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  • China confirmed for 2012 Cottbus Cup

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    22 Feb 2012 | 4:30 am
    Tweet The 2012 Cottbus Cup competition will take place in Germany, March 22nd – 25th. Only a few specific names have been confirmed and are available on the events official website. China will send eight gymnasts to compete although the Definitive Registration (as of February 6th) indicates that they will send 6 MAG. MAG Qin Xiao Shixiong Zhou Xuan Luo Yibing Chen WAG Fei Cheng Kexin He Liufang Wu Siqi Zeng It will be interesting to see 23 year old Cheng Fei, a Beijing 2008 Olympic medallist on both Vault and Beam, after a long break away form the spotlight. Other gymnasts confirmed as…

  • Routine of the day: The vault that changed the world

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    Blythe Lawrence, Gymnastics Examiner
    22 Feb 2012 | 4:10 am
    SIMONA AMANAR DID THE VAULT THAT BEARS HER NAME ONLY ONCE IN MAJOR INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION. In fact it was the second to last routine of her career, the final surprise of a Sydney Olympics that was way more surprising than...

  • New "Behind the Team" Video

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    22 Feb 2012 | 2:47 pm
    USA Gymnastics has released a new "Behind the Team" video from the first women's national team training camp of 2012. Watch it here. It's great to see Nastia Liukin back in action, and watch a view training clips of the gymnasts....Read Full Post

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    22 Feb 2012 | 10:00 am
    Take a look into the first women's national team camp of 2012 in the latest episode of Behind the Team presented by AT&T! Behind the Team joins the U.S. women at the Karolyi Ranchuverseonline.att.netThe women of USA Gymnastics are back at the National Team Training Center in Houston, Texas. See how the girls are preparing for 2012 and watch as a familiar face talks about her comeback.

  • No. 1 Gator Gymnasts Face No. T-3 Georgia Friday in the O'Connell Center

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    22 Feb 2012 | 4:36 pm
    The No. 1 Florida gymnastics team (8-1, 4-1 SEC) faces its second top-five opponent of 2012 Friday when No. T-3 Georgia (5-2, 4-1 SEC) comes to the Stephen C. O'Connell Center. Meet time is set for 7 p.m.
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  • New "Behind the Team" Video

    22 Feb 2012 | 2:47 pm
    USA Gymnastics has released a new "Behind the Team" video from the first women's national team training camp of 2012. Watch it here. It's great to see Nastia Liukin back in action, and watch a view training clips of the gymnasts....Read Full Post

  • 2012 Readers' Choice Award Finalists

    21 Feb 2012 | 6:00 pm
    Your nominations have been tallied! Below are the finalists for the 2012 Readers' Choice Awards. Vote for your favorites! Voting begins today and ends March 21. Please note: To help prevent cheating, About.com asks for your e-mail address, but it will only be used for verification purposes. One vote is allowed per category per e-mail address each day....Read Full Post

  • NCAA Routines: Ivana Hong and Samantha Shapiro

    13 Feb 2012 | 12:29 pm
    Ivana Hong and Samantha Shapiro were two of my favorite elite gymnasts -- both were stylish and had impeccable form, and both had unfortunate injuries that kept their elite careers too short. Hong was one of the 2008 Olympic team alternates, and won bronze on beam at the 2009 worlds. Shapiro won beam twice and was the all-around runner-up twice at junior nationals....Read Full Post

  • Paul Hamm Weak at Winter Cup; John Orozco Wins

    6 Feb 2012 | 7:32 am
    Former Olympic all-around champion Paul Hamm had a rough day at this past weekend's Winter Cup. In his first meet in four years he didn't make the finals, and wasn't named to the U.S. National Team. (Read more on the meet on ESPN.com.)...Read Full Post

  • Paul Hamm to Compete this Weekend

    31 Jan 2012 | 2:52 pm
    Athens Olympic gold medalist Paul Hamm is on the roster for this weekend's Winter Cup in Las Vegas -- his first meet back since 2008. He said in a press conference today that he was planning to do four events (floor, pommel horse, vault, and parallel bars), and is hoping he can make a complete comeback in time to make the London team. Get more on Paul Hamm's comeback on ESPN.com. Pictured above: Paul Hamm in 2008; © Nick Laham / Getty Images
 
 
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  • All F & G Elements 2012 Code of Points

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    20 Feb 2012 | 12:46 am

  • Penn State-Illinois Meet Highlights Weekend Action in NCAA Men’s Gymnastics

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    19 Feb 2012 | 12:06 pm
    Happy Valley was the site for the battle between the 2nd and 3rd ranked teams.  Penn State (347.80) prevailed over the Illini (346.50) in a closely fought match-up.  The 2nd-ranked host Nittany Lions kept up their impressive streak of consistency, winning four team titles on FX, PH, SR and VT.  Once again, Scott Rosenthal conquered SR (15.60), and freshman Craig Hernandez won his second title on PH (15.00).  For the Illini, Paul Ruggeri won event titles on FX (15.60), VT (15.20) and PB (15.30), while freshman CJ Maestas took the HB title (15.40).  Maestas also finished a close 2nd on SR…

  • Oklahoma Top Scoring Team This Weekend in NCAA Men’s Gymnastics

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    12 Feb 2012 | 10:36 pm
    In a big tri-meet in Berkeley, top-ranked Oklahoma (351.60) over host Cal (349.40) and Stanford (343.70).  Good enough to keep their top ranking, the Sooners romped on FX and SR, which was enough to win out.  Cal captured event team titles on the other four apparatus, but it wasn’t quite enough.  OU’s Jake Dalton was tops on FX (15.60) and placed 2nd in the AA (86.70).  Sooner freshman Dylan Akers made his debut in the AA, placing 4th (85.00).  It was FX and SR where the Sooners did the most damage, taking the top four positions on FX (59.50), and four out of the top five…

