London StockWatch Heating Up: Men's Side
It’s definitely time to put another StockWatch update out there, as a whole lot has happened since my last rank lists in March. Since that time, we’ve seen the retirement [...]
Mikulak Makes His Move
I was a bit tough on Sam Mikulak when he dropped out of the Olympic Test Event in January. I had watched recent training videos from the rising star who [...]
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 [...]
Some Random Thoughts On The Men’s American Cup
Chris Brooks was an unrecognized star of this meet. I was disappointed and surprised they didn’t show one routine of his, and in fact didn’t even seem to mention the [...]
London Stockwatch: Gabrielle Douglas and Chris Brooks
Gabrielle Douglas and Chris Brooks will be doing a whole lot more than giving “exhibitions” at this weekend’s American Cup. They’ll be making their cases to be granted one of [...]
Is Winning the American Cup in the Olympic Year a Good Omen?
American Cup Champions In Olympic Years Year Men’s Champion Women’s Champion 1976 Bart Conner (USA) Nadia Comaneci (ROM) 1980 Kurt Thomas (USA) Tracee Talavera (USA) 1984 Peter Vidmar (USA) Mary [...]
Men’s Winter Cup and My Top Ten Olympic Contenders
My new current top ten U.S. Men's Olympic contenders (in order), based on the results of this weekend's Winter Cup: 1. John Orozco – Currently America’s best male gymnast. [...]
London Stockwatch…A Look at Men’s Winter Cup Day 1!
What happened to the Olympic “stock” of some of the top Olympic contenders on Day 1 at the Men’s Winter Cup in Las Vegas? Stock Went Up John [...]
Hamm and Sender Confirmed For Vegas…Plus 13 Gymnasts To Watch!
The official roster for the upcoming Winter Cup, to be held February 2-4 in Las Vegas, has just been released. Many fans will be extremely excited to see that both [...]
Men’s Videos…Recent Valeri Liukin Invitational
Below are ten routines you may or may not have seen from the recent Valeri Liukin Invitational, where Japan’s Jumpei Oka took first all-around (88.60), and America’s John Orozco and [...]
The Top 12 For 2012…U.S. Olympic Men’s Preview!
Another Olympic year is about to arrive…can you feel it? While the numerous silver and bronze medals the U.S. men have won over the past decade have been a tremendous [...]
Uchimura Makes History…But Was He Given Enough?
Hardly a single step was taken. Hardly a single form break was visible. And while he effortlessly performed some of the most difficult gymnastics in the world, hardly even a [...]