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2011 AT&T AmericAn cupJonathan Horton and Jordyn Wieber win the all-around titles!
Grace Williams wins the title!
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on the cover: Jonathan Horton and Jordyn Wieber by John cheng
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Features12 at&t american Cup repeat Champions Wieber and Horton Win Jonathan Horton and Jordyn Wieber won the 2011 AT&T American Cup all-around titles in Jacksonville, Fla., March 5. The AT&T American Cup was a FIG World Cup event with a strong and prestigious field of competitors.
20 Nastia Liukin supergirl Cup Grace Williams is a supergirl! The second annual Nastia Liukin Supergirl Cup took place March 4 in Jacksonville, Fla., at the Jacksonville Veteran’s Memorial Arena. Grace Williams of Linden, Mich., won the all-around title.
24 Winter Cup Challenge Bright Lights. Big Gymnastics. Jake Dalton won the all-around title at the 2011 Winter Cup Challenge held in Las Vegas, Nev., Feb. 5. Dalton, who is from Reno, Nev., was surrounded by family and friends in his home state. A University of Oklahoma sophomore, Dalton secured one of the eight open spots on the U.S. National Team.
28 rhythmic Challenge Zetlin, sereda win titles Julie Zetlin and Rebecca Sereda won their second consecutive senior and junior all-around titles, respectively, at the 2011 Rhythmic Challenge at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo.
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Kelly McKeown of GK Elite Sportswear hands out the Nastia-designed apparel to the competitors in the Nastia Liukin Supergirl Cup.
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Wow - what a show in Jacksonville at the AT&T American Cup and the Nastia Liukin Supergirl Cup! Hopefully you were able to
catch some of the action on NBC or Universal Sports, or followed them at www.usagym.org.
Jonathan Horton and Jordyn Wieber overcame a prestigious field at the AT&T American Cup in dramatic fashion. For Jonathan it was his third title in the event, and Jordyn’s second. Jordyn edged out the reigning world champion, Aliya Mustafina of Russia, and teammate Alexandra Raisman was third. Jake Dalton took advantage of being a very-last minute replacement and turned in a solid third place performance as well. We are quite proud of the USA’s showing in this first-ever FIG all-around World Cup competition.
We were also fortunate to recognize the 15th anniversary of the 1996 U.S. Women’s Olympic Team’s golden moment. Six members of the team were in Jacksonville to take part in the weekend’s activities. It is always so much fun to see them together and catch up on the latest in their lives. How time flies!!!
Congratulations to all 36 of the gymnasts who qualified to compete in the second annual Nastia Liukin Supergirl Cup, especially Grace Williams of Gedderts’ Twistars in Dimondale, Mich., winner of the event. The meet was a special showcase of some of the top Junior Olympic talent from around the country, who spent a wonderful weekend with our reigning Olympic champion, Nastia Liukin. A special thank you to Warner Bros. and GK Elite Sportswear for their continued support of the event, which featured a solid cast of “Supergirls.”
March also started off with a bang for Julie Zetlin and Rebecca Sereda, who won the senior and junior titles, respectively, at the Rhythmic Challenge.
We also recently announced the newest member of the USA Gymnastics family of corporate partners, Hilton Worldwide. The multi-year relationship focuses on support for the country’s top athletes and providing discounted rates and other benefits for our members. For information on how you can receive benefits from Hilton Hotels, e-mail [email protected].
The gymnastics season is fully underway with many great events to come - USA Gymnastics Men’s Collegiate Championships, March 25-26 in Springfield, Mass; USA Gymnastics Women’s Collegiate Championships, April 8-10 in Colorado Springs; the women’s NCAA Championships in Cleveland, Ohio, April 15-17; and the men’s NCAA Championships, April 14-16 in Columbus, Ohio. If you can, support collegiate gymnastics in your area or where you are visiting. Go to www.usagym.org/college to learn all the dates and locations. Good luck to all of the athletes and coaches heading into the culmination of your season.
Lastly, don’t forget to register for the USA Gymnastics Open Championships at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex, June 2-5, in Orlando, Fla. This competition is a national invitational for Women’s Levels 4-8 and Prep Op, as well as an Elite National Qualifier, and the Junior Olympic Open National Championships for Rhythmic Levels 4-6. The event will name both individual and club team champions in women’s and rhythmic gymnastics. To register for the event or learn more about it, go towww.usagym.org/openchampionships.
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2010 World bronze-medalist Jonathan Horton of Houston and 2009 American Cup champion Jordyn
Wieber of DeWitt, Mich., won the men’s
and women’s all-around titles, respectively, at the
2011 AT&T American Cup, an International Gymnastics
Federation World Cup event, in Jacksonville, Fla. The Ukraine’s
Mykola Kuksenkov and 2010 World all-around champion Aliya Mustafina
of Russia finished second, with the USA’s Jake Dalton of Sparks, Nev., and Alexandra
Raisman of Needham, Mass., finishing third.
Repeat Cham pions Wie ber and Horton Win
By Luan Peszek Photos by John Cheng
Jonathan Horton
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Winning his third American Cup title Horton, who competes for Cypress Gymnastics, started out strong on the floor
exercise with his double-twisting, double-back mount to score a 15.066. He scored a 13.533 on pommel horse and had the highest score of the meet on still rings, 15.500. Horton, 25, scored a 16.000 on his front handspring double front vault and added a 15.066 for his parallel bars routine that is packed with difficulty, including a new front uprise double back,
a piked Belle and a Tippelt. His parallel bars routine moved him into first going into the final event. Horton
brought it home on high bar, posting a 15.033, which was the top score for this event. His
high bar routine included a full-twisting layout Kovacs and full-twisting double layout dismount. Horton’s total all-around score was a 90.198.
