GYMN-L Digest - 9 Apr 1995 to 10 Apr 1995

There are 22 messages totalling 821 lines in this issue.

Topics of the day:

1. Viewership (3)
2. Code Ideas
3. NCAA Women's Qualifiers
4. SE Regionals (Women)
5. ages
6. FX Routines
7. Western Regionals (Men) (2)
8. Bicharova's Age
9. Superstars video
10. Spitfire
11. Women's Southeast Regional Championship
12. "Soaring to the Top"
13. NCAA reg results
14. Best on Events
15. oh, and one more thing
16. Dom in USA Weekend
17. Wondering
18. USA Gymnastics Mall Tour
19. Zaripova

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Date: Mon, 10 Apr 1995 00:02:57 -0400
From: ***@AOL.COM
Subject: Viewership

Several people over the past week or so have lended ideas on ways to
change the code of points. I think the way the code is set up is old fassion
and an attempt to keep gymnastics in its original form.

The problem is that those people writing it in my opinion are failing to
see 1 important detail the fans. Every sport today is constintaly changing
their rules so that it maintains a fan base. Example american football
Bringing in instant replay, then eliminating it because fans did not like it.

I think it is important to come up with a code that is not only good
for the gymnasts and the judges but it must be ( I repeat must be understandab
le to a audience) -- I can't even figure it out and I am a college coach in
the sport for 18yrs. I sometimes turn gymnastics off because I can't
understand where the judges are comming up with scores.
The only thing I think that Gymnastics has going for it right know is
that the fan knows what a 10.0 is . So in my opinion and I repeat my opinion
don't get rid of the 10.0 base score but work around it and find a way to
make rules and scoring understandable at least to the somewhat knowledged
fan. If they don't I may be inclined to watch American Football. Unless my
Idol is on Sherbo. " As I here it even at Regionals for the men scoring was
a problem and who the fans thought was better and going to win didn't. What
a shame!!! Favortism stinks. If we are not careful the whole collegiate
men's program (only 32) schools will be lost. The NCAA wants out.
Sorry if this is negetive it wasn't suppost to be.
" You only lived
if you have breathed Chalk"
Peace :o) Carl

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Date: Mon, 10 Apr 1995 00:33:53 -0400
From: ***@CORNELL.EDU
Subject: Re: Code Ideas

> But since he is a viewer why not let him make up some rules that
> are pleasing to him, the average American viewer. He suggested to me that
> gymnastics would be a lot better if it was a race, and that whoever could
> do all four events the fastest would be the winner. He said it would be a
> lot more exciting if they were timed, and raced from one event to the
> next, running from the floor to the vault and not even stopping or slowing
> down after they've landed their vault but kept right on running to the
> bars. Also, the gymnasts should all have to do Dobre's famous pose (which
> he saw from my poster) on beam or else they are disqualified
> automatically. Let's hear it for the average American viewer.


Er...I hope your brother didn't actually say that. But, then again, in some
hearsay where I am, a few people were watching figure skating on TV and
someone commented about how sports [i.e. skating and gymnastics]
weren't fun to watch if the competitors didn't have a clock or a time limit
going against them. (A further comment wouldn't make the PG rating on this
mailing list.)
Sheesh. I think I made an offhand retort about American Gladiators.

My .02...
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Date: Mon, 10 Apr 1995 00:34:49 -0400
From: ***@AOL.COM
Subject: NCAA Women's Qualifiers

To All:
Here are the teams that qualified to the NCAA National Women's Gymnastics
Championships, which will be held in two weeks in Athens, Georgia.
1. Georgia 197.575
2. Alabama 196.675
3. Utah 196.625
4. UCLA 196.025
5. Michigan 195.725
6. Florida 195.70
7. LSU 195.075
8. Oregon State 194.925
9. Nebraska 194.700
10. BYU 194.050
11. West Virginia 193.325
12. Penn State 191.225
-- Ronald

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Date: Mon, 10 Apr 1995 00:35:10 -0400
From: ***@AOL.COM
Subject: SE Regionals (Women)

