Reactions To The USA Women’s World Team
I think the motto here is, “What happens at camp stays at camp… and what happens at Visa’s means absolutely nothing.” 2011 USA Women's World Team Jordyn Wieber Alicia [...]
Andy’s Last-Minute Picks For The U.S. Women’s World Team…
My final world team picks! The announcement should be made tonight, so I wanted to throw out my last-minute final picks before the news surfaces. It sure is [...]
Tactical Recruiting Strategies for Non-Scholarship Prospects
Tactical Recruiting Strategies for Non-Scholarship Prospects By Tom Kovic Considering the competition in Admissions and the high price tag at some of the nation’s premier academic institutions, I regularly advise [...]
From the Judge’s Chair…Jake Dalton
Jake Dalton Floor 2011 Visa Championships Step 1: Calculate the Element Group Total Element Group Point Value EG 1: Non-acrobatic skills 0.5 EG 2: Forward Acro Skills [...]
From the Judge’s Chair…Steven Legendre
Ever wonder how in the world all of the intricate flipping, twisting, tumbling, turning, spinning, swinging, and soaring translates into actual numbers on a piece of paper? Believe it or [...]
Ponor Unveils Two New Skills
Catalina Ponor continues to blow me away. Catalina Ponor Floor 2011 GBR vs. ROM vs. POR Catalina Ponor Vault 2011 GBR vs. ROM vs. POR [...]
The Numbers Might Surprise You: The Real USA Dream Team?
I’ve done enough venting about the women’s age restrictions over the last few years. This year, instead of providing my opinions regarding how nonsensical these restrictions are, not to mention [...]
Komova Wins Final Russian Tune-Up Before Worlds
Viktoria Komova’s all-around victory at this weekend’s Dinamo International certainly isn’t a surprise, but it’s a good indication that she will likely be competing all four events at the worlds [...]
U.S. Women’s World Team Soon To Be Announced…
There’s no question that the Visa Championships left a bit of a sour taste in our mouths with regards to the U.S. women’s team. Day 2 of the competition essentially [...]
Do a Handstand and Win $75 Gift Certificate to American Gymnast
National Gymnastics Day is coming this Saturday 9/17 and 2011 is the Year of the Handstand. Upload picture(s) of your handstand to our Facebook page and we're going to give away a $75 Gift Certificate to the American Gymnast online store to one lucky winner! Winner will be chosen on 9/19/11.
U.S Men 2010 vs. 2011 – A Numbers Comparison
It’s easy to conjecture that the 2011 U.S. men’s world team is stronger than the one that finished 4th at the 2010 world championships. But can we prove it? [...]
Surprises and Opportunities: The Chinese and Russian Women’s World Teams
As announcements of the six-member squads for the world championships from various teams around the world continue to trickle in, we get a better and better sense of how the [...]