Fifteen year-old Vanessa Atler dismounts from the uneven bars during the Senior Women's all-around preliminaries at the USA National Gymnastics Championships in Denver August 14. Atler who is expected to finish in the top six and thus qualify for the US National team that will compete in the World Championships, but will be passed over as she will not reach the age of sixteen until February 17, forty eight days too late to qualify.

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