Ukraine has to many hurt gymnasts to medal. Australia has the home crowd. China is to inconsistent. Spain looks Awsome but other seem stronger. USA: Should of brought Shannon Miller and Vanessa Atler
AA
1st-Simona Amanar
2nd-Andrea Raducan
3rd-Viktoria Karpenko
4th-Elena Zamolodchikova
5th-Maria Olaru
6th-Elena Prudonova
7th-Svetlana Khorkina
8th-Sarah Moro
9th-Allana Slater
10th-Dong Fangxiao
11th-Elise Ray
12th-Ester Moya
13th-Ling Jie
14th-Amy Chow
15th-Olga Roschupkina
16th-Kristin Maloney
17th-Oksana Chusovitna
18th-Adriana Crisci
19th-Lisa Mason
20th-Kate Richardson
21st-Elvire Teza
22nd-Lisa Skinner
23rd-Jana Komrskova
24th-Monica Bergamelli
25th-Martina Bremini
26th-Annika Reeder
27th-Aloyna Polovkova
28th-Julie Beaulieu
29th-Emma Williams
30th-Daniele Hypolito
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VT
1st-Simona Amanar
2nd-Ekaterina Lobaznyuk
3rd-Andrea Raducan
OTHER FINALISTS-Denisse Lopez, Laura Martinez, Esther Moya
UB
1st-Svetlana Khorkina
2nd-Ling jie
3rd-Vyktoria Karpenko
Other Finalists- Olga Roschupkina, Yang Yun
BB
1st-Ling Jie
2nd-Andrea Raducan
3rd- Maria Olaru
Other Finalists- Claudia Presacn, Svetlana Khorkina, Kristin Maloney,
FL
1st-Andrea Raducan
2nd-Elena Produnova
3rd- Simona Amanar
Other Finalists-Kristin Maloney, Melinda Cleland, Dong Fangxiao, Viktoria Karpenko, Elena Zamolodchikova
World Gymnastics would like to present my top performance awards of 1999
Best Gymnast- Maria Olaru (All Around 1999 world's)
Best Vault Performance-Elena Prudonova( for the guts she has for doing the double front)
Best Uneven Bar performance -Ling Jie (1999 Goodwill Games- Mixed Teams)
Best Beam Performance-Ling Jie (1999 Worlds)
Best Floor Performer- Andrea Raducan (1999 Worlds)
Best Win- Jennie Thompson 1999 American Cup Favorite Gymnast of 1999- Ling Jie Best Up and Comer- Andrea RaducanWait till Next Year- Simona AmanarBiggest Rip Off- Ling Jie (1999 Uneven Bars Finals)
Most Overated- Svetlana Khorkina( And I like Svetlana)
1999 U.S.A. Gymnast's Awards
Best Vault Performance- Jennie Thompson- Double Yurchenko's Best Uneven Bar Performance- Jeanette Antolin (1999 World Trials)
Best Beam Performance- Jennie Thompson (1999 American Cup)
Best Floor Performance- Elise Ray(1999 Worlds or Nationals)
Best Performance of 1999- Jennie Thompson (1999 American Cup) Elise Ray(1999 Worlds)
Best Gymnast of 1999- Elise RayMost Overated- Vanessa AtlerBest Finally got some credit- Elise RayBest Up and Comer- Morgan White (She will only get better with age)
2000 Predictions
I will update these by August 00
U.S.A. Olympic Team- Kristen Maloney, Jennie Thompson, Sierra Sapunar, Elise Ray, Vanessa Atler and Alyssa Beckerman(Subject to change depending on Dominique Moceanu, Jaycie Phelps and Amy Chow)
2000 National All Around Champion- Elise RayVault Champion- Vanessa AtlerUneven Bars Champion- Elise RayBalence Beam Champion- Kristen MaloneyFloor Champion- Elise Ray
2000 Olympic Champions
All Around 1st- Andrea RaducanAll Around 2nd- Simona AmanarAll Around 3rd- Viktoria KarpenkoVault- Simona AmanarUneven Bars- Ling Jie Balence Beam- Andrea RaducanFloor-Corina Ungeranu(If the World was fair maybe)
Dec 11th 1999