What’s Going on at the Moscow World Cup

Here are some reports (mostly scoreless) from the qualifying rounds of the 2008 Moscow World Cup. You can also youtube it up here.

Sui Lu fell on both beam and floor. I believe she still qualified to beam finals though. I think the score was in the 15.100 range. I wonder [...]

Buying Gymnastics Meets

I just wanted to throw it out there if anyone is interested.
If you want to own pretty much any broadcast of a gymnastics meet, you can. Click here to look at a great store of my “gymnastics dealer”. Her email is on there and whatnot if you want to purchase anything.
Let me just [...]

Who Will Be…In Beijing. Event Finals Predictions

So with a few more competitions that have happened recently, a look into whom is virtually locked, should be, and who I want to be in event finals this August.
Vault-
1. Cheng Fei- Duh. She can fall and still qualify.
2. Hong Su Jong- Same deal. If she throws both those 6.5ers [...]

The He Kexin Age Debate Continues

Wow. Here is an article written in which it is stated that He Kexin in fourteen years old. Please check it out here. Now please keep in mind that this article also says that Nastia Liukin is a three time balance beam world champion (only two, 2005 and 2007) but it is quite [...]

Reflections, Thoughts, and Hopes of the Olympics

The history of my love for gymnastics plays like this:
I always loved watching gymnastics.  My earliest memories were the 1992 games in Barcelona.  Here, I remember rooting for Shannon Miller.  I was 10 years old, and even then I can remember that I had heard of Kim Zmeskal.   I was shocked at all I [...]

Thoughts and Answers to Some of the Comments on this page

There’s been some questions and thoughts on the comments of this blog (which I love, love, love!)  and since I have nothing particular to share I thought I would elaborate and what not.

First off, why Jana Bieger has a limited chance on making the Olympic Team.  The wide consensus among gymnastics fans and experts is [...]

Memmel Makes her Case Stronger and Some (Finally!) Official Scores from the Friendly Meet

Here are some hardcore facts from the recent Friendly Meet. Go to USA Gymnastics webpage to look up more if you like.

Chellsie Memmel!!!!! She won EF bars with a 16.000 and a 6.9 A-score. I am so excited to hear that. Four hit routines in June will buy you an Olympic [...]

Some Scores From the Friendly Meet and Thoughts on Them.

Ok, these are some scores from the friendly meet that just took place. These are the prelim scores. I have no idea if they are accurate, but they sound right. Courtesy of the message boards.
VAULT:
Hong- 15.2
Priess 14.6
Sacramone 15.65
Memmel (Y 1.5) 14.6
BARS:
Hong 14.9
Priess 15.75
Memmel 14.5
BEAM:
Sacramone 16.150
Memmel 14.5
Hong 15.8
Priess 15.150
FLOOR:
Sacramone 15.250 (Watered down [...]

Comparing China and USA after Nationals and Training Camp Conclude…

First off, still awaiting some hardcore results from the Friendly International Meet going on at the Ranch.  Supposedly (and I am not sure if this is just Prelims or Finals)  the AA results were:
1) Ivana Hong
2) Ashley Priess
3) Chellsie Memmel
4) Mattie Larson

Notes:  Priess supposedly has a 7.0+ bars score, which as I have said before, [...]

Some News to Share of Shawn from the US May Training Camp

Shawn Johnson did well at the training camp. She beat Nastia Liukin, Samantha Peszek and Chelsea Davis followed.
Shawn supposedly nailed her Amanar, and is doing the front pike on beam (making a 7.0 A-score). Her UB still have the toe-full bail on UB (which she did do at the Jesolo meet, making a [...]