A decision is expected on Monday, 7/28 on whether or not Morgan Hamm will be allowed to make the trip to Beijing. The decision comes on the heels of a warning issued to Hamm after he tested positive for glucocorticosteroid at the VISA Nationals in May. The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency issued the warning on July 3. [...more]
Justin Spring has a nice website that chronicles his long journey to earning his ticket to Beijing. His site includes entries such as his bio, video blog, photos and other videos. [...more]
NBC has created a series of Olympics widgets to help fans receive up-to-the-minute updates on how our athletes are doing. The widgets aggregate the latest news, photos and videos of all the events [...more]
Yes, the USA Men's Team is in fierce competition with each other, but only in some of their downtime activities. The group gets along well, and they enjoy communal dining as well as going to the movies (they all just saw The Dark Knight together). Their hard work in the gym grants them some cameraderie and downtime. Kevin Tan is apparently the one to beat, according to his girlfriend, in the music simulation games like Guitar Hero and Rock Band, [...more]
From Reuters by Nick Mulvenny July 25, 2008 BEIJING (Reuters) – The Beijing Olympics offer Yang Wei the chance of leading China’s men to team glory on home soil and finally putting the misery of Athens behind him. The muscle-bound Chinese had the all-around gold medal within his grasp in 2004 after American Paul Hamm […] [...more]
Paul and Morgan Hamm are identical twins, but their long, vicious twin scars are in different places, which might help some tell them apart. Morgan got his scar when he tore his pectoral muscle last fall and needed surgery. Paul’s still-too-fresh-looking red gash on his hand follows the surgery he had on May 27, when […] [...more]
Germany's Fabian Hambuechen, AKA The Flea, will be one of the top gymnasts to watch in Beijing. The 2007 European and World high bar champion is the favorite to win the high bar competition. In fact, he will compete for gold in the all-around. Flea was only 16 years old when he competed at the 2004 Athens Olympics, where he garnered a silver medal on high bar. [...more]
Thanks to the The Chalk Bucket for posting the review of Cal's 2008 men's gymnastics season. The article speaks for itself, but we'd like to add our thoughts about the upcoming 2009 season. Coming off their fifth place finish at the 2008 NCAA Championships, the 2009 season looks perhaps even more promising for the Golden Bears. [...more]
George Johnson, Calgary Herald Calgary Gymnast Ready to Defend Gold Published: Wednesday, July 23, 2008 Kyle Shewfelt wants everyone to know he hasn’t been beset by doubt, that insidious "brother-devil to despair.” He’s calm. Healthy. In the moment. Even if, admittedly, just kind of freaking out. [excerpted from above article; continue reading here ] [...more]