Her time had finally come.
West Virginia Women's Head Coach Linda Burdette was in near tears. She had
to wait approximately 21 years and four hours, but when the news arrived at 1
a.m. that her team had qualified to nationals, tears clouded her eyes as her
team exploded with unbridled enthusiasm. She was numb with joy, numb with
astonishment, numb with the moment.
Her time had finally come.
"This team has been on a mission," the coach of more than two decades said.
"Out of all the years I've been coaching, this has been the most fun. The
great days have been great, and the bad days, well, they've been a pleasure,
too."
West Virginia's qualification to nationals with a 193.325 overshadowed
performances at the Southeast Regional Championships by the NCAA's old
arch-rivals, Georgia and Florida. The Bulldogs of Georgia put on a clinic in
winning with a 197.575, and the Gators earned a 195.700 to keep alive its
streak of qualifying to every NCAA championship.
"There's definitely been an attitude change since SECs," Georgia Head Coach
Suzanne Yoculan said of placing 3rd at the conference championships. "Agina
Simpkins stepped forward and took on the task of being the team leader. She
had T-shirts made that said, 'Losing is out.'"
Georgia dominated the meet, with Bulldog Lori Strong winning floor (9.925)
and bars (10.00) and teammate Kim Arnold winning beam (9.9) and the
all-around (39.60). Kentucky's Jenny Hansen took second in the all-around
(39.525) after winning vault with a 10.00 but stepping out on floor to earn a
9.7. Taking third in the all-around was North Carolina State's high-powered
Christi Newton with a 39.3.
Florida counted no falls and offset a poor floor performance with a school
record vault set that included three perfect scores of 9.9 for tucked
handspring-front vaults. West Virginia earned its berth to nationals by
throwing a solid beam set on its last event, but beam and floor stung
Kentucky, which earned a 192.00.
North Carolina State followed with a 191.60, and host Towson State
(190.125) and George Washington (188.025) rounded out the team scores. The
top all-arounder to compete without a team was William & Mary's Lynn Dameron
(38.10), who also earned a 9.8 on the tightly scored beam.
Burdette was named "Coach of the Year" and Towson State's Lynda LaMonica
was named "Assistant Coach of the Year." She is a former Towson State gymnast
and has been at the school seven years as a full-time assistant. She helped
organize the Southeast Regional Championships, which is the largest NCAA
event of any sport to be held at the small university.
-- Ronald

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Date: Mon, 10 Apr 1995 09:41:50 -0400
From: ***@MINERVA.CIS.YALE.EDU
Subject: Re: Viewership

> The problem is that those people writing it in my opinion are failing to
> see 1 important detail the fans. Every sport today is constintaly changing
> their rules so that it maintains a fan base. Example american football
> Bringing in instant replay, then eliminating it because fans did not like it.

Yeah, well the fans are now howling for replay to come back, and it ain't
gonna happen.

>
> I think it is important to come up with a code that is not only good
> for the gymnasts and the judges but it must be ( I repeat must be understandab
> le to a audience) -- I can't even figure it out and I am a college coach in
> the sport for 18yrs. I sometimes turn gymnastics off because I can't
> understand where the judges are comming up with scores.
> The only thing I think that Gymnastics has going for it right know is
> that the fan knows what a 10.0 is .

Does the fan really know what a 10 is when all manner of imperfect
routines are getting 10's? You've really gotta wonder where
they're coming up with those 10's. Besides, we *would* still have 10's
-- in execution, just like diving. The average diving fan (such as myself)
looks at the execution score and doesn't pay a whole lot of attention to
what the final score is.

So in my opinion and I repeat my opinion
> don't get rid of the 10.0 base score but work around it and find a way to
> make rules and scoring understandable at least to the somewhat knowledged
> fan. If they don't I may be inclined to watch American Football. Unless my
> Idol is on Sherbo. " As I here it even at Regionals for the men scoring was
> a problem and who the fans thought was better and going to win didn't. What
> a shame!!! Favortism stinks. If we are not careful the whole collegiate
> men's program (only 32) schools will be lost. The NCAA wants out.

That the gymnast the fans think is going to win doesn't win and
favoritism have exactly nothing to do with whether there are 10's or
not. Also, the rules and scoring aren't understandable as it is, they
change every time average fans aren't looking, and I think they would be
much more understandable to Joe Schmoe if the 10 was purely the
execution score, because execution is all the average fan can more or less
recognize. In my experience, average fans can't tell too well
difficulty differences.

