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Ute Gymnastics Team Signs 2000 Canadian Olympian.
4/12/2001 12:00 AM | Gymnastics
April 12, 2001
SALT LAKE CITY -
Crystal Gilmore, a member of the 2000 Canadian Olympic team, has announced her intention to compete for the University of Utah gymnastics team, but it won't be for awhile. Gilmore, who has signed an official letter of intent with the U., plans to continue training and competing for the Canadian National Team. Once she feels she has fulfilled her commitment to the Canadian National Team, she will join the Ute gymnastics team.
Gilmore is the second international level gymnast to sign a national letter of intent with the Utes this year. Annabeth Eberle, currently in her seventh year on the U.S. National Team, signed with the Utes last fall. Eberle is considered the top U.S. recruit available this year. The native of Reno, Nev., finished 19th at the 2000 USA Gymnastics Championships. She plans to start her college career next fall.
Utah Head Coach Greg Marsden is excited about both future Utes. "Crystal is an extremely talented athlete and we are thrilled with her decision," said Marsden. "Even though she won't join the team immediately, it will be fun to continue to watch her progress and know that one day she will be a Ute. When she completes her commitment to the Canadian National Team, she will make an immediate impact on our program and on the collegiate scene. Crystal is a strong all-around competitor and her international experience will be invaluable.
"Annabeth was the most highly recruited gymnast in this year's class and we are excited that she has chosen the University of Utah. Annabeth is the prototype Utah gymnast. She is a high level international competitor who should help us on every event and she's a great student whose goal is to become a physical therapist. She also has the personality to immediately become a team leader. She is definitely the complete package."
Utah's latest signee is a native of Cambridge, Ontario. Gilmore helped Canada to a best-ever ninth-place team finish at the 2000 Summer Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia. She finished seventh in the all-around at the 2000 Canadian Olympic Trials and placed fifth in the all-around at the 2000 Canadian Championships.
Gilmore, 18, has represented Canada at numerous other international competitions, including the 2000 Team Challenge and Mixed Pairs in France, the 2000 Moscow World Stars and the 1998 World Youth Games in Russia, the 1999 Pan American Games in Winnipeg and the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Malaysia, where Canada won the bronze medal.
Gilmore attends Jacob Hespeler Secondary School and trains at Cambridge Kips Gymnastics Club for coaches Elvira Saadi and Vladimir Kondratenko, both former Soviet gymnasts and coaches. Saadi was a two-time Olympic gold medalist and Kondratenko specialized on vault and bars.
To learn more about Crystal Gilmore, visit her web site at http://home.golden.net/~bgilmore/.
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