The trials standings were based on a point system taking into account the rankings on each apparatus as well as the all around score. The gymnasts did each of the four apparatus on first and then again on second competition day last weekend.
'I've worked really hard especially with the new code of points,' said Hopfner-Hibbs. 'It's not so much the new code is challenging but we were interested to see how it would all play out.'

The men's trials, featuring the return of Olympic champion Kyle Shewfelt, are Feb. 8-10 at the University of Calgary (CAN).

New Zealand Gymnastics Team
The team includes three 14-year-old athletes, although rhythmic gymnast Teegan Metcalfe does not turn 14 until early February.
The other two 14-year-olds are Misha Koudinov and Metcalfe's rhythmic teammate Melissa Logan.

New Zealand Gymnastics High Performance Manager Marie Stechman says the hard work is paying off.
'The selection of eleven gymnasts across three gymsports reflects the dedicated work of the gymnasts, personal coaches and the combined efforts of Club and National programmes working together to create an environment that is conducive to improving New Zealand's international standard of performance.'

One of the more experienced members of the team is Belinda Castles, who is excited about attending her second Commonwealth Games.

'.... that also in Germany with professional attitude it's possible to make a world-renowned name. We like Fabian's extraordinary will and his devotion to the top sport, and he is, for sure, the great example for many young people and especially for the young gymnasts.

Garziella said about the German talent:
'Fabian is the first gymnast,, with whom we conclude such an athlete-agreement.
We are looking forward to our cooperation with Fabian and hope that he will achieve much success furthermore and particularly in the world championships in his own country and in front of the gates of SPIETH company!'

Esslingen, Germany, Januar 2005
SPIETH Gymnastic

The Vietnamese artistic gymnastics team gained good results at the 23rd SEA Games 2005 with five gold medals, of which two belonged to Ngan Thuong in women’s all-round and balance beam. The two gold medals were the results of 4,000 hardworking days of the little ‘princess.’

However, she and her teammates learnt with a great passion because coach Zhang knew how to attract them to the sport. However, Ngan Thuong and her teammates experienced days of hard training and suffered from injuries, let alone Tet (Lunar New Year) welcoming away from home. Despite great efforts, a gymnastic artist’s career is often short.

P R E V I E W ....
The three-day event features artistic gymnastics at Blaisdell Arena and rhythmic gymnastics and trampoline at the Hawaii Convention Center.
The PAC was last in Honolulu two years ago and featured Carly Patterson and Paul Hamm, both of whom went on to become Olympic all-around champions.
Athletes from the U.S., Australia, Canada, China, Japan, Chinese Taipei, Korea and Russia are expected to compete this year. 17 countries sign up for gymnastics meet
The Pacific Alliance Gymnastic Championships, set for April 13-15 in Honolulu, will have teams from 17 countries from around the Pacific Rim.

The field includes the
- United States, China, Japan, Australia, Canada, Chinese Taipei, Chile, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia, New Zealand, Philippines, Russia and Thailand. The participating athletes will be announced closer to the event.

Two sites will host the event, with artistic gymnastics at the Neal Blaisdell Center, and rhythmic gymnastics and trampoline at the Hawaii Convention Center.
The 2004 Pacific Alliance Championships, held at the Stan Sheriff Center, featured future 2004 Olympic All-Around gold medalists Paul Hamm and Carly Patterson represented the United States.
Source: star bulletin, Hawai

Gymnastics - new local Popularity at Haiwaii
Memmel was a member of the TOP's National Team for four years (1994-1997) and in 2003 was named TOP's Co-Athlete of the year. If Hawaii's local clubs have more strong female gymnasts that are yet to receive their deserved exposure, University of Hawaii could have an ideal recruiting source if gymnastics is added.
As a result of the national coverage in Hawai'i, gymnastics is gaining local popularity. The mere proposal of a new women's sport has excited female student athletes.