  • “Tall Gymnast” is No Oxymoron Redux

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    11 Feb 2012 | 1:24 am
    Time for our annual list of six-footers listed on the rosters of NCAA men’s gymnastics teams.  While probably an incomplete list, due to the lack of vital statistics provided by various teams, this year’s group is the largest so far (16) since we started tracking this four years ago.  Air Force’s Jared Tomaszewski and Washington’s Greg Steward both measure in at 6’3″, making them the tallest gymnasts in the collegiate ranks.  Both of these guys would still be only be tall enough to play the point or the shooting guard positions on their schools’…

  • John Orozco Owns Winter Cup, Posts 91.35 to Best Field

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    6 Feb 2012 | 10:34 am
    LAS VEGAS — AT&T actually did me a favor Saturday night.  Instead of tweeting some commentary at Winter Cup, poor 3G service enabled me to sit back, relax and watch some interesting men’s gymnastics.  John Orozco blew me away with his incredibly consistent across-the-board scoring on all six events.  Orozco improved his AA score by a full 2 points, thanks to his near perfect HB routine (15.75) and perhaps one of his best SR routines (15.05) of all time.  He scored 15+ on every event but FX (14.55), which enabled him to post a 91.35 2nd day score.  His 2-day total of…
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  • Gym Devils Score 195.525, Fall to No. 18 Illinois

    19 Feb 2012 | 3:21 pm
    The 25th ranked Arizona State women's gymnastics team (4-3, 2-2 Pac-12) fell to No. 18 Illinois, 195.525 - 195.750 but not after giving a spectacular performance, Sunday. Arizona State not only scored the second highest team score of the season, but also broke season and career highs right and left. The Gym Devils brought the heat during their bars rotation as Natelle Gentile and Kahoku set new season-highs in the event, but the Sun Devils could not out-pace season-high scores on floor and beam from the Fighting Illini.

  • Gym Devils Rested, Rejuvenated for Illinois

    19 Feb 2012 | 11:40 am
    Fox Sports Arizona's Amanda Pflugrad talks with the gymnasts about resting up after a weekend of back-to-back meets and getting rejuvenated for Illinois.

  • No. 25 Gym Devils Host Pink Meet Against No. 18 Illinois

    16 Feb 2012 | 6:50 pm
    The 25th-ranked Arizona State women's gymnastics team (4-2, 2-2 Pac-12) returns to action, Sunday, as the Gym Devils host the 18th-ranked Fighting Illini of Illinois (2-4-1, 2-1-1 Big Ten) at 2 p.m. MT, in Wells Fargo Arena.

  • Gym Devils to Honor Late Coach Don Robinson

    16 Feb 2012 | 2:35 pm
    Before the start of the 25th-ranked Arizona State women's gymnastics meet against No. 18 Illinois, the Sun Devils will honor long-time Arizona State men's gymnastics head coach Don Robinson. Robinson, who passed away in July at the age of 80, will be honored with a moment of silence and video presentation.

  • Gym Devils Move On From Losses, Look to Illinois

    13 Feb 2012 | 2:51 pm
    Fox Sports Arizona's Amanda Pflugrad talks to the gymnasts about moving on from the loss to Utah.
 
 
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  • High School Gymnastics: Central team honored after capturing state title - Rapid City Journal

    23 Feb 2012 | 12:01 am
    High School Gymnastics: Central team honored after capturing state titleRapid City JournalRapid City Central junior Brandee Roach is still in disbelief that the Cobblers won the Class AA state gymnastics title. After Wednesday's late-afternoon reception in the commons of Central High School, Roach said the Cobblers' first gymnastics and more »

  • Eagle roundup: Kaplan wins Individual Gymnastics state title - The Patriot Ledger

    22 Feb 2012 | 11:42 pm
    Eagle roundup: Kaplan wins Individual Gymnastics state titleThe Patriot LedgerSharon's Samantha Kaplan takes to the podium after winning the MCA Individual State Gymnastics Championship on Sunday. By Staff reports A week after winning the Hockomock League all-around championship, Samantha Kaplan followed up by taking the and more »

  • Stroup's Gymnasts Compete In Two Meets - Jamestown Post Journal

    22 Feb 2012 | 11:41 pm
    Stroup's Gymnasts Compete In Two MeetsJamestown Post JournalCheyenne Mora of Stroup's Gymnastics had a 33.50 in all-around competition at the Nickel City 2012 in West Seneca. Brooke Buzard-Tedquist collected 33.50 and Jesse Valone a 32.40. Mora competed in the PO 13-Year-Old Division, Buzard-Tedquist in the

  • This is only the beginning for LT girls gymnastics success - Suburban Life Publications

    22 Feb 2012 | 10:12 pm
    This is only the beginning for LT girls gymnastics successSuburban Life Publications17. snapshots.mysuburbanlife.com/1418195 By Dan Santaromita The Lyons Township girls gymnastics team entered the state meet at Palatine High School with no state experience and got there thanks to what coach Kari Karubas-Powell called an advantageous and more »

  • State: Packer gymnasts are unfazed - Austin Herald

    22 Feb 2012 | 10:00 pm
    Austin HeraldState: Packer gymnasts are unfazedAustin HeraldWhile the Packers are bringing a young squad to the Class 'A' gymnastics state meet this Friday at 11 am, don't expect them to be fazed by the bright lights of the University of Minnesota Sports Pavilion in Minneapolis. Just three of Austin's 10 and more »
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  • Take a look into the first women's national team camp of 2012 in the latest epis...

    USA Gymnastics
    22 Feb 2012 | 10:00 am
    Take a look into the first women's national team camp of 2012 in the latest episode of Behind the Team presented by AT&T! Behind the Team joins the U.S. women at the Karolyi Ranchuverseonline.att.netThe women of USA Gymnastics are back at the National Team Training Center in Houston, Texas. See how the girls are preparing for 2012 and watch as a familiar face talks about her comeback.

