USA Super Confident of Clean Sweep At Worlds (November 16th, 2005)

Team USA arrived in Melbourne yesterday (15th November) and had its first training session today. Reported in The Age newspaper in Australia, the team believes it will win every women’s event at the World Championships. Coach Mihai Brestyan said the team’s strength and the turmoil of the other teams makes it an unmatchable favourite.

The US women’s team has none of its 2004 Olympians but World Cup vault champion
Alicia Sacramone and teammates Chellsie Memmel, Nastia Liukin and Jana Bieger have a wealth of international experience.

Team USA was announced on Sunday after a selection process based on the performances at the USA Gymnastics National Training Centre in Huntsville, Texas. Sacramore has just secured her plans for the 2007 season by signing a formal letter of intent to compete for UCLA.

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