The U.S. Team brought home three medals, including one gold and two silver, from the 2001 Glasgow Grand Prix that took place December 15 and 16 in Glasgow, Scotland.
Teammates Tasha Schwikert and Jordan Jovtchev dazzled the audience and were crowned champions of the 2001 Reese’s Gymnastics Cup, an entertainment team competition at the University of Houston’s Hofheinz Pavilion.
Shannon Miller, the most decorated U.S. gymnast in history, will compete in her final competition tonight at the 2001 Reese’s Gymnastics Cup, at the University of Houston’s Hofheinz Pavilion at 7 p.m.
Houston’s Susan Jackson, 14, a junior national team member, will replace Russian Olympian Elena Produnova in the Reese’s Gymnastics Cup line-up. Produnova was forced to withdraw due to an injury.
The 2003 Reese’s Gymnastics Cup, an annual entertainment-style gymnastics competition that features the top stars in the sport, will be hosted in Colorado Springs at the World Arena on November 22.
The most accomplished stars in the sport of gymnastics, including Houston’s own 2001 World Championships Gold and Silver Medalist Sean Townsend, are headed to the University of Houston’s Hofheinz Pavilion for the Reese’s Gymnastics Cup December 1, at 7 p.m.
1984 Olympic Gold Medalist, and Houston’s own Mary Lou Retton will reunite with her legendary coach Bela Karolyi and an all-star cast of gymnasts and celebrity judges for the 2001 Reese’s Gymnastics Cup.
Sean Townsend (Houston, Texas) scored a 9.7 to secure the parallel bars gold medal on the final day of the 2001 World Gymnastics Championships.
Katie Heenan (Burke, Va.) scored 9.212 to win an uneven bars bronze medal, the first individual medal earned by the United States at a World Championships since 1996.
Russian Svetlana Khorkina, a two-time Olympic gold medalist, earned her second world all-around title at the 2001 World Gymnastics Championships today with a score of 37.617.
Jing Feng of China was crowned the new world all-around champion today in an exciting competition that saw many lead changes.
The U.S. women’s team earned a bronze medal tonight at the 2001 World Gymnastics Championships, the fourth world team medal ever earned by U.S. women.
The U.S. men’s team made history today at the 2001 World Gymnastics Championships, earning the first ever men’s silver medal for the United States.
The U.S. women’s team finished second after the qualification round (competition I) of the 2001 World Gymnastics Championships, advancing them to the team finals competition and Tasha Schwikert (Las Vegas, Nev.), Tabitha Yim (Irvine, Calif.) and Mohini Bhardwaj (Los Angeles, Calif.) to the all-around finals.
The U.S. Men’s World Championships Team turned in an impressive performance to finish second in the men’s qualification of the 2001 World Gymnastics Championships.
The most accomplished stars in the sport of gymnastics are headed to Houston for the 2001 Reese’s Gymnastics Cup, an entertainment style team competition on December 1 at the University of Houston’s Hofheinz Pavilion at 7 p.m.
USA Gymnastics is very sad to report that Ricky Deci (Stafford, Texas), 13, a member of the USA Gymnastics men’s junior national team (12-13 age group), collapsed and died October 11, at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo.
The following national team athletes will represent the United States at the 2001 Senior Pan American Championships, October 2-7, in Cancun, Mexico.
USA Gymnastics is pleased to announce the rhythmic group training squad for the 2002 Group World Championships. Nine athletes were selected to train with coach Stella Angelova and will reside for the first time ever at the Lake Placid Olympic Training Center.
Jessica Howard, Olga Karmansky and Shayna Javornicky have been selected to represent the United States at the Senior Pan American Championships, September 18-23 in Cancun, Mexico, and at the 2001 Rhythmic World Championships, October 17-21 in Madrid.
USA Gymnastics will be bringing one of its premier events to Houston, Texas, on December 1. The 2001 Reese’s Gymnastics Cup will take place at the University of Houston Hofheinz Pavilion, featuring some of the biggest stars in the sport in an entertainment style team competition.
Romanian Sabina Cojocar, the 2000 Junior European Champion, earned the 2001 Goodwill Games all-around gold medal tonight with a score of 36.854.
Hollie Vise (Dallas, Texas), 13, earned the third Goodwill Games medal for USA Gymnastics this evening when she scored 8.887 on the balance beam.
Hollie Vise, 13, from Dallas, took the uneven bars bronze medal with a score of 9.212 as the 2001 Goodwill Games gymnastics competition continued this evening at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Center.
The 2001 Goodwill Games got underway tonight at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Center with American Brett McClure (Mill Creek, Wash.) earning a 9.362 on pommel horse to bring home a bronze medal.
