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1994 WINTER CUP

13 The Winter Cup Challenge selected the

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MIHAl BAGIU Mihai's impressive per­formance a t the 1994 Winter Cup Challenge earned him the bronze medal in the all-around.

FEATURES ON

KERRI STRUG AND BILL ROTH

Two shining stars on USA Gymnastics' National Team.

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USA Gymnastics Executive Committee

Chair: Sandy Knapp; Secretary: Mike Milidonis; Vice Chair Women: Nancy Marshall; Vice Chair Men: Tim Daggett; Vice Chair Rhythmic: Norma Zabka; FIG Women's Tech· nical Committee:Jackie Fie; FIG RhythmicTechnical Com­mittee: Andrea Schmid-Shapiro; FIG Men's Technical Com­mittee: Bill Roetzheim; At Large Members: Jim Harhll1g, Joan Moore; Athlete Directors: Michelle Dusserre, Wend y Hilliard, Peter Vidmar; President Emeritus: Mike Donahue.

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USA GYMNASTICS

EDITORIAL USA GYMNASTICS

Gymnastics By Sandy Knapp

USA Gymnastics Chair

As shoppers in today's market­place, we are constantly seeing new products. I guess all those manu­facturers think that we have lots of extra money to spend! (In my case, I know that's not true.)

A lot of times these companies have developed a new product based on the success of a current product that they sell. This strat­egy is often called a "line or brand extension." Let me give you some actual examples of what I mean, and to make it even easier, I'll use examples from two of our spon­sors.

The back­bone of Hershey Chocolate's product line is its simple Hershey Chocolate Bar. It is so popular that

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Hershey wanted to take that popu­larity and create a new product. They did this by creating the Cook­ies 'n Mint candy bar. Theysimply added cookies and mint flavoring to their existing chocolate bar to create a new product. The new product is even packaged similar to the first product, again to rein­force the closeness of the candy bar to the original one.

Reebok has also recently extended a current product line that they have. Most people are familiar with Shaquille G'N eal, or in Reebok terms, "Shaq." Centered around

Shaq have been sig­nature lines of cloth­ing and footwear. At the recent Super Show in Atlanta, Reebok was show­ing off its new exten­sion of Shaq called, "Shaq Daddy."

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•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• People taking recreational gymnastics probably outnumber

those of you who have been in the sport long enough to have reached the right skill level to be able to compete in events. Obviously, we'd like all these young gymnasts to be aware

of USA Gymnastics and the various services available to them, like our magazine that has important nutrition information, personality profiles on our National Team

member, and coaching tips. We want these young gymnasts to be familiar with our nationally televised events like

the McDonald's American Cup or the Coca-Cola National Championships. We simply want the base of gymnasts

that we're reaching to grow to new heights.

•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Now here's the difference.

Shaq is to portray the hard working bas­ketball professional while Shaq Daddy will position the basketball star as an off­court entertainer. The Shaq Daddy line will include sandals and casual wear ver­sus basketball wear.

The reason I'm telling you all of this is that USA Gymnastics is also introducing a new product and it is an extension of a current program which is also very suc­cessful. While USA Gymnastics has one of the largest athlete membership pro­grams in Olympic sports, that member­ship is highly targeted toward competing athletes. As all of you know, one of the core benefits of our athlete membership is insurance so young gymnasts are covered when they compete in sanctioned events . As a result, there are many, many gym­nasts who are just starting out in gymnas­tics taking lessons. Competition is not their focal point. In fact, the people taking recreational gymnastics probably outnum­ber those of you who have been in the sport long enough to have reached the right skill level to be able to compete in events. Obviously, we'd like all these young gymnasts to be aware of USA Gym­nastics and the various services available to them, like our magazine tha t has impor­tant nutrition information, personality profiles on our National Team members and coaching tips. We want these young gymnasts to be familiar with our nation­ally televised events like the McDonald's American Cup or the Coca-Cola National Championships. We simply want the base of gymnasts that we're reaching to grow to new heights.

MARCHI APRil 1994

I'd like to give you a little information about our new athlete membership. It's called Club Gymnastics, and 1991 World Champion Kim Zmeskal has agreed to serve as honorary captain of the Club Gymnastics team as we market and ad­vertise this new membership program.

