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8 PONTIAC INTERNATIONAL TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS

The Pontiac International Team Championships, a competition between the USA, Romania, China and Australia, took place March 26-27 in Richmond, Va. The future looks bright for the USA. Check out the story to learn all the details!

22 VISA AMERICAN CUP Athletes from 23 countries took center stage at the 24th annual Visa American Cup held March 4-7 at the Bayfront Center Arena in st. Petersburg, Fla. On the men's side Blaine Wilson earned his third consecutive Visa American Cup title and on the women's side Jennie Thompson won her first!

26 Tatiana Brikulskaya, Blaine Wilson and Jennie Thompson

INTERNATIONAL 3-0N-3 CHAMPIONSHIPS The 1999 International 3-on-3 Gymnastics Championships took place on March 7, the final day of the Visa American Cup in St. Petersburg, Fla. The mixed trio of USA's Jessica Howard and Ukraine's Alexander Beresch and Viktoria Karpenko won the event after two rounds of competition.

The fans at the Visa American Cup Rashed their 10 signs for a great routine!

36 HARRIS AND LENTZ WIN GOLD AT WORLD CUP FINAL

USA athletes won gold medals in the men's and women's power tumbling competition at the FIG Trampoline and Tumbling World Cup Final . Rayshine Harris from Newark, N.]., and Amanda Lentz from Seminole, Texas, won tl1eir respective divisions at the final event of the 1998-1999 World Cup Series in Tavira, Portugal.

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USA Gymnastics QO ~ MNASTICS I am thrilled to armounce three new

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apparel and footwear sponsor, Texaco is our new energy partner, and Aussie Haircare, a subsidiary of Clairol, is our new partner in the haircare category.

adidas has created an exciting new look for our athletes working in conjunction with the coaches and staff. They have done a tremendous amount of research with new fabrics and how the apparel can enhance the performance and look of our athletes.

Texaco was seeking an association with men's gymnastics and a presence in Houston, which is a critical market for the company. Texaco's sponsorship will allow USA Gymnastics to open its second Men's National Training Center in Houston at the Texas Sports Ranch. This sponsorship will also provide additional support for the men training at the United States Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs.

Aussie Haircare will be a promotional partner. Focusing on the point of distribution, Aussie Haircare will activate several consumer-based promotions including National Gymnastics Day.

National Gymnastics Day, a new promotion, will be introduced throughout the country on July 31, 1999 by USA Gymnastics. The intent of this program is to celebrate gymnastics and all of its positive attributes like strength, flexibility, selfesteem and confidence. It will also attract attention to the USA Gymnastics Member Clubs as an important contributor to the local community. The clubs will partner with local malls and USA Gymnastics sponsors to bring our sport to the forefront of attention with the American public. For those of you who would like more information on this event, please continu e to check USA Gymnastics Online at

There are a number of exciting

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www.uso-gymnostics.org We will post information as it becomes available as well as provide another update in the next issue of USA Gymnastics magazine.

With o ut standing performances at the Visa American Cup, Intemational 3-on-3 Championships, and the Pontiac International Team Championships, USA Gymnastics is poised for success. Blaine Wilson won his third consecutive Visa American Cup title and Jennie Thompson emerged as champion on the women's side with high level and consistent performances. At the International 3-on-3 Championships, Jessica Howard partnered with the team from Ukraine to capture the overall team title.

The junior men, junior women, and the senior men won their respective competitions at the Pontiac International Team Championships, while the senior women's team finished a close second to a very strong Romanian Team.

I recently attended the FIG World Cup Trampoline and Tumbling Final in Tavira, Portugal. It was with great pride that I watched Rayshine Harris and Amanda Lentz win the men's and women's gold medals in tumbling.

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The run to the Artistic World Championships is underway. Each competition from now through October gains importance as we get closer to the big event. The John Hancock u.s. Gymnastics Championships takes place in Augus t, the World Championships Trials occur in September and finall y the World Championships are scheduled for October.

There are a number of exciting opportunities for gymnastics on the horizon with our new relationships with adidas, Texaco and Aussie Haircare as well as our plans for National Gymnastics Day. Our three core obiedives: 1) build the base, 2)promore the sport and 3) achieve competifive success are always in the forefront of our activities here at USA Gymnastics. We'll continue to update you on our progress.

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By Luan Peszek

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Just a few months away, the USA men are moving up in the

world of international gymnastics and gaining respect a ong the way! The strong U.S. mens team uccessfully defended its

title over China and Romania. Although the team was happy with the win, the gymnasts and coaches were not completely satisfied with all of the individual performances.

Jason Gatson had the highest all-around finish with a score of 55.85 but said, "I was a little shaky on eve~hing today. I don't know what happened."

Coach Ron Brant said, "I t was a real team effort. When one gymnast had a rough event the others would pick up the slack. We're trying to gear up for the World ChampionshipS."

Blaine Wilson, who only competed five of the six events, said, 'The meet went as well as it could for this time of year. We shouldn't be at I 00% right now but we will be at the World Championships in the fall."

Members of the USA Team included: Gatson, Wilson, and Chris Young from the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo.; Yewki Tomita from GymnastiCS World in Tucson, Ariz.; Sean Townsend from Texas Sports Ranch in Houston, Texas; and Trent Wells from Univ. of California-Berkeley.

Young got the team off to a great start o~ pommel horse scoring a 9.55. Wilson and Tomita followed with scores of 9.55 and 9.525, respectively. After round one, a point separated each of the three teams with the USA in first 137.575), Romania in second 136.55) and a young team from China in third (36.50).

