Post Views 120 USA Gymnastics recently announced that they have updated the Team selection procedures, to be more transparent, for artistic and rhythmic gymnastics and trampoline and tumbling for World Championships, Pan American Games and the Olympic Games. Acro will undergo similar reviews in time for the 2020 World Championships. “All procedures going forward Read More
Post Views 723 PRESS RELEASE – LAUSANNE (SUI), FIG Office, 24 May 2018: In the coming months, the qualifying process will begin for the next Olympic Games which will take place in Tokyo from 24 July to 9 August 2020. A total of 324 athlete places for the Gymnastics events will be up for Read More
Post Views 10,611 For some athletes and their parents participating in sports, the ultimate goal is to make an Olympic Team. But how achievable is this goal, especially in the sport of women’s gymnastics? Lets first look at the number of female athletes participating in gymnastics in the United States. According to USA Gymnastics, Read More
Post Views 1,873 Do you know what a New Year resolution is? A New Year resolution is when an individual resolves to change an unwanted trait or behavior in order to accomplish a goal or to improve their life. Have you made any resolutions in the past or do you plan to make any Read More
Post Views 2,277 For Elite athletes, it can be hard to maintain their bodies at peak physical condition after retirement. But for two former USA Gymnastics National Team members, they are using Instagram to motivate not only themselves but others to workout every day. Samantha Peszek was a National Team member from ’07-’10 and Read More
Post Views 564 “I am ready, I am so ready!”, states Gabby Douglas when talking about the upcoming 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. USA Gymnastics has recently released a video of Gabby talking about 2012, her present training, and Rio 2016. When talking about her training, Gabby states, “Every turn counts and….it is Read More
Post Views 937 USA Gymnastics has announced they will be hosting, for the first time, a reunion of all former USA Gymnastics Olympians and alternates from all four disciplines (Women’s & Men’s Artistic Gymnastics, Rhythmic Gymnastics, and Trampoline) at the 2016 Women’s Gymnastics Olympic Team Trials in San Jose, California on July 8Â & 10. Steve Read More
Post Views 763 Russia has already announced a majority of their women’s gymnastics team for the 2016 Olympic Games, in Rio de Janeiro. Really? According to the Russian gymnastics federation’s website, they have chosen 4 of the 5 women who will represent Russia in the Team and All-Around competitions this coming summer. All 4 women are Olympic Read More
Post Views 527 After a dismal performance at the most recent World Championship, Romania is bringing back two coaches that left coaching the Romanian team a few months ago. Returning as the Romanian gymnastics team’s coaches are Octavian Bellu and Mariana Bitang which was confirmed by Carmen Tocala, Secretary of State at the Ministry of Read More
Post Views 480 This is an incredibly amazing autobiographical account of Wendy Bruce Martin’s journey from being an Olympic gymnast to who she is today. She explains the internal and external battles of training, living, and breathing gymnastics for 15 years and how that affected her as she entered the “real world” without gymnastics. Beautifully written Read More
Post Views 529 Have you ever wanted the advice, help, assistance, and/or guidance from a National, World, or Olympic Champion on ways to improve your gymnastics? The best person to help you possesses an impressive 59 international medals and 49 national medals, most of them GOLD. She was the first US woman to win back Read More