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ON THE COVER: 2003 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS GOlD MEDAUSTS CHEUSIE MEMMEL & HOWE VISE Photography by Steve Lange,

12 TOPS The National TOPs Camp was comprised of three days of educational opportunities for both the athlete and her coach on basics, sports science and general development of these talented young athletes, Dec 6-10, at the USA Gymnastics National Team Training Center. A second camp was held Dec 10-14 for the next 80 gymnasts in rank order. The TOPs program has shown dramatic success over the last 12 years and continues to be a big part of the success of the USA women's program,

1 7 MEN'S FUTURE STARS CHAMPIONSHIPS The Men's Future Stars Championships were held November 14 at the United States Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, The Future Stars event, held in conjunction with the National Coaches Workshop, determined the Men's National Development Team, The top 19 in the 10 Year Old Division, top 19 in the 11 Year Old Division and the top 14 in the 12 Year Old Division from this year's Future Stars Championships were named to the 2003-2004

National Development team,

22 HOLLIE VISE'S VISION Hollie Vise began gymnastics when she was 3 and has had a vision ever since_ Although she just turned 16 on Dec 6 she has already compiled a large list of accomplishments in the sport. For starters, Hollie and her US, teammate Chellsie Memmel accomplished an amazing feat by tying for the gold medal on bars at the 2003 World Championships, We talked to Hollie about her gold medal win and her future goals in the sport and beyond,

24 MEN'S AND WOMEN'S JUNIOR OLYMPIC PROGRAMS New Routines are on the Horizon, read about the upcoming plans for both the men's and women's Junior Olympic programs, What are the plans for the new routines, when will they be unveiled and what date' will they go into action! See the Women's reporton page 4,'

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Welcome to the Olympic Year! Now is the time to act on all of the plans and hard work that has been accomplished in the past to "get to the next level." 2003 was an incredible year with tremendous accomplishments at every level for USA Gynmastics. Now we must "build on the base" of all of the work that has been done in prior years to make certain that we are ready to leverage the myriad of opportunities that are available.

This is true whether you are an athlete, coach, administrator, club owner or judge. The Olympic year is full of opportunity, take out your goals and objectives from last year and see what you accomplished, and what is still on the list. If you don't have a list, make one and place it where you will see it every day. Set small realistic goals that you have control over. These are called Performance

Goals, because your performance determines whether or not they happen_ Try to avoid setting Outcome Goals because you will be focused on the end result rather than the steps you need to take to achieve the results that you desire .

Make a list of your three top priorities for the year and focus on those until they have been accomplished. Next meet with your staff or co-workers and make sure they understand your priorities for the year. This will ensure that everyone is working together to maximize effectiveness.

In the coming year, three of the priorities of USA Gymnastics are as follows:

1) Preparation of the Olympic Team. Each discipline at USA Gymnastics has a strategic plan that has been reviewed and updated by the Program Committee in conjunction with the National Team Coordinator and the National Team Coaches.

2) Education. Early in the first quarter of 2004, USA gymnastics will launch its on­line education program, The USA Gymnastics University. The first course to go "live" will be the safety certification course. This will increase the accessibility of becoming certified as the course will be available - 365/24/7.

3) Increased visibility in the mass media. 2004 will provide a number of unique opportunities to raise the visibility of the sport of gynmastics. From the launch of the international calendar with the VISA American Cup in New York City for the first time since 1984, to the u.s. Gymnastics Championships, Olympic Trials/Games and the post-Olympic Tour, USA Gymnastics will be ready with a pro-active strategy to maximize coverage and visibility.

Whatever your role in gymnastics, now is the time to maximize your potential for the Olympic Year. Good Luck with your planning and all of us here at USA Gymnastics look forward to working with you to help you achieve your goals.

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were former TOPs team members? Can you guess who they are?

If you answered Courtney Kupets, Chellsie Memmel, Carly Patterson, and Tasha Schwikert then you're right!

TOPs stands for Talent Opportunity Program and was developed by USA Gymnastics in 1992 as a way of finding talented young gymnasts in order to identify them early and provide education to the gymnast and her coach. The program is definitely working with so many former TOPs gymnasts making World Championships teams.

According to USA Gyrrmastics Elite Program Manager Gary Warren, "It's exciting to watch these young TOPs gymnasts develop into amazing athletes and win medals at the international level. It shows the program is working and is headed in the right direction."

TOPs Regional testing took place throughout the summer of 2003 and approximately 2,500 gymnasts participated. From those who participated, the top athletes were named to the 7-8 year old National Team. Of the 9-11 year olds, 300 were invited to TOPs National Testing and 77 made the TOPs National Team. The National Testing was held in

Houston, Texas, Oct. 3-5 at the USA Gymnastics National Team Training Center.

At National Testing the gymnasts perform physical abilities tests including pull ups, leg lifts, flexibility, sprint, rope climb, vertical jump, push ups and press handstands as well as the required skills on each of the events including vault, uneven bars, balance beam and floor exercise. The scores are tallied and the top gymnasts in each age division were named to the TOPs National Team.

The National TOPs Camp was comprised of three days of educational opportunities for both the athlete and her coach on basics, sports science and general development of these talented young athletes, Dec. 6-10. USA Gymnastics' National Coaching staff, along with coaching support personnel and sport science professionals, conducted the camp. A second camp was held for 80 additional gymnasts, Dec. 10-14, but they paid for their own expenses.

