USA Gymnastics - July/August 1985

Official Magazine of the United States Gymnastics Federation

Vol. 14, No.4

July/August 1985

Inside This Issue Cover Story

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B'y Mike Botkin

16-21 Gymnasts Participate In NASA Research USGF Editorial 4-5 Honesty Is Still The Best Policy "

By Mike Jacki

Events 12-13 Maly Heads JO Girls Champs By Mike Botkin 14-15 Talent Rich At JO Boys Champs 22-31 Mar, Babcock Tops In Muggy By Mike Botkin Jacksonville 32-33 China Downs USA By AlIa Svirsky 40 Rhythmics Compete In Europe

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Special Feature 8-11 Mako Sakamoto, Tops Down Under

By Ellen Alperstein

Departments 40-42 National Office News 43 Bulletins 43-44 Expanded Calendar of Events

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Publisher Mike Jacki Editor/Production Michael G. Botkin Consulting Editor Rich Kenney Education/Safety Editor Dr. Gerald George Event Consultant Cheryl Grace Rhythmic Consultant Becky Riti USGFMember Organizations Ama teur Atilletic Un ion; America n Sokol Organiza tion; Ame rican Turners; Associa tion for Intercollegiate Ath leti cs for Women; Na tional Association for Girls and Women's Sporl S; Na tional Assoc. of College Gy mn astics Coaches; NACGC-Women; National Assoc. of Women Gy mnastics Judges; NCAA; Na ti onal Federation of State High School Assoc.; Na tional Gy mn ast icsj udges Assoc.; Na tional High School Gy mnas tics Coaches Assoc.; Na tional jewish Welfare Board; Na tional junior College At hletic Assoc.; United States Assoc. of Independent Gymnas tics Clubs; United States Gymnastics Safety Assoc.; Young Men's Christian Assoc.; Elite Coaches Assoc.; Men's Elite CO<Kh~s Assoc.; Women's Elite Coaches Assoc.

United States Gymnastics Federation Board of Directors: Execuhve Director, Mike jacki. Athlete Representatives: Na ncy Marshall; Brent Simmons; Larry Gerard; Tom Beach; Lydia Bree; Kathy johnson; Diane Bijesse; TIm LaFleur. Amateur Athletic Union: jerry Hardy. American Sokol Organization : Norma Za bka. American Turners: Harry Warnken . Members at Large: Sue Ammerman and Linda Chencinski. NCAA Gymnastics CoachesMen: Rusty Mitchell , University of New Mexico . NCAA Gymnastics Coaches-Women: judy Avener, Penn State University. National Association for Girls and Women in Sports: Dr. Mimi Murray, Springfield Co ll ege. National Association of Women's Gymnastics Judges : Dal e Brown . NCAA: Sylvia Moore, Oregon State University; Greg Marsden, University of Utah; jerry Miles, % NCAA; Wayne Young, Brigham Young University. NAIA: Bonnie Morrow. NHSGCA: John Brinkworth. National Federation of State High School Athletic Assoc.: Sharon Wilch; Susan True. National Jewish Welfare Board: Courtney Shanken. NJCAA: Dave Rowlands, Truman College; Arlene Crossman, Linn Ben ton College. NGJA: Mike Milid onis. USAIGC: Ed Kneppe r. Men's Elite Coaches Assoc.: jim Howard, University of Nebraska. USECA for Women: Roe Kreutzer; Steve Whitlock . Young Men's Christian Assoc.: Bud Wilkinson. Jr. Boy's Gym. Coaches Assoc.: Robert Cowan. President: Mike Donahue . Associate Content Editors SPORTS MEDICINE COMMITTEE Merrill A. Ritter, M.D. SAFETY COMMITTEE Dr. Marc Rabinoff EDUCATION COMMITTEE Dr. Garland O'Quinn BIOMECHANICS COMMITTEE Dr. Marlene Adrian, Director SPORTS PSYCHOLOGY COMMITTEE Dr. Keith Henschen, Ph.D. EXERCISE PHYSIOLOGY COMMITTEE Dr. Pat Eisenman, Ph .D.

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Honesty is Still the Best Policy f all the tasks in the sport of gymnastics, perhaps no other is more frus tra ting, demanding, nerveracking, demeaning and all powerful as judging . Sometimes years and years of practice and entire careers are changed, one way or another, by just one number, submitted by an individual who you may have never even seen before! In the 1984 Olympic Games, Peter Vidmar lost the all-around championship by twenty-five one thousandths of a point! (.025!) If any judge had made an increase by one tenth of a point on a score that would count towards Peter's total, Peter would have been the Olympic allaround champion. At the same time, did the judge that gave Mary Lou Retton a 9.9 on the uneven bars realize that it could catapult her to Olympic fame?? Judging is a most unique role . It requires steel-like nerves, a great sense of fairness and perhaps as much training as a top athlete. Judging is not for everyone . Anyone who has ever judged knows the great perplexity one faces. Although there are officials and referees in every sport, the subjective evaluation sports are the most difficult. A basketball referee may be criticized for calling a certain type of foul, but when the ball goes through the basket, it's two points. A football referee may sometimes miss a runner stepping out of bounds or jumping offsides, but when the ball is kicked between the uprights after a touchdown, it's one point. In gymnastics, everything is evaluated subjectively. There may be discrepencies on difficulty, execution, combination and even the number of moves performed. In fact, the only actual objective evaluations we have are the time

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limits in floor exercise. Even in diving each dive has a specific difficulty factor. The judge actually judges the execution of the dive only. Let's not stop there, let's continue to complicate things . Let's make the judge evaluate an exercise that takes perhaps two seconds, like the vault. Let's also make the judge, as it happens, try to interpret new skills, new combinations and even changes in the exercise, whether by accident or deliberate, just as they are performed, and expect an accurate score in about fifteen seconds! Needless to say, we are infringing on human capabilities. But then again, do we expect judges to be human? Perhaps not when you consider the international arena. We have judges representing every nation that participates in world class competition. With judges evaluating athletes from their own country, it becomes quite difficult to be totally fair and judge without bias . Especially when most judges feel that every other judge is taking an attitude of protectionism . It's an extremely complicated issue and one that has plagued our sport for a very long time. When other sports are publicizing the accomplishments of the athletes, gymnastics is trying to down-play the media interest in the judging controversies. Recently, a symposium was held in Rome to discuss the issues of judgement. It was perhaps the first time the actual issues of bias, prejudice and cheating in gymnastics judging were discussed in an international forum. There were many significan~ observations . First, everyone agreed that the number of judges must increase to increase objectivity. The women have already increased their panel to six. It is possible that we may see as many as eight judges in a few years. Also, a computerized USA Gymnastics

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-, evaluation system may be introduced to identify bias and prejudice. Such a system has been used in other sports such as diving and figure skating. If a judge's scores are found to be partial, the judge may be removed from the competition and even suspended for a year or more. The issue of judging will always be a complicated one. People have said that someday computers will score gymnastics. I wonder if a computer could ever feel what a judge does when they sit and watch' an athlete . push their body to the very limits of performance. In the end, we hope that the actual competition takes place on the equipment and that the judge's score is merely the actual numeric representation of the gymnast's performance. For the United States Gymnastics Federation, Mike Jacki Executive Director

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On Top Down Under Mako Sakamoto Heads Aussies Renewed Program By Ellen Alperstein

o question that what Makoto Sakamoto enjoyed most about the glare of the Olympics last year was watching it reflect off the considerable number of medals that hung around the necks of his team members. As assistant coach of the highly decorated men's team, it was the culmination of a 3D-year career in competitive gymnastics . Three months later, he was starting over again . Success has its rewards, but if you know Mako Sakamoto you know that he'd rather be in the chalk-choked atmosphere of a gymnasium helping a teenager fly over a pommel horse than chewing the fat and the rubber chicken on the banquet circuit. The poet William Wordsworth might have had Sakamoto in mind when he wrote that a man's reach should always exceed his grasp. Having basked in the Olympic limelight just long enough to see it define the shape of his next career challenge, Sakamoto is now fully immersed in his new position as gymnastics coaching director for the Australian state of New South Wales. Sakamoto's move from the home turf of UCLA (where he was assistant men's coach for seven years) to the brand new, awesomely ha'ndsome State Sports Centre in Sydney, represents a leap of mammoth geographical as well as career proportions. Not only is he responsible for directing the state's gymnastics coaches, he must also cultivate elite gymnasts for Australia's national men's team, build a viable women's team, as well as establish the programs that generate enthusiasm for gymnastics at the grass roots level throughout Australia's most populous state. From his base at the Centre's Gymnastics Hall (of which he is 8

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in charge, booking Gymnastic Associa tion events throughout the year), Sakamoto couldn't be more pleased with his circumstances . In his words, the $20 million Hall is "the nicest one I've seen," but even the untrained observer could reach that conclusion. In an area of 52 meters by 26 meters and a ceiling height of 8 meters, the Hall incorporates the full range of Olympic gymnastic apparatus and floor area, plus the requisite warm up halls, training facilities, and first-rate equipment. "Why," Saka-

moto chortles, "we have 78 , 000 pieces of foam! " For an international gymnastics power on the order of, say, Japan, Romania or the Soviet Union, such a facility is standard issue, hardly worthy of comment. But Australia? The country that's never had a serious gymnast competing on the international level? Did we miss something? The Sports Centre in general and the Gymnastics Hall in particular are merely tangible evidence of a national renewal of interest in comUSA Gymnastics

July/August 1985 petitive sports in Australia - the primary attraction of the land down under for Sakamoto, one of America's premier gymnastic mentors. The Sports Centre in New South Wales and the new National Sports Centre in Canberra are profound, eloquent testimony to the Aussie's degree of commitment. In addition to its duties as a venue for international, national and state competitions for 27 different sports, the Complex is a training center for athletes, a sports education center that embraces the community in supporting local clubs, industry, schools and public entertainment. As far as his own sport is concerned, Sakamoto is excited about the possibilities. "We have thousands of gymnastics clubs here, and the interest is building. It's important to have that at the grass roots level in order to have the appreciation of the sport that engenders elite athletes. Right now, we have two boys emerging into international caliber" Blaise Rizzo, a 19-year-old Sydneysider whose father was a French Olympian in 1960, and Jeff Dodson who followed Sakamoto from Los Angeles to Sydney in order to continue training with him . (Dodson has since returned to the States after an injury, but may yet return to the Sakamoto fold.) While the Aussies haven' t gained much international exposure, Sakamoto is proud of the job they did last February in hosting the Australian Games, where 1500 athletes convened in Melbourne. He did the color commentary on television and noticed an upsurge of interest in his own programs shortly thereafter. "People in the sports world feel that gymnastics is a basic sport," he notes. "The flexibility and strength it requires are applicable to other sports, sports with greater visibility. Since the last Olympics, gymnastics has become a much more visible sport and the Australian Institute of Sport has a major commitment to do well in the next Olympics."

