Archive | July, 2012
China Dominates Drama-packed Team Finals to Win Olympic Gold
The day started out with high hopes and confidence, and it ended in disappointment for Team USA. Meanwhile, the Chinese men, fresh off a funk of their own, roared back with a vengeance. The three-up/three-count format was much to their liking. How does a team win the Olympic gold medal? [...more]
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Team USA One Step Closer to Olympic Gold
Team USA, despite some bobbles here and there, is sitting at the top of the field. Led by their two all-arounders, Danell Leyva and John Orozco, the Americans plowed through their session in workmanlike fashion. Two falls by Jonathan Horton (PH & PB) and one by Sam Mikulak (HB), just didn't matter, since the team was able to post good scores on all six events. Mikulak showed absolutely no signs of fragility from his sore ankle, and in fact, performed two vaults which propelled him into the [...more]
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Explaining the Olympic Gymnastics Scoring System
The current 2-panel gymnastics scoring system has been in place since 2006. It made its Olympic debut at the 2008 Beijing Games. It's based on two separate panels of scores. The "D" panel judges the requirements, difficulty, and connections of a routine. This is what is known as the "difficulty" of the routine. The internationally recognized Code of Points attaches values to the myriad of skills that gymnasts perform. The easiest skills are labeled "A," while the most difficult skills are labeled as high as [...more]
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From the Archives: Interviews with 2012 Olympians Leyva, Orozco, Dalton & Mikulak
This blog is now four years old, and in that span, the most fun I've had with it has been the interviews. I've interviewed four of five of the current new Olympians. My first two interviews were with Danell Leyva and John Orozco back in December of 2008. At that time, I had no contacts in the sport and wanted to provide a forum for the best of America's club gymnasts. A big part of the reason why I started the blog in the first place was my frustration [...more]
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Top 5 All-Arounders Earn Trips to 2012 Olympics
SAN JOSE -- The 2012 Men's Gymnastics Olympic Selection Process is now complete, and the Selection Committee came up with an outstanding team. They ended up allowing the top 5 all-arounders to earn well-deserved plane fare to London. Arguably their toughest decision was to determine the three alternates from the remainder of the field of fifteen. Eight gymnasts were selected, while seven gymnasts stay home. Rather bittersweet for the latter group, but they all were very [...more]
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