During the TOPs National Camp, 2003 World ChampiOns Chellsie Menunel and Carly Patterson were named TOPs Co­Athletes of the year. In addition Debbie Van Horn and Dr. Larry Nassar were awarded the Shirley Marshak Award.

The TOPs program has shown success over the last 12 years and continues to be a big part of the success of the USA women's program.

7-8 Year Old TOPS NATIONAL TEAM Diamond Level Name Age Club Mariel Akaogi 8 West Valtt Gymnastics School Alexandria Alcantara 7 GymStars Gymnastics Mikaela Amadeo 8 Palmer's Gymnastics Jennifer Bazany 8 Alamo Gymnastics Center Blakett Beard 8 American Elile GymnastiCS Abby Beauchamp 7 Flips Gymnastics Alyssa Bossie 7 Palmer's Gymnastics Jasmin Cabarios 7 GymStars Gymnastics Sarah Caoili 7 Excalibur GymnastiCS Elise Darroch 8 Santa Cruz GymnastiCS Rachel Daum 8 Acrotex Paige Elson 8 GymStars GymnastiCS Rachel Fielitz 8 Gym Kids GymnastiCS Heather Finnegan 8 Orlando Metro Alexa Goldberg 8 Ricochets Anna Gartner 7 Cincinnati Gymnastics Academy Amara Grubar 8 Salta GymnastiCS Khlce Guerra 8 O'@pia GymnastiCS Heather Hannon 7 DeVeau's School of Gymnastics Brittany Helm 8 NASA GymnastiCS Mary Jane Harth 8 Gymnastics World AnnaJett 8 North East Texas Tumblers Breanne Jones 8 GymStars GymnastiCS Megan Kowalczyk 8 Salta GymnastiCS Aliscn La Rocca 8 Exper "ess Gymnastics Haley Lackey 7 Tupelo Academy of GymnastiCS Jennie Laeng 8 Ottmpic Dreams Nicole Medvitz 8 Eastern National Academy Sarah Migoni 8 Capital Gymnastics Symone Moore 7 Excalibur GymnastiCS Quinn Morrison 8 Santa Cruz GymnastiCS Hallie Massett 8 All O'@pians GymnastiCS Center Mary Mrdjenovic 8 O'@pia GymnastiCS Jordan Nelson 8 Stars National Gymnastics Village Kylee Palmer 8 Starz GymnastiCS Christina Pudlo Palmer's GymnastiCS Jasmine Quinn Charleston Twisters Ashlee Reese 8 Mesguite Institute of Gymnastics Christina Ricks 8 Alamo Gymnastics Center Aileen Rodriguez 7 Tradewinds Academy of Gymnastics Cole Sander 8 Texas Dreams Gymnastics Emily Schein 7 Dallas GymnastiCS Center Kayla Seltzer 8 Arizona Sunrays Memory Shettles 8 Tupelo Academy of GymnastiCS BreeSmith 8 Arizona Sunrays Alexis Smitley 8 Palmer's GymnasticS Napualani Soroten 8 Hawaiian Island Twisters Braie Speed 7 Alamo GymnastiCS Center Sydney Stallard 7 Tennessee Academy of GymnastiCS Rachel Stave 8 Midwest Twisters Ashley Mae Talion Hawaiian Island Twisters Victoria Weissinger Arizona Sunrays Kendall Westrich 8 Salta GymnastiCS MolttWhite 8 Airlborne Colorado Katherine Whiting 7 Santa Cruz GymnastiCS Sydney Winn 8 Texas Dreams Gymnastics

9-11 Year Old Harumi Ke~ 10 Cal West G:i!JJnastics Brittan~ Kinal 10 Carter's G:i!JJnastics Academ~

TOPS NATIONAL TEAM Kailee Kovacs 9 Orlando Metro Madison Kramer 9 Will~Moor

Name Alle Club Taline Lahcanski 11 Panev's G::l!I!nastics Chelsea Anderson 10 Cincinnati G:i!JJnastics Academ~ Maddie Landon 9 Dallas G:i!JJnastics Center Hal::!e~ Anderson 9 Parkettes G:i!JJnastics Mattie Larson 11 All O~l2ians G:i!JJnastics Center Jasmine Be!:!:L 9 HUGS Randi Lau 9 Hawaiian Island Twisters Dakota Bitti~er 11 Cincinnati G:i!JJnastics Academ~ Sarah Leong 10 Hawaiian Island Twisters Hale~ Bodenheimer 10 TheG:i!JJ Com~ Adrianna Lewis 11 Diamond Kris!:i!J Bossie 9 Palmer's G:i!JJnastics Meaghan Mahone~ 9 Peninsula G:t!!!nastics Jenna Bossie 11 Palmer's G:i!JJnastics Sarah Marguez 9 Airborne G:i!JJnastics

Carol ~es 9 Girls CO~OI2 G:i!JJnastics Nicole Martin 11 Alamo G:i!JJnastics Center Lauren Caldemez:sr 11 DeVeau's School of G:i!JJnastics Petra Matthies 10 Exxcel G:i!JJnastics & Climbi~

