Quotes from Honolulu (19th April, 2006)

Chellsie Memmel, ‘It gives us a ton of confidence to know that we can hit our routines this early in the season. They can only improve with time.’

USA Gymnastics President Steve Penny, ‘This year’s Pacific Alliance Championships has been a wonderful testament to the gymnasts from the Pacific region. While I am particularly proud of the performance of the U.S. Team, many countries have demonstrated their medal potential heading into the 2008 Beijing Olympics.’

Nastia Liukin, ‘On bars I was really happy with my routine. On beam I was not as happy because it was a little shaky.’

Jana Bieger, ‘It feels great to win two golds. I was really confident coming into this meet and I just told myself to hit and have fun with it, and I definitely did on floor.’

Chellsie Memmel, ‘It felt great to be out here under the new scoring system, after my surgery, and with new routines since Worlds. I’m really happy with how I did.’

USA Gymnastics President Steve Penny, ‘There was a little pressure to start getting some medals for the USA. Part of the sport is to be able to move on from past mistakes and if anything, it only makes you stronger.’

Shawn Johnson, ‘This meet was a lot of fun and a great experience. It’s been a meet I’ve wanted to go to for a long time and to come and win four gold medals is just awesome.’

Tessa Pama, ‘I was really glad to make things as big and clean as possible,. It was just that much better doing it in Hawaii.’Ryan Lieberman, ‘I had a couple of mistakes but overall I did pretty well. I’m glad I earned a medal. It’s a great experience to compete with all of these countries.’