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The Fab Five Takes the Gold!!
Team USA Women's Gymnastics. Won. The. GOLD MEDAL! AHHHHHHHHHH! I am so excited! These girls have worked their little tushies off for frickin ever for this moment and it PAYED the FUCK OFF! (pardon the obscenity).
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Women's Qualifying Round - A Preview
With the men completing their qualifying round today, the women are slated to go next to see who makes the cut.
The same rules apply: the top 8 qualifying teams will advance to the team final. The top 24 individual all around gymnasts will make the all around final. The top 8 gymnasts from each event will advance to the event finals. Again, the two ( Read more... ) -
Final Results- Men's Qualifying Round
The final results from the men's qualifier are in and USA is still on top. Edging ahead of Russia who placed second, placing team GB in third.
Danell Leyva and John Orozco both qualified for the all around. Danell held on to his first place finish while John got bumped down to fourth. Sam Mikulak, Danell Leyva, Jonathan Horton and Jake Dalton ( Read more... ) -
The Men's Team Qualifiers - The Story So Far
The USA men just finished their qualifying round with some really awesome and surprising results. Underdogs pulled their way up the ranks, and certain gymnasts went 1-2 for the all-around competition.
So what went down, and who triumphed?
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Who is Team USA's biggest competition for the Gold? That and other Olympic stories
With the Olympic competitions looming around the corner, the girls are practicing their little hearts out in hopes for that shot of elusive Olympic Gold. This week, I am delving into some tidbits from the podium training and practice session info and looking at Russia, China and Romania as team USA's biggest threat to the gold.
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The Home Team: Team Great Britain or Team GB
Team GB is hosting the Olympics on their turf. They are the home team. They are for all intents and purposes the underdogs. They have a lot of strong gymnasts including the great Beth Tweddle.
Here is the team roster for the women's team:
Elizabeth Tweddle
Rebecca Tunney
Jennifer Pinches
Hannah Whelan
Imogen Cairns
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A Terrible Tragedy has Struck Our Community
I don't want to make a habit of posting non-gymnastics related topics. I do want to reserve this space for Gymnastics topics and a place for fans, but I think this topic needs warranted.
Today, we woke up to news of senseless violence. At the Century 16 Theater in Aurora, a masked gunman rained shots on the midnight premiere of the latest Batman ( Read more... ) -
Dissecting Team USA
With the Olympics just ten days away, the girls are prepping their routines while visions of gold medals dance in their heads while tucked in to their beds. Ha, awesome poetry.
While I am killing time waiting for the Olympics, here is my run down of team USA. Just in case you forgot, here is the roster going to London later this month.
Gabby Douglas
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It would make my day (no, year) if this happens at the Olympics
Two freaking weeks. I'm freaking pumped for the Olympics. In getting pumped to cheer on Team USA,I have compiled this list of things that I hope to see at the Olympics.
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