Alexandra Christensen 10 ~r lIess G:i!JJnastics Annette Miele 10 LehiSh Valle~ Sl2!2rts Academ~ Melissa Chuang 9 West Valle~ G:i!JJnastics School Shannon Mitchell 10 Hills G:i!JJnastics Sheriese Clark 10 Excalibur G:i!JJnastics Chantelle Mrowka 9 Scam[2:l G:i!JJnastics Kelsie Courtne~ 9 Madison G:i!JJnastlCs World Justine Muiica 11 Rebound G:i!JJnastics Amber Danku 11 Rebound G:i!JJnastics Erin Nendza 9 Stars National G:i!JJnastics Village Case~ DeMaille 11 Ex~r Tiess G:i!:!Jnastics Jennifer Nsuz:er 1 11 All 0 !l:n 12i011S G;i" 11 Josties Center Sarah DeMeo 11 Diamond Nicole Parker 10 Carter's G:i!JJnastics Academ~ Leah Dolch 9 Cincinnati G:i!JJnastics Academ~ ~saPinkle~ 10 Triad G:i!JJnastics Kellie Doughe!!t 10 Flil2s M!'!!!:i Portocarrero 10 Riverside Gl!!!nastics McKenzie Fechter 11 Parkettes G:i!JJnastics lIara RaI2I2 9 Hawaiian Island Twisters Torie Ganter 10 M & M G:i!JJnastics Kl::!ee Read 9 Palmer's G:i!JJnastics Shelb~ Gardelius 9 Peninsula G~nastics Emi~ Reckard 9 Cabarrus Coun!i G:i!JJnastics Paige Gehman 9 North Stars Samantha Shal2iro 10 All O~l2ians G:i!JJnastics Center Keara Glover 10 !2:i!JamoOKC Catherine Shih 11 North Stars Anna Goike 10 GTC Classics Rochester Kal::!a Sims 9 A1aroo G:i!JJnastics Center Jordi!J Grace 9 Dallas G:i!JJnastics Center Gabrielle S~daccia 9 Girls CO~OI2 G:i!JJnastics

Ashle~ HarQl: 11 GTC Classics Rochester Che~enne Stickel 10 Girls CO~OI2 G:i!JJnastics Moriah Harmsen 11 Madison G:i!JJnastics World Jamir Thoml2son 9 HUGS Chelsea Howes 9 Classics Hannah Toussaint 11 O~l2ic Dreams

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Region I First Name Robert Ryan Andrew Travis MITchell Kyle

Region IV First Name Elhan Tyler Andrew Austin Jacob Derek NICk

Region VII First Name Alex William David J,ohn David Derek

Visit this link for more information on the Fu ture Stars Program. www.usa-gymnastics.org/men/future-stars

Region II Region III Last Name Club First Name Last Name Club First Name Last Name Club Sibbert San Maleo Gymnastics Graydon Myhre Funlastics Grant Perdue Houston Gymnastics Academy Panerson Gymtowne Gymnastics Jesse Sunon Mile High Gymnastics Aaron Brool<s V.,tory Gymnastics Bono San Maleo Gymnast~ Chris Short Sunburst Gymnastics Blake Disiere Houston, Gymnastics Academy Cameron SanMaleo, Gymnastics Chas Blake Oregon Gymnastics Academy Bli()t Hill North Shore A",sus High Sie"a Gymnas Logan Melander Grace Gymnastics Bre:nnan Skinner North Shore King Gymnastics World Dallas Backman Northshore Gymnast~ Jacob Griffin Mesquite

Region V Region VI Last Name Club First Name Last Name Club First Name Last Name Club Lottman Cahoy's Gymnast~ Connor Gonzales Palmers Cole Malatesta Yellow Jackets Schermann TAGS South Samuel Kusnitz Kent""'ky Gymnastics Academy Jared Leno FIVe Star Zymball OMEGA Gymnastics Reed Dillie DeVeaus School of Gymnastics Mark Rodrick FIVe Star Epperson TAGS South Sammy Chamberlain GTGO Benjamin DeCrescente Pani Dunnes Hill·Seaton Cahoy's Gymnastics Jordan DeGlerk Palmers Simon Rankin Gymnastics at Brentwood Jorgensen OMEGA Gymnastics Jaremy Siegel OueenCity Brenden lise Mass Gym Canter Giaffoghone OMEGA Gymnastics

Region VIII Region IX Last Name_ Club First Name Last Name Club First Name Last Name Club Albanese US Gymnastics Dev Ctr Devin MerrICk GemlniGymnast~ Mitchel Skroch Gold Cup AzIychla US Gymnastics Dev Cir Jordan De La Cruz Universal Gymnastics Jeffery Andony Xtreme Frankl US Gymnastics Dev Cir Andrew Johnsen Courthouse Michael Repp Gold Cup Mc Tammany Docksiders Gymnastics Angel Moreno Universal. Gymnastics Michael Allan CATS Ross KMC Blake Leibee Roswell Gymnastics Chris Lobato Gold Cup A[finrt,,-._ Atlantic Coast Gymna~tlcs Dalton Aqvilo Roswell GymnastiCS Josiah Tena Gold Cup

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The 2003 Future Stars Championships was held ov. 14 at the United States Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs. The Futu re Stars event, held in conjunction with the Na tiona l Coaches Workshop,

determines the National Development Team. The top 19 in the 10 Year Old Division, top 19 in the 11 Year Old Division

and the top 14 in the 12 Year Old Division from this year ' s Fu ture Stars Championshi ps have been named to the 2003-2004 ational Development team. The top nine 10

and 11 year-old division athletes and the top seven 12 year old d ivision athletes will also be invited to a special Futu re Stars Training Ca mp to be held next summer at the Unit e d S ta tes O ly mpi c Training Center.

