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FEATURES MIKE DUTKA
............................... 8 Mike Dutka won five gold
medals at the Jr. Pan American Cup and he's starting a new chapter in his life.
KRISTY POWELL .. .. .......... ............... 22
Kristy Powell placed second all-around in the Golden Sands Invitational in Sofia, Bulgaria. She has set her sights on the 1995 World Championships and the 1996 Olympic Games.
RHYTHMIC
GYMNASTICS
WORLD
CHAMPIONSHIPS ..... .. ...................... 25
The event took place in Paris, France. The USA group placed 17th while Jessica Davis took 25th all-around as an individual.
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PREVIEW OF THE 1 994 TEAM
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS 38
The Team World Championships takes place November 15-20 in Dortmund, Germany. The USA team looks strong and is up for the challenge of world competition.
POSITIVE OUTLOOK ON THE
MEN'S TEAM 39
USA Gymnastics spoke with the Men's Program Director Ron Galimore regarding the future of the USA men's team.
POEMS AND
PUZZLES .......... ......... 15
HOLIDAY
SPIRIT
QUESTIONS ................... 26
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Editor Luan Peszek
Designer Julie T. Jones
Design Assistant Stephanie Amick
Men's Program Director Ron Galimore
Women's Program Director Kathy Kelly
Rhythmic Program Director Nora Campbell
USA Gymnastics Board of Directors
Chair: Sandy Knapp; President: Kathy Scanlan; President Emeritus: Mike Donahue; Amateur Athletic Union: Stan Atkinson; American Sokol Organization: Jerry Milan; American Trampoline & Tumbling Association: Wayne Downing; American Turners: Betty Heppner; Jewish Community Centers: Lori Katz; National Association of Collegiate Gymnastics Coaches for Men: Abie Grossfeld; National Association of Collegiate Gymnastics Coaches for Women: Gail Davis; National Association for Girls and Women in Sport: Dr. Mimi Murray; National Association of Women's Gymnastics Judges: Yvonne Hodge; National Collegiate Athletic Association: Jane Betts, Lou Burkel; National Federation of State High School Associations: Susan True; National Gymnastics Judges Association: Harry Bjerke; National High School Gymnastics Coaches Association: John Brinkworth; Special Olympics, Inc.: Kate Faber-Hickie; U.S. Rhythmic Gymnastics Coaches Association: Suzie DiTullio; U.S. Association of Independent Gym Clubs: Lance Crowley; U.S. Elite Coaches Association for Men's Gymnastics: Peter Kormann; U.S. Elite Coaches Association for Women's Gymnastics: Tony Gehman, Roe Kreutzer; U.S. Men's Gymnastics Coaches Association: Marc Yancey; U.S. Sports Acrobatics Federation: Bonnie Davidson; Young Men's Christian Association of the USA: Rick Dodson; USA Gymnastics National Membership Directors: Men's: Jim Holt, Ray Gura; Women's: Jim Archer, Julia Thompson-Aretz; Rhythmic: Alia Svirsky, Ute Alt-Carberry Athlete Directors: Wendy Hilliard, chair; Chris Waller, vice chair; TBD, sec; Tanya Service Chaplin, Dione "Dee" Foster, Kristen Kenoyer Woodland, Karyn Lyon Glover, Peter Vidmar, Conrad Voorsanger; USOC Athlete's Advisory Council: Michelle Dusserre.
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Chair: Sandy Knapp; Special Advisor to the Chairman of the Board: Roe Kreutzer; President: Kathy Scanlan; Secretary: Mike Milidonis; Vice Chair Women: Nancy Marshall; Vice Chair Men: Tim Daggett; Vice Chair Rhythmic: Norma Zabka; FIG Women's Technical Committee:Jackie Fie; FIG Rhythmic Technical Committee: Andrea Schmid-Shapiro; FIG Men's Technical Committee: Bill Roetzheim; At Large Members: Jim Har tung, Joan Moore; Athlete Directors: Michelle Dusserre, Wendy Hilliard, Peter Vidmar; President Emeritus: Mike Donahue.
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INS IDE USA GYMNASTICS
By Kathy Scanlan
e've decided to switch gears on the format of the editorial in USA Gym nastics maga
zine. The editorial will discuss what's in this issue and what's planned for future issues.
I want to emphasize that this magazine is for you! We want you to have input into our publication. We would love to hear from you and find out what you like, don't like, want more of, want less of, etc. Athletes, coaches, parents, judges, subscribers, please drop us a line and let us know your thoughts. (USA Gymnastics, Pan American Plaza, 201 S. Capitol Ave., Ste. 300, Indianapolis, IN 46225.)
As for this issue, the cover shows our , 994 World Championships Team. The team will travel to Dortmund, Germany, November 11-20 for the Team World Championships. This is the first Team World Championships since 1991. It should be interesting to see how the USA stacks up with the former Soviet Union competing as individual republics.
The Rhythmic World Championships took place October 6-9 in Paris, France. The focus of the World Championships was on the group competition. The USA group trained together for only three-and-a-half months prior to the competition, not very long considering many of the top teams have trained together for years. The USA group came in 17th, a good start for the new focused involve-
ment in rhythmic group. Jessica Davis competed as an individual for the USA and finished 25th overall. Davis received her first 9.0 and above scores in international competition, a personal best. It was my first rhythmic international event and itwas very exciting to watch the athleticism and talent of all the gymnasts.
Holidays are the happiest time of the year for most people. Getting together with friends and family creates special memories to cherish for a lifetime. In the articles "Happy Holidays" and "What 1'm Thankful For," we've asked some of our national team athletes, coaches and clubs what they're planning to do for the holiday season and what they're thankful for. We've also included some poems we received from some of you.
This issue features two up-and-coming athletes Kristy Powell and Mike Dutka. Powell earned the all-around silver medal in the Golden Sands event while Dutka earned five gold medals in the Junior Pan American Games.