The USA gymnasts started off slow on rings, their second event. but finished strong with Gatson and Wilson scoring 9.25 and 9.70, respectively. The ran kings remained unchanged wjth USA leading the pack and Romania and China close behind.

During round three, Townsends 9.20 on floor got the team off to a great start and the scores remained high. Young scored 9.475, Tomita 9.350, Wilson 9.575 and Gatson topped it off with a 9.725! Meanwhile the Romanians were on rings and China was on pommel horse. USA widened its margin with a score of 112.20 to Chinas 109.375. Romania scored a 108.650.

The USA hit four out of five routines on high bar with Wells scoring a 9.45 and tying Romanias Vasile (joana for the top score on this event Young also did well on high bar, scoring a 9.35, complete with his two full twisting Tkatchevs. USA held nearly a three point lead over China and a four point lead over Romania.

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Jelmy gYlllilast is walking down the beach one warm summer evening hand in hand with the new hwlk in her life. Violins playing, big orange sunset, very romantic. Then she trips! Looking back she notices a small bottle sticking out of the sand. She bends down, picks it up and begins to brush away the sand. Out whooshes a 30-foot tall, bronzed, bald headed, buff looking genie. " I l1Iay grant YOll aile wish," he proclaims. Without a second thought Jenny replies, "J ( wal1t to be able to pelform any gJJlIlnasties skill J con ill1agine. " "Consider it so," says the C genie, and promptly disappears into the clouds like a mini-tornado. C

"Wow!" she fuinks. "This is going to C be so cool." Her next workout is unbe-lievable. Double layout on floor? No problem. How about a triple twisting dou-ble layout? She's got it. Okay, next turn up, a quadruple layout with six twists and a

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Of uS C)eT iNvOLved iN a spOrT Like C)VmNasTiCs, Or aNV OTher ChaUeNC)iNC) pursuiT fOr ThaT maTTer.

'he reasON? be~ause VOu ~aN'T dO sTuff! ThaT's iT, plaiN

aNd simple. rebound double front out? Stuck' This sort of thing goes on for a month. At the end of the month she gathers all her friends together and makes a big announcement, "J want you all to know, J am quitting gtJmnasties." "What? Quitting? Are you ItIltS?" her teammates all ask. OJ have to," she replies, "gJJmnasties is boril1g. There is nothing left to learn."

Jenny has learned a tough lesson. There is only one reason any of us get involved in a sport like gymnastics, or any other challenging pmsuit for that matter. The reason? Because you can't do stuff! That's it, plain and Simple.

When I lead Going For It! workshops in gyms around the country, I often ask the

gymnasts how many of them have ever heard a coach use the expression,

l "There is no such word as con't?" I Every hand in the room goes up.

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We say it all the time, don't we? I

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said, "Mr. Gibson, J went home last night and I looked it lip in the dictionary.

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How to get the best of fear when you feel like it's geHing the "est of you.

It's happened to all of us at one time or another. There you are, standing on the beam, ready to throw a series, when it hits you; paralyzing fear. Your hands start sweating, your heart . racing, and you think, "I JUST CAN'T GO!"

Gymnastics can be a scary sport. Learning to deal with fear and push yourself through it is a very important skill to learn if you are going to reach your goals.

WHERE DOES FEAR COME FROM?

That's a good question. Fear can come from many sources. Sometimes it comes from watching a fall and being afraid you're going to do the same thing. Sometimes it comes from a fall you have taken or

an injury that was scary and painful. Fear can also come from the wipeouts we create in our minds! Fear can be

very sneaky. It can rear its head when we are burned out, feel too much pressure, or want to try other sports besides gymnastics. No matter what the source of fear, what results are negative thoughts. Most often when you are afraid, you begin this tirade of negative thoughts. You may say to yourself things like, 'Tm going to fall," "I can't do this," and 'Tm going to peel off the bar and go flying into the wall!" Of course, when you say these things to yourself over and over, you feel very afraid. So afraid in fact, that you feel you can't push through it. These negative thoughts are like a run away train. They feel out of your control. But actually they aren't, because you control the thoughts in your head! When your thinking is negative and out of control, the result is fear, stress, balking, and tears.

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DEALING WITH

FEAR By Alison Arnold, Ph.D., C.P.C.

Member of the USA Gymnastics Health Care and Sport Science Referral Network

Out of control thinking leads to out of control gymnastics. That is very important for you to knOw. Once you know this you'll discover the key to fighting fear and inconsistency. That key is getting your thinking disciplined and in control. One way to do this is Mental Choreography.

WHAT IS MENTAL CHOREOGRAPHY?

It is just as important to choreograph thoughts as it is to choreograph a floor or beam routine. Do you go out on the floor without your floor routine being choreographed? No. Do you go out and compete beam without a beam routine? No. But most gymnasts have no idea what they should be thinking when they are working out or competing. That's why we do mental choreography. Mental Choreography is cue words you create and say in your mind during routines, skills, while waiting for your turn, and in competition. Mental choreography will keep your mind focused, so that no negative thoughts can enter. Remember, diSCiplined thoughts increase consistency, and concentration . Loose, out of control thinking leads to loose, fearful, out of control performance. Constructing positive, mental choreography is the first step in fighting negative thinking!

THERE ARE THREE TYPES OF THOUGHTS THAT YOU WANT TO USE IN MENTAL CHOREOGRAPHY.

They are: • Mechanical Statements: Statements

reminding the gymnast of a physical or mechanical technique (Le. "lift then twist," "higher arms," and "breathe").

• Energy Statements: Statements that evoke an emotional response (i.e. "GO," "Push here," and "Relax").

