Dominique Moceanu Blocked from Competing at U.S. National Championships.ST. PAUL St. Paul as a missionary he fearlessly confronts the “perils of waters, of robbers, in the city, in the wilderness.” [N.T.: II Cor. 11:26] See : Bravery , Minn. -- Olympic gold Olympic Gold is the official video game of the XXV Olympic Summer Games, hosted by Barcelona, Spain in 1992. It was released for the Sega consoles, Mega Drive/Genesis and Master System, and Sega's handheld, Game Gear. medal winning gymnast Dominique Moceanu Dominique Helena Moceanu (born September 30, 1981 in Hollywood, California) is an American gymnast of Romanian descent who was a member of the Olympic Gold medal winning 1996 U.S. Women's Gymnastics team in Atlanta (the "Magnificent 7"). will be present at the USA Gymnastics United States of America Gymnastics (USA Gymnastics) or USAG is the national governing body for gymnastics in the United States. The mission of USA Gymnastics is to encourage participation and the pursuit of excellence in all aspects of gymnastics. national championships in St. Paul this week, but she won't be competing, despite an appeal to USAG USAG United States Army Garrison USAG United States of America Gymnastics USAG Unix Support Advisory Group to permit her to do so. Moceanu will be on hand with her former Olympic teammates to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Magnificent Seven's triumph in Atlanta. After bouncing back from surgery for Achilles tendonosis, participation at this year's Team USA
Team USA (also known as Team NWA or Team TNA) is a wrestling faction brought together as part of Total Nonstop Action Wrestling's X-Cup Tournaments, which Training Camp, and a crowd-pleasing performance at U.S. Classic last month, Moceanu had hoped to be given an opportunity to compete at Nationals this week, but lost her appeal to USA Gymnastic's grievance panel last Thursday in a 2-1 vote and will not be allowed to participate. "The bottom line is that I simply wanted to be given a chance to compete," said Moceanu. "My coach Michael Canales and I had been notified that two specific criteria needed to be achieved to enable me to compete at Nationals - to attend a National Team Training Camp and to compete at the U.S. Classic meet on at least one event. I completed both of these criteria." Moceanu contends that despite complying with the requirements provided, she was nonetheless denied the right to compete at Nationals by the panel. "I was not seeking any special favors," she added. "I just requested what I believe I rightfully earned - a chance to compete fairly at Nationals. It's disappointing, but I am grateful to all of my fans and friends who have supported me with words of encouragement. I'm feeling strong and doing really well. I'll be back." Future public appearances for Moceanu include her participation in the Hilton Gymnastics/Ice Skating Show taping on October 28th in Portland for later national broadcast by NBC NBC in full National Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. commercial broadcasting company. It was formed in 1926 by RCA Corp., General Electric Co. (GE), and Westinghouse and was the first U.S. company to operate a broadcast network. . Moceanu said that despite her being blocked from competition at Nationals, she is looking forward to reuniting with her "Mag 7" teammates from the '96 Games when they are celebrated at the event this weekend. An audio recording of Moceanu's and Canales' actual verbal presentations before the USAG Grievance Committee is available as an MP3 file on Moceanu's website, www.dominique-moceanu.com To receive more information or arrange an interview with Dominique Moceanu, please contact Paul Williams, MediaLine Communications, at 310-937-2009, or via medialine2@aol.com. |
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