November 25, 2005 - Chellsie is the new WORLD ALL-AROUND CHAMPION! She finished .001 ahead of teammate Nastia Liukin in the all-around final! Monette Russo of Australia narrowly defeated Great Britain's Beth Tweddle for the bronze. Photos have been added!

"I'm amazed right now! It'll take a little while to sink in. I'm just really excited!" - Chellsie, after the competition

Chellsie started the night on vault, landing her Yurchenko double-twist cleanly for a 9.325 and third place after the first rotation. After a strong performance on the uneven bars for a 9.537, she moved into first place, just .138 ahead of Nastia. After a clean beam routine from Chellsie (9.437) and a stellar performance by Nastia, Nastia took the lead by .024! The champion would be determined on the floor exercise and both had amazing routines! Chellsie scored a 9.537 and Nastia scored a 9.512, giving Chellsie an all-around total of 37.824... just .001 higher than her teammate's! It was a very exciting and crowd-pleasing all-around competition. Congratulations to both Chellsie and Nastia for their amazing performances. 

By winning the gold medal, Chellsie became just America's third world all-around champion! Kim Zmeskal won in 1991 and Shannon Miller won in 1993 and 1994. These championships are still not over for Chellsie - she will compete for the uneven bars title tomorrow and will go for gold on balance beam the day after that. Good luck Chellsie and GO USA!

ALL AROUND FINALS

Place/Name	Country	VT	UB	BB	FX	AA
1. Chellsie Memmel	USA	9.325	9.537	9.425	9.537	37.824
2. Nastia Liukin	USA	9.137	9.587	9.587	9.512	37.823
3. Monette Russo	AUS	9.187	9.362	9.362	9.387	37.298
4. Beth Tweddle	GBR	9.162	9.512	8.737	9.525	36.936
5. Emilie LePennec	FRA	9.212	9.512	8.725	9.225	36.674

Articles:
Memmel beats Liukin in Gold-Silver Finish - Yahoo!News
Memmel pips U.S. rival for title - CNN

November 23, 2005 - Chellsie and her teammates had an amazing competition down under yesterday! After all the sessions of preliminaries, Chellsie is in second place in the all-around and secured two spots in the event finals for beam and bars! Her teammate Nastia Liukin is .014 ahead of her in the all-around standings and qualified to bars, beam, and floor finals. Alicia Sacramone is in second place in both the vault and floor standings! Their fourth teammate, Jana Bieger, scored a 9.412 on bars and scored high enough to qualify to the final, but due to the 2-per-country rule, she will not be competing. GO USA!

A few articles have been written about Chellsie this week!
Memmel sets pace in women's gymnastics - Reuters
Gymnast Memmel looking globally - USA Today

November 13, 2005 - As many people would've guessed, Chellsie was named to the U.S. Worlds Team this morning at camp! Joining her are the other members who placed in the top four at U.S. Nationals, Nastia Liukin, Jana Bieger, and Alicia Sacramone. The meet officially begins November 22nd but the team will head to Melbourne to begin training later this week. GO USA!

November 8, 2005 - Chellsie has headed to the Karolyi ranch for the Worlds team selection camp! Nastia Liukin, Alicia Sacramone, Jana Bieger, Kassi Price, and Annie DiLuzio are also at the camp. Good luck Chellsie!

October 10, 2005 - Chellsie continued her impressive competition last night in event finals, adding two more gold medals to her haul from these PanAm Championships. Her teammates also brought home medals - Alicia Sacramone won vault and floor, Jana Bieger was second on vault and third on floor, and Bianca Flohr was second on beam. Congratulations!

Full results and media coverage is available on Inside Gymnastics and the PanAm Championships website.

October 9, 2005 - PanAm results are in! Despite mistakes, the US team easily won the gold medal outscoring Brazil by nearly two points. Chellsie also grabbed another gold medal in the all-around after placing first in the standings. Her only break came on floor, where she scored an 8.900. She has qualified for the bars and beam event finals. Good luck Chellsie and congratulations on a great competition!

October 8, 2005 - PanAm coverage (including pictures from training) is available on Inside Gymnastics!

October 7, 2005 - Over 40 new photos from 2005 Nationals are up! Also, be sure to check out Justin Yeddo's new Chellsie montage.

