This page tells about all of Shannon's different routines at meets, plus how she did there! :)
1989 Olympic Festival (major skills, not full routines)--
VAULT: Yurchenko-full.
1991 Nationals--
VAULT: Yurchenko-full, handspring front tuck.
1991 Worlds--
VAULT: Yurchenko-full, handspring front tuck.
1992 Olympics--
VAULT: Yurchenko-full; handspring tuck front.
Shannon was excellent in this competition! She had the highest total in the team competition, compulsories and optionals combined. In the AA, she finished 2nd by .012. She had a few tiny bobbles on beam, but hit a PERFECT vault for a 9.975. In event finals, she won a silver and 2 bronzes. She stuck her beam routine and tied for the silver, and was superb on bars and floor for a bronze on each of those events.
1995 Worlds--
VAULT: Hristakieva.
1996 Olympics--
VAULT: Hristakieva, Yurchenko 1 1/2 (team finals), Phelps (event finals).
1996 USA vs. the World--
BARS: hecht-over, kip cast handstand, giant, giant-hop-full, Gienger, kip cast handstand, 1/2 pirouette, giant-full, Tkatchev, straddle back to handstand, glide, straddle-over, kip cast handstand, giant, toe-on front tuck 1/2.
1996 Rock & Roll Challenge--
1st Routine: RO ff tucked full-in; RO whip whip whip ff layout punch front RO ff ff ff straddle jump punch front; FHS front-full.
1997 Battle of the Sexes--
BARS: hecht-over, kip cast handstand, giant, giant-hop-full, Gienger, kip cast handstand 1/2, giant-full, Tkatchev, straddle back, glide, straddle-over, kip cast handstand, giant, toe-on front 1/2.
1998 Reese's Cup--
BEAM: jump to V-sit; switch leap to ff 1/4; front handspring; ff layout layout; ff 1/4 immediate 1/2 (the "Miller" though not in the Code); ff ff ff; RO double tuck.
1998 Ladies Professional Championships--
VAULT: Hristakieva.
2000 Nationals--
BARS: hecht-over, kip cast handstand, giant-blind, inverted giant, inverted 1/2, giant-hop-full, Tkatchev, straddle back to handstand, toe-on catch high bar, kip cast handstand, giant, giant, tucked 1/2-in 1/2-out.
2000 Olympic Trials--
VAULT: Hristakieva, Yurchenko-full
2000 Reese's Cup--
BARS: hecht-over, kip cast handstand, giant-blind, inverted giant, inverted 1/2, giant, giant-hop-full, Tkatchev, straddle back to handstand, toe-on catch high bar, kip cast handstand, giant, double tuck.
2000 Rock & Roll Championships--
1st routine: RO ff double pike; RO whip 1/2 front full; RO whip whip ff back tuck punch front tuck RO ff ff layout step-out.
2001 Reese's Cup--
BARS--kip, stoop-on, sole circle, KCH, giant-full, Gienger, KCH-1/2, Tkatchev, KCH, giant, giant, double tuck.
SHANNON's SIGNATURE SKILLS
FF 1/4 immediate 1/2 turn on beam (known as the Miller but not credited in the Code).
BARS:Tkatchev; Gienger, overshoot 1/2; tucked full-in.
BEAM: ff layout layout; RO tucked full-in.
FLOOR: RO ff piked full-in; RO whip whip ff double full; RO ff double pike.
This was also the Jr. Nationals, held in Oklahoma City. Shannon was the smallest athlete from any sport there! Shannon made her first vault but fell on the 2nd. She did great bars and beam routines, and was in 2nd going into floor. Shannon hit her first 2 passes, but fell on her double pike and finished 3rd.
BEAM: press handstand mount, planche, back extension roll, ff, whip, sissone; full turn; front aerial; ff layout layout ff; switch leap, ff 1/4; Valdez, double stag jump; split leap, sissone; RO tucked full-in.
BARS: jump to high bar, kip cast handstand, 1/2 pirouette, giant-full, Gienger, overshoot, glide, straddle-over, kip cast handstand, Tkatchev, kip cast handstand, giant, tucked full-in.
BEAM: press to handstand, reverse planche, back extension, ff whip; front aerial; ff layout layout ff; switch leap, ff 1/4; split leap, sissone; RO tucked full-in.
FLOOR: RO whip ff ff tucked full-in; RO ff double pike; front aerial RO full-twisting ff; RO ff tucked full-in.