• Self-esteem Statements: Statements that encourage self-confidence (i.e. "1 can do it," "I've done it before," and "Be the best I can be").

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strong and disciplined. Creating strong mental

choreography will help you get the best of fear

before fear gets the best of you!

Use these statements to choreograph your routines and individual tricks as well. It is important to keep your thoughts focused all the time. Use mental choreography on dance, easy skills, as well as the skills that cause you fear. When your mind is focused, your body will do exactly what you have trained it to do.

HOW TO CREATE MENTAL CHOREOGRAPHY. Putting together your mental choreography is easy. First write

out all of your routines. Then write the thoughts you will be thinking during each of your skills. The following is an example of beam mental choreography, beginning while the gymnast is waiting for the judge to raise his/her hand.

EXAMPLE: Beam Choreography BEFORE JUDGE RAISES HAND: While I'm waiting I will do some series timers and visualize my routine. I will think: "Shake it out," "I can do it," Deep breaths, "stay tight."

BEFORE MOUNT: Breathe, " I can do it," "over the top," "square."

ROUTINE: Mount (think "square")

Dance (think "breathe")

Gym Acro (think "connect it")

Flight Series (think "J can do it)

Dance (think "relax")

Straddle Down (think "tight toes")

Leap Series (think "straight legs, don't rush")

Back handspring (think "sharp arms")

Dance (think "relax")

Tum (think "smooth")

Jumps (think "square hips")

Dismount (think "go hard, arms up, stick")

Remember to do your mental choreography ALL THE TIME! Do it in your head as you visualize your routines before bed. This trains your body to do the skill perfectly every time you say your words. If you are having trouble with a skill, do some extra drills, or do beam skills on the floor with your mental choreography. This will help your body do the skill automatically whenever you say your words. Fear cannot get in your way if your thinking is strong and disciplined. Creating strong mental choreography will help you get the best of fear before fear gets the best of you!

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WhaT ('aN 1 PuT The BiC} dreal"n ON The BaCk BurNer. Break

big (seemingly impossible) goals down into realistic achievable steps. Instead of learning a giant, learn how to take a tight tap swing 5% higher.

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You are wrong. There is such a word as can't."

Okay wise guy, so now I have to admit there is such a word as can't.

Now when my gymnasts come to me

saying "I can't do a giant." I simply ask them to complete

the sentence. In other words I want to hear, "I can't do a giant ... YET!" I can't do a giant, means I can't be bothered to learn. I can't do a giant yet, means, I will be doing a giant in a year, I just can't do it right now. Winners will then ask the key question that true winners ask themselves all the time. "Why can't I do this right now?"

At this point there is a split between your winners and your wruners. The winners will create a long list of things they must do to learn the skill they want. "I must learn to cast to handstand correctly. I must develop an efficient tap swing through the bottom. I must form a tight kick over the bar." Your wruners, on the other hand, will get busy creating a long list of excuses to justify their self-doubt. ''I'm a lousy caster. I can't tap swing. I get scared when I'm upside-down." In other words your winners are forming a plan of action while the whiners are driving their roots of mediocrity deeper and deeper.

The big difference between the i CQN'TS and the i CaN'T VeTs is one of selfimage. The i CaN'Ts are stuck in the present. They feel they are not good enough. They see themselves as a lousy gymnast who can't do a giant. The i CaN'T VeTs have a vision. They know they are improving. They see themselves as a gymnast learning how to do giants. The I can'ts are motivated into action by a desire to achieve their vision.

be prOcess OrieNTed.

2. Get gymnasts excited about the day to day process of excellence, not just

the end result.

3 ENCOuraC)e l"nisTakes. If your gymnasts are afraid to make mistakes they will quickly learn to work

well inside their abilities thus insuring they never make mistakes. Of course they will never improve either.

RedefiNe failure. A failure is • I an undesired result not an undesir.... able person. In the words of basketball coach John Wooden, "Failure is rarely fatal, but failure to change might be." Failure doesn't have to mean the gymnast is a failure. It simply means they failed to prepare for this challenge adequately. Get tough on what they do, not on who they are.

ChaNC)e i have TO TO C i \NaNT TO. Do your gymnasts ~ have to do conditioning, or do they want to do conditioning? I guarantee you this, if your gymnasts are doing conditioning because they have to, they are wasting their time. They are reluctantly struggling through it to avoid getting you, the coach, upset. Their time would be better spent doing homework. However, if they are doing conditioning because they want to, they have made the connection between conditioning and their dreams; between price and payoff. They can still hate conditioning if they so choose, but they do it willingly and effectively because it will move them faster towards their dreams.

b ChOOse VOur herOes CarefuUV. Do you have framed color photographs of every graduat

ed senior that ever came through your program hanging where your team can see them every day? Good! Big color posters of Olympians make nice decorations but they do little to inspire 99% of your gymnasts. In fact, they leave most gymnasts with a feeling of "What's the point, I'll never be that good." They need heroes they can relate to. Someone they can look to and say "If thetJ can do it so can I. "

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7 C)VI"nNasTs. If you encourage your gymnasts to be fearless, you are

telling them they should never be scared. My research to date has uncovered only two kinds of people that never get scared. People too stupid to be scared and people too lazy to push themselves to a point where they would experience fear. So if you are telling your gymnasts to be fearless, you are asking them to be stupid or lazy. The stupid ones will injure themselves out of the sport and the lazy ones will drag the rest of your team down.

& m Ore COuraC)eOus C)VI"nNasTs. A courageous gymnast has a bundle of fears. Why?

Because they know that fear only exists on the edges of their abilities. When they push themselves to the edge, fear will be there to greet them, every time. They are courageous not because they have no fear, they are courageous because they handle their fears.

