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RHYTHMIC WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS The Rhythmic World Championships took place July 12-14 in New Orleans, La., the first time on US. soiL The reigning World and Olympic Champions from Russia performed to near perfection in order to win the

gold medal followed by Belarus in second and Greece in third.

u.S. GYMNASTICS CHAMPIONSHIPS The US. Gymnastics Championships took place in Cleveland, Ohio, August 7-10 and included men's, women's, rhythmic and trampoline and tumbling competition. In addition, Sports Acrobatics Team Trials took place in Cleveland as well. Here's a highlight from each of the competitions.

SENIOR WOMEN Tasha Schwikert won her second consecutive national title at the U.S. Championships, defeating strong competition from Tabitha Yim and Ashley PostelL

24 SENIOR MEN Paul Hamm won his first National All-Around title defeating five-time National Champion Blaine Wilson, defending National Champion Sean Townsend as well as other gymnastics powers Guard Young and brother

Morgan.

26 JUNIOR WOMEN In the junior women's competition, Carly Patterson won her first Junior National All-Around title, followed by her teammate Hollie Vise and Chellsie Memmel, who finished third. The junior women were top-notch with amazing difficulty and will certainly prove their world-class

potential as they move into the senior ranks.

28 JUNIOR MEN Sho Nakamori won the 16-18 junior men's title while Taqiy Abdullah won the 14-15 junior men's title. The top seven gymnasts from each group

qualified to a position on the Junior National Team.

30 RHYTHMIC In the Rhythmic venue there was a new name and face among the senior competitors. Meet two-time Canadian National Champion Mary Sanders - the new US. National Champion. In the junior competition, Kristin Kaye finished first, winning her first national title.

32 SPORTS ACROBATICS The 2002 Sports Acrobatics Team Trials took place in the Exhibit Hall of National Congress. This event, along with the National Championships held in New Orleans, selected the National Team, World Championships Team, and the World Age Group Games Team.

34 TRAMPOLINE AND TUMBLING The Trampoline and Tumbling action was incredible with gymnasts flipping, twisting, bouncing and bounding on trampoline, double mini, synchronized trampoline and tumbling. It was truly amazing to see the level of difficulty that took place. Jennifer Parilla and Ryan Weston won the trampoline competition and competed new skills as well.

44 2002 SPORTS ACROBATICS ELITE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS The top 42 sports acrobatics athletes in the u.s. went head-to-head for the title of "National Champion" while competing in New Orleans. The competition was exceptionally intense and proved the depth of the US. Sports Acrobatics athletes.

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I'd like to begin by thanking each and everyone of the USA Gymnastics staff members for their commitment to excellence and hard work this summer. It is amazing what we have accomplished as a team: the organization and execution of five premier events including the Rhythmic World Championships, Congress and U.s. Gymnastics Championships with five diSCiplines, the Trampoline and Tumbling World Cup and the TJ Maxx International Gymnastics Challenge. The level of preparation of our athletes is superior and I'd also Like to commend the readiness of the member services and education department, the coverage on the web and in our publications, and the efforts of the marketing and PR department. It is truly a team effort and I'm proud of the job well done.

The 2002 U.s. Championships and Congress in Cleveland were a success for all involved. Thank you to everyone who took part in the excitement. One of the highlights from the week that I'd like to point out was the Hall of Fame luncheon, which featured John Macready and John RoethLisberger as masters of ceremonies. Hall of Fame inductees included George Beckstead, Dickie Browning, Nard Cazzell, Bil Copp, Trent Dimas, Jair Lynch, Alexandra Nicholson, Betty Okino, and

Kerri Strug. More than 300 people attended the luncheon, which also recognized many hard working individuals as recipients of special awards.

The Greater New Orleans Sports Foundation and the city of New Orleans, once again, proved an outstanding host for a USA Gymnastics event. The 2002 Rhythmic World Championships took place July 12-14, the first time to be held in the U.s ., and was a complete success. The u.s. Rhythmic Group team, who trained together in Lake Placid prior to the event, made a strong international showing. We plan to continue the national training program as a result of their performance and with hopes of the u.s. team being on the floor in 2004 at the Olympic Games in Athens.

USA Gymnastics also played host to the 2002 Trampoline and Tumbling World Cup, August 22-25, in Greensboro, NC. It was a very exciting competition with a plethora of international talent. The u.s. competitors fared well as Ryan Weston and David Ford earned the bronze in synchronized trampoline while Weston also earned fifth in men's trampoline. I'm pleased to say that tumblers Casey Finley and Lindsey Blundell advanced to the prestigious World Cup Final this November in Hannover, Germany. This is an impressive accomplishment and I wish them good luck.

National Gymnastics Day, which took place Saturday, August 24, 2002, proved successful for the fourth year in a row. Hundreds of clubs throughout the country hosted National Gymnastics Day events at their gyms, and several clubs helped raise money for the Children's Miracle Network through Cartwheel-a-Thons and other fund raising activities. I hope you caught Bela Karolyi and sports acro pair Kris Duncan and Megan Vaughn on NBC's "Today Show," on August 19. What great exposure for gymnastics and our newest discipline!

Moving forward, the 2002 World Championships are coming up November 20-24, in Debrecen, Hungary. This competition will crown the individual event world champions on both the men's and women's side. The top athletes from the U.S. Championships will attend a selection camp to determine the 2002 World Championships teams. The women's selection camp is September 22-27, at the Karolyi ranch in Texas, and the men's camp is October 9-13 at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado.

The TJ Maxx International Gymnastics Challenge took place Aug. 22 at the Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim. It featured national champions Tasha Schwikert and Paul Hamm against Russian Olympic Champions Alexei Nemov and Svetlana Khorkina. The event was a great preview of the competition venue for the upcoming 2003 World Championships. Hopefully you caught the action of the T.J. Maxx International Gymnastics Challenge on NBC, September 1.

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2002 RHYTHMIC GYMNASTICS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

The Rhythmic World Championships took place July 12-14 in New Orleans, La. , the first time on U.S. soil. There were 20

groups competing in the competition and each country performed two routines, one using two balls and three ropes while the other routine utilized five ribbons.

The reigning World and Olympic Champions from Russia performed to near perfection in order to win the gold medal with a score of 49.050. This title makes the fourth for Russia at a World Championships including 1992, 1994 and 1999.

One of the Russian gymnasts said, "Coming into the competition, the grouping was difficult. Only two of us have been to big competitions. Yes, we made some little mistakes, but the new rules are much harder than the old. All the teams are growing. You must be able to deal with your nerves."

The Belarus team, which has medaled consistently at the World Championships, including third in 1999, had to count one very small drop during day one of competition at the beginning of an otherwise very impressive routine. During day two, the Belarus team showed a high energy routine with a lot of tosses and good execution. Their final score was a 47.675 for second place.

