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FEATURES 10 World Championships - Women The 2007 World Championships took place in Stuttgart, Germany, Sept. 1-9, and the Super Seven U.S. women's team made history winning the first World Championships team gold medal outside the USA! The women went on to earn a total of seven medals at the World Championships including Shawn Johnson's gold medal in the ail-aroW1d and on floor, Nastia Liukin's gold on beam and silver on bars, and Alicia Sacramone's silver on floor and bronze on vault.

16 World Championships - ~en The U.S. men finished fourth at the World Championships behind China, Japan and Germany. The strong team from the USA was just out of the medals by 1.25 showing the medal potential going into the 2008 Olympic Games. Jonathan Horton finished fourth all-aroW1d, while Kevin Tan took fourth on rings, Guillermo Alvarez was fourth on floor and Alexander Artemev was sixth on pommel horse.

24 National Gymnastics Day Thank you to all of the clubs that participated in the 2007 Tyson Fitness Challenge and celebrated National Gymnastics Day on Aug. 4. USA Gymnastics partnered with Children's Miracle Network in 2001 and annoW1ced in February its goal to raise a total of $1 million by the end of 2008. Read the story to learn the club and individual prize winners for 2007!

42 Rhythmic World Championships The USA showed substantial growth at the 2007 Rhythmic World Championships in Patras, Greece, and was led by Lisa Wang, who improved the USA's best individual finish from the 2005 World Championships by 17 places.

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26 SUPER SEVEN MINI-POSTER

28 THIS IS HOW THEY ROLL

30 EVENT RESULTS

34 GYM UPDATE

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Allhough gymnaslics can of len be perceived as an individual pursuit, teamwork is one of the most important aspects of the sport. Teamwork is the primary objective of USA Gymnastics whenever we enter the intemational arena, and, I am sure, every gymnastics club shares this common goal.

The importance of teamwork was reinforced quite often over the past few months at the Pan American Games in Brazil and again at the 2007 World Championships in Stuttgart, Germany. The ability to pull together and work toward a common goal is what helped USA Gymnastics produce success at many levels, and distinguished our athletes as truly world class.

In Brazil, an adversarial audience booed when USA athletes hit their routines and cheered if they made a mistake. Our gymnasts

maintained their composure, focused on the task at hand and pulled together for a complete team effort. In the end, the USA women won the team gold, while the men made up an ll-point deficit to earn the team bronze. In addition to a great example of athletic teamwork, our athletes demonstrated poise and character. At every opportunity they proved to be great ambassadors in handling the pressures from the media on a daily basis.

At the World Championships, our athletes once again demonstrated why a commitment to teamwork breeds success. During the women's team finals, the USA had a couple of breaks on beam and were down by one-tenth of a point to China after three events. Team captain Alicia Sacramone pulled the team together in a huddle just prior to the final event, floor. She said, "Everyone makes mistakes. This is not over. We are good on floor and we can do this."

And, that's exactly what they did, hitting all three floor routines to clinch the team gold. The Super Seven claimed the first team gold medal ever outside the United States. Watching the hugs, tears and cheers among the coaches and gymnasts as they celebrated their achievement was truly heart-warming. The group rose to the occasion and triumphed as a team.

The U.S. men had been overcoming skepticism since their disappointing finish at the 2006 Worlds, knowing that deep inside they are still medal contenders. Motivated by a desire to once again stand on the podium and position themselves for success in Beijing, the U.s. team maintained a positive and upbeat approach to competing in Stuttgart. The talented and cohesive squad put together a fantastic display to finish fourth as a team, just missing the bronze medal by 1.25 behind the hometown Germans.

In both Brazil and Germany, we received many comnlents about the camaraderie and team spirit of both the men's and women's squads by some of the most prominent names in the history of the sport.

Maintaining the team performance as the top priority sometimes takes individual sacrifices. At a major event, coaches and gymnasts must agree on the plan, which sometimes occurs at the expense of personal goals. Although there are many, one such example happened in Stuttgart. With the team score the top priority, Sasha Artemev was not chosen to compete rings prior to the start of the event. After five events Artemev was the top U.S. all-around score going into rings. The USA put forward its strongest line up on rings, which meant Artemev did not have the chance to make the all-around finals. Following the competition Sasha's genuine reaction was that the team result was the most important thing.