WiN .. . OCCasiONaUV. Does n your team win every meet they go to? "" Then start shipping them out of state once in a while. Has your team never won a thing, ever? How on earth do you keep them motivated? Nothing inspires a gymnast more than a recent success. It feels good to win. However, winning can be like Ben and Jerry's ice cream. Eat it every night and after a while it's not so special anymore. It's not the win that inspires our gymnasts, it's the pride associated with the win. If winning is easy, there is very little pride. Very little pride generates very little motivation.

1 \;raiN aTTiTude. How many times during your coaching o career have you said, if they

would just change their attitude they could be so good? We all recognize that attitude is important, yet all but a handful of teams actually do something about it. That makes as much sense as acknowledging your team needs to be physically stronger, but insisting you don't have the time to do strength conditioning. If attitude problems are holding your team back, they need to be addressed.

ANd, fiNaLLV, if VOu \NaNT a sNaepV COl"neBaCk TO i CaN T, TrV ThiS: "Of course you can't do it! Isn't that exciting? That's why you are here. To learn how to do all the incredible things you can't do. This place exists for one reason and one reason only. To teach you how to do all that cool stuff you can't do ... YET!"

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Tara, 9, is training to compete as a Level 7 gymnast. She competed as a Level

5 this post year and won the North Carolina State Championships with a score

of 36.775. Just two months later, Tara competed as a Level 6 at the

Magical Classic held in Orlando and scored a 36.00. Tara trains

at Southeastern Gymnastic Centre in Monroe and is coached by

Luidmilla Shobe and Elona Bodrikova.

Cameron, 10, has been competing for the lost year and a half. He won second

on floor and fihh all·around with a 53.55 at the State Championships lost

year and advanced to Region VII Championships. This year as a Closs V Cameron works out four days a week

for 12-14 hours. He is coached by Macey Watson and Alan Banks. He

aHends Wrightstown Elementary School and is on honor roll student.

TAYLOR ANDERSON DEER PARK, TEXAS

Taylor, 9, trains at A(robats in Motion in Deer Park, Texas. She won first

pla(e all-around as a level 5 at the '98 District Championships. At the

South State she pla(ed third all-around with a 37.425. At the State

Championships she took sixth allaround with a 37.4 and third on vault with a 9.4. Taylor trains 20 hours per

week with (Oa(hes Bobbie Serna, Joe Ross, and Nicole Cryer.

ROSEANN FECHT HOUSTON, TEXAS RoseAnn, 12, trains with her coaches Dave and Jonnie Niemand

HILARY MAURO WESTBORO, MASSACHUSmS Hilary, 9, is a Level 7 gymnast

~"IIII"11 at Niemond Gymnastics in Houston, at Moss Gymnastic Center where she's coached by Jen Volpe and Kristin Freudlich. Hilary earned first all-around at the Boy State Classic, where she finished first on floor with a 9.5, first on bars with a 9.7, and second on vault with

Texas. RoseAnn began gymnastics ',. __ 11 just over two years ago and is now • a Level 8. Her favorite events are

floor and vault and she scored a 9.125 and 8.625 on these events at her lost competition. She continues to be on the honor roll at school and is se rving on the board of student council. She has

Lr""_ ." a 9.275. Her all-around score of 37.525 also earned her the Mayor's Cup for the highest allaround in the whale meet.

f:~~~~~~~~~ accomplished a great deal in a very short time!

RAINBOW GYMNASTICS ACADEMY AIEA, HAWAII Rainbow's Gymnastics Academy girls wark and practice hard. Our coaches work very hard to teach us the things we need to know! This picture is token at the Honolulu Country Club House, where we have our Annual Banquet to honor the team. We love to always have fun when we do gymnastics!

CORI DAVIS EAST WINDSOR, NJ Cori, 8, is a Level 5 gymnast at Arena Gymnastics in Princeton and is coached by Magda and Valdi Kolasa. At the 1999 ParkeHes Invitational, Cori placed first on bars (9.45), second on beam (9.175), first on floor (9.55), first on vault (9.20) and first all-around (37.375). This was Cori's fourth all-around title in six meets ending her Level 5 season.

ASH LEE FRAZZINI BOARDMAN, OHIO Ashlee, 8, is a Level 6 gymnast at Youngstown Gymnastic Center. She's caached by Down Shaffer and Stacey Thompson. She won the all-around and the beam title at the North Ohio State Championships and placed second on vault and third on floor. She's looking forward to a new season in Level 7.

MACEY WATSON FEASTERVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA

JACQUELYN JAMPOLSKY SAN RAFAEL, CALIFORNIA Jacquelyn, 12, troins in rhythmic gymnastics ot Marin Elite. She's coached by former rhythmic national team member Brooke Bushnell. Jacquelyn scored a 33.107 at the 1999 Rhythmic Challenge and finished sixth allaround in the Junior Division, just missing a spot on the Junior National Team.

Macey Watson, Co-Owner and Coach of Macey's Academy of Gymnastics in Feasterville, Pa., has 29 boys on JO Class I through VI teams. At the 1999 West Point Open, Macey's Closs I Team wan lirst place and the Class VI Team took secand. Many of the boys in all dosses earned medals in various events. The gymnasts at Macey's Academy hope to make all their coaches proud!

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Trent Wells' coach, Barry WPlnPr:_ c;{1,,·rj "Unfortuna1ely it wasn't Trent's he performed well on rings pommel horse, he missed his best two events, parallel bars and high bar. Even though this wasn' t his best performance, Trent has ade a dramatic improvement over the last six months. I believe that he isn't even close 10 reaching his full potential as a gymnast." Wells trains at the University of California-Berkeley.

