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British Men Eye Olympic Bronze…A Recap Of The European Championships Team Final

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The 2012 Senior Men’s European Championships took place this past weekend in Montpellier, France.  Here’s a recap of the team competition, in which Great Britain secured a huge team victory just two months before the start of the Olympic Games.   2012 Men’s European Championships Team Finals Results   1.  Great Britain             266.296 2.  ...

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Some Random Thoughts On The Men’s American Cup

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Chris Brooks was an unrecognized star of this meet.  I was disappointed and surprised they didn’t show one routine of his, and in fact didn’t even seem to mention the fact (unless I missed it) that he hit six for six and placed 3rd as a “non-competitor” in the meet.  He was actually just 0.7 ...

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Remembering Jacksonville…Highlights from the 2011 American Cup

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Horton holds off Kuksenkov by 0.166:   Jonathan Horton High Bar     Mykola Kuksenkov High Bar   Horton might not have been at his very best, but he showed a lot of tenacity and made a late charge on the final two events to pass Kuksenkov, the surprise leader after four rotations.  It was a spectacular finish to a meet marred ...

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Is Winning the American Cup in the Olympic Year a Good Omen?

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American Cup Champions In Olympic Years Year Men’s Champion Women’s Champion 1976 Bart Conner (USA) Nadia Comaneci (ROM) 1980 Kurt Thomas (USA) Tracee Talavera (USA) 1984 Peter Vidmar (USA) Mary Lou Retton (USA) 1988 Marius Toba (ROM) Phoebe Mills (USA) 1992 Jarrod Hanks (USA) Kim Zmeskal (USA) 1996 John Roethlisberger (USA) Kerri Strug (USA) 2000 Eric Lopez (CUB) Elena Produnova (RUS) 2004 Jason Gatson (USA) Carly Patterson (USA) 2008 Paul Hamm (USA) Nastia Liukin (USA) 2012 ? ?   Nearly all of these gymnasts made their respective Olympic teams in ...

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Five Things To Watch In The Men’s All-Around Final

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Can Kohei Make History?  Kohei Uchimura has won the last two world all-around crowns, and has the unique opportunity in this year’s competition to become the first gymnast in history to win three consecutive world all-around titles.  Kohei has shown his mortality here in Tokyo, suffering falls on vault in the qualifications and high bar ...

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