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Alabama Gymnastics Opens 2013 Season Friday at Missouri The two-time defending NCAA Champion Alabama gymnastics team opens the 2013 season against newly-minted Southeastern Conference opponent Missouri, traveling to Columbia to face off against the Tigers this Friday at 6:30 p.m. CT in the Hearnes Center. Friday also marks Missouri’s season opener and its first SEC meet. While the meet marks the first time Alabama has competed in Columbia, the two teams have met several times in the past, including a dual meet in Tuscaloosa last s...
Gymnastic Legend – Carly Patterson Carly Patterson competed in the Athens Olympics in 2004 and became only the second American woman to capture Olympic Gold for the Individual All-Around, 20 years after Mary Lou Retton first did in 1984. Carly hit that pinnacle after a fast and furious gymnastics career with an impressive medal count at a young age. Carly caught the gymnastics bug while attending a cousin’s birthday party at a local gym. After literally bouncing around her home, her mother decided to enroll her in a gym...
Amanda Borden was Team Captain of the 1996 Magnificent Seven, the first U.S. Women’s Gymnastics Team to win Gold in all of Olympic history. Before leading the Magnificent Seven, Amanda proved herself to be a steady and consistent gymnast from the start of her training in 1984 at Cincinnati Gymnastics Academy. Her talent and ability led her to be named to the National Team six times and the World Championship Team three times, eventually reaching the pinnacle of her career as Team Captain of the 1996 Gold Medal winning, history making, Ol...
Shannon Miller is the most decorated gymnast in US Olympic history. She is a gymnastic legend both individually and as a member of the 1996 US Women’s Gymnastics Team, fondly referred to as the “Magnificent Seven.” Her Gold medal on the balance beam at the 1996 Olympic Games marked the first time in history for any American gymnast to capture that particular medal. During those Games, Shannon led the US Women’s Team to successfully oust the Russian dynasty and win Team Gold that year on their home soil...
Full results of the 2012 Visa Championships Senior women's all around finals in St Louis. Final results are combined from two days of competition. Links: - Visa Championships video channel - Meet Recap - Video interview with Champion Jordyn Wieber - usagym.org INDIVIDUAL EVENTS TOP RESULTS Full event results
Gymnastics Legend – Kim Zmeskal Kim Zmeskal took center stage in the sport of women’s artistic gymnastics early on. From a young age, she trained with the coaching dream team of Bela and Martha Karolyi, who had bought a gym in her hometown of Houston, Texas. There, she had the chance to observe and interact with her idol, Mary Lou Retton. Kim later became famous in her own right when she became the first American woman to become All-Around World Champion in 1991. Until then, the United States had yet to produce a ...
Cincinnati, Ohio -- Donnell Whittenburg of Baltimore Md./Ultimate Gymnastics and Marvin Kimble of Milwaukee, Wis./Swiss Turners won the Level 10 all-around titles at the 2012 Men's Junior Olympic National Championships at the Duke Energy Center in Cincinnati, Ohio. Whittenburg was the champion in the 16-18 age group while Kimble won in the 14-15 age group. Below are the champions for Levels 9 and 10. Level 10 (16-18) All-Around top 6: 1 Donnell Whittenburg, Ultimate Gym - MD - 88.800 / 88.750 - 177.550 2 Trevor Howard, Hocking Valley - 88.900 ...
While the gymnastics world eagerly awaits London 2012, GK is unveiling a new line of training leotards inspired by and designed by Olympic gymnastics legends. GK has chosen five iconic gymnasts to tell their story through a personally designed GK leotard. Each athlete has shared with GK, in their own words, the inspiration behind their leotard design. Beginning next Wednesday on Gymnastike, GK will be sharing these Olympians' stories with you and the inspiration behind their designs. These leos will be available for purchas...
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., May 5, 2012 – Fourteen men qualified for the 2012 Visa Championships in St. Louis based on their performances at the 2012 U.S. Men's Qualifier, May 5, at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo. The Men's Qualifier was the last opportunity for the country's male gymnasts to qualify for the 2012 Visa Championships, USA Gymnastics national championships, in St. Louis, June 7-10. The 14 men who qualified for the Visa Championships at the Qualifier are listed in rank order, according to the Men's 2...
On Saturday at the USA National team training center, junior elite Simone Biles of Bannon's Gymnastix in Texas vaulted a big 2.5 twisting yurchenko and earned the top all around total for all sessions at the 2012 American Classic, a 56.450. The American Classic served as a qualifier for the Secret Classic on May 26th and June's Visa Championships. Seniors must score over 54.00 all around to advance to Championships, or 53.00 to advance to Secret Classics. Juniors must score over 52.50 to advance to Championships, and 51.00 for Classics. ...
