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Wang wins two gold medals in rhythmic gymnastics at
2007 Visa ChampionshipsAugust 16, 2007
SAN JOSE, Calif., Aug. 16, 2007— 2007 Pan Am Games rhythmic gymnastics all-around champion Lisa Wang of Buffalo Grove, Ill., won hoop and clubs and leads the all-around competition at the 2007 Visa Championships at the San Jose (Calif.) McEnery Convention Center. In the junior division, Marlee Shape, also of Buffalo Grove, Ill., claimed two individual event titles, hoop and ribbon, and is first in the all-around competition at the half-way point. The all-around finals for rhythmic gymnastics are Saturday, Aug. 18, at 10 a.m. PT.
The top 12 juniors and the top 12 seniors in today’s competition advanced to the all-around finals. The all-around awards are based on the two-day scores.
Acrobatic gymnastics competition begins tomorrow, while men’s artistic gymnastics competition concludes tomorrow evening. Women’s artistic and rhythmic gymnastics wrap up on the final day of the Visa Championships on Saturday.
Wang, the defending all-around champion, leads the all-around with a score of 62.950, followed by Rachel Marmer of Los Angeles, the four-time U.S. junior all-around champion who is in second with a score of 61.300, and 2006 U.S. clubs and rope champion Julie Zetlin of Bethesda, Md., who is in third with a score of 60.850.
“I feel like I could’ve done better,” Wang said. “I wasn’t as consistent and as sharp. I tried to show all of my expression and amplitude, but I had a few drops here and there. I’m looking forward to showing my best on Saturday.”
Today’s competition in the senior division was a battle among Wang, Marmer and Zetlin, who earned the top three spots in every event. Wang opened with hoop and posted the highest score of the day to win the gold medal with a 16.625. Despite drops during her next three routines, she added a second gold with a score of 15.425 in clubs, and won silver medals in rope and ribbon. Marmer earned her first U.S. senior title by winning rope with a score of 15.625, as well as a silver medal in clubs and bronze in hoop and ribbon. Zetlin’s gold medal came in ribbon with a score of 15.950. She also claimed a silver in hoop and bronze medals in rope and clubs.
“I was scared,” Marmer said of competing in the senior division for the first time at the Visa Championships. “I feel like I did pretty well, but I’m expecting to do better on Saturday.”
“After my first routine (hoop), I was pretty happy, but I always tell myself not to relax because anything can happen,” Zetlin said. “I love my ribbon routine; it’s my favorite and I think it shows. All I know I can do is fight (for the all-around title) on Saturday because it’s not over yet.”
In the junior division, Shape won hoop and ribbon with scores of 14.850 and 14.750, respectively. The other individual event winners were: Anastasia Torba of Orinda, Calif., rope, 13.375; and Viktoriya Syatkina of Brooklyn, N.Y., ball, 13.625. Shape leads the junior all-around after the first day of competition with a total score of 55.700.
“This is my first Visa Championships where I’ve won,” Shape said. “It was great just to be up there (on the podium). I have a lot of people who support me and I want to thank everyone. For Saturday’s all-around, I’m looking forward to performing and having fun.”
Tickets are still available for the Visa Championships, the national championships for artistic, rhythmic and acrobatic gymnastics. Tickets may be purchased at the HP Pavilion Ticket Office; all Ticketmaster locations, charge by phone at (408) 998-TIXS; or online at www.ticketmaster.com. Artistic gymnastics will be held at HP Pavilion at San Jose, and rhythmic and acrobatic gymnastics are set for the San Jose McEnery Convention Center. The USA Gymnastics National Congress and Trade Show, held in conjunction with the Visa Championships, will also be at the San Jose McEnery Convention Center.
At HP Pavilion, the artistic gymnastics competition schedule for the Visa Championships is: Thursday, Aug. 16 – 7 p.m., senior women’s first day of competition; Friday, Aug. 17 – 7 p.m., senior men’s final day of competition; and Saturday, Aug. 18 – 1 p.m., junior women’s final day of competition, and 6 p.m., senior women’s final day of competition.
