1996 Individual Women's World Championships Qualification Round

Top 16 on Each Event Advance to Semi-Finals

Pan American Plaza, Suite 300, 201 S. Capitol Ave., Indianapolis, Indiana 46225
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Fax: 317/237-5069
DATE: April 17, 1996
Luan Peszek, Public Relations Director
Kris Parker, Public Relations Coordinator

The women began their competition today at the Roberto Clemente Coliseum for qualification to the semi-finals round of the 1996 Individual World Championships in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Top athletes from competing countries included; Lavinia Milosovici of Romania, floor exercise champion in the 1992 Olympics, Simona Amanar, also from Romania, who will be defending her title as vaulting world champion from the 1995 World Championships in Sabae, Japan, and Russian native, Svetlana Chorkina, who will be defending her current title as the uneven bars World Champion.

Jaycie Phelps from Greenfield, Indiana, began competition for the U.S. women and set the standards for the evening. She placed 13th, scoring a 9.712 on uneven bars. Phelps finished 6th on beam with a 9.775. Of the two events she competed, Phelps qualified for semi-finals on both. "I was really happy with my performance. I came here and did what I had to do," said Phelps.

Amy Chow from San Jose, Calif., competed a Yurchenko double full on vault, securing herself a spot for the semi-finals with her 7th place finish.

Kristy Powell of Colorado Springs, Colo., competed on floor exercise and vault. Despite a slight slip of her foot on her second pass landing, Powell managed to place 4th, moving her into semi-finals. "I was pleased with my routine. I had fun out there. I had some form deductions on my full-in so I'm going to pike it tomorrow," said Powell. Powell fell on her second vault landing, and since the scores are combined, she only received a 9.381, placing her 20th.

Dominique Dawes from Silver Spring, Md., competed on uneven bars,placing 14th, balance beam, placing 8th, and floor exercise. She qualified to semi-finals on all events but floor. She ran out of bounds on her second pass, resulting in some deductions. Dawes finished 22nd. "I think I was scored fairly on all of the events. I just pray that I make semi-finals to show how my routines are really supposed to be done," stated Dawes.

Muriel Grossfeld, the U.S. Delegation Head and judge, has much faith in the U.S. women. When asked why the Romanians have such a good team, she answered, "They are very good and they have a great coach. They all train together and have a very rich program. They are also very dedicated to the sport, however, our girls have a chance to beat them. It's not over yet."

Results of the semi-finalists

V
Place/Name/Country/Score
1Rocaliya Galiyeva/RUS/9.687
2Annia Portuondo/CUB/9.668
2Gina Gogean/ROM/9.668
2Svetlana Chorkina/RUS/9.668
5Simona Amanar/ROM/9.637
6Leyva Bermudes/CUB/9.625
7Amy Chow/USA/9.612
8Vasiliki Tsavdaridou/GRE/9.581
9Elisabeth Valle/ESP/9.556
10Shanyn Maceachern/CAN/9.499
11Adrienn Varga/HUN/9.487
12Joana Juarez/ESP/9.462
13Anna Mirgorodskaia/UKR/9.456
14Kathleen Stark/GER/9.443
14Svetlana Zelepoukina/UKR/9.443
16Adrienn Nyeste/HUN/9.437

UB
Place/Name/Country/Score
1Xuan Liu/CHN/9.825
1Svetlana Chorkina/RUS/9.825
3Lioubov Shermeta/UKR/9.775
4Dina Kochetkova/RUS/9.762
5Kathleen Stark/GER/9.750
5Yelena Piskun/BLR/9.750
5Isabelle Severino/FRA/9.750
5Lavinia Milosovici/ROM/9.750
5Anna Mirgorodskaia/UKR/9.750
10Mercedes Pacheco/ESP/9.737
11Elvire Teza/FRA/9.725
11Vasiliki Tsavdaridou/GRE/9.725
13Jaycie Phelps/USA/9.712
14Dominique Dawes/USA/9.700
14Simona Amanar/ROM/9.700
16/Alena Polozkova/BLR/9.662

BB
Place/Name/Country/Score
1Dina Kochetkova/RUS/9.875
2Xuan Liu/CHN/9.862
3Gina Gogean/ROM/9.800
3Alexandra Marinescu/ROM/9.800
3Yelena Piskun/BLR/9.800
6Jaycie Phelps/USA/9.775
6Vasiliki Tsavdaridou/GRE/9.775
8Dominique Dawes/USA/9.762
8Rocaliya Galiyeva/RUS/9.762
10Yuanyuan Kui/CHN/9.737
10Mercedes Pacheco/ESP/9.737
12Soraya Carvalho/BRA/9.662
13Alena Polozkova/BLR/9.550
14Leyanet Gonzalez/CUB/9.537
15Ruth Moniz/AUS/9.500
16Elisabeth Valle/ESP/9.487

FX
Place/Name/Country/Score
1Gina Gogean/ROM/9.837
2Lavinia Milosovici/ROM/9.787
3Lioubov Sheremeta/UKR/9.750
4Yuanyuan Kui/CHN/9.737
4Kristy Powell/USA/9.737
6Dina Kochetkova/RUS/9.725
6Rocaliya Galiyeva/RUS/9.725
8Joana Juarez/ESP/9.712
9Vasiliki Tsavdaridou/GRE/9.700
10Gemma Paz/ESP/9.650
11Ludivine Furnon/FRA/9.587
12Annia Portuondo/CUB/9.550
13Olga Kozevnikova/KAZ/9.537
14Annia Portuondo/CUB/9.550
15Yvonne Pioch/GER/9.412
15Anna Mirgorodskaia/UKR/9.412
15Kyriaki Firinidou/GRE/9.412

Thursday's competition will begin at 12:30 P.M., including both the men and women competitors. The top eight places on each event will advance to the finals competition, beginning on Friday, April 20, at 7:00 P.M.

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