1.   Especially not the international gymnastics community, which considers Thompson more of a threat for Olympic medals than her friend and rival, Dominique Moceanu.

2.   He was sitting on the sidelines at an international gymnastics championship, and young children were dragging their parents over to meet him.

3.   When those in the international gymnastics community last saw Shannon Miller, they learned she could be beaten.

4.   ACOG president Billy Payne said Wednesday that he had accepted a request from the international gymnastics federation to add a ninth team to the event.

5.   Every four years the governing body of international gymnastics alters the routines and judging criteria to force gymnasts to learn different moves.

6.   The American Cup is a top international gymnastics competition that grows in significance in Olympic years.

7.   Yuri Titov of Russia lost his ex-officio post on the IOC when he failed to win re-election Tuesday as head of the international gymnastics federation.