And finally, this issue's Reebok Coaching Corner discusses conditioning tips for the cast handstand on bars. If you would like to submit a conditioning tip please send it to USA Gymnastics magazine.
Hope you enioy this issue. Next issue look for results from the , 994 World Championships, features on the athletes who did well in the event, When I Grow Up ••• Becoming a Sports Medicine Therapist, and much, much more!
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Mike Dutka just returned from the Jr. Pan American Cup in Monterrey, Mexico where he won five gold medals and finished second all·around to USA teammate Mike Morgan, now he's starting a new chapter in his life.
Dutka is one of the up·and·coming stars of the future in men's gymnastics. According to his coach Joe Stallone, "Mike's strength is that he's pretty fearless. He goes after things and doesn't hold back. He has a very positive approach to the sport. It's a game to him and the skills come very easy."
The only problem is that Dutka travel's 72 miles each way to practice five days a weekand the family has two dying cars to prove it! With parents who both occasionally work 12 hour shifts it makes getting to practice very difficult. On average Dutka trains 12·15 hours per week-not enough time in the gym to achieve the results in which he is capable. That's why Dutka moved October 1 to the United States Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo. to start a new chapter in his life. He knows that if he dedicates his time and attention to gymnastics he could increase his abilities in the gym. How does coach Joe Stallone feel about the move? Well, it was Stallone's suggestion becouse he thought it would help Dutka to focus and train on a consistent basis and achieve his goals.
"Mike's accomplishments have been fairly significant considering the time he puts in the gym," said Stallone. "With the Olympics coming up real soon he has to buckle down and get focused . I think he has a shot for the 1996 Olympic Games."
Dutka started gymnastics in 1984 in a tumbling program because his sisters were also involved in the sport.
"We had no idea when he started that it would lead us to where he is at now." said Peggy Dutka, Mike's mom. "Mike watched the Olympics in 1984 on TV and went to the Spectrum to watch the Olympians when they were in town for a tour."
Mike agrees with his mom, "I never dreamed gymnastics would take me this far." "Since he started gymnastics everyone has always told him that making the Olympic Team
is an unrealistic goal," said Mrs. Dutka. "College has always been the main goal. But, now people are talking to him about going to the Olympics."
When asked about the 1996 Olympic Games, Dutka said, "I don't know how realistic of a goal it is. The Olympics seem so close. I'm working toward it I guess."
The unrealistic goal may become a reality for Mike Dutka, only time will tell!
Send your questions to: USA Gymnastics, Ask Mory lou, Pan Ameri,an Pla.a, 201 S. Capitol Avenue, Suite 300, Indianapolis, IN 46225.
Dear Mary Lou, I'm a 12-year-old Level 9 gymnast. I'm a little concerned about my weight. What kind ollood do you suggest I eat to stay healthy and thin?
Lindsay Misslin Roseburg, Oregon
Dear Lindsay, First 01 all, at 12 years old you should not be concerned about your weight. You still have a whole lot 01 growing to do. But eating healthy, low lat loads is a super habit to start now. Eat lots 01 chicken, turkey, lish, some very lean cuts 01 beef, Iruits, vegetables, pasta, and breads. Stay away Irom high lat and Iried loads, as well as butter, heavy oils, and cream sauces. I recently lilmed a nutrition video with Dr. Dan Benardot. You may want to order a copy. It talks a lot about what an athlete should and should not eat. (See page liar details on the USA Gymnastics Nutrition Video)
Dear Mary Lou, I' m 14 years old and a LevelS gymnast. I'm S'4". I'm wondering ill'm too tall to continue doing gymnastics. I'm also lrustra ted with doing kips on bars. I make kips lor a couple weeks then I lose them. What should I do to make them all the time?
Lindsay Daves Everett, Washington
Dear Lindsay, No. You are nottoo tall. There is no hei ht
limit in gymnastics. You can be tall or short as long as you continue to maneuver your body well. With your kips, it sounds to me like you might not be concentrating enough. II you can do kips lor weeks at a time, there is no reason why you can't do them ALL THE TIME. Stay locused!
Dear Mary Lou, I'm 10 and a Level 6 gymnast. I go to gymnastics right alterschoollrom 4:00 to 8:00 p.m. It's hard to get my homework done because I get home so late and don't have any time belore gymnastics either. How did you get your homework done when you were doing gymnastics?
Kim Karfonta Edmond, Oklahoma
Dear Kim, Don't let your schoolwork suller because 01 mnastics. Your education should be
the number one priority in your lile right now. When I was training, we got out 01 school and went straight to the gym (5:00-9:00).1 would just stay up alter workout until my homework was linished. You'll need to be very disciplined with your time. Make lull use 01 your study halls or get up a little earlier in the morning to get your homework done. /I you're still having trouble keeping up, you may need to consider cutting your workout schedule down. Good luck.
Dear Mary Lou, I'm having trouble holding my handstand on 1l00LI'm supposed to hold it lor at least 30 seconds but I can't get past 10 seconds. Do you have any advice to help me improve my handstand?
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Dear Jeneane, It always helped me to practice my handstands on beam. Holding a handstand on beam is much easier because you can grip the sides. Once you've mastered the skill on beam lor 45 seconds to a minute, take it back down to the Iloor. Remember, keep your stomach tight and your head straight.
Dear Mary Lou, I'm 11 yea rs old. Do you enjoy getting letters lrom all different gymnasts with different problems? Are some 01 the questions hard to answer?
Lori Mastropierro Phoenix, Arizona
Dear Lori, Yes, I sure do enjoy receiving letters Irom other gymnasts. Most 01 the questions are pretty easy to answer because I have personally been through many 01 the same situotions. Hopelully, my answers will help young gymnasts conlront some 01 their problems.
Dear Mary Lou, What are you and your lamily planning to do lor the holidays?