We're introducing Club Gymnastics with a price of$19.96 (as in 1996, which is a year we're all looking forward to!) and for that membership fee a new member will re­ceive a personalized membership card that's good for a 10% discount on Reebok/ USA Gymnastics merchandise, a Club Gymnastics t-shirt, a one-year subscrip­tion to USA Gymnastics magazine, and two issues of Club Gymnastics News. As well, Hilton Hotels is including a gift cer­tificate for a free one night stay at one of their properties.

We hope that we will be able to attract a lot of new members to this athlete pro­gram. We also hope that many of them will aspire to be competitive gymnasts and have the opportunity to be an athlete member of USA Gymnastics and partici­pate in sanctioned competitions all across the country. But until they reach that level and are ready to make the commitment that you've made, we're trying to create an opportunity for them to have some of the same benefits that you enjoy from USA Gymnastics.

I can only hope that our "brand exten­sion" will be as successful as those of Hershey and Reebok that I mentioned above. Until the next issue, keep working hard and enjoy your gymnastics! All the best.

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The following Membership Statement has been adopted by the Board of Direc­tors of USA Gymnastics.

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Dear Mary Lou, I'm 15 years old and a sophomore in high school. I wan t to know how old is too old to do gymnastics?

Jessica Mitchell Medfield, Massachllsetts

Dear Jessica, It's never too late to start taking gymnas­tics lessons. It's a fun and wonderful sport for people of all ages. Kathy Johnson, 1984 Olympic Team Captain and silver medalist, started gymnastics at a iunior high program at age 12 ond didn' t start USGF gymnastics until age 14. Kathy was one of the best gymnasts this country has ever produced. Don't wait, get started!

it. We've practiced fo r months now and we still can't do it. Can you give us some helpfu l hints?

Brit/ally White Shelly Patersoll Napa , Califomia

Dear Brittany and Shelly, Practice more!!! When I was training, that's all we did was press handstands. Believe me, I know they're not fun-but they're very important. A controlled hand­stand is performed on every gymnastics apparatus. The key is having a strong stomach and strong shoulders. The whole press handstand is performed from your center. When you raise your legs above your head, be sure to keep your shoulders strong and extended. Dear Mary Lou,

I'm a Level S gymnast and a student at Farmington Junior High School. I am writing to you for an assignment in my French class. Have you studied a for­eign language and if so has it been helpful in your life? As a world -known gymnast, I've enjoyed reading books and articles about you, and I would imagine through all your travels it would be helpful to know several lan­guages. Thanks!

Send your questions to: USA Gymnastics, Ask Mary Lou, Pan American Plaza, 201 S. Capitol Avenue, Suite 300, Indianapolis, IN 46225. Dear Mary Lou,

Sarah BlIrtenshaw Farmingtoll, Utah

Dear Sarah, I'm embarrassed to say that I don't speak any foreign languages. When we'd travel for international competitions, my team­mates and I would pick up a few words from the language of that country. It most

definitely would have been very helpful to know the other country's language for communication. This Christmas, I bought myself some Spanish audio tapes and it is my New Year's Resolution to learn Span­ish. Wish me luck!

Dear Mary Lou, I was wondering if you ever got tired of training and just wanted to quit? If so, what made you not qu it?

Sa reI! NOllri Sprillgfie/d, Virgillia

Dear Sareh, There were many times when I got dis-

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Dear Mary Lou, We're having a lot of trouble doing a press-handstand from a sitting posi­tion. We are Level 9 and have noticed that even the LevelS kids are able to do

I'm a LevelS gymnast and I would like to know how I can forge t a bad score and go on to the next event without crying?

Kirstell Greell Auburn, Georgia

Dear Kirsten, Have you heard the saying, "No use cry­ing over spilled milk." There is no way you can change the score or ask the iudges if you can perform your routine again. It' s over and done with. Show everyone how mentally strong you are by going to your next event and doing a fantastic routine. Let them know that you can overcome this.

