Wishing you a great competition season Wieber wins all-around at 2008 Top Gym in Belgium hirteen-year-old vault; 15.250, uneven Jordyn Wieber bars; 15.000, balance hoodies caps....... T of Dewitt, Mich., beam; and 14.550, won the all-around floor exercise. Moore’s title with a total score 14.950 was the second Men’s Team USA Knit Cap Ladies’ Knit Cap of 59.800 at the 2008 highest on vault and .......... DGS-A6022M $5.00 DGS-A6022 $12.95 Top Gym competition, her 14.350 was third in Charleroi, Belgium, highest on beam in the Nov. 29-30. Kamerin all-around. Moore of Bloomfield, During day two of Mich., also 13 years old, competition, the USA finished third in the paired with Belgium to all-around with 55.150. win the team title. Both gymnasts train In addition to the at Gedderts’ Twistars USA and are United States, the other participating coached by John Geddert. countries were Belgium, Germany, Wieber said, “It felt really great to Greece, Netherlands, Romania, win the all-around.” Wieber posted Slovenia, and Sweden. The junior the high score on three events division competition was held at Parc Men’s Navy Blue Hoodie Ladies’ Grey Hoodie outright and tied for the top score on des Sports. DGSS-0084 $34.95 DGSS-0083 $34.95 the floor exercise. Her scores in the ByJordyn Jessica Howard Wieber - Photos by Todd Bissonette all-around competition were: 15.000, outfits....... F Top Gym Charleroi, Belgium Nov. 29, 2008 Hoodie + Sweat Set 96’ Tank + Capri Set pants..... New Posters availableDGS-K186V40N at GymSupply.com!! $70.90 G96CP696TA $44.90 All-Around Club TOTAL 1. Jordyn Wieber Dewitt, Mich. 59.800 2. Yvette Moshage Netherlands 55.900 3. Kamerin Moore Bloomfield, Mich. 55.150 Gymnast Socks Nastia Socks 4. Larisa Iordache Romania 54.100 DGS-528Socks $7.95 NL-Socks $7.95 5. Eline Vandersteen Belgium 52.000 Ladies Grey Floral Capri Men’s Jersey Pants 6. Jocelyn Kraan Netherlands 51.200 DGS-GFGCA $24.95 DGS-J14G $19.95 7. Sofiana Makantasi Greece 50.350 8. Marieke Herteleer Belgium 48.850 I equipment Complete scores for USA gymnasts 1. WIeber 3. MOORE Vault 15.000 14.950 Uneven bars 15.250 12.700 .......socks Balance beam 15.000 14.350 Floor exercise 14.550 13.150 .......... J Total 59.800 55.150 Visit Gymsupply.com for Holiday Blowout Sale >>>>next TAC10 Pommel Trainer Beam + Mat Combo with Wieber 407670 $335.00 DGS-BeamMat48B $339.00 Q&A and Moore page Kamerin Moore 800-932-3339 | Fax 860-779-0854 20 USA GYMNASticS JANUARY • FEBRUARY 2009 [email protected] | www.gymsupply.com with Wieber Q&A and Moore Q: Do your friends at school know what you do? Jordyn: Yes. Most of them have watched me on YouTube. Q: How do they react when you get home from a trip? Jordyn: They always ask how I did. They are pretty supportive and happy for me. Q: What do you like to do when you’re not in the gym? Jordyn: I like to spend time with family Jordyn Wieber and my dog (I have a dog named Lucy who is a mix of a shitzu and yorkie). I Q: Tell us about the meet format. Q: What were the highlights of the like to hang out with friends and go Jordyn: There were two days of trip? shopping and do scrapbooking. competition. The first day was the all- Jordyn: Winning the gold medal and around competition and the second also getting experience traveling Q: Do you have siblings? day was a team competition. Each internationally. Jordyn: Yes I have an older sister, an country had two girls on a team and older brother and a younger sister. we did two events each. I was teamed Q: How was it adjusting to the time up with my teammate Kami and the zone? Q: What are your favorite stores? girls from Belgium. They added up our Jordyn: I don’t get jet lag that much. I Jordyn: I like Pac Sun and Target. scores to determine the winning team caught on fast to the new time zone and our team won the event. I did bars but when I got home I was really tired Q: What are you asking for this and beam and Kami did vault and floor. all day. My mom let me sleep in just a holiday? little bit and I went to school late. Jordyn: New clothes and shoes! Q: This is your second international all-around title. How does that feel? Q: What is your next