Vanessa Atler
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Vanessa Marie Atler (born February 17, 1982) is an American former elite gymnast. She is the 1997 U.S. national all-around champion, the 1998 Goodwill Games gold medalist on the floor exercise and vault, and a four-time national champion in the individual events of vault, balance beam, and floor exercise. She is also the 1996 junior national all-around and floor champion. At the 1999 American Cup, Atler became the first female gymnast to successfully perform a Rudi vault.
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Full name | Vanessa Marie Atler | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nickname(s) | Ness, Nessa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Country represented | United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1982-02-17) 17 February 1982 (age 42)[1] Santa Clarita, California | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hometown | Santa Clarita, California | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Discipline | Women's artistic gymnastics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Level | Senior International Elite | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years on national team | 1994–2000 (USA) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Charter Oak Gliders Rohnert Park Gymnastics WOGA AV Twisters Gymnastics Unlimited Aerials | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Former coach(es) | Steve and Beth Rybacki Ben Corr[2] Valeri Liukin and Yevgeny Marchenko Tony Lanzara[3] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Choreographer | Nancy Roach Beth Rybacki Natalya Marakova | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Music | 1995-1996: Phil's Piano Solo 1997-1998: Jack's Conga 1998-1999: La Cumparsita 2000: Les Deux Guitares | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Retired | April 16th, 2001[4] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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A member of the U.S. national gymnastics team from the age of 12, Atler was one of America's most successful and talented gymnasts in the late 1990s. Known for her explosive vaults, difficult tumbling skills and charismatic personality, she won or medaled in several important meets, and was considered to be one of the front-runners for the 2000 Olympics. However, injuries, coaching conflicts, gym changes, mental breakdowns and bulimia symptoms derailed her progress in 1999 and 2000, and after a poor showing at the 2000 Olympic Trials, she was controversially left off the Olympic team despite placing sixth overall.[5]