Some all-around videos from the Japan Cup!
Check out some videos of Kohei Uchimura, Fabian Hambuechen, Ksenia Afanasyeva, and Aliya Mustafina - all from the all-around finals at the Japan Cup.
Afanasyeva and Nabieva showcase new skills at Japan Cup!
The Russian women put up a strong team effort at the Japan Cup, which served as a great tune-up for this team in preparation for the world championships. Check out videos and commentary of all 12 of their team finals routines!
USA men's world team contenders…wow!!!
A look at the diverse field of contenders for the 2010 USA men's world championship team.
Fascinating Nellie Kim interview…plus a possible solution to the women's age dilemma?
Nellie Kim provided International Gymnast with a very insightful interview, in which she discusses some of the controversial issues in today's gymnastics world. Plus, check out a proposed solution to the age controversy...is a professional circuit the answer?
Floor Routines #15-11!
The floor routine countdown continues with floor routines #15-11!
Hypolito brother and sister win medals at World Cup Porto!
Brother and sister Diego and Daniele Hypolito each won medals at a recent World Cup event in Portugal.
Thoughts on some recent events…
Some thoughts on some of the recent events in the gymnastics world, including the Romanian coaching scandal, Samantha Peszek's comeback, and the women's Chinese nationals.
Will Alicia still have her stuff?
A look back at some routines you may or may not have seen from Alicia Sacramone? Will her time off be a blessing or a curse?
Women's Blume Memorial
Results and videos on the women's side from this weekend's Blume Memorial competition held in Barcelona, Spain. Izurieta impresses, and Chelaru commits a cardinal sin of gymnastics!
A look at the Chinese men's team…
Following the recent Chinese men's nationals, much talk began to circulate about the "crisis" of the Chinese men's team...notably, the absence of world medal contending all-arounders and a surplus of individual event specialists. Let's see if the Chinese men still have what it takes to field one of the very best teams in the world.
All Things In Moderation – Part 3
The regression toward the mean/moving target mindset makes it almost impossible for a judge to score a gymnast outrageously far from the “average” score on that apparatus, regardless of how outrageously good or bad the performance was.
All Things in Moderation – Part 2
This is what I like to call The Moving Target Phenomenon, and I think it is a great example of what gymnastics judging is like today.