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He Kexin Hits New High ScoreNewcomer He Kexin scored 17.000 on uneven bars this past week at a two-day internal test for the Chinese team in Beijing, site of the 2008 Olympic Games.
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FIG Suspends Deryugina till 2016The FIG suspended Ukrainian rhythmic official Irina Deryugina through 2016 for various infringements, the federation announced Tuesday.Deryugina, a former two-time world all-around champion, was suspended
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De Simone Commits to StanfordSpanish standout Lenika de Simone has officially joined the incoming freshman class at Stanford University in Palo Alto, Calif.De Simone, a European and World Cup
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Putin Denies Kabayeva MarriageRussian President Vladimir Putin denied reports of a marriage to rhythmic star Alina Kabayeva Friday, while the Moscow tabloid that first reported the engagement was
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Tomita Leads Japanese Trials2005 world champion Hiroyuki Tomita leads the race for Japan's Olympic team, taking the top score on day one of the NHK Cup in Okayama City.
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Swiss 'ready to rock' EuropeansClaudio Capelli helped lead Switzerland to an upset victory over Belarus Sunday, as the Swiss prepare to host the 28th Men's European Championships May 8-11 in Lausanne.
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World Cup Concludes in MariborKristina Vaculik won balance beam Sunday to give Canada a second gold medal at the World Cup in Maribor, Slovenia.
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Georgia Takes Two More Titles at NCAA ChampionshipsBalance beam champion Grace Taylor was one of two Georgia sophomores to win an apparatus title as the Women's NCAA Championships concluded Saturday in Athens, Ga.
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Interview: Carol-Angela OrchardBefore Canada's Carol-Angela Orchard ends her coaching career this year, she is working hard to help Elyse Hopfner-Hibbs earn one of two Canadian berths for this summer's Olympic Games in Beijing, China.
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Interview: Olivia VivianAustralia's Olivia Vivian is looking forward to this summer's Olympic Games in Beijing, and starting a new phase of her career this fall at Oregon
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Interview: Tasha Schwikert (USA)2000 Olympian and UCLA senior Tasha Schwikert reflects on her career, and gives her thoughts on U.S. Olympic team selection and training procedures.
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Interview: Becky Downie (Great Britain)As Great Britain's top scorer on three events in the 2007 Worlds team finals, Becky Downie is hoping for greatness at the 2008 Olympics in
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‘Chalked Up’ reveals the need for a balanced coach-gymnast-parent triangleThe backlash has begun now that Jennifer Sey's "Chalked Up" is out.
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ESPN Takes Swing at GymnasticsI watched "E:60 Roundtable: Violated" on ESPN this week. Compelling stuff. Male coach touches young girl in wrong places. Girl comes forth, coach goes to
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Random thoughts on the gymnastics worldEuropean Championships: Romania proved its superiority within European borders last week, but its winning total of 181.525 is still well shy of challenging for anything
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Johnson's Loss at the American Cup Also Her GainWhen Shawn Johnson fell on her Amanar vault at the American Cup March 1, so too did the suffocating expectations that she would continue a
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2008 Pacific Rim Championships: Senior Event Finals Welcome to IG Online's live coverage of the 2008 Pacific Rim Championships in San Jose, California! The competition concludes with the senior event finals.
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2008 Pacific Rim Championships: Junior Event Finals Welcome to IG Online's live coverage of the 2008 Pacific Rim Championships in San Jose, California! The juniors compete first this afternoon for individual
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2008 Pacific Rim Championships: Women's Subdivision 2 Welcome to IG Online's live coverage of the 2008 Pacific Rim Championships in San Jose, California! Teams in the second of two women's subdivisions
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Lisa Lazar
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May 08, 2008
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I never said that Jen "meant to bring down the sport" nor did I say that "it's OK to humiliate children" although it sounds ...
deb owen
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May 08, 2008
Do you REALLY think it's OK to humiliate children, not because they weigh too much, but because they aren't underweight enough? Do you REALLY think ...
deb owen
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May 08, 2008
I read the book and I didn't get that it was an indictment of the sport or the Parkettes. It was her perception of her ...
Kerry Lastra
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May 08, 2008
I haven't read this book yet but I plan on it. I'm glad Lisa Lazar tries to set the record straight by showing another ...
Margot Glover
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May 08, 2008
I agree with the frustration expressed above. I do not understand why some score (vault in particular) are set so much lower, especially when ...