Is Bross Back In The Mix?
In this weekend’s annual WOGA Classic, Rebecca Bross competed on bars and beam for the first time since dislocating her patella at the 2011 Visa Championships six months ago. It [...]
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. [...]
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 [...]
The Numbers Might Surprise You: The Real USA Dream Team?
I’ve done enough venting about the women’s age restrictions over the last few years. This year, instead of providing my opinions regarding how nonsensical these restrictions are, not to mention [...]
Bross’ Ripple Effect…Now What?
The Americans were already scrounging for a third bar worker, and after Rebecca Bross’ untimely mishap, they’ll now be scrounging for two. Before Bross’ injury, the six I had picked [...]
The Loss of Bross…Will She Be Back?
I was as saddened as anyone to watch one of America’s most tenacious champions go down with injury in such dramatic fashion on Day 2 of the Visa Championships. I [...]
Women’s Visa’s Day 1…The Good, The Bad, and The World Team?
Well it might have been the ugliest day in U.S. women’s gymnastics history, but it certainly wasn’t all bad. Here’s a quick rundown of some of the highs and lows [...]
Top Ten All-Around Contenders At Women’s Visa’s
Although there’s quite a bit of hype surrounding the expected all-around duel between defending national champion Rebecca Bross and first-year senior Jordyn Wieber, the truth is that beyond these two [...]
Five Women’s Stories To Watch In St. Paul
The annual Visa U.S. Championships are set to begin this week in St. Paul, Minnesota. As it has traditionally done over the last several years, the competition will serve several [...]
A look back at Covergirl…Twelve World Team Contenders
The 2011 Covergirl Classic might not have had an abundance of all-arounders, but it wasn’t lacking in world and Olympic contenders. Highlighted by a unique clash between three of the [...]
Top Five Stories To Watch In Chicago
There’s a whole lot to be revealed in the gymnastics world at this weekend’s Covergirl Classic in Chicago, which serves as the final qualifier to the Visa U.S. Championships in [...]
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 [...]