Russia’s “Ten Little Indians”
With the Games in London set to begin in less than seven months, the Olympic selection season is essentially here for all participating countries in London - the final four [...]
A Fan Of Afanasyeva
Ksenia Afanasyeva All Routines 2011 Mexican Open Afanasyeva has been one of the more popular gymnasts in the world over the last three years. One of the biggest [...]
Who Marta Should Have Sent To The Olympic Test Event…
Kyla Ross Sarah Finnegan With the Olympic Test Event now serving as an additional Olympic qualifying competition for the first time ever, this year’s competition carries a whole new [...]
Men’s Videos…Recent Valeri Liukin Invitational
Below are ten routines you may or may not have seen from the recent Valeri Liukin Invitational, where Japan’s Jumpei Oka took first all-around (88.60), and America’s John Orozco and [...]
Sam Mikulak…London Bound?
Current NCAA all-around champion Sam Mikulak, now a sophomore at the University of Michigan, has been on the American roster to compete at the upcoming Olympic Test Event to be [...]
The Top 12 For 2012…U.S. Olympic Women’s Preview!
For the United States women, this Olympic cycle is beginning to feel a whole like the one exactly 12 years ago, when five members of the historic gold-medal winning U.S. [...]
The Top 12 For 2012…U.S. Olympic Men’s Preview!
Another Olympic year is about to arrive…can you feel it? While the numerous silver and bronze medals the U.S. men have won over the past decade have been a tremendous [...]
A New Year’s Proposal For Bruno Grandi
A Proposed Code of Points...As Simple As A-B-C-D-E (A)rtistry Score = 0.5 points. Every routine is graded from 0.0 to 0.50 based on its overall artistic impression. Attention is given [...]
Andy’s 12 Days of Christmas…Part 4 of 4
On the 10th Day of Christmas, Gym Santa Gave To Me… 10 New Compulsory Routines That’s six routines for the men and four for the women. There’s a [...]
And the award for the most outrageous judging moment of 2011 goes to…
Jessica Lopez Bars 2011 World Championships Qualifications D-Score: 6.1 E-Score: 7.866 Final Score: 13.966 Bars Ranking: 24th ????????????????? I’d be willing to bet that Jessica, her [...]
Andy’s 12 Days of Christmas…Part 3 of 4
On the 7th Day of Christmas, Gym Santa Gave To Me… 7 Skills Counting For Difficulty One aspect of the current rules that is often criticized is the [...]
Andy’s 12 Days of Christmas…Part 2 of 4
On the 4th Day of Christmas, Gym Santa Gave To Me… 4 Days of Trials! And by “Trials” I’m referring to both world championship trials and Olympic Trials, [...]