>> Juniors Teams:
1. Japan 45.450 / 41.800 / 40.700 / 47.350 / 44.000 / 43.100 =262.400
2. USA 43.300 / 38.200 / 44.150 / 48.150 / 42.350 / 40.850 =257.000
3. Australia 41.150 / 38.100 / 38.500 / 46.500 / 39.800 / 40.650 = 244.700
4. Chinese Taipei 233.650

>> Juniors, Individual All-Around
1. Koji Yamamuro (JPN) 87,500
2. Timothy Gentry (USA) 86,450
3. Masaya Ishii (JPN)
>> Detailed Results

Junior Men's Floor Exercise
1. Kohei Uchimura JPN 15.475
2. Koji Yamamuro JPN 15.175
3. Joaquin Ramirez MEX 14.225
4. Timothy Gentry USA 14.150
5. Misha Koudinov NZL 13.675
6. Martin Jozwiak AUS 13.575
7. Maxim Malishkin RUS 13.050
8. Chen Chih-Yu TPE 12.975

Junior Pommel Horse
1. Koji Yamamuro JPN 15.175
2. Yu Yu-Shun TPE 14.100
3. Misha Koudinov NZL 13.525
4. Timothy Gentry USA 13.275
5. Masaya Ishii JPN 12.725
6. Alexander Klochkov RUS 12.200
7. Daniel Corral MEX 11.500
8. Mathew Curtis AUS 11.325

Junior Still Rings
1. Philip Onorato USA 15.200
2. Timothy Gentry USA 14.775
3. Chen Chih-Yu TPE 14.450
4. Kohei Uchimura JPN 13.975
5. Maxim Malishkin RUS 13.725
6. Daniel Corral MEX 13.200
7. Misha Koudinov NZL 12.475
8. Hung Shek Wai HKG 11.975

Junior Men's Vault
1. Daniel Corral MEX 16.150
2. Philip Onorato USA 16.025
3. Koji Yamamuro JPN 15.975
4. Thomas Kelley USA 15.900
5. Masaya Ishii JPN 15.875
5. Hung Shek Wai HKG 15.875
7. Chen Chih-Yu TPE 15.800
8. Martin Jozwiak AUS 15.775

Junior Parallel Bars
1. Ryotaka Deguchi JPN 15.125
2. Kohei Uchimura JPN 14.250
3. Ryan Lieberman USA 14.025
4. Misha Koudinov NZL 13.275
5. Joaquin Ramirez MEX 13.100
6. Michael Mercieca AUS 12.950
7. Chen Szu-Chieh TPE 12.700
8. Alexander Klochkov RUS 12.425

Junior High Bar
1. Koji Yamamuro JPN 14.750
2. Martin Jozwiak AUS 14.375
2. Timothy Gentry USA 14.375
4. Masaya Ishii JPN 14.200
5. Maxim Malishkin RUS 13.725
6. Michael Mercieca AUS 13.475
6. Chen Chih-Yu TPE 13.475
8. Joaquin Ramirez MEX 12.625

>> Juniors Teams:
1. USA 44.250 / 45.450 / 46.050 / 45.700 = 181,450
2. CANADA 42.450 / 41.800 / 43.050 / 44.000 =171,300
3. CHINA 43.200 / 40.150 / 45.100 / 42.600 =171.050
>> Detailed Team Results

Juniors Individual All-around
1. Shawn Johnson USA 61,000
2. Bianca Flohr USA 60,150
3. Xiao, Sha CHN 58,850

4. Nansy Dianova CAN 57,650
5. Kristina Vacelik CAN 57,450
6. Monoko Ozawa JPN 56,750
>> Detailed Results, Jun. Individual All-around

Junior Women's Vault
1. Shawn Johnson USA 15.175
2. Shantessa Pama USA 14.925
3. Nansy Damianova CAN 14.900
4. Liao Huifan CHN 14.625
5. Margarita Stepchenko RUS 14.575
6. Momoko Ozawa JPN 14.125
7. Jasmine Webb AUS 14.100
8. He Ying Hui CHN 14.075

Junior Uneven Bars
1. Shantessa Pama USA 15.550
2. Bianca Flohr USA 15.450
3. Kristina Vaculik CAN 14.500
4. Alyona Pronina RUS 14.275
5. Momoko Ozawa JPN 14.150
6. Yessenia Estrada MEX 13.600
7. Li Shanshan CHN 13.475
8. Ashleigh Brennan AUS 12.850

Junior Balance Beam
1. Xiao Sha CHN 16.275
2. Shawn Johnson USA 15.675
3. Li Shanshan CHN 15.300
4. Alyona Pronina RUS 14.625
5. Rebecca Bross USA 14.350
6. Jasmine Webb AUS 14.200
7. Kristina Vaculik CAN 14.050
8. Momoko Ozawa JPN 13.525