Greece was second after the first day of competition but dropped to thi rd after the final round . Greece had a clean overall performance with one small drop that moved

them to third behind Belarus with a score of 47.400.

The USA started day one with its ribbon routine which was performed to the song "America" from West Side Story. There were a few minor technical errors in their routine but overall it was very solid with high energy, much to the delight of the audience who chanted "USA" as the score was posted (19.650). The score was met with mixed feelings by the crowd, some of whom booed the score. During day two, the group performed with three ropes and two balls and did an excellent job, having one of the most original routines at Championships. They had no drops throughout their exercise. It was a very solid performance and scored

20.500. The group finished in 13th place.

"They did it today (finals), they performed their routine well and this is the important thing for us," said Efrossina Anguelova. "However, I'm very disappointed by our final score."

The U.S. group has been training in Lake Placid, N.Y. at the Olympic Training Center since October 2001. They had to make numerous sacrifices including living away from their family and friends in order to achieve their goal of competing in a World Championships. The group and their coach, Elena Savenkova, should be commended for a job well done.

The group included: Nina Chubrikova, Mariah Kraker, Masha Krakovskaya, Taryn Look, Marissa Pierce, and Kathryn Rogers.

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Final Results 1. Russia 49.050 2. Belarus 47.675 3. Greece 47.400 4. Bulgaria 47.050 5. Italy 45.550 I. Ukraine 44.950 7. China 43.175 I. Brazil 42.100 I. Spain 41.550 lB. Japan 41.150 11. Poland 41.100 u. Canada 40.975 13. USA 40.150 14. Germany 37.950 15. France 37.800 It Hungary 37.650 17. Switzerland 36.875 It Slovakia 36.100 11. Korea 33.975 21. Cuba 29.400

Results for three ropes and two balls I. Greece 24.450 t Bulgaria 23.600 I. Belarus 23.500 4. Italy 23.375 5. Ukraine 22.975 t China 22.675 7. Russia 21.475

•• Poland 21.175

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GALAXY GYMNASTICS ORANGEBURG, NEW YORK Congratulations lindsay, Elyssa, Taylor, Alexandria, Kearstin, Maegan, Mollie, Gerra, Tara, Kristyn, Candace and Andrea (missing: Julia). These Level 6 gymnasts won first place team at the New York State meet in Latham, N.Y. th~ year. These Galaxy girls were New York State LevelS Team Champs in 2001 as well!

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KAELIBETH CAVINESS & MARY MAJEED SPRINGBORO, OHIO Kaelibeth, 6, and Mary, 11, compete in Sports Acrobatics and are working for the first time as portners th~ year. They were the Ohio State Champions and Mid·East Regional Champions. They've been undefeated th~ season in the 11 -13 age group of Level 6 women's poirs. They train at Hand 2 Hand Acrobatic Training Center.

HAYLEY COOK HARLEYSVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA Hayley won all four events with S(ores of 9.0 or beHer and the all·mound at the 2002 Region 7 Judges Cup in the 6·B year old age level. Hayley trains at Spir~ Gymnastics in North Wales. Hayley will compete LevelS in the fall.

LAUREN WIPF TOPEKA, KANSAS Lauren, 13, completed as a Level 5 last season (2001-2002) and hopes to compete Level 6 th~ season. At her levelS State Meet she placed first on vauh (9.20), second on floor (B.B5), fifth on beam (9.05), and third in the all·clfound (34.65). Lauren trains at the C.A.G.E. (Cap~al Area Gymnastics Emporium).

SHO NAKAMORI & GERRY SIGNORELLI ALBANY, CALIF. & COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO. Sho and Gerry, 16 and lB respeclive~, have been teammates at the O~mpic Training Center in Colorado Springs for two months. Ahhough Sho's main coach ~ h~ father, Kazuki Nakamari, he

and Gerry are also coached by V-rta~ Marin~ch -, __ II!!!I'.... and Ron Brant. Sho and Gerry have lots of fun

both in and out of the gym. They work very hard and aspire to be O~mpians one day.

TlPHANIE LEFFAKIS & KAYLEE WERTZ

NEW PARIS, PENNSYLVANIA liphanie (left) ~ a Level 7 gymnast, Kaylee ~

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KAYLOR KELLEY KNOXVILLE, TENNESSEE Kaylor, 7, ~ a LevelS who trains at Tataru's Gymnastics and Tumbling and ~ coached by Daniela Millsaps. Last season as a Level 4, 6·year-old Kaylor was the Tennessee State All-Around Champion plus won beam, floar and vauh. Kaylor obtained personal bests on vauh 9.65, floar 9.525, beam 9.3, bars B.6 and all-around 36.25 throughout the 2001-02 season.

SHANNON BARRETT OAK BROOK, ILLINOIS

Shannon, 14, won the LevelBlllino~ State Championship in the all-around with a S(ore of

36.725. She alsa won beam with a S(ore of 9.175, toak second on bars with a 9.15, third on floor with

a 9.275 and fourth on vauh, 9.125. She trains at Aerials Gymnastic Club and ~ coached by Patrice

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"I think this is a new, exciting time for USA Gymnastics," Senior National Team Coordinator Ron Brant said after the meet. "We're looking not only at newall-around gymnasts, but also five, four or three event gymnasts, plus juniors coming up. We saw it all here at this competition. You can see how our team is coming together."

Out of more than 100 competitors, 33 advanced to the U.S. Championships based on their finish here.

SENIOR QUAUFIERS Sanjuan Jones (Team Chevron- USOTC), Justin Toman (Michigan), Clay Strother (Minnesota), Linh Hoang (HGAlGym Masters), Sho Nakamori (Stanford Gymnastics Club), David Durante (Stanford), OJ Bucher (Queen City), Zach Roberts (U.S. Gymnastics Training Center), Kevin Donahue (Penn State), Adam Pummer (Parkette's), Charlie Jones (USOTC), Jason Blitz (Stanford) , Dan Gill (Stanford), David Henderson (Oklahoma), Randy Monahan (Ohio State), Tony Pilavsky (USOTC), Kerry Adderly (Ohio State), Josh Landis (Oklahoma), Graham Ackerman (Cal), Kevin Tan (Penn State) and J.G. Ketchun (Illinois-vault only)

JUNIOR QUAUFIERS Class I: Paul Chumreonlert (Houston North), Curtis Kleffman (Parkettes), Dylan Carney (Somersault), Matthew Cohen (Top Flight), Tyler Yamauchi (HGAlGym Masters) and Jake Lee (USA Gym World).