Gymnasts representing seven countries won the six men's

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she mn handle the pressure of international competition. Coach Mary lee Tracy said, 'What Morgan did here was like what Jennie did here. She hit everything to the best of her ability. Now we can move to the next level and challenge her with more difficulty. I was very pleased."

Alyssa Beckerman, also from Cincinnati Gymnastics, 6nishecl ninth all-around after a oostIy mistake on bars. "'0Iher than that one mistake, Alyssa..did the job under pressure," soid coach Tracy. She was ~ rst up on beam, the ~rst event, and she hit with a 9.60. It meant a lot for her to make ~nals and I saw thalshe has the desire by the level of disappointment she 5I1owad when she didn't make it!"

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artistic and rhythmic gymnast were combined to form a h·io. Each of the three gymnasts performed a routine of their choice and the scores were totaled. The top four trios from round one advanced to round two, the final round.

Although the team from Spain took an early lead after round one, the mixed trio of USA's Jessica Howard and Ukraine's Alexander Beresch and Viktoria Karpenko won the event after new life competition began in round two.

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2. Jordon Jovt,hev BUL 9.371 9.110 9.600 9.310 9.371 9.110 16.400 I. Jason Golson USA 9.610 ting four clean events! 3. Alexei Bondorenko RUS 9.110 9.125 9.410 9.110 9.110 9.210 16.071 2. Jordan Jovkt,hev BUl 9.371 Thompson said, "I'm really excited to win. 4. Dzmitry Kaspiarovich BLR 9.171 9.110 9.100 9.410 9.525 9.300 11.700 3. Chris Young USA 9.171 I. Alexander Beres,h UKR 9.010 B.BOO 9.310 9.110 9.171 9.110 11.471

I just went out there and tried to go aggres- 6. Blain. Wilson USA 9.171 9.010 9.700 9.310 9.221 B.950 15.410 3. Blain. Wilson USA 9.l7S

sively on everything and do my routines like 7. Yann Cu,herat FRA 8.900 9.100 9.300 8.910 9.471 9.400 11m 3. Dzmitr~ Kas~iarovi,h BlR 9.175 8. Eric lopez CUB B.450 9.300 9.110 8.900 9.421 9.410 15.075 6. Alexei Bondarenko RUS 9.110

my workouts. It paid off." 8. Jesus Carballo Jr. ESP 8.410 9.010 9.410 9.100 9.471 9.110 11.071 POMMEL HORSE Produnova, who was leading the competi- 10. Zhong Jingjin CHN B.610 9.350 9.210 8.610 9.300 9.300 14.100 I. Jordan Jovktchev BUL 9.110 11. Chris Young USA 9.171 9.210 8.410 9.100 9.100 9.210 14.321

2. AI.xei Bondarenko RUS 9.121 tion going into the fourth and ~nal round, fell 12. S.an Townsend USA 9.071 8.710 9.200 9.010 8.810 9.100 14.021

out of bounds on her last pass on Roor, triple 13. 8runo Malaspina ITA B.600 8.610 8.900 9.100 B.610 8.650 12.110 3. Jason Golson USA 9.310 14. Trenl W.lIs USA 8.100 9.210 8.600 8.900 8.600 8.910 12.400 3. Zhang Jingiin CHN 9.310

full , and scored only a 9.012 which dropped 14. Vasile Cioana ROM 8.110 8.600 8.900 9.610 8.810 8.210 12.400 I. Eric lo~ez CU8 9.300

her to second place overall. 16. Keiichi Nishimuro JPN 8.110 8.210 8.800 8.600 9.000 8.710 11.110 6. Chris Young USA 9.210 17. froncisco lopez MEX 7.800 7.200 8.300 8.925 8.110 7.7S0 48.121 6. Trenl W.lIs USA 9.250

Atler scored a 9.775 on vault, 9.787 on 18. Alexander Jeltkov CAN 7.750 7.310 7.600 8.971 8.010 8.710 48.471 19. Szi lvester Csollany HUN 0.000 9.100 9.750 0.000 8.675 8.700 36.225 STILL RINGS

beam and a 9.762 on Roor, but fell twice on I. Szilvester Csollan~ HUN 9.750 bars, which knocked her down to third place FINAL RESULTS 2. Blaine Wilson USA 9.700

in the all-around. I. Blain. Wilson USA 9.200 9.125 9.775 9.110 9.171 9.400 17.025 3. Jordon Jovktchev BUL 9.600 2. Jason Golson USA 9.575 9.200 9.421 9.100 9.S2S 9.575 56.800 4. Eri, lo~ez CUB 9.550

Atler was obviously disappointed and 3. Jordan Jovtchev BUl 9.600 9.621 9.625 9.425 9.110 9.100 16.121 5. Jesus Carballo Jr. ESP 9.410

said, "I just messed up!" 4. Alexei Bondarenko RUS 9.400 9.450 8.871 9.200 9.210 9.300 15.475 I. Alexei Bondorenko RUS 9.450 5. Eri'lopez CU8 8.325 9.100 9.471 9.350 9.200 9.475 55.325

Atler's coach Beth Rybacki said, "Vanessa 6. Yann Cucherat FRA 9.010 9.075 9.450 9.050 9.300 9.210 11.171 VAU LT 7. Alexander Beresch UKR 9.050 9.575 9.210 9.110 8.200 9.625 54.850 I. Vasile Cioana ROM 9.650

just needs to let her gymnastics go when she 8. Dzmitry Kaspiarovich BlR 8.750 8.300 9.371 9.000 9.150 9.000 53.175 2. Alexander 8eresch UKR 9.550 gets here. 3. Jason Golson USA 9.521