And finally, who says American football and gymnastics are mutually
exclusive? Go Niners!!! ;)

:)
Adriana

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Date: Mon, 10 Apr 1995 17:25:07 MET
From: ***@SEPA.TUDELFT.NL
Subject: Re: ages

Beth wrote:

The Soviets did it too. YEARS later, like in 1989 or 1990 or something,
the Soviet press admitted that Bicherova was only13 when she won
the 1981 Worlds in Moscow! Which helps explain the longevity of her
career (she performed at '87 US-USSR).

True

Around the same time (early 90's) we were talking to Boris Orlov
(coach of Olga's in her early years, later coach of the dutch team) at
a meet (Holland vs USA) about this. We mentioned something about
that she was born in 1966, then he argued with us that we were
wrong, according to him it was 1967. But then he realised what he
said and gone he was, I have never seen someone disappear so
quickly.

Chantal

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Date: Mon, 10 Apr 1995 10:37:36 -0500
From: ***@MAIL.COIN.MISSOURI.EDU
Subject: FX Routines

I've noticed that this thread about best FX routines are exclusively
performed in national and international competitions. Being exposed to a
lot of collegiate gym, I feel that due note of some of the best routines
there should br noted, and here are my personal Top 5:

1) TIE - Jenny Hansen (KY) - 1995 Cat Classic
- Melissa Clark (MU) - 1995 Big 8 Championsips
3) Darci Wabsgans (AZ) - 1994 Cat Classic
4) Kim Kelly (CA)
5) Charisse Schrump (MU) - 1995 Shakespeare's Festival

Not that any competitors in the past weren't as good; I feel that in
recent years the level that these women perform at has risen in artistry
and technical difficulty.

--Michael

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Date: Mon, 10 Apr 1995 08:43:46 PDT
From: ***@MCM.COM
Subject: Western Regionals (Men)

I don't have all the details, but I have the order and approximate
scores:
Team (top three go to ncaas)
1. Stanford
2. Oklahoma
3. Nebraska
4. California
5. New Mexico
6. BYU ( I think)

I heard that judging was awful ( as usual for Oklahoma hosting
regionals). One example: Puf, who the previous week had one
Parallel Bars, went up and nailed his set, no flaws. He got a 9.1.
I wasn't there, but it sounds sketchy. Also, Cal was second going
into their last event, parallel bars, which is one of their best events.
They went 5 for 6 (no falls counted), and ended up fourth in team
competition. I am biased, though; it's happened to me before.

Josh

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Date: Mon, 10 Apr 1995 09:59:19 PDT
From: ***@MCM.COM
Subject: Re: Viewership

Okay, something just happened in the Western Regionals (men) that illustrates
this whole discussion. I posted earlier about how Cal was second going into
the last event, Parallel bars. Well I just got off the phone with an assistant
coach
that was at the meet. He said that everyone at the meet felt that the third
spot
was between Cal and New Mexico. So guess who was judging Parallel Bars?
Two New Mexico judges. The judges were not being objective in scoring.
For instance, one competitor was light an "A" move. They did not give
him credit for one handstand in a routine that had two giant-halfs, stutz hand,
etc.;
on top of that, they could have broken up the mount into two skills (glide back
straddle cut) in order to get that "A" credit. They blatantly scored the
gymnasts
as low as possible; they did not try and come up with the higest score possible
with the given set of skills, as i was told to do when i was a nationally
certified
judge. They did not give the gymnast the benefit of the doubt. The judges
obviously were judging to keep one team back in hopes of getting their team
in. It is just infuriating!!!!
--- Begin Included Message ---

So in my opinion and I repeat my opinion
> don't get rid of the 10.0 base score but work around it and find a way to
> make rules and scoring understandable at least to the somewhat knowledged
> fan. If they don't I may be inclined to watch American Football. Unless my
> Idol is on Sherbo. " As I here it even at Regionals for the men scoring was
> a problem and who the fans thought was better and going to win didn't. What
> a shame!!! Favortism stinks. If we are not careful the whole collegiate
> men's program (only 32) schools will be lost. The NCAA wants out.

