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]
Hamms set to give up competition By Gary D’Amato of the Journal Sentinel, November 12, 2008 Paul Hamm is approaching the end of his gymnastics career with mixed emotions. He’s sad that it’s almost over but excited about the future. He’s disappointed he didn’t get a chance to defend his Olympic all-around medal in Beijing but […] [...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]
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]
Many stories have been posted the past few days about the resignation of Illinois Assistant Men's Gymnastics Coach Jon Valdez. Most have flirted with potential implications, but so far the story is short on hard facts, other than Valdez' September arrest for drunk driving in Waukesha, WI. A mysterious investigation of a [...more]
According to USA Gymnastics, Glen Ishino and Danell Leyva have been tapped to compete in the Pan American Gymnastics Union Individual Event Championships November 19-23 at Rosario, Argentina. In essence, Ishino and Leyva are being groomed for the 2012 London Olympics, which confirms what we’ve been thinking for awhile. Ishino won the 2008 J.O. Nationals […] [...more]
U.S. Men's Olympic Gymnastics Team alternate, David Durante, is going back to The Farm . Durante is returning to his alma mater, Stanford, to help coach the 2009 pre-season favorite to win the [...more]