  • The field of Level 10 athletes for the 2012 Nastia Liukin Cup is set - competiti...

    USA Gymnastics
    22 Feb 2012 | 9:21 am
    The field of Level 10 athletes for the 2012 Nastia Liukin Cup is set - competition is scheduled for nine days from now in New York City's Madison Square Garden!Final gymnasts qualify for 2012 Nastia Liukin Cupusagym.orgThe 2012 Nastia Liukin Cup will be televised live on Universal Sports. For more information, go to NastiaLiukinCup.com.

  • Great story on 1980 Olympian and current Chief Operating Officer of USA Gymnasti...

    USA Gymnastics
    21 Feb 2012 | 11:38 am
    Great story on 1980 Olympian and current Chief Operating Officer of USA Gymnastics Ron Galimore to celebrate Black History Month!Black History Month: Ron Galimorewww.cyclones.comAMES, Iowa - Iowa State gymnast Ron Galimore took his sport world by storm en route to becoming one of the greatest gymnasts of all-time.

  • The U.S. men's team is headed to the Cottbus World Cup and the China World Cup t...

    USA Gymnastics
    21 Feb 2012 | 9:31 am
    The U.S. men's team is headed to the Cottbus World Cup and the China World Cup this spring. See who's going, here:USA Gymnastics announces men's spring international assignmentsusagym.orgCottbus (Germany) World Cup: March 20-26 John Orozco, Bronx, N.Y./U.S. Olympic Training Center Paul Ruggeri, Manlius, N.Y./University of Illinois Jesse Silverstein, Spring Valley, N.Y./Gymnastics Development Center IICoaches: Vitaly Marinitch, Ivan Ivankov

  • Victoria Moors and Ryuzo Sejima are set to replace Nadine Jarosch and Philipp Bo...

    USA Gymnastics
    21 Feb 2012 | 8:20 am
    Victoria Moors and Ryuzo Sejima are set to replace Nadine Jarosch and Philipp Boy at the AT&T American Cup in New York City in less than 2 weeks!Moors, Sejima join 2012 AT&T American Cup fieldusagym.orgVictoria Moors of Canada and Ryuzo Sejima of Japan will compete in the AT&T American Cup, replacing Germany's Nadine Jarosch and Philipp Boy, respectively.
 
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  • No. 1 Gator Gymnasts Face No. T-3 Georgia Friday in the O'Connell Center

    22 Feb 2012 | 4:36 pm
    The No. 1 Florida gymnastics team (8-1, 4-1 SEC) faces its second top-five opponent of 2012 Friday when No. T-3 Georgia (5-2, 4-1 SEC) comes to the Stephen C. O'Connell Center. Meet time is set for 7 p.m.

  • Free Parking Shuttle Available for Friday's Gymnastics & Baseball Events

    22 Feb 2012 | 9:25 am
    Campus will be abuzz Friday evening around the Stephen C. O'Connell Center as two of Florida's currently top-ranked teams play host to home action. With the No. 1 Gator gymnastics team facing No. T-3 Georgia at 7 p.m. in the Stephen C. O'Connell Center and the No. 1 Gator baseball team beginning its series against William & Mary at 7 p.m. at nearby McKethan Stadium, fans are strongly encouraged to use the free parking shuttles to reach their destination.

  • Florida's Alaina Johnson named SEC Gymnast of the Week

    21 Feb 2012 | 3:32 pm
    Florida sophomore All-American Alaina Johnson (Tyler, Texas) is this week's Southeastern Conference Gymnast of the Week, the league office announced Tuesday. Auburn's Bri Guy is the SEC Freshman Gymnast of the Week.

  • Coach Faehn Met The Media Monday at the All-Sports Press Conference

    20 Feb 2012 | 12:03 pm

  • Gator Gymnastics Ranked No. 1 in GymInfo National Rankings

    20 Feb 2012 | 10:46 am
    The Florida gymnastics team moved into the No. 1 spot in this week's GymInfo national rankings. The Gators posted the nation's eighth-highest score of 2012 in the team's road meet at Auburn last Friday, earning a 197.50-196.875 victory over the Tigers. That score brought Florida's season average to 196.929, enough to propel the Gators to No. 1 from last week's No. 2 spot. Oklahoma ranks No. 2 this week with a 196.784 season average, and Georgia and Alabama are tied at No. 3 with 196.725 averages.
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  • Ivan Zubkevych – advanced planche

    coach Rick
    22 Feb 2012 | 4:45 pm
    Ivan Zubkevych is a circus acrobat most recently performing in Germany and Switzerland. He’s got some planche variations I’ve never seen before. Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube. (profanity warning) I’ve always considered Paul O’Neill the strongest planche man I’ve ever seen. But Ivan is up there with the best. Who else could contend for the greatest planche all-time? (Thanks Mia)

  • diving – not a pretty face

    coach Rick
    22 Feb 2012 | 2:10 pm
    The Telegraph has a series of photos featuring the faces of divers, mid-flight. Qin Kai of China Divers’ faces during the FINA Diving World Cup at the London 2012 Aquatics Centre At the same time you can check form and body position, not nearly as good as it looks at normal speed. Thanks Steve Long.

  • Brown’s Gymnastics, Las Vegas

    coach Rick
    22 Feb 2012 | 7:45 am
    Click PLAY or watch it on Gymnastike. Watch more video of Workout Wednesday, Season 5 on gymnastike.org This week’s gymnastics workout video features the team who won seven gold medals at last year’s JO Nationals, Brown’s Gymnastics of Las Vegas. Just a few days after this workout was filmed, senior Randii Wyrick achieved her goal of qualifying to the 2012 Nastia Liukin Cup with an amazing all around score of 38.60. Wyrick is the reigning JO National Champion on vault and has signed to compete for LSU next season. Elizabeth Gangale is the reigning JO National All Around and…

  • motivational video – Momentum 2012

    coach Rick
    22 Feb 2012 | 4:03 am
    The difference between making history … and being history. Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube. Thanks Brett.

