This is a digitized version of an article from The Times’s print archive, before the start of online publication in 1996. Julianne McNamara: National Academy of Gymnastics 1981 Tracee Talavera National Academy of Gymnastics 1982 Tracee Talavera National Academy of Gymnastics 1983 ... Balance Beam. AboutPeople, of all the mounts you need to get on, this is the one. Something went wrong. In finals, however, she earned a bronze on vault and a seventh place on beam. At the time, the only other American woman to be so honored was the then U.S. First Lady Nancy Reagan. McNamara (Julianne McNamara) - Jump to clear support on high bar, immediate clear hip circle (circle backward without hips touching bar) to handstand with 180 degree turn in handstand phase on high bar; ... Balance Beam. Rumania had Nadia Comaneci here in 1976 before anyone had even heard of her. See more ideas about Olympics, Gymnastics, Gymnastics pictures. ''You want to know why she's so good,'' Don Peters, the coach of the United States national gynmastics team, said yesterday. [citation needed], McNamara won the 1980 US all-around title and qualified for the 1980 Olympic team but did not compete due to the Olympic Committee's boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, Russia. Hem Incense: Pack of 20 Sticks. I thought it looked like fun, so I tried it. In finals, however, she earned a bronze on vault and a seventh place on beam. She also earned a bronze medal on bars, a seventh on floor and finished fifth on beam. No show. Julianne McNamara - Balance Beam - 1984 McDonald's American Cup - Women - Duration: 1:59. [citation needed], At the 1982 World Cup, McNamara fell off the bars to place eighth all-around. Julianne McNamara has concentration. CRAZY SALE OFFER - BUY 4 GET 4 FREE! At 4 feet 10 1/2 inches and a lithe 84 pounds, she has a bounce in her step that makes her seem weightless. ''Tonight was a special night for me,'' said the 18-year-old Miss McNamara, whose mistakes on her floor exercise and balance beam routines in the all-around competition cost her a … One of her daughters, Hannah Zeile, currently stars as teenage Kate Pearson on This Is Us. Julianne was fantastic. She was the winner of the U.S. women's first individual event gold medal in Olympic history. She retired from her acting career, and the couple had four children together. Julianne McNamara: Balance beam details: Maxi Gnauck: Chen Yongyan: Tracee Talavera Wu Jiani: Floor details: Natalia Ilienko: Elena Davydova: Zoja Grantcharova: Men Team final. Her international accomplishments are considered to have played a major role in spotlighting the U.S. women's team in the early 1980s. She had entered the beam final in first place but went overtime in the final. [citation needed], In 1982, The Flower Council of Holland, headed by namesake Dutch Queen Juliana, christened the Julianne McNamara rose. [3], I hope people think I brought integrity to gymnastics. ''For me, that's what's been normal. She's a fanatic.''. Julianne McNamara just has some of the strongest technical moves in women's gymnastics.