This was Shannon's first World Championships, at age 14. She did great in the team competition, and in the AA, she finished 6th. She started on beam, and was doing great until she took several steps on her full-in dismount. She came back strong on the other evetns. She qualified to all 4 event finals. Her vaults were good but her second wasn't out of a 10. She hit a great bars set and got the silver medal! On beam, she had a good routine again but took steps on her full-in. She made hre floor passes and finished 4th there.
BARS: Jump to high bar, kip cast handstand, 1/2 pirouette, giant, giant-hop-full, Gienger, overshoot 1/2, glide, straddle-over, kip cast handstand, Tkatchev, kip cast handstand, giant-full, tuck full-in.
BEAM: press to handstand, reverse planche, back extension roll, ff 2 foot layout; full turn; ff layout layout layout; switch leap, ff 1/4; split leap, sissone; RO tucked full-in.
FLOOR: RO whip ff ff tucked full-in; RO whip ff ff double pike; RO ff full-in.
BARS: kip cast handstand, free-hip hecht1/2, kip cast handstand, 1/2 pirouette, giant, giant-hop-full, Gienger, overshoot 1/2, glide, straddle-over, kip cast handstand, giant-full, Tkatchev, kip cast handstand, giant, double layout.
BEAM: press to handstand, stag reverse planche, back extension roll, ff 2 foot layout; switch leap, ff 1/4; ff layout layout layout; ff 1/4 immediate 1/2 (the "Miller" though not in the Code); Valdez, wolf jump; split leap, back-stag leap; RO piked full-in.
FLOOR: RO whip ff ff piked full-in; RO whip whip whip ff double full; RO ff tucked full-in.
Shannon was expected by many to win this meet. She had the highest score on every event in preliminaries, and some even expected her to win every event, including the AA. She started the AA competition on bars, her only flaw was a small hop on her double layout dismount. She was a little shaky on beam, almost falling on her dismount and only scoring 9.625. She came back strong on floor, and it came down to vault for her to win the meet. She stuck both, scoring a "perfect" 9.8 on her second. She won by the smallest margin in history--.007! She was sick during the whole meet and pulled out of vault finals. She competed on bars and won with a near perfect set. The next day, she was still ill, and fell 3 times off beam. She came back on floor to win her 3rd gold, the most an American gymnast has won in a world championships.
1994 Worlds--
VAULT: Hristakieva, Phelps (event finals).
BARS: kip cast handstand, free-hip hecht1/2, kip cast handstand, 1/2 pirouette, giant, giant-hop-full, Gienger, kip cast handstand, reverse 1 1/2 pirouette to mixed grip, straddle back to handstand, glide, straddle-over, kip cast handstand, Tkatchev, kip cast handstand, giant, double layout.
BEAM: press to handstand, split planche, (front-on in finals); switch leap, ff 1/4; ff layout layout; ff 1/4, immediate 1/2 (the "Miller" though not in the code); switch leap, sissone; RO tucked full-in.
FLOOR: RO whip ff ff piked full-in; switch leap, sissone, split jump; FHS Rudi ff layout step-out; switch-side; ff, ring jump, Valdez; FHS front-full bounder front tuck.
Unlike the year before, few expected Shannon to win again. She was older and taller, and also just coming off a pulled stomach muscle. Just days before the meet she could barely do a kip on bars. Shannon started the meet on bars, as she had in many meets before, meets she had won. She did a great routine, especially since she hadn't been training much on bars. She hit her beam routine, but ran into some problems on floor. She was doing great until her last pass, which she almost sat down. It came down to vault to see if Shannon could become the first American ever to win back-to-back world titles. She did her new vault and landed them both, scoring high enough to take the title over Lavinia Milosovici and becoming the first gymnast in 22 years to win 2 world championships in a row.
1994 Goodwill Games--
VAULT: Hristakieva, Phelps (event finals).
BARS: straddle-over, kip cast handstand, giant, giant-hop-full, Gienger, kip cast handstand, free hip, reverse 1 1/2 pirouette to mixed grip, straddle back to handstand, glide, straddle-over, kip cast handstand, Tkatchev, kip cast handstand, giant, double layout.
BEAM: press to handstand, split planche, (front-on in finals); switch leap, ff 1/4; ff layout layout; ff 1/4, immediate 1/2 (the "Miller" though not in the code); switch leap, sissone; RO tucked full-in.
FLOOR: RO whip ff ff piked full-in; switch leap, sissone, split jump; FHS Rudi ff layout step-out; switch-side; ff, ring jump, Valdez; FHS front-full bounder front tuck.
