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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Remembering Jacksonville…Highlights from the 2011 American Cup
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 [...]
Is Winning the American Cup in the Olympic Year a Good Omen?
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 [...]
The Top 12 For 2012…U.S. Olympic Women’s Preview!
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. [...]
Wieber’s Heroic Comeback…One For The Books!
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 [...]
Wieber vs Komova…Let The Showdown Begin!
Jordyn Wieber, or Viktoria Komova? The battle between Shawn Johnson and Nastia Liukin that played out in Beijing was certainly exciting for American fans, but there’s just something about [...]
USA Wins It!!!
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 [...]
Women’s Team Qualifications…Themes From The Top Three
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, [...]
Math Madness! And The Favorite for the Women’s Team Title In Tokyo Is….
After losing multiple world medalist Rebecca Bross, struggling through the most disastrous national championships we’ve ever seen, and selecting five world championship rookies for its seven-member squad, could the USA [...]