Carly Ramsey Indian"polis, Indiana
Dear Carly, I love the holidays. My husband Shannon and I are driving up to West Virginia to spend Thanksgiving with my parents and lamily. Then, we will probably stay in Houston and spend Christmas with my husband's lamily. I can't wait.
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IVIEALS By Michelle Dusserre
Miche lle Dusserre is a 1984 Olympic Silver Medalist and currently is the USOC Athlete Representative on the USA Gymnas ti cs Executive Committee. She's a registered dieti t ian and works in Garden Grove, Ca li f.
H Oliday meals don't have to mean extra holiday fat grams. Many traditional holiday dishes and holiday baked goods can be made to cater to your low fat needs as an athlete in training. Both of these dishes fit that bill. The Sage Dressing, with 14% of its calories coming from fat, as well as the Holiday Spice Cake, with 16% of its calories coming from fat, both fall within the recommended 20% fat eating plan for a training athlete.
So have fun with these recipes and enjoy some tasty low fat dishes during your holidays!
Lovv FAT HOLIDAY SAGE _
DRESSING
1 loaf whole wheat bread (approximately 24 slices) dried out 16 flu id ounces chicken broth 3 spears celery, chopped 1 medium onion, chopped 1 can (8 oz.) water chestnuts, chopped 3 tsp. sage 3 tsp. poultry seasoning
To dry out bread, place bread slices on a cookie sheet and put in oven on low temperature (150-200' ) for approximately 1 hour on each side (or bread can be left out overnight). Cut bread into 1/2" squares, and put in large bowl. Chop onions, water chestnuts, and celery and add to bread cubes. Stir. Add broth slowly to bread mixture, stirring constantly. Add seasonings and continue to stir. Using 1/2 cup measuring cup as a mold, place dressing into cup, turn upside down and place mounds of dressing on an aluminum foil-lined cookie sheet. Bake at 350' for 20-25 minutes or until outside of dressing becomes slightly browned.
Yields 12 servings Analysis (per serving)
Calories Carbohydrates Protein Fiber Fat
Great source of fiber!
NOVEMBER / DECEMBER 1994
158 28.6 grams 5.3 grams 5.1 grams 2.5 grams
(Low/at Holiday Spice Cake recipe 011 page 15)
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't ruG JrWllV[ DAYS Of CURISIMAS fOR A GYMNASll By American School of Gymnastics Spirits Team in Keene, New Hampshire
On the first day of Christmas our coaches taught to us: Ten minutes of conditioning.
On the second day of Christmas our coaches taught to us: two forward rolls and ten minutes of conditioning.
On the third day of Christmas our coaches taught to us: three cartwheels. two forward rolls and ten minutes of conditioning.
On the fourth day of Christmas our coaches taught to us: four body waves. three cartwheels. two forward rolls and ten minutes of conditioning.
On the fifth day of Christmas our coaches taught to us: five perfect kips. four body waves. three cartwheels. two forward rolls and ten minutes of conditioning.
On the sixth day of Christtttas our coaches taught to us: six floor routines. five perfect kips four body waves. three cartwheels. two forward rolls and ten minutes of conditioning.
On the seventh day of Christmas our oaches taught to us: seven back handsprings. six floo routines. five perfect kips. four body waves. three cartWIleels1 two forward rolls and ten minutes of conditioning. 7£D {jjj
On the eighth day of Christmas our coaches taught to us: eight front hip circles. seven back handsprings. six floor routines. five perfect kips. four body waves. three cartwheels. two forward rolls and ten minutes of conditioning.
On the ninth day of Christmas our coaches taught to us: nine flat back vaults. eight front hip circles. seven back handsprings, six floor routines, five perfect kips, four body waves. three cartwheels, two forward rolls and ten minutes of conditioning.
On the tenth day of Christmas our coaches taught to us: ten awesome flyaways, nine flat back vaults, eight front hip circles, seven back handsprings, six floor routines. five perfect kips. four body waves, three cartwheels, two forward rolls and ten minutes of conditioning.
On the eleventh day of Christmas our coaches taught to us: eleven tour jetes, ten awesome f1yaways, nine flat back vaults, eight front hip circles, seven back handsprings, six floor routines, Uve p rfect 'ps, four body waves, three cartwheels, two forwa lis and ten minutes of conditioning.
On the twelfth day of Ch istmas our coaches taught to us: twelve round-of dis Dunts, eleven tour jetes, ten awesome flyaways. nine fla b c vaults, eight front hip circles, seven back handsprings, six floor routines, five perfect kips, four body waves, thre cartwheels, two forward rolls and ten minutes of conditioning.
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'Twa~ the night before lhe Holiday Meet,
The ~ uipment was ready FlIt lhe gymnasts who dared
The last mat had been moved The last bars fiad been se Please no one isturb
The judges q ite yet. When at the · ro J door
We heard a sof chatter We thought to ou selves
What can be the matter. And ther in the/lobby
Stood a efYlittle girl In a shiny red leotard With her ponytail curled.
Not a gymnast, I thought Too tiny and meek
But she proved me-all wrong At the start of the meet.
She soared like an eagle And tumbled like a weed
I forgot what I was doing And watched her indeed.
Her moves on the floor Were ever so dean
Only to be bettered By her great beam routine. Her eyes had a sparkle
When she looked my direction Her bar routine finished
To almost perfection. One event left to cover
She's too small for the vault But she flew with such height
With no second thought. We all wondered in amazement
What gave her the stuff To make her, so great
And ever so tough. Was it her coaches, her parents,
Or just something she did That made us all wish
She was U our kid." The medals were hung From her neck to her knee
When we asked her, her secret She smiled with ease.
"It's not my coaches or my parents That make me do good
But they've taught me the basics And the things that they should."
"It's not in your head But what's in your heart
That makes you a winner And sets you apart."