Repeat Cham pions Wie ber and Horton Win
By Luan Peszek Photos by John Cheng
Jonathan Horton and Jordyn Wieber won the 2011 AT&T American Cup.The beautifully-designed Cup was designed by A-1 Awards.
“...I worked as hard as I could to come back, especially after my thumb injury. I’m
so happy it went well today.”
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“It was awesome,” said Horton, who has won the American Cup twice before. “This is the second time I’ve won here in Jacksonville. I worked as hard as I could to come back, especially after my thumb injury. I’m so happy it went well today.”
In her senior level event debut, Wieber had the top score of the day on three
of the four events – vault, balance beam and floor
exercise. She scored a 15.833 on vault for her Yurchenko 2.5.
On beam, she earned a 15.266 for her routine highlighted by a standing
full twist and a flip flop, flip flop 2.5 dismount. On floor, Wieber scored a
14.900, performing a double-twisting, double-tuck mount and 1.5 to triple full on
her second pass. She had a problem on bars, scoring a 13.900 after missing a Tkatchev, but
was able to maintain the all-around lead, scoring a 59.899.
Jordyn Wieber
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Fifteen-year-old Wieber, who trains at Gedderts’ Twistars USA, said, “It felt great to win my second American Cup title. It’s such an honor.” When asked about her miss on bars, she said, “I had to pretend like the fall didn’t happen. I had to stay strong and stay focused.”
On the men’s side, Kuksenkov, who was fourth in the all-around at the 2010 World Championships, led the men’s competition through the first four rotations and had the top score on pommel horse, 14.866. He finished second in the all-around behind Horton with a score of 90.032. The USA’s Jake Dalton of Reno, Nev., finished third in the all-around with a score of 88.497. Dalton, who was a last-minute replacement for Russia’s injured athlete Sergey Khorokhordin, had the top score on floor, 15.766, for his routine that included an Arabian double layout mount.
“I learned after breakfast this morning that I was in the meet,” said Dalton, who competes for the University of Oklahoma. “Overall I feel like I did what I needed to
do. This was my first big international meet of the year.”
2010 World all-around silver medalist Philipp Boy of Germany had the high vault score of 16.100.
Japan’s Koji Uematsu had the high score on parallel bars at 15.433.
On the women’s side, Mustafina started on vault with her Yurchenko 2.5 to score a 15.566. She
moved to bars, where she did a stalder and in-bar elements and dismounted with a tucked double back with1.5 twist to score a 15.766, the highest score of the competition on bars. On balance beam she dismounted with a flip flop, flip flop triple full and scored a 14.833. On floor she mounted with a 3.5 twist but had a problem on her third tumbling pass and scored a
The 1996 Olympic Gold Medal Team gathered in Jacksonville at the AT&T American Cup to celebrate its 15-year anniversary of winning the gold medal. L to R: Kerri Strug, Jaycie Phelps, Dominique Moceanu, Shannon Miller, Amy Chow and Amanda Borden. (Dominique Dawes was not present).
To learn what the 1996 Olympic Team members are up to now go to www.usagym.org/96team
“It felt great to win my
second American Cup title. It’s such an honor.”
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13.666, for a total all-around score of 59.831.
Mustafina said, “I was competing a new floor routine, and it is early in the season so I’m not so upset to finish second in the all-around.”
Raisman, who trains at Brestyan’s American Gymnastics, scored a 14.866 on vault, a 13.900 on bars, a 14.933
Mykola Kuksenkov
Jake Dalton
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on beam and a 14.866 on floor exercise, where she added a piked double Arabian to her already difficult routine. Raisman’s all-around total was a 58.565.
She said, “I’m really happy with my performance today, especially floor because that is the highest score I’ve received on that event.”
For only the second time in the event’s history, the AT&T American Cup is part of the FIG’s World Cup series and the first of four all-around World Cup events in 2011. In accordance with the World Cup regulations, the gymnasts were invited based on performances at the 2010 World Championships. Aliya Mustafina
Alexandra Raisman
Huang Qiushuang
Results onPg. 40
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AT&T Amerian Cup results on pg. 40
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Grace Williams of Linden, Mich., won the all-around title at the second annual Nastia
Liukin Supergirl Cup at the
Jacksonville Veteran’s Memorial
Arena. Amelia Hundley of Hamilton, Ohio, and Rachel
Spicer of Highland Village, Texas, finished second and third, respectively, in the 36-gymnast field that boasted competitors from 18 states across the country. Proceeds from the event go to the Nastia Liukin Fund, a charitable fund within the National Gymnastics Foundation.
“I am very excited to get this opportunity to have the second annual Nastia Liukin Supergirl Cup,” said Nastia Liukin, the 2008 Olympic all-around champion. “The first one was a great
Grace Williams is a Supergirl! By Luan Peszek
Photos by John Cheng.