Class II: John Maurer (Mission Valley YMCA), Christopher Higgins (HGAlGym Masters), Scott Garner (Colorado Training Center), Nick Campagna (Cypress), Ralph Rosso (Surgent's) and Wes Aderhold (Gemini).

Note: These gymnasts were the top qualifiers to U.S. Championships. Some gymnasts competing in the qualifier were already pre-qualified to U.S. Championships.

ALL-AROUND (lOP 15) 1. Blaine Wilson Ohio State 55.700 8. Sho Nakamori Stanford Gym Club 52.550 2. Guard Young Oklahoma 54.450 8. David Durante Stanford 52.550 3. Brett McClure USOTC 53.525 11. OJ Bucher Queen City 51.900 4. Sanjuan Jones USOTC 53.300 12. Zach Roberts USGTC 51.850 6. Alexander Artemev Gymnastika 53.225 13. Kevin Donahue Penn State 51.700 B. Justin Toman Michigan 53.125 14. Adam Pummer Parkettes 51.575 7. Clay Strother Minnesota 52.900 15. Charlie Jones USOTC 51.450 8. Unh Hoang HGNGymMasters 52.550 15. Jason Blitz Stanford 51.450

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The 2002 Sports Acrobatics Team Trials were held in Cleveland, Ohio, August 9- 10. This competition along with the National Championships held in New Orleans, La ., July 14-18 selected the National Team, World Championships Team, and the world Age Group Games Team . Both the world Championships and the World Age Group Games will be held in Riesa, Germany at the end of September. Held in the USA Gymnastics Congress Exhibit Hall, the competition drew a large crowd of spectators who were able to see sports acrobatics for the first time and experience the beauty and strength of the sport.

The women's trio competition was tight. The women's trio of Samantha Schabow, Holli Morris, and Danielle Heider finished first and earned a spot on the National Team and the opportunity to represent the U.S. at the Sports Acrobatics World Age Group Games (SAWAGG). Sabina Knight, Tami Annonson, and Heather Downs placed second, earned a slot on the National Team, and were selected to compete for the U.S. on the World Championships Team.

In the mixed pair division, veterans Arthur Davis and Shenea Booth placed first and secured a spot on both the National Team and the World Championships Team. Mixed pairs Kris Duncan and Megan Vaughan along with Michael Rodrigues and Allyse Sanchez were also selected to the National Team.

In a strong field of women's pairs, Olivia Solo and Clare Brunson came out on top. Joining them on the National Team are Marie Annonson and Brittany Horrell along with Jessica Gardner and Nicolette Bohnert.

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TRAMPOLINE & TUMBLING Junior Olympic National Championships Indianapolis, Indiana was the site of the 2002 Trampoline & Tumbling Jr. Olympic National Championships, held July 10-16. Over 1200 athletes participated in the event, as National Champions were named in Levels 5 through 10, ages 6 & Under to 17 & Over. "I think the event was very successful," said Ann Sims, Senior Program Director for T & T. "The venue worked out well for this event, the sessions were almost all on time and the athletes seemed to have a lot of fun. We saw a lot of improvement in the athletes this year, as well." Results are available on the T & T page of the web site: wvvw.usa-gymnastics.org.

New to J.O. Championships this year was the Regional All-Stars competition. Each region fielded a team, comprised of their Level 10 champions in trampoline, tumbling and double mini. In a rousing display of regional loyalty, spectators from each region vied with each other to cheer the loudest, while the Regional All -Stars competed for first place in each discipline, as well as the overall Grand Champion Team. Region rv came away with the title of Grand Champion Team and also took first in Girl's Tumbling and Boy's Trampoline. Region III won the Girl's Trampoline and Girl's and Boy's Double Mini competitions and also finished second overall. Region II took first in Boy's Tumbling.

In addition to all the other activity at J.O. Championships, the elite athletes provided some inspiring performances at the U. S. Elite Challenge, held July 14. Seventy-two Junior Elite and Senior Elite athletes competed for not only the Elite Challenge title, but for points that, combined with their U. S. Championships points, will determine funding for the coming year. Results from the Elite Challenge are also available on the web site.

2002 RHYTHMIC Level 9 Championships The 2002 Rhythmic Level 9 Championships took place in Kentfield, Calif., June 15-16. Congratulations to Junior Champion Bree McDonough and to Senior Champion Rita Greenspan.

Juniors Seniors 1. Bree McDonough INT 82.250 1. Rita Greenspan LAL 80.350 2. Caroline Merz LAL 76.850 2. Natavallibragimova* NOV 77.800 3. Julie Zetlin RFX 76.350 3. Anna Berces MRG 77.250 4. Corina Veres SCAT 75.400 4. Kara Kaufman ISA 76.850 4. Min Jia Zhu* WES 75.400 5. HellenJ ochilovsky NOV 74.850 B. Marina Moskalenko NOV 75.000 B. Michelle Marx WES 74.250 7. Rebecca Terzian LAL 74.700 . !<atie Gray RGM 73.950 B. Rita Tsipen ISA 71.400 B. .Ekaterina Nazaryants* IGTC 71.650 9. Jessica Bamett RGM 70.300 B. Kristy i3lum ELR 71.650 10. Jaeda Talavera HOI 69.200 10. Anna Greenberg MRG 70.700 . . . - .. 11. Nicole Kowalik ILL 68.050 11. Samantha Loh CAR 70.600 ....... - -12. Stephanie Flaksman ILL 67.700 12. Lina PoloQsky ILL 67.600 13 ... Diana Mkhitaryan LAL 67.000 13. Hannah Waterfield IGTC 66.700

,- ... -. - . 14 .. Alina Pogorelova ISA 66.600 14. Ilona Dratver CAR 66.550 ....... - ... ' ..

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2002 Rhythmic Westerns July 19-20, 2002 Portland, Ore. JUNIOR DIVISION 1. Lisa Wang 86.200 2. Kristin Kaye 82.850 3. Caroline Merz 81.200 4. Bree McDonough 81.000 5. Amanda Chivu 80.850 B. Alexandra Licona 80.650 7. Aline Bakchajian 79.900 B. Polina Kopman 76.850 9. Julie Zetlin 74.550 10. Rebecca Terzian 74.200 11. Marina Moskalenko 72.100 12. Ava Gehringer 71.850

SENIOR DIVISION 1. Shayna Javomicky 99.800 2. Olga Karmansky 97.850 3. Mary Sanders 96.750 4. Traycie Dohzen 89.650 5. Julia Itkina 89.250 B. Danielle Lord 88.400

un ... 7. Caitlin Trainor 86.250 8. Monique ZLeriAg 85250 9. Lindsay Powell 84.400 10. Krista Johnson 80.750 11. Jessica Dobis 80.600 12. Valery Kharina 79.650 • tndicatesa non-ciHzen