She's 4. Dzmitr~ Kos~iarovich BLR 9.410

learned PRELIMINARY RESULTS 5. Blain. Wilson USA 9.350 I. Jordan Jovktchev BUl 9.310

how to do I. Vanessa Aller USA 9.762 8.975 9.800 9.800 38.337 2. Viktorio Korpenko UKR 9.475 9.450 9.310 9.600 37.871 PARALLEL BARS

that on 3. Adrianne Crisci ITA 9.362 9.400 9.610 9.350 37.762 I. Alexei Bondarenko RUS 9.510

beam but 4. J.nni. Thompson USA 9.410 9.525 9.475 9.000 37.410 2. Dzmitr~ Kos~iorovich BlR 9.525 5. Jean.lI. Anlolin USA 9.312 9.350 9.100 9.121 37.287 3. Jesus Corballo Jr. ESP 9.475

not bars. 6. Xuan liu CHN 9.210 9.250 9.725 8.925 37.150 3. Yann Cu,herat FRA 9.475 She does 7. Morgan While USA 9.087 9.425 9.425 9.200 37.137 5. Eri, lo~ez CU8 9.425 8. Melinda Cleland AUS 9.487 9.000 9.675 8.900 37.062 fine at 9. Alyssa 6. Jordon Jovktchev BUl 9.371

practice Be,kerman USA 9.275 8.175 9.600 9.300 36.750 HORIZONTAL BAR 10. Jamie Danlmher USA 9.387 9.300 9.225 8.800 36.712 1. Jesus Corballo Jr. ESP 9.150

on bars, 11. Michelle Conway CAN 9.075 9.250 9.210 9.100 36.675 1. Alexander 8eresch UKR 9.550 but gets 2. Elena Produnova RUS 9.425 8.800 9.725 8.500 36.450 3. Eric lo~ez CU8 9.410

13. Rebera Toledano ESP 9.362 9.300 7.950 9.000 35.612 4. Yann Cucherot FRA 9.400 nervous 14. Melina Sirolli ARG 9.012 8.600 8.600 8.950 35.162 5. Jason Golson USA 9.300 15. Anniko Reeder GBR 9.275 7.450 9.175 8.850 34.750 at meets. 16. Brenda Magana MEX 9.237 8.250 8.250 8.900 34.637 5. Dzmitr~ Kas~iarovich BlR 9.300

We'd 17. Melisa Cesor VEN 8.787 8.700 8.500 8.450 34.437 I. Zhong Jingiin CHN 9.30

rather 18. Anastasio Dzyundzyak UZ8 9.075 7.750 8.625 8.325 33.775 WOMEN she learn 19. ludivine furnon fRA 8.975 7.925 0.000 0.000 16.900

now than FINAL RESULTS EVENT FINALS

later. Steve I. J.nni. Thompson USA 9.349 9.512 9.550 9.450 37.861 VAULT I. Van.ssa Aller USA 9.762

and I are 2. Elena Produnova RUS 9.593 9.487 9.750 9.012 37.842 2. Melinda Cleland AUS 9.487 3. Vanessa Aller USA 9.775 8.462 9.787 9.762 37.786 pulling 4. Viktoria Korpenko UKR 9.112 9.300 9.550 9.412 37.774 3. Viktorio Kor~enko UKR 9.475

Vanessa in 5. Adriano Crisci ITA 9.093 9.521 9.612 9.537 37.767 4. Jenni. Thom~son USA 9.450 6. Melinda Cleland AUS 9.456 8.437 9.650 9.137 36.680 5. Elena Produnovo RUS 9.425

a lot of 7. Xuan liu CHN 9.199 8.962 9.312 8.975 36.448 6. Jami. Danlzscher USA 9.387 meets now 8. Michelle Conway CAN 9.093 8.750 8.637 8.850 35.330

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tions and compete well on all a dramatic 4. Adriono Crisci ITA 9.400 four events." improvement over 5. J.an.lI. Anlolin USA 9.350

Last year's Visa American 6. Rebero Toledano ESP 9.300

the last six months. BALANCE BEAM Cup Champion Karpenko I believe that he I. Van.ssa Aller USA 9.800 was consistent on all four 2. Xuon Uu CHN 9.721

events with scores ranging isn't even close 2. Elena Produnova RUS 9.725 4. Melinda Cleland AUS 9.675

from 9.30 on bars to 9.55 on to reaching his 5. Adriono Crisci ITA 9.650 beam . However, with a full potential as 6. AI~ssa Beckerman USA 9.600

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very excited and blessed to even be here. I was paired with incredible gymnasts that I 've watched on TV!"

Beresch and Karpenko agreed that they were very happy to have won and they were glad to have been combined with Jessica. Beresch said he was most pleased with his high bar routine and Karpenko said that she was most pleased with her uneven bars routine.

The winning trio just squeaked by the United States team made up of Tatiana Brikulskaya, Blaine Wilson and Jennie Thompson. The trio of Spain, comprised of Almudeno Cid, Jesus Carballo Jr., and Rebeca Toledano, took third. The second trio from the United States including Natalie Lacuesta, Jason Gatson and Jeanette Antolin, finished In

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The front uprise at parallel bars is a fundamental transition skill which the gymnast will utilize from the earliest optional routine development through elite routine construction. Proper technical development can greatly enhance a gymnast's performance as well as increase the options for high level skill selection and routine construction. Both beginning and more advance front uprise development are highlighted in this Coaches Corner.

