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| The daughter of Shannon Warren and Joy Schwikert, Tasha trained with coach Cassie Rice at GymCats club in Las Vegas. She was a member of USA Gymnastics' TOPS developmental team in 1994 and 1995, and earned her first national team berth in 1998. Her first international meet was the 1996 City of Popes competition in France, where she won a silver medal on the floor exercise in the junior division. | The daughter of Shannon Warren and Joy Schwikert, Tasha trained with coach Cassie Rice at GymCats club in Las Vegas. She was a member of USA Gymnastics' TOPS developmental team in 1994 and 1995, and earned her first national team berth in 1998. Her first international meet was the 1996 City of Popes competition in France, where she won a silver medal on the floor exercise in the junior division. | ||
| Schwikert first came to prominence as a member of the U.S. team for the ] in ]. Her presence on the team was controversial: she placed ninth at the Olympic Trials, was not originally been named to the team at all, and joined the squad in Sydney later as a second |
Schwikert first came to prominence as a member of the U.S. team for the ] in ]. Her presence on the team was controversial: she placed ninth at the Olympic Trials, was not originally been named to the team at all, and joined the squad in Sydney later as a second reserve. When team member ] was injured in training, Schwikert was named as her replacement, passing over first reserve ]. Despite the questions over Schwikert's qualification, she performed without serious error whilst some of her more illustrious teammates made mistakes. | ||
| Schwikert led the U.S. team to a surprise bronze medal at the 2001 World Championships in ] and was the USA's highest finisher in the all-around, placing fifth. She qualified for the ] and ] event finals. A medal was a possibility in the floor finals (her all around score on this apparatus would have been high enough for bronze) but she fell on her final tumbling pass. Also in 2001, Tasha won her first US National Championships, the American Classic competition, and the all-around title at the Pan American Championships. Injury prevented Schwikert from competing in the 2002 World Championships. However, in 2002 she did win the Pacific Alliance all-around title, her second Nationals, and the American Cup. | Schwikert led the U.S. team to a surprise bronze medal at the 2001 World Championships in ] and was the USA's highest finisher in the all-around, placing fifth. She qualified for the ] and ] event finals. A medal was a possibility in the floor finals (her all around score on this apparatus would have been high enough for bronze) but she fell on her final tumbling pass. Also in 2001, Tasha won her first US National Championships, the American Classic competition, and the all-around title at the Pan American Championships. Injury prevented Schwikert from competing in the 2002 World Championships. However, in 2002 she did win the Pacific Alliance all-around title, her second Nationals, and the American Cup. | ||
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| Schwikert tied for second at the 2003 US Nationals. She was the captain of the 2003 World Championships team in ], supporting her younger teammates throughout the competition. In the team finals, she only competed on ] and ] but performed both of her routines cleanly, posting the highest scores of the American team on both events. | Schwikert tied for second at the 2003 US Nationals. She was the captain of the 2003 World Championships team in ], supporting her younger teammates throughout the competition. In the team finals, she only competed on ] and ] but performed both of her routines cleanly, posting the highest scores of the American team on both events. | ||
| Hampered by an ankle injury, Schwikert was named as |
Hampered by an ankle injury, Schwikert was named as a reserve on the 2004 Olympic team. She flew to Athens with her two fellow reserve,] and ], but was not called upon to compete. | ||
| Tasha began attending ] in autumn 2004 on a full athletic scholarship. In her first year of competition for the UCLA Bruins gymnastics team, she won the NCAA National all-around title. She was the only gymnast in 2005 to earn first-team All-American honors on all four events. Tasha has not competed in the 2005–2006 season ,due to injury, but remains a student at UCLA and a member of the team. She worked alongside ] and ] as a commentator at the 2005 World Championships in ]. | Tasha began attending ] in autumn 2004 on a full athletic scholarship. In her first year of competition for the UCLA Bruins gymnastics team, she won the NCAA National all-around title. She was the only gymnast in 2005 to earn first-team All-American honors on all four events. Tasha has not competed in the 2005–2006 season ,due to injury, but remains a student at UCLA and a member of the team. She worked alongside ] and ] as a commentator at the 2005 World Championships in ]. | ||
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Tasha Schwikert (born November 21 1984 in Las Vegas, Nevada) is an American gymnast who is a 2000 Olympian, a World Gymnastics Championships gold medallist, and the current NCAA all-around national champion.
The daughter of Shannon Warren and Joy Schwikert, Tasha trained with coach Cassie Rice at GymCats club in Las Vegas. She was a member of USA Gymnastics' TOPS developmental team in 1994 and 1995, and earned her first national team berth in 1998. Her first international meet was the 1996 City of Popes competition in France, where she won a silver medal on the floor exercise in the junior division.
Schwikert first came to prominence as a member of the U.S. team for the 2000 Olympics in Sydney. Her presence on the team was controversial: she placed ninth at the Olympic Trials, was not originally been named to the team at all, and joined the squad in Sydney later as a second reserve. When team member Morgan White was injured in training, Schwikert was named as her replacement, passing over first reserve Alyssa Beckerman. Despite the questions over Schwikert's qualification, she performed without serious error whilst some of her more illustrious teammates made mistakes.
Schwikert led the U.S. team to a surprise bronze medal at the 2001 World Championships in Ghent and was the USA's highest finisher in the all-around, placing fifth. She qualified for the floor exercise and balance beam event finals. A medal was a possibility in the floor finals (her all around score on this apparatus would have been high enough for bronze) but she fell on her final tumbling pass. Also in 2001, Tasha won her first US National Championships, the American Classic competition, and the all-around title at the Pan American Championships. Injury prevented Schwikert from competing in the 2002 World Championships. However, in 2002 she did win the Pacific Alliance all-around title, her second Nationals, and the American Cup.
Schwikert tied for second at the 2003 US Nationals. She was the captain of the 2003 World Championships team in Anaheim, supporting her younger teammates throughout the competition. In the team finals, she only competed on vault and uneven bars but performed both of her routines cleanly, posting the highest scores of the American team on both events.
Hampered by an ankle injury, Schwikert was named as a reserve on the 2004 Olympic team. She flew to Athens with her two fellow reserve,Chellsie Memmel and Allyse Ishino, but was not called upon to compete.
Tasha began attending UCLA in autumn 2004 on a full athletic scholarship. In her first year of competition for the UCLA Bruins gymnastics team, she won the NCAA National all-around title. She was the only gymnast in 2005 to earn first-team All-American honors on all four events. Tasha has not competed in the 2005–2006 season ,due to injury, but remains a student at UCLA and a member of the team. She worked alongside Bart Conner and Nadia Comaneci as a commentator at the 2005 World Championships in Melbourne.
External links
- UCLA Bruins profile
- "No longer watching, alternate gets shot at spotlight". Damon Seiters, Las Vegas Review, September 10 2000
- Interview with IG Online