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The Top 12 For 2012…U.S. Olympic Women’s Preview!

Posted on December 31, 2011 by Andy Thornton
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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. Olympic team from 1996 caught “Olympic fever” in the year prior to the 2000 Olympics in Sydney and made serious bids for a return trip ...

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And the award for the most outrageous judging moment of 2011 goes to…

Posted on December 23, 2011 by Andy Thornton
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Jessica Lopez Bars 2011 World Championships Qualifications     D-Score: 6.1 E-Score: 7.866 Final Score: 13.966 Bars Ranking: 24th   ?????????????????   I’d be willing to bet that Jessica, her coach, and many of her fans expected this routine would likely make the event finals the second her feet hit the ground on that solid double front dismount.  The routine had just about everything you ...

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Wieber’s Heroic Comeback…One For The Books!

Posted on October 13, 2011 by Andy Thornton
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Well I guess Jordyn Wieber can be emotional after all.   After looking at the scoreboard in the final moments of the competition and realizing she had beaten her Russian adversary by just 0.033, the normally stoic American gymnast suddenly burst into tears.  Across the floor exercise, a somewhat shocked Komova spilled tears of a different kind, ...

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USA Wins It!!!

Posted on October 11, 2011 by Andy Thornton
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The team final that most expected would be a tight race between the USA, China, and Russia ended up being a landslide, with the USA easily regaining the world team title it last won in 2007.  The Americans were absolutely rock solid and delivered perhaps their best team performance ever under the pressure-filled, three-up-three-count format.   The ...

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Women’s Team Qualifications…Themes From The Top Three

Posted on October 8, 2011 by Andy Thornton
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American Rookies Come Through!  The USA faced quite the challenge at these world championships.  This team has suffered numerous recent major injuries to several veterans who would have provided experience, inspiration, and big scores on the world stage: Rebecca Bross, Chellsie Memmel, Mackenzie Caquatto, and Alicia Sacramone…and Shawn Johnson and Bridget Sloan weren’t quite physically ...

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Reactions To The USA Women’s World Team

Posted on September 22, 2011 by Andy Thornton
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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 Sacramone Aly Raisman McKayla Maroney Anna Li Gabrielle Douglas Sabrina Vega     There’s no question it’s a strong team.  Though we don’t yet know who the alternate will be (I think Vega is most likely), this ...

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Andy’s Last-Minute Picks For The U.S. Women’s World Team…

Posted on September 21, 2011 by Andy Thornton
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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 difficult to throw out these picks with knowing so little about what’s going on at camp.  Of course a few rumors leak out here and there, but overall it ...

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The Numbers Might Surprise You: The Real USA Dream Team?

Posted on September 18, 2011 by Andy Thornton
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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 how destructive they are for our sport, our fans, and for the world and Olympic aspirations of some of the most talented female athletes in ...

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U.S. Women’s World Team Soon To Be Announced…

Posted on September 18, 2011 by Andy Thornton
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There’s no question that the Visa Championships left a bit of a sour taste in our mouths with regards to the U.S. women’s team.  Day 2 of the competition essentially unfolded any team’s worst nightmare – a sudden season-ending injury to one of its stars (Rebecca Bross) and a possible aggravated injury to another (Chellsie ...

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Bross’ Ripple Effect…Now What?

Posted on August 26, 2011 by Andy Thornton
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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 for the world team included:   Jordyn Wieber Rebecca Bross Alicia Sacramone Chellsie Memmel Aly Raisman McKayla Maroney   Alternates: Mackenzie Caquatto and Anna Li   Fortunately it sounds like Chellsie Memmel’s aborted bar routine and ...

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