Although I'll be writing for www.nbcolympics.com here at the Olympic Games and also providing live tweets at https://twitter.com/AndyThorntonNBC, when time allows I'd like to give some further details here on [...]
One of the big stories of 2012 has unquestionably been the resurgence of the Romanian women’s team. The 2000 and 2004 Olympic team champions have failed to medal in the [...]
Huang Qiushuang has made quite the internet splash since a video of her new Amanar was unveiled online this week: This undoubtedly helps China TREMENDOUSLY. Most fans and experts [...]
It’s now been just over a week since our five-member U.S. Olympic teams were finally named at the Trials in San Jose. I’m playing a bit of catch up this [...]
Larisa Iordache Landing an Amanar and Sandra Izbasa Landing a Cheng: Sure, these are being done on a relatively soft landing surface, but this is a sign they're likely [...]
I have somewhat cowardly avoided posting my picks for a men’s team since watching yesterday’s finals and also learning of Mikulak’s sprained ankle. Perhaps I unintentionally jinxed Mikulak with my [...]
Two of the biggest question marks from the women’s competition are whether the falls from Kyla Ross (vault) and McKayla Maroney (bars and beam) will affect their Olympic chances. The [...]
Although I wasn’t able to see the full coverage of men’s Day 1 unfortunately (didn’t get the TV station at my house), I did follow along all the quick hits [...]
Here’s one final quick rundown of my most recent London StockWatch, ranking these 15 guys as we head into the first day of Olympic Trials: 1. John Orozco 2. Danell [...]
We’ve received word that McKayla Maroney is at least back in the gym after the concussion she suffered at the recent Visa Championships, and we haven’t received any information suggesting [...]
To my knowledge, no gymnast has scored a 16 on beam since the 2008 Olympics – partly due to the fact that the number of “counting” elements for the women [...]
Here's my latest updated Men's StockWatch, in preparation for the upcoming Olympic Trials: 1. John Orozco 2. Danell Leyva 3. Jonathan Horton 4. Jake Dalton 5. Sam Mikulak 6. [...]