As you head into your competition season, remember the importance of teamwork and that working together for the common goal will get you where you need to go! Whether you are a coach, gymnast, judge, club owner, administrator or parent, acknowledge teamwork as an important key to success. Have a Happy Holiday.

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HE 2007 WORLD Championships took place in Stuttgart, Germany, Sept. 1-9, and the Super Seven U.S. women's team made history winning the first World Championships team gold medal outside the USA! The

Super Seven included Ivana Hong, Shawn Johnson, Nastia Liukin, Samantha Peszek, Alicia Sacramone, Bridget Sloan, and Shayla Worley. The head coach was Liang Qiao and the assistant coach was Armine Barutyan.

The U.S. women demonstrated their toughness when they came back on the last event to win the team gold medal, pulling ahead of defending champion China ro win the tirie, 184.40 to 183.45.

After the preliminary round of competition, the USA led the team competition, posting a total score of 245.025 to finish ahead of China

and Romania at 241.175 and 239.875, respective/yo The format duting prelims

was five gymnasts compete on each event and four scores count.

During team finals, the format was three gymnasts compete on each event and

all three scores count, leaving no room for error. Peszek led off for the USA on vault hitting her Yutchenko double twist (15.05) and setting the pace for the team. Johnson also competed a Yutchenko double to score a 15 .15 and Sacramone nai led a front handspring front Rudi to score a 15.75, giving the USA a score of 45.95. Russia who starred on bars, led after round one with a score of 46.175, while China was third with a 44.375 on vault.

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The USA once again got off ro a great starr on bars with Johnson's hit set (I5.375) that included her impressive layout double twisting double back dismount. Worley went second , showing a beautiful Hindorf, roe-on Tkatchev and a double-front dismount ro score a 15.575. Liukin showed impressive lines on bars complete with her Ono turn with an extra half into a layout Gienger and double-front half-out dismount ro score a 16.375, the highest for the USA Team. After two rounds of competition, the USA rook the lead with a score of 93.275. Russia finished beam with a combined team score of 92.625 and China, who was also on bars, was third with 91.025 .

Sacramone led the team on beam hitting a solid routine with a nice pike front mount to score a 15.60, the high score for the USA. Liukin and Johnson followed and both made uncharacteristic errors- ro score 15.175 and 15.025 , respectively. China showed strong beam routines, and pulled ahead of the USA by one tenth after three rounds of competition. The scores after round three were China's 139.175 ro USA's 139.075 .

Floor exercise was the final event for both the USA and China. While Li Shanshan of China had problems on her last pass, the USA rose ro the challenge. Worley stayed confident and led off for Team USA, scoring a solid 14.625 with a double Arabian and a front layout, front double full on her tumbling passes and a double pike dismount. Johnson was next and flashed her trademark smile during the entire routine, hitting every rumbling pass, including her double twisting double back for her first pass, ro score a 15.375. Sacramone concluded the USA's round with her impressive floor routine that included a full-twisting double back, and a two-and-a-half twist to punch layout front, finishing with a double pike. Her score of 15.325 secured the team gold medal for the United States.

"There was a lot of pressure because 1 knew the team was counting on me," said Sacramone. "I just went out and did the best T could do. It was almost a relief when it was over and 1 started crying because it was a great feeling ro know that 1 did all of my routines without mistakes."

"Out strategy after the not so successful beam was ro go ro the next event, think of that next event, think of the preparation that has been done and remember past successes on it," said Martha Karolyi, U.S. women's national team coordinaror. "I am extremely proud of this rough team that was able to come back after the setback on beam. They showed roughness and it was no less than 1 expected."

"We are all very proud of how this group stuck rogether as a team and fought until the very end," said Steve Penny, president of USA Gymnastics. "It is the result we were hoping for and have worked so hard ro achieve." ~

Above: The Women's World Team (L to R) Nastia liukin, Alicia Sacramone, Shayla Worley, Samantha Peszek, Ivana Hong, and Shawn Johnson. Right: Alicia Sacramone won the silver medal on floor and the bronze medal on vault.

