USA's Kristy Powell and John Roethlisberger Win the 1995 McDonald's American Cup

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USA's Kristy Powell and John Roethlisberger Win the 1995 McDonald's American Cup

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DATE: March 4, 1995
Luan Peszek, Public Relations Director
Ramonna Robinson, Public Relations Coordinator

USA's Kristy Powell from Colorado Springs, Colo., and John Roethlisberger from Minneapolis, Minn., won the 1995 McDonald's American Cup in Seattle, Wash., at the Seattle Center Arena today.

Powell said, "I feel really great. I had a hard time even picturing this happening. I can't even describe how happy I feel."

"I'm psyched," Roethlisberger said. "I had a great competition. For two days, I didn't have any major breaks. That's how I train and how I expect to compete."

Powell trains at Colorado Aerials and is coached by Tom and Lori Forster. This is only her second event as a senior competitor. Roethlisberger trains at the University of Minnesota and is coached by his father, Fred. John is a 1992 Olympian and three-time World Championships team member.

The top eight gymnasts in the all-around were awarded the following in prize money:

1st place $5,000
2nd place $3,000
3rd place $2,000
4th place $1,500
5th place $1,000
6th place $750
7th place $500
8th place $250

Athletes maintaining their NCAA eligibility did not accept the prize money.
Women's Final All-Around Results

#/Name/Country (hometown)/Score
1.Kristy Powell/USA (Colorado Springs, Colo.)/39.261
2.Ana Maria Bican/ROM/39.087
3.Amanda Borden/USA (Cincinnati, Ohio)/38.687
4.Cecile Canqueteau/FRA/38.356
5.Monica Martin/ESP/38.298
6.Elena Dolgopolova/RUS/37.474
7.Adrienne Nyeste/HUN/37.045
8.Eileen Diaz/PUR/37.206
Men's Final All-Around Results

#/Name/Country (hometown)/Score
1.John Roethlisberger/USA (Afton, Minn.)/57.237
2.Dmitri Vasilenko/RUS/56.675
3.Rustam Sharipov/UKR/56.537
4.Valeri Belenki/GER/56.474
5.Zoltan Supola/HUN/55.850
6.Bill Roth/USA (Mohegan Lake, NY)/55.462
7.Hikaru Tanaka/JPN/55.450
8.Alexander Shostak/BLR/55.075

The 13th annual McDonald's American Cup gymnastics event is a two-day optional all-around competition. Athletes from 16 countries competed in the preliminary round on Thursday, March 2. The top eight men and women (with a limit of two athletes per country) advanced to today's final competition.

The International Mixed Pairs competition will take place Sunday, March 5 at the Seattle Center Arena. This unique event combines one male and one female gymnast to compete as a team. There are three rounds of competition and the winners are determined after round three.

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