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RECEllfT COMPETITION RESIJ1TS

1994 Winter Cup Challenge, Colorado Springs, Colo.; 3rd-AA

1993 U.S. Gymnastics Championships, Salt Lake City, Utah; 7th-AA

1993 XIX Trofeu International, Barcelona, Spain; 6th-AA, Sth(t)-FX, 2nd-PH, 7th-SR, 6th-V,

Sth(t)-PB, 7th(t)-HB

1993 World University Games Trials, Colorado Springs, Colo.; 10th-AA

1993 Winter Cup Challenge, Colorodo Springs, Colo.; 13th-AA

USA GYMNASTICS

By Ramonna Robinson

After an impressive performance at the

1994 Winter Cup Challenge, Mihai Bagiu is

currently ranked third l\ID on the Men's Senior

National Team.

"It was the best meet of my life," said

Mihai. "I'm really excited!"

Originally from Timisuara, Romania, Mihai

moved to the United States in 1979 with

his parents and brother. Gymnastics began

for Mihai at age five while still living in

Romania.

Now in Albuquerque, N.M., at Gold Cup

Gymnastics Mihai is coached by Ed Burch

and Ron Howard. He qualified to the 1994

World Championships Team and the 1994

Goodwill Games Team. Although Mihai is

in the top of the pack now, it hasn' t always

been easy for him. He finished 34th all­

around at the 1992 U.S. Championships

and 24th at the 1992 Winter Nationals.

Yet, slowly but surely, Mihai has vaulted

into the top of the Senior National Team.

Mihai attributes this recent su((ess to his

coach Ed Burch. "Ed knows how to train his

athletes for specific meets," said Mihai.

Mihai has his sights set on the 1996 Olym­

pics, but in the meantime, "I would like to

remain among the top five gymnasts in the

U.S. until the Olympics." Of course, Mihai's

biggest fan, his wife Kris, will be cheering

for him. The happy couple were married in

September 1992. Kris is from L.A., and

they've made their home in New Mexico.

MARCHI APRIL 1994

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The Winter CUIJ ChaLLenge toolt IJlace in Colorado SIJrings, Colo., March 4-5, at the U.S.

OLymlJic Training Center. John RoetbLisberger defended his national aLL-aroLUul title and won

the Winter Cup ChaLLenge by a fuLL IJOint o\ler his closest COLUIJetitor, Scott Keswiclt.

SENIOR NATIONAL TEAM # Name Floor Horse Rings Vault l. John Roethlisberger 9.250 9.250 9.400 9.500

Minnesola 9.300 9.350 9.600 9.000

2. Scali Keswick 9.000 8.550 9.400 9.650 UCLA 8.550 9.300 9.800 9.550

3. Mihai Bagiu 9.400 8.600 8.750 9.300 Gold Cup 9.200 9.300 8.850 9.000

4. (hainey Umphrey 9.050 8.850 9.200 9.250 UCLA 9.100 8.700 9.700 8.700

5. Blaine Wilson 9.150 7.850 9.550 9.500 Ohio Slole 9.050 9.000 9.550 9.400

6. Drew Durbin 9.300 8.300 8.900 9.450 Ohio Slole 8.650 9.350 9.000 8.800

7. Bill Roth 9.450 8.450 8.700 9.300 Temple 9.350 8.350 8.550 9.450

8. Kip Simons 9.500 7.750 9.550 9.650 Ohio Slale 9.150 8.400 9.650 8.550

P-Bars 9.150 9.200

9.100 9.050

8.700 8.950

9.250 9.200

8.750 8.450

8.850 8.650

8.250 9.200

8.300 8.300

"O\leraLL the men loolt strong and wcLL­

IJrelmred," said interim Men's Program

Director Bill Meade. "The (:ompulsories luuJe

iIUIJrO\led a great deal from the 1993 Coca­

Cola National Gyumastics ChaJl1lJiol1sbips and,

from the lool[s of the comlJetition, the U.S.

men halle a strong opporll.lllityto mO\le up in

the ranks of world gynmastics."

FoLLowing is a list of the l\IIen's Senior

National TeaJl1, Senior Elite DellelolJIncnt

Team ami Junior ELite National Team.

