Women’s Prelim Wrap-Up…And My Current Five Olympians!
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 [...]
The Elephant In The Room…Should Nastia Have Made Trials? And Other Competition Notes…
It turned out to be a nail-biter right to the end, and for a few seconds I really thought that Gabby Douglas might overtake the defending champion Jordyn Wieber on [...]
Chellsie Memmel’s Petition Denied…Fair Or Ludicrous?
I’m still in shock that Chellsie Memmel’s petition to compete in the Visa U.S. Championships has been denied. On one hand, it just sounds brutally fair. After all, Martha and the [...]
Surprise, Surprise…Chellsie Memmel Training Video!
Below is a link to an article from the Journal Sentinel online, out of Milwaukee. In it is a video of Chellsie Memmel training most of her beam routine during [...]
London StockWatch Heating Up: Women's Side
Women 1. Jordyn Wieber 2. Gabrielle Douglas 3. Aly Raisman [...]
London StockWatch…An Update
I’ll be periodically updating my “London StockWatch” picks between now and the selection of America’s Olympic teams – particularly after major competitions, injuries, comeback debuts, or any other time something [...]
Flashback to Beijing…Rare American Footage
Was this team REALLY beaten? Shawn Johnson Beam 2008 Olympics Podium Training Nastia Liukin Beam 2008 Olympics Podium Training Alicia Sacramone Beam 2008 Olympics Podium Training [...]
Expect the Unexpected: A Look at Past U.S. Olympic Women’s Surprises
It’s early in the Olympic year, and at this point it’s fun to begin to predict who will likely make the U.S. Olympic teams that will be announced in just [...]
Who Marta Should Have Sent To The Olympic Test Event…
Kyla Ross Sarah Finnegan With the Olympic Test Event now serving as an additional Olympic qualifying competition for the first time ever, this year’s competition carries a whole new [...]
The Top 12 For 2012…U.S. Olympic Women’s Preview!
For the United States women, this Olympic cycle is beginning to feel a whole like the one exactly 12 years ago, when five members of the historic gold-medal winning U.S. [...]
Reactions To The USA Women’s World Team
I think the motto here is, “What happens at camp stays at camp… and what happens at Visa’s means absolutely nothing.” 2011 USA Women's World Team Jordyn Wieber Alicia [...]
Andy’s Last-Minute Picks For The U.S. Women’s World Team…
My final world team picks! The announcement should be made tonight, so I wanted to throw out my last-minute final picks before the news surfaces. It sure is [...]