he Visa U.S. Champio nships and the U.S. Olympic Team Tr ials were coach while Ye v ge ny Ma rc he n ko of WOGA was na med as assistant coach. both a part of the Olympic selection process for men and wome n . TF o l l o w i ng the Olympic Tr ials in Ana heim, June 24-27, the wome n For the men, Team USA has laid down its challenge to China by na m i ng na m ed Courtney Kupets and Courtney McCool as members of the Olympic G ua rd Yo u ng and Blaine Wilson to join Paul Hamm, Mc C l u re, Gatson, and Team fo l l o w i ng their one-two finish at the Olympic Tr ia l s. For the me n ’ s Mo rgan Hamm on the Olympic Team. Steve McCain and Raj Bhavsar will p ro g ram, a fo r mula was utilized, and fo l l o w i ng the Visa U.S. serve as the alternates to the Olympic Te a m . C h a m p i o nships and Olympic Tr ia l s, Paul Hamm and Brett Mc C l u re were na m ed to the Olympic Team based on their one-two finish. Jason Gatson Kevin Ma z e i ka of Houston Gymna s t ics Ac a d e my will lead the U.S. team a nd Mo rgan Hamm were also na med to the team by the Men’s Olympic as the head coach while Miles Avery of The Ohio State University will be S e l e c t i on Committee. t h e assistant coach. In July both the men’s and women’s pro g ra m s held an Olympic Te a m USA Gymna s t ics is ex t re mely pro ud of the men’s and women’s Olympic S e l e c t i on Camp to na me the re ma i n i ng members of the team. Te a ms and all of the athletes inc l u ded in the Olympic Tra i n i ng Squa d s. T he U.S. Wo men's Olympic Team will travel to At he ns with its stro ngest team in history after na m i ng Carly Patterson, Mohini Bhardwaj, Annia Hatch, and Terin Hu m p h rey to join Kupets and McCool on the women’s ro s t e r. T he six gymnasts hail from five differe nt clubs, de mo ns t ra t i ng a ge o g ra p h ic spread of elite caliber athletes and re p re s e nt a cont i nu i ng t re nd of athletes who have lived and tra i ned at ho me thro u g hout the i r c a r e e r s. Team alternates will be Alysse Is h i no, Tasha Schwikert and C he l l s ie Me m mel. Hill’s Gymna s t ic s, Kelli Hill, was na med Olympic women’s team he a d 2004 Women’s U.S. Olympic Gymnastics Team Name Age Hometown Residence Club Courtney Kupets 17 Gaithersburg, Md. Gaithersburg, Md. Hill’s Gymnastics Courtney McCool 16 Lee’s Summit, Mo. Lee’s Summit, Mo. Great American Gym. Express Carly Patterson 16 Baton Rouge, La. Allen, Texas World Olympic Mohini Bhardwaj 25 Cincinnati, Ohio Los Angeles, Calif. All Olympians Annia Hatch 26 West Haven, Conn. West Haven, Conn. Stars Academy Terin Humphrey 17 Bates City, Mo. Blue Spring, Mo. Great American Gym. Express Alternates Allyse Ishino 16 Santa Ana, Calif. Santa Ana, Calif. Charter Oak Gliders Tasha Schwikert 19 Las Vegas, Nev. Las Vegas, Nev. Gymcats Chellsie Memmel 16 West Allis, Wis. West Allis, Wis. Salto Gymnastics 2004 Men’s U.S. Olympic Gymnastics Team Name Age Hometown Residence Club Jason Gatson 24 Upland, Calif./Mesa, Ariz Colorado Springs, Colo. Team Chevron-USOTC Morgan Hamm 21 Waukesha, Wis. Columbus, Ohio Team Chevron-Ohio Paul Hamm 21 Waukesha, Wis. Columbus, Ohio Team Chevron-Ohio Brett McClure 23 Mill Creek, Wash. Colorado Springs, Colo. Team Chevron-USOTC Blaine Wilson 29 Columbus, Ohio Columbus, Ohio Team Chevron-Ohio Guard Young 27 Oklahoma City, Okla. Norman, Okla. Team Chevron-Okla. Alternates Steve McCain 30 Houston, Texas Colorado Springs, Colo. Team Gattaca Raj Bhavsar 23 Houston, Texas Columbus, Ohio Team Chevron-Ohio All nominations are pending USOC approval. T E C H N I Q U E • A U G U S T 2 0 0 4 12.