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NastiaLiukin Grace
WilliamsRachelSpicer
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experience, but the second one kind of means more because everyone trusted and believed in us to continue this. It’s an honor to have an event bear my name, and I really want to thank USA Gymnastics, Warner Bros, and GK Elite for helping make it possible.”
Williams, who trains at Gedderts’ Twistars USA, won the all-around with a total score of 38.525. She started the competition on vault with a Yurchenko 1.5 to score a 9.450. On the uneven bars she did a high Tkatchev and a tucked full-twisting double-back dismount to score a 9.650. On the balance beam she performed a series of flip flop, layout, layout step-out to score a 9.700, which was the top score on this event. She finished the competition on floor exercise with her highest score of the day, 9.725, which also was the top score on this event. Her routine included a double Arabian mount and a double tuck dismount.
“It felt great to win,” said Williams, who will turn 15 on March 26. “I just came into this competition to have fun and do my best. I didn’t know I’d win anything. I’m just a little overwhelmed and taking it all in.”
As far as her future goals, Williams said, “I hope to compete at the Visa Championships this summer.”
Thirteen-year-old Hundley of Cincinnati Gymnastics finished second in the all-around with a score of 38.150. Hundley’s top score was on bars, where she competed a Yeager and Pak salto to score a 9.750, the event’s top score. Hundley’s other scores were 9.450 on vault, 9.300 on beam and 9.650 on floor.
Grace Williams is a Supergirl! By Luan Peszek
Sixteen-year-old Spicer of Metroplex
Gymnastics finished third in the all-
around with a score of 37.975. Her high score of the day was on bars, where her routine included a tucked full-twisting double-back dismount which
GraceWilliams
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earned a 9.600. Spicer also scored a 9.40 on vault, a 9.425 on beam and a 9.550 on floor.
Alexandra McMurtry of Midlothian, Va./Richmond Olympiad Gymnastics, earned
the top vault score of 9.800 for her Yurchenko
layout full.
2009 World Vault Champion Kayla Williams of Cincinnati Gymnastics finished fourth in the all-around with a score of 37.900. Williams, from Huntington, W.V., plans to attend and compete for the University of Alabama in the fall.
Another highlight to the meet was Mykayla Skinner of Desert Lights who finished fifth in the all-around with a score of 37.675. Skinner of Gilbert, Ariz., had the most difficulty in the competition performing a Yurchenko 2.5 on vault, a standing full on beam and a floor routine which
JACkSONVILLe, FLA.
All-Around Results VT UB BB FX AA 1. Grace Williams Gedderts’ 9.450 9.650 9.700 9.725 38.525 2. Amelia Hundley Cincinnati 9.450 9.750 9.300 9.650 38.150 3. Rachel Spicer Metroplex 9.400 9.600 9.425 9.550 37.975 4. Kayla Williams Cincinnati 9.500 9.400 9.450 9.550 37.900 5. Mykayla Skinner Desert Lights 9.350 9.025 9.650 9.650 37.675 6. Kassandra Lopez Tumbleweeds 9.100 9.500 9.450 9.400 37.450 6. Alyssa Jackson Xtreme 9.475 9.400 9.175 9.400 37.450 8. Kiersten Wang Colo. Aerials 9.125 9.375 9.525 9.400 37.425 8. Caitlin Mann Tumbleweeds 9.000 9.475 9.500 9.450 37.42510. Asi Peko Brown’s LV 9.125 9.025 9.650 9.525 37.32510. Georgia Dabritz Ace (MA) 9.550 9.625 9.075 9.075 37.32512. Alina Cartwright Legacy Elite 9.375 9.225 9.225 9.475 37.30013. Mackenzie Brannan Capital (TX) 9.125 9.500 8.975 9.525 37.12514. Megan Jimenez Precision 9.325 9.225 9.200 9.325 37.07515. Alexandra McMurtry Richmond Oly 9.800 8.675 9.300 9.225 37.00016. Annette Miele Parkettes 9.125 9.400 8.925 9.525 36.97517. Michaela Woodford Sun Country 9.175 9.175 9.150 9.425 36.92518. Tory Wilson Gold Cup 9.250 9.175 9.225 9.175 36.82519. Sachi Rose Sugiyama Top Flight 9.350 9.450 8.575 9.425 36.80020. Maggie Nichols Twin City Twist 8.775 9.375 9.175 9.450 36.77521. Lisa Burt Ace (FL) 9.150 8.900 9.275 9.425 36.75022. Maile’ana Kanewa The Gymn Acad 9.300 9.000 8.950 9.450 36.70023. Stefani Catour Desert Lights 9.125 9.000 9.300 9.200 36.62524. Ashley Lambert World Class 9.400 9.025 8.775 9.250 36.45025. Kathryn Kluz Oakland GTC 9.125 9.200 8.625 9.450 36.40026. Alyssa Nocella Silvia’s 8.700 9.075 9.250 9.300 36.32527. Mary Kaitlyn Bailey High Point 9.300 8.550 9.025 9.325 36.20028. Rebecca Tutka Parkettes 8.550 8.425 9.575 9.600 36.15029. Mary Jane Horth Gym. World 9.050 8.975 9.100 8.975 36.10030. Kaitlyn Hall KGDC Twisters 8.600 8.900 9.250 8.800 35.55031. Brittney Sooksengdao McCracken’s 8.750 8.525 9.300 8.950 35.52532. Miya Dotson Oakland GTC 8.325 9.350 8.750 8.625 35.05033. Kelsey Lawless Elite GTC 8.100 9.000 8.950 8.500 34.55034. Jennie Laeng Olym. Dreams 8.850 8.875 8.200 8.400 34.32535. Jordan Naleway Aerial 8.550 7.550 9.100 8.850 34.05036. Lauren Marinez Orlando Metro 0.000 9.550 9.000 7.750 26.300
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included a double twisting double back
mount and a full twisting double back
dismount. She finished tied for
second on both beam and floor with scores of
9.650 on each event.
