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Weekly Twitter Wrap
by LHiggs
posted October 9, 2009 at 4:54pm

I had some major Celebrity/Athlete lust as I read through tweets this week. It's like the lifestyles of the rich and famous around here. Being a great athlete can really take you places (literally) and expose you to amazing adventures. I am wishing I had ...more

USA Gymnastics World Championship Team named
by Sports Girls Play
posted October 7, 2009 at 3:22pm

Four athletes for USA Gymnastics travel to London this week for the World Championships. Named to the team are Olympian Bridget Sloan, WOGA up and comer Rebecca Bross, her WOGA teammate Ivana Hong, and the super powerful Kayla Williams. Kytra Hunter and...more

Weekly Twitter Wrap
by LHiggs
posted October 2, 2009 at 3:10pm

This week I did a little research on the women that I was featuring in my wrap. It was somewhat interesting, but not all that surprising, to see how many followers each athlete had. ShawneyJ (Shawn Johnson) - 42,724 Followers NLiukin (Nastia Liukin) - 17,...more

Acosta & Carpenter on why it’s nonsense-talk that females want male coaches, why women’s teams shouldn’t be the Lady (fill in the blank) — and more
by Fair Game News
posted September 24, 2009 at 1:22pm

By Laura Pappano and Lauren Taylor R. Vivian Acosta and Linda Jean Carpenter, professors emerita at the City University of New York’s Brooklyn College and co-authors of a book on Title IX, have collected data on women’s roles on – and off – the f...more

Former Olympic Champion Gymnast, Carly Patterson releases pop album
by Sports Girls Play
posted August 27, 2009 at 1:04pm

In 2004 when gymnast Carly Patterson won gold at the Olympic Games, the world was dazzled by her amazing gymnastics and bubbly personality. Five years later, Carly is going for a different type of gold – in the form of a new album. Below is the official...more

Bridget Sloan and Kyla Ross Crowned USA Gymnastics National Champions
by Sports Girls Play
posted August 16, 2009 at 4:19pm

Post Olympic year national championships are always interesting. Will a new star emerge? Will someone who was in the shadows of previous stars claim the spotlight? Or will the whole event be, well, uneventful? When it comes to the 2009 Visa National Cha...more

Bridget Sloan takes national gymnastics title in comeback effort
by Pretty Tough
posted August 16, 2009 at 4:16pm

Bridget Sloan Visa Championships 2009 By capturing the all-round crown at the 2009 Visa Championships on Saturday, Bridget Sloan put her name up there with the stars of American gymnastics, winning a national championship in a come-from-behind effort t...more

Gymnastics – Who will be the next National Champion?
by Sports Girls Play
posted August 13, 2009 at 12:06pm

The 2009 Visa Championships is underway and over the course of the weekend new champions will be crowned in Womens Artistic Gymnastics, Rhythmic Gymnastics, Acrobatics, and Trampoline. Over 450 athletes were entered in the competition (that includes men, ...more

Shawn Johnson, Stephanie Gilmore win Teen Choice Awards
by Pretty Tough
posted August 10, 2009 at 12:55pm

The Teen Choice Awards won’t air until tomorrow, but we’ve got a list of all the winners. If you don’t mind spoilers, check ‘em all out after the jump. MOVIES CHOICE MOVIE: ACTION ADVENTURE X-Men Origins: Wolverine CHOICE MOVIE: DRAMA...more

Nadia Comaneci and Nastia Liukin – Adidas Commercial
by Sports Girls Play
posted August 7, 2009 at 4:26pm

This Adidas commercial featuring gymnastics legends Nadia Comaneci (first perfect 10) and Nastia Liukin was released in 2004 but still gives me goosebumps! Nastia sounds and looks so young – but then again, she was 13 when the commercial was filmed. ...more

Gear Up For Gymnastics Practice With Destira
by Sports Girls Play
posted July 29, 2009 at 12:45pm

My daughter has gone through a growth spurth this summer and is going to need new leotards for gymnastics practice very soon. Our favorite brand for affordable practice leotards is definitely Destira – and she loves the new peace themed leotards (now sh...more

New Stars Emerge at Cover Girl Classic
by Sports Girls Play
posted July 26, 2009 at 10:54am

While Olympic Champion Nastia Liukin is not ready to be done with competition, the stars of the next Olympic team were definitely trying to start making their mark tonight at the Cover Girl Classic. Many of the experienced national team members were using...more

Olympians Nastia Liukin and Sam Peszek to Compete at Cover Girl Classic
by Sports Girls Play
posted July 23, 2009 at 1:00pm

