USA Teams Win at the Pacific Rim Championships
Sunday March 30, 2008
Nastia LiukinPhoto © Greg Trott / Getty Images
The U.S. men's artistic, women's artistic and rhythmic teams all won gold at the Pacific Rim Championships held this past weekend in San ... Read More
Quick Chat: Shantessa Pama
Thursday March 27, 2008
Photo © 2008 Steve Lange
A huge fan favorite, Shantessa Pama is well known for the unique and risky skills she includes in her routines. She’s dared to throw a ... Read More
Easy Ways to Prevent Rips
Tuesday March 25, 2008
Photo © Laurence Griffiths / Getty Images
Rips -- the blisters that "rip" open on your hands from work on the uneven bars, parallel bars, high bars and rings -- can ... Read More
It’s March Madness in Gymnastics!
Friday March 21, 2008
Ok, so maybe it's not the NCAA tournament, but the month of March is also a "mad" time for both men's and women's NCAA teams. It's their last chance ... Read More
Terin Humphrey Retires Because of Injury
Tuesday March 18, 2008
Terin HumphreyPhoto © Clive Brunskill / Getty Images
Two-time Olympic medalist and University of Alabama senior Terin Humphrey has announced her likely retirement from the Alabama gymnastics team. She's been on ... Read More
The 8 Most Controversial Olympic Decisions
Saturday March 15, 2008
Should Shannon Miller have won the all-around in 1992?Photo © Tony Duffy / Getty Images
Any sport that's judged is bound to have its results debated ad nauseam. And gymnastics ... Read More
An Illustrated History of Gymnastics
Wednesday March 12, 2008
1932 Olympic GamesPhoto © IOC Olympic Museum / Allsport / Getty Images
Gymnastics is one of the oldest Olympic sports: It's been a part of the modern Games since 1896, and ... Read More
USA Wins Team and All-Around at Italy Meet
Sunday March 9, 2008
Shawn JohnsonPhoto © Chris Trotman / Getty Images
Congrats to the USA junior and senior teams at the "Italy-Spain-Poland-USA friendly competition." On the senior side, the team (Jana Bieger, Olivia Courtney, ... Read More
Cool Trick: The Full-In (or Full-Out) Dismount off Parallel Bars
Friday March 7, 2008
Grant Golding (Canada) performs a double pike dismount from the parallel barsPhoto © Ross Land / Getty Images
On most of the “swinging” events in gymnastics (high bar, uneven bars and ... Read More
Courtney Kupets Injured -- Has Surgery
Wednesday March 5, 2008
Such sad news for the University of Georgia women's team. Their star, junior Courtney Kupets, tore her Achilles tendon at their most recent competition against the University of Arkansas. ... Read More
Chellsie Memmel and Paul and Morgan Hamm Blog for iVillage
Monday March 3, 2008
Chellsie MemmelPhoto © Steve Lange
Chellsie Memmel, the 2005 World All-Around Champion, and reigning Olympic champion Paul Hamm and brother Morgan, are part of an Olympic feature on iVillage.com on ... Read More
Nastia Liukin and Paul Hamm Win the American Cup
Saturday March 1, 2008
Nastia Liukin at the American CupPhoto © Chris Trotman / Getty Images
If you voted for Liukin (43%) and Hamm (40%) in my American Cup poll, congratulations, you were right ... Read More
Gym Tip: Mental Conditioning
Saturday March 1, 2008
As a gymnast, you probably spend a lot of time training your body: doing strength and conditioning, flexibility and of course, working on new skills and routines. But don't ... Read More