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• -Upper Arm Dips: This exercise begins in a "raised" upper arm hang on the parallel bars (fig-

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Upper Arm High Swings: This exercise simply involves doing a set of high upper arm swings which progress as close to vertical in both the front and back swing as possible . Again, body tightness should be stressed and the hands should be as far from the shoulders as possible. Good physical preparation will be evident in this drill .

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• Intermediate to advance Upperarm Dip from a Prone Support Position: The athlete begins this exercise in a prone support on the parallel bars (figure 3) . While maintaining a position with the feet on the bars the gymnast lowers to an upperarm support position (figure 4) and then returns to the beginning position . Body tightness and the distance between the hands and shoulders should be stressed.

• Advanced-Half Rise: In this exercise the gymnast executes a series of partial front uprises from continuous upperarm swing in which the arms just leave the bars in the front swing . The execution concepts listed below are stressed in this exercise.

EXECUTION OF THE FRONT UPRISE: 1. Bail to upper arm position (figure 5): In the back swing, emphasize a tight and slightly hollow position on the bail to upperarm

position . The arms should ideally be open, with an arm bend of less than 90° when the arms contact the rails. Important note: Young gymnasts may need to begin with a more closed arm position showing an arm bend of 90° or more in the upper arm support position . The distance between the shoulders and hands should be increased as the gymnast's strength and experience dictate. Also, a natural arching in the upper back will occur in the bail as the gymnast moves to the upper arm position . This arch is both natural and important to the skill , however, the emphasis to the athlete should be on executing a tight and slightly hollow bail.

2. Contact with the bars: (figure 6) As the gymnast contacts the bars with his arms, the emphasis should be on maintaining good pressure against the bar with the arms and on beginning the kick through . The kick should not come from the hips, but rather use the entire body moving from the natural arch position to a hollow position. Body tightness is essential.

3. Acceleration phase: (figure 7) During th is portion of the front uprise it is important to emphasize pressure on the bars by "pulling" the bars while maintaining the arm angle. This can best be described to the gymnast as pulling the bars so as to move the shoulders over the hands without letting the shoulders get any closer to the hands . The kicking action should be directed forward toward the end of the bars with an open hip angle as opposed to kicking up and allowing the hip angle to close. --

4. Completion of the skill: (figure 8) The front uprise should end in an good front support swing position. Finishing the skill in a extended position and not a closed or Manna position should be emphasized .

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to avoid shoulder or chest injuries. Physical preparation is essential to safe development. Swing and bail height should be closely monitored and should match the athletes preparation and experience level.

• Watch for excessive arching in the bail to upper arm support phase. Some arching is necessary but should not be coached, especially in the early stages, as it will occur as a natural consequence of the swing positions.

• Beginning gymnasts can learn a good kick through position by doing a front uprise to a straddle support position on the rails. In this drill encourage the gymnast to develop both the kick and the pull by finishing in an extended straddle support position with the shoulders in front of the hands .

• The ultimate goal of the gymnast should be to spend as little time as possible in the upper arm position.

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INTERNATIONAL TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS conti ued from page 8

Although vault was not the USAs bes event the team still managed to increase its lead over the comp tition by 0.20. Romania was on high bar and scored 35.50 and China as on parallel bars and scored a 36.850.

In the final round of competition, parallel ars, Chinas Zhe earned the top score of 9.70 followed by Townsends 9.675 and Wells 9.525. Townsend, who jUst returned from a cornpeti ion in France last week, said, "I was a little tired today but I went out nd tried to hit as best I COUld." The USA won the title with a sco~ of 224.125 to Chinas 219.40 and ROllanians 219.20

The USA seni~r womens team won

two of the four events, bars and beam, but came up a little short in the four event total, placing second

behind Romania 153.6 12 to 152.924. Chi a finished third with a 150.187 and Australia was fourth with a 148 236.

The USA senior womens team included: Alyssa Beckerman and Jennie Thompson , Cincinnati Gymna tics in Ohio; Jaime Dantzscher. Charter Oak Gliders in Covina, alif.; Kristen Maloney. Parkettes in Allentown, Pa.; and Elise Raya d Erinn Dooley, Hills in Gaithersburg, Md.

Romania jumped to an early lead n uneven bars with scores ranging from 9.60 to 9.675. Australi showed unique choreography on beam and ranked second. Malo ey led the USA team on vault scoring an impressive 9.612 on her Yu chenko double full, the highest score of the competition on this even . The USA stood in third followed by China in fourth.

After a great showing on bars, hitting five or five routines, the USA moved up to second place. Dantzscher starte the team off solid scoring a 9.1 75. Beckerman rocked her set ~ r a 9.70, followed by Maloneys 9.675, Thompsons 9.65 and finall Ray's 9.80, the highest score of the competition on this event. Mean ile Romania was doing well on beam and Australia was hitting floor outines. China was also staying within range of the other three team on vault.

USA gymnasts were solid as rocks on b m, hitting five for five routines. Thompson scored a 9.70 followed y Maloney with a 9.65 and Ray with a 9.625. Romania also hit five or five routines on floor and slightly increased their margin over the SA Australia gymnasts had a difficult time on vault which proved to be their weakest event but remained in third place. Chinas gymnasts had a great deal of difficult elements in their uneven bars routines b t had to count falls and stayed in fourth place.

During the fourth and final round of com . etition, Maloney led the way for the USA on floor scoring a 9.725. Da tzscher and Beckerman contributed scores of 9.55 and 9.525 to narn w the margin between the USA and Romania. Although the USA dained .388 tenths of a point on floor. the team lost to Romania by .&88.

