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…Maybe, maybe not.
All we know is that the Russian newspaper, “Moskovsky Korrespondent” printed in early April that former Olympic rhythmic gymnast, Alina Kabayeva and Russian president, Vladimir Putin were engaged to be married and that the ceremony was set to take place in […]
My favorite Canadian male gymnast, Kyle Shewfelt, suffered two broken legs and ligament damage last year before the world championships and he’s been working hard, often training in pain, to try to be ready for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. He’s got less than four months but that doesn’t seem to be bothering […]
CALGARY, Ala., Feb. 22, 2008 – The USA won the team competition in the USA vs Canada meet, 361.350 to 352.600. Guillermo Alvarez of Denver, who is a member of Team Chevron, won the all-around competition with an 89.100 point total.
Canada’s David Kikuchi was second in the all-around at 88.750, followed by Danell Leyva […]
I just finished watching the movie, Stick It, on DVD and it somehow left me a question — is athlete mutiny really possible? I reckon I can do a bit of research to see if there were any recorded instances of that truly happening but I also think I’d throw this at you guys.
What […]
Dasha Joura has put world championships disappointment behind her, becoming just the fourth Australian gymnast to win World Cup gold in a dominant display at the Stuttgart event.
The West Australian teenager took gold in her signature floor exercise event, silver on the uneven bars and bronze on the vault.
Joura, 17, scored 14.825 on the floor […]
World gymnastics champion Shawn Johnson has a minor leg injury that shouldn’t disrupt her plans for the Beijing Olympics.
Johnson is wearing a small walking boot for two weeks after being diagnosed with a stress reaction in her right shin. The injury could have turned into a stress fracture if left untreated.
Source: USA Today
The 15 year […]
Take a look at the venue for Badminton and Rhythmic Gymnastics Olympic events during the 2008 Beijing Games.
Beijing University of Technology Gymnasium (Exterior)
Do you see how majestic this venue is? You won’t find anything like it here in my country. The sight of it is both awesome and forbidding. I can’t imagine how athletes will […]
Meet Shawn Johnson of the USA Gymnastics Team, who also happens to be an Olympic hopeful.
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“South Africa’s first Olympic gymnast in 44 years, Zandré Labuschagne, now a “freshman” (first-year student) at the University of Illionois-Chicago (UIC), has become the first SA woman gymnast to be invited to take part in a World Cup event.”
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It was for the vault event in Gymnastics World Cup that was held over the weekend in […]
Who is Nadia Comaneci?
She is a gymnast from Romania who competed during the 1976 Olympic Games in Montreal.
Comaneci first received her perfect 10 score on the uneven parallel bars and continued to receive the maximum mark 7 times during the said Games.
She had won a total of 9 Olympic medals [1976 Montreal Games and 1980 […]
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Written by Jeanne Dupuis [email], and Sandy Mitchell [email] for b5media.
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