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Gold Medal Gymnasts' Underage Scandal Continues
Beijing :: China | about 1 year ago
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New York Times revealed before the Olympic opening ceremony that two Chinese girl gymnasts were only 13 last year as stated by Chinese news services. But the passports presented to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) show they are 16 years old,...
Tags: gold medals, China, International Olympic Committee, Nastia Liukin, American Shawn Johnson, Kexin
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Up off the mat
Beijing :: China | about 1 year ago
Credibility Chellsie Memmel learned a long time ago that a gymnast who dwells on mistakes isn't worth her weight in talc. If you're going to throw a pity party, you might as well throw in the towel, too. Sure, Memmel, of West Allis, Wis., was steamed after falling...
Tags: Nastia Liukin, U.S, Shawn Johnson, uneven bars
New York Times: Gymnastics Federation Changes
Beijing :: China | about 1 year ago
Credibility Bruno Grandi, president of the international gymnastics federation, announced Saturday that a new system will be put in place next year for teams competing in international competitions...The change would give more individual gymnasts a chance at competing...
Tags: U.S, China, Shawn Johnson, Nastia Liukin, floor exercise, world championship, uneven bars
Gymnast Johnson on track for gold
Beijing :: China | about 1 year ago
Credibility Johnson, 16, won the 2007 world individual title as the U.S. edged the Chinese. She has a rare combination of power on vault, personality on floor exercise, fluidity on balance beam and daring on uneven bars. At 4-8, 90 pounds, she's more bounce than...
Tags: Nastia Liukin, Shawn Johnson
Gymnastics: Recovering Hamm will face more trials
Beijing :: China | about 1 year ago
Credibility Olympic gymnastics squad Saturday, Paul Hamm said yesterday afternoon that he hasn't made the team yet. "I feel like a lot of the other guys on the team have gone through their trials process," Hamm, the gold medalist in 2004, said after returning from...
Tags: ET Brothers Paul Hamm, Beijing, U.S, gymnastics team, Philadelphia, Nastia Liukin, olympic trials, beijing games
Gymnastics: Hamms will be Olympic teammates
Philadelphia :: PA :: USA | about 1 year ago
Credibility Morgan Hamm was selected for the U.S. men's gymnastics team for the Beijing Games yesterday, along with Kevin Tan, Joseph Hagerty and Justin Spring. Paul Hamm, the reigning Olympic champion and Morgan's twin, and Jonathan Horton were chosen Saturday after...
Tags: Nastia Liukin, U.S, Shawn Johnson, Beijing, gymnastics team, Alexander Artemev, olympic trials, beijing olympic, Morgan Hamm
US gymnasts prepare for Olympic trials
Philadelphia :: PA :: USA | about 1 year ago
Credibility 008 Beijing Olympic Games The United States' top gymnasts are gathered in Philadelphia for the 2008 Olympic trials. Shawn Johnson and Nastia Liukin, both rated top contenders for the women's all-round title in Beijing, are expected to enter the spotlight...
Tags: Shawn Johnson, Nastia Liukin, U.S, olympic trials, gymnastics team, Beijing, beijing olympic, Shayla Worley, gymnastics trials, Paul Hamm
Yahoo! News: Johnson wins second US title
Philadelphia :: PA :: USA | about 1 year ago
Credibility Shawn Johnson was still in the corner, chalking up and waiting for the go-ahead when her floor exercise music began...The reigning world champion shrugged off the glitch with her music, winning her second straight title in the U.S. gymnastics championships...
Tags: Shawn Johnson, U.S, Chellsie Memmel, Nastia Liukin, West Des Moines, olympic trials, Iowa, Beijing
Gymnastics: How does the scoring work?
Philadelphia :: PA :: USA | about 1 year ago
Credibility June 20, 2008 The days of Nadia Comaneci�s, above, perfect 10 Olympic scores are over. In 2006, a scoring system was introduced by the International Gymnastics Federation that abolished the perfect 10 as a maximum score in favor of an open-ended system.
Tags: U.S, Nastia Liukin, Shawn Johnson, Beijing
Johnson wins second US gymnastics title
Boston :: MA :: USA | about 1 year ago
Credibility Shawn Johnson was still in the corner, chalking up and waiting for the go-ahead when her floor exercise music began...The reigning world champion shrugged off the glitch with her music, winning her second straight title in the U.S. gymnastics championships...
Tags: Shawn Johnson, U.S, Beijing, Nastia Liukin, Johnsonï, reigning world, world champion, beijing olympic, gymnastics championships, teammate nastia
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