  • ‘do try this at home’

    coach Rick
    22 Feb 2012 | 4:01 am
    Ceiling Stand = using banister for support, raise legs into the air and place both feet on the ceiling. Lock into position, keeping body vertical. That’s just one of the classic moves on House Gymnastics. (via Rec Gymnastics)
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  • NCAA Aussie Round-Up

    20 Feb 2012 | 11:06 pm
    Hi all.Thanks so much to those who passed on positive feedback after my little video address. It means a lot, and you're the reason I keep doing this.While things are a bit quiet on the national front, I thought I'd update you once more on how our Stateside competitors are going.Melanie Jones and Olivia Vivian at Oregon State:Mel is relishing competing all-around for the first time since starting at OSU. One of her most recent flooor routines scored a 9.950, with a 10 from one judge, earning her a Pac-12 conference Special Performance of the Week honour. Watch Mel's lovely routine in the…

  • AGB: Address to the Readership

    14 Feb 2012 | 6:20 am
    Hi.Here's seven and a bit minutes of my face making noises about recent important stuff.If you'd like to discuss anything further, please drop me a line any time at ozgymblog@gmail.comThanks.

  • Introducing The 2012 Janssen-Fritsen Open & Dreamlight Team Challenge!

    7 Feb 2012 | 5:00 am
    It's a mouthful to say but should be exciting to experience!Head on down to 'Hobes' in September for some fantastic gymnastic action in this all-new, all-Aussie competition created in the spirit of fun. Check the official website here.Mez says... two thumbs up!

  • Australia WAG Teams Update!

    29 Jan 2012 | 6:22 pm
    This weekend saw the trial not just for the Pacific Rim 2012 team, but the juniors and seniors heading to Gymnix in Canada as well.GA have updated the following assignments, congratulations to all our gymnastics representatives:Pacific Rim team: (Everett, USA) Senior: Lauren Mitchell Emily Little Georgia Simpson Reserve: Georgia-Rose BrownJunior: Alexandra Eade Madelaine Leydin Jazminne Casis Reserve: Georgia Godwin Gymnix team: (Montreal, CAN) Senior: Lauren Mitchell Emily Little Georgia Simpson Georgia-Rose Brown Georgia Wheeler Nickola Chung Ashleigh Brennan Mary-Anne Monckton Larrissa…

  • Aussie NCAA Head-To-Head

    29 Jan 2012 | 3:18 am
    Aah, it's good to be home, and even better to be home to gym news!In an interesting match-up over the weekend, collegiate Aussies Mel Jones and Olivia Vivian (Oregon State) took on conference rivals Stanford, where one of their stalwarts is fellow Beijing 2008 squadder Shona Morgan.Competing in front of a home crowd, OSU came out on top, with Olivia scoring an awesome 9.925 on bars. More great reviews are flooding in for Mel's floor (I still haven't seen video of it?) while Shona competing without major error on beam and floor. I do so love her choreo!(ETA: If you would like to watch an…
 
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  • Routine of the day: The vault that changed the world

    Blythe Lawrence, Gymnastics Examiner
    22 Feb 2012 | 4:10 am
    SIMONA AMANAR DID THE VAULT THAT BEARS HER NAME ONLY ONCE IN MAJOR INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION. In fact it was the second to last routine of her career, the final surprise of a Sydney Olympics that was way more surprising than...

  • New additions to American Cup lineup

    Blythe Lawrence, Gymnastics Examiner
    21 Feb 2012 | 12:40 pm
    The American Cup lineup is once again complete.USA Gymnastics announced this morning that first-year senior Victoria Moors of Canada and Ryuzo Sejima of Japan would take the places of Germans Nadine Jarosch and Philipp Boy, both of whom...

  • Funny things gymnastics commentators said in 2011

    Blythe Lawrence, Gymnastics Examiner
    21 Feb 2012 | 5:33 am
    1. "An unbelievable routine! How can you come out of retirement and do that? I tell you, I'm going to tell my grandmother to get a leotard on." -- BBC's Matt Baker on Catalina Ponor2...

  • 2012 Nastia Liukin Supergirl Cup competitors: The complete list

    Blythe Lawrence, Gymnastics Examiner
    20 Feb 2012 | 5:24 pm
    Via USA Gymnastics, your 2012 Nastia Liukin Supergirl Cup competitors:Emily Brauckmuller (Orlando Metro)Hollie Minichiello (Orlando Metro)Alyssa Shermatero (Olympia Gymnastics)Nia Dennis (Buckeye Gymnastics)Ashleigh Gnat (ACE Gymnastics)Alexandra...

  • Germany's Nadine Jarosch withdraws from American Cup

    Blythe Lawrence, Gymnastics Examiner
    20 Feb 2012 | 5:59 am
    A sprained right ankle will keep Nadine Jarosch out of the 2012 American Cup, the German Gymnastics Federation announced Monday. Jarosch is the second German to withdraw from the March 3 competition, following Philipp Boy, who announced last week...
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  • Could Alicia Really Do It? A Realistic Look

    Andy Thornton
    22 Feb 2012 | 9:57 pm
    If history is any indication, a 2012 Olympic comeback for Alicia Sacramone might just be possible.   Don’t get me wrong – it’s going to be incredibly tough.  But so was the case for Courtney Kupets, who made a stunning … Continue reading →Rating: 0.0/10 (0 votes cast)

  • Olympic Flashback…Trent Dimas

    Andy Thornton
    22 Feb 2012 | 4:31 pm
      It was the final event of the final day of competition at the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona.  Thus far, it had been a bit of a disappointing Olympics for the American men.  They had placed a disappointing 6th … Continue reading →Rating: 10.0/10 (1 vote cast)

  • Flashback to Beijing…Rare American Footage

    Andy Thornton
    21 Feb 2012 | 2:57 pm
    Was this team REALLY beaten? Shawn Johnson Beam 2008 Olympics Podium Training     Nastia Liukin Beam 2008 Olympics Podium Training     Alicia Sacramone Beam 2008 Olympics Podium Training     Samantha Peszek Beam 2008 Olympics Podium Training   … Continue reading →Rating: 0.0/10 (0 votes cast)

  • Russians Unveil New Skills At Moscow Championships

    Andy Thornton
    19 Feb 2012 | 11:55 am
      A while back I posted a blog entitled “Russia’s Ten Little Indians,” highlighting the ten female gymnasts I consider to be in contention for this summer’s Olympic team:     Aliya Mustafina: 2010 world all-around champion   Viktoria Komova: … Continue reading →Rating: 10.0/10 (2 votes cast)

  • Is Bross Back In The Mix?

