Kristy Powell

Kristy Powell
Powell at the 1997 U.S. National Championships
Country represented	United States of America
Born	February 13 1980 (1980-02-13) Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA
Years on National Team	1993-1997
Club	Colorado Aerials; Cincinnati Gymnastics
Coach(es)	Mary Lee Tracy
Current status	Retired

Kristy Powell (born February 13 in Colorado Springs, CO) is a retired elite American gymnast. She is the 1995 American Cup Champion and 1997 co-National Champion (with Vanessa Atler).

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Junior Career

Powell's elite debut came at the 1991 US Classic, where she won silver on uneven bars. She returned to the US Classic the following year, winning gold in the all-around and on balance beam, silver on floor, bronze on bars, and placed fourth on vault. At her first Junior Nationals, she won silver in the all-around.

The following year, she placed thirteenth in the all-around at the Junior Nationals. She was selected to the US team for a friendly meet against Japan, winning silver with her team, vault, bars, and floor, and placing fourth in the all-around. In 1994, she competed at the American Classic, winning gold on vault, silver on bars, and bronze in the all-around. She compted at the US Olympic Festival, winning gold on bars, silver with her team, in the all-around, and on vault, and placed fifth on floor. She went on to compete at two invitationals, one against gymnast from Romania where she won a team silver medal, and one in Sofia, Bulgaria, winning silver in the all-around. At the Junior Nationals, she won gold on floor exercise and placed fourth in the all-around.

Senior Career

Powell's senior debut came in 1995 at the American Cup, where she won the gold medal. At the American Classic, she placed fourth on floor, fifth on vault, seventh in the all-around, and ninth on beam. She was selected to the American team for the Pan American Games, winning the team gold medal.

In 1996, she competed at the American Cup, placing eighth in the all-around, and the American Classic, placing fourth in the all-around. At the US Nationals, she placed seventh in the all-around and won bronze on floor. She advanced to the Olympic Trials, but placed thirteenth and was not named to the Olympic team.

In 1997, she tied with Vanessa Atler for gold in the all-around at the US Nationals. She also won gold on bars, placed seventh on vault and beam, and eleventh on floor. She was named to the American team for the World Championships, where the Americans placed sixth in the team final and Powell placed twenty-third in the all-around.

In 1998, she won gold on uneven bars and silver on beam at the American Classic. She placed twelfth in the all-around at the American Cup. She retired later that year.

Medal Count

Year	Event	TF	AA	VT	UB	BB	FX
1991	Junior American Classic		3rd
	Junior U.S. Classic		9
1992	Junior U.S. Classic		1st	4	3rd	1st	2nd
	Junior U.S. National Championships		2nd
1993	U.S. National Championships		13
	USA-JPN	2nd	4	2nd	2nd		2nd
1994	Junior American Classic		3rd	1st	2nd
	Junior U.S. National Championships		4				1st
	US Olympic Festival	2nd	2nd	2nd	1st		5
	Budget Rent a Car Invitational USA vs ROU	2nd
	Golden Sands Invitational		2nd
1995	American Classic		7
	McDonald's American Cup		1st
	Mar del Plata Pan American Games	1st
1996	American Classic		4		2nd
	U.S. National Championships		7	3rd
	McDonald's American Cup		8
	U.S. Olympic Trials		13
1997	U.S. National Championships		1st	7	1st	7	11
	Lausanne World Championships	6	23
1998	American Classic				1st	2nd
	Visa American Cup		12

Floor Music

1997 - "Toccata and Fugue in D Minor" by Bach