That the gymnast the fans think is going to win doesn't win and
favoritism have exactly nothing to do with whether there are 10's or
not. Also, the rules and scoring aren't understandable as it is, they
change every time average fans aren't looking, and I think they would be
much more understandable to Joe Schmoe if the 10 was purely the
execution score, because execution is all the average fan can more or less
recognize. In my experience, average fans can't tell too well
difficulty differences.

And finally, who says American football and gymnastics are mutually
exclusive? Go Niners!!! ;)

:)
Adriana
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Date: Mon, 10 Apr 1995 14:02:14 -0400
From: ***@AOL.COM
Subject: Bicharova's Age

Well just for the record, as of last Thursday Olga contends she is 28 now
which means that she was born in '66 and *was* 15 in '81. She certainly
didn't look it I know, but then again she barely looks 15 *now* and that's
after a baby and 7 years of marriage.

This was in a disscussion about she and Valentine's "old" age when he said
that they would be thirty this year and she jumped in and said that *she* was
only going to be 29 (Mogilny will be 30 in December).

Whatever age they both look fabulous!

-Susan

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Date: Mon, 10 Apr 1995 14:53:42 -0400
From: ***@AOL.COM
Subject: Superstars video

Hi everyone,

Well, I just got done watching the new NBC video, Superstars of Gymnastics
and am a little disappointed. Has anyone else seen it? It was advertised as
a video about America's best gymnasts, so I was expecting to see profiles of
Kim, Shannon, Dominique and others, but it turns out it is really the 1995
American Cup. It shows the Shannon profile that was on T.V. (about how
"hard" the past year has been for her) and has a short profile on Dom. It
also shows their floor routines from 1994 Nationals, but, like in the
America's Best videos, with dubbed music. There's a little tribute to Scott
Keswick, along with highlights from his performance at Nationals.
The video does, however, show 5 women's vault (which weren't on T.V.), as
well as the awards ceremony. Only 4 men's events are on it (with a couple
performances each) and the women's floor music is dubbed.
I'm not upset about buying it, as I collect them all, but I wish they'd been
a little more truthful in the advertising--even the box it comes in doesn't
say it's the American Cup! Of course, the America's Best videos never said
they were about Nationals, so I should have known better!

Ann Marie

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Date: Mon, 10 Apr 1995 15:02:09 -0400
From: ***@ORL.MMC.COM
Subject: Spitfire

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I rented Spitfire yesterday, and had to laugh when the scene came up with
the Russian coach slapping his gymnast. The "actor" playing the Russian
is Vasilly, one of my daughter's coaches at Browns (yes he actually is
Russian). Vasilly is the biggest teddy bear and is constantly joking with
the girls ("You are my sweetheart, but don't tell Olga").

In addition the other Russian coach who ends up getting the poison dart
intended for Charlie is Viktor, another of my daughter's coaches.
I have to watch the movie again because her beam coach Olga (Vasilly's wife)
is listed in the credits on the stunt team (with Wendy and Viktor).

The movie is a RIOT! Kind of like a bargain basement James Bond. I love the
way that Charlie is able to jump off of a plane, run into the (UCF) arena,
and begin competing without ANY warmup. Boy could that save time at meets!

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Date: Mon, 10 Apr 1995 15:18:55 -0400
From: ***@SIDWELL.EDU
Subject: Women's Southeast Regional Championship

I went to the NCAA women's southeast regional championship, which was
held at Towson State University in Towson, Md. on Saturday (4/8) night.
I took notes on the meet and I'm working on a post with my impressions,
but it's kinda long, so I thought I'd just post the results and send the
impressions off later. I'm too lazy to look up some of the first
names that I don't know and the last names that I think I spelled
wrong, so you'll just have to deal with it :). Haven't seen any posts on
Gymn yet, but our Internet connection has been down since Sat. afternoon
and mail is just now getting through, so sorry if anyone has posted this
and it's just been queued.