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2007 Visa Championships
San Jose McEnery Convention Center
San Jose, Calif.
Aug. 16, 2007
Rhythmic gymnastics
NOTE: Individual events are final results; the all-around is a qualification for the finals on Saturday, Aug. 18. The top 12 juniors and the top 12 seniors advance to the all-around finals.
Senior results
All-around
1. Lisa Wang, Buffalo Grove, Ill., 62.950
2. Rachel Marmer, Los Angeles, Calif., 61.300
3. Julie Zetlin, Bethesda, Md., 60.850
4. Ava Gehringer, Evanston, Ill., 56.900
5. Rebecca Wallenstein, St. Augustine, Fla., 54.225
6. Tamara Zverinskaya, Brooklyn, N.Y., 53.875
7. Sofya Roytburg, Brooklyn, N.Y., 52.600
8. Delaney Lonergan, Los Angeles, Calif., 52.225
9. Rachel Girma, Los Angeles, Calif., 51.300
10. JoAnna Arnold, Evanston, Ill., 50.850
11. Bianca LaRosa, Brooklyn, N.Y., 50.425
12. Tess Jay, Los Angeles, Calif., 47.400
12. Emily Barnett, Evanston, Ill., 47.400
14. Diane Simunek, Seattle, Wash., 47.150
15. Kathryn Vergeyle, Long Lake, Minn., 46.875
16. Thea Torgersen, Point Arena, Calif., 46.675
17. Elizabeth Abushevitz, Highland Park, Ill., 46.550
18. Anna Karpov, West Bloomfield, Mich., 45.675
19. Libby Schindler, Arlington, Wash., 44.875
20. Shelby Todd, Jacksonville, Fla., 44.800
21. Jaquelene Peysakhovich, Evanston, Ill., 43.200
22. Tracy Agyeman*, Corona, N.Y., 27.125
Hoop
1. Lisa Wang, Buffalo Grove, Ill., 16.625
2. Julie Zetlin, Bethesda, Md., 16.075
3. Rachel Marmer, Los Angeles, Calif., 15.575
4. Rebecca Wallenstein, St. Augustine, Fla., 14.950
5. Ava Gehringer, Evanston, Ill., 14.425
6. Tamara Zverinskaya, Brooklyn, N.Y., 13.925
7. Bianca LaRosa, Brooklyn, N.Y., 13.750
8. Sofya Roytburg, Brooklyn, N.Y., 13.625
9. Rachel Girma, Los Angeles, Calif., 13.500
9. JoAnna Arnold, Evanston, Ill., 13.500
11. Delaney Lonergan, Los Angeles, Calif., 13.425
11. Tracy Agyeman, Corona, N.Y., 13.425
13. Tess Jay, Los Angeles, Calif., 12.950
14. Emily Barnett, Evanston, Ill., 12.575
15. Thea Torgersen, Point Arena, Calif., 12.150
16. Anna Karpov, West Bloomfield, Mich., 12.125
16. Kathryn Vergeyle, Long Lake, Minn., 12.125
18. Diane Simunek, Seattle, Wash., 11.875
18. Elizabeth Abushevitz, Highland Park, Ill., 11.875
20. Libby Schindler, Arlington, Wash., 11.650
21. Shelby Todd, Jacksonville, Fla., 11.600
22. Jaquelene Peysakhovich, Evanston, Ill., 11.000
Rope
1. Rachel Marmer, Los Angeles, Calif., 15.625
2. Lisa Wang, Buffalo Grove, Ill., 15.050
3. Julie Zetlin, Bethesda, Md., 14.750
4. Ava Gehringer, Evanston, Ill., 14.325
5. Tracy Agyeman, Corona, N.Y., 13.700
6. Rebecca Wallenstein, St. Augustine, Fla., 13.625
7. Tamara Zverinskaya, Brooklyn, N.Y., 12.900
