Gymnastics News 2008

2008 Aug 24 ♠ Rhythmic Gymnastics Groups Final

Groups Final		5 ropes	3 hoops + 2 clubs	Total
1	RUS	17.750 (1)	17.800 (1)	35.550
2	CHN	17.575 (3)	17.650 (2)	35.225
3	BLR	17.625 (2)	17.275 (4)	34.900
4	ITA	17.000 (4)	17.425 (3)	34.425
5	BUL	16.750 (5)	16.800 (5)	33.550
6	ISR	16.050 (7)	16.050 (6)	32.100
7	AZE	16.075 (6)	15.500 (7)	31.575
8	UKR	15.975 (8)	15.125 (8)	31.100

2008 Aug 23 ♠ Rhythmic Gymnastics AA Final

AA Final			Rope	Hoop	Clubs	Ribbon	Total
1	KANAEVA Evgeniya	RUS	18.850	18.850	18.950	18.850	75.500
2	ZHUKOVA Inna	BLR	18.125	18.125	17.850	17.825	71.925
3	BESSONOVA Anna	UKR	17.975	17.775	17.900	18.225	71.875
4	KAPRANOVA Olga	RUS	18.200	18.500	16.950	18.050	71.700
5	YUSSUPOVA Aliya	KAZ	17.825	17.625	17.650	16.700	69.800
6	GARAYEVA Aliya	AZE	17.750	18.075	17.225	16.625	69.675
7	GODUNKO Natalia	UKR	16.700	17.500	17.525	17.125	68.850
8	CID Almudena	ESP	17.000	17.000	17.150	16.950	68.100
9	RISENZON Irina	ISR	16.3505	17.025	16.850	16.550	66.775
10	PEYCHEVA Simona	BUL	15.975	16.975	16.775	15.750	65.475

2008 Aug 15 ♠ All-Around Final Women

AA Final Women			VT	UB	BB	FX	Total
1	LIUKIN Nastia	USA	15.025	16.650	16.125	15.525	63.325
2	JOHNSON Shawn	USA	15.875	15.275	16.050	15.525	62.725
3	YANG Yilin	CHN	15.175	16.725	15.750	15.000	62.650
4	SEMENOVA Ksenia	RUS	14.750	16.475	15.925	14.775	61.925
5	NISTOR Steliana	ROU	15.025	15.975	15.550	14.500	61.050
6	JIANG Yuyuan	CHN	14.825	15.875	15.425	14.775	60.900
7	PAVLOVA Anna	RUS	15.275	14.525	15.975	15.050	60.825
8	IZBASA Sandra	ROU	15.075	14.300	15.875	15.500	60.750
9	CHUSOVITINA Oksana	GER	15.750	14.900	14.875	14.600	60.125
10	BARBOSA Jade	BRA	15.025	15.075	15.500	13.950	59.550
11	FERRARI Vanessa	ITA	14.700	15.200	15.600	13.950	59.450
12	DOWNIE Becky	GBR	15.025	15.625	14.700	14.100	59.450
13	BONORA Georgia	AUS	14.850	14.625	15.100	14.375	58.950
14	PAROLARI Lia	ITA	13.950	15.350	15.125	14.500	58.925
15	MORGAN Shona	AUS	14.650	14.625	15.100	14.425	58.800
16	HOPFNER-HIBBS Elyse	CAN	14.875	15.425	14.150	13.925	58.375
17	TSURUMI Koko	JPN	14.075	14.950	15.400	13.675	58.100
18	KASLIN Ariella	SUI	15.350	14.275	14.425	13.950	58.000
19	PETIT Marine	FRA	14.725	14.400	14.275	14.575	57.975
20	OSHIMA Kyoko	JPN	14.575	14.675	13.975	14.400	57.625
21	PALESOVA Kristyna	CZE	14.075	15.350	14.650	12.900	56.975
22	SILVA Ana	BRA	14.175	14.175	14.175	14.350	56.875
23	DUGAIN Laetitia	FRA	14.275	14.275	15.225	13.000	56.775
24	MYS Gaelle	BEL	14.000	12.875	13.100	13.975	53.950

