GYM-WORLD-RUS-KHORKINA

SS12 - 19991009 - TIANJIN, CHINA : Russia's Svetiana Khorkina performs on the vault during women's qualification rounds at the 34th Gymnastics World Championships 09 October 1999 in Tianjin, a port city about 150km south of Beijing. Khorkina is the key to Russia's chance at being one of the twelve top ranked teams that will qualify for the Sydney Olympics. (ELECTRONIC IMAGE) EPA PHOTO AFP/KAZUHIRO NOGI/ss/ft/vg