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For gymnastics, the road to Olympic gold runs through = Everett

By Bill = Swartz
97.3=20 KIRO FM Sports

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"I love this time when the Olympic fever starts to get = into the=20 bones of these young athletes," said Karolyi. "I'm so proud and excited = we will=20 have an opportunity next March to have a dress rehearsal during the = Pacific Rim=20 competition."

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It's like having the Olympics = in your own=20 back yard: Next March, Everett's Comcast Arena hosts the Pacific Rim = Gymnastics=20 Championships.=20

More than 300 athletes from 14 different countries are expected to = vault,=20 balance, and tumble as they prepare for the 2012 London Olympics.=20

With a throng of local gymnasts in attendance, famed coach Bela = Karolyi=20 talked about the importance of this event, and how America has become a = dominant=20 force in the world gymnastics scene.=20

"I love this time when the Olympic fever starts to get into the bones = of=20 these young athletes," said Karolyi. "I'm so proud and excited we will = have an=20 opportunity next March to have a dress rehearsal during the Pacific Rim=20 competition."=20

Karolyi and his wife Marta are the lifeblood of U.S.A. gymnastics, = but the=20 man running the organization is a former Mercer Island resident and = product of=20 the University of Washington. Steve Penney is CEO of U.S. Gymnastics, = and told=20 me about the re-organization which is paying off with World and Olympic=20 champions.=20

"We're calling it a semi-centralized system," explained Penney. "It = basically=20 brings the athletes together on a regular basis to keep pushing each = other to=20 the highest level. Over the last eleven years our women have become the = number=20 one gymnastics team in the world. Our men aren't too far behind."=20

Many of the elite gymnasts will head to Houston for high-level = training in=20 the coming months.=20

"Combining strength, music, and discipline is very important for = young=20 people," said Karolyi. "They don't have to stay with gymnastics for = long, long=20 years, but they're going to get the basics of coordination, body = posture, and=20 confidence."=20

I spoke with several teenage girls training with the Leading Edge = Gymnastics=20 Academy in Everett for their reaction to meeting the legendary coach.=20

"It will make me work harder," said Everett's Brook Burley, "because = it shows=20 you what you can do if you work really hard, and where you can go with = your=20 gymnastics."=20

Lilly Kaizerschmid of Whidbey Island said she's excited. "It's an = awesome=20 opportunity to see Bela. We look up to him. It's amazing to see him in = real=20 life."=20

Bela Karolyi is the man who trained the Romanian star Nadia Comenic, = and=20 groomed America's first all-around gold medalist Mary Lou Retton. He's = forever=20 linked to courages Kerri Strug, who performed the vault despite a broken = foot.=20 Bela carried her off the stage in his arms.=20

How will America fare in the London Games? Without a beat Karolyi = said, "I'm=20 very confident we are going to be one of the really, really top = contenders for=20 the Olympic Gold."=20

Bill = Swartz, 97.3 KIRO=20 FM Sports

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