2002 Rhythmic Easterns July 12-13,2002 New Orleans, La.

JUNIOR DIVISION 1. Lisa Wang 88.200 2. Kristin Kaye 85.050 3. Bree McDonough 81.250 4. Alexandra Licona 81.100 5. Aline Bakchajian 81.050 B. Caroline Merz 77.500 7. Amanda Chivu 77.400 8. Rebecca Terzian 76.900 9. Polina Kopman 75.200 10. Marina Moskalenko 75.100 11. Julie Zetlin . 73.550 12. Ava Gehringer 72.250 12. Diana Mkhitaryan 72.250

SENIOR DIVISION 1. Shayna Javli)ffiicky 100,000 2. Irina Korosteleva 93.200

. Olga I<:armansky 93.100 4. Traycie Dohzen 90.000

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2002 WOMEN'S JR. OLYMPIC NATIONAL TEAM TRAINING CAMP The 2002 Women's Jr. Olympic National Team (the top 32 level 10's in the USAI and their personal coaches were invited by USA Gymnastics to participate in a tmining camp August 15·18 at the U. S. Olympic Tmining Center in Colomdo Springs. Thanks go again to Tom Forster and the Colorado Aerials for inviting the Team, staff, and personal coaches to train for three days at their fantastic facility.

National Jr. Olympic Committee Chairman Tom Koll was the Camp Director, assisted by Connie Maloney, USAG Women's J.O. Progmm Manager. A most knowledgeable and motivating coaching staff of Vladimir Artemov (Tumblingl. Neil Resni(k (Vault), Tom Forster (Bars), Tammy Biggs (Beaml. and Gheza Pazsar (Dance) gave both the athletes and personal coaches many new skills and drills to work on for the next season. The athletes were also treated for twa days with the presence of 1996 Gold Medal Team member Jayde Phelps, who assisted Tammy on Beam and also had a chance to share her experiences with the athletes in the " Ask Jaycie" session. Another highlight for the girls was seeing Olympic speedskater Apollo Ohno at the OTC!

Congmtulations to the following athletes who were presented with special camp awards by the staff: VAULT: Jenny Deiley (Twin City Twisters·MN) for her tmnsformation from the "limbo" layout to a stmight body Yurchenko; Jamie Deetscreek (Ricochets·PA) for learning a Double twisting Yurchenko BARS: AJ. Mills (So. IN Gymn. Sch.) & Jen Deiley for learning a Khorkina; Lindsey Puckett (Gwinnett·GA) for her "Go for everything" attitude. BEAM: Adrianne Perry (GAGE-MO) - Best Flip-flop Ambian series; Kiara Redmond (Gliders-SoCal) and Samantha Cortez (North Stars-N]) - Best Side Somis; Melissa Chan (Airborne·NorCal) - Best Mount-Front tuck III to flip-flop, layout step-out; Kristi Esposito (Elite-LA) for the Best Front tumbling­Onodi, Front Aerial, Side Somi. DANCE: Glyn Sweets (Hills-MD)-Most Elegant Dancer; Angela Walker (Cypress-TX)- Most Expressive Dancer; A.J. Mills- the "Mega-Jumper" award for her high jumps and leaps. TUMBLING: Lindsey Bourdon (Cartersville Twisters-GA) - Double award for learning a Double layout and a Double Ambian; Julie Dwyer (Westside-IN) for her great technique and height on Front & Back Tumbling; Kiara Reilmon~ for standing upaTriple I I

SPECIAL AWARDS: Audrey Bowers (Gwinnett-GA) -Miss Sweetheart award for her polite and caring personality; Tasha Smith (Auburn-WAI-Best ovemll "Go for It" attitude.

The other camp participants were: Alexandra Bro(kway (Parkettes-PAI, Lindsey Bru(k (Penev's·NYl. Allison Dama (Twistars-MIl, Jessica Guettler (Sf. Cloud-Fll. Alida Hat(her (GAGE-MOl. Heather Huffaker (Trevino's-TXl. Suzanne Hui (HUGS-TX), Kelly M(Donald (Cascade Elite-WAl. TIffany Murry (Orlando Metro-Fll. Dana Pierce (DeVeau's-IN), Fairen Plummer (Phoenix GA-All. Sasha Sullivan (Richmond GC-VA), Ni(ale Waiss (Cascade Elite·WA), Shelby Warner (Twistars-Mil and Kortny Williamson (Berks-PAl.

Other members of the J.O. National Team who were unable to attend the camp are: Jamie A(kerman (Sterling Academy-MAl. Jana Bieger (American Twisters-Fl), Leah Concannon (Gym-Kinetics-Il), London Phillips (SCATS/HB-SoCal), Caitlin Sullivan (Twistars-Mil.

Congratulations to 2002 JO National Team Member Carly Janiga (Desert Devils-Al) who has since qualified to the Jr. International Elite Team at the U.S. Championships!

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3. Ashley Postell Prelims 9.325 9.300 9.375 8.475 36.475 (3)i\~hIElYF'o§teli . (apilaf .. .. ....... 9}25, ... .. (api/aIGym ............. final~ 9A2!i .. 9.250 .... ~500 . 8.775 ... 36950(3) 73,425 }a§hi3§cllwikert . Gym"fs ............. 932,5, 4. Ann ia Hatch Prelims 9.650 8.300 9050 9.250 36.250 (4) 8. Te~ilf1lJrnphrey GAGE .. . .... 9} 00, . 5ta~ Finals9:60Q 8.200 9.350 9.25036.400(6) 72.650 Ta[)itha'{irn Glid,~ ... ... ..... 9300

5. Elizabeth Tricase Prelims 9.700 8.975 8.000 9.275 35950(6) BARS . IGI .... ... .. Fiilals .. 9650~7!iO 8.975 9.175 36.550(4) 72.500 I. Ta§ha§c:h",ikert Gymra~ ....... .. ~4!iQ 8. Nina Kim Prelims 9.250 8.675 9.350 8.975 36.250(4) 2. i\~hIElyP()stell ... Capital ....... " ~}OO

WqgA .... ...... ............ fini3ls ... 93!i0 8.9509}0Q.8525 . 3.6125{!) }?,3.75 3. )ordan$ch",ikElrt Grmrafs ....... .. 9015 7. Terin Humphrey Prelims 9.300 8.375 8.875 8.700 35.250(9) 4. Tabitha Yim Glid,~ 9.050 .. ' ... . GAGE. . Fiilals 9.325 8.725 9.175 9.275 36,500(5) 71.750 5 . ChariHu~ter Hills 8.975

............ _ ....... . 8. Courtney Kupets Prelims 8.675 8.550 8.650 8.950 34.825(1 I) 5. Elizabeth Tricase IGI 8.975

Hills . fini3ls ..... ~7]5.907,5 ... 9450 8.700 . 36000(8) .. 7.~.825 .................................... .

