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 [...]
Dramatic Men’s Team Final…Did The Judges Get It Right?
When a competition is as exciting and unpredictable as this year’s world men’s team final was, the results almost don’t even matter. For a team like the United States, [...]
Can Catalina Ponor Learn an Amanar?
Catalina Ponor Vault 2011 World Team Finals Is this vault Amanar-able? With some work, I think it is. Although Ponor has always had some form breaks on [...]
Five Things To Watch In Men’s Team Final
Kohei’s Magic. Even slightly hampered by a leg injury and an uncharacteristic fall on vault, the invincible Kohei Uchimura still dazzled his way to the top of the all-around qualifications [...]
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 [...]
Surprise, Surprise…And A Sneak Peak At Men’s Team Finals!
Well if the potential of the USA men to hang with China and Japan wasn’t already convincing enough, it is now. Halfway through the men’s qualification rounds in Tokyo, [...]
USA Men Light The Fire!
Four-and-a-half points. That’s how much the USA improved its score in this year’s worlds qualifications compared to last year’s. It was an absolutely stunning performance – one of the [...]
USA Men Ready To Tumble in Tokyo…A Quick Event By Event Look
I don’t think the USA men’s team could have asked for a better place to start than floor. It’s a perfect place to get some adrenaline out, particularly with some [...]
Tons of Videos From Women’s Qualifications…USA, Russia, and China!
Here's a link to YouTube user piibunina, who has kindly posted quite a few excellent-quality videos from women's qualifications, including the USA, Russia, and China on all four events! Thanks [...]
Don’t Be Fooled…A Look At The Real Scores From Qualifications
What if… …we took the top three scores only from the top four teams from preliminaries? After all, that’s exactly what’s going to happen in team finals. The only [...]
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, [...]
Worlds Analysis: Is Romania In It Or Not?
Romania was solid, but they’ll need to be better if they want a medal. Catalina Ponor’s performance was simply an extension of the magnificence she’s been displaying in both [...]