USA wins three medals in trampoline at 2009 Flower Cup

AALSMEER, Netherlands, March 21, 2009 - The USA claimed three medals - one gold, one silver and one bronze - at the 2009 Flower Cup, an international trampoline competition held in Aalsmeer, Netherlands. Savannah Vinsant of Newton, Texas/Twist-N-Shout, won the gold medal in Class I girls, and Jeffrey Gluckstein of Atlantic Highlands, N.J./Head Over Heels, and Logan Dooley of Lake Forest, Calif./World Elite Gymnastics, claimed the silver medal in Class I boys and the bronze medal in Class I men, respectively.

Vinsant posted a score of 35.10 in Class I girls to top Greece's Lila Kasapoglou and the Netherland's Pascal Wiebering, who finished second and third, respectively. Gluckstein scored a 36.80 in Class I boys to finish second behind Denmark's Daniel Prest. Hunter Brewster of Lafayette, La./Trampoline & Tumbling Express, placed eighth.

The USA finished third, fourth and sixth in Class I men. Dooley's 39.70 placed him third behind the Netherland's Fernando Gotschin and Germany's Martin Gromowski. Steven Gluckstein of Atlantic Highlands, N.J./Head Over Heels, and Michael Devine of Winnebago, Ill./ J & J Tumbling and Trampoline, were fourth and sixth, respectively.

Three U.S. national team members also competed but did not advance to finals: Brittany Caddell of Levelland, Texas/Acrospirits; Jane Truster of Lee's Summit, Mo./Twist-N-Shout; and Alaina Williams of Amarillo, Texas/The Matrix Gym Inc.

Other U.S. athletes competing at the Flower Cup were: Hayley Butcher of St. John, Ind./Midwest Training & Ice Center; Aubrey Denton of Lafayette, La./Trampoline & Tumbling Express; Justice Frangipane of Mission Viejo, Calif./World Elite Gymnastics; Neil Gulati of Irvine, Calif./World Elite Gymnastics; Dante Hebert of Carencro, La./Trampoline & Tumbling Express; Sean Kennedy of Middletown, N.J./Head Over Heels; Katherine Krenek of Plano, Texas/Texas Dreams Gymnastics; Parker Madison of Flower Mound, Texas/The Palaestra LLC; Amy Matthews of Flower Mound, Texas/The Palaestra LLC; Stephanie Rodriguez of Midland, Texas/GymTyme Tumbling and Gym Inc.; Scott Sapolio of Red Oak, Texas/The Palaestra LLC; Shea Silhan of Morton, Texas/Acrospirits; Mary Beth Weathers of Carrollton, Texas/The Palaestra LLC; and Sarah Webster of Valley View, Texas/The Palaestra LLC.

The 2009 Flower Cup featured trampoline competition in the following categories: Class I men and women (athletes born in or prior to 1992); Class I boys and girls (athletes born later than 1992); and Class II men and women (all ages). Class I has unrestricted difficulty, while the difficulty in Class II is capped at 8.0. For complete results, go to http://flowercup.nl.

Based in Indianapolis, USA Gymnastics is the national governing body for gymnastics in the United States.  Its mission is to encourage participation and the pursuit of excellence in the sport.  Its disciplines include men's and women's artistic gymnastics, rhythmic gymnastics, trampoline and tumbling, and acrobatic gymnastics.  For more complete information, log on to www.usa-gymnastics.org.