As she walked out the doors With her bag held tight
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If you would like to ask Kim Zmeskal a question, write to USA Gymnastics, Chalk Talk, Pan American Plaza, 201 S. Capitol Ave., Suite 300, Indianapolis, IN 46225.
Dear Kim, What are you doing for the holidays this year? My fami ly and I are going to visit my grandma in Chicago. I can't wait for Christmas.
Missy Wa lke II/dimwpolis, Indial/a
Dear Missy, The past two Christmas holidays I have gone to Chicago to visit Betty Okino. This year I won't be able to do the same since I need to stay in Houston to train. On Christmas day, however, my whole family is going to my grandma's house just like you. I can't wait either. I love the winter holiday season.
Dear Kim, I' m lO yearsold and a Level5gymnast. I'm 4'1" and everyone at school is a foot or so taller than me. They make fun of me. I've tried ignoring them but it doesn't work. What should I do?
Sarah Christopher HOlIstOIl, Texas
Dear Sarah, I've always been one of the shortest, or THE shortest person, in my classes. Just this month, I finally made it to 4'9". When people make comments about my height, I don't take it as an insult. Being vertically
challenged makes you special because you are different from most of your classmates. In the gym, being 4' 1" could be to your advantage. Remember that!
Dear Kim, I'm trying to move into Level 7 and our whole team is having problems with our casts on bars. Are there any types of conditioning drills or tips that you can give me to help?
Lallra Ade St. LOllis, Missollri
Dear Laura, Casts on bars may very well be the most important skill there is to master on this event. Without good handstands, the next elements in progression become
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much more difficult. Some conditioning exercises that I do daily are assisted by my coach. Have your coach spot you doing series of casts that come down to support position in between each cast. Also, a hint for casting is to lean your shoulders forward and wait longer before casting.
Dear Kin1, I was so glad to hear that you were making a comeback for '96. I'm a big fan of yours and wou ld love to see you compete again. What was the hardest thing for you to learn when you started training in gymnastics?
JeIIl/ ifer Pm·kil/son EI Cajol/ , Califomia
Dear Jennifer, Thanks for your support in my return to
Kim Zmeskal won three consecutive U.S. Championships titles, the World Championships title and contributed to the u.s.' s bronze medal in the team competition at the 1992 Olympic Games.
competitive gymnastics. The skill that I remember taking me a while to learn when I was younger was a glide kip on bars. It was so frustrating for me, but with time it came to be no problem.
Dear Kim, I hear that you are pulling the Karolyi's out of retirement and that you are going back into competitive gymnastics. Am I right? If I am, I think that's great. Who is training with you? Congratson graduating!
Katie Canllon Blakely, Georgia
Dear Katie, You are correct. The Karolyi's and I are preparing right now for next season. My teammates that I am training with are 00-miniqueMoceanu,Jennie Thompson, Svetlana Boguinskaia and April Burkholder.
Dear Kim, I'm 10 years old and a Level 7. Do you think I have enough time to go to the Olympics?
Jessica Stork SlIIlIIyvale, Califomia
Dear Jessica, You have plenty of time to reach the Olympics. For now, have fun competing at the level you are.
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The Junior NationalTeam ~ ~ summer training camp was ~ c::;77 held August 3-16 at the ~ ~ U.s. Olympic TrainingCen- ~ ter in Colorado Springs, U U U Colo. The camp was at- ~ tended by 17 of the 24 Jun-ior National Team Members which is made up of the top eight 16-18 year old Junior Elite 1's, the top eight 14-15 year old Junior Elite II's and the top eight 12-13 year old Junior Elite Ill's. Unfortunately, the start of college and some minor injuries kept some athletes from participating in this year's camp.
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The staff for the camp was made up of coaches Kelly Crumley, Arnold Kvetenadze, Gene Watson, Nancy Speilkamp of the dance staff, and USA Gymnastics staff members Dennis McIntyre and Mas Watanabe. In addition, there were eight personal coaches who attended and were very involved in the camp.
The camp had three main goals for the athletes. The first goal was to reinforce and emphasize the continued development and refinement of physical preparation. This is an area of great concern for the junior national coaching staff as it is still a point of relative weakness in the junior program. The second goal was to work on skill development and this was individualized as much as possible for each gymnast. The third goal was to share training information and to motivate the athletes.
For the coaches, there were also three main objectives: to increase their technical knowledge, to increase technical and program awareness through the interaction of all the coaches and athletes, and to provide opportunities for the exchange of information between USA GymnasticS staff members and the coaches so that positive and responsive programming can continue to evolve.
There was an amazing amount of energy at the camp from both the coaches and the athletes. The camp goals were definitely met if not exceeded. The staff and athletes should be commended for their contributions to the success of the !
Coaches L to R: Arnold Kvetenadze, Marek Kuzdra, Kelly Crumley, Gene Watson, Tim Klempnauer, Carlos Vazquez, Kevin Standriff, Dennis Mcintyre, Kevin Crumley, Chuck LeCombe, Mas Watanabe, Ted Woltz. Back Row Gymnasts L to R: TIm Elsner, Stephen Van Etten, Kendall Schiess, Scott Finkelstein, Dan Fink, Lindsay Fang, Craig Nesbitt. Front Row Athletes L to R: Daniel Furney, Brett McClure, Ryan Roberts, Guard Young, Jason Furr, Kris Zimmerman. Not pictured: Josh Birkelbaw, TIm Dalrymple, Dan Ryssman, Sanjuan Jones, Yusuf Johnson, Yewki Tomita, Fredric Umali, David Eskildsen, Evan Sapp, Jason Gatson, Jamie Natalie.