Ashley Mi les So. Texas ........ -. .... , ... .... .

Prelims ......... fin.i3ls, .

9.450 9.400

8.100 9050

8.625 8.350 8.700 ... 8}25

10. Ashley Kupets Prelims 9.000 ~OOO

8.200 8.500

8.925 8.775 9.000 8.650 Hills Finals

11. Samantha Sheehan Prelims 8.450 8.850 8.600 8.325 Cincinnali Finals .. 8.400 8.825 8.850 9.275

12. Nicole Childs WOGA

Prelims 8.400 8.725 8.925 8.225 Finals ... 8575 8.675 9075 8.825

BEAM 34.525(13) 35875(9) .. 70 ,40~ .. Tab.itha '(im .' Glid,~ 34900(10) 2. Tash?Schwikert .. Gym"fs 35150(11) 70,050 3. AshleyPo§teU (apitaf

4 Nina Kim WOGA

~g~5 ~:~ 69 . 575 5: KatieKivisto Am. Twist,.

34.275(15) B. Annia Hatch 5ta~

35.150(11) 69A?5 FLOOR 1. Tasha Schwikert Gymwfs 2. Tabitha Yim G'id,~

3 . . Kristal Uzelac Park,"es 4. Elizabeth Tncase IGI 5. Annia Hatch 5ta~

B. Nina Kim WOGA

U S. Gymnast ic s

9.550 9.475 9.375 9.350

9.20Q 9.050

9.400 9).75 9.300 9.275 9.250 8.975

eHAMPlQNSHIPS Cl<velrd,Ot-.ioo AugnI]-1J.2001

JUNIOR WOMEN ALL-AROUND JR. WOMEN -VAlltJ OW BEAM RnIJII T1I1N. COMBINBlTDlII. EVENT FINALS

Carly Patterson Prelims 9050 9.200 9.675 9.275 37200(1) VAULT .. WOGA .. . .. Finals .. 9.275 . ?575 9.600 9.500 ... 36950(1) 74,150 1. KristinaComforte IGI 9.500

2. Hollie Vise Prelims 8.750 9.500 WOGA ... ... ..... ... .... ... . Fipals .... 8700 .' 9.350

9.700 8.800 36.750 (2) 2 ... ,Susan Jacks()n 8rawn's 9.650 9.075 , }6775(Z) }3.5?5 3 Sari3h .CurtisJlipsy~A

9400 9.250

3. Chellsie Memmel Prelims 8.875 9.000 Salla ...... .... . ... . Fiilals .... 9.000 9.250

9.375 9.325 36.575 (3) 4.]aQrlancjo Palk,"es 9.200 8.8009}00 .... 36.350(3) 72.925 4. Sarah Shire ..... ······ GAGf ..... 9.200

4. Allyse Ishino Prelims 8.875 9.000 9.375 9.325 36.575(3) ... _ ....... _...... ..... . . .................... .... . Glid'lS ........................ Fiilals ...... 90QO 9.250 . 8800 .... 9300 .... 36.350(3) 70.825 .. <::arlEly~afligi3 ......... 0es'i/O,.vils. . .. ... 91.59

5. Tia Orlando Prelims 9.200 8.300 8.725 9.450 35675 (4) BARS Park,",s ....... ....... .. ~iil?ls 9375 J.~OQ . 8!i7!i 8.27535125(10I ]~.~0~ ." f1()IIiElVisEl ............... ~IOGA .. . . ....... ~!i00

8. Melanie Sinclair Prelims 8.900 9.150 8.775 8.200 35.025 (I0) .<::?rly l"atter:S()il.. WOGA 9.200 Odanda ...... J ini3ls . . 9,9~0 9.225 8.625 8.30035200(8) 70.225 3. ~elailie§incli3ir Odanda . ........ .... 9,150

7. ~;,~;a ~e:b~~i~~I~s JS~~ ~.~~~ JJ~t JJ~~Jt~~~g? 70.150 i\Uys§!§hiil() ........... .. Glid,~ .......... 9,100

8. Susan Jackson Prelims 9.400 8.275 9.050 8.800 35525(5)<::hElII§ie~Elrnrnel 5<Jllo .................. ~OQO ... Hlown.I... fiil?l§ ..... ~}?Q8}5Q 8.450 8450 34§.o.o(5) }0,1?5. 5. i\nl1.i.ElECl9ElrIY Park,"es 9.000

9. Nicole Harris Prelims 9.000 8.875 9.300 7.950 35.125(8) BEAM Jark'.~s . fiili3I~~.Q?,5J.8QO 8.000 8.950 34J75 (131 69.900 1. f1()lIiEl \lisEl VIOGA .... 9700

10. ~~~a~s~ireEi~~;~ JI~~ ~.~5~ g~~JJ~~ ..... J~J~~~i~! 69.800 2· 9ilrlYI"i3ttElf§()[l WOGA ... ........ ...... ~6!5 11. Kristina Comforte Prelims 9.500 8.700 8.150 9025 35375 (6) 3 · <::hElII§ie~Elfl1rnElI5<Jlla, ... ~}!,5

IGI ....... ............ fip?I~ ~!iQQ 8.3508..o75 .822.534J5.o(211 ~~,~25. tJi~oleJ:1arris . Park,"es 9} 00 12. Sarah Curtis Prelims 9.250 8.525 8.275 8.025 34.075(16) 5 . ... N.i3.~ti?_.LJIJ.l<in wgGA .... ..... .... ~.1!5 .. JlipsUSA ... fiil?l~ ~.p~ .. 8.575 .8.U!i .85?5 .. 35 1 ?O(9) ~~ ,??~ 8. §U§il~ilC:~:S()il §lawnl ~·O?O 13. Annie Fogerty Prelims 8.750 9.000 8.200

Park,",s Eiil?ls ~,6?,5Jm 9.250 7.875 33.825(11) FLOOR 8.550 35}00(!) 69.125 1. Tia Orlando Palk,"es 9.450

14. ~=~~;.ianiga Er~~~s .. 1Q~~ ~.~~~ ~{~~ JJg ....... J:.~~5B~! 68.975 2 . 9hElII§iEJ~~~~~lhlta ' 9}2.5 ·~·~·. · ·· N~·~~;~·· U~kin Prelims 8.500 6.800 9.175 9.025 33.500(21) ... 9§.dy. .. p§.n§r.~9.Q ......... WPG~ . ....... .......... ..... ~:.?!.? WOGAfiili3ls S.~2!i 8.175 9.5009Q7535J75(6) 68.875 4· ~QClIl~ S(EGA 9.125

lB. Kassi Price Prelims 8.575 8.625 7.950 8.575 33725(19) I<ri§tinaQ:Jrnf()rte IGI . 9:025 .. ..... Ain'1mnJwist'5 ................. fiili3ls ~2.~Q 8.500 8.575?J0035 025(11) 68.750 5 . . I'Ji3stii3LJukiil YlgGA .......... ... 9.025

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2002 SPORTS ACROBATICS ELITE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS For the first ~me in nine years the Sports Acrobo~cs Elite No~onal Championships made its way back to New Orleans, la., ond the Pontchartrain Center. The top 42 sports acroba~cs athletes in the U.S. went head-ta-head for the ~tle of "Na~ona l Champion." The compe~~on was excep~onally intense and proved the depth of the U.S. sports acrobo~cs athletes!