The Future Stars p rogra m has always been about the future and that is why the Future Stars program is structured a li ttle di ffe rentl y. How does the Future Stars p rogram focus on futu re development? Firs t, the Fu ture Stars uses compulsory routines. ext, the age groups are d ifferen t

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from the regular age group competition p rog ra m . A t th e Futu re S t a r s Cha mpionshi ps athletes compete in three age d ivisions, 10, 11 and 12 year­o ld d ivisions. In addition athletes compete on the six Olympic events plus three add itional even ts . The additiona l routines are Para llel Ba rs Strength, Still Rings Strength and Presentation and Flexibili ty. Finally, the Futu re Stars routines are evaluated by a panel made up of both judges and coaches as represented by the Junior National Apparatus Leaders and members of the Junior a tional Coaching Staff.

Also in keeping with the Future Stars theme of preparation for the future, this event has always been held in conju nction with the annua l Men's National Coaches Workshop. The National Coaches Workshop provides the opportuni ty for hands on development sessions w ith the athletes and for educa tion sessions fo r both coaches and parents. This "team" approach of working with athletes, coaches and parents is extremely important in providing fo r the needs of our athletes and fo r their future success. The workshop sessions are intended to provide the latest in development information. Workshop presentations fea ture information from some of the top coaches and sports science professionals in the United States.

Congratulations to all of the athletes who qualified and competed at this year's event. The future is bright indeed!

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to admit what's been true all along. I am a closet Eastern Philosophy junkie. It all started growing up with Kung fu, moving to the Karate Kid and the Dalai Lama. Although I learned a lot in my graduate programs, the truth is, most of my drills, workbooks, and presentations are based on the wisdom from the East. The Eastern philosophers are the masters of the mind, and in gymnastics, controlling the mind is just as important as controlling the body.

Thanks Phil Phil Jackson let the cat out of the bag with his book "Sacred Hoops." In this book, the former coach of the Chicago Bulls and current coach of the Los Angeles Lakers, shared how much of his Training style and techniques are grounded in Native American and Eastern philosophy. This best seller ignited the curiosity of athletes and coaches all over the United States. People began to ask, "Is there something we can learn from these guys?"

What is the Athlete Warrior? What is the Athlete Warrior? The Athlete Warrior is someone fully committed to sport and life. Someone willing to face every day and every workout with eyes open, heart open, and ready to push their body to the maximum. It is an athlete ready to do their sport with no regrets. An Athlete Warrior practices fearlessness. Fearlessness in facing adversity, pushing themselves, and being

a team leader. The Athlete Warrior does not back away from difficult situations. They are ready to face their sport and life with a big, full hearted ..... "Come on!"

Setting intention as an athlete is extremely important. Without setting intention, your life wanders around aimlessly without goal or direction. Intention is the motor that starts everything in motion. It is the all-important decision. It is the decision that you are going to be the best athlete you can be every time you walk out on the floor. Remember to set specific intention. Think of it like the laser beam for your life. The wider and unfocused your laser is, the less likely you are to hit your target. Laser-like intention helps you create a direct hit on your goals. Remember, the Warrior doesn't settle or make excuses. They make the commitment and decision to be all they can, and do what it takes to make that manifest.

Training nps for Principle One:

• Set a goal for each training session. Even if it's a small one. • Create a list of words describing the athlete you want to be this

season. Examples of words include, motivated, determined, confident, fearless, etc.

• Visualize or repeat verbally the correction you want to implement before the next turn.

• Review your goals throughout the season.

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We know how important belief is. Think of two gymnasts walking out onto the floor for a competition. One believes she is able to hit four for four, the other questions her ability. You can tell the difference in these gymnasts simply by the way they look. One has her head down, looks nervous, and performs with hesitation. The other is confident, aggressive, and relaxed. The only difference is belief. The mind is the creator of all things. Negative thoughts are the destroyers of belief. Become aware of the way you talk to yourself and how that effects your mind and body. Be sure to do the drills, pressure sets, and numbers that are required to build belief. Act with confidence, even in times you don't believe it 100%. The old saying "fake it until you make it" is very applicable here. Sometimes "acting" the part, can create confidence in yourself when you feel doubtful.

Training TIps for Principle Two:

• Notice negative self-talk. Keep a strong hold on what you are saying to yourself.

• Practice "actor skills." Change your face, body, and energy level to create confidence.

• Express belief in your teammates. Remember what a powerful figure you are in the lives of your friends.

