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Get Gymnastics Coaching from Olympic Champ Paul Hamm

Posted on November 2, 2012 by American Gymnast

2004 Olympic All-Around Champ, Paul Hamm, is offering gymnastics coaching via online video to gymnasts around the world. Simply email Paul your video and he’ll reply back with a detailed analysis of your skill.

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2012 Holiday Gymnastics Equipment and Mats

Posted on October 20, 2012 by American Gymnast

Our 2012 Holiday Gymnastics Equipment & Mat lineup is currently in production and will feature tons of our best sellers as well as some hot new items. Orders can be placed now with an expected ship date of Monday, November 12th.

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New Pommel Pod Trainer

Posted on September 15, 2012 by American Gymnast

We have just added an all-new Pommel Pod Trainer to our product line. Right off, you'll notice the new unique design that gives you the benefit of a taller pedestal-style mushroom while keeping the durable, light-weight benefit of the dome style pommel trainers. With the taller base to the new Pommel Pod Trainer, your gymnasts should ...

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Notes From Men’s Podium Training: USA and Japan

Posted on July 25, 2012 by Andy Thornton

Session 2: USA and Japan The American men had a bit of strange day. On one hand, their pommel horse was a success, as Mikulak, Leyva, and Orozco all hit - AND it was their first event. And Mikulak showed he is back to full strength on floor and vault, showing some soaring Kasamatsu double fulls ...

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Notes From Men’s Podium Training: China and Great Britain

Posted on July 25, 2012 by Andy Thornton

Although I'll be writing for www.nbcolympics.com here at the Olympic Games and also providing live tweets at https://twitter.com/AndyThorntonNBC, when time allows I'd like to give some further details here on Andy's Angle as well. Right now I'm awaiting for the third and final session of men's podium training to begin, and I wanted to give some ...

Posted in Andy's Angle, Blogs | Tagged 2012 olympics, andrew thornton, andy thornton blog, Andy's Angle, daniel purvis, kristian thomas, louis smith, max whitlock, men's podium training, sam oldham, teng haibin | Leave a comment

Londonalysis: Romania Still Two Points Behind?

Posted on July 18, 2012 by Andy Thornton

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 team competition at both of the last two world championships, but this year have looked every bit as sharp and consistent as they did when ...

Posted in Andy's Angle, Blogs | Tagged 2012 olympics, andrew thornton, andy thornton blog, Andy's Angle, catalina ponor, diana bulimar, larisa iordache, london olympics, sandra izbasa | Leave a comment

Remember This? Jiang Yuyuan’s Amanar

Posted on July 14, 2012 by Andy Thornton

Huang Qiushuang has made quite the internet splash since a video of her new Amanar was unveiled online this week: This undoubtedly helps China TREMENDOUSLY. Most fans and experts have been considering China the likely 4th place team in London, primarily due to their lack of Amanars on vault and rather unimpressive performances from multiple Olympic ...

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A Week Later…Did The U.S. Selection Committees Get It Right?

Posted on July 10, 2012 by Andy Thornton

It’s now been just over a week since our five-member U.S. Olympic teams were finally named at the Trials in San Jose. I’m playing a bit of catch up this week and wanted to post my thoughts on the teams that ended up being selected. I think the Men’s Selection Committee was spot on. The five ...

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We Saw It Coming…Romanians Throw New Vaults!

Posted on July 3, 2012 by Andy Thornton

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 planning on throwing these in London. Might Ponor have one up her sleeve as well? Iordache's Amanar looks TOTALLY feasible on a competition surface, while Izbasa's ...

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The Men’s Selection Committee Dilemma: Horton vs. Legendre?

Posted on July 1, 2012 by Andy Thornton

I have somewhat cowardly avoided posting my picks for a men’s team since watching yesterday’s finals and also learning of Mikulak’s sprained ankle. Perhaps I unintentionally jinxed Mikulak with my post yesterday regarding the incredible health of all fifteen Trials participants…or at the very least, I spoke too soon. Regardless, there’s no question we’ve had a ...

Posted in Andy's Angle, Blogs | Tagged Alex Naddour, andrew thornton, andy thornton blog, Andy's Angle, Chris Brooks, Danell Leyva, Jake Dalton, john orozco, Jonathan Horton, sam mikulak | Leave a comment