    Andy Thornton
    19 Feb 2012 | 9:29 am
    In this weekend’s annual WOGA Classic, Rebecca Bross competed on bars and beam for the first time since dislocating her patella at the 2011 Visa Championships six months ago.  It wasn’t a perfect comeback meet for the 2009 world all-around … Continue reading →Rating: 0.0/10 (0 votes cast)
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  • China confirmed for 2012 Cottbus Cup

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    22 Feb 2012 | 4:30 am
    Tweet The 2012 Cottbus Cup competition will take place in Germany, March 22nd – 25th. Only a few specific names have been confirmed and are available on the events official website. China will send eight gymnasts to compete although the Definitive Registration (as of February 6th) indicates that they will send 6 MAG. MAG Qin Xiao Shixiong Zhou Xuan Luo Yibing Chen WAG Fei Cheng Kexin He Liufang Wu Siqi Zeng It will be interesting to see 23 year old Cheng Fei, a Beijing 2008 Olympic medallist on both Vault and Beam, after a long break away form the spotlight. Other gymnasts confirmed as…

  • Moors & Sejima added to AT & T American Cup line up

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    21 Feb 2012 | 8:39 am
    Tweet Due to the withdrawal of Germany’s Philipp Boy and Nadine Jarosch due to injury, USAG has announced that Canadian Victoria Moors and Japan’s Ryuzo Sejima have been added to the AT & T American Cup line up. The full line up is as follows: Men USA: Danell Leyva USA: John Orozco France: Cyril Tommasone Germany: Marcel Nguyen Great Britain: Daniel Purvis Japan: Ryuzo Sejima Ukraine: Mykola Kuksenkov Ukraine: Oleg Verniaiev Women USA: Alexandra Raisman USA: Jordyn Wieber Australia: Georgia Simpson Canada: Victoria Moors Germany: Lisa Hill Great Britain: Rebecca Tunney…

  • Video: Beth Tweddle Interview

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    20 Feb 2012 | 10:40 am
    Tweet A new Beth Tweddle interview, sent by email today

  • Results: Scottish National WAG Championships 2012

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    20 Feb 2012 | 10:03 am
    Tweet The WAG competition was also held this weekend. Amy Regan from City of Glasgow Gymnastics was crowned the Senior Champion in the AA competition for the third year in succession. In the apparatus finals, she completed a clean sweep by winning all four pieces. WAG Senior AA Results: Amy Regan (City of Glasgow) 48.000 Megan Slater (FIFE) 40.566 Jessie Smith (Garioch) 38.117 Mary Gathergood (Auchtererarder) 33.317 Silvia Gherman (City of Glasgow)  30.183 WAG Senior Individual Apparatus Results:   Photo via Ghetty Images.

  • Results: Scottish National MAG Championships 2012

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    20 Feb 2012 | 9:52 am
    Tweet Results for the Scottish National Artistic Championships have become available online (thank to Christine for the heads up!). See below for the results from the MAG Senior Individual Apparatus competition where Daniel Keatings, Luke Carson, Tom Barnes and Douglas Ross were among the names competing: In the All Around Senior MAG competition it finished:   Full results can be viewed on Gym Data here  
 
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  • Nadia Comaneci International Invitational 2012 (rezultate)

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    12 Feb 2012 | 3:53 am
    Paula Tudorache, Bianca Ciobanu, Silvia Zarzu si Maria Rauta au participat in acest weekend la competitia organizata de Nadia Comaneci la Oklahoma - Nadia Comaneci International Invitational. La finalul concursului, fetele noastre au obtinut 10 locuri pe podium: Paula Tudorache (locul al doilea la individual compus si paralele); Maria Rauta (locul al treilea la individual compus, locul al doilea la sarituri, locul al treilea la barna si sol); Silvia Zarzu (primul loc la barna & sol si locul al doilea la sarituri); Bianca Ciobanu (locul al treilea la paralele); Rezultatele complete ale…

  • Catalina Ponor: “Who said I would retire after the Olympics?”

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    25 Jan 2012 | 3:33 am
    From CovasnaMedia: Catalina Ponor, the 2004 Athens Olympic Champion, gives us a lesson of will and strength in everything she does. At an age when many gymnasts are giving up the sport, Catalina, 24, decided to come out of retirement and reconfirm her position in elite gymnastics. After a 4 year break, a coaching experience in the US and having taken in the possibility of failure, the gymnast is now part of the Romanian Olympic team, preparing for London. - Every story starts with “once upon a time”. If you had the possibility to choose, how would you like to start the Catalina…

  • Izbasa, looking forward to London: “I cannot wait!” @ GSP

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    22 Jan 2012 | 8:49 am
    Sandra had to go through 2 other surgeries last year but says she will go till the end and get to her second Olympics. She has experienced all possible emotions from the joy of the Olympic, World and European medals to the disappointment of failures and injuries but she is still anxious for the London Olympic Games. She is Sandra Izbasa, 22 in June, who has been in gymnastics for 18 years now and still finds motivation to keep going. (Sandra Izbasa @ 2011 Europeans -(c) Aurelia) - Sandra, are you healthy now? What was the problem with your foot after all? - I am fine now. The doctors didn´t…

