Today 1996 Olympic Gold Medal gymnast Jaycie Phelps underwent a successful meniscus allograft reconstruction on her left knee.
Blaine Wilson (Columbus, Ohio), a 1996 Olympian and two-time defending all-around national champion, has been selected as one of 10 finalists for the 68th Annual James E. Sullivan Award, presented by the Amateur Athletic Union.
Meaghan Muller (Roswell, Ga.) narrowly missed advancing to the individual all-around finals during qualifying competition at the 1997 Rhythmic World Championship in Berlin, Germany, Thursday.
Led by a double-gold-medal performance by junior national champion Marline Stephens (Houston, Texas), the United States claimed four individual event gold medals as competition concluded at the 1997 Junior Pacific Alliance Championships at the U.S. Olympic Training Center here Saturday.
Heilie Isaacs (Mt. Prospect, Ill.) garnered a pair of medals for the United States in individual event finals as rhythmic gymnastics competition concluded Junior Pacific Alliance Championships, held at the U.S. Air Force Academy’s Cadet Field House here Saturday.
The United States won three gold medals, including both the men’s and women’s individual all-around titles, in the second day of competition at the Junior Pacific Alliance Championships, held at the U.S. Olympic Training Center here Friday evening.
Using a strong performance in the ball event, the United States claimed the gold medal in rhythmic gymnastics team competition at the 1997 Junior Pacific Alliance Championships, held in the Cadet Field House at the U.S. Air Force Academy here Friday morning.
Kristin Maloney (Pen Argyl, Pa.) took seventh place in individual balance beam finals as competition concluded at the 1997 World Gymnastics Championships Sunday afternoon in the Malley Sports Center.
Mohini Bhardwaj (Altamonte Springs, Fla.) used a pair of solid vaults to claim fifth place in the individual event final at the 1997 World Gymnastics Championships, held at the Malley Sports Center here Saturday evening.
Blaine Wilson (Columbus, Ohio) led the field at the halfway point of the men’s individual all-around competition before succumbing to the wear of three consecutive days of competition at the 1997 World Gymnastics Championships, held Friday evening in the Malley Sports Center.
The United States men’s gymnastics squad demonstrated that it belongs among the elite teams in the world by putting up a valiant struggle for the bronze medal before finishing in fifth place in the team finals at the 1997 World Gymnastics Championships, held Thursday evening in the Malley Sports Center.
The United States men’s gymnastics squad scrapped its way through its subdivision, then picked up a bit of luck along the way to advance to the team finals as qualifying competition concluded at the 1997 World Gymnastics Championships at the Malley Sports Center here Wednesday.
The United States joined five other nations in the women’s team competition finals and four USA athletes earned spots in individual finals as women’s qualifying competition concluded at the 1997 World Gymnastics Championships at the Malley Sports Center here Tuesday.
A top showing in floor exercise and strong performances by Kristin Maloney, Pen Argyl, Pa., gave the United States women’s gymnastics squad the early lead in team competition at the 1997 World Gymnastics Championships at the Malley Sports Center here Monday morning.
After two nights and two rounds of competition Kristy Powell, River Forest, Ill., and Vanessa Atler, Canyon Country, Calif., emerged as all-around co-champions of the women’s senior division at the 1997 John Hancock U.S. Gymnastics Championships, held Saturday night at McNichols Arena.
Powered by gold-medal performances in vault and rings, Sean Townsend, Dallas, Texas, claimed the all-around title in the 16-18 age group junior competition at the 1997 John Hancock U.S. Gymnastics Championships, held Friday, Aug. 15, here at McNichols Arena.
Blaine Wilson, Columbus, Ohio, won four events to surge to his second consecutive all-around title and a berth on the U.S. World Championships Team at the 1997 John Hancock U.S. Gymnastics Championships, held in McNichols Arena here Friday evening.
Marline Stephens, Houston, Texas, claimed individual gold medals in floor exercise and vault in women’s junior competition at the 1997 John Hancock U.S. Gymnastics Championships Thursday afternoon in McNichols Arena.
Vanessa Atler, Canyon Country, Calif. , used a gold medal performance in vault and top-10 finishes in all four events to lead the field at the halfway point of the senior women’s all-around competition at the 1997 John Hancock U.S. Gymnastics Championships, being held through Saturday here at McNichols Arena.
Blaine Wilson, Columbus, Ohio, is halfway to defending his all-around title after the first night of competition at the 1997 John Hancock U.S. Gymnastics Championships, held at McNichols Arena here Wednesday evening.
Jay Thornton, Augusta, Ga., and Raegan Tomasek, Gaithersburg, Md., each earned a gold and two silver medals to pace the United States at the 1997 Senior Pan American Championships, held July 2-7 in Medellin, Colombia.
The USA Rhythmic Junior Team won the Four Continents Championships in Sydney, Australia, June 3. The strong USA team of Kate Jeffress, Heilie Isaacs, and Lindsay Powell defeated Japan 103.274 to 102.611. Canada was third with 102.586.
USA Gymnastics, the national governing body for the sport of gymnastics in the U.S., announced that 1995 World Championships Team Coach and 1996 Olympic Team Coach Peter Kormann was hired as the National Men’s Program Coordinator effective June 1.
Natalie Lacuesta from Rhythmic Gems in Evanston, Ill., won the 1997 Rhythmic National Championships in Houston, Texas, May 2-4, at Rice University, Autry Court.
Nineteen-year-old Hilary Grivich, a member of the 1991 World Gymnastics Championships Silver Medal Team, was killed in a car accident on Sunday, May 4, in Houston, Texas.
USA Gymnastics, the national governing body for the sport of gymnastics in the U.S., announced today that Peter Kormann was selected as the 1997 World Gymnastics Championships Team Coach.
The team from Romania edged the U.S. senior women to win the team title at the 1997 International Team Championships, a triangular gymnastics competition, in Cincinnati, Ohio, March 22, at the Riverfront Coliseum.
The U.S. Junior Women won the team title at the 1997 International Team Championships, a triangular gymnastics competition, in Cincinnati, Ohio, March 22, at the Riverfront Coliseum.
The U.S. Senior Men trailed Romania and China the first five rounds of competition, but came back strong on the last event, high bar, to win the team title at the 1997 International Team Championships.
The China Junior Men edged out the U.S. for the team title at the 1997 International Team Championships, a triangular gymnastics competition, in Cincinnati, Ohio, March 21, at the Riverfront Coliseum.
The team from China won the International 3 on 3 Gymnastics Championships, which features a trio of a male, female and rhythmic gymnast, at the Tarrant County Convention Center Arena, in Fort Worth, Texas.
USA’s Blaine Wilson and Elvire Teza from France won the 1997 Visa American Cup title at the Tarrant County Convention Center Arena, in Fort Worth, Texas, March 1.
Vanessa Atler won two event finals, beam with a 9.30 and vault with a 9.50, during preliminaries at the 1997 Visa American Cup in Fort Worth, Texas, at the Tarrant County Convention Center.
1996 Olympian Blaine Wilson (Columbus, Ohio) won three events and led the all-around competition during preliminaries at the 1997 Visa American Cup in Fort Worth, Texas, at the Tarrant County Convention Center.
