IG Online intlgymnast.com
38
FEATURES
14U.S. Championships Preview Defending champions Rebecca Bross and Jonathan Horton
will face a formidable challenge in St. Paul
By Dwight Normile
JULY/AUG 2011
VOL. 53 - NO. 6
19Hall of Fame Interviews Candid conversations with the Class of 2011: Lavinia Milosovici,
Alexander Tkatchev, Steffi Kräker and Leonid Arkayev
By Dwight Normile
36Jacob’s Ladder Oklahoma Sooner Jake Dalton is working his way up from
vaulting phenom to accomplished all-arounder
By Dwight Normile
38Beyond Brave Kieran Behan counts on courage — not Irish luck — to
overcome disabling injuries
By John Crumlish
42Understanding Macedonia My Story: How I managed to teach gymnastics in a very
different culture
By Jessica Burke
42
14
DEPARTMENTS
6 Ziert Alert!
8 Warm-up
10 Spotted
12 Chalk Talk
26 Gallery
29 All Around the World
34 Interview
40 Stretching Out
42 My Story
46 IG Kids Klub!
50 Dismount
48 Gym-Mart
49 Ad Index
10
Cover
2010 U.S. champion Rebecca Bross (p. 14)
(Photo by Thomas Schreyer)
International GYMNAST (ISSN 0891-6616) magazine is published monthly except bi-monthly January/February and July/August ( 10 issues/year) by Paul Ziert & Associates, Inc., 3214 Bart Conner Dr., P.O.
Box 721020, Norman, Oklahoma 73070. Periodicals Postage paid at Norman, Oklahoma, and additional mailing offices. Subscription rate $30 USA per year, $5.00 single copy (Okla. res. add sales tax);
Canada: $38 plus 7% GST. Other foreign: $38/surface mail; $50/express delivery. Correspondence concerning subscriptions, advertising, editorial, address changes and adjustments should be mailed to:
International GYMNAST magazine, P. O. Box 721020, Norman, Oklahoma 73070. All rights reserved. All contents of this issue of International GYMNAST magazine are copyrighted 2011 by Paul Ziert & Associates, Inc. Reproduction without permission is prohibited. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to International GYMNAST, P.O. Box 721020, Norman, OK 73070. Publications mail agreement no.
41608042. Return undeliverable Canadian addresses to: PO Box 875, Stn A, Windsor ON N9A 6P2.