October 4, 2005 - Chellsie, Jana Bieger, Alicia Sacramone, Natasha Kelley, and Bianca Flohr will be representing the USA at the Pan American Championships in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil! The competition will be held October 6th-9th and is a qualified for the 2007 PanAmerican Games. Congratulations and GO USA!!

August 9, 2005 - Chellsie will be competing in her second senior U.S. National Championships this week! Prelims will be held at 7PM on August 11th and the all-around will be at 6PM on August 13th! Event finals will be determined by adding both days of competition together. The meet will be held in the Conseco Fieldhouse in downtown Indianapolis, Indiana! She will be competing for a spot on the National Team and an invitation to the World Championships selection camp for the upcoming World Championships in Melbourne.

This site will not be updated until after Nationals is completely over so for the latest news, quick hits, and photos, visit the following websites: USAG Event Home, Inside Gymnastics, International Gymnast, Total Gymnast.

The meet will also be televised on NBC! Prelims will be broadcasted on August 13th at 8PM EST and finals will be on August 14th at 7PM EST. Please be sure to check your local listings!

August 7, 2005 - A short interview with Chellsie has been posted at Inside Gymnastics - Quick Chat: Chellsie Memmel. Chellsie says her goals are to hit 8-for-8 and make the top three in the all-around.

August 2, 2005 - This site has been completely redesigned and updated! Over fifty new photos have been added from the 2005 season, as well as new videos. Please look around at all the changes and don't forget to sign the guestbook before you leave.

July 28, 2005 - Chellsie recently competed at the 2005 U.S. Classic in Virginia Beach. Already qualified to Nationals, she used this meet as a warm-up and a chance to display some new skills. She competed on floor for the first time in over a year and showed a new tumbling pass (double layout) but sat down her third pass for an 8.466. Her double-twisting Yurchenko was clean for a 9.266 and she did an easier bar routine (she didn't connect all her release moves) for a 9.600 and third place. On beam she showed a revamped routine from earlier this year, removing her illusion and switch leap to back tuck combinations and replacing them with a switch leap to wolf full and a switch side leap. She was solid and scored a 9.633, the second highest on that event! Her all-around total of 36.965 was the fourth highest behind Nastia Liukin, Jana Bieger, and Kassi Price.

For complete results, coverage, and photos, visit the following websites: Excalibur, Inside Gymnastics, Total Gymnast.

April 20, 2005 - Chellsie and other members of the senior and junior National Teams were recently involved in a European tour! They trained and competed with members of Great Britain and Switzerland's national teams in their respective countries and came away with impressive results at both meets. The US team was Chellsie, Nastia Liukin, Jana Bieger, Melanie Sinclair, Kassi Price, and juniors Bianca Flohr, Ashley Priess, and Shayla Worley.

In Great Britain, Chellsie competed on vault (9.050), bars (9.850), and beam (9.000). Chellsie had the highest score on bars, the US team won the team competition (152.700-144.480), and Nastia Liukin won the all-around (38.550).

Next the team traveled to Switzerland where Chellsie had a much better competition this time! She competed on the same three events: vault (9.600), bars (9.700), beam (9.550). She was first on vault, second on bars, and third on beam! Once again the US once came away with first place (152.625-138.600) and Nastia Liukin won the all-around (38.775).

February 27, 2005 - Chellsie had a great competition at this year's American Cup! Held in Uniondale, New York, the new competition format featured event finals only, no all-around competition was held. Chellsie qualified for two finals and brought home two medals! To qualify to the finals, Chellsie scored a 9.650 on bars behind teammate Nastia Liukin and a 9.450 on beam, second again to Nastia.

July 18, 2004 - Chellsie was named as an alternate to the 2004 Olympic Team! Congratulations Chellsie!!!

June 11, 2004 - An article about Chellsie has been featured in the Boston Globe: Solid landing for Memmel. Chellsie was in attendance at the U.S. Nationals last week in Nashville, Tennessee. She was interviewed by John Macready before senior finals. She also recently got her braces off!

Other articles:
Chellsie's Recovery - Associated Press
Memmel working her way back - Milkwaukee Sentinel

May 17, 2004 - Chellsie, along with world teammates Carly Patterson & Hollie Vise, was in New York City this weekend to do a USOC media summit and photo shoot!

May 4, 2004 - Chellsie is one of three gymnasts nominated for Gymnast of the Year by the FIG, International Gymnastics Hall of Fame, and IG magazine! Vote for Chellsie!