H-Bar Total 9.350 55.900 8.800 55.250

111.150 9.100 54.800 9.100 55.350

11 0.150 9.350 54.100 9.250 54.550

10S.650 8.300 53.900 9.300 54.700

10S.600 8.950 53.750 8.650 54.100

107.S50 8.350 53.150 8.900 53.350

106.500 8.700 52.850 8.700 53.600

106.450 8.700 53.450 COl\ll'll\lUEn !\fEX']' Pll l1E! 8.850 52.900

106.350

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lI\lIl\lTER CUP CIUlI.LEl\1GE

# Name Floor Horse Rings Vault P-Bars H-Bar Total 9. Jeff Lutz 8.650 8.700 9.100 9.600 9.000 8.150 53.200

Unoltoched 8.850 8.250 8.850 9.350 8.350 9.150 52.800 106.000

10. Steve McCain 9.400 9.150 8.900 9.350 8.750 8.500 54.050 UCLA 9.100 8.350 7.300 9.400 8.700 8.850 51.700

105.750 11. Jair Lynch 9.400 8.150 8.450 9.550 8.300 8.450 52.300

Stonford 9.000 9.100 7.500 9.250 9.400 8.850 53.100 105.400

12. Rob Kieffer 9.200 7.500 9.100 9.550 8.600 7.700 51.650 Copitol 9.350 8.000 8.500 9.050 9.000 8.250 52.150

103.800

M'···'·"" 13. Bo Haun 9.100 8.550 9.200 9.100 7.750 8.500 52.200 Minnesoto 8.500 9.000 7.650 8.850 9.000 8.150 51.150

Kerr y 103.350

"uston 14. Brian Yee 9.100 8.900 8.700 9.000 8.350 7.650 51.700 Minnesoto 9.100 9.400 7.550 8.900 8.200 8.450 51.600

was i njul'llIl during 103.300

SlltnrdllY 's OIJlional SENIOR ELITE DEVELOPMENT TEAM round or l:umlICtiLion as Tim !ilmim: r:lill: llmmlnllll1l:nl h:alll (;UlIsisls III' llw m:xl 1'11111' .. (hlnlcs ullllm' 2IJ !Jlm.'s nit!.

he was dismounting 17. John Macready 8.400 8.400 8.850 9.500 8.350 8.100 51.600 OTC 8.450 7.550 8.300 8.950 8.700 8.450 50.400

I'rnm thl: parallel bar s. 102.000

lIuston sustained a 25. Jamie Ellis 9.300 7.400 8.650 9.250 8.150 7.150 49.900 Stonford 8.300 7.650 7.950 8.200 8.300 7.900 48.300

nm:h I'rm:IUI'e to lIerle- 98.200

brae Cli IUlll C 7 IUld IlIId 26 . Jay Thornton 9.100 6.150 7.500 9.700 8.100 6.750 47.300

lowo 9.400 8.350 7.850 8.900 7.850 8.450 50.800 98.100

SIll'gCl'Y to stahilize his 27. Larr~ Johns 9.100 7.050 8.450 9.200 6.650 7.350 47.800

nech. "HCI'I'Y does IlIllIll Oklo omo 8.450 6.900 8.750 9.350 8.650 7.750 49.850 97.650

sensation in nil his ex- JUNIOR ELITE NATIONAL TEAM tmllliLies, ' (lhich is a

1. Spencer Sialon 7.900 8.250 7.950 9.050 7.450 8.650 49.250 good sign," saill IJr. UCLA 9.500 8.050 7.400 8.750 7.750 7.900 49.350

98.600 Jamlls SCllals ol' Melllo- 2. Marshall Nelson 7.450 8.350 6.400 9.000 7.450 8.250 46.900

rial 1I0silitai in Colo- OTC 8.450 8.400 6.400 8.200 8.350 9.000 48.800 95.700

I'ado Spl'i.ngs, Colo. "It 3. Sean Juguilon 8.850 8.300 7.900 9.400 7.650 5.900 48.000 Iowa 7.500 8.000 7.400 8.250 8.300 7.000 46.450

is iJnlJllssihle to Imow 94.450

a t this Lime what the 4. David Kruse 7.750 6.400 7.700 8.600 7.700 7.500 45.650 Col if. Berkeley 8.550 7.350 7.600 8.550 8.050 8.150 48.250

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national team rankings, assignments to international competitions and distribution of Team '96 funds.

