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1 Who was the first U.S. woman to win a gold medal at the World Championships?
Answer: Marcia Frederick

Cathy Rigby was the first U.S. gymnast to win a gymnastics medal in 1970 at the World Championships, a silver on balance beam. It wasn't until 1978 that Marcia Frederick won the first gold medal for the U.S. at the World Championships with a near flawless performance on the uneven bars. Despite all her Olympic success in 1984, Mary Lou Retton never competed at a World Championship.
  From Quiz: U.S. Female Gymnasts
2 Which team member sat out bars during the team competition?
Answer: Amanda Borden

Amanda sat out of bars and vault during the team competition. Only six athletes from each team could compete on each apparatus. Amanda was never a standout on bars or vault, so the team decided that she would sit out.
    Your options: [ Kerri Strug ] [ Amy Chow ] [ Amanda Borden ] [ Jaycie Phelps ]
  From Quiz: 1996 Women's Gymnastics
3 In the year 2004, Carly Patterson became the second woman to ever win Olympic Gold in the All-Around. Who was the first?
Answer: Mary Lou Retton

Shannon Miller won the silver medal at the 1992 Olympics. Phoebe Mills and Julianne McNamara were national champions but did not win the Olympic All-Around gold.
  From Quiz: Olympic Gymnastics: American Style
4 Who won the 1992 National title?
Answer: Kim Zmeskal

It was Kim's third consecutive win. Shannon was actually in first place after the compulsories, but she pulled out because she had recently had surgery on her elbow. In the end, Kim won.
  From Quiz: U.S. National Gymnastic Champions
5 How many gold medals did Carly win in the 2004 Olympic games?
Answer: 1

She won in the All Around event.
  From Quiz: All About Carly Patterson
6 How many skills (a jump, salto, or drop) were in the passes for each level (1-10)?
Answer: 10

In the passes that were effective in 2004, there were 8 skills.
  From Quiz: USAG Junior Olympic Trampoline
7 How long should it take to do the beam routine?
Answer: Between 1 min. and 1 min. 10 sec.

At most meets, they ring a bell once after 1 minute for a warning, and twice after 1 minute 10 seconds. The judges can take off points if you are too fast or too slow. On all levels of gymnastics competition, the beam routine should take about a minute, depending on the routine.
  From Quiz: AAU Level 4 Beam
8 She won the all around at the 1993 and 1994 World Championships. In addition to these titles she also won 7 Olympic Medals, 5 of those being individual medals and 2 of those being gold medals. Who is she?
Answer: Shannon Miller

Despite her numerous medals from 1991 to 1996, she failed to make the 2000 Olympic team.
  From Quiz: Top Ten USA Women's Gymnasts
9 What is the required mount in this routine?
Answer: Kip

In USAG level 4, for a start value of 10, you can mount with a kip, or for a start value of 9 you can mount with a pullover.
  From Quiz: USAG Level 5 Bars
10 What is the first skill in the routine?
Answer: Handstand Forward Roll

All of these skills are in the routine, but the handstand forward roll comes first.
  From Quiz: AAU Level 4 Floor
11 What was the Level 4 vault in 2000-01?
Answer: Front Handspring

This has been the vault (2000-03) for Levels 5 and 6, but is no longer the Level 4 vault.
  From Quiz: AAU Level 4 Vault
12 What is the vault skill that you do in levels 5 and 6 in USAG sanctioned events?
Answer: handspring

This will get you a start value of a 10.0. It used to also be the vault for level 4.
  From Quiz: USAG Level 5 and 6 Vault
13 What skill comes after the assemble half turn?
Answer: arabesque

In the routine, the first thing you do is a possé, into the assemblé half turn. Then you do an arabesque, back walkover into a split. There are no standing back handsprings in the level 5 floor routine.
  From Quiz: USAG Level Five Floor
14 What is the first turn you have to do in the level five beam routine?
Answer: swing turn

This is one of the hardest skills in the routine, almost everyone wobbles on it, or doesn't kick above horizontal on both sides. In a swing turn you kick horizontal in front of you, and swing the leg behind you, at least horizontal, turning around while you do this.
  From Quiz: USAG Level Five Beam
15 What place did the USA women artistic gymnastic team come in at the 2000 Sydney Olympics?
Answer: 4th
  From Quiz: USA Gymnastics
16 For the 1996 Olympic USA Gymnastic Team tryouts, finals lasted up to three weeks before the Olympic opening ceremony. Which two gymnastic team members petitioned for their spots, due to injuries at nationals?
Answer: Shannon Miller and Dominique Moceanu