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DECEMBER 1-4 to.P. Training Camp (W) 2-4 DTB Pokal (M/W) 4-11 ODP Jr. Notional Team Camp (M) 8·11 Coaches Workshop (M) 10-15 Chunichi Cup (W) 15-21 Pacific Alliance Championships (M/W) 27-Jan 14 Notional Group Training Camp (R) 31 Broadcast World Championships-Team (M/W)
JANUARY 1995 5-7 First Elite Regional (W) 27-28 USAG Winter Cup Challenge (M) 27-29 Second Elite Regional (W) 21 Reese's International Gymnastics Cup
FEBRUARY *8-12 Rhythmic Challenge (R) 16-18 Pan Am Gomes T rials/American Classic (W)
MARCH 3-4 McDonald's American Cup (M/Wl 4 Broadcast McDonald's American Cup (M/W) 4-19 Pan American Games (M/W/R) 7 Int'l Mixed Pairs (M/W) 11 Broadcast Reese's Int'I Gymnastics Cup 18 Broadcast International Mixed Pairs (M/W)
APRIL 8 NCAA Regional Meets (W) 8 NCAA Regional Meets (M) 11 -15 USA Gymnastics Collegiate Championships (M/W) 15 USA Gymnastics Nat'llnvitational Tournament (W) 20-22 NCAA National Championships (W) 20-22 NCAA National Championships (M) 22-23 level 1 0 Regionals (W) 27-28 VISA Challenge (M/W) 29 Broadcast VISA Challenge (W)
MAY 5-7 10. Championships (R) 11-14 10. Natianals (M) 11-14 10. Nationals JR (W) 13-14 Western Rhythmic Open (R) 13 Broadcast VISA Challenge (M) 18-21 10. Nationals SR (W) 20-21 Eastern Rhythmic Open (R)
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"I can't work years and years for nothing," complained 1992 Olympic gold medalist Lavinia Milosovici.
Prime Minister Nicolae Vacaroiu intervened to end the strike, promising to pay the gymnasts, who are current European team champions, overdue government bonuses.
Coach Octavian Belu said, "The sport and youth ministry called me last night to say our prime minister swept away all the bureaucratic barriers which held up normal prize payments. It only took one phone call, and within two hours there was a positive solution after my girls waited five months with unhonored promises."
"I hope this time all the promises will be kept and the girls will not have to go on strike again," said Belu. He was confident the team would be World Championships in Nover~"..2::2
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B. Qualification: Athletes will qualify to the Winter Cup Challenge from Elite Qualifying meets approved by the Men's Program Director to be held at various sites, but concluding no later thon January 21 , 1995. The USA Gymnastics Men's Program Director will certify these approved meets. Approval allows that FIG rules will be used. NCAA competitions using the NCAA modified FIG rules moy be approved. All athletes using qualifying scores from an approved competition using straight FIG rules will have 2.5 points added to their optional all·around score for ranking purposes. Two or more nationally certified judges, who are approved by the Men 's Program Director, will be required. Two or more judges per event will be required. Three or more programs must be involved in the competition for approval. No qualifying meet will be approved unless a request for approval is received a minimum of four weeks prior to the competition. All official results of quolification scores will be sent to the Men 's Program Director within 24 hours of the conclusion of the qualification meet. In addition all results must include for all athletes age, birth date, and declaration of the division for which they are qualifying. All seven members of the 1994 World Championships team will be allowed to retain their National Team Rank, without competing in the Winter Cup Challenge, until the 1995 National Championships. Those athletes who finished in rank order numbers 8-14 from the 1994 National Chompionships will automatically qualify for the 1995 Winter Cup Challenge. No automatically qualified athletes will be replaced for any reason. There will be three divisions at the 1995 Winter Cup Challenge. The divisions and the number of qualifiers for each division are: Team Atlonta-compulsory and optional-24 gymnasts Team 2000-optional only 19 and under·16 gymnasts Team 2000-optional only 20 and over-16 gymnasts Age will be determined by the first day of competition for the Winter Cup Challenge, January 27.
C. Competition Format: For compulsories the Team Atlanta group will be divided into three squods of eight. The starting events will be FX, PH, and SR and will be determined by random draw. Alter the first event the squads will rotate in Olympic order. For optional competition the two Team 2000 divisions will be divided into four squads of eight. The seven squads will be assigned a starting event by random draw with competition on all six events with one bye. The bye will occur between HB and FX events. Optional competition will utilize the Additional Special Requirements of the Men's Program Committee. All-around ranking_will be determined from the compulsory and optional totals for Team Atlanta with the all-around total weighted 60% compulsory and 40% optional. For both divisions olTeam 2000 ranking will be done by optional all-around total only.
D. U.S. NationalTeam: The total number of gymnosts, determined by rank order, who comprise the U.S. National Team will be: Team Atlanta· compulsory and optional 10 plus 7 from World Championships Team = 17 Team 2000 optional only 19 and under Teom 2000 optional only 20 and over Petitions to the Winter Cup Challenge will be considered only if the following conditions exist. Athlete must be a current or previous (within lost 12 months) National Team Member and have competed in one of the immediately two previous notional events (Winter Cup or Notional Championships). Petitions should be completed by the coach and include a doctor's statement and any other documentation necessary. No petition which is submitted in an incomplete form will be accepted. Any petition which is ultimately accepted by the Men 's Program Committee will not exclude a competitor qualified by competition.
II. Pan American Games March 4·19, Mar del Plata, Argentina A. Qualification: Athletes for the 1995 Pan American Games Team will be selected by rank order from the U.S. Men's Team as of January 29, 1995. The 1995 Pan American Games will utilize a compulsory ond optional format using the 1996 Olympic compulsory exercises. Coaches selection for the Pan American Games has not yet been determined by the MPC.
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Randi, 11 , who competes for April 's Amerimn Gymnastics Center in lexington, S.c., won first place atthe 1994 level 8 State Championships competition in Greenville, S.c. In winning the all·around title, she also won first on bars, beam, floor and finished sixth on vault. She wos also the 1993 State Champion while com· peting at Level 6. Randi is coached by April and Dick Thomas.
