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U.S. Women’s Team move into first in prelims after Subdivision 5 at 2006 World Championships

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Chellsie Memmel leads the All Around Competition adter the first day’s Qualifications in Denmark as Team USA also lead the Womens Team competition. Photo copyright of Etsuko Ikeda.

AARHUS, Denmark, Oct. 16, 2006 – The U.S. Women’s Team moved into first place in the team competition preliminaries with its total score of 243.325 at the 2006 World Championships in Aarhus, Denmark. 2005 all-around world champion Chellsie Memmel of West Allis, Wis., has taken the lead in the all-around with a total of 61.350, with Jana Bieger of Coconut Creek, Fla., in third with 60.625. The U.S. Team competed in the fifth of 10 subdivisions, and the women’s preliminary rounds conclude on Oct. 17, when the final rankings of athletes and countries for advancement to the finals will be determined.

The USA’s 243.325 is considerably higher than second-place Australia with 231.700 and third-place Brazil with 230.475. Italy’s Vanessa Ferrari is second in the all-around with 61.100. The top eight countries after the prelims advance to the team finals. For the all-around, the top 24 gymnasts (maximum of two per country) in the prelims advance to the finals. For individual event finals, the top eight from the preliminary rounds (maximum of two per country) advance to the finals. The women’s prelims wrap up on Oct. 17, with the women’s team finals on Oct. 18 and the women’s all-around finals on Oct. 19.

“The U.S. Team had a strong performance throughout, and our expectations for the finals are very optimistic,” said Martha Karolyi, the women’s national team coordinator.

Each of the team members contributed to the team’s total score. The format for the team competitions is: preliminaries, five gymnasts on each apparatus and top four scores count; and finals, three gymnasts compete and all three scores count.

Memmel posted a 15.825 on the uneven bars, a 15.225 on the balance beam and a 15.350 on the floor exercise, which were among the highest scores posted thus far for each event, and a 14.950 on vault. Bieger was solid on all four events, scoring a 14.750 on vault, 15.500 on bars, 15.125 on beam and 15.250 on floor.

Two of Ashley Priess' scores, her 14.675 on vault and 15.450 on bars, counted for the team total, and she also scored well in the other two, with a 14.250 on beam and a 14.700 on floor. Natasha Kelley’s 14.450 on beam and 14.975 on floor counted toward the team’s total; she also scored a 14.600 on vault and a 14.950 on bars.

 

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2005 vault bronze-medalist Sacramone’s 15.550 in the vault is the highest so far in the event. For consideration for individual event finals, she did two vaults for an average 15.300. Sacramone, the 2005 floor exercise world champion, also did well on beam, posting a 15.175, and earned a 14.875 on floor. Nastia Liukin, the defending uneven bars world champion, earned the highest bars score thus far with a 16.200. She is only competing in one event because she is recovering from an ankle injury.

 

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Nastia Liukin competed on A Bars only after injuring her ankle before the World Championships. Nastia posted a score of 16.20 to lead on this apparatus, and seize her only opportunity to earn a World Individual Title this weekend. 

Due to the two-athlete-per country rule, neither Priess nor Kelley will be eligible to advance to the all-around finals, despite currently being ranked fifth and seventh, respectively, at this point of the competition.

 

The 2006 World Championships features men’s and women’s competition in the team, all-around and individual apparatus (men—floor exercise, pommel horse, still rings, vault, parallel bars and horizontal bar; women – vault, uneven bars, balance beam and floor exercise). The men’s team finals are Oct. 17 and the all-around is on Oct. 19. The individual event finals for both men and women are Oct. 20-21.

For the USA, Guillermo Alvarez of Denver and Alexander Artemev of Morrison, Colo., both qualified for the men’s all-around finals on Oct. 19 , and Artemev also qualified for the individual event finals for pommel horse, scheduled for Oct. 20

U.S. Women’s Team scores in the preliminary round of the 2006 World Championships

NOTE: The top four of five scores counted toward the team total.

 

Vault

Uneven Bars

Balance Beam

Floor exercise

Total

Chellsie Memmel

14.950

15.825

15.225

15.350

61.350

Jana Bieger

14.750

15.500

15.125

15.250

60.625

Ashley Priess

14.675

15.450

14.250

14.700

59.050

Natasha Kelley

14.600

14.950

14.450

14.975

58.975

Alicia Sacramone

15.500

 

15.175

14.875

45.600

Nastia Liukin

 

16.200

 

 

16.200

 

 

 

 

 

 

Team score

 

 

 

 

 

Rotation

1

2

3

4

Total

 

59.925

62.975

59.975

60.450

243.325

Full TV details for World Artistic Championships 2006!

BBC TV and Eurosport schedules now here!

Worlds to be shown in LIVE Web Casts in USA!

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British Champion Beth Tweddle hoping for Gold at Worlds.