Mixed Pair Arthur Davis and Shenea Booth completed an amazing triple pike dismount; the first ever to be completed by ony US pair/ group I This along with their amazing one-arm handstand tronsi~ons in balance took them into the lead early on and led to a sweep of the Elite Mixed Pair Gold medals. Kris Duncan and Megan Vaughan swept the silver medals and were honored for their contribu~ons to sports acroba~cs, interna~onal success, excep~onal performance and sportsmanship with the 2002 Athlete's of the Yeor award!

Women's Pair The top two elite women's pairs went heod to heod in the compe~~on switching ron kings more thon once. Defending Na~onal Champions Olivia Solo ond Clare Brunson earned the gold medal in balonce and the silver in tempo and overoll. Marie Annonson and Brittany Horre ll come to New Orleans looking for gold and they found it! The pair came home with the silver medal in balance and the gold medal in both tempo and overoll.

Women's Trio Top and middle Samantha Schabow and Holli Morris orrived in New Orleans as returning National Champions with Danielle Heider as their new base. The trio did very well coming away with a clean sweep of the gold medals! In the tempo compe~tion Courtney Davis, Erin Hegg, and Kaitlyn Hilton earned the silver medal. While in the balance compe~~on Amy Greor, Emily Madavo, and Roksona Siavinsky brought home the silver. Coming off of a recent injury Heather Downs, Tami Annonson, and Sabina Knight-Yuponce captured the overall silver medal.

Complete results from the competi~on including the Jr. Elite sessions are available online now, check out the sports acrobatics page at www.us01}ymnastics.org/aero!

Elite Women's Trio Balance Elne Women's wlo Tllmpo iiam AllJlel!! ilt!1 ilIm ImlBIBI 1I~1

I EMPIRE Morris, Heider, Schabow 15.987 i EMPIRE Morris, Heider, Schabow 15.162

2 EAGC Grear, Madavo, Siavinsky 15.070 I EAGC Davis, Hegg, Hiltan 15.082

3 CATS Dovvns, Annonson, 14.945 I 3 EAGC Grear, Madavo, Siavinsky 14.397. Knight-Yuporce I 4 CATS Downs, Annonson, 14.143

4 EAGC Davis, Hegg, Hiltan 14.795 I Kni(lht-YupclrC8 5 EMPIRE Penteada, Bucknell , 13.725 I 5 EMPIRE Penteada, Bucknell , 12.352

Olivencia ! Olivencia

Elite Women's Trio Overall 1Ibl B8m ilmlll C6IOOlned 1 EMPIRE Morris, Heider, .. Schabow 48.713 16.542 15.587 16.585

2 CATS Downs, An~, Knight-Yuporce 45.963 15.838 14.387 15.738

3 EAGC Grear, Madava, Siavinsky 39.937 11.113 14.440 14.383

3 KAZ Akhmetava, .,t\jkeeva, Doukenbaeva 45.742 15.378 15.280 15.083

4 EMPIRE Pentei3da, Bucknell,Oli\iencia 39.800 14002 12.473 13.325

5 EAGC . Davis, Hegg,. Hilton 39.630 15.037 13.932 10.662

Elite Mixed Pair Balance Elne Mixed Pair Tllmpo 1 EMPIRE Davis, B.OCJth 15.738 1 EMPIRE Davis' E3ooth 16.138

2 CATS Dunc;an, Vaughan 15.217 2 CATS Duncan,yaughan 15.053

3 NCSA Rodrigue?, §anchez 13.297 NCSA Radri(luEls, Sanchez 14.230

4 ATA Lee, Fitzsimmans 13.287 ATA Lee, Fitzsimmans 11.873 ... . ..

5 CAG Paulos, Paulas 11.703 5 CAG Paulos, Paulos 10.767

Elite Mixed Pair OVerall bbl B81!IICe ilIDIII Combined

EMPIRE L)ayi~,BOCJt~ .... 48.583 15.637 15.883 17.063

CATS Duncan, VaLJghan. 45.182 15.090 15060 15.032

NCSA Radrigue~, §anchez 43.723 14.148 14.380 15.195

4 ATA LeEl,Fitzsirnmans 40068 12.825 12.692 14".552

5 CAG Paulos., PaLJI()~ . 39.792 13.260 12.952 13.580

Elite Women's Pair Balance Elite Women's Pair Tempo 1 EMPIRE Solo, Brunsan 15.555 1 CATS Annonsan, Harrell 15.438 ... - --.", ..... ", ," - -'---'--' -,

CATS Annonson, Horrell 15.525 EMPIRE Solo, Brunson 15.245 .... _ .. _ .........

EMPIRE Gardner, Bohnert 12.347 EMPIRE Gardner, Bahnert 14.730 .......... . " ... -... _...... .

Elite Women's Pair OVerall bill B81!IICB Tempo Combined

1 CATS Annanson, Horrell 46.152 15.417 15.142 15.593

2 EMPIRE Salo, Brunsan 46.032 15.452 14.970 15.610 .. .

3 EMPIRE Gardner, Bohnert 42.938 14.138 14.328 14.472 ..

2002 SPORTS ACROBATICS JUNIOR OLYMPIC NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS The 2002 USA Gymnas~cs Sports Acroba~cs Junior Olympic Na~onal Championships concluded were on July 18 in New Orleans, louisiana. Over 450 Junior Olympic athletes from around the U.S. came to show what their hours in the gym had earned them. The Pontchartrain Center housed this talent filled event. Event director Jeff Smith did an outstanding job with this competition. Complete resu lts from the Junior Olympic Championships are online now, check out the sports acroba~cs page at www.usa­gymnastics. org/aero!

