Background
Dantzscher, Jamie was born on May 2, 1982 in Canoga Park, California, United States. Daughter of John and Joyce Dantzcher.
Dantzscher, Jamie was born on May 2, 1982 in Canoga Park, California, United States. Daughter of John and Joyce Dantzcher.
Her hometown is San Dimas, California, and she graduated from San Dimas High School.
Dantzscher competed in her first senior United States. Nationals in 1997, finishing sixth in the all-around. Her placement would have qualified her to the United States. squad for the 1997 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships, but at 15, she was too young to meet the International Federation of Gymnastics" newly raised minimum age requirement. She did represent the United States. at the 1999 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships, where she placed sixth with the American team
She placed fifth at the Olympic Trials, securing a berth on the United States. Olympic team
Although Dantzscher fell on the floor exercise during the team preliminaries in Sydney, she competed well in the team finals, contributing a 9.700 on the uneven bars and a 9.712 on floor exercise. Her opinions about Károlyi, which were corroborated by teammates and their coaches, were published in many major news outlets during the Dong"s results were nullified, and the International Olympic Committee stripped the Chinese team of its medal.
, Dantzscher joined the University of California, Los Angeles Bruins gymnastics team In her first meet as a Bruin, she scored perfect tens on both of the events she competed: floor and bars.
lieutenant is believed that she is the first gymnast in National Collegiate Athletic Association history to score a perfect ten on her first collegiate routine.
During the 2008-2009 season, Jamie was an assistant coach at Arizona State University, where she was in charge of balance beam and floor exercise. Before that, she coached at three gyms in California: Diamond Elite Gymnastics in Chino, Club Champion in Pasadena, and East Bay Sports Academy in Concord.
She was a member of the bronze-medal-winning American team at the 2000 in Sydney. Dantzscher trained at the Charter Oak Gliders club in Southern California and was a member of the United States national gymnastics team for eight years, starting in 1994. She was one of the most visible members of the United States. Olympic team in the media because of her outspoken opposition to the policies of the national team coordinator, Béla Károlyi.