World Stars World Cup – Apparatus Finals. Moscow (RUS) 2008 May 30
Men’s Floor Finals
1
GOLOTSUTSKOV Anton
RUS
15.650
2
HYPOLITO Diego
BRA
15.625
3
WAMMES Jeffrey
NED
15.050
7
PIASECKY Samuel
SVK
Pommel Horse Finals
1
KEATINGS Daniel
GBR
15.975
2
SMITH Louis
GBR
15.850
3
BERKI Krisztian
HUN
15.725
Rings Finals
1
PLUZHNIKOV Konstantin
RUS
16.325
2T
VOROBYOV Olexander
UKR
16.275
2T
RODRIGUES Danny
FRA
16.275
Men’s Vault Finals
1
GOLOTSUTSKOV Anton
RUS
16,362
2
WIGNANITZ Raphaël
FRA
16,300
3
VASILIEV Anatoli
RUS
16,150
Parallel Bars Finals
1
CUCHERAT Yann
FRA
16.225
2
PETKOVSEK Mitja
SLO
15.750
3
RYAZANOV Yury
RUS
15.650
4
PIASECKY Samuel
SVK
Horizontal Bar Finals
1
VASILIEV Anatoli
RUS
15.700
2
ZONDERLAND Epke
NED
15.250
3
SABOT Hamilton
FRA
15.200
Women’s Vault Finals
1T
PAVLOVA Anna
RUS
14.750
1T
BARBOSA Jade
BRA
14.750
3
KAESLIN Ariella
SUI
14.587
Uneven Bars Finals
1
SEMENOVA Ksenia
RUS
16.075
2
PANG Panpan
CHN
15.400
3
ZGOBA Dariya
UKR
15.325
Balance Beam Finals
1
LINLIN Deng
CHN
15.825
2
LIU
CHN
15.400
3
PAVLOVA Anna
RUS
15.350
Women’s Floor Exercise Finals
1
LINLIN Deng
CHN
14.800
2
AFANASEVA Ksenia
RUS
14.775
3
JOURA Daria
AUS
14.300
A star on vault, Sacramone discusses life outside gym USA Today – USA – Wed May 28, 2008
At 20, Alicia Sacramone is already an accomplished veteran on the U.S. women’s national gymnastics team. Last year she helped the USA win team gold at the world championships. Individually, she took silver on floor and bronze on vault at worlds.
Miles Avery voted 2008 USA Gymnastics Coach of the Year BigTenNetwork.com – USA – Wed May 28, 2008
Miles Avery, Ohio State men’s gymnastics head coach and personal coach for Paul and Morgan Hamm and Blaine Wilson, was awarded the 2008 USA Gymnastics Coach of the Year honor after a vote by his peers at the 2008 VISA Championships last weekend in Houston.
Paul Hamm successfully underwent hand surgery USA Gymnastics – USA – Tue May 27, 2008
Paul Hamm successfully underwent hand surgery earlier today. Hamm broke the fourth metacarpal of his right hand on May 22 during his parallel bars routine at the 2008 Visa Championships in Houston, Texas.
Paul Hamm fractured the fourth metacarpal on his right hand USA Gymnastics – USA – Fri May 23, 2008
Based on X-rays taken this morning at Memorial Hermann Sports Medicine, Paul Hamm fractured the fourth metacarpal on his right hand. The injury occurred on the parallel bars during the first night of men’s competition at the 2008 Visa Championships in Houston. Hamm has withdrawn from the Visa Championships. He will have the opportunity to petition to the Men’s Program Committee for the U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Gymnastics.
Paul Hamm leads men’s all-around at 2008 Visa Championships USA Gymnastics – USA – Thu May 22, 2008
2004 Olympic all-around champion Paul Hamm of Waukesha, Wis., leads the men’s all-around competition at the 2008 Visa Championships at Reliant Arena in Houston, Texas, after the first of two days of competition. The final round is Saturday, May 24, at 6 p.m. CT.
Dec 15 – Kristina Vaculik won Senior Elite Canada Title
Gemini athlete Kristina Vaculik captured the senior women’s title at the 2007 Elite Canada Gymnastics Championships in Abbotsford. In second place is first time senior Peng-Peng Lee (Seneca) and Nansy Damianova of Gymnix took the bronze
Dec 07 – China: Contracts to prevent serious injuries and drug use
In an unusual move to secure a gymnastics golden harvest at next year’s Olympic Games, Chinese gymnasts and their coaches will sign contracts with the sport’s state governing center to ensure everyone in the 2008 lineup will be injury free and drug free. All the Chinese national coaches will sign contracts to prevent serious injuries from happening before the Beijing Games.
Dec 06 – Petition For Olympic Games Wild Card Nomination for Aljaz Pegan
Dec 03 – Good Luck Beijing 2007 – Apparatus Finals Day 3
