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Gymnastics Blog April 2008 Archive

By Amy Van Deusen, About.com Guide to Gymnastics

Cool Trick: The Kolman on High Bar

Tuesday April 29, 2008
Stanford gymnast Sho Nakamori midway through a KolmanPhoto © Jed Jacobsohn / Getty Images Men’s high bar is known for its high flying release moves, and the biggest one goes ... Read More

The Greatest Olympic Moments

Sunday April 27, 2008
Nadia ComaneciPhoto © Allsport / Getty Images Nadia Comaneci's first perfect 10.0... Kerri Strug's stuck vault on an injured ankle... Vitaly Scherbo's total domination of the 1992 Olympic Games... These ... Read More

Georgia Wins 4th Straight NCAA Title

Friday April 25, 2008
The University of Georgia took home the title in tonight's "Super Six" NCAA team finals in Athens, Georgia. Despite the hometown crowd and Georgia's #1 ranking going into the ... Read More

Tasha Schwikert Wins NCAA All-Around Title

Thursday April 24, 2008
Tasha SchwikertPhoto © Jed Jacobsohn / Getty Images UCLA senior Tasha Schwikert won her second NCAA all-around title (she also won as a freshman in 2005) at today's NCAA prelims. ... Read More

Women's NCAAs Begins Thursday

Tuesday April 22, 2008
Ashley PostellPhoto © Doug Pensinger / Getty Images The NCAA women's championships start tomorrow at the University of Georgia. The home team is the heavy favorite -- the Georgia ... Read More

Learn -- or Perfect -- the Split

Sunday April 20, 2008
Photo © Paula Tribble

Oklahoma Wins NCAA Team Title

Saturday April 19, 2008
Jonathan Horton Photo © Doug Benc / Getty Images The University of Oklahoma won its eighth national title last night, with a 363.20-362.75 victory over #1 ranked Stanford. ... Read More

Men's NCAA Championships Tonight

Friday April 18, 2008
The men's NCAA team finals will be held tonight, starting at 7 pm Pacific time at Stanford University. According to my earlier poll, 22% of you think that Stanford ... Read More

1996 Women's Team to be Inducted into the Hall of Fame

Tuesday April 15, 2008
The 1996 Olympic women's team with David Robinson and Shaquille O'Neal Photo © Getty Images Congrats to the 1996 women's Olympic team -- they've been chosen for induction into ... Read More

The 10 Best Sticks in the Last 10 Years

Saturday April 12, 2008
Photo © Ryan Pierse / Getty Images One of the most basic rules of gymnastics is this: When your feet hit the ground on a dismount, vault or tumbling ... Read More

TV Alert: Pacific Rim Championships

Thursday April 10, 2008
Photo © Greg Trott / Getty Images The Pacific Rim Championships from a few weekends ago will be on NBC on Sunday, April 13 at 4:30 pm EST.It should ... Read More

Safety in the Gym

Monday April 7, 2008
A gymnast performing a front flipPhoto © 2007 iStockphoto.com/Raoul Vernede This morning, the Today show ran a segment about the alarming rate of gymnastics injuries. While it's true that ... Read More

Romania Wins the 2008 European Championships

Sunday April 6, 2008
Anna PavlovaPhoto © Ezra Shaw / Getty Images The Romanian team (Steliana Nistor, Sandra Izbasa, Gabriela Dragoi, Adriana Tamirjan and Cerasela Patrascu) won the 2008 Europeans held this past weekend in ... Read More

Cool Trick: The Ono on Uneven Bars

Wednesday April 2, 2008
Lin Li (China) midway through an OnoPhoto © Stephen Dunn / Getty Images If someone asked you to do a full-twisting spin on a bar eight feet up in the air, ... Read More

Happy April Fool's Day!

Tuesday April 1, 2008
Morgan Hamm on vaultPhoto © Stephen Dunn / Getty Images In honor of the first of April, I've been trying to remember occasions when the judges have been fooled at major ... Read More

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