Awareness is about waking up. It's essential that the Athlete Warrior is aware at all times. Aware, alert and ready for action. No sleepwalking allowed here. The Athlete Warrior knows and understands what's happening both on the outside and the inside of your being. They know who they are, what they stand for, and what they are capable of. When the gymnast is aware, they can respond to all situations with efficiency, grace, speed, and skill. Without awareness, change is virtually impossible. Think about it in terms of a simple correction. If you cannot feel the difference you cannot make the change. The Athlete Warrior is aware of both the body and the mind. They are aware of thoughts, so they are able to change them. They are aware of their body, so they can improve technique. They are aware of how they come across to others, so they can build character.

Training TIps for Principle Three:

• Become more aware of who you are and what you do. • Notice your thoughts and feelings. • Really feel your body. Notice your body position,

What is that mystical place called "The Zone"? Some say it's magic, some say it's the place of total trust and non-thinking. One thing for certain, being in the Zone is being totally in the Present. One of the most destructive patterns of any gymnast is focusing too much attention in the past or the future, Focusing

on the past keeps a gymnast in the land of "what happened." "I can't believe that happened," "Why did that happen to me?", "last time I did that, it was a disaster." The past is over, there is nothing we can do to change it now, Gymnasts who stay in the past over-think and paralyze themselves from getting into the Zone. A gymnast focusing too much on the future, finds himself/herself stuck in "what if." "What if I make a mistake?", "What if I do the wrong thing?", and "What if I don' t win," are all thoughts of the future. No one knows what is going to happen in the future. A gymnast living in the land of "what if" is filled with worry and doubt. They may have a tendency to hold back or be over-cautious in their performance.

Athlete Warriors trust the Present. They know that the past is over and the future is theirs to create however they want. Th ey keep their mind focused on each element they are performing only using the past or the future for information and plarming. They have heightened awareness, noticing what is going on around them and responding in each moment appropriately. They are accurate in your perceptions, not clouded by the illusions of the past or fears of the future. Without the worries of past or future, Athlete Warriors perform with effortless confidence.

Training TIps for Principle Four:

• Focus on your breathing. It's the mind/body connector. • Notice when you are stuck in past or future thinking. • Use drills to pull your mind back to the present. • Let go of the past. Don' t use words that keep you stuck like

"always" and "never."

The mind is a thought factory. Running around like a crazy monkey, it creates thought after thought after thought. Taming the monkey-mind is essential to the Athlete Warrior. Are you a victim of your thoughts? Do you control your thoughts, or is it the other way around? Disciplining the mind is one of the most important lessons in becoming an Athlete Warrior. Disciplining the mind is not an easy task. It takes commitment, patience, and perseverance. Just as you pull your body back into proper alignment, you must work hard in order to pull your mind back into position for success. Many gymnasts allow themselves to become victims of their mind's irrational behavior. The Athlete Warrior is awake, aware, and in control of the stormy waves of the monkey-mind. They are committed to stopping negative thoughts.

Training TIps for Principle Five:

• Learn to differentiate between "tight mind" and "loose mind." • Use key words to anchor the mind during routines and skills. • Observe your thoughts without getting emotionally caught up

in them. • Find the lesson in every situation. Find the opportunity in the struggle. ~

Part two of this article will give you five more training tools in the development of the Athlete Warrior. In order to use these techniques, set aside a week for each one. Focus on it, practice it. Train your mind to become the champion you are. •

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SAMANTHA PATTERSON SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA At age 6, Samantha was the youngest rhythmic gymnast to win first place at the level 5-6 Rhythmic Notional Championships in May, 2003. She finished first all-around. She also won first at State, Regional and u.s. Classics in 2003. Samantha, now 7, trains 01 Sf(C in Son Francisco and is coached by Alixa SuMon.

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TAYLOR HUEY FLEETWOOD, PENNSYLVANIA Taylor trains at Berks Gymnastics in Reading, Pa. She competed level 6 lost year and hopes to compete as a level 7 Ihis year. She is 10 years old. She finished second at the state meet and was the bors champion at states. She is coached by Marty Amrich.

In 2003, these gymnasts from Spirit Gymoostics Training Center in North Wales all received on aHiuound score of 38 and above at the Friendship aassk in Pofllvil~ os level 4 gymnasts. leh to ~ht louren Mercer, Cora Markward, 8rittney Chkcarine, and &in Price. They are coached by Pilar Oteri and &in Speer.

Hally, 10, is a levelS who trains al Wilton Academy of Gymnastics. Holly is shown here with her coach Julie Dippolito at the 2003 New Jersey State Championships, where she took second on vault (9.50), third on bars (9.425), second on beam (9.375), and first on floor (9.40). She won the all­around with a 37.70!

KEVIN LEE O'LOUGHLIN WASILLA, ALASKA Kevin lee turned 8 on Nov. 27. He competes for Denali Gymnastics Academy and ~ coached by Robert Davila, Sharon Ostlund and Ryan Childers. As a 7-year-old, Kevin scored a 51.95 in the all-around at the 2003 Alaska State Men's competition as a Class VII. Kevin has three sisters who are also in gymnastics: Shannon, Katie and Karly. The sisters are known as the Mighty D's at their gym!

LIANA RAMIREZ ROCK HILL, SOUTH CAROLINA Liana is 9 years old and is a levelS compulsory gymnast at Thomas Gymnastics Training Center. She is coached by Darby ScoM and Bobby Bain. Liana placed second on balance beam at the American Awards in Asheville, NC.

