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The World Cup in Ghent, Belgium, concluded May 14. The U.S. women brought home two silver
and two bronze medals.
In her first season competing as a senior,
Ashley Priess set the pace for the U.S. team, earning silver on beam and
bronze on floor. |
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Hilary Mauro,
United States teammate and clubmate of
Ashley Priess, (both train at
Cincinnati Gymnastics Academy ) earned a bronze on beam. |
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At 16 years old, Kimmie Meissner won
the World title at the 2006 World Figure Skating
Championships in Calgary, Canada. Meissner, who is the
reigning U.S. silver medalist, landed two triple-triple
combinations en route to the gold medal over silver medalist
Fumie Suguri of Japan and Olympic silver medalist Sasha
Cohen. Meissner is a junior at Fallston High School in
Maryland and is now performing on the Champions on Ice tour.
She plans to keep skating until the 2010 Olympic Winter
Games. |
