StickItMedia Exclusive Interview
John Orozco has certainly made an indelible impact on men's club gymnastics over the past several years. Consider the following achievements:
* 2008 VISA Championships: 1st place All-Around
* 2008 JO Nationals: 1st place All-Around (Level 10/14-15)
* 2007 VISA Championships: 1st place All-Around
* 2007 JO Nationals: 2nd place All-Around (Level 9)
* 2006 JO Nationals: 3rd place All-Around (Level 9)
* Current member USA Junior National Team
Orozco, who trains at World Cup Gymnastics in Chappaqua, NY under Coach Jason Hebert, is on the fast track, [...more]
StickItMedia Exclusive Interview
Danell Leyva has been dominating men's club gymnastics for the past several years. In fact, he has been so good that he competed in the senior division at the 2007 and 2008 VISA Championships, finishing 9th AA and 11th AA, narrowly missing a trip to the 2008 Olympic Trials.
Leyva is on track to possibly become one of the youngest gymnasts [...more]
StickItMedia is excited to announce that we are conducting interviews with many of America's top men's club gymnasts, and we will be bringing them to you right here. The 2009 club season is just around the corner, and the season is shaping up to be one of the best ever. StickItMedia hopes to provide extensive coverage of the upcoming club season. We are also lining up interviews with some busy college guys. Stay tuned.
We encourage our readers to submit interesting stories and/or interview opportunities. We want to hear from everybody in the club community. Club gymnastics is the lifeblood of [...more]
StickItMedia recently had the pleasure of interviewing Team Gattaca's Diego Garcia. Diego is an Account Executive, and is responsible for marketing Team Gattaca's camps and events and assisting with general athlete needs. Team Gattaca was founded by Manuel Galarza in 2003 as a means to give back to the gymnastics community. Galarza is the CEO of Gattaca, Inc., a web publishing company that caters to web advertising-based clients.
SiM: Briefly provide our readers with a history of Team Gattaca.
Garcia: The CEO of Gattaca, Inc. started Team Gattaca in 2003 as a response to the growing need for corporate [...more]
A lot of chalk, sweat, and pain kept two of the hardest working young gymnasts in Region I at the top of their respective podiums for their early competitive years. Less than a year apart, they had never before competed against each other until last season. Meet after meet in 2008 found them dominating their competition, finishing first and [...more]
Cal has announced the signing of three new recruits, further enhancing the Golden Bears' chances of winning an NCAA championship in the years to come. Donothan Bailey, Jeff Langenstein and Steve Lacome will be added to the roster for the 2010 season. Bailey has an impressive resume and is a perennial top 10 [...more]
The two top joint NCAA-Club men's gymnastics meets in 2009 will be held about a month apart, in locations separated by only the short expanse of San Francisco Bay. Last week, we talked about how we would like to see the 2009 Stanford Open televised. As it turns out, another great meet, the Pacific Coast Classic , will be televised by Comcast Sports Net. The 2009 PCC will take place the weekend of February 20-22 in Oakland, CA. A Japanese collegiate all-star team will tangle with Stanford, Cal, Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota and Air Force. A complete list of participating club teams is not yet available, but it's safe to assume [...more]
Thanks to Gymnast.com for posting a great USA Today interview with Jonathan Horton . Horton lamented his 13.675 pommel horse score that prevented him from winning an all-around medal in Beijing. "I was (four-tenths) away from a silver at this Olympics with a 13.6 on pommel horse. That's ridiculous," Horton said, shaking his head in disgust. "Who gets a 13.6 at the Olympic Games? This guy." That's classic Horton. Afterall, this is the same guy who [...more]
The Oklahoma Sooners Men's Gymnastics Team has announced the signing of four gymnasts for the 2010 season. This is quite a coup for the Sooners. Three of the four have been members of [...more]
Imagine if, alongside dressage, bowling, and BMX racing, a major sports network would spotlight men's gymnastics. Imagine a major men's invitational on your HDTV, with not only some of the best college athletes in the country showing off their routines, but also some of the best high school club gymnasts competing for medals as well. Imagine American sports fans finally seeing just what it really takes to get to the top of a sport they usually only see at the Olympic level. Seeing the years of hard work and dedication in action will wow the public.
The 2009 Stanford Open will be held January 23-25. 41 men's club gymnastics teams have confirmed their participation, along with Cal, Stanford and Nebraska. The three-day meet will be dominated by [...more]
