Londonalysis: Romania Still Two Points Behind?
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 [...]
We Saw It Coming…Romanians Throw New Vaults!
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 [...]
Romania Wins It…Random Thoughts on the Womens European Team Final
What a thrilling finish to the competition. Romania continues to look incredible. After beating Russia two days in a row, they’ll now have to be considered a threat for at [...]
More Romanian Greatness…And New Stuff From Ponor
2012 Romania vs. Germany vs. Great Britain in Ulm, Germany: Larisa Iordache Floor 5.9, 14.55 Larisa Iordache Beam 6.8, 15.3 Larisa Iordache Bars 6.2, [...]
Diana Bulimar…The Overlooked Romanian
Diana Bulimar Floor 2012 Romania vs. France 5.8, 14.4 Diana Bulimar Beam 2012 Romania vs. France 6.0, 14.9 Diana Bulimar Bars 2012 Romania [...]
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 [...]
Olympic Flashback…Catalina Ponor Secures Gold For Romania
Catalina Ponor Floor 2004 Olympics Team Finals It was one of the most decisive team victories in recent gymnastics history. Romania, the reigning Olympic champions who had been [...]
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 [...]
Can Catalina Ponor Learn an Amanar?
Catalina Ponor Vault 2011 World Team Finals Is this vault Amanar-able? With some work, I think it is. Although Ponor has always had some form breaks on [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Math Madness! And The Favorite for the Women’s Team Title In Tokyo Is….
After losing multiple world medalist Rebecca Bross, struggling through the most disastrous national championships we’ve ever seen, and selecting five world championship rookies for its seven-member squad, could the USA [...]