International GYMNAST Magazine: Stretching Out Olympic draw not ideal for U.S., but not bad, either ================================================================================ Dwight Normile on May 15, 2008 The Olympic Draw was just conducted in Tianjin, China, and if the rules for 2008 were the same as, say, 1996, then the American men ‘Chalked Up’ reveals the need for a balanced coach-gymnast-parent triangle ================================================================================ Dwight Normile on April 29, 2008 The backlash has begun now that Jennifer Sey's "Chalked Up" is out. ESPN Takes Swing at Gymnastics ================================================================================ Dwight Normile on April 16, 2008 I 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 Random thoughts on the gymnastics world ================================================================================ Dwight Normile on April 10, 2008 European 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 The All-Around: Gone, but Hopefully Not Forgotten ================================================================================ Dwight Normile on August 02, 2005 Ever since the FIG held the first apparatus-only world championships in 1992, more and more international events have followed suit and eliminated the all-around competition. Johnson's Loss at the American Cup Also Her Gain ================================================================================ Dwight Normile on March 11, 2008 When Shawn Johnson fell on her Amanar vault at the American Cup March 1, so too did the suffocating expectations that she would continue a Olympic Wild Card? ================================================================================ Dwight Normile on March 03, 2008 One spot remains open for the 2008 Olympics for both men and women. The other 97 berths for each gender were determined by the results Hamm's True Impact ================================================================================ Dwight Normile on February 14, 2008 The pecking order of men's gymnastics got a whole lot more interesting with the complete and impressive return of Paul Hamm at the Winter Cup Skills and Combinations I'd Rather Not See (Anymore) ================================================================================ Dwight Normile on January 22, 2008 My last column, "Skills and Combinations I'd Love to See," created some lively discussion, as well as some really great new combinations I hadn't thought Skills I'd Like to See ================================================================================ Dwight Normile on January 14, 2008 The Code of Points has a way of dictating which skills and combinations appear in routines, but that doesn't mean we can't dream. Following is