Nastia Liukin Gets ESPY Award If you are a gymnastics fan and are anywhere near Shawn Johnson’s hometown of Des Moines, Iowa this weekend, you have some serious gymnastics to take in. The USA Gymnastics Cover Girl Classic will take place marking the ...more

Nastia Liukin highlights field for ’09 CoverGirl Classic
by Pretty Tough
posted July 17, 2009 at 2:19pm

CoverGirl Classic It might sound like the CoverGirl Classic is a modeling event or pageant of some kind. In fact, it’s a gymnastics competition taking place next weekend at the Veterans Memorial Auditorium in Des Moines, Iowa. 2008 Olympic all-a...more

Special Olympics Athlete Profile - Svetlana from Russia
by anngaff
posted June 23, 2009 at 1:28pm

  Low on inspiration and motivation today?  Here's a video for you. Svetlana is a Special Olympian in gymnastics for Russia. Check out her profile video: How can you help the Special Olympics?  There are many ways! Donate Onli...more

Kupets wins Honda-Broderick Cup - Best Collegiate Female Athlete
by Pretty Tough
posted June 22, 2009 at 9:56pm

There’s been a lot of discussion around here about which Honda Award winner would garner the top female collegiate athlete award. Top contenders included Colorado’s Jenny Barringer, UConn’s Renee Montgomery and Washington’s Danielle Lawrie. In th...more

ABC Family sticks the landing with ‘Make It or Break It’
by Pretty Tough
posted June 19, 2009 at 9:56pm

Let’s face it, the marquee event of any Summer Games is Women’s Gymnastics. With its electrifying routines and captivating personal stories, we can’t help but tune into the nightly broadcasts to take in all that is spectacular and dramatic....more

Make It or Break It - New ABC Family Series Preview
by Sports Girls Play
posted June 12, 2009 at 5:00pm

Make It of Break It is a new ABC Family TV series based on the dramatic life of teenage gymnasts “going after the dream.” The show is scheduled to premier on June 22nd and I’m not really sure how I feel about this show now that I have watched the ...more

Honda Award Winners - Best Female Collegiate Athletes
by Pretty Tough
posted June 11, 2009 at 12:10pm

For the 24th consecutive year, Honda has honored the most outstanding female collegiate athletes in the nation with the Collegiate Women Sports Awards. Winners are selected in each of the 12 NCAA-sanctioned sports by a panel of more than 1,000 NCAA a...more

Shawn Johnson pitching and racing
by Sports Girls Play
posted June 5, 2009 at 12:42pm

Has Olympic gymnast Shawn Johnson found new sports? Based on the pictures below you might just think so, but really Shawn is just having fun and doing the celebrity thing! On Wednesday, June 3 she threw the first pitch at the Dodgers - Diamondback MLB ...more

Low priority setting for gymnastics?
by Title IX Blog
posted May 24, 2009 at 3:42pm

A federal complaint has been filed alleging that the Rapid City School District in Iowa is violating Title IX by treating the gymnastics team as a low priority. The complaint cites the lower salaries received by gymnastics coaches as well as the lack of a...more

Weekend plans, more Shawn Johnson
by Athletic Women Blog
posted May 22, 2009 at 12:41pm

I'm looking forward to the long weekend, as most of you undoubtedly are. I'm keeping it simple, too, with just three things planned: reading, relaxing, and watching sports (namely, lacrosse and softball). Shawn Johnson made the biggest news this week, s...more

Shawn Johnson wins Dancing with the Stars 2009
by Sports Girls Play
posted May 20, 2009 at 11:24am

Olympic Gymnast Shawn Johnson was crowned winner of Dancing with the Stars season 8 after performing a very confident Cha Cha with partner Mark Ballas. After seeing Shawn’s very first dance at the beginning of the season I was skeptical that she wo...more

Shawn Johnson participating in the World’s Biggest Bed Jump
by Sports Girls Play
posted May 7, 2009 at 10:26am

Now doesn’t this sound right up Olympic Gymnast Shawn Johnson’s (and every kid I know) alley? Today (May 7, 2009) Shawn and thousands of others in Shanghai, Paris, London and New York are going to participate in the World’s Biggest Bed Jump on the...more

Georgia Top Dawgs!
by Pretty Tough
posted April 18, 2009 at 2:36pm

It was a perfect start and finish for Courtney Kupets, and a perfect ending to Suzanne Yoculan’s 26-year career at Georgia.The Gym Dogs sent out their retiring coach with a fifth straight national title and record 10th overall at the NCAA women’s gymn...more

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