The 36 competitors were chosen for the Nastia Liukin Supergirl Cup based on performances at the 17 invitationals that comprised the Nastia Liukin Super-girl Cup Series. Each invitational se-lected a minimum of two athletes from the respective Level 10/open fields. The Nastia Liukin Supergirl Cup is a partnership between Warner Bros. Consumer Products, USA Gymnastics and Liukin. The Nastia Liukin Supergirl
Cup and the accompany-ing Nastia
Liukin Supergirl Cup Series pro-vide a unique competitive op-portunity for the country’s rising female gymnasts.
The Nastia Liukin Supergirl Cup participants received a Nastia Liukin-designed leotard and a warm-up from GK Elite; two tickets to the AT&T American Cup and recognition during that event for the Cup’s medalists; and both met and had their photo taken with Liukin. For more information, go to www.nastialiukinsupergirlcup.com or scan this tag with your mobile device for more event coverage.
AmeliaHundley
RachelSpicer
KaylaWilliams
Nastia Liukin with the competitors of the 2011 Nastia Liukin Supergirl Cup.
MykaylaSkinner
2009 World team member Jake Dalton of Reno, Nev., won the all-around at the 2011 Winter Cup Challenge at the Las Vegas Sports Center in his home state and surrounded by his family and friends. The competition concluded on Feb. 5 and the win secures Dalton as one of eight open spots on the 2011 U.S. National Team until the 2011 Visa Championships, Aug. 17-20, in St. Paul, Minn. Dalton, who competes for the University of Oklahoma, posted a combined, two-day all-around score of 176.250. He also won two event titles, landing a beautiful triple full dismount on floor
exercise to score a 32.050 and earning a 32.500 for his
Kasamatsu double full on vault. He also finished second on parallel bars (30.500) and third on still rings (28.400). “It felt great today,” said Dalton. “There were a lot of talented guys out there
competing, but I went out and cleaned everything up from the first day and did what I needed to do.” 2010 World horizontal bar finalist Danell Leyva of Miami/Hilton HHonors, finished in second in the all-around with a score of 175.150. Leyva also won two event titles, parallel bars (31.600) and horizontal bar (30.900). CJ Maestas of Corrales, N.M./U.S. Olympic Training Center, took third in the all-around at 172.750, winning the still rings title (31.000). Rounding out the top five were Alex Naddour of Gilbert, Ariz./University of Oklahoma, in fourth (170.750) and Andrew Elkind of Cherry Hill, N.J./Team Hilton HHonors, in fifth (170.600). The seven members of the 2010 World Championships Team retain their spots on the national team and based on performances, four gymnasts were selected to the U.S. Men’s Senior National Team using the National Team Point Program. Those gymnasts are Joshua Dixon of San Jose, Calif./Stanford University, Elkind, Maestas and Naddour. Three additional athletes were selected by the Men’s Program Committee: Glen Ishino of Santa Ana, Calif./University of California, Berkeley; Tyler Mizoguchi of Houston/University of Illinois; and Jesse Silverstein of Suffern, N.Y./U.S. Gymnastics Development Center II.
Jake Dalton
CHALLENGEBright lights.
BIG GYMNASTICS. Photos by John Cheng
WINTER CUP
Danell Leyva
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Jake Dalton
ALL-ArOUNd1. Jacob Dalton Oklahoma 176.250
2. Danell Leyva Hilton HHonors/Univ. 175.150
3. CJ Maestas USOTC 172.750
4. Alexander Naddour Oklahoma 170.750
5. Andrew Elkind Hilton HHonors/OTC 170.600
6. Joshua Dixon Stanford 168.800
7. Jesse Silverstein US Gym Dev Ctr II 168.600
8. Tim Gentry Stanford 167.500
9. Tyler Mizoguchi Illinois 166.800
10. Alexy Bilozertchev Hilton HHonors/OTC 166.750
11. Joseph Hagerty Hilton HHonors/OTC 165.800
12. Sho Nakamori Champions Academy 165.700
13. Dylan Akers Cypress Academy 164.400
14. Donothan Bailey Berkeley 163.300
15. Christopher Stehl Oklahoma 162.950
16. Mel Anton Santander Michigan 162.550
17. Jake Martin Orlando Metro 161.850
18. Chris Turner Stanford 161.400
19. Jordan Valdez Illinois 159.500
20. Jesse Glenn SCATS 159.450
Alexander Naddour
CJ Maestas
2011 U.S. Men’s National Team (Until 2011 Visa Championships) Name Hometown Team/SchoolChris Brooks Houston, Texas Hilton HHonors
Chris Cameron Winter Haven, Fla. University of Michigan
Jake Dalton Reno, Nev. University of Oklahoma
Joshua Dixon San Jose, Calif. Stanford University
Andrew Elkind Cherry Hill, N.J. Hilton HHonors
