Surprise, Surprise…And A Sneak Peak At Men’s Team Finals!
Well if the potential of the USA men to hang with China and Japan wasn’t already convincing enough, it is now. Halfway through the men’s qualification rounds in Tokyo, [...]
USA Men Light The Fire!
Four-and-a-half points. That’s how much the USA improved its score in this year’s worlds qualifications compared to last year’s. It was an absolutely stunning performance – one of the [...]
USA Men Ready To Tumble in Tokyo…A Quick Event By Event Look
I don’t think the USA men’s team could have asked for a better place to start than floor. It’s a perfect place to get some adrenaline out, particularly with some [...]
Tons of Videos From Women’s Qualifications…USA, Russia, and China!
Here's a link to YouTube user piibunina, who has kindly posted quite a few excellent-quality videos from women's qualifications, including the USA, Russia, and China on all four events! Thanks [...]
Don’t Be Fooled…A Look At The Real Scores From Qualifications
What if… …we took the top three scores only from the top four teams from preliminaries? After all, that’s exactly what’s going to happen in team finals. The only [...]
Women’s Team Qualifications…Themes From The Top Three
American Rookies Come Through! The USA faced quite the challenge at these world championships. This team has suffered numerous recent major injuries to several veterans who would have provided experience, [...]
Worlds Analysis: Is Romania In It Or Not?
Romania was solid, but they’ll need to be better if they want a medal. Catalina Ponor’s performance was simply an extension of the magnificence she’s been displaying in both [...]
Remembering Rotterdam…The 2010 Women’s World Team Final
Anna Dementieva Floor 2010 World Team Finals Ksenia Afansyeva Floor 2010 World Team Finals Since the Soviet Union dissolved in 1991 and began competing as separate [...]
Remembering Rotterdam…Flashback to the Men’s Team Final
Chinese Win Men’s Team Final at 2010 Worlds The names were Teng Haibin, Chen Yibing, Yan Mingyong, Lu Bo, Feng Zhe, and Zhang Chenglong…one returning Olympic champion from Beijing, one [...]
Lauren Mitchell Back In The Game!
Well it appears Lauren Mitchell has been saving it. If fans had any lingering doubts about the world floor champion’s readiness for Tokyo, they can now be put to [...]
Meet The Chinese Men’s World Team…Are They Beatable?
If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. That must have been the philosophy of the Chinese delegation when putting together this year’s men’s world team, which consists of five [...]
Math Madness! And The Favorite for the Women’s Team Title In Tokyo Is….
After losing multiple world medalist Rebecca Bross, struggling through the most disastrous national championships we’ve ever seen, and selecting five world championship rookies for its seven-member squad, could the USA [...]