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Stephanie, 15, works out at the United Sports Academy in North Ogden. The owner is Susan Morris and her coaches are Paula Crawford and Annalee Olsen. She recently competed in the Utah Summer Games. She captured five gold medals in the level 8 15·17 age group. This past spring she also placed first on floor at the State Gymnastics Meet. Her hobbies are horseback riding and water ·skiing. One of her gools is to get 0 college scholarship and become a lady Ute at the University of Utah .
. JOSH SCHWITZER MIAMI, FLORIDA
Josh, 15, is a Closs IV gymnast at Octavia no's Gymnastics in Miami, Flo. He won the 1994 florida State AII·Around title in his division. He also took third place atthe 1994 Region Seven Closs IV Championships. He is working on his new routines for Closs III. He 's coached by Mike Hoadley.
ERIN BRIDGE SOMER~, CONNECTICUT
Erin, 9, trains at the Tri-Town Gymnastics Cen· ter in Ellington, Connecticut. She recently won first place all·around in the 1994 Nutmeg State Gomes. She also received gold medals on vault, bars and floor and a bronze medal on beam. Erin will be competing level 6 this fall.
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JESSIE DEYE CINCINNATI, OHIO
Jessie, 10, (ompetes level 6 at Queen City Gymnasti(s. She's (oo(hed by Mike lowless.ln the regionols, she tied for first plo(e on floor ond bars, second on beam ond tied for second in the all-around with a score of 34.65. Her favorite gymnosts are Shannon Miller, Amanda Borden and Kim Zmeskal.
Meagon, 9, is in fourth grade and trains at Terry and Bon's. She is a level 6 gymnast. Her best event is floor exercise. She iscoo(hed by Terry Mula. She would some day like to be like Shonnon Miller.
SHEENA PIPER FAIRCHANCE, PENNSYlVANIA •
Sheena, 11 , trains ot West Virginio Gymnosti(s Training Center in Morgantown, W.V. She is now storting her third yeor in gymnosti(s. She has won the West Virginia State Meet two years in a row- first os 0 level 6 ond then os 0 level B optionol gymnast. Her lirst year os on optionol gymnost she reo(hed a score of 35.50. She's coo(hed by Gory Rofoloski.
NAJHDA ALLEN SOUTH OZONE.PARK, NEW YORK
Noihdo, 10, (ompetes ond trains with Nino's Gymnosti(s in Ozone, New York. She is coo(hed by Daniel Kogonovi(h ond re(ently won 0 silver medol on voult for a second pla(e finish in New York Stote's 1994 level 7 finals (om petition. She has qualified for levelS. Noihdo hopes to be 0 port of the USA Olympi( team someday.
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Ba(k row Lto R: Terry Walker,from Cypress A(ademy; Rita Brown, from Brown's Gymnastics; Mayra Torres, judge and delegation leader; Ray Gnat, Brown's Gymnastics; Front Row: Rachel Rochelli, Cypress Academy; Mohini Bhardwaj and Jenni Beuthard, from Brown's Gymnastics.
Judge: Moyro Torres
L Mirela Tug urlan ROM 38.2750 2. Denisse Lopez MEX 38.1120
MohiniBhordwoj UIA 37.8210 3. Jenni Beolhord UIA 37.7375 4. Rachel Rachelli UIA 37.4000 5. Nalalie Barrington CAN 37.2250 6. Alexandra Dobre"o ROM 36.8875
*The USA could only designate two competitors in the all-around competition. Although Bhardwaj took third all-around, she could not collect her bronze medal because she was not one of the designated scores for the USA.
1994 SOAPBERRY SHOP GYMNASTICS CHALLENGE Hamilton, Canada October 1, 1994
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The USA delegation to the Shop World Gymnastics eluded UCLA gymnast Steve H H . ,--QU,",
coach Y efim Furman and judge Boulton. McCain competed in the with one day's notice prior to his ture. McCain took Bill Roth's place in event because Roth hyper-extended his knee. McCain took sixth all-around, tied for fourth on floor (9.15) and pommel horse (9.05), took fifth on rings (9 .05), parallel bars (9.10) and high bar (9.25), and finished sixth on vault (9.10). McCain performed consistently but had minor breaks on each event.
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USA SWEEPS JR. PAN AMERICAN GYMNASTICS CUP
The American men's and women's teams captured gold medals at the Jr. Pan American Gymnastics Cup
in Monterrey, Mexico, on Sept. 20. In addition, the men took the top four places in the all-around while the women took the top three.
ver medal on parallel bars . Morgan won vault and took second on rings.
Leading the men was 1994 Junior National Champion Mike Morgan from Cincinnati, Ohio, who won the all-around gold medal with a score of 54.10. Morgan was followed in second (54.00) by Mike Dutka from Fairless Hills, Pa., and Jason Katsampes from Hummelstown, Pa., took the bronze medal (53.45) . Tim Elsner from Middletown, N.J., rounded out the men's team placing fourth (53.20).
For the U.s. women, Andree Pickens from Houston, Texas, captured the gold medal with 38.025, Tara Tagliarino from Tampa,Fla., tookthesilvermedal (37.275), and Marissa Medal from Pompano Beach, Fla., tied for
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third (37.000) with Canada's Katie Rowland. Deidra Graham from Salt Lake City, Utah, the final member of the women's team, finished eighth all-around (36.425).
tina with 153.70, and Mexico placed third with 152.50. The American women won the gold medal with 112.625. They were followed by Canada with 111.300 and Argentina with 107.050.
Dutka won four individual events including floor, parallel bars, high bar and tied for first on pommel horse with Katsampes. Katsampes also took the sil-
Pickens won floor, took second on vault and third on beam. Medal and Graham tied for first on beam. Tagliarino and Graham tied for second on bars and Tagliarino took third on floor.
