NOTEBOOK: MEMMEL AIMS FOR MORE.Byline: Ramona Shelburne Ramona Shelburne is an American sports journalist currently writing for the Los Angeles Daily News. Shelburne was born and raised in Los Angeles, California. She attended El Camino Real High School in Woodland Hills, California where she was a class valedictorian. Staff Writer ANAHEIM - A week ago, Chellsie Memmel Chellsie Marie Memmel (born June 23, 1988 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin) is a U.S. gymnast. She started gymnastics as a young child because her parents were both gymnastics coaches and she grew up playing in the gym. She began competing as an elite in 2000. was a little-known alternate on the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. women's gymnastics team. Now she's got Wisconsin fans wearing cheeseheads with her name on it. Memmel had the highest individual score to lead the U.S. to its first world championship in Wednesday night's women's team final, and she had the second-highest individual score in qualifying. If she medals in tonight's women's all-around final, her name will be on a lot more than a couple of foam bricks of cheddar. ``I went with her to a meet in Brazil last year and she's improved so much since then,'' 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. president Bob Colarossi said. ``I really believe that our new Athlete Development Pipeline is a big factor in that because the athletes are constantly getting feedback from our instructors.'' The women's all-around final begins tonight. Memmel qualified second behind Spain's Elena Gomez and is one spot ahead of defending world all-around champion Svetlana Khorkina Svetlana Vasilievna Khorkina (Russian: Светлана Васильевна Хоркина of Russia. --Honor thy father? Japanese gymnast Naoya Tsukahara is the son of five-time Olympic gold-medalist Mitsuo Tsukahara Mitsuo Tsukahara (塚原 光男 Tsukahara Mitsuo, born December 22 1947) is a Japanese gymnast and Olympic Gold Medalist. Tsukahara is well known for having invented a Vaulting technique called the "Tsukahara vault". . But even with his father in attendance at the Pond, the younger Tsukahara did not perform the vault named after his famous dad. A gymnastics skill is named after the first gymnast to perform it in competition. In a `Tsukahara'' vault, the gymnast jumps off the springboard and does a twist before pushing off the horse backward. --U.S. grand tour: USA Gymnastics announced a nine-city tour this fall featuring members of the American men and women's world-championship teams. Ramona Shelburne, (818) 713-3617 ramona.shelburne(at)dailynews.com |
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