8. Delaney Lonergan, Los Angeles, Calif., 12.875
9. Bianca LaRosa, Brooklyn, N.Y., 12.850
10. Rachel Girma, Los Angeles, Calif., 12.725
10. Sofya Roytburg, Brooklyn, N.Y., 12.725
12. JoAnna Arnold, Evanston, Ill., 12.525
13. Shelby Todd, Jacksonville, Fla., 12.275
14. Elizabeth Abushevitz, Highland Park, Ill., 11.775
15. Diane Simunek, Seattle, Wash., 11.700
16. Libby Schindler, Arlington, Wash., 11.675
17. Kathryn Vergeyle, Long Lake, Minn., 11.500
18. Emily Barnett, Evanston, Ill., 11.300
19. Thea Torgersen, Point Arena, Calif., 11.225
20. Tess Jay, Los Angeles, Calif., 10.675
21. Jaquelene Peysakhovich, Evanston, Ill., 10.375
22. Anna Karpov, West Bloomfield, Mich., 9.875
Ribbon
1. Julie Zetlin, Bethesda, Md., 15.950
2. Lisa Wang, Buffalo Grove, Ill., 15.850
3. Rachel Marmer, Los Angeles, Calif., 14.900
4. Ava Gehringer, Evanston, Ill., 14.450
5. Tamara Zverinskaya, Brooklyn, N.Y., 13.650
6. Rebecca Wallenstein, St. Augustine, Fla., 13.050
7. Sofya Roytburg, Brooklyn, N.Y., 13.025
8. Delaney Lonergan, Los Angeles, Calif., 12.750
9. Rachel Girma, Los Angeles, Calif., 12.450
10. JoAnna Arnold, Evanston, Ill., 12.050
11. Tess Jay, Los Angeles, Calif., 11.900
12. Emily Barnett, Evanston, Ill., 11.800
13. Diane Simunek, Seattle, Wash., 11.750
14. Thea Torgersen, Point Arena, Calif., 11.625
15. Anna Karpov, West Bloomfield, Mich., 11.500
16. Kathryn Vergeyle, Long Lake, Minn., 11.375
17. Elizabeth Abushevitz, Highland Park, Ill., 11.175
18. Jaquelene Peysakhovich, Evanston, Ill., 11.075
19. Libby Schindler, Arlington, Wash., 10.700
20. Bianca LaRosa, Brooklyn, N.Y., 10.450
21. Shelby Todd, Jacksonville, Fla., 8.850
Tracy Agyeman, Corona, N.Y., withdrew due to injury
Clubs
1. Lisa Wang, Buffalo Grove, Ill., 15.425
2. Rachel Marmer, Los Angeles, Calif., 15.200
3. Julie Zetlin, Bethesda, Md., 14.075
4. Ava Gehringer, Evanston, Ill., 13.700
5. Tamara Zverinskaya, Brooklyn, N.Y., 13.400
6. Bianca LaRosa, Brooklyn, N.Y., 13.375
7. Sofya Roytburg, Brooklyn, N.Y., 13.225
8. Delaney Lonergan, Los Angeles, Calif., 13.175
9. JoAnna Arnold, Evanston, Ill., 12.775
10. Rachel Girma, Los Angeles, Calif., 12.625
11. Rebecca Wallenstein, St. Augustine, Fla., 12.600
12. Anna Karpov, West Bloomfield, Mich., 12.175
13. Shelby Todd, Jacksonville, Fla., 12.075
14. Tess Jay, Los Angeles, Calif., 11.875
14. Kathryn Vergeyle, Long Lake, Minn., 11.875
16. Diane Simunek, Seattle, Wash., 11.825
17. Emily Barnett, Evanston, Ill., 11.725
17. Elizabeth Abushevitz, Highland Park, Ill., 11.725
19. Thea Torgersen, Point Arena, Calif., 11.675
20. Libby Schindler, Arlington, Wash., 10.850
21. Jaquelene Peysakhovich, Evanston, Ill., 10.750
Tracy Agyeman, Corona, N.Y., withdrew due to injury