2008 Aug 14 ♠ All-Around Final Men

AA Final Men			FX	PH	SR	VT	PB	HB	Total
1	YANG Wei	CHN	15.250	15.275	16.625	16.550	16.100	14.775	94.575
2	UCHIMURA Kohei	JPN	15.825	13.275	15.200	16.300	15.975	15.400	91.975
3	CARANOBE Benoit	FRA	15.350	14.875	15.175	16.600	15.050	14.875	91.925
4	TOMITA Hirouki	JPN	15.100	15.425	13.850	15.700	16.000	15.675	91.750
5	KHOROKHORDIN Sergey	RUS	15.150	15.100	15.400	15.300	15.700	15.050	91.700
6	DEVYATOVSKIY Maxim	RUS	15.225	15.200	15.625	15.225	15.325	15.100	91.700
7	HAMBUECHEN Fabian	GER	15.625	14.375	15.025	15.975	15.275	15.400	91.675
8	YANG Taeyoung	KOR	15.225	14.300	14.900	16.075	16.350	14.750	91.600
9	HORTON Jonathan	USA	15.600	13.675	15.575	16.100	15.275	15.350	91.575
10	MARTINEZ Rafael	ESP	15.450	15.000	14.375	15.575	15.525	15.575	91.500
11	KIM Daeeun	KOR	15.225	13.650	15.400	15.625	16.000	14.875	90.775
12	ARTEMEV Alexander	USA	14.625	15.525	14.275	15.975	15.200	15.075	90.675
13	BOY Philipp	GER	15.075	14.875	14.825	15.400	15.050	15.450	90.675
14	RIVERA RIVERA Luis	PUR	15.250	15.025	15.225	16.025	14.375	14.275	90.175
15	WONG Adam	CAN	14.325	14.550	15.050	15.700	15.350	14.825	89.800
16	FOKIN Anton	UZB	14.525	15.150	14.700	15.575	16.125	13.675	89.750
17	GAFUIK Nathan	CAN	15.325	13.475	14.375	16.175	15.275	15.000	89.625
18	KOCZI Flavius	ROU	14.900	15.425	14.550	16.450	13.525	14.725	89.575
19	POZZO Enrico	ITA	15.250	14.625	13.850	15.600	14.600	15.450	89.375
20	KEATINGS Daniel	GBR	14.850	15.700	14.000	15.800	14.425	14.225	89.000
21	BOUHAIL Thomas	FRA	15.200	13.400	13.650	15.850	14.425	14.475	87.000
22	FUENTES BUSTAMANTE Jose Luis	VEN	14.175	13.650	13.900	15.250	15.175	14.150	86.300
23	SAVITSKI Dmitry	BLR	13.725	13.750	15.300	15.900	13.400	10.100	82.175
24	CHEN Yibing	CHN		13.750	16.650	15.900	14.950	12.975	74.225
Underlined score indicate starting apparatus

2008 Aug 13 ♠ Teams Final Women

Teams		VT	UB	BB	FX	Total
1	CHN	46.350 (2)	49.625 (1)	47.125 (2)	45.800 (1)	188.900
2	USA	46.875 (1)	47.975 (2)	47.250 (1)	44.425 (3)	186.525
3	ROU	45.275 (4)	45.000 (5)	46.175 (3)	45.075 (2)	181.525
4	RUS	45.425 (3)	46.950 (3)	44.900 (6)	43.350 (4)	180.625
5	JPN	43.550 (8)	45.525 (4)	44.950 (5)	42.675 (8)	176.700
6	AUS	44.150 (6)	43.575 (8)	45.900 (4)	42.900 (7)	176.525
7	FRA	44.050 (7)	44.175 (6)	43.725 (8)	43.325 (5)	175.275
8	BRA	44.300 (5)	43.700 (7)	43.900 (7)	42.975 (6)	174.875

2008 Aug 12 ♠ 2008 Olympics Beijing - Teams Final Men

Teams Final		FX	PH	SR	VT	PB	HB	Total
1	CHN	45.925	46.025	48.875	49.325	49.025	46.950	286.125
2	JPN	45.975	45.575	46.900	46.750	47.075	46.600	278.875
3	USA	45.400	41.875	46.375	48.225	47.050	46.925	275.850
4	GER	46.225	44.650	45.650	47.000	45.425	45.650	274.600
5	KOR	46.350	43.050	45.500	47.225	47.225	45.025	274.375
6	RUS	46.050	42.875	45.950	48.150	47.300	43.975	274.300
7	ROU	46.250	43.525	46.375	49.300	45.225	43.500	274.175
8	FRA	44.625	42.925	45.300	48.400	46.575	45.050	272.875

Tweddle trains on in Macau
British Gymnastics - GBR - Fri Aug 1, 2008
In response to recent media reports, British Gymnastics confirm that Beth Tweddle has remained in the Macau training camp to undergo individual preparation before she joins the rest of the Women’s Team in the Beijing Olympic village in the next few days. Beth has developed a slight rib injury but continues to train on all apparatus.A final decision about whether she will compete on all 4 pieces has not been made, and will not be made until the day before competition.

