The Washington Times article of today by Ryan O’Halloran has some wonderful quotes that show Paul Hamm is bright and mature at his moment of private agony. “From the beginning, my attempt at a comeback has been a long shot,” he said. “The time frame was extremely short. … If I had another month, I […] [...more]
What a bittersweet day yesterday. Raj Bhavsar finally ended up with the opportunity to compete in the Olympics. Paul Hamm's gymnastics career came to a crashing halt. In the aftermath of Hamm's announcement came the usual Monday morning quarterbacking and hindsight. International Gymnast's Dwight Nomile wrote [...more]
Raj Bhavsar was selected to replace Paul Hamm on the U.S. Olympic Gymnastics Team. Earlier today, Hamm graciously bowed out after realizing that he would not be able to compete at full strength. It was determined by the Men's Selection Committee that Bhavsar would give the men's team the best chance for a medal. [...more]
Bad news has just been received from Indianapolis. Paul Hamm has officially withdrawn from the U.S. Men's Olympic Team. This is a shame and will greatly affect Team USA’s chances to medal in the team all-around competition. Apparently, Hamm has strained his rotator cuff and has been struggling with [...more]
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]
