Hollie Vise
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Hollie Diane Vise (born December 6) is an American female gymnast.
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[edit] Early career
Born in Dallas, Texas, Vise was not the only athlete in her family. Her brothers were into many different sports and Vise's mother was a gymnast herself. Vise started gymnastics at age three and advanced so quickly that she could not compete in level five, because she did not meet the age requirement of six. She moved to WOGA (World Olympic Gymnastics Academy) in Plano, Texas when she was seven years old. She skipped Level 10 and went straight on to be an elite gymnast.
Hollie is known for her graceful style and extreme flexibility. One of her signature skills on beam is her mount, where she jumps to a cheststand and then arches her legs over. This signature move is also performed on the floor exercise that Hollie rotates into a split. She is also known for doing a needle scale. These two poses are very photogenic and have contributed to Hollie's fame as a gymnast.
Throughout her elite career she has been trained by former Russian acrobat Evgeny Marchenko. Her teammates at WOGA have included 2004 Olympic champion Carly Patterson and two-time US national champion Nastia Liukin.
[edit] 2003 Worlds
Hollie Vise is best remembered for her gold medals at the 2003 World Championships in the team and uneven bars events.
Vise competed on uneven bars and balance beam in the team competition. Immediately prior to her routine, it was discovered that her number was not attached to the back of her leotard, a violation that automatically incurs a 0.2 deduction. Coaches quickly scribbled her number on a spare sheet of paper, safety pinned it to her back, and sent her out. Rushed, Vise fell on her jaeger. Nevertheless, she regrouped to put out a respectable performance on balance beam that helped the US team to its first team world gold.
A replacement for teammate Courtney Kupets who had withdrawn from the competition with a torn Achilles tendon, Vise completed a near-perfect routine in the uneven bars event final to tie Chellsie Memmel for the title.
[edit] 2004-2005
A back injury caused Vise to withdraw from the 2004 US national championships. She competed on uneven bars and balance beam at the 2004 Olympic Trials, though several moves demonstrating her extreme flexibility had to be removed. She finished third and fifth and was obviously underscored on bars at this meet. She hit routines at the Olympic Selection Camp but failed to make the Olympic team. The team needed vault specialists and Hollie was a bar and beam specialist.
2005-2006 she continued to train and earned a full scholarship to University of Oklahoma. There she will compete NCAA, beginning in the 2006-2007 season.
Competed first collegiate meet at Arizona State Tri-meet scoring a solid 9.800 on beam. Then, a week later tied for fourth place scoring career high 9.825 on beam at Iowa State. Two days later, Hollie was the runner up on beam scoring a 9.775 against Iowa. Hollie has shown consinstacy on beam so far this season scoring a 9.725 against Texas Womens University. Hollie added a front handspring before her dismount adding more difficulty.