Junior Women's Floor Exercise
1. Shawn Johnson USA 15.375
2. Shantessa Pama USA 15.225
3. Xiao Sha CHN 15.025
4. Alyona Pronina RUS 14.725
5. Jasmine Webb AUS 14.625
6. Kristina Vaculik CAN 14.550
7. Koko Tsurumi JPN 14.475
8. Yessenia Estrada MEX 13.950

The studies are in the center
For the former gymnast studying now is some kind of 'life- capability- test': '... at least I didn't fall on the head!', he replied in interviews when asked for his study- plans. Every day now he has to show himself to meet the demands of daily life which certainly aren't easy for him. '... This way no fear of the future can come up!'

Since the end of September 2005 Ronny Ziesmer has been a student now. The choice of the subject biotechnology also has to do with his future plans.

Everything else has to be seen However, any kind of short-term popularity now is not his intention and he dislikes voyerism.
'When there’s nothing else to say except to reply on the question ‘…hello, how are you…’ there’s no need for me to take part in various TV- shows. However, I know that the media will support me when there are real news to tell. Since my accident they haven’t disappointed me.'
Of course Ronny Ziesmer is impressed how strongly the public still is interested in his development now quite a while after his accident on July 12th 2004 shortly before the Olympic Games . He wants to use this public interest also in future to lobby for people with injuries of the spinal marrow.

Current standing of his idea for a foundation...
The idea was kicked-off together with Germany’s former chancellor Gerhard Schröder during the German Gymnastics Festival in May 2005 and the contact to the German government has also remained now after the change of government.
The planned foundation 'ALLIANCE OF HOPE. Ronny Ziesmer' is supported by the German government, further talks about it will take place during the next days. The intention of the foundation should be to look for financial support for research in the field of regeneration of nerve cells. In this field of research great progresses are being made at the moment. 'I have received a lot of support after my accident and now want to give back something through supporting others who suffer from the same problems”, is Ronny’s explanation on his reasons for wanting to start a foundation.
All this shows that Ronny’s choice of subject at the university certainly has not only been made for his private purpose of life but have to be seen in a larger perspective.
E. Herholz, GYMmedia

Savino Guglielmetti
* 1911, Nov 26 - + 2006, Jan 23

Only an unforeseen problem prevented him from participating in the 2004 Athens Olympic Games. He was always a member of 'Pro Patria 1883' and his last function was the one of vice-president.
In 1998, he became a member of the famous 'Hall of Fame' in Oklahoma City; an honour, which the great Japanese Champion Endo qualifies as the “gymnastics Nobel prize”.
His last official public appearance was in April 2005, when the new sponsor of the Italian Gymnastics Federation was presented. He was affectionately assisted by Yuri Chechi and Igor Cassina, the two famous “azzurri” gymnasts.
Savino Guglielmetti will always be remembered as a great gymnast who was always faithful to his passion; a man with a great heart, dignified and discreet. One of his greatest pleasures was to be in a hall and observe the training of the new generations of young gymnasts.
Source: UEG; photos: pro patria 1883

Once his sports career had come to an end, Savino Guglielmetti decided to remain in Italian gymnastics. His work and influence are known all over the Peninsula. In 2000, he was decorated with the IOC Olympic Order, a much deserved and applauded distinction.

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)* - After the death of Leon Stukelj (SLO) 2003 at the contemporarily moment the French cyclist (sprint) and Olympic Champion of Amsterdam (1928) Roger Beaufrand - born 2008, Sep 25 - is the world's oldest Olympic Champion, followed by the German gymnast and Olympic Champion (Berlin, 1936), Walter Steffens, who celebrated his 97th birthday December 26 last year.

Adrian Stoica said: 'I agreed with Ioan Suciu occupying this position because I consider him a man in his place; serious and successful,'.
Another person who occupies a new position is Gymnast Marian Dragulescu who will be the athletes' representative of Rumanians Gymnastics Federation (FRG) from now on.