April 23, 2004 - We have some unfortunate news to report - the injury Chellsie sustained at the Pacific Alliance selection camp a few weeks ago is worse than previously thought. While doing her barani on beam, her foot landed on the edge and she fractured a bone in her right foot. She was put in a cast on April 19th and will have a CT scan on May 7.

Fortunately Chellsie can petition through US Nationals and Trials and can still compete in the Olympic selection camp. For more information, visit www.intlgymnast.com

We are wishing you a quick recovery Chellsie!!

April 6, 2004 - New photos from 2002 Nationals, 2003 Podium Meet, and 2003 Nationals have been added!

March 7, 2004 - Thirty four new photos of Chellsie competing at the American Cup were added today! We've been having problems with our newest Yahoo group but we are trying to get them worked out. For now you can download Chellsie's bar routine at Group 2.

February 28, 2004 - Chellsie had an awesome competition today at the VISA American Cup in Madison Square Garden! Competing against some of the best gymnasts in the world, most of whom were also at World Championships, Chellsie competed some new skills for the first time in a major meet. She did a double-twisting Yurchenko (one step for a 9.400); connected her Hindorf + Pak + stalder 1/2 + stalder 1/1 + toe shoot (hop on her double front dismount, 9.675). On beam she did a piked barani, wolf jump full, switch side leap, and an acro series of flip flop to layout (tiny step on double pike dismount, 9.637). On floor she mounted with a piked double arabian but stumbled on her 2 1/2 twist to front layout for a 9.362. Congratulations Chellsie!

February 19, 2004 - The final roster for the American Cup has been named and it is one of the best fields in years! Chellsie will be competing against Carly Patterson, Courtney McCool, and Terin Humphrey from the US and Irina Yarotska (Ukraine), Elena Gomez (Spain), Monette Russo (Australia), and Kylie Stone (Canada). Seven of the eight gymnasts were competitors at 2003 Worlds and six competed in the all-around final! The competition will be held February 28th at New York City's Madison Square Garden - this was the site of the very first American Cup in 1976! It will be live on NBC as well. GOOD LUCK CHELLSIE!!

February 8, 2004 - Chellsie competed this weekend at the IGI Chicago Style meet and performed some new skills! She did a piked barani to straddle jump on beam and a flip flop to layout stepout; she did a piked double arabian during warmups on floor (but didn't compete floor in the meet) and a Yurchenko double twist on vault! She placed 2nd on vault (9.825), 1st on bars (9.700), and 4th on beam (9.400).

Also we've switched to got-chalk.com temporarily and for now most of the videos are down. You can download some from Worlds and Nationals by joining our Yahoo groups. More info is available on the media page.

January 17, 2004 - Six new photos have been added from the PanAm Games.

January 7, 2004 - Chellsie has been nominated for the prestigious 74th annual James E. Sullivan Memorial Award by the AAU. The award recognizes the top amateur athlete in the U.S. Along with Chellsie, fellow gymnast and Wisconsin-native Paul Hamm was also nominated. The other nominees include: John Fonseca (karate), LeBron James (basketball), Barbara Lindquist (triathlon), Steven Lopez (taekwondo), Apolo Anton Ohno (speedskating), Michael Phelps (swimming), Philippa Raschker (track and field), Diana Taurasi (basketball), Rickie Weeks (baseball), and Jason White (football). The award will be given during a presentation at the New York Athletic Club in April. Good luck Chellsie!

Inside Gymnastics also has an article about Chellsie's recovery from her shoulder injury: Memmel on Road to Recovery.

December 31, 2003 - Chellsie is the subject of a poster in the new January 2004 issue of International Gymnast - a scan has been posted of it. Chellsie will also be on this month's U.S. Olympic Gold TV show, which will feature the TJ Maxx tour. Visit their website for complete listings.

The articles page has been updated, with broken links removed and a new article from the Milwaukee Sentinel has been added, Leap Year. Chellsie and her coach Jim Chudy talk about their goals and planned updates for 2004, including a double-twisting Yurchenko and piked double arabian on floor. She has also been dealing with a shoulder injury.

A video montage of Chellsie competing at prelims in Anaheim has been added as well.

December 7, 2003 - Although Chellsie decided not to compete in any winter World Cup events, she did accept her invitation to the 2004 VISA American Cup! This prestigious international event will be televised LIVE on NBC from Madison Square Garden in New York City at 2:30 p.m. on February 28, 2004. Other competitiors from the US include Carly Patterson, Tasha Scwhikert, Courtney McCool, Paul Hamm, Jason Gatson, Morgan Hamm, and Brett McClure.