Romanias Simona Amanar had the highes all-around score with a 38.725 followed by Maloney with a 38.662. aloney was competing in her first competition since she won the n tional all-around title in August I 998. Shes been sidelined with an I ~ury but showed shes back in top form! Chinas Sai Chunyue took thl d in the all-around with a score of 38.30. Chunyue amazed the medi when she announced at the press conference that she was 16 year old. The very small and young-looking Chunyue may have been s all but packed a lot of power in all of her routines.


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J TEAM TOTAL TEAM TOTAL I. Romania 153.612 I. USA 149.124 2. Uniled Sloles 152.924 2. Romania 145.499 3. Chino 150.187 3. Chino 145.024

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INTERNATIONAL TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS continued from page 38

'This is my first international competition," said Chunyue. "It was good because now I know where I stand." Chunyue told the media that she is currently ranked seventh in China and would like to make the 2000 Olympic Team.

USA Team Coach Kelli Hill said, "I'm extremely proud of our team. They hit 20 for 20 routines and we didn't have to count a fall. You can't ask more than that. I think if you give us time, Romania is beatable. We sure had our ups and downs coming into this event but when the time came the gymnasts came through!"

Romanian Coach Octavian Belu seemed happy with his teams performance. When asked if this was the Romanian team for the World Championships, he said, 'There will be 12 or 13 girls who will compete for a spot on the World Championships team. He sited Amanar as the leader of the group and said he wanted to keep her in front of the competition. Belu said that Romania will try to mix the seniors with the juniors to form the 2000 Olympic Games team.

The USA Junior Mens team successfully defended its t i tle with a score of

213.500 over Chinas 212.625 and Romanias 196075.

Coach Stacey Maloney said, 'The USA guys did a great job. They worked together

from the time they were selected at the training camp until the last dismount. I feel their improved start values and sheer determination were the factors that helped them win the title."

The USA Junior Mens team included: Michael Ashe (Atlanta School of Gymnastics), Shannon Carrion (Gym Force), Morgan and Paul Hamm (Swiss Turners), Brett McClure (U.S. Olympic Training Center) and Jock Stevens (Bart Conner Gymnastics Center).

The USA started off the competition on rings, hitting five for five routines. Ashe won the event with a score of 8.60 followed by Carrion and Paul Hamm, who tied for second with an 8.55. Unfortunately. rings was a low-scoring event so the USA trailed China and Romania after the first round of competition.

Mer round two, floor, the USA climbed to second. The Hamm brothers, Stevens, and McClure dominated the event scoring 9.25 to 9.40 and earning the top four scores on this event. However, China maintained the lead over the USA 73.550 to 71.250.

Ashes 9.50 and Paul Hamms 9.40 on pommel horse helped the USA jump into the lead with a ) 07 .35. China fell to second with a 106.750 and Romania third with a 98.650.

On vault USA maintained its lead over China and Romania. McClure scored a team high 9.25 on this event followed by Morgan Hamms 9.15 and Ashes 9.00. Paul Hamm led the team on parallel bars, round five, scoring a 9. 15. The USA showed consistency on this event and pulled further ahead of China, ) 79.000 to ) 75.650.

USA moved to high bar, the last event. Ashe scored a 905, the top score on this event. McClure trailed Ashe with an 8.750. Paul Hamm scored an 8.35, the fourth best score on this event. However, China closed the gap on vault scoring a team total of 37.600. Although China made a gallant effort to earn the team title, they lost to the USA 2) 3.500 to 2) 2.625.

Paul Hamm had the top all-around score in the competition with a 53.750. He said, 'We struggled through a few sets but I'm happy we won the title."

Twin brother Morgan said, "This was my first international competition and I'm really glad we stuck together as a team. It was a great experience."

McClure said, "Our motto was never give up. We learned that from the senior guys and we never gave up, we just kept going."


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INTERNATIONAL TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS contInued from page 40

The 2004 Olympic Games

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junior women are already preparing for the big EVent. They made a small step on the long journey by defeating teams from China and Romania at the Pontiac International Team Championships.

The USA women started off on bars and hit five for five routines. Brittney Koncak was the lead off competitor and hit a solid routine which scored 9.125. Ashley Postell finished the rotation with a 9.525. Meanwhile, China missed a couple of vaults and Romania missed a few beam routines to round out the first event in second and third place.

The USA maintained its lead on beam hitting four out of five routines. Janae Cox scored a 9.45 on her jam-packed routine including a new skill, flip flop to full twist. Audra Fraim added a 9.40 on beam to help keep the team in the lead.

On floor, Romania pulled ahead of China, who was on beam. The scores after round two were USA 74.50, Romania 72 .60 and China 72.099.

USA fared well on floor hitting five for five routines and holding the lead over China and Romania, who switched places in the standings. Uzelac and Postell showed exceptional floor routines, earning scores of 9.575 and 9.625, respectively.

The USA stayed strong on its last event. vaUlt, to earn the junior team title with a score of 149.124 to Romanias 145.499 and Chinas 145.024.

Coach Donna Strauss said, 'We didn't have to count a miss. It was a pleasure to work with this team. They came in. weren't overwhelmed and did their job. When we look to 2004, this is the making of a gold medal team. They were fabulous. Hopefully they'll stay focused and tough as they move up."

Postell scored a 37.60 in the all-around, the top score of the event. She said, ··1 thought our team did really well today. I was happy I did better than usual. I've been having trouble on floor and beam, but I hit them both strong today."

Cox score of 37.237 was the second highest score of the competition. She said, "It went really well today. I'm excited I hit all my routines because I've added an Arabian double front on floor and a flip flop to full twist on beam. I haven't competed them much so it was good to be consistent."

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