I:IRDUID f Johnson became just the fourth U.S. woman ever to win a world all-around tirle with her come-from-behind victory in the women's all-around finals with a score of 61.875. She also earned the Longines Prize for Elegance award! The USA made history winning me first team and all-around gold in me same World Championships.

Liukin, the 2005 world all-around si lver-medalist, finished fifth all-around with a score of 60.1. Steliana Nisror of Romania was second (60.625), with Brazil's Jade Barbosa and defending all-around champion Vanessa Ferrari of Italy, tied for third (60.55).

"I think I am still in a magical place, and it hasn't sunk in yet," said Johnson after the all-around finals. "(After my floor routine), I just started crying and couldn't srop. It made me feel so proud to represent the USA, and ro get the (all-around) gold medal is an unreal feeling. It is a dream come true."

Johnson, who trains at Chow's Gymnastics in West Des Moines, Iowa, joins Kim Zmeskal (1991) , Shannon Miller (1993-94) and Chellsie Memmel (2005) as the only U.S. women's gymnasts to win an all-around world tide.

Barh Johnson and Liukin began the competition on vault. Johnson had a small step on her Yurchenko double ro score a 15.175. Liukin's Yurchenko one-and-a-half earned a 14.75 . Barbosa took the lead after the first rotation with her Yurchenko two-and-a-half that had the highest score of 15.9, with China's Yang Yilin (who started on uneven bars) in second and Johnson in third.

Liukin led off on bars with her impressive routine and she had one small step on her double-front, half-out dismount to post a 16.1. Johnson executed her routine very well to claim a 15.375. Liukin was tied for first with Barbosa at 30.85, and Johnson was in fifth at the end of two events.

Johnson had a solid beam routine, including her full-twisting double­back dismount, to earn a 15.9. Liukin, who was last in the rotation, recovered from a fall on her acro series to hit the rest of her beam routine, including her two-and-a-half twisting dismount, and scored a 14.575 . Barbosa moved into the lead at 46.55, followed by Johnson at 46.450. Liukin dropped to fourth at 45.425 going into the final event.

Barbosa, the first gymnast to perform her floor exercise routine in the final rotation, fell on a tumbling pass and scored a 14.000. Johnson rook ro the floor and executed her tumbling-packed routine to earn a 15.425, which moved her into the lead with a total score of 61.875. Liukin received a 14.675 for her floor routine for a total score of 60.1 and a fifth-place finish. Nistor, the last gymnast to perform on floor, received a 14.975, which gave her the silver medal with a total score of 60.625. Barbosa was third at 60.55.

EIElT Sacramone started off the USA during event finals on vault. Her first vault was a front handspring Rudi and her second vault was a Yurchenko double full. Her average score of 15.412 earned her the bronze medal, finishing behind China's Cheng Fei at 15.937 and the People's Republic of Korea's Hong Su Jong at 15.812. Both Fei and Su Jong did a Yurchenko two-and-a-half twist as one of their vaults.

"I feel very good about my performance," said Sacramone, who has won seven career world medals, including vault medals in the last three World ~

Championships. "The vault competition was really rough this year, and it is great ro get a medal. My second vault was good in the air, but I had a step on the landing. I need ro upgrade my vaults."

Liukin , known for her elegance and clean lines on bars, nailed all of her release moves and rook only a small step on her double-fronr, half­our dismounr. Her 16.3 was just .05 behind the 16.35 of gold-medalist Ksenia Semenova of Russia, who had a slighrly higher A (difficulry) score. China's Yang Yilin was rhird at 16.15.

"I had a step on my landing and that's what cost me," said Liukin, who was the world bars champion in 2005 and the silver medalist in 2006. "I will learn from this experience and move on for next year."

During beam evenr finals , Liukin was the last gymnast ro compete and had to beat a 15.9 earned by both Steliana Nisror of Romania and Li Shanshan of China, who tied for the silver. Liukin hit a solid routine ro score a 16.025 and secure her second world beam tirle.

"It is such a rhrill ro be in the evenr finals and become a world champion," said Liukin. "I was excited ro go last. I knew I had one of the lowest starr values, and I needed [0 go oU[ and do it big. I was a little nervous because I had a wobble at the ' beginning, and I knew it might be questionable if I got rhe gold. I'm just excited to come back and win, and I wanted to prove rhat the mistakes on beam (earlier in the week) were just flukes."

