awesome athletes

American Cheerleader;  April 1, 2006 ;   Giffen, Maria;   475 words ......Hometown: Seneca, MO Years cheered: 13 Positions...full-down Top tumbling pass: round-off followed...Danville, KY Years cheered: 14 Positions...and tumbler Top tumbling pass: full twisting...Columbus, GA Years cheered: 3 Positions...double-down Top ...

STARS on the rise

American Cheerleader;  June 1, 2007 ;   Freisen, Marie;   497 words ......Hometown: Wavne, NJ Years Cheered: 13 Position...Basket Tosses Top Tumbling Pass: Round-off back...Hometown: Amory, MS Years Cheered: 8 Positions...dawn, TicToes Top Tumbling Pass: Round off back...Palmdale, CA Years Cheered: 8 Positions...double downs Top ...

Spirit ROCKSTARS

American Cheerleader;  April 1, 2007 ;   Freisen, Marie;   474 words ......Hometown: Albany, OR Years Cheered: 3 Positions...double down Top tumbling pass: Round-off back...Hometown: Douglas, GA Years Cheered: 4 Positions...Stretch, Rewinds Top Tumbling Pass: Punch front...Ocean Springs, MS Years Cheered: 7 Positions...full down ...

the secret of my success

American Cheerleader;  April 1, 2006 ;   Anonymous;   787 words ......WHEN I'M ASKED TO PERFORM A STUNT OR TUMBLING PASS I DONT KNOW HOW TO DO, I: ask for help...IF I DROP A STUNT OR FALL OUT OF A TUMBLING PASS, I: always do it again. Don't get frustrated...WHEN I'M ASKED TO PERFORM A STUNT/TUMBLING PASS I DON'T KNOW HOW TO DO, I: say, "Well...

15 spills mar finals of men's gymnastics // Roethlisberger takes first...

Chicago Sun-Times;  June 30, 1996 ;     637 words ......out of bounds on his first tumbling pass in the floor exercise for a...He also skidded on an aerial tumbling pass and took a big hop on his dismount...put too much into his last tumbling pass on the floor exercise, pitched...

BRUISED, BATTERED BUT ON THE TEAM : ROETHLISBERGER TAKES FIRST PLACE TO...

Daily News (Los Angeles, CA);  June 30, 1996 ;     760 words ......stepped out of bounds on his first tumbling pass in the floor exercise, good for a .10 deduction. He also skidded on an aerial tumbling pass, and took a big hop on his dismount...mistakes, put too much into his last tumbling pass on the floor exercise, pitched forward...

Tiny slip costs Dominique Dawes her dream of gold medal.(Originated from...

Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service;  July 25, 1996 ;   Kaufman, Michelle;   321 words ......medal. Dominique Dawes lost her footing after a spectacular tumbling pass on her floor exercise Thursday evening, scored a 9.0 and...uneven bars (9.812). She got amazing height on the first tumbling pass of her floor routine, and it appeared as if America might...

'Riffy' happy to upgrade tumbling pass

Deseret News (Salt Lake City);  April 15, 2006 ;   Linda Hamilton Deseret Morning News;   601 words ......regional floor judge had noticed a technical lapse in her middle tumbling pass, graded her down and made other judges do the same. Coach...the Utes learned that what they had thought was a unique tumbling pass didn't meet the code. "Your two- somersault pass, there has...

No. 2 Ute gymnasts outscore No. 3 UCLA in L.A.

Deseret News (Salt Lake City);  January 8, 2006 ;   Linda Hamilton Deseret Morning News;   512 words ......LA's Kate Richardson won the all-around despite an odd second tumbling pass with just one skill, scoring 9.475 in the event but 39.275...took third at 38.625, which included a fall on her final tumbling pass when she made what Marsden called "a freshman mistake." She...

Kupets, Patterson finish tied for title.(SPORTS)

The Washington Times;  June 6, 2004 ;     650 words ......turning into disaster. On her third tumbling pass, she came up a little short but managed...hang on to the landing. On her fourth tumbling pass, she had a little too much power but...tenth of a point. Patterson stuck every tumbling pass on floor exercise as if she had glue...

ROANOKE TUMBLER CELEBRATES STRONG SHOWING IN WORLD CUP

Roanoke Times & World News;  April 5, 2007 ;   Jim Reedy jim.reedy@roanoke.com 981-3370;   446 words ......as she came out of the first double backflip in her first tumbling pass at her first World Cup competition. In the stands, Craig...of the power she had lost by hesitating. She completed the tumbling pass, and though her score wasn't great, it helped her qualify...

Tears Replace Golden Hopes; Gymnastics All-Around Slips Away From Dawes

The Washington Post;  July 26, 1996 ;   Jennifer Frey;   787 words ......hands, trying to catch her balance, her tumbling pass ruined and her medal hopes dashed...attended Games. But after a flawless first tumbling pass, Dawes slipped and stepped out of bounds...stepped out of bounds on her final tumbling pass. As she left the floor, she waved valiantly...

Tide gymnasts breeze to season-opening win

University Wire;  January 14, 2008 ;   Caroline Gwaltney;   564 words ......with Morgan Dennis stepping out of bounds on a floor routine tumbling pass, the No. 6 Crimson Tide made its debut without any major...short-hopping and turning her foot sideways at the end of her second tumbling pass. "I knew I was getting close to the corner," she said. "I...

American men fall as China rises.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)

Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service;  September 18, 2000 ;   Kaufman, Michelle;   787 words ......gymnast Sean Townsend stepped out of bounds on his opening tumbling pass. Then, Morgan Hamm slipped. Then, Wilson, the renegade with...tattoos and thick pile of newspaper clippings, stepped out on a tumbling pass. When Steve McCain stepped out a second time during his routine...

Belarus, Russia hit with key injuries

AP Worldstream;  August 17, 2003 ;   NANCY ARMOUR, AP Sports Writer;   646 words ......medal hopes in question. Evgeni Krylov fell on his opening tumbling pass on the floor, Russia' s first event. Krylov couldn't put...same thing happen. Dmitri Kasparovich was doing his final tumbling pass when his left foot _ already heavily taped _ appeared to...