competition? Jordyn: It felt really good to win. I was Jordyn: I don’t know. I do know I’ll Kamerin Moore surprised I got the gold in Italy earlier compete in the Visa Championships this year and this time I was so excited but don’t know what else. to win again. It felt great. (known as Kami to her friends) Q: How many hours a week do you Q: Did you do any new skills at this train? Walk me through your daily Q: Tell me how the meet went? competition? routine. Kami: It was okay. It wasn’t my best meet Jordyn: No, I didn’t do any new skills. I Jordyn: I train about 30 hours each but I got third all-around so that’s good. did the same routines that I’ve done all week. Three days a week I have two year. Now I’m working on upgrades. practices a day so seven hours total of Q: Was it your first international meet? training. I go to the gym in the morning Kami: Yes, it was my first international Q: What are you working on? around 8 to 10:30 a.m., then I go to competition for USA Gymnastics. It was Jordyn: I’m working on a double school from 11 to 2:30 p.m. and then I interesting. You have to go with what twisting double dismount off bars and go back to the gym. is happening when on an international a Hindorff on bars. On floor I’m working trip. The time change was different so we on a few upgraded passes but I’m not Q: What is your favorite skill? had to practice late the first couple of sure what I’ll use yet. I’m also working a Jordyn: I like beam a lot, so anything on practices, but I got used to things pretty Yurchenko 2.5 vault. beam! quickly. Q: What did you get to do other than Q: How do you get caught up on Q: Did you meet any international gymnastics in Belgium? homework from 8th grade at DeWitt gymnasts at this competition? Jordyn: The day after competition we Junior High School? Kami: Yes, that was fun. No one spoke our went to Brussels and saw the city. We Jordyn: I ask my teachers ahead of time same language but it was fun trying to shopped and took photos. I bought for my work and then get caught up communicate. We were teamed up with gifts and souvenirs for people back when I get back. I get straight A’s most Belgium and it was fun to be with the home. of the time. girls. They were nice. 22 USA GYMNASticS JANUARY • FEBRUARY 2009 with Wieber Q&A and Moore ™ Q: How many hours a week do you Q: Do you have siblings? Q: What did you get to do other train? Walk me through your daily Kami: Yes, I have two younger than gymnastics in Belgium? routine? brothers who do gymnastics and an Kami: We did a lot of things. We Kami: I train about 30 hours a week. older sister who is really creative and Competition Equipment and Mats: went to Brussels for shopping and I do homeschool so that it’s easier draws and writes stories. American Gymnast can fully sightseeing. I bought some scarves. to spend more time in the gym. We I also collect dolls and plates so I have practice in the morning and service gymnastics clubs with a full bought a doll and plate while in afternoon a few days a week – I line of equipment and mats. Belgium. practice in the morning and then stay at the gym and do school. Q: How was the food? Then practice again at night. My Kami: The food was great. They had brothers do gymnastics at my spaghetti and beef and chicken. I had gym, too. I get out at 8 p.m. and Training Equipment and Mats: no problem adjusting to the food. they get out at 9 p.m. so we all leave at 9 p.m. So, on some days Perfect for home or Q: How was the hotel? I arrive at the gym around 8 gym use! Kami: The hotel was good. I shared a a.m. and leave at 9 p.m. room with Jordyn and we had a room with two single beds and they were Q: What is your favorite skill? really small but very comfy. Kami: Vault is my favorite! Q: What are you working on in the Q: What do you like to do gym now? when you’re not in the Kami: I’m trying to upgrade my vault gym? American Gymnast is owned to a double twisting Yurchenko and Kami: I live on a lake so I like and operated by Olympian polish and clean up everything. to swim in the summer and Steve McCain and World in the winter I like to skate Q: What is your next competition? and sled.