As far as I am concerned, the run up to the Olympics in gymnastics starts this weekend at the 2012 AT&T American Cup gymnastics competition. The American Cup – which has had many sponsors over the years from McDonalds to Visa and more – is an invitational meet featuring 8 women and 8 … [Read more...]
The End of an Era: When a Child Abandons a Sport
This is a guest post by Laura Amann My days of gymnastics are over. So are my long hours at the gym. My nervousness and anxiety. It’s all in the past. No more ponytails woven with ribbons, no more glitter spray, no more bleacher analysis. My daughter has left the sport. For years, Caroline … [Read more...]
Next American Girl Doll of the Year Is a Gymnast
Call it a coincidence or call it savvy marketing, but either way call it $$ signs for the American Girl company as their Girl of the Year for 2012 vaults into the limelight just in time for the London 2012 Olympic Games! That’s right, McKenna Brooks, the star of the year for American Girl is a … [Read more...]
Day to Day: How to Cope with Injuries within Youth Sport
It has been a month of drama around here. While I know that injuries are just part of sports, it still stinks when it happens. My older daughter has been a gymnast since she was a baby (she is now 13), having grown up in the gym while I was coaching. It actually amazes me that she has not had a … [Read more...]
[Video] Gymnast Jordyn Wieber Wins All-Around Gold At 2011 Worlds
Tokyo, Japan, FIG Gymnastics World Championship American Champ Jordyn Wieber wins the championship by a hair (well actually by .033 of a point) over Russia's Victoria Komovo. … [Read more...]
Congratulations to the Gymnastics World Champions - Team USA
What do you get when you put the best gymnasts in the World in a competition and make team finals a three routines up, three routines count format? You get a pressure cooker! And when you are Team USA and you have lost two of your veteran competitors to injury (Alicia Sacramone and Anna Li), the … [Read more...]
Olympic gymnast Alicia Sacramone lands UA sponsorship deal
We've always loved Olympic gymnast Alicia Sacramone so were excited to learn about a multiyear marketing deal with Under Armour on Thursday. The athletic company says in a press release Sacramone is the first gymnast to sign on with the brand. In addition to being a member of the silver … [Read more...]
Olympic gymnast Shawn Johnson’s comeback ahead of schedule
Olympic champion Shawn Johnson has been working on her comeback to competitive gymnastics after time off, winning Dancing with the Stars, and keeping up with her busy media schedule. Originally she was schedule to make her comeback debut in August at the 2011 Visa Championships in St. Paul, MN, but … [Read more...]
Alabama Crimson Tide gymnasts take 5th NCAA title
Congratulations University of Alabama gymnasts on your 5th NCAA National Championship title!! I watched the NCAA Championship meet online yesterday and without a doubt, that was one of the best Super Six meets I have seen! The level of gymnastics was ahhh-mazing! The gymnasts were ridiculously … [Read more...]
Is Jordyn Wieber USA Gymnastics’ “It Girl” for London 2012?
Jordyn Wieber at the 2011 WOGA Classic - photo by Scott Hults Seventeen months out from the 2012 Olympic Games in London and USA National Team Member Jordyn Wieber is looking more and more like USA Gymnastics' "It Girl" much like Shawn Johnson and Carly Patterson have been in years past. Jordyn … [Read more...]