KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Olympian Blaine Wilson (Columbus, Ohio) earned the number one spot on the 1999 World Team this evening in Municipal Auditorium with a score of 57.455 in the World Team Trials. This year’s World Championships will mark Wilson’s third time representing the United States.
POST-COMPETITION QUOTES
Blaine Wilson
“I think the best team at Worlds will be China. They’re on their home turf.”
John Roethlisberger
Chris Young
Yewki Tomita
Sean Townsend
“I feel great! I just wanted to hit six routines tonight. This was one of my first major goals and now I have accomplished making the World Championships.”
Stephen McCain
“I just knew if I kept my head together, I would have a good chance, but I knew it was going to be really close.””