Liukin's gold medal brings her rotal world medal tally ro nine (four gold and five silver) , tying the mark of nine world medals held by Shannon Miller, who has earned more world and Olympic medals than any other U.S. gymnast (16 rotal). Miller, the only U.S. woman ro win back-ro-back all-around world tirles, has five gold, three silver and one bronze world medal ro her credit, as well as seven Olympic medals (two gold, two silver and three bronze).

Johnson also made beam finals, bur had two falls and finished eighth with a 14.475. However, Johnson came back strong on floor, showing a solid rourine which earned a 15.25. Competing second in the finals, she had ro wait for the final six gymnasts, which included 2005 world floor champion and teammate Sacramone. With her usual flash and style, Sacramone did a nice floor rourine, but came up just shorr, scori ng a 15.225 and giving her the silver medal behind Johnson's gold. France's Cassy Vericel was third at 15 .125.

"It was a very successful World Championships," said Martha Karolyi, the U.S. women's national team coordinaror. "The younger generation, combined

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he u.s. men came into the World Championships with many wondering if they would be able to finish in the top 12 and earn a team position at the 2008 Olympic Games. Instead, the men competed the way they said they would and finished an impressive fourth place in the team finals at the World Championships. The USA, in sixth place coming into the last rotation, nailed all three floor routines to move into fourth

with a final score of 272.275. China won the team title with 281.900, followed by Japan at 277.025 and Germany at 273.525.

The USA was in fourtll place with two events to go, but two missed routines on high bar dropped them back to sixth place. Three strong floor exercise routines in the final round moved the USA back up to fourth by the end of the competition. In the team finals, three gymnasts from the six-man

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team compete on each event and all three scores count. "I am extremely proud of all of the guys," said Kevin Mazeika, the head

coach for U.S. men. "They fought to the end, and fourth is a great result. We gained invaluable experience in the 6-3-3 format (finals), which is really going to help for next year."

"We came here with a lot of expectations and we are happy but not satisfied," said Ron Brant, U.S. men's national team coordinator. "We gained respect from the other countries, which is important, and put ourselves in position to be viewed as a contender. We met a lot of our goals, and fourth place is unbelievable. They put lip a great fight until the end, and now we will go home and get better."

The six members of the team are: Guillermo Alvarez of Denver; Alexander Artemev of Morrison, Colo.; David Durante of Garwood, N .J.; Sean Golden of Camden, N.J.; Jonathan Horton of Houston; and ~

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Kevin Tan of Fremont, Calif Sho Nakamori of Albany, Calif, was the team alternate. Alvarez, Artemev, Horton and Tan were members of the 2006 squad, which placed 13th.

"I can't say enough about how this team came through with a strong finish on floor exercise," said Durante, "From 13th ro fourth in a year is a great accomplishment. I am very proud of how we hung in there today until the end."

The U.S. men started team finals on pommel horse. Artemev earned a 14.775, Tan scored a 14.525, and Dutante posted a 14.225 after his hand missed and he hit the horse during a circle. They earned a total of 43.525.

On still rings, Tan had a small step on his double-rwisting, double layout dismount, but had a good routine for a score of 15.825. Golden, who showed a great strength sequence, posted a 15.375 after hitting his double layout dismount. Horton also had a clean routine and stuck his landing for a 15.150. The team was in seventh after the rotation at 89.875.

Alvarez started the men off on vault, posting a 15.6 for his Yurchenko double. Artemev held on ro his landing after his Yurchenko rwo-and-a-half, but received a zone deduction to take a 15.6. Golden performed a very nice Yurchenko rwo-and-a-half to earn a 16.1 , and the USA moved into fifth place after the third rotation.

On parallel bars, Tan had a solid routine to earn a 15.200. Artemev stuck his double pike dismount for a 15.5 and Horton hit a solid routine to earn a 15.400. The USA's 183.275 moved them into fourth place behind China, Japan and Korea.

The U.S. men dropped ro sixth place after the fifth rotation. Both Durante and Anemev missed on release moves ro score a 13.575 and 13.75, respectively. Horron hit his rourine complete with a triple-rwisting, double layout dismount for a 14.875.