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In the junior all-around competition Natalie Lacuesta from Rhythmic Gems in Evanston, ilL, and coached by Lana Lashoff, won the title. Twelve-year-old Lacuesta's goal has always been to win the Rhythmic Challenge Junior Title, but she didn't think it would happen so soon in her career. She's been training for only four years and placed 13th all-around at the 1993 U.S. Olympic

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Team USA Gymnastiu (amp 1994 (503) 737-2823 July 24-30 July 25-29 219 Old Mountoin Rood July 10-15 July 31-August 6 August 15-19 Port Jervis, NY 12771 Contoct: Jim Turpin or Dick Foxol August 7-13 Contoct: Brad loon or Corlene Stonke (914) 856-TEAM (8326) Women's Gymnostics August 14-20 Women's Gymnostics June 19-25 Summer (mp '94-National August 21 - 27

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Have you ever seen Floor Exercise a gymnast dance into her mount on the # Name (ounlry Points

uneven bars or a guy l. Oksana Chusovitina UZ8 95 2. Dominique Dawes USA 94

do his floor routine to 3. Tatiana Gutsu UKR 93 3. Henrietta Onodi HUN 93

music? Well, you would, 5. Tatiana lisenko UKR 92

had you been at the 6. Roza Galieva UZ8 BB

Baltimore Arena on VVORlD January 23 at the GYMNASTICS Reese's World Gymnastics Cup. Or, CUP Name (ounlry Points yo u may have caught

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l. Andreas Wecker GER 46B the action on ABC Wide 2. Dmitri Bilozerchev RUS 462

W o rld of Sports 3. Valentin Moguilni RUS 461

Baltimore, Maryland 4. Vladimir Novikov KZK 449

January 29. January 23, 1994 • 5. Vladimir Gogoladze GEO 441

All of the participants "oor Exercise

had one thin~ in common ... he or she ad won a # Name (ounlry Points

world or Olympic medal g- l. Vladimir Novikov KZK 97

and had been invited to 0' 2. Vladimir Gogoladze GEO 94 @ 3. Andreas Wecker GER 91

compete in the Reese's ~ 4. Valentin Moguilni RUS 90 '" 5. Dmitri 8ilozerchev RUS B4

World Gymnastics Cup. ~

The Reese's World Pommel Horse Gymnastics Cup was an

# Name (ounlry Poinls individual event and modified all-around

l. Valentin Moguilni RUS 99 2. Dmitri 8i1ozerchev RUS 92

competition using uneven 3. Andreas Wecker GER 91

bars, balance beam and 4. Vladimir Novikov KZK B4

floor exercise events for the 5. Sylvio Kroll GER B3

women and floor exercise, 6. Vladimir Gogolodze GEO B2

WOMEN 7. Trent Dimas USA B2 pommel horse, still rings, Above: Dominique Dawes displayed

fcarallel bars and high bar her world·class beam routine.

or the men. The event Below: Oksana Chusovitina S,U' ain,s also used a unique scoring

enterta ined the crowd and won the a ll -around ti tle. Name (ounlry Points # Nome (ounlry Points

system developed Oksana Chusovitina UZ8 2BB l. Andreas Wecker GER 9B specifically for this Dominique Dawes USA 2B7 2. Dmitri 8i1ozerchev RUS 95 event. A gymnast Tatiana Gutsu UKR 276 3. Valentin Moguilni RUS B9

could earn a total Henrietta Onodi HUN 275 4. Sylvio Kroll GER BB

of 100 points on Roza Galieva UZ8 273 5. Vladimir Gogoladze GEO BB Tatiana lisenko UKR 271 6. Vladimir Novikov KZK B4

anyone event (30 points for difficulty/ Uneven Bars Parallel Bars combinations; 30 # Name (ounlry Points

points for execution; l. Oksona Chusovitina UZ8 # Name (ounlry Points

l. Dmitri 8i1ozerchev RUS 96 30 points for exercise 2. Dominique Dawes USA

2. Andreas Wecker GER 94 presentation; 10 2. Shannon Miller USA

3. Vladimir Novikov KZK 93 4. Henrietta Onodi HUN points of bonus 5. Roze Galieva UZ8 4. Valentin Moguilni RUS 91

points) , 6. Tatiana Gutsu UKR 5. Vladimir Gogoladze GEO BB

7. Tatiana lisenko UKR 5. Sylvio Kroll GER BB One of the most 7. Trent Dimas USA B5

decorated fields of ~m-nasts ever assemble gathered together in Baltimore, Md., for this # Nome (ounlry Points # Nam. (ounlry Points