You can read USAG's press release to learn how you can order tickets today!

November 1, 2003 - Chellsie has been invited to compete in the DTB Cup in Stuttgart, Germany! The meet, which will begin on November 28th, is a World Cup qualifier! Hollie Vise has also been invited.

New photos from 2003 Worlds are up, as well as a new photo from 2003 Nationals.

October 2, 2003 - Four new wallpapers have been added and we have a bunch of news!

- Chellsie is on the cover of the new Worlds edition of International Gymnast
- She and the other members of the TJ Maxx tour will be on ABC's Good Morning America tomorrow morning from 8AM-9AM, EST
- Chellsie has also been invited to compete at the Glasgow Grand Prix in Scotland after the tour along with Hollie Vise, Terin Humphrey, and Nicole Harris!

August 25, 2003 - 10PM - We hope you enjoy the new layout! All of the sections have been updated and re-done and a few new articles were also added.

The Today Show only featured about 10 minutes of showing highlights from team finals, the team introducing themselves, and a few questions but we've added a screen capture of the team from the show! Just click on it to view it in full size.

6AM - Chellsie and her teammates will be on the Today show this morning! It lasts from 7AM-10AM EST!

August 24, 2003 - Chellsie finished up her Worlds by placing sixth on beam tonight. Unfortunately she fell off on her arabian but this was the first routine she missed in a month - she competed 11 routines at the Pan Am Games and 14 at Worlds! Photos and articles will be added soon. We are also working on a new layout that should be done tomorrow or Tuesday.

GO USA!

August 24, 2003 - A video of Chellsie's gold medal winning routine has been added, thanks to Lgrip on the GymWorld messageboard!

Chellsie will be competing tonight in beam finals - GOOD LUCK CHELLSIE!!

The all-around will be on NBC tonight at 7pm EST.

More articles have been added.

Articles:
Milwaukee Sentienl - Russian forges gold
Milwaukee Sentinel - What a state of affairs
Boston Globe - A golden age for US

August 23, 2003 - Chellsie is now the 2003 World Uneven Bar Champion! Chellsie outscored everyone in one of the most talented fields ever! Everyone that is, except her own teammate! Chellsie and Hollie Vise tied for the gold with a score of 9.612 over Great Britain's Beth Tweddle, who scored a 9.525. ESPN has decided to show event finals but the date has not yet been set. We'll keep you informed!

A ton of photos have been added and team finals will be broadcasted on NBC tommorrow from 2pm-4pm EST! Be sure to watch!

Articles:
USAG - Vise & Memmel Share Bars Gold In World Championships Event Finals
Houston Chronicle - U.S. gymnasts rake in gold
SF Gate - Americans continue raking in the gold
AP - Americans Claim Gymnastics Gold

August 22, 2003 - Chellsie again hit all four of her routines tonight to place 8th in the all-around! She began on vault, hitting for a 9.325. On bars she wasn't quite her best but was clean for a 9.362. On beam the judges were extra harsh towards her, not crediting any of her connections and giving her an 8.875. She closed the night out on floor with an AWESOME routine, sticking everything but leaving her front full off her 2 1/2 twist for a 9.412. Her total of 36.974 tied her with Alina Kozich from Ukraine.

Congratulations to Chellsie's teammate Carly Patterson, who earned the silver medal behind Svetlana Khorkina. Fellow Wisconsin native Paul Hamm became the first American man to win the World AA title and only the second to medal when he beat Yang Wei of China last night. GO USA!

Even more articles have been posted!

Articles:
Taipei Times - American women grab gold
USA Today - Memmel's number comes up: It's No. 1
Milwaukee Sentinel - Right on the beam - Memmel makes it memorable
Knox News - Memmel hops and vaults and jumps to gold
Rocky Mt - Youthful Memmel shows plenty of composure
SF Gate - Serious dose of bad karma can't stop Americans
Eastday - US wins first-ever women's team gold at gymnastics worlds
NY Times - U.S. Picked Up the Pieces and a World Title as Well
ESPN - American gymnasts shock world in win
SF Gate - PLANES, TRAINS, AUTOMOBILES
Houston Chronicle - Memmel soars for U.S.