The men showed their talent and determination on floor, posting the highest score of the day with a 46.8. Golden was first and gave a solid performance with a 15.575. Alvarez also had a clean rourine with good landings, including his double layour dismount, to score a 15.6. Horron, who was rock steady all day, was impressive, nailing his double-rwisting, double­back and his full-rwisting, double-back dismount for a 15.625.

"We showed the world that the USA has a strong team, that we are in the hunt and could make the podium," said Horron. Just missing third will fuel every one of the guys. We are going to go back and fix what we missed. We know we can do better, and I look forward to the next opportunity to show what we can do."

ILI:MDUIID Horton, who started the competition on pommel horse, moved up 20 places from 24th after the first event to fourth at the end of the six events with a score of 91.200, JUSt .20 ~

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tenths short of the bronze medal. Despite a fallon high bar his last event, China's Yang Wei won his second straight men's all-around world tide with a score of93.675. Germany's Fabian Hambuechen finished second with a score of 92.2 and Japan's Hisashi Mizutori rook third with a 91.4.

Durante, taking full advantage of the opportuniry ro compete in the all-around finals as the replacement for Bulgaria's Jordan Jovtchev, finished 17th, giving the USA two rop-20 finishes.

Horton started the competition scoring a 13.975 on pommel horse. He followed with a 15.25 on rings, sticking his full­twisting double layout dismount. Horton performed a well­executed handspring double full vault and scored a 16.075, moving him ro 13th place with a three-event rotal of 45.3. He had a strong parallel bars routine complete with a double-pike dismount and earned a 15.450. His four-event rotal of 60.75 put him in a tie for eighth place. Horton's high bar routine features three Kovacs - tucked, layout and full-twisting - and his triple-twisting double layout dismount. His 14.825 gave him a five-event rotal of75.575. Finishing up on floor, Horton had a solid routine including his double twisting double back pass, earning a 15.625 for a six-event rotal of 91.2.

"I knew I would be playing catch up all day," said Horton, who competes for the Universiry of Oklahoma. "I started on my worst event and I knew it was going to happen. I had ro work my way up, getting to my stronger events. I knew I could be in the rop five today, and I was only two-tenths out of third. I need to get back ro the gym and polish my gymnastics."

Starting on srill rings, Durante improved his A score by .50 from earlier in the competition ro earn a 14.875. He scored a 15.725 on his Kazumatsu full vault, and a 15.3 on one of his best parallel bars routine of the week. After three events, Durante was ranked sixth at 45 .9. He hit all of his release moves on the high bar, including two Kovacs and a Tkatchev, and had only a small hop on his double-twisting, double layout dismount to claim a 14.475. On floor, Durante landed out-of-bounds on his first pass with a front-layout, double front, posting a score of 13.700 for a 74.075 total after five events. He ended the all-around competition with a very solid pommel horse routine, earning a 14.75 for a final score of 88.825.

'Tm pretry happy with how I did today," said Durante, who trains at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo., and is a member of Team Chevron. "lover-rotated my double-front and stepped out of bounds (on floor), but today I did some of my best routines that I've done in a while- parallel bars, high bar and pommel horse. I need ro get my start values up so I can be competitive."

omFI Alvarez and Tan both just missed the podium to finish fourth in the men's floor and still rings, respectively. Artemev placed sixth on pommel horse.

In the floor exercise, Alvarez finished fourth at 15.6, JUSt .05 behind bronze­medalist Hisashi Mizutori of Japan, who finished with a 15.65. Brazil's Diego Hypolito won his second world floor title with his 16.15. Spain's Gervasio Deferr was second at 15.95.

"Fourth place is awesome, but ro come so close ro a medal again is a little frustrating," said Alvarez.

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Tan also missed getting a bronze medal by .25 of a point. Tan executed his routine well and held his landing on his full twisting, double layout dismount ro score a 16.325. China's Chen Yibing was first at 16.7, followed by the Netherlands' Yuri Van Gelder at 16.625 and Bulgaria's Jordan Jovtchev at 16.575.

"It was great to make the event finals at a world championships," said Tan. "You had the world's best and it is one of the roughest competitions I've seen in a long time."