inaugural event. Prize l. Tatiana Gutsu UKR 9B l. Sylvio Kroll GER 96

mond: totaling $50,000 2. Dominique Dawes USA 97 2. Dmitri 8i1ozerchev RUS 95 2. Shannon Miller USA 97 3. Trent Dimas USA 94

was istributed among 4. Oksana Chusovitina UZ8 96 3. Andreas Wecker GER 94 the top competitors 5. Tatiana lisenko UKR 95 5. Valentin Moguilni RUS 92 in each event and the 6. Roze Galieva UZ8 94 6. Vladimir Novikov KZK 91 all-around. 7. Henrietta Onodi HUN 90 7. Vladimir Gogoladze GEO B9

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MARCH/ APRIL 1994

W H AT ARE THEY DOING

NOW? Andreas Wecker "I'm engaged to be married to a figure skater this summer. We live just outside Berlin , Germany. I'm planning to compete in the 1994 World Championships in Brisbane, Australia . My profession is being in the army. I like to snow ski and would like to go on a holiday to Aspen! "

D mit r i Bilozerchev " I prepare athletes, not as a coach, but more as a promoter. I set up competitions for athletes. I have a wife, Svetlana, and a five-year-old son named Sasha. (Svetlana is a former Soviet figure skater.) We live in Russia now, but we' re planning to move to Texas in March to open a gym. I still plan to do gymnastics

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Trent Dimas " I plan to train part­time at Gold Cup Gymnastics in Albuquerque, N.M., with Ed Burch. I'm also planning to work with the Atlanta Committee for the Olympic Games doing motivational speaking for kids-right now we're working out the details of the arrangement. I have about two years of college left and I definitely plan to finish . I would like to compete in competitions here and there because after taking time off from gymnastics my fire has been rekindled . Gymnastics is fun again. The 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games are a p-ossibility burl want to take it slow. "

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" I just graduated from high school and I'm thinking of going to college and being a coach . I would like to go to school in Odessa but there are more opportunities for me in Kiev. I have a boyfriend. I like doing exhibitions and wearing costumes. I took time off from gymnastics and now it's much harder to get back into it."

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Betty Okino "I'm a senior in high school and plan to go to college in the fall. Kim Zmeskal and 1 would like to go to the same college and room together. We won't be doing gymnastics in college because we' re ineligible to compete in the NCAA program. (They both accepted money while competing in gymnastics and that makes them ineligible for NCAA competition.) 1 would like to be a gymnastics commentator when 1 graduate. Although 1 was injured and couldn' t compete in

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1993 Arthur Gander Memorial, Montreux, Switzerland; 4th-AA

1993 Coca-Cola National Gymnastics Championships, Salt Lake City, Utah; 3rd­

AA & FX, 2nd-UB, 4th-V

1993 World Championships, Birmingham, Great Britain; 5th-AA (Comp.I), 5th-V,

6th-FX

1992 World Championships, Paris, France; 6th-V, 7th-UB, I Oth-FX (semi-finals)

1992 Olympic Games, Barcelona, Spain; 3rd-Team, 14th-AA (Comp.l)

1991 World Championships, Indianapolis, Ind.; 2nd-Team, 15th-AA (Comp.l)

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Davis hit all four events to earn fifth all-around. Bagiu took second on pommel horse with a 9.15 and finished sixth all­around.

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Angie, 14, who competes for the Cardinol Gymnastics Club in Ames, Iowa, was voted the "1993 Iowa Gymnast of the Yeor." To qualify for this honor, she ploced first in vault, bars and floor and second on beam to win the all­around at the level 8 State Meet last spring. Angie's coached by K.J. Kindler and Gary Timberlake. She's currently preparing for level 10. In her first meet in December she ploced first on vault, beam, floor and all-around.

KATIE HALL YORK, PENNSYlVANIA

Katie is 11 years old and trains at Gymnastics of York in levelS. At the Blue Ridge Gymnas­tics Association Championships, Katie won first on vault, bars and all-around, second on floor and third on beam. Katie and her teammates finished seventh in the team competition. She's cooched by Mike McDonald and Michelle Seitzinger.