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NEW JERSEY LEVEL 5 STATE CHAMPIONS PRINCETON, NEW JERSEY These levelS gymnasts from Arena Gymnastics ranging in ages from 8 to 10 years old are the New Jersey State Champions in 2003. Together they were able to achieve 13 event and all-around titles. In addition to capturing the gold, they also set a new levelS team record of 113.875. They are coached by Magda and Valdi Kolasa, Jack Stalmirski and Tammy Ivanova.

TUMBLEWEEDS GYMNASTICS MELBOURNE, FLORIDA Tumbleweeds Gymnastics dominated the Beach Blanket Invtlotional in Orlando, placing first in level 4 Team, first in levelS Team (pictured above), os well os first in the Super Team Award in September 2003. The girls are coached by Cheri, Deena, Cosie and Nikki.

BOSSLE SISTERS BLOOMINGDALE, ILLINOIS Jenna, 11, Kristyn, 9, and Alyssa, 7, all made USA Gymnastics TOPs National Team! It's the first time in history that three sisters have made the TOPs National Team at the same time! Jenna is a five­time TOPs National Team member and is training in the Pre-Eltle Program. Kristyn has been on the TOPs National Team for three years and is training as a level 7. This is Alyssa's first year testing in the TOPs Pragram and she's training levelS. The girk aMend Palmer's Gymnastics and are coached by Debbie and Neil Palmer.

BRANDON KRZYNEFSKI CENTREVILLE, VIRGINIA Brandon Krzyneflki ~ 5 yea~ old and competed in the U.s Trampoline and Tumbling Junior O~mpic National Championships in Sacramento, CoM., Ju~ 20, 2003. He placed first in Power tumbling, level 7, 80ys 6+ under. Brandon trains at Copital Gymoostics Notional Training Center, Burke, Va., and ~ coached by Sergio Galvez.

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By Judy Dobransky, USA Judge

The US. traveled to Marseille, France, Nov. 20-23 for the Masillia Cup. The USA was joined by World Championships team delegates from Romania, Russia, Australia, Canada, Brazil, Ukraine, Great Britain and France. The US. team included Hollie VIse, Courtney McCool, Allyse Ishino, Kristina Comforte, Alicia Sacramone and Ashley Jenkins.

The team performed well on podium and earned a score of 73.575 for the silver medal. Romania outdistanced the US. by a small margin, scoring 73.850. McCool, 15, from Great American Gymnastics Express won the all-around bronze medal scoring 36.375 just behind Romania's Andrea Munteanu and Monica Rosu. Comforte, 16 and from IGI, won vault with a combined score of 9.363. McCool won beam with a score of 9.40 and was fourth on vault with a 9.175. WOGNs Vise, who turned 16

Courtney on Dec. 6, earned the silver medal on bars with a score of 9.575. Brestyan's American Gymnastics' Sacramone, who turned 16 on Dec. 3, finished fourth on floor with a t

9.20. Fifteen-year-old Ishino, from Charter Oak Gliders, placed sixth on bars with a 9.188 and 11th on floor with an 8.525. Jenkins, 15, is also

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The coaching staff included Steve Rybacki, Armine Barutyan, Evgeny Marchenko, Todd Gardiner, and Mihai Brestyan. France rolled out the red carpet for this meet and the US. took its place on the winners' stands both on and off the floor!

21st International DTB Cup The DTB Cup, a World Cup event, took place in Stuttgart, Germany, Nov. 28-30. The US. sent gymnasts Brett McClure and his coach Vitaly Marinitch from the US. Olympic Training Center and Alexander Artemev and his dad/ coach Vladimir from Gymnastika. On the women's side the delegation included Ashley Postell and Katie Heenan from Capital Gymnastics along with their coach Tatiana Perskaia, and Sarah Shire from Great American Gymnastics Express along with her coach Al Fang. Judy Schalk and Tom Stevenson were the US. judges and Ron Galimore was the delegation leader.

U.S. highlights were McClure's fourth place finish on parallel bars and Artemev's eighth place finish on pommel horse. Shire, who competed exhibition only due to an age requirement, would have qualified in fourth place to vaulting event finals had she been eligible.

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Tra ... pollne anel Tu ... bllng Worlel Age Group Ga .... s 2 (C J Medals and 1 ]. for TEAM USA

The 16th World Age-Group Games took place in Hannover, Germany, October 21-24, immediately following the Trampoline and Tumbling World Championships. The 76-member USA Team competed in all four disciplines - individual and synchronized trampoline, power tumbling and double mini-trampoline. The athletes were divided into four age groups, 11-12, 13-14, 15-16 and 17 & Over.

And the results are .. . two gold medals! Winning the gold were Alaina Hebert (38.7 in 15-16 Girls Trampoline) and Janci Karvas (61 .1 in 11-12 Girls Double Mini). Jose Hernandez took the silver in 17 & over Boys Tumbling (36.4). Fourth place USA finishers included: Dacyn Caudell (32.6 - 11-12 Girls Trampoline), Alexis Diaz (32.6 - 15-16 Girls Tumbling), Amanda Bailey/Nicole Roethle (39.7 - 17 & over Girls Synchronized Trampoline), Jeremiah Williams (30.6 - 11-12 Boys Tumbling). Rounding out USA gymnasts earning a place in top six positions were Nani Vercruyssen (5th, 60.2 - 11-12 Girls Double Mini), Derek Stangel (5th, 61.6 - 17 & over Boys Double Mini), Kelly Tomaszewski (5th, 30.2 - 17 & over Girls Tumbling), Kevin Heger/ Andrew Muzzarelli (5th, 43.0 - 13-14 Boys SynchrOnized Trampoline), Nani Vercruyssen (6th, 29.7 -11-12 Girls Trampoline), and Kalon Ludvigson (6th - 15-16 Boys Tumbling). For full results go to www.usa-gymnastics.org and click on Trampoline and Tumbling.