Artemev showed his impressive form and sryle on pommel horse. A misplaced hand on his dismount dropped his score to 15.175 and sixth place. China's Xiao Qin won the tide with his score of 16.3.

The pommel horse group was so good, said Artemev, who was the 2006 world bronze medalist. You can't afford to make any mistakes, and they are JUSt flawless."

Mazeika said, "I am so proud of these guys. They have sent the message that we're back (and competitive), and I believe that next year we will be on the podium several times." ~ Continue on p.44

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Blrthcllr.1119"2 ResIdetKe: west Des MaInes, Iowa Club" CoIdI: Cbow's &,mustks. Uug CIllo" Uwen ZIIuang

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"It was an awesome feeling to literally be on top of the world. I honestly don't think I've ever been happier in my entire life. To work so hard for something, and to have it payoff, was truly a dream come true. And, to win with such an amazing group of girls made the victory even sweeter!"

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Birthday: 12111/92 Residence: Bluesprings, Missouri Club & Coach: Great American Gymnastics Express, AI Fong &

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"The best part of the World Championships was the USA winning the gold medal and seeing our flag be the

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fundraised to help children in need,and USA Gymnastics appreciates every donation, no matter the amount.

Club winners Gymnastics World in Broadview Heights, Ohio, raised $25,505, the most of any club this year, for its local Children's Miracle Network hospital, Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital in Cleveland. For its efforts, Gymnastics World and its owners, Ron and Joan Ganim, will receive the grand prize of an AAI vault table, valued at $3,332.This is the third time the club has won this.

In second place was John Macready and John Roethlisberger's Flip Fest, a summer gymnastics camp in Crossville, Tenn., that raised $10,000. Flip Fest will receive an AAI vault board, valued at $730.

Placing third with $7,342.75 was Gedderfs Twistars USA in Dimondale, Mich. The club and its owners, John and Kathryn Geddert, will receive an AAI folding mat, valued at $214. Honorable mentions include Region VI Congress ($8,245), Sonshine Academy in Conway, Ark. ($6,150), Jump Start in Peoria, III. ($4,31 0), California Sports Center in San Jose, Calif. ($4,100), TNT Gymnastics in Jacksonville, Fla. ($3,674.37), and Cincinnati Gymnastics Academy in Cincinnati, Ohio ($3,200).

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Second place winner: Michelle Maack, Gymnastics Warld

Individual winners Andrew Wise from Son shine Gymnastics Academy in rk., raised the most money by an individual for the second year in a row. He raised $3,707 this year, $1,000 more than the $2,578 he collected in 2006. Andrew's money will benefit his local Children's Miracle Network hospital, Arkansas Children's Hospital in Little Rock, Ark. Wise will be featured on a USA Gymnastics promotional poster in 2008.

The second-place finisher is Michelle Moock of Gymnastics World of Broadview Heights, Ohio. Her $3,403 will help Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital in Cleveland. Lauren Briskey from the Flip Zone in Plainfield, Ind., was third and raised $1,550 for Riley Hospital for Children in Indianapolis, Ind.

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USA WINS 13 MEDALS AT ALL JAPAN JUNIOR GYMNASTICS COMPETITION A men's and women's delegation

.L-\.competed in the All Japan Junior Gymnastics Competition, Sept. 21-23, in Yokohama, Japan. 2007 USA Junior National Champion Rebecca Bross of Plano, Texas, the only U.S. woman to compete, won all four events and the all-around with a score of 61.40. Bross was also a member of the gold-medal winning team at the 2007 Pan American Games.

For the men, USA Junior National Team members Philip Onorato of Plano, Texas, and Danell Leyva of Miami, Fla., earned a

The men's event finals started on floor and Onorato and Leyva took gold and silver, respectively. Then Onorato took gold on rings. On vault, Onorato took silver and Leyva tied for bronze. Leyva then took bronze on parallel bars and silver on high bar.

Leyva's coach Yin Alvarez said, "The guys showed that we have a strong program in the USA, very deep. Our senior team took fourth in the world, and now our juniors came and also showed a spectacular performance." fa

total of eight medals, including two gold, two silver, and four bronze. Leyva earned the men's all-around bronze medal with a score of 86.70.

