Romanian Team Coming Alive For London
It’s been a while since we’ve heard a lot of uplifting news from the Romanian women’s delegation. After losing out on a world medal in 2010, the Romanian team [...]
Mustafina Back In The Game…And A Brand New Skill?
Aliya Mustafina Floor 2012 RUS-GBR-SUI Tri-Meet This was the first time I’ve actually seen a triple “Y-turn” done before. Aliya Mustafina has sometimes had a tendency to turn [...]
Van Zam's Handstands
Can handstands get any better than this? Vanessa Zamarripa Bars 2012 NCAA Team Finals This is absolutely exquisite. She has ALWAYS shown incredible lines and handstands on bars, [...]
Cheng's Chances
With so much hype surrounding the American and Russian women’s teams – which have split the last two world team titles and are expected to battle for gold in London [...]
Mikulak Makes His Move
I was a bit tough on Sam Mikulak when he dropped out of the Olympic Test Event in January. I had watched recent training videos from the rising star who [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]