  • Alexandra Piscupescu - locul 7 dupa prima zi a preolimpicului

    fangymnastics
    16 Jan 2012 | 11:59 am
    Gimnastica ritmica isi desemneaza zilele acestea ultimele reprezentante pentru Jocurile Olimpice de vara de la Londra. Printre ele se afla si reprezentanta noastra, Alexandra Piscupescu.  La jumatatea concursului, in urma evolutiilor de la minge si cerc, Alexandra se claseaza pe locul al saptelea, iar maine va trebui neaparat sa mai urce minim un loc pentru a fi top5. De mentionat este faptul ca printre participante se numara si multipla medaliata mondial, Daria Kondarova, care este deja calificata pentru Olimpiada, deci pozitia ei nu afecteaza clasamentul final al competitiei preolimpice.

  • Sad news: Ana Porgras retires

    fangymnastics
    16 Jan 2012 | 5:01 am
    An interview with Ana Porgras about her retirement, via Prosport: Prosport: Ana, how are you? Ana: I’m fine, at home with my sister. Prosport: With or without gymnastics? Ana: Without. I retired from gymnastics. Prosport: Why did you make this decision? Ana: I had my reasons and I would like not to speak about them. But I reached one point where I felt I couldn’t do it anymore. There were many injuries, I was feeling tired. And after the last elbow injury from December I realized I can’t do it anymore. Prosport: There was no info about the elbow injury… Ana: At the…
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    FOLGER'S GYMNASTICS

  • TIM TEBOW, TEBOWING AND TEBOW-MANIA

    12 Feb 2012 | 8:03 am
         What do you think of TebowMania, Tebowing and Tebow Time? Now that the football season is over and this topic is no longer in the mainstream media we can look back on this in short term retrospect and make a call. When my gymnasts began Tebowing in the gym, I started putting a little more thought into the matter. My vote is that the Tebow phenomenon of the 2011 season was a good thing. Of course, this is based on the effect it had on my little piece of the world.      I believe one of the greatest lessons a coach can teach a child athlete is to…

  • DON'T STOP BELIEVIN'

    5 Dec 2011 | 1:00 pm
    As coaches, parents and teachers it’s our hope and desire to be a positive influence on the children on our teams and in our classrooms and families. Typically, the rewards we receive for our efforts are consistent and evident. The children in our lives are happy and appreciative. But, how should we feel when these things aren’t so evident? What does it mean when our kids don’t seem to be appreciative or they become critical of us? Have we become bad parents or coaches? NO! Have we lost the ability to influence our athletes and children? NO! Although their appreciation may not always be…

  • MAKE EXCELLENCE REAL - Excuses

    26 Nov 2011 | 6:26 pm
    In past writings, I’ve asked everyone to look for the positive in youth sports. The point being, there is much more positive than negative, although the negative tends to get more attention. I apologize in advance for not following my own advice in this particular post, but there is something that worries me and I haven’t found a way to discuss it without being critical and a bit negative. So, I’ll be quick with it. In a quest for perfect children, many parents, coaches, and teachers attribute a lack of competence to things outside the child's control, therefore maintaining the…

  • HOW DO WE PROTECT OUR CHILDREN?

    21 Nov 2011 | 3:30 pm
    It appears that the children in our society are more in danger from predators than many of us would have believed prior to the last few weeks. News of alleged inappropriate behavior toward children from coaches in college football, gymnastics and college basketball brings to the forefront the age-old questions, how do we protect our children from people who want to do them harm? How do we allow our children to reap the benefits provided by all the wonderful adults involved in youth sports while protecting them from that small percent of one percent of coaches with immoral motives? First and…

  • A Little Fiction

    7 Nov 2011 | 8:50 am
    I've always wanted to write a book, who hasn't.  After a couple years of kicking around several different ideas, I decided to actually do it.  It was fun developing characters and a plot.  Although the book is fiction,I was surprised how often, while writing, I thought of the people I've met and the experiences I've had in nearly forty years of gymnastics.  My original intent was a small little book that we could pass around the family.  Maybe my grandkids would read it some day.  When it was finished, I showed it to one of my…
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    Gymnastics - No Ceiling

  • Draw for the Olympics

    10 Feb 2012 | 10:25 am
    the draw for the Olympic games will take place on the 24th of February at Lausanne (more details on the FIG page)From the experiences of the past years Romania and China will be in the first two subdivisions and Russia and USA in the last two. At least there aren't two separate days of qualifications!Coincidence, bad luck, conspiracy? What do you think?

  • Best Of Romanian Gymnastics in 2011

    3 Jan 2012 | 4:48 pm
    by Cris (GymFever)Mihai from Fangymnastics had the brilliant idea to gather five great minds that think about Romanian gymnastics all the time (roughly about 75% of the time they are awake probably) and ask them who were the best Romanian gymnasts of 2011. The result, The Romanian Gymnastics Gala, although virtual at this point in time, is our tribute to all the gymnasts that work hard all year long and who are rarely celebrated thoroughly, especially in years like this. You know what I mean.So, the judges:Mihai (Fangymnastics)Cris (Gymfever)Alina (Tare!)Carmen (Romanian Gymnastics Fans)and…

  • Romania in the News: December 5th to 11th

    12 Dec 2011 | 3:24 am
    The most important event of the week for Romanians was the Italian Grand Prix held in Catania where Larisa Iordache and Catalina Ponor competed. There were various articles with results but nothing fancy: GSP, Prosport, Romgym .What concerns me is that they are mentioning Larisa Iordache had a small injury that kept her from competing for several months. Prosport goes as far as five months of break after a foot "intervention" for Larisa and small leg injury for Catalina. How come we didn't we know that?GSP: Nadia was awarded the key of the city of Acapulco at Mexican Open Gymnastics…

  • Larisa Iordache returns to competition

    11 Dec 2011 | 5:53 am
    As she placed second on UB (after Komova) in a Grand Prix meet in Catania, Italy.Aside from a few legs separations, She looked strong, better even than last summer:Also, Catalina Ponor placed second on BB. The combo of pirouettes is a nice addition to her routine:More routines from the competition on javiercollados's youtube channel.