Congratulations to the level 1 0 Champions:

Women's Pair 18+: Bisgaard and Richard

Women's Pair 14-17: Adreon and Weidmaier

Mixed Pair 18+: Demyanyuk and Hiatt

Mixed Pair 14-17: Solodor ond Wee

Women's Trio 18+: Duncan, Duncan, and Miranda

Women's Trio 14-17: Gillett, Zupancic, and Weisberg

44 USA GYMNASrlCS S EPTEMBE R/OCTOBER 2002

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2002 U.S. GYMNASTICS CHAMPIONSHIPS RESULTS

SR. WOMEN EVENT FINALS BALL

RRST lASI IIAM SCORE

JR. WOMEN EVENT FINALS BALL

RRSI lASI IIAM SCORE 1. Mary $ander:,; KilmiiaKhrOub . 25.200 1. Kristin ... K?ye .. lIIinaisKhy 21.825 2. 91ga . fSa~!T!_?f""!~~ ,," Isadora 24.900

24.750 23750 22.9!i0

2 . . Usa. . ... VY?Q9 }hr Gems 21700 3. .Shayna .. JavOrnicky IsadaTU 3. AlexandraUcClna . lASchool al Gymn, 21.150 4. Tracye Dohzen ... . lASchool afGrmn .. BreE3 . . ... McDonough Inl.·1 Khy. Gymn 21.000 5. .Danielle. Lord L !:,lineBakchajian lA Schoolal GYJTin .20JOO 6. . I.rina . I:<orosteleva . K()Prn?rl Caliiamia ~hythms . 19.600

CLUBS Top 8 Seniors and Juniors make the USA National Team 1, .tv1ary .... Sanders ........ Kiln!!.la Khr, aub _ 2.5.9 SENIOR ALL-AROUND RESULTS .ME I"'" 2. Shayna .. ~avomicky _ 1ll1ikJfE~ .,.. ....... 25700

Khr Gems .23,350

fIISJ lAIl TEAM BAli CI.IJ8 HOOP "" .ON. 3 . .. Olga . . ........... KD ... ao ...... r.hm .. z .. ea.nn ...... s.-.ky.. '?:_ !5adoralA-. ; ' --:: a-.. I . .J~n"_- f254 .. 32?.550-

IIlinais .. Khy 23.300

1. Mary Sanders ... . Kitmi~aKhythmir[/ub .... 24150 25125 24?50 24.850 98~7~. 4. Tr?c;ye _ ,':. r; '1WI ()Iga . . .. K§rrnansky . Isaduro... . . 24.~00 .... ?4?OQ . 23}Og 23·~5o. 9~~59 ... 5 Lind~ay .. PClw",1I _.&.JnI

1 Khr ¥n .... _23900

3. Sh?yna JavClmicky Isadura 2455,o .... ?4,259 24.250 ]3.850 ... 96.900 B . . lrina .. K()r()i3telE:l~ .!A hoolg G n. 23,65.0 . Trac;YE3 .. .Dohzen .. . .. lA .. Schoo/ .. al Gynmusncs ..... 23425 .... 23.859 ..... 2280022050 92.125 ,.

Irin? .. KorClsteleva IASch"lufGrmnusncs22.,.250 ..... ?4~5Q .. 23.200 21 .100 ~1 .?oo. HOOP <;. Caitlin . .TraiQor.. Uli~ais Khythmics 21.850 22.950 22.800 ... ?2J50 89.950 l. ty1arY$?nclerS Ki~I~a !J!y, Qub _ 25,3~0

7. Juli",lt~in? .. Calil"niaKhythms . 20,615 ,23300 .. 2245021J90~8 .22L . 2. 9 1g? .. K<Jrrn<¥l~ky /sa~ala .. 24315 8. DanieUe. L ord ... ..... .... W~sl5ide Gymnusncs 22.32522}o.O 22.15020] 09 . ~7.875. 3 .... Sh?YQa. ~av()rnicl<y':::=llIiiIal1C=·=.24:35.0- 3, .Kristin ....E3

JUNIOR ALL-AROUND RESULTS : : ·. 0;~y§. : ~0~~~~? :=~:,:ii:j~~~~~ ~ : ~i~~~~&M;~: ARSJ lAST ITM BAli ClUB IIIlIJjI RI880N TIIIAI. 8. c:;aitlill .Tr.<ii.rpC , lIlina - hL M'. ?:5-S0 ~E3K~;~.(ru

1. . .K~stin. l:<?ye ... IIlinaisRhythmi'! ... . .. ?1 Y5. ... 22550 21.85022)QO . 87~75.. . '- " )' '\I..) I I 2. UsaW?ng . Kpythmic Gem! . ? 2.,o5o. ?265Q 20.150 .... ?1 ,55Q .. 86400 ROPE RBBON . 3. Elre§. .. .. Mc;QoQOLJ91l . lnrIKhythIJlicGymnusncs l ~85.9 .. 2140o. .... ?J.s.5.o. ..... 29050 .. 82.850 4 ' lIle~alldr?Uc;ol1a .. ... ...... lASc~oola!Gl'1'nasn(S ... ?O]OO ... 20,900 20.500 ....... 19925 . ~2o.25.

1. tv1<iry ... $alldE3r§ c _[.IIi~~~L~ _.?~J~9 J,\ ~~,t!0,t ... J~ .. ~XI}2v,;.: ... .. lIlin~is ~hy .....

2. Qlga ....... f<?r.rnall<;ky lsadal~ ............. 2~9.5Q 2 . U~? ...... ':IYaQ9 ..... KhyGems. . .. .5· .Nine .. . BElkC;hajii]n . . lASchoolafGYJTin"ffcs2.9·?o.O . 21075 ... 19} Oo. 19700 80.675 .. $Il?YI)El ...... ~Elyornicky lsadam ... -.... .... .... 2~.5QO 3 . . El.rE31} . .. . tv1c:Q2Q()lJgll /~rIKhr ~rmn

22.350 .. 2?200 21.825 21.550

...... 2~ ,o.5o. 22400

. 22}75 .. 2.1}25. 21.300 ?9?25.

. ... 22),50

. ... 21§25 21 .525

8 . ... ,6,rn<incl<i. Chiyu .... .... lsa~alO . 19.950 .213.5.0 ..... ?0 459 . 1 980080~5o. 4. . Trac:ye ..... Q()Il~flQ ..... ...... lA .School .. ol Grllln. .2?8.25 t A1e~?Qdr?Uc;2Ila .... .... . lASchool a/ Gymn . 20}25 7 .. 9.arolin.E3 .. Me~ . .. ... .... lASc~"laLGymnasn!s ... J ?,5Q020825 . 20.250 .J9 425 ... 79000 5. Caitlin Trainor ....

~ .. P()lin?K9prnan (aliiamiaKhy#Jms ........ .... n4o.9?O .1 0.0 .... 1845.0. 1 9450 !7~00 . ~uli.e . Itkina ... -..... ... Illinois Rhy. . . ... 21.900 5. ... Ali.I1.E3 ............ B?kc;hajiEln lA Schaal'.f~rmn ..