Jonathan Horton Houston, Texas Hilton HHonors
Glen Ishino Santa Ana, Calif. Univ. of Calif., Berkeley
Steven Legendre Flower Mound, Texas University of Oklahoma
Danell Leyva Miami, Fla. Hilton HHonors
CJ Maestas Corrales, N.M. U.S. Olympic Training Center
Tyler Mizoguchi Houston, Texas University of Illinois
Alex Naddour Gilbert, Ariz. University of Oklahoma
Paul Ruggeri Manlius, N.Y. University of Illinois
Jesse Silverstein Suffern, N.Y. U.S. Gym. Dev. Center II
Brandon Wynn Voorhees, N.J. Ohio State University
Andrew Elkind
Floor exercise1. Jacob Dalton Oklahoma 32.050
2. Joshua Dixon Stanford 30.500
3. Randall Heflin Hilton HHonors 29.950
Pommel Horse1. Daniel Ribeiro Illinois 31.400
2. Ty Echard Ohio State 29.950
3. Luke Stannard Illinois 28.900
Still rings1. CJ Maestas USOTC 31.000
2. Tim Gentry Stanford 29.750
3. Jacob Dalton Oklahoma 28.850
Joshua Dixon
Vault1. Jacob Dalton Oklahoma 32.500
2. Samuel Mikulak Michigan 32.200
3. Cale Robinson Stanford 31.800
Parallel Bars1. Danell Leyva Hilton HHonors 31.600
2. Jacob Dalton Oklahoma 30.500
3. Tyler Mizoguchi Illinois 30.150
Horizontal Bar1. Danell Leyva Hilton HHonors 30.900
2. Alexander Buscaglia Stanford 30.700
3. Ian Makowske Michigan 29.700
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Julie Zetlin
Rebecca SeRedaAction photos
© Diane Bidermann
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2010 U.S. all-around champions Julie Zetlin of Bethesda, Md., and Rebecca Sereda of Staten Island, N.Y., won their second consecutive senior and junior all-around titles, respectively, at the 2011 Rhythmic Challenge at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo.
Twenty-year-old Zetlin, who trains at Capital Rhythmics, won the senior all-around crown with a score of 98.408. She finished first in hoop (25.875) and ribbon (25.558), second in clubs (22.900), and third in ball (24.075).
Zetlin said, “Because I just competed in a Grand Prix meet in Russia the weekend before, I was more prepared. I was in better shape this year, and I don’t think the altitude affected me as much. I had to overcome some mistakes in my two new routines, and I think with me being the ‘veteran,’ my experience helped me to reclaim my title.”
Shelby Kisiel, 16, of Houston/North Shore Rhythmic Gymnastics Center, finished second in the all-around with 94.241, placing first in clubs (23.658) and second in hoop (25.158) and ball (24.458). Alexis Page, 15, of New York, N.Y./Aviator Sports and Recreation, took third in the all-around at 89.525, hoop (23.275) and ribbon (21.742).
Anastasia Torba of Orinda, Calif./Allegro Rhythmic, who placed second in ribbon (22.392), finished fourth in the all-around with an 89.066. Torba will turn 18 on March 17. Fifteen-year-old Polina Kozitskiy of Fountainville, Pa./Philadelphia Rhythmic Academy, rounded out the top five in the senior all-around with an 88.066. Sixteen-year-old Olga Pavlenko of Brooklyn, N.Y./Isadora, only competed in two events but placed first in ball (24.600).
“i had to oveRcome Some miStakeS in my two new RoutineS,
and i think with me being the ‘veteRan,’ my expeRience helped
me to Reclaim my title.”– Julie Zetlin –
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Fourteen-year-old Sereda, who trains at Isadora, earned a 93.716 to win the junior all-around title. She also took top honors in hoop (24.125) and ball (24.900), finished second in clubs (23.250), and placed third in ribbon (21.442). Jazzy Kerber, 14, of Highland Park, Ill./North Shore Rhythmic Gymnastics Center, finished second in the all-around with a 91.825, winning clubs at 23.900, and placing second in hoop (23.867) and ball (22.750). Cindy Lu, 15, of Staten Island Isadora Rhythmics, won ribbon at 21.967 and took third in the all-around (89.216), hoop (22.883) and ball (22.542).
Serena Lu, 12, of Staten Island, N.Y/Isadora Rhythmics, finished fourth in the all-around (88.616), placing second in ribbon (21. 658) and third in clubs (22.417). Aria Rodli, 14, of Coronado, Calif./Emerald City Academy of Rhythmic Gymnastics, took fifth in the all-around at 85.358.
The Rhythmic Invitational and Group Championships, competitions for Levels 7-10, were held in conjunction with the Rhythmic Challenge. For complete results, log onto www.usagym.org/rhythmic.
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The U.S. Group exhibitioned two new routines for the upcoming season. The group trains at North Shore Rhythmic Gymnastics Center in Chicago.