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"Apart from his international reputation as a fine gymnastics coach, Sakamoto is almost as well known for his values. " himself who first made overtures about shifting his expertise from the Yanks to the Aussies. He began seriously observing the Australian team a year and a half ago while coaching the U.S. men's team in Stuttgart at the German Invitational. Contacting the powers that be, he expressed an interest in making a major coaching move after the Olympics when he felt his personal commitment, particularly to Peter Vidmar and Tim Daggett, would be fulfilled. He admits to missing Vidmar tremendously after their intense 12-year relationship. "Mako is one of the world's best coaches, " Vidmar states categorically. " His decision to go to Australia comes as no surprise because he also loves a challenge; new things excite him. As an assistant coach he didn't want to overstep his bounds , and I think he wanted to be in charge of his own program . He loves gymnastics, no matter where. I regret," he says dolefully, "that the U.S. lost one of its greatest coaches, and I'd like to see him back one day. But I feel a little sad that not enough effort was made here to keep him. He's a perfectionist , uncompromising . Those types of people are hard to understand .... To me," he adds wistfully, "Mako's a second father." Away from their extended international family, for the Sakamotos Sydney is now home. "It's a lot like Los Angeles," Sakamoto observes. "Shopping malls, supermarkets, all the obvious signs of America are here . But you can find a real European influence as well, and at first my impression was that Australia was a mixture between England and the U.S. In some ways, things ar~ more formal here - dress is different, they observe tea time , things like that. I like that , even though in the U.S. things are a lot less rigid." "Australians love the outdoors,

people in Sydney love their beaches and there's a good-time , pioneer spirit here that feels like the U.s. in spite of some conservative, almost stilted social customs, " Sakamoto states with enthusiasm, as if he has found exactly the right perspective from which to enjoy the antithetical aspects of a culture that is basically familiar yet delightfully foreign in some respects . In many ways, Sakamoto himself embodies contradictory traits - spontaneity and disciplineand apparently enjoys the simpatico Australian frame of mind. Apart from his international reputation as a fine gymnastics coach, Sakamoto is almost as well known for his values. Says Vidmar: "He's not just an athletic coach - he's a friend . I probably feel that way because of his family values . I admire them. When my wife got pregnant he wrote a very nice letter that had nothing to do with what I was doing in gymnastics, which, to me, shows that his priorities are right. For Mako, being a success is being a family man as well as a professional. "Before the Olympics," Vidmar continues, "Mako told me that if I did well I could make a good living - but that I should never make that my reason for doing gymnastics. He was right. I love it, it's still fun, and it always will be." Of great concern to the Sakamoto family in relocating their lives to Australia was the adjustment of the children and the proximity of Japan, where his wife , Masako's, family resides. As it turned out, Sakamoto reports, the kids couldn't be happier. Stephanie, 9, "picked up the Aussie accent right away, and Douglas, 6, seems to be succumbing the same peer pressure," he said. "But I've found that Australians are in love with American accents, and I'm trying to keep my American inflection." He notes the Centre's director of basketball coaching is an American as well, and in meetings Sakamoto occasionally forgets just whose country this is. Looking over other parts of the social landscape, Sakamoto comments that housing is generally less expensive than in the U.S., although Sydney, as the country's largest city, has a somewhat inflated market. The Sakamotos live in St. Ives, a suburb similar to Westwood, where UCLA is

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gym, if 1'm learning something new he squats in a corner, watching. It's not like he's obviously coaching he's thoughtful and observant, and says little. But what he does say is incredibly helpful." Other coaches whose methods are more intrusive run the risk of creating a counterproductive atmosphere, one that makes learning and training more of a chore than it should be. Sakamoto's former associate, UCLA head coach Art Shurlock, echoes Vidmar's sentiments . "Mako's strength," he offers, "is in figuring out a training program for each person, and in the process of working together, his good points influenced me, and mine, · " h 1m. t's largely a question of communication, this business of reaching people on their own level, and all concerned conclude that Sakamoto is an exceptional practitioner of the art. "Our Sakallloto (cellter), is flanked by Olympic Men's Coach Abie Grossfeld (right) alld Peter Vidmar (left) commitment was so strong," Vidmar as Vidmar takes a bow during the 1984 Olylllpic Trials ill Jacksonville, Florida. Sakallloto and Vidmar says, "that we could overcome the were very close as friends and as a gyml1ast al1d coach. (USGF photo © 1985 by Dave Black) frustration when things went wrong, we could pool our resources because located, and considered a high rent becoming fluent with the metric sys- Mako feels that communication bedistrict . While Sakamoto bemoans tem of measure. tween people is of ultimate importhe paucity of Mexican restaurants in Optimistic and encouraging in the tance. He's an open person, and he the area, he quickly points out that all gym, Sakamoto carries those qual- looks for the same in others. He's is not lost - Sydney is blessed with ities into life as the rest of us live it. honest enough to know his limithat icon of civilization, Taco Bell. "The food here is great!" he says un- tations, and not afraid to delegate or Television, too, represents the best equivocally, "especially the seafood." to say 'I don't understand.' I heard and worst of America, and Sakamoto "And there are no earthquakes," a that a lot," Vidmar says, respecting was somewhat relieved to find that comment with which perhaps only a the fact that the person ostensibly "in this yea r's Superbowl was carried fellow Californian can identify. charge" could admit ignorance. The live, for those with a taste for the "And while the Australians are tendency is to want to have all the gridiron at 3 in the morning. very political, nobody here worries answers, to have such a complete "Australians love sports, and they about getting nuked . Like the British, grasp of a sport as well as the human love what Americans love," Saka- they like to argue and there are lots of performing it. moto says . "They want to be in touch . strikes," but Sakamoto sounds as Shurlock feels Mako's success in with America in all ways, even though these are merely further defi- Australia in both professional and through television advertisements. nitions of character, and not some- personal endeavors is guaranteed not You ' ll see an ad where American thing that dampens the Yankee spirit. only because he's exceptionally wellfootball players are drinking AusThat attitude surprises no one who equipped by his mastery of the sport tralian beer. The social and cultural knows Sakamoto's history as a coach and of what psychologists like to call influence is pervasive." and inspirational leader of young "life skills," but also because he's a That's certainly in part responsible gymnasts. According to Vidmar, paragon of organization. "Mako is for the relatively easy adjustment the " Mako is a pragmatic person, and much more serious in his approach to Sakamotos have made to Australian humble . Not at all headstrong. He's gymnastics, and I benefitted from his living. But life, don't you know, is willing to try different things to more disciplined training structure. not a bowl of cherries. "I miss wider achieve the same goal. In gymnas- When he first came to UCLA, he was streets and freeways," Sakamoto tics," he explains, "this is important much more serious, but in time he admits . " Here there are so many because different individuals require developed a more light-hearted attistoplights, and drivers are fast and different approaches to the same tude, which helps to alleviate tension reckless. In many ways it's a silly city, tricks. Mako is expert at adapting to in a pressured sport." Largely because of the influence like San Francisco with curvy different personalities. " streets. " Sakamoto's style is analytical, but, Sakamoto had during his tenure at The Sakamotos have found that remarkably, not a t the cost of UCLA, that school rose from gymother difficulties fade with time, like warmth. Vidmar recalls that "in the nastic mediocrity to the peak of com-

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have to tell us how hard to work he was able to encourage individual discipline through motivation, not force. And drive and desire will carry an athlete farther than any other single thing." Of course , coming from an Olympic gold medalist, you have to conclude that Vidmar brought considerable character to his sport which Sakamoto nurtured to fruition. Indeed, the coach says of his former pupil, "Peter's an inspirational boy." What some might call a contradiction in character is really an exceptional ability to adapt to circumstances, assess situations and react accordingly. It is this trait in Makoto Sakamoto that renders him precisely the right person to serve as coaching director for New South Wales, and whatever else he chooses to do in life. Flexible, yet disciplined, communicative yet quiet, enthusiastic about the sport, but not at the expense of life's other experiences, Sakamoto brings a wonderful new dimension to Australian gymnastics. "Coming here," he says, "is like starting over again. But I subscribe to the maxim that life is the struggle, not the end; the point is not to have won but to have fought well."

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Maly Top All-Around At /0 Natls. By Mike Botkin outed all over the walls of Florida Atlantic University were signs proclaiming that "Nobody Does It Better." For the weekend of May 17-19 in the sleepy coastal community of Boca Raton (which means Rat's Mouth), nobody did as the 1985 USGF Junior Olympic Nationals ran as smoothly as the tides providing the gymnastics community a peek at the stars of tomorrow. One such star is Michelle Maly of Pompton Plains, N.J. Leading the allaround after the compulsory round, Maly hit on all four of her final routines to walk away with the coveted all-around title . "I am amazed," said this 16-year-old who amassed 73.10 points (36.70 compulsory, 36.40 optional). "I hit eight for eight in this meet which is pretty unusual for

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She achieved her comeback with fine performances in vault (9.45); bars (9.05); beam (8 .90); and floor (9.30) for her 72.55 total. One of the biggest performances of the day came from Cari Prout from Nebraska Gold Gym also of Region 4. Starting out the day in 14th position, she fought her way back into third with four routines that scored over 9.0. This set her apart from the rest of the field as she was the single competitor to accomplish this feat. She finished with a total of 72.05. Michelle Bryant gave Great America Gymnastics Express two of the top four spots as she parlayed a 9.40 vault and a 9.20 bars scores into a fourth place all-around showing . Rounding out the top five were Mary Leivian of Oshkosh Gymnastics and Tina Rinker of Baymeadows Gymnastics of Regions 4 and 8 respectively who tied with all-around scores of 71.50. For the sake of placing, Leivian

