MONTREAL, Que. – Samantha Peszek of McCordsville, Ind./Deveau’s Gymnastics, lead the USA’s medal haul by winning the junior all-around, vault and balance beam titles at the 2006 International Gymnix in Montreal, Que. Teammates Shawn Johnson of Des Moines, Iowa/Chow’s Gymnastics, and Shantessa Pama, Dana Point, Calif./Gym-Max Gymnastics, won gold medals for the floor exercise and uneven bars, respectively. The four-woman squad, which also included Bridget Sloan of Pittsboro, Ind./Sharp’s, garnered a total of 12 medals, five gold, four silver and three bronze, in the junior division.
The International Gymnix featured gymnasts from Belgium, Canada, Japan, Russia and the United States.
International Gymnix
Junior Division
Montreal, Que., Canada
March 18-19, 2006
Vault
1. Samantha Peszek USA, 15.150
2. Shawn Johnson USA, 15.050
3. Bridget Sloan, USA, 14.900
Uneven bars
1. Shantessa Pama, USA, 15.300
2. Kristina Vaculik, Canada Gemini, 14.800
3. Samantha Peszek, USA, 14.350
Other U.S. finish
5. Shawn Johnson, USA, 13.700
Balance beam
1. Samantha Peszek, USA, 15.700
2. Bridget Sloan, USA, 15.350
3. Charlotte Mackie, Canada-Omega, 14.950
Floor exercise
1. Shawn Johnson, USA, 14.600
2. Shantessa Pama, USA, 14.200
2. Charlotte Mackie, Canada-Omega, 14.200
All-Around
1. Samantha Peszek, USA, 58.800
2. Bridget Sloan, USA, 58.200
3. Shawn Johnson, USA, 57.950
4. Shantessa Pama, USA, 55.10