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Senior
JuniorName Team Hoop Ball Clubs Ribbon All-Around
1. Sereda, Rebecca Isadora 24.125 24.900 23.250 21.442 93.716
2. Kerber, Jazzy North Shore 23.867 22.750 23.900 21.308 91.825
3. Lu, Cindy Isadora 22.883 22.542 21.825 21.967 89.216
4. Lu, Serena Isadora 22.367 22.175 22.417 21.658 88.616
5. Rodli, Aria Emerald City 21.592 20.783 21.883 21.100 85.358
6. Sidqi, Yasmeen Isadora 20.692 21.225 19.475 20.142 81.533
2011 Rhythmic challenge
ReSultSName Team Hoop Ball Clubs Ribbon All-Around
1. Zetlin, Julie Capital 25.875 24.075 22.900 25.558 98.408
2. Kisiel, Shelby North Shore 25.158 24.458 23.658 20.967 94.241
3. Page, Alexis Aviator 23.275 21.858 22.650 21.742 89.525
4. Torba, Anastasia Allegro 22.892 22.433 21.350 22.392 89.066
5. Kozitskiy, Polina Phil. RSG 22.342 22.017 22.792 20.917 88.066
6. Walter, Hannah Gym. Unlimited 20.475 19.700 19.758 19.608 79.541
7. Tran, Amanda Kortel 20.358 19.067 20.275 19.617 79.316
8. Skach, Claire Oregon Gym. 17.917 17.650 18.433 17.133 71.133
9. Pavlenko, Olga Isadora 20.617 24.600
Photo © Tracey Callahan Molnar
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Alexis Page of New York City won the senior all-around title at the Montreal Rhythmic
Gymnastics International Invitational in Montreal, Que., with a 92.125. Polina Kozitskiy of Fountainville, Pa., claimed the bronze with a 90.525. Austria’s Sophia Lindtner took the silver (91.800).
Page, who trains at Aviator Sports and Recreation, also medaled in all four event finals. She finished first in clubs, scoring a 23.250; second in ball (23.050) and ribbon (23.075); and third in hoop (22.750). Kozitskiy, who trains at Philadelphia Rhythmic Academy, was second in clubs (22.775), fourth in hoop (22.500) and ribbon (22.650), and fifth on ball (22.600). Lindtner claimed the titles in hoop (22.925), ball (23.450) and ribbon (23.250).
Earlier in the junior invitational division, U.S. junior Jazzy Kerber of Highland Park, Ill./North Shore Rhythmics, won four medals. She won the clubs gold medal (23.675), the hoop silver medal (23.750), and the bronze medal for both ribbon (22.750) and the all-around
(90.850). Cindy Lu of Blaine, Minn./Twin Cities Rhythmic, was seventh in the all-around.
The USA team of Kerber, Page and Pozitskiy also brought home the team gold medal. Finland finished second, and Canada placed third.
In the World Cup portion of the competition, 2010 U.S.
all-around champion Julie Zetlin of Bethesda, Md., finished sixth in the all-around (96.425) and teammate Shelby Kisiel of Houston finished tenth. Belarus claimed the top two
spots, with Liubou Charkashyna (107.225)
and Aliaksandra Narkevich (107.200) finishing first and second, respectively. Russia’s Margarita Mamun finished in
third at 106.925.
Both Zetlin and Kisiel advanced to event finals. Zetlin, who trains at Capital Gymnastics, qualified for three event finals, finishing sixth in ribbon (25.675), and eighth in both ball (21.150) and clubs (24.150). Kisiel, who trains at North Shore Rhythmics, finished sixth on hoop (24.225).
uSA rhythmicwins 12 medals in m ntreal
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Are YoU workING oN YoUr hANdSTANdS? If so, send a photo of yourself doing a handstand in the gym or in another cool place to [email protected] with the subject “Handstand,” and we’ll feature your photo in a gallery on the USA Gymnastics website. And don’t forget to ask your gym club to register for the USA Gymnastics Fitness Program online at www.usagym.org/fitness! There’s a handstand training plan in the program this year, which can help everyone in your club take part in the National Gymnastics Day Year of the Handstand attempt to set the world handstand record. Fitness is important, and the handstand world-record attempt is a great way to demonstrate the physical strength
you gain through gymnastics training. It also provides an opportunity for you to help the gymnastics community raise funds to continue to support
Children’s Miracle Network.
GYM UPDATE
More Gym Update on pg. 42
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ImPortAnt notIceThe following Membership Statement has been adopted by the USA Gymnastics Board of directors:
•Membership in USA Gymnastics is a privilege granted by USA Gymnastics. That privilege can be withdrawn by USA Gymnastics at any time where a member’s conduct is determined to be inconsistent with the best interest of the sport of gymnastics and of the athletes we are servicing.