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officially placed fifth as she had a Zafrani, a teammate of Hartwick's at battles of the whole competition, Rehigher optional all-around score . the Great Lakes Gym, and Caralyn gion 4 with a 359.85 total took top Meet Director John Locurto felt the Close of Berks Academy in Region 7 honors in the senior division. The members of that squad are ; Jenny quality and difficulty of the gymnas- all were log-jammed in third. tics displayed over the competition Masters was also top dog in vault Setrtic):<er; Crystal Savage; Cari Prout; was the best h e had witnessed at a with an 18.65 combination. Leivian Kim Masters; Mary Leivian; and MiJ.O. Nationals. "Each year the kids follpwed closely with an 18.50 total chelle Bryant. Following the champion Region 4 just keep getting better and better," while Anna Basaldua of Elite Gymteam was that of Region 7 as it finsaid Locurto. "We came into this nastics in Region 3 placed third. Michelle Bryant of Great America ished with a 356.50 total. The memmeet wanting to give the kids something really nice, something to re- Gymnastics Express was the senior bers of that team are: Kim Wright; member. For a lot of the girls, this is wiDner in the uneven bars with a Michelle Maly; Paula Maheu; Jennifer as far as they are going to get, so for final total of 18.375. Molly Carpenter Greenhut; Christine Furlong; and that reason I have made this meet the of Almaden Valley in Region 1 gave Caralyn Close. Region 8 was third as best I possiply could." her a run for her money and finished it finished with a total of 355.45 There are many individual stories second with 18.150. Tina Rinker of points. Its team members are: Audra that can be told about every gymnas- Baymea~ows Gymnastics placed Yermovsky; Tina Rinker ; Meg Nystrom; Lori King; Lisa Grieco; and tics meet, but Lisa Pank's is special. third with 18.100 points. Pank is a resident of Fairbanks, In one of the mbre hotly contested Tina Gamboa. Alaska where there are about five 1985 SENIORS JUNIOR OLYMPIC NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS MAY 17-19 clubs in her area. She happens to be 1 73.10 Michelle Maly Seikunas Eastern ACD 67.80 Angie Dacquisto Marin County 58 the only class one gymnast in the 72.55 Kim Masters Gr Amer Gym Express 59 67.65 Mikaela Fels 2 Capital Gym state. "I didn't have a state meet for 72.05 Cari Prout Nebraska Gold Gym 67 .65 Kim Wright Metzler's Gym 60 3 71.75 Michelle Bryant 4 Gr Amer Gym Express just myself, so I petitioned intb the 61 33.65 Heather Thomas Buckeye Gym 71.50 Mary Leivian Oshkosh Gymnastics 5 Nationals," she said. 11.50 Tina Rinker Baymeadow$ Gymnastics 6 To get to the Nationals Pank had to TEAM RAN KINGS FOR SENIORS 71 .25 Korie Jackman All American Gym 7 take a 25-hour plane trip. "When I 71.20 Jennifer Greenhut Parkette Gym Team 8 Team/Name Rank 9 71 .00 Linda Pierce Northwest Aerials took off, I didn't know where I was 10 70.90 Audra Yermovsky Interntl Sch of Gym Region 6 6 1 Region 4 staying. I was scared when I got on 11 70.90 Caralyn Close Berks Acapemy 359.85 Jenny Setnicker 353.15 Kim Zulla the plane." But upon landing Pank 12 70.90 Gena Palm Munsinger Gym Center Debbie Greco Crystal Savage Almaden Valley Jessica Frey Cari Prout was picked up at the airport and 13 70.85 Krissy Miller 70.85 Michelle Reyes Gymnastic World Kate Everitt Kim Masters placed with one of the families of the 14 15 70.80 Kimberly Hartwick Great Lakes Gym Patricia Converse Mary Leivian International School of Gymnastics, 16 70.75 Jessica Frey Amy Brydalski Michelle Bryant Gym-Cats 70.65 Patricia Converse Central New York Gym 17 which Locurto is head coach . Western Region Region 7 2 7 70 .65 Lisa Grieco Sarasota YMCA To add to the anxiety and stress of 18 352.65 Gena Palm 356.50 Kim Wright 19 70.60 Cathy Cassanos Bllckeye Gymnastics Krissy Miller Michelle Maly the rigors of travel, Pank got sick 20 70.60 Molly Carpenter Almaden Valley Korie Jackman Paula MaheLi right before the meet. "I couldn't 21 70 .55 Tina Gamboa Internll Sch of Gym Angie Dacquisto Jennifer Greenhut 70.55 Joy Selig Pantheon Gymnastics 22 really traih properly," said the recent Kelly Cyskiewicz Christine Furlong Verdugo Gymnastics 23 70.50 Jennie Jensen Jane Clemons Caralyn Close recipient of a scholarship to the Uni- 24 70.35 Susati Banta Gymnastics of Texas Eastern Region Region 8 3 8 Rines Gymnastic Club versity of New Mexico. "My goal was 25 70 .35 Kara Yagnesak 355.45 Audra Yermovsky 351 .45 Kara Yagnesak to finish in the top 10, but I didn't do 26 70.35 Jeanne Vecchio Gym Dandies Tina Rinker Jeanne Vecchio 27 70.30 Lisa Taylor Diablo Gymnastics that well. I finished third in the 28 Meg Nystrom Monica Stavros 70.25 Crystal Savage Souix Falls Gym Jami Snopek Aloha Gytnfest, so I had really high 29 70.25 Jenny Setnicker Munsinger Gym Center Lori King Lisa Grieco Jamie Jenkins Brown's Gymnast hopes coming into this meet." Pank 30 70.15 Lori King Amy Bincarousky Tina Gamboa 70.15 Jami Snopek 31 M&W Gymnastics finished tre meet in 53rd place with 32 70.10 Jill Brown Texas Acad of Gym Region 2 Region 1 4 9 an all-around total of 68 .60. 70.05 Kate Everitt Arena of Artistic Gym 33 353 .75 Lis'a Taylor 350.25 Jami Sherman 34 70.05 Pa!1la Maheu Metzler's Gym Center The highest mark of -the meet was Joy Selig Linda Pierce Gym Acad of Hawaii Launa Hipwell Krisxan Pappas awarded in the hardest event. Kim- 35 70.05 Cheryl 000 69.85 Krisxan Pappas 36 Spinnettes Kim Laughlin Lisa Pank berly Hartwick of the Great Lakes 37 69 .75 Monica Stavros Michigan Academy Jennie Jensen Noelle Draggoo Arena of Artistic Gym Gym in Region 5 used her balance 38 69.70 Debbie Greco Molly Carpenter Cheryl 000 69 .70 Christine Furlong Barnstormers Gym beam talents to score a 9.60 on that 39 Region 5 10 Region 3 5 40 69.60 Julie Somers Genessee Valley Gym event during the optional com- 41 69.60 Kim ' Zulia 353.50 Michele Zafrani 348.10 Mikaela Fels Gloversville YMCA Jill Brown Heather Thomas petition . Bearp seemed to be her 42 69.60 Kim Laughlin Aztecs Brande Brice Julie Somers Carolina Gym Center fav9rite event as she took top indi- 43 69 .40 Meg Nystrom Michelle Reyes Tami Bash 44 69.30 Jane Clemons Nebraska Gold Gym vidual honors with a 9.30 in com- 45 69.25 Jamie Jenkins Kimberly Hartwick Aryna Basaldua Bama Bounders Cathy Cassanos Susan Banta pulsorjes . Region 9 representative 46 69.05 Michele Zafrani Great Lakes Gym Korie Jackson from the All American 47 69.05 Kelly Cyskiewicz Saito Gymnastics 69.00 Amy Brydalski Rines Gymnastic Club Gym placed second with an 18.50 48 49 68.90 Colette Ariderson Olympic Gym Academy total. 50 68.80 Jami Sherman Multnomah Michelle Maly (left) won the all-around title in the Kim Masters used her strong 51 68 .75 Launa Hipwell Gem State Gym Acad senior divisipn. The meet WIlS delayed 57 minutes 52 68.70 Brande Brice Capital Gymnastics comeback to take top honors in the by a power au tage thflt affected four III ill ion people Gymnastics Inc 68.60 Lisa Pank 53 floor exercise event with an 18 .50 54 68.45 Anna Basaldua in South Florida . (USGF photo Š 1985 by Mike Elite Gymnastics total. Lisa Grieco of the Sarasota 55 68.45 Noelle Draggoo Pacific Northwest Botkin). YMCA in Region 8 pli;lced second 56 68.15 Am'y Bincarousky SouthamRton Gym Team 57 68.00 Tami Bash Dallas Gymnastics (18 .30) while Hartwick, M ichelle 13 USA Gymnastics

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At 1985 Jr. Boys National Meet

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Columbus Discovers Matzek By Mike Botkin he weather was a bit unpredictable in Columbus, Ohio, but the gymnastics inside Larken Hall on the campus of Ohio State University was very predictable. The skill level exhibited during the Junior Boys Olympic National meet June 1922 was at its best. "The quality of the skills performed at this year's meet is without a doubt the finest thus far in the history of the program, " said Robert Cowan, USGF Men' s Program Administrator. "The Juniors are keeping pace with the Seniors in terms of difficulty. In fact, in some instances they are surpassing them." Mike Matzek, who just completed his freshman year competing with Stanford University, won top honors in the junior elite division putting together an all-around score of 107.85 . His closest competitor was Dominick " The Terminator" Minicucci of Region 7 who placed second with a total of 107.30. It was a strong showing during the compulsories and a great day during optionals that put a rather surprised Matzek on the top of the podium. "1 really didn't think I was going to do this well at all," said Matzek. "Everything just went right." Matzek was third after the compulsories and in the right spot. "This is definitely my best performance," said Matzek whose previous best allaround score was 105.2. "I have been working very hard. It shows me that a lot of hard work will payoff." Matzek and UCLA freshman David Moriel, who placed fourth allaround, share a common view of the key to any competition . "I knew I was doing well when I scored a 9.3 on pommel horse," said Matzek who figured his average score on that event was around an 8.6. "High bar and pommel horse are the toughest events and I hit both really well," he said. "In every competition I look at the pommel horse routines, " said Marie!' "I use that as an example because the guy that stays on the pom-

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mel horse usually ends up winning the meet." Matzek has been putting in a lot of hours training for this event, especially on pommel horse and high bar. "I usually don't do as well as I did in optionals. Last year at Stanford I was kind of low man on the totem pole and I had to work really hard to get up. I think that carried through to this meet. I've got that momentum now and I just want to keep it going." There is a lot of pressure on individuals in any meet where it pits man against man. For the whole year both Matzek and Moriel have been competing with teams which provides a security blanket. But during the Championships, they were on their own. "Competing individually is a lot more difficult," said Matzek. "But it is more gratifying when you do well." Moriel was pleased with his performance but stated competing alone was a bit different. "1 found it a little rough competing as an individual. But I just used by past experience to build my confidence and came into this meet a little more aggressive than in past meets." Moriel placed sixth on high bar in the NCAA meet at Nebraska and made all-American in his freshman year as a Bruin. "Competing as an individual, you have to be tough all the time," said Matzek who will be returning to his major in communications this fall. "By winning this meet, it gives me encouragement for the future . I r~ve had a lot of ups and downs this year, so I am very encouraged by this meet." Likewise, Moriel has the impetus to go on to bigger and better things. "It makes me believe there is a possibility for further teams, like the World Championship team in 1987. If I apply the same amount of energy in all of my training, I believe I can make that team." With the quality of gymnastics so high during this meet, it makes a comment about the way gymnastics is being taught at the early stages. "The dedication of the coaches in the

Junior Program is exemplary," said Cowan . "The amount of time put in is gratified through the success which each individual gymnast and ultimately the entire Junior Boys program is enjoying. The enthusiasm and commitment of the Junior coaching staff is one of the key factors to our continued growth and success. Their ability to interface with the personal coaches of each of the Junior National team members is an essential part of the harmony which the program needs and enjoys," he said . In Class 1, Region 1 took top honors with Region 7 placing second . Region 1 won with a combined total of 331.95 points while Region 7 garnered 330.05 . In Class 2, Region 3 finished on top of the heap with 330.30 points in a hotly contested battle with second place finisher Region 7 which had 330.05 points . There were some awards that were presented during the finals competition that should be noted. The Frank Cumin sky Award was presented to Dan Connelley and the Mas Watanable Award went to Adam Forman who won the Class 1 all-around title. The meet host was Dennis McIntyre who owns the Columbus (Ohio) Gymnastics Academy.

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REGIONAL TEAMS CLASS I TEAM STANDINGS Compo Region Opt.