August 21, 2003 - You can download videos of Chellsie's performances on bars, beam, and vault on Russian Kity Love's website; the videos were made by doublefull - thanks! Websites around the world have been flooded with articles about the USA winning their first ever World title!! You can also listen to Chellsie talking about team finals.

Articles:
Milwaukee Sentinel - Memmel leads U.S. to gold
LA Times - U.S. Women Win Gymnastics Gold
USAG - USA Stuns The World With First-Ever World Team Gold Medal
Daily News - Confident teenager leads way
Worldwide Gym - Determined US women earn deserved team gold
OC Register - Simply unbelievable! U.S. women golden
AP - Alternates Prove Aces in the Pack
AP - U.S. Women Golden at Gymnastics Worlds
AP - U.S. Women Win Gold at Gymnastics Worlds
AP - US overcomes injuries to win first women's World team title
AP - U.S. Scoop Gold as Russia, China Disappoint

Twenty-four new photos from Worlds have been added too!

August 20, 2003 - Chellsie and the rest of her teammates are now WORLD CHAMPIONS!! The USA won their first World title tonight, beating Romania by almost 2 full points. Chellsie was AMAZING, hitting 4-for-4 to score an awesome score of 37.887!! She hit her Yurchenko 1 1/2 for a 9.275, NAILED bars for a 9.637, hit beam for a 9.575, and stuck floor for a 9.400. GO USA!!!!

Photos and more news will be added later!

August 19, 2003 - 10:15 PM EST; due to an injury to Courtney Kupets's Achilles, she will be withdrawing from the meet. Hollie Vise will be taking her spot in bar finals.

August 19, 2003 - Women's prelims concluded late last night at the Pond. Chellsie will be competing in Team Finals, All-Around Finals, Bar Finals, and Beam Finals! Chellsie was the only athlete to make more than one final. The US Men compete tonight, beginning at 6PM PST. GO USA!

Also Chellsie submitted her double turn in Y on floor and it was given a D rating as expected and it will be named after her as well!

Articles:
Milwaukee Sentinel - Memmel proves bright spot for U.S.
Milwaukee Sentinel - Memmel lands in second place

August 18, 2003 - Chellsie had an amazing meet last night, starting out on vault. She hit her Yurchenko 1 1/2 for a 9.212! She absolutely nailed bars, scoring a 9.575 and qualifying to event finals, despite being the lead-off gymnast. She competed second on beam, nailed her routine to score a 9.412 and again make event finals! She closed her night on floor, hitting for a 9.250 and a total of 37.449.

Chellsie was not only the top all-around gymnast for the US but also the highest scores on beam and floor. As of Subdivision 5, Chellsie is second in the all-around behind Spain's Elena Gomez. She's second on bars behind teammate Courtney Kupets and third on beam behind Romania's Catalina Ponor and Russia's Ludmilla Yezhova. The USA is second behind Romania (by less than 4 tenths) with China, Australia, and Ukraine to compete!

AWESOME JOB CHELLSIE!!

Articles:
USAG - Memmel Continues Hot Streak With Team Best Mark
AP - Memmel Saves Night for U.S. in Gymnastics
AP - U.S. Men Flying High at Gymnastics Worlds
Milwaukee Sentinel - Memmel weary, ready

Quotes:
"The experience was great, it was just a major shock finding out that'd I'd be alternate for Worlds and then and then it was like "You're competing!" and it was just like MAJOR SHOCK but it was a lot of fun!" - Listen to Chellsie

Click here for a photo of Chellsie from IG2.

More photos have been added from Worlds!!

August 17, 2003 - The US women compete tonight at 9PM PST!! In their session will be Germany, the Netherlands, Norway, Slovakia, and Mixed Group 1. The US begin with a bye in the first rotation and then begin on vault!

To follow the action live, International Gymnast, Inside Gymnastics, and the Official Worlds website will have quick hits! Results will be posted here as soon as possible.

Also A HUGE CONGRATULATIONS to the USA men who placed first in team preliminaries! Paul Hamm and Jason Gatson finished 2nd and 4th individually; Paul qualified to floor finals, Jason qualified to rings finals, and Blaine Wilson qualified to rings and parallel bar finals. Brett McClure, Raj Bhavsar, and Morgan Hamm all put up big scores for the team, who compete in finals on Tuesday! GO USA!

August 16, 2003 - Chellsie was solid today in practice, hitting her skills on bars and beam with even more amplitude and better form! A few more articles have been published online about Chellsie being named to the team.

