Olympic Bronze medal for American gymnasts

The members of the 2000 U.S. Women’s Olympic Gymnastics Team are Amy Chow, Jamie Dantzscher, Dominique Dawes, Kristin Maloney, Elise Ray and Tasha Schwikert, along with Morgan White, who was named to the team but was injured prior to the Games. Alyssa Beckerman was the alternate. Bela Karolyi was the national team coordinator, with Kelli Hill as head coach and Steve Rybacki as assistant coach. …

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“I was shocked and surprised and totally thrilled for each and every one of these athletes,” said Kelli Hill, the head coach of the 2000 and 2004 U.S. women’s Olympic teams and personal coach of 2000 Olympic team members Dominique Dawes and Elise Ray. “It was earned and deserved 10 years ago.”

Hill, who coaches in Maryland, said she had talked to both Dawes and Hill since the news broke. “Elise is just absolutely ecstatic,” she said. “She was absolutely thrilled, just kept laughing.”

When asked if she ever expected China to be stripped of its Olympic medal, Hill said: “No. Never.” …

Gymnastics Examiner – China officially stripped of 2000 Olympic team bronze medal; USA to be awarded team bronze

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