    Your options: [ Amanda Borden and Kerri Strug ] [ Shannon Miller and Dominique Moceanu ] [ Dominique Dawes and Amy Chow ] [ Jaycie Phelps and Theresa Kulikowski ]
  From Quiz: 1996 Olympic USA Women's Gymnastics Team
17 How many gymnasts that were named to the Olympic team in 1980, stayed on to compete and make the Olympic team again in 1984?
Answer: 3

Julianne McNamara, Kathy Johnson, and Tracee Talavera all were named to the Olympic team in 1980. However, due to the U.S. boycott of the Olympic games in 1980, these gymnasts would not have the chance to take part in the Olympics until 1984, where they were able to win the silver medal as a team.
  From Quiz: U.S. Female Gymnasts
18 What was the name of the gym where Kerri started in Tuscon, Arizona?
Answer: The Gymnastics Center

Kerri's very first gym was the Gymnastics Center in Tuscon, where she was coached by Ellen Hinkle and Don Guntzler.
  From Quiz: All About Kerri Strug
19 Which team member fell off the beam during the compulsories competition?
Answer: Jaycie Phelps

Jaycie Phelps fell off on a jump. She fell on the same move that Simona Amanar of Romania missed. The United States team still won, and Jaycie had other shaky performances and would not have qualified for the individual all-around competition anyway, so the fall did not have a big effect on the competition.
    Your options: [ Dominique Dawes ] [ Amanda Borden ] [ Jaycie Phelps ] [ Dominique Moceanu ]
  From Quiz: 1996 Women's Gymnastics
20 Which U.S. Olympic gymnast won the balance beam title at the 1996 Olympics?
Answer: Shannon Miller

Shannon Miller won the gold in 1996. Carly won the silver in 2004. Dominique never won a medal on the balance beam at the Olympics. She did however win the silver at the 1995 World Championships.
    Your options: [ Dominique Moceanu ] [ Carly Patterson ] [ Shannon Miller ] [ Dominique Dawes ]
  From Quiz: Olympic Gymnastics: American Style
21 Who won the 1994 US National title?
Answer: Dominique Dawes

Dominique actually won all of the gold medals available at the competition.
  From Quiz: U.S. National Gymnastic Champions
22 In which level of trampolining did you first create a second pass to compete (an optional pass)?
Answer: 9

Last quadrennium, it was level 10. They have made the levels more difficult as time goes on.
    Your options: [ 10 ] [ 8 ] [ Junior Elite ] [ 9 ]
  From Quiz: USAG Junior Olympic Trampoline
23 What is a back extension?
Answer: Backward roll to handstand

It is one of the hardest skills in the routine. You must keep your arms straight and close together.
  From Quiz: AAU Level 4 Floor
24 What is the 2002-2003 Level 4 vault?
Answer: Handstand Flatback

In 2001-2002, the vaulting horse was used, but in 2002-2003 the flatback is on mats only.
  From Quiz: AAU Level 4 Vault
25 What is the first major acro skill with flight in the Level 5 floor routine?
Answer: front handspring

A front handspring is in the first half of the routine, and the round off back handspring back handspring is at the end. A back extension roll is not considered acro with flight, but it comes after the front handspring anyway. There is no such thing as a front extension roll.
  From Quiz: USAG Level Five Floor
26 What is the first acrobatic skill in the routine?
Answer: hand stand

In the handstand, you must reach vertical, and stand there for at least one second.
  From Quiz: USAG Level Five Beam
27 Where is Jamie Dantzscher from?
Answer: California
  From Quiz: USA Gymnastics
28 Except for one vote, who did the girls choose for the team captain of the 1996 USA Olympic Women's Gymnastics' Team?
Answer: Amanda Borden

Except for one vote, the girls all chose the same name for team captain. Amanda was the only one who had not voted for herself. Their coach described it as a defining moment of unity between the seven women.

The team captain position was a high honor for Amanda. The 1996 Olympic women's gymnastics' team was not her first Olympic tryout or experience. Amanda Borden lost her spot on the team in 1992. Her comeback as a captain proved her talent and ability in many ways. It also demonstrated her teammates faith in her.