2000 Olympians Sean Townsend and Stephen McCain landed big performances at the men’s all-around this evening at the 2001 World University Games to give the U.S. men’s gymnastics team one of the best international showings in recent history.
Tia Orlando (Souderton, Pa.), the 2001 Floor Exercise Junior National Champion, has been added to the U.S. Goodwill Games roster.
USA Gymnastics is sending eleven athletes to the Goodwill Games, August 29-September 9, in Brisbane, Australia.
All systems go for the U.S. Men’s Gymnastics team as they begin to look ahead to the start of the team competition on Thursday at the 2001 World University Games in Beijing, China.
Based on final results of the U.S. Gymnastics Championships women’s all-around competition, August 11, the following athletes will represent the United States at the 2001 World Championships, October 28-November 4, in Ghent, Belgium.
Tasha Schwikert (Las Vegas, Nev.) won her first all-around title this evening at the U.S. Gymnastics Championships scoring a combined total of 74.912.
2000 Olympian Sean Townsend, 22, (Houston, Texas) won the all-around title Friday evening at the U.S. Gymnastics Championships scoring 109.200, a combined score from Wednesday’s preliminary round of competition.
Olympian Tasha Schwikert leads the all-around of the 2001 U.S. Gymnastics Championships after the preliminary round of competition with a score of 37.450, followed by Tabitha Yim with a 36.550 and Mohini Bhardwaj in third with a 36.250.
2000 Olympian Sean Townsend (Dallas, Texas) finished on top of the preliminary competition this evening at the U.S. Gymnastics Championships, scoring a 54.175 in the all-around and winning four event medals.
Olympians Philip Cahoy, Lance Ringnald, Andrea Schmid Shapiro, Kim Zmeskal Burdette and World Championship team members Ann Carr Tunney, Sue Soffe Sylvester and distinguished coach Ed Burch, will be inducted into the USA Gymnastics Hall of Fame Saturday, August 11, in Philadelphia.
The 2001 World Age-Group Games are underway in Odense, Denmark. The 73 American athletes arrived in Denmark on Friday, July 27. After three days of training, they are anxiously awaiting the start of competition.
The third time was a charm for Lajeana Davis, or at least the third World Championships was, as she took the silver medal today in Women’s Tumbling.
The 22nd Trampoline World Championships in Odense, Denmark got underway July 26 with the Men’s and Women’s Individual Trampoline preliminaries.
The roster is set for the 2001 U.S. Gymnastics Championships where nearly 200 of America’s finest gymnasts will compete for the coveted national title and a berth on the World Championship Team, August 8-11 in Philadelphia, Pa.
The 2001 Trampoline & Tumbling World Championships Team is hard at work in Portugal. This year’s event, the 22nd Trampoline, Tumbling and Double-Mini-Trampoline World Championships, is being held from 25-28 July at the Sports Centre in Odense, Denmark.
Two-time U.S. National Champion Jessica Howard (Jacksonville, Fla.) and reigning junior national champion Brenann Stacker (Lincolnshire, Ill.), headline the competition at the 2001 Rhythmic Eastern, July 21-22, at Central Connecticut State University in New Britain, Conn.
Many of America’s elite gymnasts, including 2000 Olympian Tasha Schwikert and two-time junior national champion Kristal Uzelac will take the floor at the U.S. Classic, July 20-22, at the Bronco Gymnasium on the campus of California State Polytechnic University in Pomona, Calif.
Olympians Morgan and Paul Hamm (Waukesha, Wis.) have withdrawn from the 2001 GymJam Men’s National Qualifier this weekend in Santa Barbara.
Blaine Wilson (Columbus, Ohio), two-time Olympian and five-time U.S. National Champion, suffered a shoulder injury sustained during a training session at Ohio State University last week.
The 2001 Trampoline and Tumbling National Championships crowned national champions in trampoline, synchronized trampoline, power tumbling and double-mini today at the Freeman Coliseum.
The 2001 Trampoline and Tumbling National Championships got underway today at the Freeman Coliseum with preliminary competition in trampoline, synchronized trampoline, power tumbling and double-mini.
The USA Senior National Team defeated Belgium in a dual competition 145.65 to 137.58 Saturday night, May 26.
Here are some results form the 27th Tournoi International de Gymnastique Rhythmique – Corrbeil-Essones, France, May 11-13, 2001
At the 44th Romanian International Gymnastics Tournament that will took place April 27-29 in Ploiesti, Clay Strother won the Silver medal on floor exercise, pommel horse and parallel bars and won the Bronze medal in the All-Around.
We have received results from the 44th Romanian International Gymnastics Tournament that took place April 27-29 in Ploiesti, Romania.
Several USA Rhythmic athletes have been competing this Spring at various international competitions. We are very excited with all of the results, considering the new Code of Points and various changes going on.
