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Some Thoughts On Porgras’ Retirement

I was definitely surprised to see this, even despite her obvious struggles last year – including injuries, failure to upgrade any of her routines (aside from her nice double layout [...]

By amgym|2017-01-09T01:03:49-05:00January 18th, 2012|Categories: Andy's Angle, Blogs|Tags: ana porgras, ana porgras retirement, andy thornton andrew thornton, andy thornton blog, Andy's Angle, catalina ponor, larisa lordache, sandra izbasa|0 Comments

Wieber’s Heroic Comeback…One For The Books!

Well I guess Jordyn Wieber can be emotional after all. After looking at the scoreboard in the final moments of the competition and realizing she had beaten her Russian [...]

By amgym|2017-01-09T01:04:46-05:00October 13th, 2011|Categories: Andy's Angle, Blogs|Tags: Aly Raisman, ana porgras, andrew thornton, andy thornton, andy thornton blog, Andy's Angle, huang qiushuang, jordyn wieber, Ksenia Afanasyeva, lauren mitchell, vanessa ferrari, viktoria komova, yao jinnan|0 Comments

USA Wins It!!!

The team final that most expected would be a tight race between the USA, China, and Russia ended up being a landslide, with the USA easily regaining the world team [...]

By amgym|2017-01-09T01:05:08-05:00October 11th, 2011|Categories: Andy's Angle, Blogs|Tags: Aly Raisman, amelia racea, ana porgras, andrew thornton, andy thornton, andy thornton blog, Andy's Angle, Anna Dementieva, catalina ponor, diana bulimar, diana chelaru, gabby douglas, huang qiushuang, Jiang Yuyuan, jordyn wieber, Ksenia Afanasyeva, mckayla maroney, sabrina vega, sandra izbasa, Sui Lu, tan sixin, tatiana nabieva, viktoria komova, yao jinnan, yulia belokobylskaya, yulia inshina|0 Comments

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 [...]

By amgym|2017-01-09T01:05:19-05:00October 8th, 2011|Categories: Andy's Angle, Blogs|Tags: 2011 world gymnastics championships, ana porgras, andrew thornton, andy thornton, andy thornton blog, Andy's Angle, Anna Dementieva, He Kexin, Jiang Yuyuan, tan sixin|2 Comments

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 [...]

By amgym|2011-10-07T18:13:33-04:00October 7th, 2011|Categories: Andy's Angle, Blogs|Tags: 2011 world gymnastics championships, amelia racea, ana porgras, andrew thornton, andy thornton, andy thornton blog, Andy's Angle, bulimar, catalina ponor, chelaru, haidu|0 Comments

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 [...]

By amgym|2017-01-09T01:05:49-05:00September 19th, 2011|Categories: Andy's Angle, Blogs|Tags: ana porgras, andrew thornton, andy thornton, andy thornton blog, Andy's Angle, beth tweddle, catalina ponor, sandra izbasa|1 Comment

Day 1 at Women’s Euros…Random Thoughts!

I haven't seen all the videos from the competition, but I've seen quite a few. Here are some of my random observations based on videos and results from Day 1 [...]

By amgym|2015-10-12T20:14:34-04:00April 7th, 2011|Categories: Andy's Angle, Blogs|Tags: 2011 european gymnastics championships, Aliya Mustafina, ana porgras, andrew thornton, andy thornton, andy thornton blog, Andy's Angle, beth tweddle, carlotta ferlito, oksana chusovitina, sandra izbasa, tatiana nabieva, vanessa ferrari|0 Comments

Top Ten Most Intriguing Senior Women of 2010

1. Alicia Sacramone, United States Alicia Sacramone Vault 2010 World Championships Event Final Alicia Sacramone Beam 2010 World Championships Event Final For the past two years, the former world [...]