1 7 3 6 5 8 2 4 9

165.25 164.15 163.30 160.75 156.85 156.55 155.30 154.15 150.75

166.70 165.90 162.40 161.50 163.20 160.25 148.45 158.15 153.70

REGIONAL TEAMS CLASS II TEAM RAN KINGS Compo Opt. R!!gion

3 7 1 5 9 8 4 2 6

168.80 168.45 167.25 166.05 164.25 163.90 165.85 158.75 154.10

161 .50 161 .60 161 .00 160.15 158.45 157.75 150.05 150.70 134.95

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USGF JUNIOR OLYMPIC NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS 1985 FINALS COMPETITION CLASS II FLOOR Avg . Final Comb. Gy mnast Name Score Score Score Chainey Umphrey 18.575 9.375 9.20 Lance Ringnald 9.375 9.15 18.525 Jody Newman 9.200 9.30 18.50 CLASS I FLOOR Avg . Final Comb. Gymnast Name Score Score Score Scott Borr 9.6 18.75 9.15 Conrad Voorsangel 9.375 9.35 18.725 David leddies 9.30 9.40 18.70

1 Adam Forman

Tie

3 REGI

2 David l eddies

7 REGI

3 Michael Miller

2 REG I

4 Matt Hervey

1 REG I

5 Perry Ryno

1 REG I

6 Mike Racanelli

7 REGI

7 Keith Cousino

5 REGI

8 Tanza Greenwood

1 REGI

9 Brad Bryan

9 REGI

Tie 10 Bobby Stelter

1 REGI

1 Mike Matzek

1 REG I

2 Domi nick Minicucci

7 REG I

3 Michael Chaplin

9 REGI

4 David Moriel

1 REGI

5 Robert Sundstrom

1 REGI

6 David Romero

8 REG I

7 Tom Auer

3 REG I

8 Chuck Gerado

1 REG I

9 Ted Dimas

9 REGI

10 Lenny Lucarello

3 REGI

11 Mark Schiefelbein

1 REGI

1 Chainey Umphrey

9 REGI

2 Lance Ringnald

3 REGI

3 Scott Keswick

1 REG I

4 Tim Ryan

7 REG I

5 John Padgett

3 REGI

6 Keith Jagielski

5 REGI

7 Adam Carton

7 REGI

8 Jody Newman

8 REGI

9 Christian Rohde

1 REG I

10 Brian Halstead

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JR. ELITE FLOOR Avg. Fi nal Gymnast Name Score Score Michael Chaplin 9.375 9.50 Chuck Geraldo 9.1 9.25 Mike Matzek 8.975 9.3 CLASS II POMMEL HORSE Final Avg. Score Gym nast Name Score 9.40 9.675 Christian Rohde 9.325 9.55 Chainey Umphrey 9.35 9.175 Keith Jagielski

ALL AROUND CLASS I TOTALS 9.00 9.35 9.60 9.35 8.60 9.45 9.30 9.05 9.30 9.30 9.40 8.95 8.70 9. 15 9.55 8.70 9.25 9.55 9.00 8.80 8.05 9.10 8.85 9. 25 8.90 8.80 7.60 9.40 8.90 9.30 9.25 8.55 8.80 9.45 9.00 8.85 8.55 9.05 8.05 9.20 9.05 8.65 8.90 8.35 8.45 8.85 7.70 9.20 9.10 9.25 8.75 9.30 8.45 9.00 8.75 8.40 9.10 9.15 9.20 9.15

9.65 9.40 9.45 9.45 9.40 9.55 9.55 9.1 0 9.55 9. 50 9.50 9.35 9.60 路 9.75 9.85 9.20 9.55 9.20 9. 50 9.45

9.65 8.80 9. 10 8.65 9.25 8.75 9.50 9.35 8.75 9.30 9.20 8.85 8.75 9.15 9.30 9.10 8. 60 9.10 7.75 8.60

9.20 9.20 9.50 9.60 9.15 9.35 9.40 9.75 9.30 9.30 8.75 8.75 9.1 0 9.30 9.55 9. 25 9.45 7.80 9.05 9.45

ALL AROUND JUNIOR ELITE TOTALS 8.85 7.75 9.35 9.10 9.30 9.75 8.15 9.10 8.65 9. 10 9.65 9.25 9.00 8.50 8. 55 9.75 8.70 9.05 8.25 8.50 7.90 8.80 9.40 9.30 8.70 7.55 7.80 8.80 8. 55 9.35 8. 70 8.70 8.90 8.80 9.40 9.20 8.45 7.75 8.20 9.20 9.15 9.30 8.90 7.55 7.65 9.55 8.90 9.30 8.60 6.55 8.45 9.50 8.45 9.45 8.40 5.95 8..20 9.10 9.30 8. 75 8.55 7.00 7.00 8.50 8.55 8.70

7.75 9.45 '9.00 9.40 8.35 8.45 7.90 9.45 9.25 9.50 8.30 9.35 7.75 9.35 8.00 9.25 8.10 8.55 8.70 9.50 7.60 9.40

8.85 9.45 8.95 9.25 8.50 9.30 7.60 9.45 8.00 8.95 8.25 9.00 7.60 9.40 7.70 9.30 7.70 8.80 7.50 9.00 6.65 9.20

8.60 9.65 7.25 9.55 8.65 9.35 8.80 9.85 9.00 9. 50 8.35 7. 70 8.95 8.85 7.05 9.30 8.05 9.20 6.95 9.50 8. 55 9.15

ALL AROUND CLASS II OPTIONAL 9.55 9.55 9.55 9.20 9.10 9.40 9.65 9.55 9.30 9.10 8.25 9.05 8.45 8.70 8.95 9.10 9.20 8.60 9.40 9.55 9.10 8.75 8.90 8.45 9.45 8.80 9.40 9.05 9.00 8.55 8.50 9.25 9.10 9.10 8.75 8.75 8.75 9.20 9.35 8.95 9.20 8.70 9.30 9.40 9.05 8.35 8.80 9.1 0 9.00 8.60 9.60 9.00 9.75 8.65 8.40 8.90 9.00 8.85 7.80 8.35

9.65 9.50 9.70 9.30 9.70 9.45 9.65 9.30 9.50 9.35 9.70 9.00 9.65 8.95 9.55 9.30 9.60 9.20 9.50 9.00

9.75 8. 90 9.70 9.20 9.80 9.40 9.85 8.35 9.20 8.45 9.45 7.90 9.05 8.25 9.30 8.75 7.85 8.90 9.25 8.60

9.65 8.70 9.85 9.10 9.65 8.85 9.60 8.75 9.55 9.00 9.55 9.15 8.60 9.25 7.85 9.00 9.25 7.80 9.75 9.65

Comb. Score 18.875 18.350 18.275 Comb. Score 19.075 18.875 18.525

111.25 111.05 11 0.35 109.70 108.60 108.30 108.20 107.70 107.55 107.55

107.85 107.30 106.15 105.20 104.95 104.65 103.95 102.45 101.40 100.85 98.85

112.50 111.75 109.85 109.65 109.30 108.20 107.90 107.75 107.20 107.05

CLASS I POMMEL HORSE Final Avg . Score Gymnast Name Score 9.15 9.5 Carlton Noble 9.175 9.40 Mike Graham 9.25 9.125 Rick Ijams .JR. ELITE POMMEL HORSE Final Avg . Gymnast Name Score Score 9.45 Dominick Minicucci 9.375 Chuck Gerado 8.55 9.6 9.1 Mike Matzek 8.525 CLASS II STILL RINGS Final Avg . Score Gymnast Name Score 9.475 9.15 Chainey Umphrey 9.175 9.2 Lance Ringnald 9.275 9.05 Adam Carter CLASS II STILL RINGS Avg . Final Score Score Gymnast Name 9.55 9.35 Michael Mi ller 9.525 9.3 Adam Forman 9.05 9.45 Perry Ryno JR. ELITE STILL RINGS Avg. Final Score Score Gymnast Name Mike Matzek 9.55 9.45 8.95 9.40 Domi nick Minicucci Michael Chapli n 8.80 9.25 CLASS II VAULT Avg. Final Score Gymnast Name Score 9.6 9.525 Michael Williams 9.575 9.5 Scott Keswick 9.55 Ti m Ryan 9.475 CLASS I VAULT Final Avg . Score Gymnast Name Score 9.675 9.6 Keith Cousino 9.6 9.675 David Stow 9.625 9.55 Scott Burr JR. ELITE VAULT Final Avg . Score Score Gymnast Name 9.6 9.375 Robert Sundstrom 9.35 9.1 Lenny Lucarello 9.0 9.20 Dominick Minicucci CLASS II PARALLEL BARS Final Avg . Score Score Gymnast Name 9.45 9.600 Scott Keswick 9.2 9.325 Chainey Umphrey 8.8 9.450 Lance Ringnald CLASS I PARALLEL BARS Final Avg . Score Score Gymnast Name 9.35 9.425 Matt Hervey 9.25 9.375 Scott Burr 9.25 9.2 David SI. Pierre 9.25 9.2 Terry Notary JR. ELITE PARALLEL BARS Final Avg. Score Score Gymnast Name 9.7 9.1 Dominick Minicucci 9.1 9. 15 Mike Matzek 9.0 8.90 Michael Chaplin CLASS II HIGH BAR Final Avg. Score Score Gymnast Name 9.15 9.700 Brian Halstead 9.35 9.475 Michael Delaney 8.7 9.300 Mark Brodman CLASS I HIGH BAR Final Avg. Score Score Gymnast Name 9.6 9.575 Matt Hervey 9.55 9.55 David leddies 9.6 9.40 Tanza Greenwood JR. ELITE HIGH BAR Final Avg . Score Score Gymnast Name 9.8 9.325 David Moriel 9.4 9.25 Robert Sundstrom 9.4 9.125 Mike Matzek

Comb. Score 18.65 18.575 18.375 Comb. Score 18.825 18.15 17.625 Comb. Score 18.625 18.375 18.325 Comb. Score 18.90 18 .825 18.50 Comb. Score 19.00 18.35 18.05 Comb. Score 19.125 19.075 19 .025 Comb. Score 19 .275 19.275 19.175 Comb. Score 18.975 18.450 18.20 Comb. Score 19.05 18.525 18.25 Comb. Score 18.775 18.625 18.45 18.45 Comb. Score 18.80 18.25 17.90 Comb. Score 18.85 18.825 18.00 Comb. Score 19.175 19.10 19.00 Comb. Score 19.125 18.65 18.525

July/August 1985

At 1985 McDonald's Championships of the USA

Mar, Babcock Tops In Muggy Jacksonville By Mike Botkin t became a harmonious cross between the old and the young as the winners of the 1985 McDonald's Championships of the USA were announced. The gymnastics troupe moved south of the Mason-Dixon Line to historic Jacksonville, Florida for this national meet that will become the springboard for many a gymnastic's career. As the heat and humidity settled down around the St. Charles River, Brian Babcock and Sabrina Mar settled into their immediate goals, one of which was to win the allaround title and take the top spot in the country. Babcock's effort, which shows that perseverance and hard work can compensate for injury and the setbacks that come with it, came from his strength in the compulsory round and Mar's boost came from her explosive style during optionals two contrasting styles with the same result. Babcock showed up at the meet fla t-topped and broad shouldered, which is the way modern gymnasts are apt to be these days. His ascension to the top came as a bit of a surprise, although not a big shock. A steady performer throughout his injury-Iadened career, the Southern Illinois graduate student had always wallowed behind such greats as Peter Vidmar, Bart Conner, Mitch Gaylord and Tim Daggett . For the first time in years, Babcock

