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When Bridget Sloan's friends heard she was coming to London, one asked her to bring back pictures from a Chelsea game. Maybe next time. If things go as expected at the world gymnastics championships, Sloan won't have much free time this week. A year after being the youngest member of the U.S. team that won the silver medal at the Beijing Olympics, Sloan is the one to beat at this year's worlds. The U.S. champion is considered a favorite for the all-around title along with Olympic bronze... Read Full Story
LONDON (Reuters) - Unheralded Rebecca Bross, Ana Porgras and Lauren Mitchell looked every inch like seasoned campaigners as they kept their poise to top qualifying at the gymnastics world championships on Wednesday. The competition had been expected to be a three-way battle between China's Yang Yilin, European champion Ksenia Semenova of Russia and American Bridget Sloan but while they suffered some spectacular falls, a trio of unfamiliar names floated through their routines on the four... Read Full Story
LONDON (Reuters) - At the ripe old age of 16 and 17, Russian Ksenia Semenova and American Bridget Sloan will stand out as the two Olympic veterans vying for the coveted women's all-round title at the world gymnastics championships. The European all-round gold medalist and the American champion are just two of the few familiar names out to make their mark at the O2 Arena in East London when the new Olympic cycle kicks off on Tuesday. The end of every Olympics sparks a mass exodus in the sport... Read Full Story
So who have teenage boys been casting their votes around and throwing their support around? No, not Barack Obama and definitely not John McCain. Try Olympic Gold-Medalist gymnasts, Shawn Johnson and Nastia Liukin. The biggest debate ever has been repeated over and over again when a group of boys see each other in the hallway, at the mall, or at someone's house; "Who's better, Shawn Johnson or Nastia Liukin?".
Ever since the Beijing Olympics have ended I've participated in so many Nastia... Read Full Story
Posted by The West They are barely legal. They wear tight, skimpy outfits. They can arch their backs and straddle like it’s their job, and well, it kind of is, They’re college gymnasts, and we love them. It’s hard not to obsess over these college athletes in all their spandexed, flexible glory. Read on to see CollegeOTR’s Top 10 Hottest College Gymnasts. 1) Nikki Child may have graduated from University of Georgia last year, but she’s such a 10, we couldn’t keep her off the list. 2) UCLA’s... Read Full Story
For Gymnasts the All-around event is like claiming your MVP of gymnastics..and thats exactly what Nastia Liukin is. She started off slowly with the Vault (lower start value) although she stuck the landing. In fact, Nastia stuck every single one of her landings in the all around event. However in the remaining three events including floor and uneven bars she was unmatched in her form and artistic creativity. Being the gymnastic prodigy of two world champion gymnasts (her father won 2 gold... Read Full Story
Before these "limpic" games, I would not have considered myself a gymnastics fan in the slightest amount. I am a "real sports" fan. I like football, bruises, and dirt. However, through no fault of my own, I have become somewhat obsessed with watching gymnastics at these games. Maybe it is the Olympic spirit that has consumed me (see my prior post). I am obsessed with the Olympics and gymnastics have captured my interest as much as anything else. Who wouldn't be enthralled with all the... Read Full Story
Gymnast Nastia Liukin (Photos and Video) RightFielders Women in Sports, CA - --- You can see photos, video, and a biography of Nastia here. **UPDATE 8/14/08 - Congratulations to Nastia Liukin for winning the gold medal in the women’s Beijing 2008 Photos: American Nastia Liukin wins Women's All-Around Gymnastics gold Beijing 2008 CBC.ca US gymnasts finish 1-2 in individual all-around CBC.ca New Zealand Herald Gymnastics: Liukin edges Johnson for all-around gold New Zealand Herald San Diego... Read Full Story
The International Olympic Committee will investigate whether the Chinese women's gymnastics team that won the gold medal had underage athletes, saying "more information has come to light." "If there is a question mark and we have a concern, which we do, we ask the governing body of any sport to look into it," IOC spokeswoman Giselle Davies said Friday. Messages for the International Gymnastics Federation were not immediately returned. Questions about the ages of at least three of the... Read Full Story
Rob Carr/Associated Press U.S. gymnast Shawn Johnson was ecstatic after winning the gold medal on the balance beam during the last night of gymnastics. Shawn Johnson won the balance-beam gold Tuesday night in the final event of women's gymnastics at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Nastia Liukin took silver.This was a coronation.For American gymnastics royalty has a new power pair.Two good friends, one from Parker, Texas, near Dallas, the other from West Des Moines. read more | digg story Read Full Story