  • Romania in the News: November 28th to December 4th of December

    6 Dec 2011 | 1:44 am
    Prosport: Anca Grigoras about the reasons why Romanian gymnasts did not compete at Ostrava (HERE) ("they are in a different stage in their preparation", "It was something they applied for months ago", " "It's better so sign up for it in advance and then withdraw then not to do it and regret", you know, the good stuff)Adevarul: Interview with Catalina Ponor (HERE) "Worlds were disappointing... no.. extremely disappointing" yes, she's said that many times but I guess people just don't have other questions for her, although this interviewer does try to find out a little bit more about Catalina,…
 
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    It's About Artistic Gymnastics

  • monigymnastics: He kexin Jager180+Jager

    12 Feb 2012 | 11:05 pm
    monigymnastics: He kexin Jager180+Jager

  • fyeahgymnastics: monigymnastics: Anna pavlova beautiful...

    12 Feb 2012 | 12:39 pm
    fyeahgymnastics: monigymnastics: Anna pavlova beautiful sr just… wow! still hoping she’ll make the olympic team in 2012 so beautiful, o m g

  • One of my favorite gymnasts~

    5 Feb 2012 | 11:03 pm
    One of my favorite gymnasts~

  • dancingdingledodies: mckaylamaroney: Girls from USA, MEX, COL...

    31 Jan 2012 | 5:14 pm
    dancingdingledodies: mckaylamaroney: Girls from USA, MEX, COL and CHI backstageAt 2011 Pan-American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico. This was one of my favorite recent meets, mostly because of the amazing sportsmanship. :))) It just makes me happy okay? I live in Guadalajara, my city never held an sports even like this before, I was very excited about it, it was the first chance I would have to attend a gymnastics event of such level…BUT…sadly (and not) I went to South Korea for 3 months and so I wasn’t here when the Pan-American Games were held :/ I mean going to South Korea was a big…

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    27 Jan 2012 | 11:14 pm
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  • Spartan Open Once Again!

    shonakamori
    22 Feb 2012 | 10:49 am
    Over the weekend, I had the opportunity to judge the Spartan Open!  It was exciting for me for several reasons.  For one, this was a meet that I used to compete at when I was younger.  I think the last time I competed at that meet was when I was like 10 or 11.  I remember cranking for my high bar dismount and peeling right off…my dad (my coach then) was totally angry at me.  Luckily, that was just about the only bad memory I have of the meet.  Oh wait…I also remember messing up my floor pattern, and again, my dad was upset at me for that.  Other memories are a little more…

  • Week with the Japanese Team!

    shonakamori
    21 Feb 2012 | 1:20 am
    With the Japanese team in the gym last week, I’ve gotta say that it was extra motivating and fun during training!  It was especially nice to be able to get some feedback from my old coach, Mutsumi!  He’s an extremely technical coach and it’s always nice to get his perspective on how to execute different skills. After a week of training at Stanford, the Japanese guys joined in for a tri-meet against Cal and Stanford.  Although there were a few mistakes from each team, the Japanese team ended up taking the win!  Pretty impressive considering they only brought seven…

  • Japanese Team Arrives!

    shonakamori
    16 Feb 2012 | 1:03 am
    Well, it’s time for the annual meet against the Japanese team (for Stanford).  And again, they’ve brought over a group of very talented under-21 gymnasts!  I’ll be helping them throughout the week with translating and getting them situated.  Last year there was a slight incident with one of the team members, and we had to make a quick trip to the emergency room (luckily he ended up being ok).  Hopefully things will be much better this time ::knock on wood::!!! Super excited to see my old coach, Mutsumi Harada, again.  Mutsumi was a 2000 Olympian for the Japanese team,…

  • Back to the Grind!

    shonakamori
    14 Feb 2012 | 1:40 am
    It’s been far too long since the last post and I apologize.  When I got back from Winter Cup last weekend, I got swamped with so much work that I kind of had to put all the updating on hold.  I haven’t been able to get on twitter all that much either!  Speaking of which, if you aren’t following me on twitter, please do so here! Anyway, last weekend was a pretty big weekend for me with Winter Cup.  I have to say though that for the most part, things went pretty well.  I was able to get through the two days of competition without any major mistakes.  Since the plan was…

  • Gearing Up!

    shonakamori
    31 Jan 2012 | 5:15 pm
    Over the weekend I competed at the Stanford Open and used it as a tune up for this week’s Winter Cup Challenge.  As always it was a super high-energy and fun meet to be at.  There were some minor bobbles here and there but it was great to be out there and get into competition mode again.  It was also nice to be able to compete at Burnham (Pavilion) again since I thought my last home meet as a senior on the Stanford team a few years ago was the last time. Stanford Open! (photo courtesy of Diana Lattimore) Still can’t believe that we were one of the originals families that…
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    The All Around

  • Jordan Jovtchev questionable for London

    Albert Minguillon i Colomer
    22 Feb 2012 | 6:14 am
    Jordan Jovtchev (BUL)Bulgarian press reports today that Jordan Jovtchev, top gymnast of the country and president of the Bulgarian Gymnastics Federation, might be unable to participate at the London Olympics due to injury. Jovtchev qualified to the Olympics at the Visa International Gymnastics Test Event this past January, but a shoulder injury is preventing him from training properly and his preparation for the Olympics has not even started. The national team coach, former Olympian Krasimir Dunev, told Bulgarina ITAS TASS that if he (Jovtchev) is not recovered in time, he won’t…