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came into a meet with the proper training and without most of the afore mentioned competitors . Daggett, Scott Johnson and Dan Hayden were the pre meet favorites to challenge Babcock for the all-around title. As was previously mentioned, the secret to Babcock's success in the allaround was in his excellent work during the compulsory round. "The power to winning this meet was in the compulsories. I realize the importance of these, not only for this meet, but for the big international meets as well." After the compulsory round, Babcock led Dan Hayden by .05 and held a .80 lead over Daggett. In the optionals , everyone expected Daggett to make his move, and at the day's end, they were still waiting. To say the Olympic star had an off meet would not be exactly true, but in essence he did . But even so, he managed a third place finish allaround which attests to his 4Jverall strength and ability. It became obvious to all Daggett was having troubles when he managed an 8.70 on floor and a 9.00 on his usually stunning pommel horse routines. It wasn't the pressure of the meet so much as the demands of his schedule. Here is a case where Babcock had the time to train and Daggett didn't, that is where the real difference in the meet was. "During the 1984 Olympic Trials, I didn' t have enough time to train because of an earlier knee injury I suffered. But this time I had plenty of time to train. I feel real healthy and I

trained properly and safely," said Babcock. Leaning back on the stage underneath a giant USA flag, Babcock relaxed while signing autographs and looked quite content basking in the laurels that come with winning the No . 1 ranking. "You know," he said, "after the Olympic Trials I got the attitude I was going to have fun with gymnastics, which I have. I feel since that time I have been more relaxed . Tonight, " he said pointing out at the sparsely lit gymnastics floor, " I felt very relaxed." There was a time during these Championships when, admittedly so, he didn't feel so relaxed. It was during his floor routine and the race between he and Hayden was tightening up just enough to make it interesting. It could have been an easy win because the 25-year-old had been dominating the events thus far, but a slip of the hand resulted in an over rotated double back on floor and an 8.95 score. As Babcock put it; "My hand slipped off my knee and my feet had a hard time finding the floor. My initial reaction was not to get angry with myself, I just knew I had to finish my routine . Afterall ," he added, "the meet isn't over until your on the way out of the arena. "

(continued on page 24) Brian Babcock (right) showed hard work and proper training does payoff as he 10011 the men's all-a round title of the McDonald's Champiol1ships of the USA . (USGF photo Š 1985 by Dave Black)

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(from page 22) At the same time on the other side of Hie Jacksonville Coliseum, Hayde:r was performing his high bar routine, which is one of those that takes the breath of even the most seasoned veteran away. His double back catch went off without a hitch, but the judges saw a rOl,ltine they gave a 9.60 for, which drew the wrath of the crowd upon them. But as Robert Cowan, USGP Men's Program Coordinator reported, it was the .2 off fpr doing q Strohman with his legs apart that hurt him and the score was totally justified. Daggett was trying to get himself into a position to move among the top two with an excellent routine on parallel bars, for which he was awarded a 9.70. During the fifth rotation Daggett responded again with another 9.70 on high bar whiCh took him a notch closer to second. Hayden was falling on his arabian double front on the first pass of his floor exercise routine which got him a score of 8.70 and pretty much sealed things

up for Babcock} who was quietly flairing his way to a 9.70 on the parallel bars. Daggett's final crushing blow came duripg the final rotation where he fell on his double back layout during the first pass of his floor routine, then missed a tucked double back on: the secohd. The resulting 8.70 Silently put Daggett into third and all Babcock had to do was to finish his rings routine, which he did (9.50), to win. i'I played the optionalsconservatively," said the new men's champion of the USA. "It took me a while to get on top, but now I'm very happy. Ndw that I'm here; I want to stay here," he said while slipping on his maroon Southern Illinois University warm-up. "All the training paid off because I peaked at the right time. r had one major break in 12 routines, so I am very pleased with my consistency. "

Throughout the competition in which the new USGP National Team is selected, there were some Qutstanding contributions by some gymnasts w,h o slip up into the standings very quietly. JohnSoh was one of these gymr,asts. Scoring a, 9.75 on parallel bars, a 9.65 on high bar, a 9.65 On rings and ending vyith a 9.65 layout casa matsu vault, Johnson put himself into sixth place all-around. . Charles Lal<es got himself together enough to crash into the top fbur as he had jaw-dropping height on his high bar routines. It was 1!is "go for it" attitude on high bar that got hint into a little trouble as he took three steps and touched after his triple during dismount Which resulted in a 9.35 score. But, even with the touch and steps, his routine was by far the most exciting of the men's competition. Mark O",tes, out of the University of Oklahoma, made a name for him-

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self in the individual event finals by taking first in floor (18.975) and tying with Johnson for the top spot in vault (18.950). Phil Cahoy, who is by far the lankiest gymnast on the floor, took top honors on pommel horse and also finished fifth all-around. The top 25 all-around finishers become members of th~ USGF National Team and are able to be selected to represent the USA in competitions as well as qualifying for the World Championship Team Trials coming up in the twin cities of Minneapolis/ St. Paul in September. As Babcock puts it, "It becom~s very important to win the Team Trials because after that the rankings are adjusted. Once on top," he reminds, "you have to stay there so I have to go out and prove this all over again." WOMEN'S COMPETITION

he women's portion of the meet was much the Same as the ine·n's. Gone from the competition were the likes of Mqry Lou Retton, Ka thy Johnson and Julianne McNamara which gave the rest of the competitors, who had to squalor in relative obscurity under those immortal gymnasts for so long, their first legitimate chance to get out from under and spread their wings. So gone were the Olympic heros and in their place came the likes of Marie Roethlisberger, Sabrina Mar and Kelly Garrison. MiU, who flashes a mile-high smile but stands just four-feet ll-inches, was a relative unknown until her insertion into the lineup for the Pacific Alliance meet in August of 1984. Not only has this Monterey Park, CA native responded well to competing against the world's best in the McDonald's American Cup and Mixed Pairs, but she had a good competition in the American Classic which was a qualifying meet for Jackson ville. It was her consistency that helped her to the top of the heap during the Championships. She reacted like the green wood she is, she bent but didn't break and kept snapping back whenever pressure was applied . It (Continued on page 38)

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Scott /OhIlSO I1 (left) had a very consistent lIIeet making the National Team by placing sixth al/arou/ld. Sabri/In Mar (right) was the top WOlllell 's compeiitor winning the al/-arollnd title. (USG F photos © 1985 by Dave Black)

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A Look At The Competitors 1

Looking around these two pages of photos of America's brightest gYlllllastics stars a/ld you will see good gymllastics to match these good Kids. all the far left, Yolande Mavity pel/arms a beautiful halldstalld during her ulleven bars routine. Next to her is Tracy Calore posed on beam while Marie Roethlisberger doing a pla11che effortlessly 011 beam. Directly above is Billy Paul looking dowlI to check his grips while /lext to him is Phil Ca/IOY, Jr. durillg his parallel bars routine . (USGF photos CD 1985 by Dave Black)

Beautiful long body lines add to the aesthetic beauty of up and coming gymnast Kim Hamilton (far left) . Here she is near perfection during her floor exercIse routine. Below her is another gymnast out of the Bela Karolyi gym Stacey GUll thorpe who turned in an excellent routine on beam . Directly above is University of lIIinois' gymnast Charles Lakes whose high bar routines during the McDona/cf's Championships of the USA were daring and breathtaking. To tFie right of Lakes is Jennifer Sey who is working on beam during the recent Championsliips. (USGF photos Š 1985 by Dave Black).

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PL

06-09-1985 VAULT NAME Mavity Mar Calore Denkins Wisnewski Roethlisberger Evans Massoels

PRELIM.

9.625 9.425 9.450 9.375 9.400 9.300 9.325 9.350

FINAL TOTAL

9.675 9.625 9.450 9.525 9.425 9.375 9.350 9. 225

19.300 19.050 18.900 18.900 18.825 18.675 18.675 18.575

UNEVEN-BARS NAME PRELIM. FINAL TOTAL Mar Roethlisberger Garrison Mavity Gunthorpe Hurley Wittwer Massoels

19.150 19.050 18.975 18.700 18.525 18.175 18.050 17.750

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 PL

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

FINAL TOTAL

9.900 9.600 9.500 9.350 9.600 9.300 8.850 9.000

19.300 18.975 18.675 18.550 18.450 18.100 17.900 17.850

FLOOR-EXERCISE NAME PRELIM. FINAL TOTAL Mar Roethlisberger Sey Calore Garrison Villars Hamilton Bilotta

9.350 9.250 9.225 9.175 9.325 9.000 9.050 9.025

9.800 9.600 9.600 9.500 8.900 9.100 8.950 8.400

19.150 18.850 18.825 18.675 18.225 18.100 18.000 17.425

MENS FINALS

06-09-1985 PL

1 2 3 4 4 6 7 8 PL

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 PL

FLOOR-EXERCISE NAME PRELIM. FINAL TOTAL

9.325 9.275 9.375 9.250 9.250 9.225 9.150 9.175

Oates Ginsberg Suter Paul Louis Lakes Bachman Rice

9.275 9.150 9.550 9.100 9.025 8.900 9.000 9.075

Cahoy Daggett Babcock Hayden Lakes Epperson Mkchyan Suter

NAME

PL

NAME Johnson Oates Caso Paul Suter Lakes Bachman Lucarello

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 PL

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

STILL-RINGS PRELIM.

9.475 9.400 9.400 9.175 9.425 9.250 9.050 8.875

Hayden Johnson Ginsberg Louis Babcock Paul Levy Lakes

PL

9.650 9.600 9.450 9.500 9.500 9.300 9.350 9.250

18.975 18.875 18.825 18.750 18.750 18.525 18.500 18.425

POMMEL-HORSE NAME PRELIM. FINAL TOTAL

1 2 2 4 5 6 7 8

1 1 3 4 5 6 7 8

klly Garrison 1fUIJle history with her optiorJid btImr routirre. In wliat will become /mown 115 the Gllrrison mOlmt, a rouruloff full onto beam, she dazzled the cruwd 11M stunrred the gyrtI1IIlstics world hitting il solid and flawlessly finrshing her routine for a meet h~h score of .90. (USGF photo Š 1985 Dtwe Black).

BALANCE-BEAM NAME PRELIM. Garrison 9.400 Mar 9.375 Hamilton 9.175 Roethlisberger 9.200 Calore 8.850 Sey 8.800 Gunthorpe 9.050 Ferreira 8.850

VAULT PRELIM.

9.450 9.450 9.400 9.400 9.350 9.350 9.275 9.300

9.500 9.600 9.100 9.300 9.150 8.500 8.300 8.100

18.775 18.750 18.650 18.400 18.175 11.400 17.300 17.175

FINAL TOTAL

9.700 9.600 9.600 9.500 9.150 9.300 8.750 8.350

19.175 19.000 19.000 18.675 18.575 18.550 17.800 17.225

FINAL TOTAL

9.500 9.500 9.400 9.350 9.375 9.300 9.275 4.675

PARALLEL-BARS PRELIM. FINAL NAME 9.700 9.350 Daggett 9.225 9.600 Hayden 9.550 Babcock 9.250 9.100 9.600 Cahoy 9.000 9.200 Johnson 8.600 9.450 Paul 9.100 8.825 Campbell 8.800 8.675 Sims

18.950 18.950 18.800 18 .750 18.725 18.650 18.550 13.975 TOTAL

19.050 18.825 18.800 18.700 18.200 18.050 17.925 17.475

HORIZONTAL-BAR PRELIM. FINAL TOTAL

NAME Hayden Suter Daggett Lakes Ginsberg Babcock Besosa Campbell

9.475 9.350 9.125 9.325 9.225 9.350 9.200 9.100

9.800 9.600 9.750 9.450 9.200 8.850 8.500 8.050

19.275 18.950 18.875 18.775 18.425 18.200 17.700 17.150

(Results continued on page 39

July/August 1985

In McDonald's Gymnastics Challenge

Chinese Teams Down Americans mid a cloud of controversy, China's men and women defeated the United States in a dual meet between the two nations July 6-7 in Los Angeles. The controversy arose during the first day of competition as judging discrepancies took away the flow of the meet and gave it a log-jam tying up scores, gymnasts and spectators for four hours in the process. But when The Forum finally did clear up, what emerged was a very good learning experience for the newly selected national team and a return of Scott Johnson to his old form. In the men's all-around competition, the Chinese dominated taking the top two spots. Song Wen and Guo Linsheng placed one-tenth of a point apart at 57.550 and 55.450 to take one-two. American Johnson, returning to the City of Angels for the first time since his Olympic success, faired the best of all his teammates by placing third with a 57.350 total. Billy Paul emerged in fourth place just ahead of Charles Lakes and newly crowned champion of the USA Brian Babcock, who tied for fifth. In the women's portion of the allaround it was again a Chinese onetwo finish. Wang Xiaoyan won the meet with a 39.050 total followed closely by Xu Wenhong at 38.750. Sabrina Mar continued her domination over her teammates by slipping into third with an all-around score of 38.700. Qin Qizhi, of China, placed fourth followed by Marie Roethlisberger and Kelly Garrison in fifth and sixth . Tim Daggett, performing only in the individual event finals due to an injury, took top honors on his favorite event, pommel horse. His strong routine turned the heads of those in attendance and garnered him an excellent score of 9.875. Tang Zhigang, who finished in a seventh place tie in the all-around with teammate Kuang Xianyao, came in second behind Daggett with a 9.850 score. Daggett, along with his German uprise mount on parallel bars, took top honors in that event also with a near-perfect routine worth