The USA cheering section was about 100 strong, including many of the personal coaches, parents and other supporters of the athletes, who traveled to Germany with the team. Senior Program Director, Ann Sims says, "What a great opportunity for these athletes and their families to participate in an event with a high level of competition and get to see other countries, too."

Athletes who are Level 10 or above are eligible to contend for places on the team. In 2003, the team was chosen based on places from National Championships in Sacramento, Calif. and the World Age-Group Team Trial at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo.

Sims says of the competition, "We had a great group of young athletes who learned a lot from this international experience. We have found that most of our eventual World Championships team members come from previous World Age-Group competitors."

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The 2003 Chunichi Cup Nagoya International Gymnastics Competition took place Dec. 6-7 in Nagoya, Japan. In the all-around competition, Hiroyuki Tomita and Naoya Tsukahara from Japan finished first and second. Jing Feng from China finished third . USA's Sean Townsend was 11th and USA's Jason Furr finished 12th. Townsend qualified to five event finals and won the bronze medal on floor, was eighth on rings, fifth on vault, and sixth on both parallel bars and high bar. Furr qualified for high bar event finals and finished fifth.

At the conclusion of the event the USA Men's delegation traveled to Toyko where they were joined by national team members David Durante, Jason Gatson, Dan Gill, Clay Strother, and Guard Young and took part in the first ever hosted national training camp in Japan with the Japanese senior national team. Coaches Kevin Mazeika, Yoichi Tomita, Mark Williams, National Team Coordinator Ron Brant, Judge Mike Hirsch, trainer Don Rackey, and USA Gymnastics Senior Men's Program Director Ron Galimore also took part in the camp.

The training camp was a big success and both countries hope to make training together an annual event beyond the Sean Townsend

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J The 2004 Olympic Games are scheduled for Athens, Greece, August 13-29, 2004. There will be an estimated 10,500 athletes and 5,500 officials from 201 National Olympic Committees participating. The Athens 2004 sports program will feature 31 sports with 37 disciplines and 301 events. Women's Freestyle Wrestling has been added as an additional discipline to the Sports Program.

3 Greece was the birthplace of the ancient Olympic Games. The first modem Olympic Games were held in Athens in 1896. The Olympic Games will return to their origins when Athens hosts the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad.

If Greece was selected in 1997 to host the 2004 Games from a group of five finalist cities including: Athens, Buenos Aires, Cape Town, Rome and Stockholm.

" 2 The 2004 Olympic Games emblem is a stylized olive wreath, or kotinos, a branch from an olive tree intertwined to form a circle. The emblem is a

5 At the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney there were 199 countries participating with 10,651 competitors - 6,582 were men and 4,069 were women. There were 28 sports, 300 events and 19,590 media representatives.

Ii At the 2004 Olympic Games Artistic Gymnastics will take place Aug. 14-19 and Aug. 22-23 with the Gala concluding on Aug. 24. The venue will be the OAKA-Olympic Indoor Hall. Trampoline will take place Aug. 20-21. The venue will be the OAKA-Olympic Indoor Hall. Rhythmic Gymnastics will take place Aug. 26-29. The venue will be the Galatsi Olympic Hall.

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We asked for gymnastics hairstyle ideas in the Nov/Dec issue of uSA

Gymnastics and got some great ones to share with you. Good luck!

Here is a hairstyle for gymnasts that is quick and easy to do.

Step 1: PuLL aLL hair back into a ponytail. Step 2: Separate hair in ponytaiL into smaLLer sections. Step 3: Take a section of hair and twist untiL a coiL begins to form. Step 4: Once you have a coiL, take the end and tuck it into the

ponytaiL hoLder to secure it. Repeat steps 3 and 4 untiL aLL sections have been coiled.

Step 5: Spray with gLitter spray or hairspray to compLete styLe.

Lisa Benitez Mom of gymnast KatLynn who is a LeveL 4 at M&M Gymnastics in New BerLin, Wisconsin

Gymnasts from Will-Moor Gymnastics in Mt. LaureL, NJ, have incredibLe hair do's thanks to a LocaL hair saLon "SiLver Scissors." There are 50 or more styLes to choose from including the "summer wave," "straight back", "side part," "wavy zig zag part," etc. and aLL styLes cost $15.00.

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Both Carly Patterson and Chellsie Memmel successfully performed a unique element at the 2003 World Championships and both now have a skill named after them in the FIG Code of Points. Patterson's Arabian double front dismount on beam is named the Patterson and Memmel's double turn on floor with her leg held upward in 180 degree split position is named the Memmel. Congratulations to both gymnasts!