She had less experience than many of of her colleagues, but she was known for calming them in high pressure situations and helping them reach their goals. She led her team in 1996 to several breaking records and earned her spot on several more USA Women's gymnastic teams.
  From Quiz: 1996 Olympic USA Women's Gymnastics Team
29 This gymnast brought home the only medal for the U.S. gymnastics team at the 1988 Olympic games. What was her name?
Answer: Phoebe Mills

Brandy Johnson and Kelly Garrison-Steves both qualified for event finals, but failed to win a medal. Phoebe Mills however, was able to win a bronze medal on the balance beam, making her the first U.S. gymnast in history to win an Olympic medal at a non-boycotted Olympic games.
  From Quiz: U.S. Female Gymnasts
30 What year did Kerri attend her first World Championships as a Senior Elite?
Answer: 1991

Kerri, Kim Zmeskal, Shannon Miller, Betty Okino, Hillary Grivich, Michelle Campi and alternate Sandy Woolsey made up the 1991 Worlds team. They won a team silver. Kim Zmeskal won the All Around. Kim on floor and Betty Okino on Beam won event finals Bronze medals. Shannon Miller won a silver for the uneven bars.
  From Quiz: All About Kerri Strug
31 Which team member had the highest overall total after compulsories?
Answer: Shannon Miller

Shannon had the highest beam score and overall total after day one. Shannon also had the highest overall total with the two days combined although Dominique Dawes had the highest total score in the optionals competition.
    Your options: [ Dominique Dawes ] [ Dominique Moceanu ] [ Shannon Miller ] [ Kerri Strug ]
  From Quiz: 1996 Women's Gymnastics
32 Who won the 1998 title?
Answer: Kristen Maloney

This was the first of two titles that Kristen won. Vanessa had tied with Kristy Powell the year before, but she had started having trouble on bars and she fell in this competition.
  From Quiz: U.S. National Gymnastic Champions
33 In what level was connected saltos (flips without extra jumps in between. Example: front tuck, back tuck) first competed?
Answer: 7

The last two skills of the pass are a back tuck and a barani (front with a half twist) tuck.
  From Quiz: USAG Junior Olympic Trampoline
34 The required cast after your second skill, must be at least how high in degrees?
Answer: 90

It must be at lease horizontal (90 degrees).
  From Quiz: USAG Level 5 Bars
35 During the full turn, where does your bad foot go?
Answer: Coupe

Coupe position is when your toes are pointed and just above the ankle of your other foot.
  From Quiz: AAU Level 4 Floor
36 How many back handsprings come after the roundoff?
Answer: two

You have to do one in level 4, two in level five, and one with a back tuck in level 6.
  From Quiz: USAG Level Five Floor
37 How high must you go in your handstand?
Answer: vertical

You have to kick all the way up in your handstand to reach vertical. You have to stay vertical for at least one second.
  From Quiz: USAG Level Five Beam
38 Where did 3 of the 2000 USA Women's Olympic team go to college?
Answer: UCLA
  From Quiz: USA Gymnastics
39 The 1996 Olympic USA Women's Gymnastics Team faced challenges from many countries. Which communist country historically held the most Olympic gymnastic wins at the time?
Answer: The Soviet Union

The Soviet Union had ended the 1992 Olympics as the winner of the gymnastics competition. The United States and the Soviet Union competed very heavily in the Olympic games due to the tension of viewpoints between the countries. Gymnastics was one of the sports where the Soviet Union dominated the games and medals.

The Soviet Union officially disbanded in 1991, and their committee ran the soviet territories teams in 1992. In 1996, Russia competed for the first time as a country separate from other Soviet territories.
    Your options: [ China ] [ The Soviet Union ] [ Poland ] [ Italy ]
  From Quiz: 1996 Olympic USA Women's Gymnastics Team
40 Each member of 'The Magnificent Seven' won an all-around medal at the U.S. Nationals except for one. Who was it?
Answer: Amy Chow

Kerri Strug won 2 bronze(1991 & 1993) and 1 silver(1992). Jaycie Phelps won bronze in 1995 and silver in 1996. Amanda Borden won bronze in 1994. The other members(Dawes, Moceanu, and Miller) all had won several medals in the all-around at Nationals, including at least one title between 1993 and 1996.
  From Quiz: U.S. Female Gymnasts
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