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Olympic gymnastics champion won't be at worlds
Dallas :: TX :: USA | 3 months ago
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Olympic champion Nastia Liukin won't be competing at the world gymnastics championships in October. Liukin took herself out of the mix for the U.S. team on Monday, saying she needs more time to get in shape. Liukin has spent much of the past year on the...
Tags: Nastia Liukin, U.S, world gymnastics, gymnastics championship, champion nastia, world championship, olympic champion, olympic gymnastics, champion won, gymnastics champion
Sloan takes national title in comeback effort
Dallas :: TX :: USA | 3 months ago
Credibility Bridget Sloan has won the women's national gymnastics championship, overcoming an early deficit to outscore Ivana Hong 117.55-117.25 to capture her first title. Sloan, a member of last year's Olympic team, was trailing by 0.85 points coming into Saturday...
Tags: Bridget Sloan, Ivana Hong, Rebecca Bross, Samantha Peszek, olympic gymnastics, visa championship
Gymnastics: Johnson a finalist in AAU Sullivan Award voting
West Des Moines :: IA :: USA | 8 months ago
Credibility Olympic gymnast Shawn Johnson of West Des Moines is among five finalists for the 79th Annual AAU Sullivan Award, which honors the outstanding amateur athlete in the United States. Other finalists are Olympic gymnastics all-around champion Nastia Liukin,...
Tags: Shawn Johnson, Nastia Liukin, olympic gymnastics, AAU Sullivan Award
Local gymnasts reflect on Team USA
Indianapolis :: IN :: USA | about 1 year ago
Credibility Tribune staff writer Chantel Laudenschlager does not expect to earn an Olympic gold medal. However, after training as a gymnast at Kokomo Flipsters since she was 20 months old, she has another gold medal dream in mind — earning a scholarship to compete...
TVNZ.co.nz: Gymnastics routines too complex
Beijing :: China | about 1 year ago
Credibility Gymnasts are focusing too much on packing their routines with complex moves at the expense of artistic flair, the president of the International Gymastics Federation (FIG) said. On a day where the perils of daredevil tricks were plain to see after Russian...
Tags: U.S, Samantha Peszek, olympic gymnastics, China, indoor stadium, Bela Karolyi, medal stand
Olympics: More questions about Chinese gymnasts' ages
China :: Mexico | about 1 year ago
Credibility If I don't have written proof of something ... we have to take for granted the passports that we've seen and have been checked by the IOC are OK," Gueisbuhler said. Though the International Olympic Committee was in contact with the gymnastics federation...
Tags: olympic gymnastics, China, china denies, IOC, denies olympic
China OKs gym for US alternates
Tōkyō :: Japan | about 1 year ago
Credibility The Chinese Gymnastics Association gave the Americans permission to train at one of its gyms in Tianjian, China, on Tuesday, and the alternates are in the process of applying for visas. "We are now working on making the final decision on the training...
Tags: China, U.S, Beijing, USA Gymnastics, olympic gymnastics, Japan, Steve Penny
Beijing trip in the balance for Broward's Bieger
Orlando :: FL :: USA | about 1 year ago
Credibility Jana Bieger performs the floor exercise during the 2008 Pacific Rim Gymnastics Championships on March 29, 2008 at the San Jose McEnery Convention Center in San Jose, Calif. Gymnast Jana Bieger's Olympic odyssey will either continue to Beijing or end abruptly...
Tags: Jana Bieger, Shayla Worley, Beijing, olympic gymnastics, gymnastics team, Orlando Metro
CBS 14 Sioux City (KMEG): Olympic gymnast to be in butter for state fair
Des Moines :: IA :: USA | about 1 year ago
Credibility Olympic gymnast Shawn Johnson will be in the spotlight at this summer's Iowa State Fair - in butter. While the 16-year-old reigning world champion from West Des Moines is going for gold at the Olympics in Beijing next month, a "butter Johnson" will be...
Tags: Shawn Johnson, olympic gymnastics
Gymnastics: Paul Hamm, Horton make Olympic team
Philadelphia :: PA :: USA | about 1 year ago
Credibility The reigning Olympic gold medalist, who missed this week's trials with a broken hand, was selected for the U.S. team for the Beijing Games today, along with Jonathan Horton. The remaining four members of the team, along with alternates, will be announced...
Tags: Jonathan Horton, Paul Hamm, U.S, gymnastics team, beijing games, olympic trials, P. Hamm, broken hand, olympic gymnastics, Wachovia Center
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