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(MARK BLINCH / Reuters) New faces and veterans battle at the 2013 Canadian in Ottawa this week. Ellie Black of Halifax ALTA, NS, won the senior all-around title with a score of 54.550. Black also won beam with a 14.1 and floor with a 14.050. Black was a member of the 2012 Olympic team that placed fifth overall.  Natalie Vaculik of Gamini, ON, took second in the all-around with a score of 53.325. Megan Chant of World Class, ON, placed third in the all-around with a score of 53.075. Chant is a first year senior elite coached by Christina Bo...

2012 Olympic team and floor exercise gold-medalist Aly Raisman and her partner Mark Ballas finished fourth in the 16th season of Dancing with the Stars.    Unfortunately, the disappointment of fourth place is familiar territory for Raisman. Always the underdog, she finished fourth in the 2011 World Championships All Around Finals. A year later, she was heartbroken to finish fourth yet again in the 2012 Olympic All Around Finals after a tie breaker with Russia's Aliya Mustafina took her off the medal stand. Regardless, Raisman had a g...

The 2013 Canadian gymnasts are looking to make a statement in  Ottawa this week at the National Championships.  2012 Olympians Ellie Black of Halifax and Victoria Moors of Cambridge are returning to competition to battle some of the new and upcoming stars like Maegan Chant of Watertown.  Kaitlyn Hofland of Futures is leading after day 1 of competition that was held on Tuesday.  Watch more video of Canadian Championships 2013 on gymnastike.org National WAG Championships - Ottawa 2013 Seniors Day 1

                   USA Gymnastics announced today that the AT&T American Cup will return to the east coast in 2014 with Greensboro, North Carolina as the host city.  Scheduled for March 1, 2014, the American Cup in an FIG World Cup featuring a small field of all around gymnasts. It's typically the first big elite meet of the year, making it extra exciting.            Jake Dalton during 2013 AT&T American Cup podium training. Photo by Marina Mazor.  T...

Gabby Douglas at the 2012 Visa Championships. Photo by Melissa Persenson. It's official. 2012 Olympic All Around Champion Gabby Douglas is back in the gym. Gabby and mother Natalie Hawkins have returned to Iowa to resume training at Chow's Gymnastics and Dance. Douglas told us in March that she intended to return to the gym in May, and despite numerous sponsorships and appearances, she has followed through with her plan.  According to a recent article on yahoo news, Douglas had her first training session since the Olympic Games Monday aft...

  Elisabeth Sietz and Fabian Hambuchen successfully defended their all around titles at the 2013 German National Championships in Manheim.  Seitz was a  uneven bars finalist at the 2012 London Olympics and placed fourth in the all around at this year's American Cup. Seitz scored a  55.199 to earn her fourth consecutive National title.  Lisa Katharina Hill  finished second in the all around with a score of 54.564 followed by Kim Bui with a score of 54.032.    Fabian Hambuchen earned a ...

It was an exciting weekend for British Gymnastics as the best in the UK competed for team glory. Gymnasts represented their club teams and the ladies from the Academy topped the podium with a 156.050. Plenty of big names participated in the competition including UCLA Bruin, Danuisa Francis, who placed second with her team from Heathrow scoring a 155.00. (c) Erin Long Full press release from British Gymnastics below: No longer competing for individual glory, gymnasts from across the country united in their clubs to fight together for the Britis...

The latest Team USA Developmental Camp has concluded at the Ranch with Simone Banen of North Stars Gymnastics taking top honors in physical abilities testing.  The developmental camps are for emerging elites and are led by newly named Development Team Coordinator Valeri Liukin. He was joined by World Champion and Olympic medalist Chellsie Memmel who is beginning her new journey in gymnastics after retiring from competition.  Physical Abilities Top 3: (click the gymnast's name to watch her videos) Simone Banen of North Stars Gymnastic...

The honors keep coming for Jordyn Wieber! On May 18 the International Gymnastics Hall of Fame (IGHOF) will present the World and Olympic Champion with the "Nadia Comaneci Sportsmanship Award". Well deserved.  The Nadia Comaneci Sportsmanship Award honors a currently competitive or recently retired gymnast from around the world who has demonstrated great sportsmanship or fair play. Wieber, who was a member of USA's "Fierce Five" gymnastics team at the 2012 London Olympics, is a two-time World Champion and an Olympic Gold Medalist. 1993 IGH...

          2012 Olympic Champion Aly Raisman and her partner Mark Ballas have advanced to the finals on "Dancing with the Stars"! "Team RaisNBall" as they're nicknamed will join three other celebrities in the finals: football player Jacoby Jones, actress Zendaya Coleman, and country singer Kellie Pickler.  Aly and Mark performed two dances during week nine. Their Rumba dance received a perfect score of 30 from the judges (watch here). They also received a near-perfect score of 29 for their Afro Jazz dance. The...