Check it out. He describes today’s Final Prep competition, and lets us know that all three alternates will be going to Beijing, so his blog will be right on the scene. http://duranteolympics.blogspot.com/ [...more]
Paul Hamm proved to the U.S. men's selection committee that he is ready for Olympic competition. At today's intra-squad meet at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Hamm worked out on all six events. [...more]
USA Gymnastics (USAG) has confirmed Morgan Hamm's spot on the U.S. Men's Olympic Gymnastics team. Two weeks ago, Hamm received a warning for using a prescribed anti-inflammatory without filing proper paperwork with the anti-doping authorities. The U.S. Olympic Committee concurred with USAG's decision. [...more]
The U.S. Men’s Olympic Gymnastics team will be training at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, CO this week. The team will have an intra-squad meet on Saturday, July 19. This will be very interesting, as it will be the first competitive session for Paul Hamm since he broke his right hand at the […] [...more]
Paul Hamm’s comeback from his broken right hand continues to progress very impressively. Check out this video that was posted on Paul and Morgan’s website on July 10 Contrast that with the video that Hamm posted on his site on June 18 The June 18 video was posted just barely 4 weeks after Hamm suffered […] [...more]
From the Arizona Daily Star, July 11, 2008 Opinion by Greg Hansen Five weeks before the USA Olympic gymnastics trials, Yewki Tomita was already playing hurt; his chronic shoulder problems and a devastating ankle sprain appeared to wreck any chance he had to make the American squad of six. But there was something else, something […] [...more]
Today, Christine Brennan contrasted the chance Paul Hamm got to petition, injured, onto the USA Olympics Team with Tyson Gay not being allowed to compete in the 200 meter due to his injury before the Track and Field Trials. [...more]
From International Gymnast: Gymnastics Canada Gymnastique (GCG) announced Tuesday its 2008 men’s Olympic team, which will compete in Beijing next month. 2004 Olympic floor exercise champion Kyle Shewfelt headlines the team, which also includes Nathan Gafuik, Grant Golding, David Kikuchi, Brandon O’Neill and Adam Wong. Alternates are Ken Ikeda and Jared Walls. [excerpted from above link; read more about Shewfelt and Wong’s remarkable return to the […] [...more]
Check out Morgan talking today to the public on his website about the misinformation out there. Bravo, Morgan, and [...more]
U.S.A. gymnast, Morgan Hamm, received a warning on July 3 for testing positive for a glucocorticosteroid, a cortison-like drug that is allowed only during competitions with an exemption. Now there is some speculation that this episode may cost Hamm a spot on the U.S. Olympic Men's Gymnastics team. [...more]