Shannon had never competed in a Goodwill Games before. She was the alternate in 1990. Here she was the leader of the American, with 3 younger teammates, all from Dynamo, finishing out the team. In the team finals, Shannon had a few problems, almost falling on beam and under-rotating her double layout off bars. She did an excellent floor routine in the last rotation. USA finished just out of the medals in 4th. In the AA, Shannon's biggest competitor was Dina Kochetkova. Shannon performed better than she did in team, but came up a little short of Dina. This was the first meet she hadn't won in about 2 years. She came back in event finals, placing 2nd on vault and bars, and winning beam and floor.
1995 Kodak Invitational--
VAULT: Yurchenko-full.
BARS: glide, straddle over, kip cast handstand, giant, giant-hop-full, Gienger, kip cast handstand, 1/2 pirouette, giant-full, Tkatchev, straddle back to handstand, glide, straddle-over, kip cast handstand, giant, tucked 1/2-in 1/2-out.
BEAM: front-on, wolf jump; switch leap, ff 1/4, 14 turn, back extension, back extension; ff layout layout; ff 1/4 immediate 1/2; Valdez; switch leap, wolf jump; RO tucked full-in.
FLOOR: RO whip whip ff ff tucked full-in; FHS Rudi ff layout step-out; switch leap, Popa, straddle jump; FHS front-full bounder; switch ring leap; cat leap full cartwheel double stag 1/2; RO ff double pike.
This was a small meet for Shannon, to prepare for the American Cup. She tried some new skills and debuted a new floor routine. She looked a little tired on bars, but was excellent on beam. Her new floor routine was a very different style from her last one, to jazzy music. She made all her passes but had small stumble on a switch ring leap. She won the AA.
BARS: glide, straddle-over, kip cast handstand, giant, giant-hop-full, Gienger, kip cast handstand, 1/2 pirouette, giant-full, Tkatchev, straddle back to handstand, glide, straddle-over, kip cast handstand, giant, tucked full-in.
BEAM: press to handstand, reverse planche; switch leap, ff 1/4; ff layout layout; ff 1/4 immediate 1/2 (the "Miller" though not in the Code); switch leap, wolf jump; RO tucked full-in.
FLOOR: RO ff tucked full-in; FHS Rudi ff layout step-out; RO split jump 1/2 front handspring; FHS double-twisting front; tour jete-1/2 (the "Strug") Popa straddle jump; FHS front-full bounder.
Shannon had a chance to become the first gymnast ever to win 3 consecutive world AA titles at this championships. But the day before team optionals, she sprained her right ankle. Her coach only wanted her to compete bars, but as the day went along, the team needed on her each event. She did a great job, leading the American team to a bronze medal. Again, Steve wanted her to scratch from the AA to rest her foot, but Shannon was determined to compete. She had a small mistake on floor and great vaults. But she came up short on a giant-full on bars, finishing in 12th place. She only competed in bars and beam finals, although she qualified for all 4. She didn't get an individual medal, but proved what a champion she is here.
BARS: hecht-over, kip cast handstand, giant, giant-hop-full, Gienger, kip cast handstand, 1/2 pirouette, giant-full, Tkatchev, straddle back to handstand, glide, straddle-over, kip cast handstand, giant, double layout.
BEAM: press to handstand, reverse planche; switch leap, ff 1/4 to split handstand, 1/4 turn, back extension roll, back extension roll; front tuck; ff layout layout; ff 1/4 immediate 1/2 (the "Miller" though not in the Code); switch leap, wolf jump; RO full-in.
FLOOR: RO ff double layout; FHS Rudi ff layout step-out; backward split leap cat-leap full double turn; FHS front-full front layout; RO split jump 1/2 bounder step-out; RO ff tucked full-in.
Shannon had won several World Championships gold medals, but never in the Olympics. She started out very strong in compulsories, with the highest beam score of any gymnast. In team finals, she did a great bar routine but didn't get a great score. She did her beam routine perfectly except for a hop on the dismount. She underrotated her double layout on floor but didn't fall, and stood up her vaults. She placed 2nd in preliminaries, only behind Lilia Podkopayeva. She finally got an Olympic gold medal, with the Mag 7.