Team:
1. University of Georgia 197.575 (meet record, *8th* straight time UGA
has won this meet)
2. University of Florida 195.7
3. West Virginia University 193.325
4. University of Kentucky 192.000
5. North Carolina State University 191.600
6. Towson State University 190.125
7. George Washington University 188.025

Vault:
1. Jenny Hansen (Kentucky) 10.00
2. Chrissy Vogel (Florida) 9.975
3. Ballard, Kim Arnold (both Georgia) 9.95
5. Leah Brown, Agina Simpkins, Lori Strong (all Georgia), Karlen (sp.) (WVU)
9.925

Bars
1. Lori Strong (Georgia) 10.00
2. Agina Simpkins (Georgia) 9.975
3. Jenny Hansen (Kentucky), Dewey (Georgia) 9.95
5. Erin Shandley (Towson), Kristen Guise (Florida) 9.925

Beam
1. Kim Arnold (Georgia) 9.90
2. Jenny Hansen (Kentucky), Agina Simpkins (Georgia) 9.875
4. Newton (NC State), Ballard (Georgia) 9.85
6. Dameron (sp.) (William and Mary) 9.80

Floor
1. Lori Strong (Georgia) 9.95
2. Angelos (Georgia) 9.925
3. Kim Arnold (Georgia) 9.90
4. Newton (NC State) 9.85
5. Martha Grubbs (Florida), Ballard (Georgia), Quackenbush (WVU) 9.825

All Around
1. Kim Arnold (Georgia) 39.6
2. Jenny Hansen (Kentucky) 39.525
3. Newton (NC State) 39.3
4. Kristen Guise (Florida), Lori Strong (Georgia) 39.2
6. Johnson (Florida) 39.175

I didn't get these scores from an official scoresheet or anything, just
from what they said on the loudspeaker, so don't sue me if they're wrong
:).

I can post exactly what this means in terms of nationals, etc. if anyone
wants.

Impressions coming soon, hopefully by the weekend.
Lisa

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Date: Sun, 9 Apr 1995 12:36:39 -0500
From: ***@A1.MEC.MASS.EDU
Subject: "Soaring to the Top"

Dear Gymners:

Did anyone else read the article "Soaring to the Top" in the USA Weekend
magazine April 7-9? It was about Dominique Dawes being the number one gymnast
in the United States. It made the front page of the magazine(inside my sunday
newspaper). I thought it was a great article-but that is just my opinion-read
it for yourself and tell me what you think. It talked about: her extreme focus
when she worked out, a lot of background info I already know and her struggle to
make the 96 Olympics. I hope she makes it-i believe she can:)

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Date: Mon, 10 Apr 1995 12:43:37 -0700
From: ***@NETCOM.COM
Subject: NCAA reg results

I havent had time top get permission to share this personal message
with the list so Ill have to paraphraise the results part for you all.

1 Stanford won the NCAA Regionals.
2 Nebraska
3 Oklahoma
4 Cal
5 UNM
6 BYU

From the east,
Penn State won,
Iowa second,
Ohio State third.

I, told that Berkeley was leading going into 4th rot
and then they bit the dust. (Chalk dust?)

Reasonably, Stanford could expect to catch them since they were going to the two
lowest scoring events of the meet (vault and p-bars), but the Bears
began sliding downhill about then and fell out of running for National NCAAs.
(Only the top 3 get to go on to Ohio)
They were out of third by 4 tenths.
Im told that some of them were quite visibly upset
and my friend was bothered to see them so upset, for many of them he considered
friends.

MY observation is that I seldom see outside of gymnastics the winners
grieving the losses of the losers.
(Is that good sportmanship or what ? Where was this kind of sportsmanship
when I was in high school ?)

Observations from friends in the stands indicate that Oklahoma
enjoyed home court advantage, and was not scored as severeley as the rest.
(Some are crying "foul")

(OK all you Texans, insert your favorite "Anti Okie" quip here)

Well, there is only one team left in the running from CA so
you all KNOW who Im rooting for....
East Coasters need not even show up, STANFORD RULES !
STANFORD !
STANFORD !
STANFORD !
STANFORD !
STANFORD !
GOOOOOOOOOO STANFORD !


-texx

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Date: Mon, 10 Apr 1995 13:51:00 PDT
From: ***@MVS.OAC.UCLA.EDU
Subject: Best on Events

My partner in crime and I are in the midst of creating a
gymnastics version of the Oscars.. here are our winners...

