

Eden Prairie, Minnesota

Julia is an elite rhythmic gymnast and trains at Northwest Rhythmic with her mom and coach Svetlana Leonova. She took sixth all-around at the Visa Championships (junior) and won the silver medals on rope and clubs.

Men’s Four

Lawson, Missouri

Kayla Caputo

Johnstown, Pennsylvania

Kayla, 7, is the State Games of America All-Around champion in Level 4 Children A age group. She also took first on beam, second on floor, third on vault, and fourth on bars. Kayla trains at Uzelac Gymnastics.

This acrobatic gymnastics men’s four trains at Northwest Gymnastics Academy in Lawson, Mo. The team includes Levi Beaty, TJ Johnson, Ryan Howard and Dakota Saur. They were National Champions in 2008, 2009, and 2010.

Jeadon Wallace

Ponchatoula, Louisiana Jeadon, 12, trains at Cypress Pointe Gymnastics and is coached by Bryan Neal. She took first on floor at Level 8 Regionals and first in the all-around at the Louisiana State Meet.

Josiah Eng

West Allis, Wisconsin

Josiah, 15, won back-to-back J.O. National titles on rings in Level 9.

He placed fourth in the all-around at Regionals and made the top 36 at Nationals. He’s coached by Alex Belanovski, Andrei Kan and Stacy Maloney.

Shae Rose

Torrance, California

Shae, 10, a Level 5 gymnast from Studio West Gymnastics, won first place on vault at the San Diego Classic. For Level 4, she took fourth place in the all-around and second place on vault.

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@usagym.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.usagym.org/faces

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