Interesting Facts

Vanessa made 1000 + dollars at the Goodwill Games for winning her gold medals on Vault and Floor.



Vanessa also received $12,000 at the U.S. Nationals for placing in the top 10 all-around. That money goes towards her training.



George, Vanessa's dog, was named after George Costanza on the tv show "Seinfield."



Vanessa has lost her College eligability, so she can not compete gymnastics in college. And I belive that means no scholarship either.



Nessa has always struggled on the bars. She always had a low start value. But is now getting better.



Vanessa was struggeling so much with the bars, her and her family were actually thinking about putting a set of bars in their backyard. They decided not to because it would stress Nessa out and they thought the little extra practice would not help much.



Vanessa had her back walkover when she was 5 on her 1st class. "It was all very sloppy though" -Vanessa



Vanessa is a quarter Mexican and also some French and German.



Did you know that Vanessa was supposed to be in the 1998 Rose bowl parade but for some reason it didn't work out. :(