  • Elite Canada headlines weekend action

    Elizabeth Long
    17 Feb 2012 | 10:47 am
    Kristina Vaculik (CAN) While the Olympic year has already seen couple of major competitions in the Visa International Gymnastics Competition and USAG’s Winter Cup, this weekend marks a real kick-off to the competitive season with several events taking place. ELITE CANADA Mississauga, Ontario  | Hershey Sport Zone While not officially part of the Olympic selection process for Canadian women, Elite Canada is important with results determining which athletes make the High Performance lists. Members of the Test Event team are exempt from participating, although most appear on the roster;…

  • Gymnast of the Day: February 2011

    admin
    15 Feb 2012 | 9:55 am
    CARLOTTA FERLITO Country: Italy Born: 15 February 1995 Best Event: Beam Best Results: 2012 Test Event 1st T, BB; 2011 Europeans: 2nd BB; 2010 Youth Olympic Games: 2nd BB, 3rd AA, FX Personal: Carlotta is one of the main characters of Ginnaste, an MTV Italy reality type programme that follows the life of Elite gymnasts in Italy. Video: Ferlito on BB KATHY WILLIAMS Country: Great Britain Born: 16 February 1964 Best Event: Vault, Floor Best Results:1981 GBR Championships 3rd AA; 1981 World 12th T; 1983 Worlds 17th T; 1984 Olympics 7th T, 25th AA Personal:Williams studied dance and became a…

  • Quick Chat: Anastasia Grishina

    Nora Schuler
    17 Jan 2012 | 2:23 pm
    Anastasia Grishina (RUS) Born January 16, 1996 to parents Galina and Nikolai, Anastasia is the youngest of four children and the only girl. Coached by Sergei Zelikson she won three golds and a silver at the 2010 Junior Europeans Championships in Birmingham. She won the bars title at the London Prepares Test Event last week and finished tenth all-around. Going into her dismount on beam, her foot missed the beam, and she took a very scary fall on her double pike dismount. Until then, she was on track for a very strong effort on the piece, including a combination of Onodi to illusion turn to…

  • Ana Porgras Retires

    Albert Minguillon i Colomer
    16 Jan 2012 | 3:40 pm
    Ana Porgras (ROU) Bucharest, Romania: Romanian Ana Porgras, 2010 Beam World Champion, announced retirement this week. The elegant and stylish gymnast left the National Training centre to return to her home city, and she is starting normal high school. This retirement hurts Romanian preparations for the Olympic Games since Porgras was one of the few current Romanians to be able to score high on uneven bars, a traditional weak apparatus for the team. In an interview with Prosport Porgras said that she doesn’t want to talk about the reasons she has quit gymnastics but there was a point in…
 
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    Gymnastics Zone

  • Maria Filatova

    Gymnastics Zone
    21 Feb 2012 | 6:23 pm
    Maria Evgenievna Filatova (Russian: Мария Евгеньевна Филатова)Two time Russian Olympic gymnastics champion, Maria Filatova, now age 50, is battling to regain her official Russian passport/citizenship status, so she can travel outside of the United States and return to her home town and home country. Maria Filatova won gold medals at both the 1976 and 1980 Olympic Games.Her current Russian passport and immigration problems arise from the fact that her Soviet passport expired almost twenty years ago in the early 1990s. She originally left Russia to coach and choreograph…

  • Marriage Proposal Follows New Hampshire State Gymnastics Championship Awards

    Gymnastics Zone
    19 Feb 2012 | 9:30 pm
    Marriage Proposal Follows State Gymnastics Championship Awardshttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SEPtW13mIG8Chelsie Veilleux, the coach of Pinkerton Academy’s gymnastics team was asked by her boyfriend, Jason Burland, to marry him at the awards ceremony of the February 2012 New Hampshire’s Gymnastics State Championships at Salem High School. As her team members and fans listened, Veilleux’s boyfriend, took the microphone and told the packed gymnasium he wanted to spend the rest of his life with her, got down on one knee and asked her to marry him. Incidentally, she said,…

  • Gymnast Pickup Lines

    Gymnastics Zone
    16 Feb 2012 | 2:29 pm
    OK, a day late for Valentine’s Day, but for those of you who missed Chris Saccullo on Twitter coming up with gymnastics related pickup lines yesterday (Valentine’s Day 2012), here are his contributions and more.This is definitely an area that needs more humorous and hilarious input, so please feel free to submit your own additions to the genre.#Gymnast Pickup LinesIs your name @McKaylaMaroney’s Amanar? because you’re PERFECT! @CSaccullo #gymnastpickuplines@Aly_Raisman @McKaylaMaroney @jordynmarie2013 If this were a selection camp, I’d pick you first! @CSaccullo…

  • Today’s Most Amazing Athletes are Not Gymnasts

    Gymnastics Zone
    16 Feb 2012 | 1:16 pm
    One of the reasons that I wanted gymnasts, coaches, fans, judges, administrators and national and international federation board and committee members to see this video is to get an idea where gymnastics now ranks in terms of extreme sports and the relative danger of extreme sports.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7SxWXQsORBIGymnastics is Not Even Considered An Extreme SportThere was a time when gymnastics ranked as the most extreme sport in terms of risk, courage and personal danger. That time is long gone. What that means for our sport is not yet determined. But it is clear that gymnastics is…

  • Of Timing and Olympic Gymnastics

    The Couch Gymnast
    13 Feb 2012 | 6:55 pm
    How time flies in life- but oh how it flies in gymnastics!Not for one second in this sport can you get complacent, can you rely on any kind of sure outcome.  And never, ever can you expect things to stay still- not even for a moment.Think back to 1980, when the reigning Olympic queen Comaneci- the girl who only four years ago had done things to a sport that no one ever imagined possible- was no longer even able to retain the crown.  Older, larger and less blithely confident, she could no longer be assured of a win as all the new young gymnasts- the pixies she helped create- rose around her.
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