..... .... ........ (alilamiaKhy#Jms .... 20.775 8 . ,6,rn<irlcJa. .. c:;lli\ilJ .... lsadam . .. .......... ...........

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2002 U.S. GYMNASTICS CHAMPIONSHIPS RESULTS

SENIOR MEN ALL-AROUND SENIOR MEN'S EVENT FINALS FX PI III VI PI II TBW. CIIIIIlI TBW. FLOOR VAULT

1. Paul Hamm Prelims 9.900 9.700 9.325 9.600 9.475 8.575 56.575{/) 1. MorganHCimm ... rrom(he~al>Swisl . 9.950 1. P CiulH afTl.m rrom(he~OI>Swisl 9.600 Trom(he~OI>Swiss ... Finals 9.775 9.700 9.325 9.525 9.850 9.625 . 57,800(1) 114.375 1. Paul ljamr:n .. .... reom(he~al>Swisl 9.900 2. Kevi.n Dqnqhu8. Penn Slofe 9.500

~ Blaine Wilson Prelims 8.200 8.700 9.850 9.450 9.575 9.900 55.675 (2) 3 . .. (;lay Str()tller ... lI,al/.!inn. .. . ........ 9.300 3. BI?ineWilsgfl Trom Che~arHJhio 9.450 Trom (he~arHJhio Finals 8.575 9.20Q 9.925 9.200 ... . ....... 9?25 9.900 56.325 (2) .112,000 4 . . i3andy Monah?n Ohio Slofe 9.075 4. Todd Th()fTltofj Jrom(he~OI>HGA 9.400

3. Guard Young Trom (he.~.arHJI .....

Prelims 8.900 9.375 9275 9.100 9.325 9.225 9.350

9.125 8.300 54.075(4) 5. Kerryi\cldE:)rly ........ Ohio§lofe .. 9050 4. A(jampumfTler Parkeffes 9.400 Finals 9.550 9H? 8.450 ... 5!i075!J) 109.150 5 . . SeCinTowfjsend Trom(he~al>HGA 9.050 8. S?njLJan Jones. Teem~oolJSOT( 9.350

4. Morgan Hamm Trom (he~al>Swiss

Prelims . Finals

9.950 9.950

8.675 8.625 ... 9.300 8650

9200 9.425

8.800 8.800 54050(5) 109.000 POMMEL HORSE PARALLEL BARS

8.750 8.875i::~~;;; · 1. .PauIH?rnm .......... Jrom(~e~al>Swisl 99 .. 730705 1. . $.eCinT()YVflsend . Trom(h~.~",HGA ... 9.9QO 5. Sean Townsend

. rrom (he~OI>HGA Prelims Finals

9.050 8.325 ~.~~~ ~~n ~.~~~ . 54.200(6) 108.850 2, Guard Young Jrom (~marHJllo. 2. Blaine Wilson ...... Trom (h~~OI>O~io 9.575

.. 3. ClayStrothE:)r ..... U.alMinn. 9.300 3. Paul Hamm ...... Tromfhe~OI>Swiss 9.475

9.000 9.400 8.700 9.200

8. Justin Toman Prelims U . .01 Mich. Finals

8.900 9.150

8.750 8.900 ~.~~~ m~ U~~ .AJexanderMer:nE3v Grnm05,la 9.275' - i\JexandElrJlJ1~\I Gymnas~la9375'

Landis ..... Yol Olio . 9.200 4. Brett .. McClure r"",,(hevr~OT( 9200

9.500 9.400 ...

7. Todd Thomton Prelims ... Trom (he.~al>HGA .. . Finals

8.700 9275 ~ :~~ ......9JOO 4. JaS.Ofl FUrr .. 'rom (hevra.I>HGA 9200

Trom (he~al>HGA 9.000 8. C:;u.ard'(oLJng . Team (he~arHJllo. 9.125

8.100 9.175 9.000 9.000

8. Brett McClure Prelims 7,950 8.350 9.200 Trom (he~a".ySOT( Finals

9.000 8.550 8.800 8.775 9200 HORIZONTAL BAR

........... -.....

9. D.J. Bucher OueenOty

10. Clay Strother U. aIMinn ..

11. Sanjuan Jones Trom (he~al>USOf( . . ..

11. Jason Furr Trom (he~al>HGA .. . _ ..

Prelims Finals

Prelims Finals

Prelims Finals

Prelims Firlals ..

8.800 8.850

9.300 9,000

8.600 8.500

8.575 9.000

8.450 8.425

9.300 8550

8.400 9.150

8.000 7.750

8.850 8.750 .. 8.400 8.200

8.500 8.675

8.300 g.350

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9.200 9.275

8.900 8.950 9.400 8.800 . .... 9.350 8.550 9.025 9.275 8. 100A_8:~50

9.000 9.200 8.500 .9lQO 8.775 8.800

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parallel bars with a score of 9.90.

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Justin Toman from the University of Michigan finished sixth a I and won the th ird place medal on still rings. 2002 Nissen AwarCl

Toman, 23, will receive his Masters Degree in Sport Manage

2003 and is coached by Kurt Golder and Mike Burns.

Other outstanding performances were University of Washington's Jeff

Johnson's rings routine which earned the silver medal with a score of

9.575. Johnson is from the University of Washington . Also Kevin

Donohue from Penn State did an excellent Yurchenko double full to score

9 .50 for second place.

National Team members not competing due to recovery periods include:

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AWARDS USA Gymnastics Congress and the u.s. Gymnastics Championships were held in Cleveland, August 8-1 0. The events were a great success. The following awards were presented throughout the three days in Cleveland!

CHAMPIONSHIPS 02US~ GYMNASTICS National C ongress

~ Artistic Gymnast ics Men's Ath lete of the Year - Paul Hamm (L) Cleveland. Ohio ' August 7-10. 2002

Cleveland. Ohio ' August 7-10. 2002

"Cyrmastics Excellence Through Education"

Artistic Gymnastics Women's Coach of the Year - Todd Gardiner

Trampoline and Tumbling Athlete of

the Year and James A. Rosanas Tumbling Coach of the Year - Brad Davis

Artistic Gymnastics Men's Sports person of

the Year - Blaine Wilson

Rhythmic Gymnastics Sports person of the Year - shayna Javornicky (L)

Rhythmic Gymnastics Coach of the Year - Natasha Klimouk (L) and

Larissa Nikit ina

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Trampoline & Tumbling Service

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Spirit of the Flame - Kathy Kelly (ll

Hall of Fame

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Sports Acrobatics Coach of the Year

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Hall of Fame Inductees

- Nard Cazzell (posthumously) -Trent Demas

Inductee - Betty Okino (l)

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- BilCopp

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