[1997 John Hancock U.S. Gymnastics Championships]

Denver, Colorado
August 13-16, 1997

1997 U.S. National Champions

Kristy Powell
Kristy Powell
 Vanessa Atler
Vanessa Atler
 Blaine Wilson
Blaine Wilson

Senior Women

August 14, 16 -- Vanessa Atler, Gliders, and Kristy Powell, Cincinnati Gymnastics Academy, tied for the gold at the 1997 John Hancock U.S. Gymnastics Championships in Denver, Colo. The last time this happened was 1972 (Joan Moore, Cathy Rigby). The U.S. World Championships team was also selected at this competition; the members are: Powell, Mohini Bhardwaj, Kristin Maloney, Jennie Thompson, Kendall Beck, and Dominique Moceanu. Atler, Jamie Dantzscher, and Lindsay Wing are all not age-eligible to compete at the World Championships, and thus do not qualify for the team despite their top six rankings. Press Release, Official Event Finals scores, Official All-Around scores, Commentary from the Senior Women's All-Around Prelims/Event Finals and Commentary from the Senior Women's All-Around Finals are available.

Senior Men

August 13, 15 -- Blaine Wilson successfully defended his National Championship title today in Denver, Colo., at the 1997 John Hancock U.S. Gymnastics Championships. He is the second man in this decade to win both the NCAA Championships and the USA Championships in consecutive years; the first man to do this was John Roethlisberger, in 1992-1993. The top six athletes comprise the U.S. World Championships team; in addition to Wilson, these gymnasts are Roethlisberger, Jason Gatson, John Macready, Mike Dutka, and Jay Thornton. Press Release, Official Event Finals scores, Official All-Around scores, Commentary from the Senior Men's All-Around Prelims/Event Finals and Commentary from the Senior Men's All-Around Finals are available.

1997 U.S. Junior National Champions

Marline Stephens
Marline Stephens
 Raj Bhavsar and Sean Townsend
Raj Bhavsar (14-15) and Sean Townsend (16-18)

Junior Women

August 14, 16 -- Marline Stephens, Cypress, won the junior women's title today at the 1997 John Hancock U.S. Gymnastics Championships in Denver, Colo. Second was Cincinnati gymnast Sierra Sapunar, and third was Cypress gymnast Kristin Thome. Official Event Finals scores, Official All-Around scores, Commentary from the Junior Women's All-Around Prelims/Event Finals and Commentary from the Junior Women's All-Around Finals are available.

Junior Men

August 15 -- Sean Townsend, GymMasters, won the junior men's all-around title for the 16-18 age group, while Raj Bhavsar, Cypress, claimed the same title for the 14-15 age group at the 1997 John Hancock U.S. Gymnastics Championships. Both junior champions train in Houston, Texas. Press Release, Official scores (14-15) (including Event Finals), Official scores (16-18) (including Event Finals), Commentary from the Junior Men's All-Around Finals/Event Finals are available.

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