(at least some of them)

Best Yurt-full: Lashenova
Best Yurt double full: Lysenko
Best non-Yurt: Mary Lou
Best run: Miriam de Tena

UB

Best jaegar: Fan DI
Best tkatchev: Li Yan
Best giant-full: Pak Gyong Sil
Best casts: Boguinskaia
Best stalder: Grudneva
BEst full-twisting double dismount: Chusovitina

BB

Best leaps: Yang Bo
Best layouts: Yang Bo
Best choreography: Strazheva
Coolest trick: The Groshkova
BEst scale/hold: Eugenia Popa

FX

Best double layout: Milena Mavrodieva
Best piked full-in: Yulia Kut
Best tucked full-in: Bontas
BEst leap combo: Khorkina
Best hands: Maria Neculita
Coolest music: Silvia Mitova
Best choreography: Khrabrina Khrabrova
Coolest opening pose: Olga Strazheva
Coolest ending: Zhang Wenning
Coolest tumbling pass: Omelianchik (the original)

MISC

Best hair: Larissa Lukyanenko (Yeah I know, shes rhythmic)
Best leotard: Boguinskaia 90 World Cup
Most likely to be superhero: Milosovici or Choe.. I cant remember
Most Butt action: Li Li
Dramatic-est rhythmic moment: Timoshenko slams down her hoop and contorts
her body in anger.. 92 Europeans


Lifetime Achievement Awards:

Olga Korbut
Oksana Omelianchik
Olga Strazheva

Thats all,

Brett

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Date: Mon, 10 Apr 1995 13:52:00 PDT
From: ***@MVS.OAC.UCLA.EDU
Subject: oh, and one more thing

UB

Best shaposhnikova: Olga Strazheva

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Date: Mon, 10 Apr 1995 16:28:14 -0400
From: ***@CORNELL.EDU
Subject: Re: Dom in USA Weekend

I saw the USA Weekend, and I agree with Cara on what she said. Here's
another thing for everyone to note, though: One photo has the caption
[Dominique waiting to receive her team bronze] at the '92 Olympics."
Unfortunately, the photo was taken either at Birmingham or Brisbane (I think
it was Brisbane).
--

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Date: Mon, 10 Apr 1995 20:15:58 -0400
From: ***@AOL.COM
Subject: Wondering

I was wondering if anyone could tell me what US women will likely go to the
olympics. With all these comebacks and my inability to follow the latest
meets I don't know who is on top anymore. I would be interested in finding
out what men are in the running as well. Not that anyone cares but one of
the guys on the US team was a teammate of mine growing up in fact him,
myself, and several others won NBI Team Cup For Gymnastrum our senior year in
high school. So I hope Kip Simons makes the olympic team and is one of your
choices. PEACE
:o)

Carl

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Date: Mon, 10 Apr 1995 18:30:27 -0600
From: ***@RMII.COM
Subject: USA Gymnastics Mall Tour

Taken from USAGO!:

Date: March 30, 1995
USA Gymnastics' National Mall Tour
Luan Peszek, Director of Public Relations
Ramonna Robinson, Coordinator of Public Relations

USA Gymnastics is debuting "Club Gymnastics," a national mall tour in
Indianapolis, Ind., at the Greenwood Park Mall, Saturday, April 22
from 10:30 a.m.-9:00 p.m. and Sunday, April 23 from 12:00 p.m.-5:00
p.m., Club Gymnastics is sponsored by John Hancock, L'eggs and Reebok.

"Club Gymnastics is probably one of the most important marketing steps
we can take for our sport," said USA Gymnastics President Kathy
Scanlan. "Not only will this benefit our membership, but it will
create viable promotional opportunities for our sport and sponsors."

In Indianapolis, Club Gymnastics will showcase current National Team
members Amanda Borden, Jaycie Phelps and Olympian John Roethlisberger
in gymnastics exhibitions, clinics and autograph signing sessions. The
national mall tour is designed to help introduce children to the sport
and assist gymnastics clubs in increasing enrollment, as well as to
promote current National Team members leading up to the 1996 Olympic
Games.