CASEY HEMRY KALAMAZOO, MICHIGAN

During her first year of competition at levelS, Casey, who is eight years old, won first place at the State Championships in Bay City, Mich. Casey earned a 3S.40 all-around and the gold medal. She also won gold medals on bars and beam and a silver on floor. Casey is coached by Augusta Lipsey at Greater Kalamazoo World of Gymnastics.

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ELIZABETH KIDNER LANDER, WYOMING

Elizabeth, 10, trains in her living room since the closure of her gym in October. Through lots of hord work she finished her last level 6 meet with a 36.70 all·around-winning all events. She's coached by her mother, Moria, ond or· rives ot competition one doy early to practice in a "real" gym before a meet. She's now com· peting level 8.

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Sky lor is 11 years old and 0 level 5 North Carolina State Champion. She pla[ed first in the oll·oround and floor exercise. She com· petes for lumberton Gymnostics A[ademy and is coached by Morilyn Prevatte. Prior to the state meet, Sky lor won first pla[e all·around in five out of six competitions in 1993. She is now training in level 6.

ROBERT RODRIGUEZ HANOVER, PENNSYLVANIA

Robert, 7, competes for the YMCA Gymnasti[s Program and is coached by Kevin Flannery. Robert is a Class VII. This is his firsl year of competition and he has already won several first pla[e all·around titles in the 5·6 year old division. His biggest thrill was receiving his first pla[e medal from John Roethlisberger, who [a me to our gym for an inivtational meet. John is a very nice guy. Robert hopes to be as dedicated as John some day.

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If you would like io ask Kim Zmeskal a question, write to USA Gymnastics, Chalk Talk, Pan American Plaza, 201 S. Capitol Ave., Suite 300, Indianapolis, IN 46225.

Dear Kim, I know that to be the gymnast that you are, it takes devotion and long hours of work. Did you ever have time to have a boyfriend?

Kerri Rivas Elmol/te , Califon1ia

Dear Kerri, My male friends were never more than friends. With my training schedule, my time outside af the gym was limited. I was very determined to be the best gymnast that I could be and I felt that it would be easier to stay focused on my goals with­out a boyfriend.

Dear Kim, I'd like to tell you that you have been a big inspiration to me and you are an amazing gymnast. I also wanted to know which of the junior gymnasts you think show the most promise and who were your friends with while in competition?

Dahlia Falk Glel/coe, Illinois

Dear Dahlia, The future of USA Gymnastics looks very bright. Our Junior National Champion, Jennie Thompson, has displayed her tal­ent tremendously well. Many of the Jun­ior Team members have already won in­ternational medals. My closest friends

throughout my career have been Betty Okino, Erica Stokes, Amy Scherr, Hilary Grivich, Kelly Pitzen and Kerri Strug. We still try to stay in touch as much as possible. My friendships with these girls will always be special to me because of all that we've been through together.

Dear Kin1, When I was watching the Olympics, the announcer said that Betty Okino knew Romanian and when the U.s. competed against the Romanians, she would tell your team what they said . Is this true?

Jenny Finkbeiner Caledonia, Michigan

Dear Jenny, Fortunately, Betty does speak and under­stand Romanian. It has made communicat­ing with the Romanian team much easier.

Thanks to Betty, we've gotten the oppor­tunity to learn more about these athletes, as well as their lives in a country very different from our own.

Dear Kim, I am 9 years old and a Level 6 gymnast. I am 3'10" and I'm embarrassed be­cause I'm so short. Do you ever feel short? What should I do to deal w ith it? Did you ever get picked on?

Andrea Bilck Crystal Lake, Illinois

Dear Andrea, What a coincidence! I was 3'/0" when I was nine years old. Since then I haven't managed to grow even one foot but it doesn't bother me too much. I do feel short in large crowds and when I stand next to my best friend Betty Okino. Some

Kim Zmeskal won three consecutive U.S. Championship titles, the World Championship title and contributed to the U.S.'s bronze medal in the team competition at the 1992 Olympic Games.

of my classmates ;oke about my height but they don't do it 10 insult me. As long as you keep your chin up and have confi­dence in yourself, people won't look down at you.