Don’t miss any of the fantastic action from the World Championships LIVE in our exclusive TV guide for Great Britain and the USA as new World Team Champions plus new Individual and All Around World Champions are crowned!

BBC and Satellite UK Coverage of World Artistic Championships - All times are GMT

Tuesday 17th October - LIVE Mens Team Finals Eurosport 6pm - 8pm

Wednesday 18th October LIVE Womens Team Finals - BBC Interactive on Sky and Digital TV ( red button) 6 - 8.30pm & Eurosport from 6.45 - 8.00pm

Thursday 19th October - Delayed coverage Womens Team Finals BBC2 2.15 - 3.15pm

Thursday 19th October - LIVE Mens All Around Finals BBC Interactive 2.30 - 5.00pm & Eurosport 2.45 - 5.00pm

Thursday 19th October - LIVE Womens All Around Finals BBC Interactive 6.30 - 9.00pm

Friday 20th October - Delayed coverage Men & Womens All Around BBC2 2.15 - 3.15pm

Friday 20th October - LIVE Individual Apparatus Finals Mens Floor, Pommel & Rings Finals, Womens vault and uneven Bars BBC Interactive 6.00 - 8.30pm & Eurosport 6.00 - 8.45pm

Saturday 21st October - LIVE Individual Apparatus Finals Mens Vault, P-Bars and Bar, Womens balance beam and Floor Finals BBC Interactive 1.30 - 4.00pm

Sunday 22nd October - Delayed coverage BBC2 Sunday Grandstand 1.05 - 2.40pm Individual Apparatus Finals 

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Chellsie on her way to the All Around Title in Melbourne. Photo copyright of Etsuko Ikeda.

 

USA Web Casts of World Artistic Championships LIVE on WCSN!

SANTA MONICA, Calif. - October 11, 2006 - World Championship Sports Network (WCSN) announced today that the company will exclusively present live and on-demand coverage of the 2006 Federation Internationale de Gymnastique (FIG) Artistic World Championships from Aarhus, Denmark, Oct. 17-21. Gymnastics fans will be able to watch unprecedented coverage on WCSN.com with exclusive commentary provided by two-time Olympic champion Bart Conner.

"The World Championships marks the best gymnastics has to offer in competition at the international level," said Conner. "It is my great pleasure to be part of the WCSN team to elevate the visibility of this under-served sport that is practiced and followed by many internationally."

More than 1,400 gymnasts from more than 70 countries will compete for medals in 14 events. "We're thrilled to partner with FIG to bring exclusive coverage to such an important and prestigious gymnastics event," said Claude Ruibal, chairman and CEO of WCSN. "We take pride in being a convenient, one-stop destination for delivering international and Olympic sports coverage to our fans."

Featured in the women's competition will be team gymnastics and the all-around, as well as individual competitions on the vault, uneven bars, balance beam and floor. The men's events include the same team and all-around competitions, as well as individual events on floor, pommel horse, still rings, vault, parallel bars and horizontal bar.

"WCSN's webcast of the World Championships will allow fans to follow U.S. athletes and others from around the world vie for a world title," said Steve Penny, president of USA Gymnastics. "Fans can either watch it live or view the archived footage at their leisure. This is a great opportunity for fans to witness the world's best gymnasts going head-to-head and to cheer on the U.S. Team."

Team USA's women are poised to bring home top honors, and are currently are ranked first in the world. At the 2005 World Championships, the team turned in the most dominant performance by a country since 1987, winning nine total medals--four gold, four silver and one bronze. The team hopes to recapture last year's achievement with another strong squad led by 2005 world champions Chellsie Memmel, Nastia Liukin and Alicia Sacramone. Also on the U.S. women's team are 2005 World Team members Jana Bieger, Jacquelyn Johnson, Natasha Kelley and Ashley Priess.

The U.S. men's team also hopes to make an impact on the world stage with a promising lineup led by Alexander Artemev, the 2006 U.S. all-around champion, and Jonathan Horton, the 2006 NCAA all-around and Tyson American Cup champion. Also on the men's squad are Guillermo Alvarez, David Sender, Clay Strother, Kevin Tan and alternate David Durante.

The coverage will be available to viewers in the USA only on WCSN.com and costs just $4.95 a month which includes instant access to world class sports and championship events including, gymnastics, skiing, cycling, track and field, volleyball and more.

The live event schedule is as follows:

All times are Eastern.

Oct. 17

1-4:05 p.m. Men’s team finals

Oct. 18

1-3:15 p.m. Women’s team finals

Oct. 19

9:30 a.m.-3:35 p.m. Men’s and women’s all-around finals

Oct. 20

1-4:15 p.m. Individual event finals (Men—floor exercise, pommel horse and still rings; women--vault and uneven bars)

Oct. 21

8:30-11:45 a.m. Individual event finals (Men—vault, parallel bars and horizontal bar; women—balance beam and floor exercise)

For a comprehensive list of events and schedules, please visit WCSN.com

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USA Womens Team named for Qualifying Rounds

Chellsie, Jana, Alicia and Natasha to compete in all 4 events, Nastia to compete on Bars to protect injury.