Onorato won three medals in the event finals including two gold and one silver. Leyva took four medals including two silver and two bronze, plus the bronze from the first day in the all­around for a total of five medals.

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I-IELSBY WINS BRONZE AT WORLD UNIVERSITY GAMES

D erek Helsby (Orlando, Fla./Penn State) capitalized on the opportunity in his favorite event - the pommel horse - and

claimed the bronze medal at the 2007 Summer World University Games in Bangkok, Thailand.

"I'm ecstatic - this is my favori te event," said Helsby. "This is my first senior international meet, so coming home with a medal is more than I could ask for."

In the field of eight competitors, Helsby recorded a score of 14.575 on the apparatus. Saso Bertonceli from Slovakia won gold (15.250) and Vid Hidvegi took home silver (14.625).

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National Jr. Olympic Committee Chairman Tom Koll was the Camp Director, assisted by Connie Maloney, Women's Jr. Olympic Program Manager. This year's staff of experts once again provided a wealth of knowledge and new drills for the athletes and their coaches. The staff consisted of: Enrique Trabanino (Vault), Todd Gardiner (Bars), Vladimir Artemov (Tumbling), Linda Mulvihill (Beam), Antonia Markova (Dance) and Tammy Biggs (Vault, Beam, Conditioning and Flexibility).

Congratulations to the following athletes who were presented with special camp awards by the staff: VAULT: Jaime Pisani (North Stars-NJ)­Best block and Natelle Gentile (Wildfire-CA) "Okay-I'll do it"-Iearned a Yurchenko 2/ 1 twist; BARS: Katie Zurales (Phenom-IL) - Hardest worker; Elizabeth Mahlich (Twistars-MI) Learned an in-bar stalder; and Rebecca Best (Will-Moor-NJ) learned a Piked Jaeger; BEAM: Vanessa Zamarripa (Midwest Twisters-IL) -Bag of Tricks; TUMBLING: Dana Bonincontri

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(Gymnastics East-WA)- Full-in from pit to mat; DANCE: Amanda Spinner (Bay Aerials-CA) - Eye­catching lines and Kristin Furukawa (Diamond Elite-CA) Most Expressive.

Other awards: Most skills learned award went to Asi Peko (Brown's Las Vegas-NV);"Ain't No Stopping Us Now" for working through illness/ injuries went to Brittany Noble (Orlando Metro-FL), Liz Green (Texas Dreams-TX) and Gina Nuccio (Arena-IL), and Spirit of Gymnastics to graduating Senior Jennifer Kessler (Gymnastics East-WA).

Other camp participants were: Kaelie Baer (DeVeau's -IN),Jacklyn Berg (United Gym Academy­IL), Kelsi Blalock (Gymnastics East-WA), Dani Ikoma (Arena-IL), Stephanie McAllister (Wright's-IN), Dana McDonald (Diablo-CA), Kari Pearce (Twistars-MI),

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Other members of the J.O. National Team who were unable to attend the camp are: Mackenzie Caquatto (Aerial Gym Club-IL), Amanda Jetter (Cincinnati Gym Acad.-OH), Melissa Metcalf (Desert Devils-AZ), Andrea Mitchell (Premier Athletics-TN), Alecia Musser (Colorado Aerials­CO) Tricia Wilson (Arena-IL) and Christina Wood (Carter's-AZ). Special congratulations to Caquatto, Jetter and Musser for qualifying to the 2007 Visa Championships. ~

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USA shows growth at 2007 World Rh thmic

By Karen Saladyga

HE USA SHOWED SUBSTANTIAL growth at the 2007 Rhythmic World Championships in Patras, G reece, and was led by Lisa Wang of Buffalo, Grove, Ill. , who improved the USA's best individual finish from the 2005 World Championships by 17 places.

"I was really proud of how 1 did ," Wang said. "I felt like 1 did everything that I could these past few years, especially this last year leading up to World Championships. 1 tried to give it my all and there's nothing that I regret from this year or this competition."

Wang, who turned 19 on Sept. 24, finished 31st in the qualification round, a major improvement over the USA's best individual finish of 48th at the 2005 Worlds. Her 2007 finish is a personal improvement of 27 places over her 58th place finish in 2005, and 39 places from her first World Championships in 2003 at age 15, when she was 70th.