Dear Kim, I was wondering if you would ever change your mind and go back to train­ing and go for the 1996 Olympics?

Sareh NOilri Springfield , Virginia

Dear Sareh, Right now I am still training, mostly for exhibitions. I'm finishing my senior year of high school this June and will be making more definite plans about my future then.

Dear Kim, Why do some judges fa vor some teams? I know it happens in your level of competition and iteven happens in my level (Level 6).

Casey Tid1l1an Pinckney, Michigan

Dear Casey, In contrast to a sport like track in which the winner is clearly determined by the runner who crosses the finish line first, gymnastics is a sub;ective sport. The de­cision of who's best is left up to the ;udges and it is difficult for everyone to be satis­fied with the ;udging.

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RHYTHMIC INIERNA1IONoL EXCHANGE By Shelly Tanenbaum

Atlanta International Rhythmic Gymnastics Cen­ter was host to the Russian National Rhythmic team over the winter holidays. The Russian del­

egation included the 1993 World Bronze medalist, Amina Zaripova, the 1993 European Jr. Silver medalist, Yana

Batirshina, and the 14-year-old rising star Anna Sokolova.

The Atlanta girls, coached by Marina Davidovich, were happy to experience the training regime that has turned out world champions!

After a long illness, Bud Wilkinson died Wednesday, February 9, at age 77. Wilk­inson served as the president of the United States Gymnastics Federation in the early 80' s. Wilkinsort has been the Ptesideht Etn· eritus sirtce 1984.

"Bud became president of the federation d uring a very trying tU)1e/' said USA Gynmastics Controller John Hewett. "He helped guide the Board of Directors down the path to success that was achieved in 1984 and has been mainta;ned since that time."

Wilkinson won three national cham pionships at OklalioriJa and led the Sooners fo an NCAA-record 47 straight victories. He was a member of the Na tional Football Coaches Hall of Fame. He later served as an ana lyst for ABC and ESPN.

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Each USOC m mber organization selected a male and female athlete of the year for 1993. These a thletes were then placed on a ballot and voted on by members of the national media, USOC Board of Directors and the USOC Ath­letes' Advisory Council to select the overall winners. Results are shown at right.

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Already more than 1,000 people have accessed the sys­tem since it began operation January 10, 1994. People who ha ve joined come from all parts of the gymnastics community: coaches, judges, state and re­gional chairmen, gymnasts, even fans of our sport.

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DAWES GETS LOTS FINK!

Dominique Dawes is getting lots of ink these days ... Harper's Bazaar magazine flew her to New York on January 31 for a photo shoot and she'll be featured in the March or April issue ... People magazine has selected Dominique as a nominee for the "50 Most Beautiful People in America." If selected for this section, Dominique will appear in an upcoming issue of People ... Mirabella magazine recently requested biographical information and photos on Domin­ique, so watch this national publi-cation as well.

Men's Senior Nationa l Team answers: 1. John Roeth lisberger, 2. Scott Keswick, 3 . Miha i Bagiu, 4. Cha iney Umphrey, 5. Blaine Wi lson, 6. Drew Durbin, 7. Bill Roth, 8 . Kip Simons, 9. Jeff Lutz, 10. Steve McCa in, 11. Jair Lynch, 12. Robbie Keiffer, 13. Bo Haun, 14. Brian Yee

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MILLER! SULLIVAN AWARD

NOMINEE Shannon Miller is one of 10 nominees for the 1993 Sullivan

Award, an honor presented annually by the Amateur Ath­letic Union to the ou tstanding ama teur athlete in the U ni ted States based on the qualities of leadership, character, sports­manship and the ideals of amateurism.

Other nominees include: football player Charlie Ward, basketball player Bobby Hurley, wrestler Bruce Baumgartner, sprinter /hurdler Gail Devers, figure skater Brian Boitano, speedskater Dan Jansen, decathlete Dan O'Brien, basketball player Sheryl Swoopes, and swimmer Jenny Thompson.

The AAU Sullivan Award, considered the "Oscar" of sports awards, was established in 1930 in honor of James E. Sullivan, a founder and past president of the AAU. The Award will be presented in Indianapolis, Ind., at a dinner honoring the finalists on Monday, March 14.

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