Unfortunately the US team has changed once again due to the injury sustained by Annia Hatch today in training. She dislocated her knee on vault and had to withdraw from the meet. Replacing her will be Terin Humphrey. USAG has released the lineup for team prelims, Chellsie has been selected as the lead-off gymnast on vault, bars, and floor. This is a very important position as she will be setting the pace for the rest of her teammates!

August 15, 2003 - BREAKING NEWS! Chellsie will be competing at the World Championships! The decision today was made by the US coaches to remove teammate Ashley Postell (who has been dealing with the flu) and replace her with Chellsie.

The US women will be competing on Sunday night from 7-10pm PST in team preliminaries, where you qualify for team, all-around, and event finals.

Good luck Chellsie and get well soon Ashley!

Articles:
IG2 - USA Moves on Without Postell
AP - Virus Sidelines Gymnast Ashley Postell

August 15, 2003 - Worlds officially get underway tonight at 7PM, PST, with the Opening Ceremonies. Yesterday was Podium Training, where Chellsie trained with the team, doing an awesome job despite tremendous nerves!

Both International Gymnast and Inside Gymnastics magazines will have quick hits for any competition featuring the US athletes. They also have reports from Podium Training.

photos from Worlds and two links to photos from Worlds have also been added.

August 6, 2003 - Articles about Chellsie have been posted across the internet:

AP - American Women Dominate Pan Am Gymnastics
USOC - Three of Four
USOC - Marveling Memmel
USOC - Evident Depth

Also with her 3 golds and 1 bronze, Chellsie remains the most decorated USA athlete of the Games so far!

Photos from event finals are up.

Chris Scott from Gymn.ca has uploaded CBC's highlights of the all-around competition and you can download them here. You can also download just the highlights of Chellsie and Nastia: panams.wmv. Just right click and "Save Target As." The clip shows Chellsie's second and last passes on floor, her vault, and an interview.

August 5, 2003 - In today's event finals, Chellsie won the gold on bars with a 9.575! Daniele Hypolito was second with a 9.475 and teammate Nastia Liukin was third with a 9.425.

Chellsie capped her PanAm Games off with a bronze on beam, scoring a 9.462 behind Liukin (9.550) and Hypolito (9.537). Congratulations Chellsie on winning 4 medals in your first international meet outside the USA as a senior!

Photos from PanAms have been added!

August 4, 2003 - Chellsie is the new Pan American Games CHAMPION! GO CHELLSIE! She won the gold medal in the all-around with a combined total of 37.962, the highest score of her life! Teammate Nastia Liukin won the silver with a 37.874 over Daniele Hypolito of Brazil, who scored a 37.149. Her other teammate Allyse Ishino was fourth with a 36.649. CONGRATULATIONS CHELLSIE AND THE USA!

Her scores were:
VT - 9.275
UB - 9.625 (highest score of the day)
BB - 9.362
FX - 9.700 (highest score of the day)

And, as if the day couldn't get better for Chellsie, she has been named an alternate to the 2003 World Championships team according to a USAG press release!! She replaces former alternate Sam Sheehan after Sam injured her knee in training. Chellsie will travel to the training camp in Texas and she will travel with the team to California next week, where they will train at a local club before podium training begins on August 14th. CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN CHELLSIE!

Chellsie will also be competing in the uneven bars and beam finals tomorrow, where she is ranked 1st and 2nd respectively. Good luck Chellsie, we're all so proud of you! Inside Gymnastics has an article about the all-around finals; you can read it here.

More articles:
Memmel, Liukin Finish on Top in Women's All-Around

Links to photos from Nationals and Pam Ams have also been added.

August 2, 2003 - Chellsie placed 2nd to teammate Nastia Liukin with a total of 37.437 to Nastia's 37.474. Chellsie also scored a 9.625 on bars and the USA won the team competition! This means Chellsie will be competing in the all-around finals on Monday! Good luck Chellsie and congratulations to the USA!

August 2, 2003 - The PanAm Games are officially underway in the Dominican Republic! Today is the team final competition and the US is the heavy favorite to win, competing against teams from Canada, Brazil, and Mexico.

Although the Games will not be televised in the US, we hope to get coverage from a foreign station. Canadian fans can watch CBC at 5PM EST today to see their coverage of the Games.

July 30, 2003 - Some new icons are up!