Nine of the world’s top athletes took part in a promotional shoot for on-air vignettes for the 2001 Goodwill Games, Monday, April 23, and Tuesday, April 24, in Los Angeles, Calif.
The 2001 Trampoline and Tumbling National Championships are scheduled for June 8-9, at the Freeman Coliseum in San Antonio and will name National Champions in each discipline and the 2001 World Championships Team.
Romanian Invitational Clay Strothers (gymnast), Thom Glielmi (coach) and Ken Allen (judge) will make up the men’s delegation that will be participating in the 44th Romanian International Gymnastics Tournament that will take place April 27-29 in Ploiesti.
The Pan-American Interclub Championships event was held in Monterrey, Mexico, in late November 2000.
Ohio State won its third NCAA National Championship title – the first since 1996 – while Buckeyes Jamie Natalie and Raj Bhavsar took first and second in the all-around.
The U.S. men were victorious over China and Romania at the 2001 Pontiac American Team Cup, this evening at the Neal Blaisdell Center in Honolulu. The U.S. finished with 220.675 while China finished second with 215.000 and Romania finished third with 210.000.
Two-time Junior National Champion Kristal Uzelac (Johnstown, Pa.) has withdrawn from the 2001 Pontiac American Team Cup, which is March 30 and 31 at the Neal Blaisdell Center at 7:00 p.m.
Two-time Junior National Champion Kristal Uzelac headlines the U.S. women’s squad that will face Romania and China at the 2001 Pontiac American Team Cup, March 30-31 at 7:00 p.m. at the Neal Blaisdell Center.
Some of the biggest stars from the 2000 Olympic Games will be competing at the 2001 Pontiac American Team Cup, March 30-31 at 7:00 p.m. at the Neal Blaisdell Center in Honolulu.
Wendy Hilliard has resigned as the Vice Chair of the Rhythmic Program for USA Gymnastics.
Blaine Wilson, five-time national champion and two-time Olympian, earned his fourth Visa American Cup title today in Orlando with a score of 56.3. Olympic Gold and Silver Medalist Elena Zamolodchikova (RUS) won the women’s crown with a score of 36.755.
2000 Olympian Tasha Schwikert (Las Vegas, Nev.) has withdrawn from the 2001 Visa American Cup. National Team Member Ashley Kelly (Tulsa, Okla.) will replace her in the line-up.
Martha Karolyi, head coach of the gold medal winning 1996 Olympic Team, has been named National Team Coordinator for the U.S. women’s program through 2004.
Two-time Olympian and five-time National Champion Blaine Wilson (Columbus, Ohio/Ohio State University) won the 2001 Winter Cup all-around competition with a score of 52.650, this evening at the Pepsi AllSport Arena in Las Vegas.
On June 22-24, gymnastics clubs from the United States and guest clubs from other countries will gather at SeaWorld Adventure Park in Orlando, Florida, for the 2001 National GymFest and TeamGymn Nationals.
The finest gymnasts from the United States, China and Romania will go head to head at the 2001 Pontiac American Team Cup, March 30-31 at 7:00 p.m. at the Neal Blaisdell Center in Honolulu.
Turner Network Television (TNT) will present 83 hours of original programming from the 2001 Goodwill Games in Brisbane, Australia, 55 hours (66%) of which will be live.
Shannon Miller, who will turn 24 on March 10, is a two-time World Champion and an Olympic Gold Medalist. Shannon was a member of the 1996 Olympic Gold Medal Team and earned the beam gold medal as well.
The USA Gymnastics Hall of Fame Selection Committee has informed the inductees and is now pleased to release the names of those elected to the Hall of Fame Class of 2001.
2000 U.S. Olympic gymnasts Blaine Wilson, Sean Townsend and Tasha Schwikert and two-time U.S. Junior National Champion Kristal Uzelac will face an impressive international field at the 2001 Visa American Cup, February 24, 2001.
USA Gymnastics is pleased to confirm men’s program positions for 2001. Ron Brant has been named Senior National Team Coordinator, Dennis McIntyre is Junior National Team Coordinator, Bo Morris is the new Men’s Program Manager based at the Indianapolis headquarters and Vitaly Marinitch was named head coach at the U.S. Olympic Training Center.
Nearly 100 of the nation’s top male gymnasts will gather in Las Vegas for the Winter Cup Challenge, Feb. 9-10 at the Pepsi AllSport Arena in their first attempt to compete the new Code of Points.
Check out the January/February issue of Sports Illustrated for Women for an in-depth interview with 2000 Olympian Tasha Schwikert!
Bela Karolyi has announced that he will not be a candidate for the women’s national team coordinator position for USA Gymnastics.