*did not compete in final two events (ribbon and clubs) due to injury
Junior rhythmic gymnastics results
All-around
1. Marlee Shape, Buffalo Grove, Ill., 55.700
2. Tyler Rosemond, Fresh Meadows, N.Y., 51.425
3. Savannah Reynolds, Van Nuys, Calif., 51.300
4. Viktoriya Syatkina, Brooklyn, N.Y., 50.825
5. Reba Daniels, Marina Del Ray, Calif., 50.475
6. Anastasia Torba, Orinda, Calif., 49.850
7. Michelle Milstein, Eagan, Minn., 49.025
8. Polina Kozitsky, Feasterville, Pa., 48.600
8. Gabriella Magid, Brooklyn, N.Y., 48.600
10. Sarah Kudishevich, Eden Prairie, Minn., 48.475
11. Katherine Scarnechia, Lancaster, Calif., 48.325
12. Nicole Chillingworth, Rolling Hills, Calif., 47.800
13. Diana Kim, Brooklyn, N.Y., 46.750
14. Shira Hefter, Highland Park, Ill, 46.700
15. Nina Galoustian, Wilmette, Ill., 46.375
16. Jessica Bogdanov, Brooklyn, N.Y., 46.350
17. Amanda Heinemann, San Rafael, Calif., 44.675
18. Natalie Gaghinjian, Glendale, Calif., 43.250
19. Sydney Sachs, Deerfield, Ill., 42.725
20. Michelle Morleon, Houston, Texas, 42.450
Exhibition. Jazzy Kerber, Highland Park, Ill, 47.325
Exhibition. Sharon Dassouli, Northbrook, Ill., 46.625
Hoop
1. Marlee Shape, Buffalo Grove, Ill., 14.850
2. Savannah Reynolds, Van Nuys, Calif., 13.500
2. Polina Kozitsky, Feasterville, Pa., 13.500
4. Tyler Rosemond, Fresh Meadows, N.Y., 13.225
5. Reba Daniels, Marina Del Ray, Calif., 13.075
6. Sarah Kudishevich, Eden Prairie, Minn., 12.775
7. Diana Kim, Brooklyn, N.Y., 12.725
8. Gabriella Magid, Brooklyn, N.Y., 12.650
9. Katherine Scarnechia, Lancaster, Calif., 12.575
10. Viktoriya Syatkina, Brooklyn, N.Y., 12.350
11. Michelle Milstein, Eagan, Minn., 12.175
12. Shira Hefter, Highland Park, Ill, 12.100
12. Nicole Chillingworth, Rolling Hills, Calif., 12.100
14. Anastasia Torba, Orinda, Calif., 12.025
15. Nina Galoustian, Wilmette, Ill., 11.900
16. Natalie Gaghinjian, Glendale, Calif., 11.675
17. Amanda Heinemann, San Rafael, Calif., 11.625
18. Jessica Bogdanov, Brooklyn, N.Y., 11.600
19. Michelle Morleon, Houston, Texas, 11.500
20. Sydney Sachs, Deerfield, Ill., 10.625
Exhibition. Jazzy Kerber, Highland Park, Ill, 12.325
Exhibition. Sharon Dassouli, Northbrook, Ill., 12.225
Rope
1. Anastasia Torba, Orinda, Calif., 13.375
2. Marlee Shape, Buffalo Grove, Ill., 13.075
3. Polina Kozitsky, Feasterville, Pa., 12.625
5. Viktoriya Syatkina, Brooklyn, N.Y., 12.375
4. Reba Daniels, Marina Del Ray, Calif., 12.325
6. Tyler Rosemond, Fresh Meadows, N.Y., 12.200
7. Katherine Scarnechia, Lancaster, Calif., 12.125
8. Gabriella Magid, Brooklyn, N.Y., 12.075
9. Savannah Reynolds, Van Nuys, Calif., 12.025
10. Michelle Milstein, Eagan, Minn., 11.700