In the AA, she started on bars., as she had often in the past. Just like in team finals, she did an excellent routine but the score was considerably low. She did another stuck beam routine and got the highest beam score of the AA and was in 2nd place overall. But on her floor routine, she stumbled on her double layout and stepped out of bounds on her full-in. She couldn't hold back the tears, but came back strong on vault, sticking her 2nd. She finished 8th.
Shannon had only qualified to beam finals, but replaced Kerri Strug on vault. She did a Hristakieva first, with a hop on the landing. As she ran for her 2nd vault, her steps were off and she missed 1 hand on the horse, landing on her seat. Again, she burst into tears when she came off the podium. The next day was beam finals, hre last chance for Olympic gold in 96. She stuck everything in her routine perfectly, and only had a tiny slide of one foot on the dismount. She scored a 9.862, the same score she got in team finals and the AA, and won her first individual Olympic gold.
BEAM: press to handstand; switch leap, ff 1/4 to split handstand, 1/4 turn, back extension roll; front tuck; ff layout; gainer layout; RO double tuck.
This was just a fun competition, with 6 of the Mag 7 competing on 3 events against a team of foreign gymnasts. Shannon did bars first, doing a great routine with a step on her dismount. She took out 1 layout on beam but the rest was excellent. She got a pretty low score. She did not compete on floor because of her wrist injury.
2nd Routine: RO ff tucked full-in; RO whip whip ff full punch front; front RO ff full.
BEAM: jump to V-sit; switch leap, ff 1/4; back extension; front handspring; ff layout; ff 1/4 turn immediate 1/2 turn; switch leap, wolf jump; RO double tuck.
FLOOR: RO ff tucked full-in; FHS front-full punch front pike; front aerial, split leap; RO whip whip ff layout punch frontRO ff ff layout step-out.
FLOOR: RO ff tucked full-in; RO whip 1/2 front layout; front RO ff full.
BARS: hecht-over, kip cast handstand, giant, giant-hop-full, Gienger, kip cast handstand, 1/2 pirouette, giant-full, Tkatchev, straddle back to handstand, glide, straddle-over, kip cast handstand, giant, toe-on front tuck 1/2.
BEAM: V-sit on end; switch leap, ff 1/4; front handspring; ff layout layout; ff 1/4 immediate 1/2; switch leap, wolf jump; RO double tuck.
FLOOR: RO ff tucked full-in; RO whip 1/2 front layout; FHS front-full front tuck.
Shannon started this meet off with a perfect vault, and folllowed that with a perfect bar routine, receiving 10s on each. She did a great beam routine, but stepped out of bounds on floor. She performed well the 2nd day, placing 2nd AA.
Shannon warmed up on all 4 events, but only competed on bars becuase of a recent leg injury. She hit her routine nearly perfectly, with several new skills and combinations. She won the silver medal on bars.
BARS: hecht-over, kip cast handstand, giant-blind, inverted giant, inverted 1/2, giant-hop-full, Tkatchev, straddle back to handstand, toe-on catch high bar, kip cast handstand, giant, giant, tucked 1/2-in 1/2-out.
BEAM: front-on, wolf jump; switch leap, ff 1/4; front tuck, wolf jump; ff layout layout; ff 1/4 immediate 1/2 (the "MIller"); Valdez; full turn; sissone, tuck jump; RO double tuck.
FLOOR: RO whip 2 1/2; RO whip 1/2 front-full punch front pike; FHS Rudi Shushunova; double turn, Popa, wolf-full; switch-side, Shushunova 1/2; RO ff double pike.
Shannon started on bars on the first day, hitting her set nearly perfectly. On vault, she sat down her Hristakieva but landed her 2nd vault. She did a great beam routine, with only 1 small wobble. She ended on floor with a new routine, and stood up all 4 passes. This was her first AA competition in almost 4 years. On the 2nd day, she began on vault and landed stiff-legged on her first atempt. After getting checked out, she vauled again but stumbled on the landing. She was helped off the podium by Steve Nunno and withdrew from the rest iof the meet.
BEAM: swing leg over to V-sit; switch leap, ff 1/4; front tuck; ff layout layout; ff 1/4 immediate 1/2 (the "Miller"); Valdez; full turn; RO double tuck.
2nd routine: RO whip whip whip punch Shushunova; FHS Rudi ff layout step-out; RO ff double full.
BEAM: swing leg over to V-sit;ff layout; FHS; switch leap, ff 1/4; Valdez; full turn; gainer layout; front aerial; RO double tuck.
The Miller that is in the Code (cast handstand with 1 1/2 pirouette after handstand to mixed or L-grip)
