Koko Tsurumi and Kohei Uchimura Lead Japanese World Trials
I don’t have all the official translated results from Day 1 of the Japanese NHK Meet, also being called their “World Trials,” but I did come across a couple of [...]
McKenzie Wofford…world team contender or finished with elite?
Last I had heard, this fantastic young gymnast - who became senior eligible this year - had left WOGA and joined Zenith Gymnastics in McKinney, Texas, which is still listed [...]
American Comebacks: Will Shawn Johnson and Paul Hamm Beat the Odds?
Shawn Johnson will most likely be making her official return to competitive gymnastics this summer, and there’s at least a chance that Paul Hamm will do the same. We’ve seen [...]
Gabrielle Douglas…America’s Answer to the Bars Dilemma?
It’s been no secret that the U.S. women have been searching for a bars specialist for at least the last three years. Nastia Liukin was able to fill much of [...]
Yang Yilin – Fallen Star or Back On the Rise?
The 2008 Olympic all-around bronze medalist and one of China’s most beloved gymnasts from that gold medal squad in Beijing has struggled to regain her form over the last three [...]
Xiao Qin and Cheng Fei: Chinese legends Launch Comebacks
Xiao Qin and Cheng Fei have had remarkably similar careers. Both were part of China’s heavily favored Olympic teams in Athens 2004, where both teams performed disastrously and finished off [...]
Solving the Code Drama: Could This Proposal Work?
It was so interesting to read Bruno Grandi’s recent article, which is posted on International Gymnastics. I agreed wholeheartedly with his overall point – that our code of points has [...]
Two phenomenal training videos…Mai Murakami and Danell Leyva!
The best I’ve ever seen him do: Danell Leyva P-Bars Training WOW. This is in preparation for the upcoming World Stars meet in Moscow, which will be next weekend. I’ve just [...]
Buscaglia Tops Thrilling High Bar Final
Just a few highlight high bar routines from the Men’s NCAA Championships. I can’t say I love seeing so many “Yamawakis” (laid-out hecht vault with a half turn), when nearly [...]
A Star Returns…Catalina Ponor
Somewhere amidst this competition-filled spring season that has included the American Cup, the European Championships, the Glasgow World Cup, and the NCAA Championships, you may or may not have caught [...]
Men’s Floor Routines From Berlin
Flavius Koczi Floor 2011 European Championships Finals The men’s floor champion with a 15.5…well deserved! His twisting skills are almost like illusions at times – his 2 ½ looks like [...]
Commentary on Women’s Euros AA Finals!
Well first I’ll state the obvious…Mustafina’s injury is incredibly disappointing. What a tremendous loss to the gymnastics world if this turns out to be something serious, like an ACL tear. [...]