COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — Gymnast Morgan Hamm, who was selected for his third Olympic team last month, received a warning Thursday for getting a prescribed anti-inflammatory shot without the proper clearance from anti-doping authorities. [Read the full AP report, including Hamm’s reaction] [...more]
From USA Gymnastics: "Starting Friday, I think it's time to start ramping him up," [Dr. Lawrence] Lubbers said yesterday. "We'll be taking some things that are probably not so stressful on his hands, like giants on high bar, let him start swinging around. Get him up on parallel bars and doing some maneuvers that won't involve too much twisting." [...more]
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/story/2008/07/01/ST2008070103509.html from the Washington Post by Barry Svrluga July 2, 2008 Athlete in the Spotlight "I set out a goal at the beginning of the year," Bhavsar said. "I worked hard. I worked on my mental game plan. I reshaped my spiritual character. I did everything possible to be on this team." [excerpted from above […] [...more]
The high school class of 2008 produced a great class of new gymnasts who are headed to NCAA competition for next season. The list headlines with SCATS-HB's Glen Ishino, who will likely be a top five all-around contender at the 2009 NCAA Division I Championships. Ishino dominated the field in winning the 2008 J.O. Nationals and VISA National Championships. The other top ten J.O. Nationals finisher was C.J. Padera, who finished 7th in the all-around and also looks great for next year. Here is what the stellar 2008-2009 freshman class looks like: [...more]
from Radio Australia Australia has chosen Sam Simpson to compete in Artistic Gymnastics in Beijing, and Ben Wilden for Men’s Trampoline. [...more]
by Michael S. Yessis reprinted from Men's Fitness , March 1996, page 105 [3(f+s) + 2b] (v+c+i) * ÷ 3p = TOTAL SCORE Deciding which sport is the world's toughest is difficult. It requires knowledge and research. Time and patience. Science and the kind of math skills rarely seen outside a ninth-grade algebra class. Well, we have all of that, and we did our homework. We logged hours playing in the field. We interviewed elite athletes from former Soviet-bloc nations. We spent countless hours watching ESPN2. Eventually, we developed an exclusive formula - the formula - to determine the planet's toughest sport. [...more]
June 29, 2008 Bhavsar makes a big impression, if not the team By DAVID BARRON Houston Chronicle Barring an injury to another athlete, Raj Bhavsar of Houston won’t be on the U.S. men’s Olympic gymnastics team in Beijing. But he can take solace in his role as the star of the Olympic trials, and that’s […] [...more]
http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2008/jun/29/olympicgames2008.olympicgames2 The Observer Anna Kessel Sunday, June 29, 2008 LOUIS SMITH Men’s Artistic Gymnastics Britain had not won a world championship medal in men’s gymnastics for 13 years until Smith’s pommel horse bronze last year. Just turned 19, Smith already has golds at the Commonwealths (2006), and Youth Olympics (2007). Initially feted as a hope […] [...more]
http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/feedarticle/7613181 From guardian.co.uk By Pedro Fonseca RIO DE JANEIRO, June 27 (Reuters) – Brazil’s only male Olympic-bound gymnast shares his training facilities with cats and children and has just recovered from a bout of dengue fever. [excerpted from above link] [...more]
2005 U.S. National Champion and former World team member Todd Thornton was a part of the Inside Gymnastics team that brought you coverage online of the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials for gymnastics. Following the announcement of the men’s team, Thornton compiled his thoughts on the team, event by event. Now, Thornton grades the strength […] [...more]
