American Gymnast Update for 05/20/2012
This spring has been a gymnastics whirlwind! So exciting to see so many international competitions taking place, and all of the world’s top gymnasts gearing up for the fight to make their respective Olympic teams. Catching up on just a few recent highlight routines on the men’s side: Epke Zonderland High Bar 2012 Cottbus World Cup 7.5, 15.725 Flavius ...
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 vs. France 5.7, 13.55 With names like Catalina Ponor, Sandra Izbasa, Ana Porgras, and now Larisa Iordache to contend with, Diana Bulimar has perhaps been a bit overshadowed in the last couple of years. But Bulimar was one ...
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 appeared to be gaining momentum in 2011 with the return of its legendary successful coaches, Octavian Belu and Mariana Bitang, as well as 2004 Olympic star Catalina ...
Aliya Mustafina Floor 2012 RUS-GBR-SUI Tri-Meet This was the first time I’ve actually seen a triple “Y-turn” done before. Aliya Mustafina has sometimes had a tendency to turn beyond a double on this element before, but this was the first time I’ve seen her do an obviously intended and completed triple. The double “Y-turn,” which is ...
Can handstands get any better than this? Vanessa Zamarripa Bars 2012 NCAA Team Finals This is absolutely exquisite. She has ALWAYS shown incredible lines and handstands on bars, but that last handstand has to be one of the very best I have ever seen. It’s a shame she isn’t showing her great release skills right now, as ...
With so much hype surrounding the American and Russian women’s teams – which have split the last two world team titles and are expected to battle for gold in London – it’s easy to forget that the defending Olympic women’s team champions are still the Chinese. Perhaps it was the inspiration of a home Olympic ...
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 had won the 2011 NCAA all-around title as just a freshman at the University of Michigan, and I had begun to see his potential to ...
First, here's a link to all results from today's competition at Jesolo: Jesolo 2012 Senior Women's Results Kyla Ross’s performance in Jesolo just firmly placed her on this U.S. Olympic team – at least for now. With the top scores on bars, beam, and in the all-around in her second consecutive solid performance at a senior international competition, ...
The women’s senior competition at the City of Jesolo Trophy Meet begins today. With five legitimate U.S. Olympic contenders on the roster for this international event, this competition could easily be viewed as somewhat of a “dress rehearsal” for the Olympic Trials themselves. Considering the fact that this will be the final major international opportunity ...
Well I guess we have our answer. Paul Hamm, the 2003 world all-around champion and 2004 Olympic all-around champion, has decided to abort his second attempt at an Olympic comeback, citing lack of cooperation from his nearly 30-year-old body. It probably shouldn’t come as a surprise to most of us, but it doesn’t make it any less ...
