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A petition is circulating to show support for the women's gymnastics team at Gustavus Adolphus College, a Division III school in St. Peter, Minn., which is in danger of being cut.   The petition states: "Last week the current GAC Gymnastics Team received and email informing them that the Gustavus President Jack Ohle has assembled a special task force to look into the future of gymnastics at Gustavus. This email was vague and nonchalant way of saying that due to the program’s undistinguished past few seasons and the convenience that t...

Copyright Al Bello/Getty Images According to NBC Olympics, 2008 Olympic gold medalist on uneven bars He Kexin has been confirmed as the final gymnast on the Chinese women's team, joining Deng Linlin, Sui Lu, Huang Qiushuang and Yao Jinnan, all of whom were announced last month. China enters the 2012 Olympics as the reigning Olympic champion from Beijing.  He Kexin and Deng Linlin were both members of that gold medal-winning team.   The men's team has also been confirmed, and consists of Zou Kai, Zhang Chenglong, Feng Zhe, Teng Haibin...

The Russian Federation has named its Olympic gymnastics teams, according to Russian sports outlet R-Sport. The teams are as follows: Women: Viktoria Komova, Anastasia Grishina, Aliya Mustafina, Ksenia Afanasyeva and Maria Paseka.   Reserves: Tatiana Nabieva, Yulia Inshina Men: Emin Garibov, David Belyavskiy, Denis Ablyazin, Alexander Balandin and Igor Pakhomenko.   Reserves: Nikita Ignatiev, Sergei Khorokhordin The gymnastics competition at the 2012 London Olympics begins July 28.

Photo by LSUsports.net BATON ROUGE – Jay Clark, who spent the last three seasons as head coach at Georgia, has joined the LSU gymnastics staff as an assistant coach, head coach D-D Breaux announced Sunday.  Clark’s official title will be associate head coach, and he will serve as recruiting coordinator for the Tigers.  “I am thrilled that Jay is going to wear Purple and Gold because he represented the University of Georgia with such love and respect, and I know he will bring that same character and quality to LSU,&r...

Two members of the 2012 U.S. Olympic men's gymnastics team were announced Saturday, as Danell Leyva and John Orozco were named to the London squad at the conclusion of the men's competition.  Leyva was the Trials winner for the men, posting a final score of 368.35. Both men achieved "lock" status, by placing 1-2 in the all around and also in the top three on three events.  Leyva landed in the top three on pommel horse, parallel bars and high bar, while Orozco secured his spot on pommel horse, still rings, parallel bars and high ...

Jordyn Wieber was the steadiest gymnast night one in San Jose, rolling to a .3 tenth lead over Gabby Douglas at the 2012 U.S. Olympic Trials, 61.7-61.4. Wieber was strong from the start, scoring a 15.9 on her Amanar vault (landed slightly lock-legged).  On bars, she surprised with a stuck routine that scored 15.35, higher than a few of the specialists on the event.   On beam, Wieber was hit-or-miss with her new connections, but she didn't let them rattle her performance, nearly sticking her dismount and scoring 15.05.  Then on f...

Shortly before the women's competition was scheduled to begin on Friday, USA Gymnastics announced via Twitter that 2008 Olympian Bridget Sloan had scratched from the competition. USAG then confirmed that Sloan had suffered an elbow injury, quoting team doctor Larry Nassar.   "Bridget has an elbow sprain and it had been determined that it is in Bridget's best interest to withdraw from the competition."-Dr. Nassar. Sloan was showing signs of pain while warming up uneven bars before the competition. "This is not the way we planned to finish u...

Danell Leyva took the lead after the first night of competition at the 2012 U.S. Olympic Team Trials in San Jose, totaling 276.5 points. Leyva's numbers from night one were totaled with his scores from two nights of competition at the Visa Championships earlier this month, where he finished a narrow second to John Orozco. Hitting six routines in San Jose, Leyva left Orozco in the dust, amassing a .95 lead over the U.S. National Champion with one more night of competition remaining. Leyva's best scores came late in the meet, on parallel bar...

CTV Olympics has announced that Kristina Vaculik, Victoria Moors, Dominique Pegg and Brittany Rogers have all qualified to the 2012 Canadian Olympic team.   Later on Thursday, Gymnastics Canada announced via Twitter that Ellie Black will be the fifth athlete on the London squad.  Jessica Savona and Madeline Gardiner have been named reserves. Vaculik missed the Olympics in 2008, but dominated the Canadian Championships and the Olympic Trials en route to becoming an Olympian.   Moors has also been impressive in 2012, and will be a ...

Less than three weeks after suffering a concussion and small nasal fracture at the Visa Championships, McKayla Maroney has been medically cleared to compete at the 2012 U.S. Olympic Trials in San Jose this weekend.  USA Gymnastics released this statement Wednesday regarding Maroney's condition: "McKayla Maroney has been monitored and evaluated on a daily basis by the USA Gymnastics medical staff for a concussion and nasal fracture that she sustained at the 2012 Visa Championships in St. Louis, Mo. Her medical care has been under the d...