Summer Camp Directory

USA Gymnastics will publish a Summer Camp Directory in the Marchi April issue of USA Gymnastics magazine. If

you're a club owner and would like to have . . . your camp included in the listing, email the followmg informahon to publications@usa-gymnastics.org or fax the information to 317-237-5069. The deadline to receive information is February 1, 2004.

State in which camp will take place Name of Camp Mailing address Phone, fax, email, website Contact Person if needed Dates of Camp if known Type (men, women, rhythmic, sports acro, trampoline and tumbling, day or overnight camp)

2004 National Gymnastics Day Mark your calendars now for National Gymnastics Day 2004 on Saturday, August 7th.

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We've compiled this chart to answer some of your questions. These numbers were taken as of July 2003 from the USA Gymnastics database, which is the month prior to the expiration of all memberships. The numbers represent all competitive members of

Women's Program 62,990

Men's Program 12,074

Trampoline & Tumbling Program 5,399

General Gymnastics Program 2,996

Rhythmic Program 1,192

Sports Acrobatics Program 933

Number of Athletes in the U.S. Per Program

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USA Gymnastics in each discipline. This should give you a good idea of the competition you're up against in your discipline and level or class.

Remember, these numbers don't include all the kids who take classes in gymnastics each week. These numbers are only those gymnasts who compete in USA Gymnastics competitions!

Number of U.S. Athletes in Women's Program per Level

Elite - 163 Level 2 - 81

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Number of U.S. Athletes in Men's Program per Class

Class I - 599 Eli te - 144

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Class IV - 1 ,467

Class VI - 3,828

Number of U.S. Athletes in Trampoline and Tumbling Program per Level

Level 1 - 126 Elite - 93 Level 2 _ 117

Level 10 -401 \ / \ Level 3-75

Level 9 - 331 Level 4 - 556

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Level 6 - 1,099

Number of U.S. Athletes in Rhythmic Program per Level Elite -18

Level 10 - 31

Level 5 - 304

Level 8 - 156 -

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Number of U.S. Athletes in Sports Aero Program per Level

Elite -70 Level 4 - 53

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Level 9 - 104

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The current Junior Olympic Women's routines have been used for the past seven years and will continue to be used through June 2005. Many have asked about the upcoming new compulsOly routines and the timing of which they will be unveiled so USA Gymnastics asked the experts. Connie Maloney, the USA Gymnastics Junior Olympic Program Manager, and Tom Koll, the National Junior Olympic Committee Chair, answered our questions about the new cycle of routines. Here's what they had to say:

Q: What's happening with the new, upcoming compulsory routines?

A: Routines and supplementary skills were filmed in early November 2003. The JO Committee met Dec. 5-7, 2003, to compare the video to the text. We are continually working on refinement of the text and the illustrations.

Q: When will the next compulsories be unveiled?

A: Master Compulsory workshops will be conducted in early June 2005. The exact dates and places are: June 2-5, 2005 in Louisville, Kentucky, and the second one will be held at the Reno, Nevada, Hilton on June 9-12, 2005. In addition, there will be a Women's Technical Symposium held on Saturday evening and Sunday at each of these locations to provide information on the new ru les for Levels 7-10.

Q: When will the next compulsories actually begin in competition? In other words, when will the gymnasts be expected to perform these new compulsory routines?

A: The new compulsories will be in effect August 1, 2005, and will be used for eight years, finishing in July of 2013.

Q: Do judges need to re-certify with the new routines or can they just continue to judge at their current level? What's involved?

A: All judges will need to retest for the new routines. They will also need to re­certify for Optionals, as a new JO Code of Points will be presented at the same time as well.

Q: What basic changes have occurred with the new routines? New emphasis?

A: The big difference is shorter, user-friendly routines for Level 1-4 to provide an easier entry-level into competition.

Q: Is there is list of skills that we can begin to work on with our gymnasts prior to learning the routines?

A: Yes, go to usa-gymnastics.org then click on Women, then click on Junior Olympic, and you'll see Women's Program: Proposed J.O. Elements for 2005-2013.

Q: Tell us about the new music selection and having a different theme for each routine.

A: One of the comments in the past has been that the music all sounds the same. To try to avoid this for the new routi nes, the music has different "themes" for each level. For example, Level1--"Nursery Rhyme," Level2--"Circus," Level 3--"Boogie Woogie," Level4--"Salsa/Reggae," Level5--"Rock and Roll/Blues," Level6--"Spanish/Lyrical."

Q: Which coaches created which routines?

A: The JO Committee developed the list of elements and the routines for vault and bars. Several of those on the committee (Tom Koll, Cheryl Jarrett and Laurie Reid) developed the choreography for beam and floor.

Q: What about the new Levels 1-3 program. What's the idea behind this?

A: Gymnastics' biggest competition is other sports, such as soccer. In other sports, the chi ldren go to practice a few times, and then are actually "playing the game." In gymnastics, it seems that it takes an average child 1 to 3 years of taking classes before she may be asked to participate as a team member. With the new Level 1-3 program of recreation competition, the very short, basic routines will be easy to memorize, even if the child is only taking two classes per week, so more children will be able to "play the game." We hope that this concept will grow the numbers of participants at the grassroots level, which of course, will be to the benefit of private gymnastics clubs across the country. The goal is to get more children involved in our wonderful sport and experience the positive benefits it has to offer.

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