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9.900. Wang Xiaoming, a ninth place all-around finisher, placed second with a 9.850 score. Guo Linsheng came the closest to perfection as he performed an outstanding high bar routine which included a one arm tkachev. When he stuck his super high triple dismount the place erupted and the judges agreed on a 9.950 score. Daggett and Song Wen tied for second spot with scores of 9.750. Enter Johnson. On the still rings Johnson scored a superb 9.850 to tie Xie Tiehua for first. In vault he scored a 9.475 to place third behind Song Wen (9.550) and Guo Linsheng (9.500). On floor, the ex-University of Nebraska standout came through with a 9.650 to take second spot behind Song Wen whose winning routine received a 9.850. The women's delegation representing the United States faired better than the men, as far as first place

finishes go. Mar continued her domination in the standings with firsts in the uneven bars and floor exercise. Both routines were filled with high energy with her uneven bars routine receiving a 9.800 and her floor routine a 9.850. Xu Wenhong placed second in bars followed by Roethlisberger in third. On floor Jennifer Sey took second with an excellent routine and score of 9.750. Yolande Mavity cracked into the winners circle by taking the vault with a score 9.725. The height she achieves and her patented stuck landings on her full twisting tsukahara make her a favorite in that event 'with the judges.

Scott Johnson showed up ready to playas he finished third all-around which was the highest of the Americans on the team. (USGF photo Š 1985 by Dave Black)

Xu Wenhong had a particularly good meet for her coun try placing second all-around, second on lIneven bnrs and firs t on beam. (US GF photo Š 1985 by Da ve Black)

China achieved its only one-two sweep on the balance beam where Xu Wenhong placed first with a 9.650 routine. Bai Lu came in second (9.350) followed by Kelly Garrison whose roundoff full onto beam didn't quite make the gl'ade which resulted in a 9.050 score. Looking to the team scores, the Chinese men outdistanced the Americans to the tune of 285 .100 to 284.850. In the women's meet the Chinese won by the count of 193.050 to 191.725. But more important than the final talley was the experience gained by this young American squad. For the new national team members, this experience will start to pay immediate benefits during the upcoming World Championship Team Trials September 26-29 in Minneapolis /St. Paul Minnesota and the World Championships November 3-10 in Montreal Canada. Following this competition, the group packed its bags and left to do an exhibition in Albuquerque New Mexico where the Chinese literally brought the crowd to its feet . It was during the closing of the exhibition and the Chinese did a group routine that was spectacular. USA Gymnastics

WOMENS FINALS 07-07-1985 PL 1 2 3T 3T 5 6

NAME Mavity Mar Wang Calore Zeng Qin

FINAL 9.725 9.700 9.650 9.650 9.575 9.475

TOTAL 9.725 9.700 9.650 9.650 9.575 9.475

PL 1 2 3 4 5 6

UNEVEN-BARS NAME FINAL Mar 9.800 Xu 9.750 Roethlisberger 9.650 Wang 9.600 Garrison 9.300 Zeng 9.050

TOTAL 9.800 9.750 9.650 9.600 9.300 9.050

PL 1 2 3 4 5 6

BALANCE-BEAM NAME FINAL Xu 9.650 Bai 9.350 Garrison 9.050 Roethlisberger 8.950 Mar 8.600 Qin 8.450

TOTAL 9.650 9.350 9.050 8.950 8.600 8.450

PL 1 2 3 4 5 6

FLOOR-EXERCISE NAME FINAL Mar 9.850 Sey 9.750 Zeng 9.650 Qin 9.600 Wang 9.100 Roethlisberger 8.900

TOTAL 9.850 9.750 9.650 9.600 9.100 8.900

MENS FINALS 07-07-1985 FLOOR-EXERCISE FINAL PL NAME 9.850 1 Song 9.650 2 Johnson 9.600 Guo 3 9.350 4 Wang 9.200 Paul 5 9.000 Lakes 6 POMMEL-HORSE FINAL PL NAME 9.875 1 Daggett 9.850 2 Tang 9.800 Guo 3 9.600 Kuang 4 9.600 4 Babcock 9.550 6 Cahoy STILL-RINGS FINAL PL NAME 9.850 1T Xie 9.850 1T Johnson 9.750 Kuang 3 9.650 4 Wang 9.600 Babcock 5 9.400 Paul 6 VAULT FINAL PL NAME 9.550 1 Song 9.500 2 Guo 9.475 3 Johnson 9.375 4 Campbell 9.300 Lakes 5 9.100 Kuang 6 PARALLEL-BARS FINAL PL NAME 9.900 1 Daggett 9.850 2 Wang 9.700 Xie 3 9.550 Cahoy 4 9.000 Campbell 5 7.850 6 Tang HORIZONTAL-BAR FINAL PL NAME 9.950 1 Guo 9.750 Daggett 2 9.750 Song 2 9.750 2 Tang 8.900 Lakes 5 8.850 6 Suter ALL-AROUND STANDINGS TEAM PLACE NAME CHN Song Wen 1 CHN Guo Linsheng 2 USA Scott Johnson 3 USA Billy Paul 4 USA Charles Lakes 5 USA Brian Babcock 5 CHN Kuang Xianyao 7 CHN Tang Zhigang 7 CHN Wang Xiaoming 9 USA Phil Cahoy 9 USA Wes Suter 11 CHN Xie Tiehua 12 AL L-AROUND STANDINGS TEAM PLACE NAME CHN Wang Xiaoyan 1 CHN Xu Wenhong 2 USA Sabrina Mar 3 CHN Qin Qizhi 4 USA Marie Roethlisberger 5 USA Kelly Garrison 6 CHN Bai Lu 7 CHN Wu Wen Li 8 USA Jennifer Sey 9 USA Tracy Calore 10 CHN Zeng Yingzi 11 USA Yolande Mavity 12

TOTAL 9.850 9.650 9.600 9.350 9.200 9.000 TOTAL 9.875 9.850 9.800 9.600 9.600 9.550 TOTAL 9.850 9.850 9.750 9.650 9.600 9.400 TOTAL 9.550 9.500 9.475 9.375 9.300 9.100 TOTAL 9.900 9.850 9.700 9.550 9.000 7.850 TOTAL 9.950 9.750 9.750 9.750 8.900 8.850 SCORE 57.550 57.450 57 .350 57.000 56 .650 56.650 56 .550 56.550 56 .500 56 .500 55 .200 51 .950 SCORE 39.050 38.750 38 .700 38 .650 38 .600 38 .350 38.200 38 .000 37.750 37 .650 37.500 37.425

TEAM STANDINGS PLACE 1 2 PLACE 1 2

TEAM CHN USA TEAM CHN USA

FLOOR 47.350 47.350

HORSE RINGS VAULT 47.000 47.400 48.100 47.100 47.400 47.250 TEA M STANDINGS VAULT 48 .650 48.500

BARS 48.450 47.875

BEAM 48.150 47.500

PBARS 47.550 47.550

H-BAR 47.700 48.200

FLOOR 47.800 47.850

TOTAL 285.100 284.850 TOTAL 193.050 191.725

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July/August 1985 the vault. With the raising of the green flag, Mar was a mass of arms and legs pumping down the brown carpet towards the beat board. As she hit and consequently hurled herself into her vault, her tuck tsuk full and stuck landing scored a 9.50 taking a little more off the lead. Roethlisberger was keeping pace, but not gaining ground with a 9.6 on floor and 9.40 for vault. Needing something more to get back into the thick of the race, Roethlisberger turned to her bars routine for help. Considered to be one of the best on this event, a missed regrasp on her reverse hecht dimmed her chances at getting to the top first. With her 9.00 she virtually sealed her spot in third place. -- Now, with the field narrowed to two, Mar locked her jaw, rolled up her sleeves and set to the task at hand . . . to turn in her seventh unblemished routine of the meet. The uneven bars can be one of the most beautiful events in gymnastics, or it can be one of the meanest. Mar tamed this set with an aggressive, high energy routine which gave her a score of 9.40 and the lead for the first time in the meet going into the final routine . Garrison didn't know how cruel the balance beam can be to bids for championships, but she was about to find out first hand . Competing with the -precision she is noted for, Garrison fell on her aerial cartwheel half way through the routine. The 9.10 score slipped her into second and gave young Mar a good dose of pressure for the final event, which for her was the balance beam. Again the daughter of a Chinatown restaurant owner breezed through another pressure situation with flying colors closing out her competition with a perfect eight-foreight average and a 9.65 score. As she trotted off the competition floor, waving to the cheering crowd, Garrison watched from the edge of the floor exercise mat, waiting for her chance to eclipse the title . But the pressures from the fall on beam lingered and Garrison ended the mystery of who would be the new champion of the USA early as on her first pass she stepped out of bounds which slipped her otherwise good routine down to a 9.45 .