Borden, 17, is from Cincinnati, Ohio, and was a member of the 1995
gold-medal Pan American Games team, where she also placed second in
the all-around behind Shannon Miller. Phelps, 15, is a native Hoosier
from Greenfield, Ind. She moved to Cincinnati, Ohio, to train with
Borden and coach Mary Lee Tracy. Phelps was a member of the
silver-medal team at the 1994 World Championships. Roethlisberger, 24,
was also a member of the 1995 gold-medal Pan American Games team and a
1992 Olympian. He's from Minneapolis, Minn. All three elite athletes
are trying to make the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta, Ga.

Local gymnastics clubs will also play a role in Club Gymnastics. Below
are a list of Indianapolis-area clubs that will perform exhibitions
during the two-day tour: Butler University, Carmel Academy, DeVeau's
School of Gymnastics, Gymnastics Etc., Indy School of Gymnastics,
Sportastiks, Performers Edge, Terry Spencer World of Gymnastics,
Westside Gymnastics and Wright's Gymnastics.

The centerpiece for Club Gymnastics is a 20' by 20' stage that will
showcase all of the gymnastics exhibitions, clinics, aerobic and
cheerleading demonstrations, as well as the planned fashion
shows. Additionally, sponsors have individual booths to conduct
various retail and gymnastics promotions, as well as distribute
product samples and premiums. A mechanism to secure a database of
visitors is planned and will be shared with sponsors.

"Club Gymnastics is a great way to introduce children to the sport and
to highlight Reebok's commitment to sports and fitness for all ages,"
explained Chester Wheeler, Reebok's Sr. Director of Global Sports
Marketing. "We think this is a great way to showcase the fun and
excitement of gymnastics."

"Our involvement in gymnastics allows us to focus our Olympic
Games-related promotions at the grassroots level," said Howard
Upchurch, L'eggs Director of Sheer Hosiery. Upchurch said the planned
1995 activities set the stage for brand promotions that lead into the
1996 Olympics. "Gymnastics will help us maintain momentum in
extracting the value of our Olympic Games sponsorship," he said.

John Hancock will be tying together their involvement in Club
Gymnastics with their nationally recognized college savings program,
College Savings Plus. Kathleen Driscoll, vice president of
communications for John Hancock, said, "We are pleased to have the
opportunity to support such a marvelous event and look forward to
helping entertain and educate both children and their parents."

Below is the Club Gymnastics National Mall Tour schedule:

City Date
Indianapolis, Indiana April 22-23
Minneapolis, Minnesota May 13-14
St. Louis, Missouri May 20-21
Springfield, Missouri May 27-28
Denver, Colorado June 3-4
San Jose, California June 10-11
Los Angeles, California June 17-18
Phoenix, Arizona June 24-25
Irving, Texas July 15-16
El Paso, Texas July 22-23
San Antonio, Texas July 29-30
New Orleans, Louisiana August 5-6
Ft. Lauderdale, Florida August 12-13
Atlanta, Georgia August 19-20
Knoxville, Tennessee August 26-27
Virginia Beach, Virginia September 2-3
Baltimore, Maryland September 9-10
New York/ New Jersey September 16-17
Boston, Massachusetts September 23-24

Most of the malls where the gymnasts will perform are managed by Simon
Property Group, one of the nation's leading developers and managers of
shopping centers.

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Date: Mon, 10 Apr 1995 18:34:10 -0600
From: ***@RMII.COM
Subject: Western Regionals (Men)

The following scores are taken from someone's memory, not a score
sheet, so please keep in mind that they are probably not completely
accurate.

The three teams to qualify were:

1. Stanford, 228.750
2. Oklahoma, 227.850
3. Nebraska, 227.450

New Mexico was 4th, and Cal Berkeley was 5th.

Two of the three all-around qualifiers were Darren Elg and Blaz
Puljic. The third was a Cal gymnast, but I don't know who (Trent
Wells?).

I don't have any event qualifiers.

If anyone has more accurate information, please post!

Rachele

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Date: Mon, 10 Apr 1995 21:57:43 -0400
From: ***@PANIX.COM
Subject: Zaripova

According to the _Saint Petersburg Press_ (RUS), Amina Zaripova won the
Russian Rhythmic Champs. which were held last week. Sorry, no other info.
is available, but you can grab a black & white photo of her at:

http://www.spb.su/sppress/101/youth.html

Debbie

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