July 29, 2003 - The Pan Am Games are finally here! Podium training began this afternoon and competition gets underway on Saturday, August 2nd, with the team competition. All around finals are on Monday the 4th and event finals will be held on Tuesday the 5th.

Good luck to Chellsie and the rest of the USA team!

July 26, 2003 - You can now send your friends Chellsie postcards!

July 19, 2003 - Videos from Nationals are up!

July 17, 2003 - More Nationals photos and a new page called support buttons have been added.

July 16, 2003 - Connect 4 was added to the games page and a new wallpaper has been added!

July 15, 2003 - New photos from Nationals are up.

July 6, 2003 - After spending a week at the Karolyi camp in Texas, Chellsie was named to the 2003 PanAm Games team! Along with Chellsie, Tia Orlando (Parkettes), Marcia Newby (Excalibur), Nastia Liukin (WOGA), Courtney McCool (GAGE), and Allyse Ishino (Charter Oak) were also named to the team. Liz Tricase (IGI), Tabitha Yim (Charter Oak), and Nicole Harris (Parkettes) are alternates!

The games begin August 1st and last until the 17th in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. The gymnastics part of the Games are scheduled for the 3rd-6th. Congratulations Chellsie!

June 23, 2003 - Chellsie competed at her first Senior Nationals this week in front of a hometown crowd! Due to her limited training time on all four events prior to competing, she finished 10th in the all-around. This was still high enough to place her on the Senior National Team and qualify her to the Selection Camp (July 1st-6th) where she will either make the World Championships Team or the Pan-American Games Team.

Starting the meet on Thursday night, Chellsie got off to a strong start on bars with a revised routine: Hindorff-Pak salto-stalder 1/2-stalder 1/1-toe shoot; jam dislocate-double front for a too-low 9.175 and 8th place on the event. On beam she nailed all her combinations and skills for a 9.550 and 5th. She performed a switch leap to 1-armed back handspring combination and a punch front instead of a punch front to Yang Bo jump combination. A pause in her barani to back handspring prevented her from scoring higher. On floor she had an unfortunate fall on her third pass (2 1/2 to front) after hitting her running double front and two whips to double arabian. She stuck her double pike for an 8.525. She finished the meet with a nice Yurchenko arabian vault (Hristakieva) instead of some of the harder vaults she's capable of for an 8.925. Her total of 36.175 was the 11th best.

Saturday night was the one day of competition where there were no one-touch warm-ups but Chellsie performed well regardless. She started the night on bars, where she improved her routine from prelims and scored a 9.325. She then performed the routine of the meet on beam, nailing everything perfectly for a 9.700 that erupted the hometown crowd. She improved her vault from the first night also, scoring an 8.975 but another fall on floor (this time on her double arabian) left her with another lower-than-usual score of 8.600. Her finals total of 36.600 was the 8th best and her combined total of 72.775 was the 10th best. Congratulations on a great meet Chellsie and good luck at the camp!  photos from Nationals have been added. A lot of articles featuring Chellsie have been published online also:

Milwaukee Sentinel - Memmel optimistic despite setbacks
Milwaukee Sentinel - Staying confident
Milwaukee Sentinel - On a mission

June 16, 2003 - Nationals begin in Milwaukee, WI, on Thursday night with event finals/all-around prelims. Chellsie starts the meet on vault! Saturday is the all-around finals. The top 18 gymnasts make the National Team, the top 15 go to the World Team Selection Camp, and the top 3 automatically make the World Team. Good luck Chellsie!

Also be sure to tune into NBC's coverage to watch Chellsie. Here are the times:
Saturday, June 21st, 2:00pm-4:00pm EST for Prelims
Sunday, June 22nd, 3:00pm-5:00pm EST for Finals

There will not be any updates or results until after Nationals are over. For live coverage and scores, visit Inside Gymnastics, International Gymnast, and USA Gymnastics.

June 13, 2003 - There is a short update on IG Online about Chellsie's progress.

June 3, 2003 - A new article about Chellsie has been published online: Getting back on the beam.

June 2, 2003 - The site has a new look! We hope you enjoy looking through the new photos and sections.

Unfortunately Chellsie is now questionable for competing at "her" Nationals in her hometown of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in just over two weeks. IG published a short article about Chellsie's foot injury on May 23rd that she sustained at camp. She "bruised the navicular bone in her left foot" according to IG but her mother Jeanette reported that neither X-rays or MRIs showed any signs of a fracture. Get well soon Chellsie!