tive routines of the day posting a 9.70. would have been easy for her to crumble under the pressure that had "I was very excited and pleased built up around her, but Mar, who · with my performance, " said an outof-breath Mar. "I trained very hard weighs in at 85 pounds, matched the for this competition but I think my challenge · put to her by veterans Roethlisberger and Garrison. performance was a little above norRoethlisberger, an alternate on the mal. I felt pretty good during warmups, so I just went out to do the best Olympic silver medal winning that I could. All I wanted to do was to women's team, was the odds on stay calm, and I tl1ink I did that." favorite to win this meet. She had just won the American Classic and "I'm -pieased, I really am," said a seemed on top of her game, but that disenchanted, yet not discouraged in itself put a lot of pressure on the Garrison. "I didn't hit all eight events 19-year-old who originally hails from and Sabrina did . She deserved to Minnesota. "Everyone expected me win. I believe this will make me more to win, ,So I put a lot of pressure on eager to work hard. I can't wait to get myself. I think everybody was a little back in the gym." nervous today, but I was really nerGarrison would have to wait one vous," said Roethlisberger. more day to get back to training beGarrison, a pretty pixie with an cause she was about to make history Oklahoma twinge in her voice, held during the individual event finals . true to form by leading after the What a difference a day makes . Her compulsories. She turned the same Waterloo from the day before would trick at the American Classic but become the event that would etch her checked out and opted not to comname in the minds of all who atpete.in optionals there. tended Sunday's finals . So as the story unfolds, it became "You watch me," she said after the inexperience of Mar against the Saturdays optional round . "I'm gotried and true form of Garrison and ing to do a roundoff full onto beam. Roethlisberger and 35 other gymI've never seen anyone do it." So obnasts who were just itching to get on viously not shaken too much by her the USGF National Team. The top 10 fall earlier, Garrison was boasting of finishers in the Championships are an incredible mount onto the beam. named to the National Team and also As she put it after she successfully qualify for the World Championship completed what should only be Team Trials. The remaining 10 spots called the 'Garrison Mount,' "When I on the National Team will be filled in hit the beam with both feet I couldn't August at the US Classic Nationals in believe it. All I thought was 'AweAtlanta, GA. some, okay now get on with the rouAfter the compulsories, the stage tine.' I knew I still had to finish and I was set between the top three for the didn't want to ruin the routine by climb to the top. Who would crack falling off now." first. It was Mar that made the initial If there was any excitement on the thrust to gain control as she banged part of Garrison during the routine, out her usual explosive floor routine you couldn't tell. Her stone counto put the early pressure on the vets. tenance remained unchanged Swaying with the music, playing the throughout the duration of her hiscrowd with her eyes, Mar endeared toric routine which, among other herself to the judges for a score of things, earned her the highest score 9.70. Garrison, on the other hand, of the meet, a 9.90 and the individual was across the arena pounding down balance beam title . the runway, vaulting her way to a There were -some new names 9.60 score for her layout tsuk. tagged with those mentioned so Mar, with chisel in hand, kept prominently in the all-around comchipping away at Garrison's lead petition, like that of powerful with the help of the Altus, Oklahoma Yolande Mavity who used her great native. Garrison's usually steady bar strength to push her way to the top spot in vaulting. Mar, who continued routine turned sour. Her timing was to have a great meet, placed second off on her deltchev which sent her followed by Tracey Cal ore and dimininto a dead hang and for her first utive Angela Denkins who tied for missed routine of the competition third. she received a 9.30. While Garrison was hanging from Unusually quiet Roethlisberger The uneven bars proved to be a bit bars, Mar was rocking back and forth made short work of her beam routine stairing down the runway towards turning in one of the best, more effec- of a surprise as Mar upended RoethUSA Gymnastics 38

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MEN 'S 1985 USGF GYMNASTICS CHAMPIONSHIPS OF THE U.S.A. 06-08-1985 Jacksonville, Florida

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Comp : 9.00 9.40 9.35 9.40 8.80 9.20 Opt: 8.95 9.70 9.50 9.40 _9.70 9.50 Total :17.9519 .1018.8518.8018 .5018 .70 Comp : 9.40 9.10 9.45 9.20 8.75 9.20 Opt: 8.70 9.10 9.50 9.30 9.70 9.75 Total : 18.10 18.20 18.9518.50 18.4518.95

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Comp : 9.20 9.30 9.35 8.95 9.00 8.55 54 .35 Opt: 8.70 9.00 9.20 9.35 9.70 9.70 55 .65 Total :17.9018 .3018 .5518.3018 .7018.25 110.000

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Comp : 8.80 9.10 8.40 9.30 8.55 9.30 Opt: 9.65 8.95 9.35 9.40 9.50 9.35 Total :18.4518.0517.7518.70 18.0518.65 Comp : 8.75 9.00 8.60 9.10 8.45 8.00 Opt: 9.10 9.55 9.30 9.55 9.75 9.60 Total :17.8518 .5517.9018 .6518.20 17.60 Comp : 8.85 8.75 9.15 9.25 8.25 7.85 Opt: 9.00 8.90 9.65 9.65 9.75 9.65 Total:17 .8517 .6518.8018.9018.00 17.50 Comp : 9.00 8.60 8.90 9.30 8.00 8.25 Opt: 9.50 9.00 9.60 9.50 9.20 9.45 Total:18 .50 17.60 18.5018.8017.20 17.70 Comp: 9.35 9.05 7.65 9.20 7.55 9.15 Opt: 9.40 9.10 9.05 9.50 9.15 9.55 Total:18 .7518 .1516.70 18.70 16.70 18.70 Comp : 9.00 8.75 8.25 9.05 8.50 8.95 Opt: 8.55 8.85 8.90 9.40 9.15 9.25 Total:17 .5517 .6017.1518.4517.6518 .20 Comp : 9.25 8.85 7.85 9.20 8.25 8.60 Opt: 9.10 8.70 9.35 9.30 8.65 9.35 Total:18.3517.5517.20 18.50 16.9017 .95 Comp : 9.05 7.40 9.30 8.80 7.40 9.15 Opt: 9.50 8.55 9.50 9.60 7.95 9.30 Total :18.5515.9518.8018.40 15.3518.45 Comp : 8.35 8.80 8.50 8.35 8.35 8.50 Opt: 9.00 8.85 8.75 9.25 9.10 9.45 Total :17.3517 .6517.2517.6017.4517.95 Comp: 9.00 7.70 9.00 9.05 6.35 8.55 Opt: 9.50 8.30 9.35 9.30 8.55 9.50 Total :18.50 16.00 18.3518 .3514 .90 18.05

53.45 56 .20 109.650 51 .90 56.85 108.750 52 .10 56.60 108.700 52 .05 56.25 108.300 51 .95 55 .75 107.700 52 .50 54 .10 106.600 52 .00 54.45 106.450 51.1 0 54.40 105.500 50 .85 54.40 105.250 49.65 54 .50 104.150

Comp : 8.20 8.55 7.60 9.20 8.30 9.20 Opt: 8.75 9.00 8.80 9.40 7.95 9.20 Total :16.9517 .5516.40 18.60 16.2518.40 Comp : 8.75 7.90 8.35 8.85 7.15 8.85 Tom Kennedy Opt: 9.05 8.75 9.30 9.30 8.55 9.55 Univ of No III Total:17 .8016.6517.6518.1515.7018 .10 Comp : 8.85 8.80 8.55 8.70 6.50 7.85 Mike Epperson Opt: 9.00 9.00 9.25 9.40 9.05 8.95 Univ of Nebraska Total :17.8517 .8017 .8018 .1015.5516 .80 Bob Gauthier Comp : 8.90 8.45 9.05 8.95 7.35 7.50 Opt: 9.05 8.50 9.35 8.90 9.20 8.65 Brigham Young Univ Total :17.9516 .9518 .40 17.8516 .5516 .15 Comp : 8.45 8.65 7.50 8.85 7.65 8.55 Tom Schlesinger Opt: 8.65 8.85 8.70 9.15 9.50 9.15 Univ of Nebraska Total:17 .10 17.50 16.2018.0017.1517.70

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9.00 9.35 18.28 9.05 9.40 18.38 8.60 9.35 17.80 8.65 8.90 17.50 8.55 8.60 17.14 8.85 9.15 17.94 8.20 9.25 17.24 8.70 8.75 17.44 8.70 9.20 17.80 8.65 9.00 17.58 8.50 8.00 16.60 8.35 9.20 17.38 8.30 8.35 16.64 8.70 9.00 17.64 8.85 9.20 17.98 8.40 8.55 16.92 8.20 9.10 17.12

35.75 37.00 72 .500 35.15 37.25 71 .980 35.40 36 .85 71 .960 35.70 36 .00 71 .640 35 .00 35 .80 70 .640 35 .55 34 .90 70 .580 34 .65 36.20 70 .540 35 .50 34 .90 70.520 34 .80 35.75 70 .360 34.90 35.45 70 .240 35 .55 34 .35 70 .140 34.25 36.25 70 .100 34 .90 35 .15 70 .000 34.25 36.10 69 .980 34 .65 35 .50 69 .980 34 .50 35.60 69 .880 33.95 36 .25 69 .740

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Comp: 8.80 8.30 8.30 9.25 8.00 8.05 Opt: 9.20 8.45 8.80 9.10 8.85 .8.50 Total :18.00 16.7517 .1018.3516.8516 .55 Comp : 8.55 8.75 8.15 9.15 7.70 7.35 Opt: 8.90 8.95 8.60 9.30 8.85 9.35 Total:17.4517 .70 16.7518 .4516.5516.70 Comp: 9.25 8.00 7.90 8.95 6.20 8.35 Opt: 9.15 8.30 9.45 9.55 9.05 9.40 Total :18.40 16.30 17.3518 .50 15.2517.75 Comp: 8.75 8.95 7.85 8.05 8.45 8.70 Opt: 8.40 8.90 9.25 9.10 8.85 8.20 Total :17.1517.8517 .1017.1517.3016.90 Comp : 8.90 7.90 8.30 8.60 8.05 8.45 Opt: 8.35 8.45 8.95 9.05 8.90 9.55 Total :17.2516.3517 .2517.6516.9518.00 Comp: 9.00 8.50 8.30 8.95 7.05 8.30 Opt: 8.90 8.15 8.90 9.05 8.95 9.10 Total :17.90 16.6517.2018.00 16.00 17.40 Comp : 9.05 8.85 8.20 9.10 6.25 7.55 Opt: 9.25 8.05 8.45 9.45 9.15 9.35 Total:18 .30 16.90 16.6518 .5515.40 16.90 Comp: 8.50 7.90 8.50 8.55 8.45 8.80 Opt: 8.70 7.70 9.15 9.30 8.50 8.40 Total :17.20 15.60 17.6517 .8516 .9517 .20 Comp: 8.50 8.75 7.65 7.80 7.25 8.35 Opt: 8.75 9.25 8.85 9.05 8.80 8.90 Total :17.2518.00 16.50 16.8516 .0517.25

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Roetzheim Retires By Robert Cowan was invited to Bill Roetzheim's retirement. The affair was held at the University of Illinois at Chicago Inner Circle . This is a very nice addition to the Student Union Building and was the site of the athlete's banquet following the Championships of USA in 1983. The dinner was preceded by a reception at which Bill and his wife B.J., greeted the guests which featured some of Bill's former gymnasts, former opponents from the coaching ranks and close personal friends including a former Notre Dame football All American. The atmosphere was extremely congenial and the evening consisted of various testimonials, an occasional roast and many awards from the University of Illinois, the Illinois High School Gymnastics Coaches Association and the United States Gymnastics Federation. The most moving part of the evening came when Bill gave a personal testimony to how he came to get into gymnastics and I was deeply moved by his conviction, dedication and attention to detail. Bill Roetzheim has been a strong moving force in gymnastics in this country for almost 40 years. His list of accomplishments are outstanding and even a little bit awesome. The activities were coordinated by Kathy Klepek, Bill Roetzheim's secretary and c.J. Johnson, the Gymnastics Coach at UIC was Master of Ceremonies .