In the team competition, the U.S. men scored 162.85. In second place was Argen-
The USA rhythmic team tied for third and Lauri Illy from Glenview, Ill., won a silver medal in clubs and a bronze medal in the rope event. Illy took fourth allaround, Lori Fredrickson from Sand wich, Ill. took sixth and Tin~p from Jacksonville, Fla. finished 13th.
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TEAM CUP CLASSIC COMPETITION 1. Mike OUlko Gymnoslrum 53.050 2. Elhon Sierk Surgenls 51.900 3. ScollFinkelslein Gymnoslrum 51.650
TEAM STANDINGS 1. Gymnoslrum 20B.250 2. World (up 193.350 3. Surgenls 193.300
JR CUP COMPETITION 1. Scoll Velere Gymnoslrum 47.700 2. Doniel Dioz Luong Gymnix 45.400 3. Anlonio (esor Mexico 43.150
TEAM STANDINGS 1. Tollohossee 129.300 2. Gymnoslrum 128.050 3. Mexico 123.150
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March 18-19, 1994 Gymnastics Center of the Lehigh Valley in Allentown, Pa.
AGE GROUP 12-13 1. Evon Sopp Golimore 46.200 2. Donny Finnegon (opilol 45.650 3. Anlonio (esor Mexico 45.500
AGE GROUP 14·15 1. Mike Dulko Gymnoslrum 52.900 2. lindsey Fong Gymnoslrum 52.400 3. Scoll Finkelslein Gymnoslrum 51.BOO
AGE GROUP 16·18 1. Fobricio Olsson Gymnoslrum 53.700 2. Sonjuon Jones Tollohossee 52.700 3. Anlonio Mendozo Mexico 51.700
1. Don Gill (opilol 42.300 --____ _ 2. Peler Shoslchuk Gymnoslrum 40.700 3. Polrick McForlin Doggells 40.600
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By Judy Dobransky USA Delegation Leader and Judge
The Golden Sands Invitational was held September 10-11 in Varna, Bulgaria at the Sport and Cultural Palace. Fifteen year old N a tasha Ivanova from Russia narrowly edged out USA juniors Kristy Powell and Doni Thompson, both from Colorado Aerials in Colorado Springs, Colo. Although
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In addition to the top all-around standings, Powell earned first on floor while Thompson earned first on beam and third on bars and floor.
Special tnanks to Jordan Naydenov, a gymnastics club own~r in Van Couver, Washington. A Bulgarian by biu'th, he was vacationing in his native country and joined the USA delegation as a friend and in terpreter.
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~~~~~wwwW'ti~ ~ BROWN'S GYMNASTICS ~ ~ OF HOUSTON OPENS NOVEMBER 94' 1f;I t:Jr.t:ttt~~**ttt-:t"b~iti/Ib A HISTORY OF EXCELLENCE . .. THE TRADITION CONTINUES
BROWN'S GYMNASTICS OF HOUSTON, a new state-of-the-art training-facility has opened its door-for business.
The new gym will be temporarily located at 10516-G Old Katy Road (1-10 & West Beltway 8), in the Town & Country North Shopping Center (behind Sports Town). The temporary gym is a 44,000 square foot facility and will be used while construction on the permanent site is completed. When finished, the permanent site, at 11280 Wilcrest Green Drive, will be a 50,000 square foot premier facility, making it the world's largest training facility. The two gyms are only minutes apart.
This premier facility will feature two training gyms for men's and women's teams, pre-school/recreation gym, physical therapy room, dance studio, observation deck, administrative offices, conference room and an audiovisual room.
The temporary facility will feature the same new equipment that will be housed in the permanent gym. The giant multi-purpose in-ground pit will provide ideal training for all events in men's and women's gymnastics.
"I lielieve the Houston gym will help the USA enter a new era in gymnastics, " said Rita Brown. "This gym has been a dream of mine for years, and now the dream is turning into reality. " Brown's Gymnastics is one of the most successful gymnastics clubs in the world. Brown's is home of 1992 Olympic Bronze Medalist Wendy Bruce, 1988 Olympian Brandy Johnson, numerous National Champions, and over 100 National and International Medalists.
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PREVIEW OF THE 1 994 TEAM WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS By Luan Peszek
The 1991 World Championships in Indianapolis, Ind., was the last time that a team competition was held at the World Championships. During the competition, the USA
women earned the silver medal, the highest finish ever received by the U.s. women at a World Championships competition. The U.s. men took fifth .
The Team World Championships will take place this year in Dortmund, Germany, November 15-20. The format of the competition is team only. No all-around or individual event champion will be crowned from this event. Shannon Miller remains the reigning World Champion!
This will be the first World Championships or Olympic Games that the former Soviet Union will compete as individual republics. In addition, it will be the first world event that utilizes the new 7-6-5 rule. This rule states that seven gymnasts comprise one team, any six of the seven gymnasts compete on one event, and five scores count. Therefore, an alternate gymnast does not have to be designated prior to the start of the competition. The team with the most depth will win.
The USA selected the top seven male gymnasts from the 1994 Coca-Cola National Gymnastics Championships. They include:
Scott Keswick, Bill Roth, Steve McCain, John Roethlisberger, Mihai Bagiu, Casey Bryan, and Kip Simons.
According to USA Gymnastics Men's Program Director Ron Galimore the goal is to place in the final round of competition or top six.
Although only three of the members of the team have competed in World Championships competition, this group has a lot of talented gymnasts and has the potential of doing very well.
For the women, the top 16 age-eligible athletes from the 1994 Coca-Cola National Gymnastics Championships were invited to compete in the NationsBank World Gymnastics Team Trials in Richmond, Va., October 15-16.
From the trials event the following athletes qualified to the team: Dominique Dawes, Shannon Miller, Kerri Strug, Amanda Borden, Amy Chow, Jaycie Phelps, and Larissa Fontaine.