11. Shira Hefter, Highland Park, Ill, 11.450
12. Diana Kim, Brooklyn, N.Y., 11.300
13. Nicole Chillingworth, Rolling Hills, Calif., 11.200
14. Jessica Bogdanov, Brooklyn, N.Y., 11.175
15. Sarah Kudishevich, Eden Prairie, Minn., 11.025
16. Natalie Gaghinjian, Glendale, Calif., 10.675
17. Nina Galoustian, Wilmette, Ill., 10.600
18. Amanda Heinemann, San Rafael, Calif., 10.425
19. Sydney Sachs, Deerfield, Ill., 9.450
20. Michelle Morleon, Houston, Texas, 9.250
Exhibition. Sharon Dassouli, Northbrook, Ill., 11.375
Exhibition. Jazzy Kerber, Highland Park, Ill, 11.100
Ribbon
1. Marlee Shape, Buffalo Grove, Ill., 14.750
2. Tyler Rosemond, Fresh Meadows, N.Y., 13.350
3. Gabriella Magid, Brooklyn, N.Y., 12.825
4. Viktoriya Syatkina, Brooklyn, N.Y., 12.475
5. Sarah Kudishevich, Eden Prairie, Minn., 12.400
6. Reba Daniels, Marina Del Ray, Calif., 12.350
7. Savannah Reynolds, Van Nuys, Calif., 12.175
8. Michelle Milstein, Eagan, Minn., 12.000
9. Nicole Chillingworth, Rolling Hills, Calif., 11.950
10. Anastasia Torba, Orinda, Calif., 11.900
11. Katherine Scarnechia, Lancaster, Calif., 11.875
12. Nina Galoustian, Wilmette, Ill., 11.825
13. Jessica Bogdanov, Brooklyn, N.Y., 11.800
14. Shira Hefter, Highland Park, Ill, 11.575
15. Polina Kozitsky, Feasterville, Pa., 11.550
16. Amanda Heinemann, San Rafael, Calif., 11.225
17. Diana Kim, Brooklyn, N.Y., 11.150
18. Michelle Morleon, Houston, Texas, 10.875
19. Sydney Sachs, Deerfield, Ill., 10.250
20. Natalie Gaghinjian, Glendale, Calif., 9.975
Exhibition. Sharon Dassouli, Northbrook, Ill., 11.725
Exhibition. Jazzy Kerber, Highland Park, Ill, 11.650
Ball
1. Viktoriya Syatkina, Brooklyn, N.Y., 13.625
2. Savannah Reynolds, Van Nuys, Calif., 13.600
3. Michelle Milstein, Eagan, Minn., 13.150
4. Marlee Shape, Buffalo Grove, Ill., 13.025
5. Reba Daniels, Marina Del Ray, Calif., 12.725
6. Tyler Rosemond, Fresh Meadows, N.Y., 12.650
7. Nicole Chillingworth, Rolling Hills, Calif., 12.550
7. Anastasia Torba, Orinda, Calif., 12.550
9. Sydney Sachs, Deerfield, Ill., 12.400
10. Sarah Kudishevich, Eden Prairie, Minn., 12.275
11. Nina Galoustian, Wilmette, Ill., 12.050
12. Jessica Bogdanov, Brooklyn, N.Y., 11.775
13. Katherine Scarnechia, Lancaster, Calif., 11.750
14. Diana Kim, Brooklyn, N.Y., 11.575
14. Shira Hefter, Highland Park, Ill, 11.575
16. Amanda Heinemann, San Rafael, Calif., 11.400
17. Gabriella Magid, Brooklyn, N.Y., 11.050
18. Natalie Gaghinjian, Glendale, Calif., 10.925
18. Polina Kozitsky, Feasterville, Pa., 10.925
20. Michelle Morleon, Houston, Texas, 10.825
Exhibition. Jazzy Kerber, Highland Park, Ill, 12.250
Exhibition. Sharon Dassouli, Northbrook, Ill., 11.300
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