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States top Rhythmic Gymnasts. From Ma.y 7th to the 22nd, Marina Kunyavsky, current USA National AA Champion, Stacy Oversier and Lisa Aaronson, both were tied for 4th place AA at 1985 National Championships, traveled to first Sofia, Bulgaria for the Studjanska Tribuna International Rhythmic Sportive Gymnastics meet and then on to Corbeil-Essonnes, France for an FIG International meet at the Palais des Sport. Departing from Los Angeles, the USA delegation, headed by USA Olympic and National Team coach, AlIa Svirsky, flew a gruelling 24 hours before arriving in Sofia, Bulgaria on the first leg of their journey into the stronghold of the "crown princesses" of the Rhythmic world. To say that the Bulgarian gymnasts had the "home field" advantage would be an immense understatement. As the competition progressed, it soon became apparent that the audience, and unfortunately, some of the judges, were only interested in the performances of the Bulgarians . For example, Lili Ignatova's rope became tangled around her arm during that event. A mistake that should have drawn a 0.2 deduction was ignored and Ignatova received a perfect 10.0, just as she did in all four events!! Even in the face of such inequality, our USA team perservered and received no scores below a 9.0 and when the final standings were announced, Kunyavsky's 37.30 AA placed her in the 25th AA position. Oversier finished with a 37 .00 AA and Aaronson with 36.25 AA. Although the experience in competition was somewhat disappointing, we were soon excited by a special invitation from Neshka Robeva, the Bulgarian National Coach, to visit the Bulgarian National training center. Here was a rare opportunity for us, since few people ever get a behind the scenes look at Neshka's Rhythmic "factory" where her training machinery has produced Champion after Champion . The facility is overwhelming. Three huge, fully equipped gymnasiums are the center of this complex, each with ceiling heights of

over 15 meters . There is a large, mirrored Ballet room, ultra-modern trainers rooms, staffed by three fulltime doctors, weight training rooms, a resting area, a pool, sauna, whirlpool, and jacuzzi, and a special cafeteria where a team of professional nutritionists prepare special diets for the young athletes. Adjacent to the facility is the Sports Hotel or dormitory where the gymnasts are housed in modern, spacious rooms. Arriving in Corbeil-Essonnes three days before the slated competition we ran into the first serious problem of our trip . Our French hosts had failed to provide workout time for our delegation and it took considerable argument before a sports gymnasium was made available. This facility we shared with the New Zealand team who was also in the same situation. Even with the workout problem, the meet held in Corbeil-Essonnes, is by far, the finest organized competition in the world. Its beauty, pageantry, and formality surpass all other meets. The meet director, Madame Jeannette Rinaldi, president of the FIG RSG committee, maintains the formality and equality of the competition. It is here in CorbeilEssonnes that all national prejudices are forgotten and each team competes with equality and is scored on its own abilities and merits. There were 33 countries participating and, unfortunately for the USA team, when the draw for the judges panel was completed, the USA judge was not selected to sit on the panel during preliminary competition, but was part of the 16 member panel for finals. To add more tension for the USA gymnasts, the rotation draw for competition order had placed Kunyavsky first up on the meet 's first event (rope) . Here's where the true champion can excell. As the first competitor up in a major international meet before a sold out crowd, Kunyavsky held her poise and style and performed a spectacular 9.45 rope routine. Her concentration and execution encouraged the other USA gymnasts to do their best. The final results : Kunyavsky 37.20 AA, Aaronson 36.80 AA, and Oversier 36.45 AA. USA Gymnastics

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International Judges Course Tough By Robert Cowan hen it was determined that Bill Roetzheim, after his election to the FIG Men's Technical Committee , would conduct the International Judges Course in this country, much discussion took place in regard to the most equitable way to extend the invitations . Due to cost considerations the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, which would allow for free food and lodging for as many participants as possible was secured. The Olympic Training Center was able to provide 100 slots for coaches and judges who wished to participate in the International Course . Finally, 108 slots were used during the course of the event. Roetzheim, Mike Milidonis, Gary Alexander and Robert Cowan comprised a committee which put together the format and the facilities for the event .

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Throughout that day and the remaining days it became obvious to the participants this was no usual format for a judging course. A tremendous amount of forethought, creativity, and hours upon hours of work had gone into the preparations. The judges were allowed to judge more routines against the panel who would be judging the practical which was extrem el y beneficial. Additionally, in most courses, the lecturers simply read from the Code of Points and perhaps illuminate on a very few points . This was not the case and in point of fact, Roetzheim had made it extremely obvious that any lecturer caught doing this or repeating a look at a video tape would be severely ostrasized. All of the men who were present and the one young lady, were very appreciative of the efforts of every one involved in the course. Jerry Todd verbally attested to our gratitude at the end of the course and Roetzheim and his group received a standing ovation. The lecturers for the course were Ted Muzyczko, Gary Alexander, Milidonis and Roetzheim, for they attended the intercontinental course in Magglingen, Switzerland. USA Gymnastics

Activities such as a fake judges conference in which the person who won the other person over to their side received points or if the other person convinced them they were wrong they won points was one of the departures from the norm. A trivial pursuit type game which contained all of the pertinent data in the Code of Points plus some very interesting gymnastics trivia was also a tremendous benefit to all of us who were trying to study for the test. Much video tape was shown which had already been previewed by the lecturers. The written exam was given Saturday morning and was delivered orally by Roetzheim with a dis-

cussion type answer being the norm most of the time. There were 40 questions and they were translated from the European version of the test and therefore the wording was very difficult to understand. The practical was given Sunday morning at the Air Force Academy. Gymnasts from the Gold Cup Gymnastics Club coached by Ed Burch and Bill Foster along with gymnasts from the University of Mexico coached by Rusty Mitchell, a gymnast from Brigham Young University coached by Wayne Young and gymnasts from the United States Air Force Academy coached by Dennis Ramsey and others participated as the performers for the test.

Phillips, Mills Shine At City Of Popes Tourney By Marta Karolyi he Cup of the City of the Popes International Tournament, is a traditional competition held in Avignon, France. This year at his 6th edition, on March 2 & 3, 1985, the meet was well organized. It was one all-around competition (I-B rules) and event finals. Twentyfour gymnasts from 10 countries, were divided into four groups, competing at two judging panels composed entirely from French judges. The level of the participating gymnasts was good but most of them were not members of the first national team. The winner was the younger Chinese girl, Ma Ying, who was a powerful, 13-year-old, well prepared gymnast but with not the best artistical preparation and best form . The Romanians were talented girls, probably not in the top shape, mostly because of the early time in the season. The Czechoslovakian and Bulgarian girls had a good competition, especially strong on vault and bars. Again, not the greatest artistical preparation. The host country lined up a very young group of gymnasts, some of them with great potential for future

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Name Country Ma 짜lng (China) Dobre Aurelia (Romania) Mills Phoebe (USA) P~lovioove Lenka (Czechoslovakia) Popa Celeslina (Romania) L3zarova Darinka (Bulgaria) Zou Xianohong (China) Philips Christie (USA) Romano Catherine (France) Dudeva Diana (Bulgaria)

EVENT VAULT 1. Ma 짜lng (CHN) 19.90 2. Xiadhong Zou (CHN)19.30 3. Popa Celestina 19.20 (ROM) 4. LaZarova Darinka (BUL) 19.125 5. Vilane Sandrine (FR)18.85 6. Bouchet Karine (FR) 18.85 7. Dobre Aurelia (ROM)18.70 8. Dudeva Diana (BUL)17.60 BARS 1. Dobre Aurelia (ROM) 2. Ma 짜lng (CHN) 3. P~lovioove Lenka (CZ) 4. Mills Phoebe (USA) 5. Phillips Kristie (USA) 6. Lazarova Darinka (BUL) 7. Popa Celestina (ROM) 8. Romano Catherine (FR)

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FINALS BEAM 1. Xi ad hong Zou (CHN)19.45 2. Mills Phoebe (USA) 19.225 3. Ma Ying (CHN) 19.125 4. Dobre Aurelia (ROM)19.00 5. Phillips Kristie (USA) 18.95 6. P~lovioova Lenka (CZ) 18.775 7. Vilane Sandrine (FR)18.35 8. Popa Celestina (ROM) 18.35 9. Dudeva Diana (BUL)18.65 FLOOR 1. Phillips Kristie (USA)19.60 2. Ma 짜lng (CHN) 19.20 3. Dobre Aurelia (ROM)19.075 4. Zou Xiaohong (CHN) 18.95 5. Mills Phoebe (USA) 18.925 6. Scria Isabel (SPN) 18.825 7. Lazarova Darinka (BUL) 18.775 8. Romano Catherine (FR) 18.425

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BuLLISTIN GYMNASTICS COACH WANTED FOR SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA GYM A new olympic gymnastics training cen ter located in Mann County (north of San Francisco) is seeking an experienced ~ymnastics coach. The coach must be able to mstruct all levels of gymnastics with particular em phasis on Boy's Team. The gym offers a complete progra m of artistic and rhythmic gymnastics with competitive teams in both categories. Applicants should send res umes to: GYMNOS, USA, 25-B Dodie Street, San Rafael, CA 94901 or call (415) 485-127l.

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Positions Available Gymnastics Instructors for the Midland Gymnastics Club. We have Rec reational classes for babies through adults and competitive programs for both boys and girls from Class V through Class I. Must be able to train to our method of teaching without spotting. Salary negotiable according to experience. To apply contact: Midland Gymnastics Club, 713 Ashman St., Midland, Mich. 48640, 517-8323045. Office Hours: 9-noon, Monday through Thursda y.

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Internationally Experienced Boys/Girls Coach Available Margarita Yacobson was in charge of the dance training , choreography, and leg strength development of various Select Team and Olympic male gymnasts in the USSR before immigrating to the U.S. in 1979. She taught ballet at the famous Vaganova Ballet School in Leningrad and danced on tour with the Kirov Ballet. Margarita would prefer to work with a boys program interested in developing elite gymnasts. She is also willing to work concurrently in a girls developmental program. She would consider working parttime gymnastics, ballet and Russian language teachmg if arrangements could be made. Salary negotiable. Resume available. Contact Margarita through Cliff Gauthier, Gymnastics Coach, The College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA 23185. Call Coach Gauthier at 804-253-0633 or evenings. RHYTHMIC GYMNASTIC 1988-92 COMPULSORY ROUTINES The U.S .G.F. Rhythmic Gymnastic AgeGroup Development Committee is now accepting applications for choreographers of the 1988-92 Class 1II and Class II Free Floor Exercise, Rope, Hoop, Ball, Clubs and Ribbon Compulsory Routines. The deadline for completed applications is August 21, 1985. Applications can be obtained from Maureen Broderick, National Age-Group Development Committee Director, 10 Duke Place, Dix Hills, New York 11746. RHYTHMIC GYMNASTS MUSIC AVAILABLE Experienced pianist/composer will write and record music for your routine. Jazz - classical - popular - original pieces adapted to meet your needs, accen tuate your strengths. You create the routine - I'll take care of the music. References from national team members supplied upon request. Write or call: Peter Muller 7 Navajo Ave. (201) 696-5796 Wayne, NJ 07470 Position Available HEAD COACH POSITION AVAILABLE IMMEDIATELY - for Class I, II, and 1II Girls team . Must have previous experience and knowledge of the 1985 USGP compulsories, competing rules , procedures and code of points. Salary negotiable. Call (616) 941-7751 or se nd resume to Northern Michigan Gymnastics Club 1143 Woodmere Ave. Traverse City, MI49684.

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26-28 World Championships Minneapolis, Team Trials (M /W: S) MN

11-25 Junior National Team Europe European Tour

28-29 7 th Int'I Tournament Catane, Sicily in City of Catane (W)

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outstanding list of master clinicians and lecturers will share their valuable knowledge and experience with you this year in scenic Salt Lake City. 1985's Congress will be devoted to giving attendees the best possible educational opportuhity to learn from the most influential professional educators in our sport. Don't miss this chance to gain priceless insights into the "How To" of gymnastics. This year's list of outstanding educators includes: Abie Grossfeld Jackie Fie Don Peters Jim Howard Bela Karolyi Donna Strauss Kathy Johnson Donna Cozzo Andrea Schmid Bill Roethzeim Additionally the following leaders of the USGF Sports Science Committees willlecture on "What Research Tells the Coach About Gymnastics:" CHAIRMAN OF: SPORTS MEDICINE COMMITTEE

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Sept. 12th through 15th

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