USA Gymnastics has submitted its line-up for the women's competition at the 2006 World Championships in Aarhus, Denmark. The U.S. women compete in the preliminaries in subdivision 5 on Oct. 16; the women's preliminaries conclude on Oct. 17, when the athletes and countries advancing to the final rounds will be determined.

Four U.S. women will compete in all four events: 2005 all-around world champion Chellsie Memmel of West Allis, Wis.; Jana Bieger of Coconut Creek, Fla.; Natasha Kelley of Houston; and Ashley Priess of Hamilton, Ohio. 2005 floor exercise world champion Alicia Sacramone of Winchester, Mass., will compete in the vault, balance beam and floor exercise. 2005 balance beam and uneven bars world champion Nastia Liukin of Parker, Texas, will compete in the uneven bars. Jacquelyn Johnson of West Chester, Ohio, is the team alternate.

The 2006 World Championships features men's and women's competition in the team, all-around and individual apparatus (men-floor exercise, pommel horse, still rings, vault, parallel bars and horizontal bar; women - vault, uneven bars, balance beam and floor exercise). The format for the team competitions is: preliminaries, five gymnasts on each apparatus and top four scores count; and finals, three gymnasts compete and all three scores count. The top eight countries after the prelims advance to the team finals.

 For the all-around, the top 24 gymnasts (maximum of two per country) in the prelims advance to the finals. For individual event finals, the top eight from the preliminary rounds (maximum of two per country) advance to the finals.

The women's prelims wrap up on Oct. 17, with the women's team finals on Oct. 18 and the women's all-around finals on Oct. 19. The men advancing to the final rounds will be determined at the conclusion of men's prelims on Oct. 15. The men's team finals are Oct. 17 and the all-around is on Oct. 19. The individual event finals for both men and women are Oct. 20-21.

Nastia Liukin sprains her ankle but will still compete at Worlds on Bars only!

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Nastia winning the World Title on Beam in the 2005 World Championships. Photo copyright of Etsuko Ikeda. 

Nastia Liukin sprained her right ankle in training on Sunday and it apears she will now be able to compete on Bars only at the World Championships. Nastia is having extensive phisiotherapy after injuring her ankle when she was practising her tumbling just 10 days before Worlds.

Liukin won two gold medals (uneven bars and balance beam) and finished second to teammate Chellsie Memmel for the all-around title at the 2005 World Championships in Melbourne, Australia.

Although this will be seen asUS National Team Co-ordinator Marta Karolyi said "We expect her to be part of the team at least on one event, which is very important for the team result...we still have 10 days and we will decide on the events for participation."

"Day by day, it has been getting better," Liukin said. "I'm really excited that I'm still going to be able to travel with the team. I'm really confident that I'm going to able to help out the team in the team finals. As of right now, we're still not sure how many events I'm going to be competing, we're just taking it day by day. I was a little bit disappointed thinking that I just injured my leg, but I'm still here on the team...I'm trying to do the best thing that I can to help out the team and try to achieve our top goals."

Liukin is likely to compete on bars because the only pressure on the ankle in that event would come on the landing. She hasn't tested a landing since injuring the ankle, but feels confident that she can still compete with constant treatment before the competition.

 

USA Gymnastics names U.S. Women’s Team for 2006 World Championships

The 2005 world champions Chellsie Memmel of West Allis, Wis., Nastia Liukin of Parker, Texas, and Alicia Sacramone of Winchester, Mass., and fellow 2005 teammate Jana Bieger of Coconut Creek, Fla are among the women named to the U.S. Women’s Team for the 2006 World Championships, Oct. 14-21, in Aarhus, Denmark.

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Chellsie Memmel from the USA wins the All Around World Championships Title in Melbourne 2005. Photo copyright of Etsuko Ikeda.

The members of the U.S. Team are: Bieger, Coconut Creek, Fla./Boca Twisters; Jacquelyn Johnson, West Chester, Ohio/Cincinnati Gymnastics; Natasha Kelley, Katy, Texas/Stars Houston; Liukin, Parker, Texas/WOGA; Memmel, West Allis, Wis./M&M; Ashley Priess, Hamilton, Ohio/Cincinnati Gymnastics; and Sacramone, Winchester, Mass./Brestyan’s.

Held at NRGi Arena, this year’s World Championships features team, all-around and individual event competition. Qualification rounds are Oct. 14-15 for the men and Oct. 16-17 for the women. In the preliminary rounds, the U.S. men compete on Oct. 14 and the women on Oct. 16. The men’s team final is Oct. 17, with the women’s team champions determined on Oct. 18. Both all-around finals are on Oct. 19, with the individual events divided over Oct. 20-21.

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