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3, 03 Magazine 10/6/03 2:51 PM Page 14 #3, 03 magazine 10/6/03 2:51 PM Page 14 Who turns 15 on June 23, collects frogs, comes from a gymnastics family and just had the highest Chellsie lives in West all-around score at the Allis, Wis., and trains at Salto Gymnastics with Pacific Challenge? her coaches Jim Chudy and Laurie Glazer. If you answered Chellsie Memmel – Chellsie will compete this year for the first you’re right! time as a senior and is eligible for the 2003 World Championships team. Chellsie first surfaced at the 2000 U.S. Championships in St. Louis, where she finished 17th all-around as the youngest gymnast to compete at S EN age 12. She caught the EHR EE B REN HY © RAP eye of many with her OTOG ICS PH MNAST two pony tails and USA GY E G N A innovative style! Many L E V E T S commented, “ Wow. © H P A R G She’s going to be good!” TO O PH S IC ST NA continued on page 44 YM A G US 14 USA GYMNASTICS MAY/JUNE 2003 #3, 03 magazine 10/6/03 2:52 PM Page 44 She caught the eye of many with her two pony tails and innovative style! Many commented, “Wow. She’s going to be good!” Chellise Memmel continued from page 14 Chellsie trains between 30-32 hours a week and They were right! Since this time began home schooling in Chellsie has progressed quickly. She January of this year so that earned the all-around bronze medal at she could spend more time in S N E the 2002 U.S. Championships in the R the gym. H E B E E N junior division, plus she’s earned 13 E Chellsie began gymnastics R © Y international medals since 2002! H almost when she was born! Both of AP GR TO Her most recent accomplishment HO Chellsie’s parents were All-American S P TIC NAS GYM was helping her team win the gold gymnasts and won full college USA medal at the Pacific Challenge, March scholarships. Her mom was Olympian 22, at Cal State Fullerton, over Cathy Johnson’s roommate in CHELLSIE’S CHOICES Canada and Australia. In addition, college. According to Chellsie’s mom Chellsie actually posted the highest all- Jeanelle, “Chellsie learned a back FAVORITE EVENT: I like them all around score at the Pacific Challenge; handspring on the wedge mat when however, she was not officially entered she was 3 and could do a glide kip FAVORITE SKILL: Hindorf on bars in the all-around standings because she when she was 4.” did not compete for team score on It was easy for Chellsie to be around FAVORITE MUSIC: Pop vault and floor. She also had the the sport since her parents own a gym highest bar score of the day with a called M&M Gymnastics and they both FAVORITE TV SHOW: Friends 9.750 and the most innovative routine coach. Chellsie moved to Salto from start to finish. Gymnastics when she was 7 Chellsie said, “It felt great to do because her mom thought it FAVORITE MOVIE: Sweet Home Alabama well. I was surprised that I had the was best for her. Chellsie has highest all-around total. I thought it two sisters and, to no one’s FAVORITE HOBBY: Biking, swimming, was really neat.” surprise, they are also gymnasts. waterskiing, snowmobiling We asked Chellsie’s coach Jim “My sister Mara is 13 and a Level about her innovative style and he said, 8 and my younger sister Skyler is 6 “I try to think of different skills and and a Level 4. We’ re all in FAVORITE THING TO WEAR: Casual clothes like jeans and sweatshirt combinations on each event. I ask gymnastics but we’re all pretty Chellsie to try stuff and we work on different,” said Chellsie. them together.” We asked Chellsie’s mom, “How do FAVORITE FOOD: I like Jim also selected Chellsie’s floor you survive with three gymnasts in the fruits, especially strawberries music and did the choreography for her family?” She replied, “We love it. We routine. Although Jim doesn’t have a enjoy all the levels. We like the FAVORITE THING TO COLLECT: Frogs. dance background, he’s into writing sport!” I have a lot! They’re everywhere. lyrics. In fact, Jim wrote the lyrics for Chellsie’s looking forward to a children’s choir song which helped competing at the U.S. Championships FUN FACTS: Chellsie was a National raise money for the victims of 9/11, in her home state of Wisconsin Team member from 1999-2002 and called Prayer for a Nation. and hopes to make the World was a member of the TOPs National (www.prayerforanation.com). Championships team. Team from 1994-1997. 44 USA GYMNASTICS MAY/JUNE 2003.
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