This is a strong women's team and the goal is to win a medal!
Good luck to all the athletes competing at the 1994 World Gymnastics Championships. Coverage will appear in the January/February issue of USA Gymnastics magazine.
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By Luan Pes:z:ek
Ron Galimore, a member of the 1980 Olympic Team, joined USA Gymnastics as the Men's Program Director in March 1994. USA Gymnastics recently caught up with Galimore to get his outlook on the men's scene.
USA Gymnastics: Ron, you've attended numerous events in the months that you have worked as the
men's program director, what have been your impressions thus far? Ron Galimore: I've noticed that we have a lot of talented athletes who should do really
well internationally, but we've had a number of distractions that have resulted in not performing up to potential at important events. I feel we need to concentrate on eliminating the distractions as much as possible and continue to improve the quality of our training. Going into an event with the focus only on winning a medal is one of the main distractions. Of course winning medals is important, but the concentration should first be on hitting routines. With the focus on performing consistently-winning medals will follow. Regardless of where they are competing, an athlete's thought should be, "How well can I hit my routines?" not "I hope I can hit my routines."
USA Gymnastics: What would you like to see done differently? Ron Galimore: I'd like the coaching and judging communities to work closer together
for the best interest of USA gymnasts. It's important that the interpretation and evaluation of skills the athletes perform in the USA are up to international standards. In this way, our gymnasts will work hard to improve weak areas and will know what is expected when competing internationally.
USA Gymnastics: What have been the weak events for USA men? Ron Galimore: Weak events typically have been vault and floor. In my opinion, vault
has not been treated with the same respect as the other events. Time needs to be devoted to training and preparation in order to develop high level vaults. Many gymnasts go through practice, do a couple of vaults and move on to another event-they don' t devote the time on vault that they do on the other events. We'd like to provide more information that will assist the coaches and gymnasts on both of these events. For example, Greg Scholars gave a presentation at the Congress in Nashville about developing speed and power that was great! Greg, a former Olympic class sprinter, presented running and lower body drills that can help strengthen our gymnasts, improve their vaulting and tumbling, and enable them to do more difficult dismounts on floor.
USA Gymnastics: What are the USA men's team goals for upcoming major events? Ron Galimore: Our goal for the 1994 World Championships is to make team finals (top
6). This isn't going to be easy as we compete in the first session of the competition and we have four gymnasts who have not yet competed in a World Championships competition. If the team performs consistently, however, Team USA has a good chance of reaching this goal. By starting a trend of consistent performance now, we will be prepared in 1995 and 1996 ... with the potential for a team medal in 1996! I believe that the new FIG team competition format (7-6-5) can work in our favor because of the depth of 1995 and 1996 teams. We expect that some of the new countries will only have three or four strong gymnasts, however, the depth of other teams won't really be known until after the 1994 World Championships.
USA Gymnastics: Bright stars to watch in the future? Ron Galimore: I'm excited about this! I expect that there are about 14 guys with a
realistic shot at making the 1996 Olympic Team. We have high hopes for many of our young talented gymnasts, and are also confident that our veterans of the sport will make an enormous contribution leading up to and including the Olympic Games. The whole base of the men's program is growing stronger and stronger.
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TRAINING WORKBOOKS: A must to all competitive gymnasts and coaches. Now available-the revised edition of the gymnast's TRAINING WORKBOOK and the coach's PLANNING HANDBOOK. Books include: Calendar, schedules, cycles, chorts, goals and objectives, routines, physicol-technicalphysiological training, progress reports, testings, fitness measurements, anthropmetric measurements, physiologicol data, food intake and much, much more. To order, indicote coaches or gymnasts book version, men or women. Send $20 per book to: STAR RISE INTERNATIONAL, 6263 28 St., Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H IT 3H8.
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MIAMI, FLA. The Florida Gymnastics Training Center is interested in starting a BOYS competitive team program. We're looking for a part-time employee that con also teach beginner girls and boys classes. Currently, we have 2 gyms, 6,000 sf and 4,000 sf. Future plans for expansion include a new large facility. Call David at 305-386-3833.
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COACH FOR HIGH LEVEl GIRLS. QUAlITIES NEEDED: -Strong Spotter Bars, Tumbling, Vault; - Good Technique; - Positive, Motivated, Energetic. Call or send resume to: Feigley's School of Gymnastics (Bridgettes), 4475 South Clinton Avenue, South Plainfield, NJ 07080. 908-561-8888.
POSITION IN SW FLORIDA-Rapidly growing, expanding gym is seeking experienced, motivated, energetic HEAD COACH for girl's teams, Level 2-7 . Gymnasts are young and talented. Gym is fully-equipped. Year-round position, full-time. Great salary!! Great opportunity!!! Send resume to: Gymnastics Place, Inc., 954 Pine Island Rd., #I-J, Cape Coral, Fl33909 or call Brenda-813-772-4847.
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We are looking for full-time and part-time male and female coaches to join our rapidly growing program. Beautiful 17000 sq. ft. world-dass gym located in Los Angeles, California. Comfortable working environment, excellent benefits, professional management. Please contact Wendy, 9700 Topanga Cyn. BI. Chatsworth, CA 91311. 818-727-9222 or fax us your resume at 818-727-9587.
ATLANTA-GIRLS & BOYS TEAM COACHING POSITION AVAILABLE. Our 17,000 sq. foot facility is located in Fayetteville, Georgia just south of Atlanta. Coach must have experience with upper-level gymnasts as well as the ability to oversee progressive dasses. We hove a comprehensive gymnastic program which needs an enthusiastic coach who can work well with boys and girls dasses. Also looking for QUALIFIED ClASS COACHES. The salary is negotiable based on exrerience. Please send your resume to Gym South Schoo of Gymnastics, 119 N. 85 Parkway, Fayetteville, GA 30214. 404-461-5528 or fax at 404-461-0955.
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