Chellsie Memmel

BEIJING, China, Dec. 3, 2007—Chellsie Memmel of West Allis, Wis., claimed the bronze medal on balance beam on the final day of competition at the Good Luck Beijing International Tournament in Beijing, China. Bridget Sloan of Pittsboro, Ind., finished fourth.

 

Memmel scored a 15.300 to finish behind China’s Cheng Fei and Australia’s Lauren Mitchell, respectively. Sloan posted a 14.925 to finish fourth.

 

For complete results, visit http://www.gymnastics2007.org.cn/ga/en/.

 

Held at the National Indoor Stadium, the Good Luck Beijing International Tournament is the test event for artistic gymnastics for the 2008 Olympic Games, giving each country an opportunity to see the Olympic competition venue in action.

 

Based in Indianapolis, USA Gymnastics is the national governing body for gymnastics in the United States. Its mission is to encourage participation and the pursuit of excellence in the sport. Its disciplines include men‘s and women‘s artistic gymnastics, rhythmic gymnastics, trampoline and tumbling, and acrobatic gymnastics. For more information, log on to www.usa-gymnastics.org.

 

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Good Luck Beijing International Tournament

National Indoor Stadium

Dec. 3, 2007

 

Women’s balance beam

1. Cheng Fei, China, 15.725

2. Lauren Mitchell, Australia, 15.600

3. Chellsie Memmel, USA, 15.300

4. Bridget Sloan, USA, 14.925

 

Men’s parallel bars

1. Liang Mingsheng, China, 15.800

2. Feng Zhe