The following former professional members are permanently ineligible for membership within USA Gymnastics:
Julian Amaro CACharles Theodore Bates MNJames Bell WAPhillip Bishop MIPatrick Bogan MDDouglas Boger CAJoseph Bowers OHShawn Bowlden ILVince Brown SCEdward Trey Coniff TXJames Craig III COThad Cypher MISteven Elliott TXAnthony Engelke PAMatthew H. Erichsen WARick Feuerstein CAWilliam Foster AL
Joseph Fountain MDRoy Larry Gallagher PARobert Allen (Bob) Garner TNSean Gilham CATimothy Glas NERicardo “Chico” Goddard NYMarcelo Guimaraes TXVernor Gumila ILPaul Hagan MIRobert Dean Head KYTed Hicks TNMichael Hinton TNNicholas Hitchcock MIRobert Hoefer FLFrank Hohman, Jr. PAMilos Hroch CASteven L. Infante CTDana Koppendrayer FLRonnie Lewis ARWilliam McCabe GARobert Mollock ORJohn S. Moore WVGregory Muller IDWilliam Munsinger MNJeena Nilson UTPaul O’Neill CAPatrick Okopinski WIMarian Penev NYWilliam M. Permenter FLTimothy Picquelle CA
David Pyles AZJeffrey Richards FLRudy Rodriguez CAJohn H. Row DEGabriel Salazar TXMark Schiefelbein TNRobert Shawler CASteve Shirley MOSteven Todd Siegel COBlake Steven Starr UTPaul Summers OKMark Swift FLFreddie Eugene Tafoya, Jr. CAJay Thomas LAJon Oliver Kenneth Thomas VABrent Trottier WAJon Valdez ILAnthony Van Kirk CAJoel Velasquez ORDavid Paul Waage ORChris Wagoner TXBrooklyn Walters INSteve Waples TXDonald Watts KYMike West WAJonathan White CALyf Christian Wildenberg MNBill Witthar MOJoel Woodruff TX
GYM UPDATE
Name State Name State Name State
The Winter Classic took place in Houston, Texas, March 4-6. The senior champions were: Logan Dooley and Alaina Williams in trampoline, Karly Judkins and Alex Renkert in tumbling, Erin Jauch and Trey Katz in double mini and Dakota Earnest and Williams on the women’s side and Dooley and Steven Gluckstein on the men’s side in synchronized trampoline. Go to www.usagym.org/trampoline for all the details.
Check out May/June USA Gymnastics for more coverage as well as the announcement of the JumpStart Team — STAY TUNED.
Trampoline and Tumbling Winter ClassiC
Steven Gluckstein
Jeffrey Gluckstein
Logan Dooley
WOMeN’S ALL-ArOUNd reSULTSName Country VT UB BB FX AA1 Jordyn Wieber USA 15.833 13.900 15.266 14.900 59.8992 Aliya Mustafina RUS 15.566 15.766 14.833 13.666 59.8313 Alexandra Raisman USA 14.866 13.900 14.933 14.866 58.5654 Qiushuang Huang CHN 14.733 15.133 12.833 14.533 57.2325 Ariella Kaeslin SUI 14.800 13.666 13.966 13.666 56.0986 Lauren Mitchell AUS 13.800 12.866 14.333 13.933 54.9327 Jessica Lopez VEN 12.566 12.500 14.733 14.233 54.0328 Hannah Whelan GBR 13.633 12.666 13.233 13.000 52.532
MeN’S ALL-ArOUNd reSULTSName Country FX PH Sr VT PB HB AA1 Jonathan Horton USA 15.066 13.533 15.500 16.000 15.066 15.033 90.1982 Mykola Kuksenkov UKR 14.833 14.866 14.800 15.700 14.800 15.033 90.0323 Jake Dalton USA 15.766 12.033 14.800 16.066 15.066 14.766 88.4974 Koji Uematsu JPN 14.366 13.966 14.433 15.466 15.433 14.700 88.3645 Cyril Tommasone FRA 14.633 14.666 14.500 15.400 14.700 13.733 87.6326 Philipp Boy GER 15.133 12.866 14.666 16.100 15.066 13.400 87.2317 Samuel Hunter GBR 14.433 13.733 13.266 14.800 14.400 14.866 85.4988 Daniel Purvis GBR 14.633 13.200 14.433 14.700 13.933 14.533 85.432
Koji Uematsu
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These seven guys were named to Team Hilton HHonors L to R: Andrew Elkind, Alexy Bilozertchev, Joey Hagerty,
Wesley Haagensen, Jonathan Horton, Danell Leyva, and RJ Heflin. They competed at the 2011 Winter Cup Challenge.
TEAM HILTON HHONORS
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2011 March 25-26 USa Gymn. collegiate champs. (M) Springfield, Ma
april8-10 USa Gym collegiate champs. (W) colorado Springs, cO
8-10 JO regional championships (M) Various locations
14-16 Ncaa championships (M) columbus, Oh
15-17 l 9/10 regional championships (W) various locations
15-17 Ncaa championships (W) cleveland, Oh
28-May 1 TOps invitational Training camp (W) houston, TX
29-May 1 Elite challenge (TT) Ft. Worth, TX
May4-8 JO National championships (M) long Beach, ca
6-8 l 9 Eastern/Western champs. (W) Worcester, Ma/ San Diego, ca
7 USa Gymnastics Special Olympics champs. Marietta, Ga (M/W/r/GG)
13-14 JO National championships (W) long Beach, ca
15 National invitational Tournament (W) long Beach, ca
JUNE2-5 USa Gymnastics Open championships (W/r) Orlando, Fl
5 National Elite Qualifier (W) Orlando, Fl
11-12 region 3 congress Vail, cO
17-26 Olympic Gymnastics Week various locations
22-28 JO National championships (r) chicago, il
22-28 chicago cup (r) chicago, il
23 Olympic Day various locations
24 - 26 region 7 congress Baltimore, MD
30-July 1 american classic (W) houston, TX
JUly2-3 National Elite Qualifier (W) houston,TX
9 National Qualifier (M) TBD
8-10 Trampoline & Tumbling U.S. champs. San antonio, TX
10-15 JO championships (TT) San antonio, TX
