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Women’s Prelim Wrap-Up…And My Current Five Olympians!
Two of the biggest question marks from the women’s competition are whether the falls from Kyla Ross (vault) and McKayla Maroney (bars and beam) will affect their Olympic chances. The four-for-four performances from Wieber, Douglas, and Raisman simply secured these three even more firmly onto this team, but Ross and Maroney are slightly more tenuous. Although ...
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Tagged alicia sacramone, Aly Raisman, andrew thornton, andy thornton blog, Andy's Angle, bridget sloan, Chellsie Memmel, elizabeth price, gabby douglas, gabrielle douglas, jordyn wieber, Kyla Ross, mckayla maroney, Nastia Liukin, sarah finnegan, shawn johnson
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Putting The London Puzzle Together…Secret U.S. Classic Wrap-Up
Competitions like this weekend's U.S. Classic tend to stir up a lot of “dust.” With so many top contenders competing on various selected events, yet several notable absences…and so many falls and nervous mistakes, yet plenty of very strong performances as well… we often find ourselves caught in a huge hazy mist at the end ...
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Tagged 2012 secret U.S. classic, alicia sacramone, Aly Raisman, andrew thornton, andy thornton blog, Andy's Angle, anna li, bridget sloan, elizabeth price, gabby douglas, gabrielle douglas, jordyn wieber, Kyla Ross, mckayla maroney, Nastia Liukin, nastia liukin comeback, rebecca bross, sabrina vega, sarah finnegan, shawn johnson
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Van Zam’s Handstands
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 ...
Three American Stories To Follow From Jesolo Today
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 ...
Videos Up From Womens Pacific Rim Event Finals!
Bars Gabby Douglas (6.4 + 8.75 = 15.15) She unquestionably has one of the very best full spins to elgrip I’ve ever seen – similar to the way Nastia Liukin used to do it but with better form. I bet she could easily do another full spin to elgrip out of it. One suggestion…could she start the routine ...
An Extended Analysis of The Women’s Pacific Rim Championships
After being away for the weekend, I finally had the opportunity to watch the entire NBC broadcast of the Women’s Pacific Rim Championships. Below are the thoughts that ran through my head, in no particular order: The USA women have never enjoyed such a monopoly over the top all-around gymnasts in the world, and ...
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Tagged 2012 pacific rim championships, alicia sacramone, andrew thornton, andy thornton blog, Andy's Angle, christine lee, gabby douglas, gabrielle douglas, jordyn wieber, katelyn ohashi, Kyla Ross, lauren mitchell, lexie priessman, Nastia Liukin, peng peng lee, rebecca bross, shawn johnson, tan sixin, viktoria moors
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When Bross Was Boss…How Soon We Forget
Remember how good Rebecca Bross was in 2009 and 2010? Rebecca Bross Bars 2009 Worlds AA Rebecca Bross Bars 2010 American Cup Rebecca Bross Beam 2009 Worlds AA Rebecca Bross Beam 2010 National Prelims Rebecca Bross Floor 2010 Worlds AA Rebecca Bross Vault 2010 American Cup After a rough 2011, Rebecca Bross is now back in the mix and expected to battle ...
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 happens that seems to affect the statuses of some of the top Olympic contenders. This is one of those times. Following the American Cup, and also ...
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Tagged Alex Naddour, alicia sacramone, Aly Raisman, andrew thornton, andy thornton blog, Andy's Angle, Brandon Wynn, bridget sloan, Chellsie Memmel, Chris Brooks, Danell Leyva, david sender, gabby douglas, gabrielle douglas, glen ishino, john orozco, Jonathan Horton, jordyn wieber, Kyla Ross, london stockwatch, mckayla maroney, Nastia Liukin, Paul Hamm, Paul Ruggeri, rebecca bross, shawn johnson, steve legendre
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Gabby’s Bars and Amanars…A Few Routines You Might Have Missed From The American Cup
Gabby Douglas Bars 2012 American Cup D-score: 6.5 E-score: 9.133 Total: 15.633 Huge routine for Gabby! She has added the piked Tcatchev out of the elgrip endo pirouette, in place of the stalder full turn she did last year, and she has changed her dismount from the full twisting double to a double layout. It doesn’t look like she’s ...
Some Random Thoughts On The Women’s American Cup
The USA women have become unstoppable on vault. Three consecutive world champions and now Amanars coming out of the woodwork. I’m stunned at how they have mastered this vault, and just how far ahead they are over the rest of the entire world on this event. Diana Chelaru’s bars were atrocious. Not even a decent free ...