Also competing for the USA were Julie Zerlin of Bethesda, Md., and Rachel Marmer of Los Angeles, who placed 57th and 88th, respectively. This was the first World Championships for Zerlin , 17, and Marmer, who turned 16 on Oct. 22, both of whom are younger than the average competitor's ~

age at this year's Worlds of 18.42. In the individual competition, Anna Bessonova of the Ukraine won four medals, including the all-

around gold. Vera Sessina of Russia earned five medals, including the all-around silver while teammate ~

Olga Kapranova won the all -around bronze. "Our rhythmic team has worked hard to prepare for this year's World Championships," said Steve

Penny, president of USA Gymnastics. ''To move up so far in two years is a significant accomplishment, and we are proud of the commitment and effort they have made. This progress wiu serve as motivation for the future development of the rhythmic program ."

In the team competition, the USA finished 18th, jumping four spots from its 22nd-place showing in 2005. Winning gold in the team competition was Russ ia, followed by Belarus and Azerbaijan. In the • group all-around, Russia won gold, while Italy claimed silver and Belarus took home bronze.

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~ Marie, 10, is a first year Level 9 and the youngest gymnast at the 2007 State Meet in her level. She also won floor at State Meet with a 9.45, placed fifth on beam with a 9.075 and seventh all-around with a 35.95. At Eastern Nationals she placed 10th on floor with a 9.425. Marie is coached by Amanda Williamson at Atlanta School of Gymnastics.

£ LACY DAGEN Union City, California Lacy, 9, earned first all-around at the Northern California Level 7 State Meet in 2007. She finished first on floor (9.8), Beam (9.8) and Bars (9575)

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She also took first place all-around in six of her eight meets this year. Lacy is a TOP's National Team Member and trains at Pacific West Gymnastics with her coaches Maria Traggio and liviu Mazilu.

Julie Zaytsev, Leslie Potruch and Ann Starkman are members of the Region 1 Rhythmic Gymnastics Team for LevelS. They competed at the U.s. 4/5 Championships in Lowell, Mass. Region 1 came in second place. They train at California Rhythms owned by Tatyana Itkina. They are coached by Iryna Zhurenko and Vlada Yurkin.

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~ GYMNASTICS MICHIANA Mishawaka, Indiana Level 6 State Champions from Gymnastics Michiana include L to R: Morgan Lasley, 9, won first place on vault; Jessica Tan, 13, won first on vault, bars and all-around; Noell Resil, 10, earned first on bars, vault, and all-around; Duree Cole, 12, earned first place on bars and in the all-around. The girls are coached by Camille and Adam Cole.

~ CURTIS CHANGE League City, Texas CurtiS, 7, won first place all-around in the 2007 South Texas State Championships for Level 4, scoring 56.25. He trains at the Gymnast faaory and is coached by David Henry and Dimitar Dimitrov

~ CHRISTINA RIGGINS Bel Air, Maryland In May 2007, 8-year-old Christina Riggins won the Level 4 Maryland State Championship for her age group, while leading her team to win the state title. She also earned a position on the 2007 TOPs Diamond team.

~ SPENCER FORT League City, Texas As a 10 year old Level 6, Spencer won first all-around at the 2007 Texas State Championships and at the 2007 Region '" Championships. He also won first place on pommel horse with a score of 9.75. Spencer trains at The Gymnast factory under coaches David Henry and Kayvin Palacio.

.a. GYMFEST OF THE BERKSHIRES Pittsfield, Massachusetts Gymfest of the Berkshires'Level4 team won its first State Championship title. Team members from left to right are: Haley Bowers (10th all-around); Paige Bourdon (lst all-around); Hannah Stechmann (2nd all-around); and April foley (4th all·around) They're coached by Erica Keller.

.a. KAYLEY JOHNSON West Chicago, Illinois Kayley, 12, won the 2007 Illinois Level 7 State Meet with an all·around score of 38.00! She also took first on beam with a 955 and first on floor with a 9.75. She trains at Phenom Gymnastics and is coached by Marco Bravo and Sharon Barbato.

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