Jesolo Wrap-Up…A Summary of the U.S. Olympic Contenders
First, here's a link to all results from today's competition at Jesolo: Jesolo 2012 Senior Women's Results Kyla Ross’s performance in Jesolo just firmly placed her on this U.S. Olympic [...]
Three American Stories To Follow From Jesolo Today
The women’s senior competition at the City of Jesolo Trophy Meet begins today. With five legitimate U.S. Olympic contenders on the roster for this international event, this competition could easily [...]
Goodbye to a Champion…Paul Hamm Retires
Well I guess we have our answer. Paul Hamm, the 2003 world all-around champion and 2004 Olympic all-around champion, has decided to abort his second attempt at an Olympic [...]
Men's Pacific Rim Analysis…Chris Brooks
Chris Brooks Floor 2012 Pacific Rim Championships Team Finals After struggling quite a bit with floor due to his ankles over the past two years, Brooks is finally showing [...]
Men's Pacific Rim Analysis…Jake Dalton
Although not televised, the men’s Pacific Rim Championships was a huge competition for several American men on the bubble of making this summer’s Olympic team. It’s no secret that Olympic [...]
From The Judge's Chair…What Happened With Sam Mikulak's Floor?
If you happened to watch Sam Mikulak’s floor routine from the Pacific Rim Championships and saw his final score of 14.55 with a D-score of 5.7, you were probably [...]
Videos Up From Womens Pacific Rim Event Finals!
Bars Gabby Douglas (6.4 + 8.75 = 15.15) She unquestionably has one of the very best full spins to elgrip I’ve ever seen – similar to the [...]
An Extended Analysis of The Women’s Pacific Rim Championships
After being away for the weekend, I finally had the opportunity to watch the entire NBC broadcast of the Women’s Pacific Rim Championships. Below are the thoughts that ran through [...]
When Bross Was Boss…How Soon We Forget
Remember how good Rebecca Bross was in 2009 and 2010? Rebecca Bross Bars 2009 Worlds AA Rebecca Bross Bars 2010 American Cup Rebecca Bross [...]
London StockWatch…An Update
I’ll be periodically updating my “London StockWatch” picks between now and the selection of America’s Olympic teams – particularly after major competitions, injuries, comeback debuts, or any other time something [...]
McKenzie Wofford and Steve Legendre Videos…Houston National Invitational
McKenzie Wofford Bars 2012 Houston National Invitational McKenzie Wofford Beam 2012 Houston National Invitational This girl always seems to hide from the mainstream gymnastics community. She [...]
Some Random Thoughts On The Men’s American Cup
Chris Brooks was an unrecognized star of this meet. I was disappointed and surprised they didn’t show one routine of his, and in fact didn’t even seem to mention the [...]