10-16 World Gymnaestrada (GG) lausanne, SUi
15-17 region 8 congress New Orleans, la
22-24 covergirl classic/challenge (W) chicago, il
22-27 acrobactic National championships San Jose, ca
28-31 TOps invitational Training camp (W) houston, TX
aUGUST5-7 region 6 congress Boston, Ma
5-8 JO Open Training camp #1 (W) houston, TX
9-11 JO Open Training camp #2 (W) houston, TX
17-20 Visa championships (M/W/r) Saint paul, MN
18-20 National congress and Trade Show Saint paul, MN
EVENT SCHEDULE25-28 ODp Selection camp (TT) houston, TX
26-28 region 1 congress Santa clara, ca
SEpTEMBEr8-11 State and regional chairman’s Workshop (M) TBD
13-26 rhythmic World championships Montpellier, France
17 National Gymnastics Day various locations
23-25 region 5 congress indianapolis,iN
30-Oct. 2 National TOp Testing (W) houston, TX
OcTOBEr
1-3 National TOp Testing (W) houston, TX
7-16 World artistic championships (M/W) Tokyo, Japan
22-25 JO National Team Training camp (W) houston, TX
27-30 level 9/10 Training camp (W) houston, TX
14-30 pan american Games (M/W/r/Tr) Guadalajara, MX
NOVEMBEr 10-13 Fut. Stars champs./coaches Wrkshp.(M) colo. Springs, cO
16-19 T & T World championships Birmingham, ENG
20-26 World age Group championships (TT) Birmingham, ENG
30-Dec. 4 National TOp Team Training camp (W) houston, TX
DEcEMBEr4-8 TOp B Training camp (W) houston, TX
2012JaNUary 10-18 Olympic Test Event london, ENG
FEBrUary 2-4 Winter cup challenge (M) las Vegas, NV
March 2 Nastia liukin Supergirl cup (W) TBD
3 aT&T american cup (M/W) TBD
16-18 pacific rim championships (M/W/r/T) TBD
23-24 USa Gymnastics collegiate champs. (M) TBD
May 7-13 JO National championships (M) cincinnati, Oh
JUNE
6-9 Visa championships St. louis, MO
28-July1 USa Gymn. Nat. congress and Trade Show San Jose, ca
28-July1 U.S. Olympic Team Trials-Gymn.(M/W) San Jose, ca
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FAceS in THe GYm
Would you like to be included in USA Gymnastics or the USA Gymnastics website for Faces in the Gym? Send a photo and a paragraph of information to: [email protected] and we’ll select 10 gymnasts to publish in each issue of the magazine and a few more to post on the website at www.usagym.org/faces
t Tia Gin San Luis Obispo, California Tia, 10, is the 2010 Level 5 Nor-Cal All-Around State Champion. She also won every event. She trains at Performance Athletics Gymnastics and her coaches are Nickole Sutter, Stevie Blum, and Lorraine Tang.
Ashley Chu u Portland Oregon Ashley, 10, is a Level 6 rhythmic gymnast coached by Nadine Davies at Oregon Gymnastics Academy. She has been competing four years and is a three-time J.O. competitor and a 2010 Future Stars member.
t Ginger Hansen Middletown, New Jersey Ginger, 10, traveled with the ODP National Team to the Loule Cup in Portugal and won the silver medal in the 13 and under age group as a L10 in trampoline. She’s a mem-ber of the Ultra Twisters team and trains with Tatiana Kovaleva and Kyle Bowen.
Lauren Thomas p Loveland, Colorado Lauren, 8, is the Level 4 Colorado State Champion in the all-around and all four events. She’s from Premier Gymnastics of the Rockies. Lauren scored a 10 on vault, 9.925 on bars, 9.75 on beam and 9.85 on floor for a 39.525.
t Saga Vallow New Lenox, Illinois Saga, 9, is a Level 4 gymnast and trains at FlipStar Gymnastics Academy. She took first place in each event and in the all-around at the Crossroads Classic. She’s coached by Drew Tsokatos and Julie Stepanchenko.
t Madyson Marlow and Christina Troy San Antonio, Texas Mady, 9, and Christina, 11, are the 2010 Level 6 Women’s Pair Acro National Cham-pions. It was Mady’s first year in acro, and Christina’s second. They’re currently training Level 7 at USA Aerial Athletics and are coached by Jennifer Banowsky.
Aubrianna Salas u Royal Oak, Michigan Aubrianna, 10, is a Level 10 power tumbler and a Level 9 women’s gymnast. At the 2010 JO National Champion-ships for TT, Aubrianna took first with a score of 139.90. Aubrianna trains at AGT Flip-City and is coached by Peter Roberts.
Heather Cox p DeWitt, New York Heather, a Level 5 of CNY Gym Centre, won the all-around title at the PInky Stone Memorial Invite for the second year. Heather also placed first on floor and beam. She’s coached by Danielle White, Kelly Porcaro and Megan Quinn.
kelsey Walker p Tampa, Florida Kelsey, 8, is a training Level 6 gymnast at Victory Gymnastics Training Center. She completed her Level 5 season by taking first on floor and in the all-around at the 2010 Level 5 Florida State Meet. Kelsey is coached by Viktor Savitsky, Cathy Breen and Philippe Flegeau.
riley Ammenhauser u Aurora, Illinois Riley, 7, is a Level 5 gymnast and trains at the American Institute of Gymnastics. Riley won the 2010 Level 4 State All-Around Championship in the 6-7 year old division.
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