2006 U.S. National WINTER CUP
February 4, Las Vegas

>> Combined AA results

>> Saturday's AA results

Apparatus Finals
Floor exercise
1, Michael Reavis, U. Iowa, 30.200
2, Dylan Carney, Stanford, 30.150
3, Jonathan Horton, U. Oklahoma, 30.050
4, Jimmy Wickham, Ohio State, 29.950
5, Guillermo Alvarez, Team Chevron, 29.850
6, Yewki Tomita, Team Chevron, 29.500

Pommel horse
1, Alexander Artemev, Team Chevron, 29.650
2, Curtis Kleffman, U. Iowa, 29.100
3, Tim McNeill, UC Berkeley, 29.000
4, Guillermo Alvarez, Team Chevron, 28.850
5, Kevin Tan, Team Chevron, 28.700
6, David Durante, Team Chevron, 28.550

Still rings
1, Kevin Tan, Team Chevron, 31.350
2, Sean Golden, Team Chevron, 30.700
3, Jonathan Horton, U. Oklahoma, 30.550
4, Alex Schorsch, Stanford, 30.400
5, David Sender, Stanford, 29.300
6, Jamie Henderson, U. Oklahoma, 29.250

Vault
1, Jimmy Wickham, Ohio State, 32.450
2, Sean Golden, Team Chevron, 31.800
3, Steven Legendre, WOGA, 31.150
4, Thomas Kelley, Buffalo Grove, 30.575

Parallel bars
1, David Durante, Team Chevron, 30.450
2, Yewki Tomita, Team Chevron, 30.200
3, Jason Gatson, Team Chevron, 30.050
4, Alexander Artemev, Team Chevron, 29.850
5, Taqiy Abdullah-Simmons, U. Oklahoma, 29.550
6, Adam Pummer, U. Illinois, 29.450

Horizontal bar
1, Yewki Tomita, Team Chevron, 31.150
2, Brett McClure, Team Chevron, 30.800
3, Jonathan Horton, U. Oklahoma, 30.350
4, David Durante, Team Chevron, 29.450
5, Gerry Signorelli, U. Michigan, 29.100
6, Kyson Bunthuwong, UC Berkeley, 29.000

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QUALIFICATION ROUNDS
February 2, Las Vegas
Men's All-Around
1. David Durante (Team Chevron) 89.550
2. Jonathan Horton (Oklahoma) 88.350
3. Guillermo Alvarez (Team Chevron) 87.350

4. Taqiy Abdullah-Simmons (Oklahoma) 86.150
5. David Sender (Stanford) 86.100
6. Michael Reavis (Iowa) 85.950
7. DJ Bucher (Ohio State) 85.800
8. Brett McClure (Team Chevron) 85.350
9. Jake Lee (Minnesota) 85.250
10. Geoffrey Corrigan (Team Chevron) 85.250
11. Gerry Signorelli (Michigan) 84.800
12. Ryan Lieberman (Buffalo Grove) 84.050
13. Clay Strother (Team Chevron) 83.950
14. Thomas Kelley (Buffalo Grove) 83.750
15. Philip Onorato (WOGA) 83.600
16. Jason Shen (Stanford) 83.300
17. Jason Chu (SCATS-HB) 83.300
18. Tim Gentry (WOGA) 83.250
19. Jamie Henderson (Oklahoma) 83.000
20. Paul Ruggeri (Central New York) 82.500
21. Jake Bateman (Ohio State) 82.150
22. Danell Leyva (Gattaca Universal) 82.000
23. Curtis Kleffman (Iowa) 81.900
24. Kyle Shanahan (Colorado Training Ctr) 81.900
(... best 24 of alltogether 77 athletes)

>> Detailed Results
Source: USA Gymnastics Federation.

Preview
Gymnastics' new Scoring System to make its debut

The USA Winter Cup 2006 will have a different look this year, the Rutland Herald wrote today:
The annual ranking meet for the top U.S. male gymnasts begins Thursday in Las Vegas, and will be one of the first to use the sport's new, open-ended scoring system. Instead of 9.6s and 8.5s, get ready for 12.4s and 15.2s.
'I think it's actually a good thing we're just jumping right into it,' said Steve Penny, president of USA Gymnastics. 'The speculation has been removed. Everybody's changing their routines. We have to move with the change if we're going to remain competitive.'...

USA GYMNASTICS published an overview about the New Code of Points:
>> 'The FIG's new scoring system at a glance'

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