Have visas, will go to Tokyo
USA Today - USA - Wed July 30, 2008
The alternates for the U.S. women's gymnastics team are sticking with their plan to train in Japan, even though they were able to get visas for China.

CGA provides gymnasts' ID cards to prove their Olympic eligibility
Xinhua - China - Tue July 29, 2008
The The Chinese Gymnastics Association (CGA) said in a statement that He and Jiang had competed in a number of international gymnastics events, and that the sport's governing body FIG had checked their passports to make sure they are old enough for events such as the world championships, World Cup and the Olympic Games.

Morgan Hamm set to go for Beijing
USA Gymnastics, USA - Tue July 29, 2008
USA Gymnastics today received official word that the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) will not appeal the recent ruling by the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) regarding Morgan Hamm, a member of the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team for men’s gymnastics. On July 3, USADA gave Hamm a public warning for testing positive for a prohibited substance. The doping offense involved the use of a prescribed anti-inflammatory medication under the care of a physician but without first seeking a therapeutic use exemption as required by the applicable rules.

Bhavsar added to 2008 U.S. Olympic Team for men’s gymnastics
USA Gymnastics, USA - Mon July 28, 2008
Raj Bhavsar of Houston will replace Paul Hamm, who withdrew from the team earlier today, on the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team for men’s gymnastics, pending approval by the U.S. Olympic Committee. The Men’s Selection Committee reached the decision today.

Paul Hamm withdraws from 2008 U.S. Olympic Team for men’s gymnastics
USA Gymnastics, USA - Mon July 28, 2008
Paul Hamm of Waukesha, Wis., today officially notified USA Gymnastics and the U.S. Olympic Committee that he was resigning from the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team for men’s gymnastics.

From Russia With Love
Washington Post - USA - Sun July 27, 2008
When Nastia Liukin arrives for competition at the National Indoor Stadium in Beijing, she will remove her warmup suit, emblazoned emphatically with the letters "USA," and compete in a red, white and blue leotard. "This is a very typical American kid," said her mother, Anna.

Chinese veteran gymnast Li Xiaopeng gives up vault at Olympics
Xinhua News Agency - China - Sun July 27, 2008
But the Sydney double Olympic champion will be one of the three members to perform on vault in men's team competition which requires only one vault instead of two, according to China's head coach Huang Yubin.

Former Olympic gymnast going for new spotlight
SignOnSanDiego.com - USA - Sun July 27, 2008
Patterson will release a CD, “Back to the Beginning,” in September. Five songs from the album will be available online next month. A full promotional tour is planned.

Yang Wei eyes gymnastics gold
Hindu - India - Sat July 26, 2008
Having failed in Sydney in 2000 and thereafter in Athens four years later, Yang is warming up for the big moment. For, if there is one thing missing from his cupboard, it is the Olympic individual gold.

No decision announced on Hamm case
International Herald Tribune - Sat July 26, 2008
The International Gymnastics Federation made no decision Saturday on the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency's punishment concerning gymnast Morgan Hamm. USA Gymnastics president Steve Penny said he expected an announcement on Monday.

Strug says time with Karolyis different than former teammate's claims
Houston Chronicle - TX, USA - Thu July 24, 2008
1996 Olympic gold medalist Kerri Strug says that while she remains close friends with her Magnificent Seven teammate Dominique Moceanu, she has a different recollection than Moceanu’s of her days training with longtime gymnastics coaches Bela and Martha Karolyi.

Paul Hamm up for next Olympic challenge
Kansas City Star - MO, USA - Wed July 23, 2008
Hamm showed his readiness Saturday before an overflow crowd of 1,200 fans packed into a gym in Colorado Springs, Colo. Then he spent two more days working with his U.S. teammates in their pre-Olympic camp before returning to his training base in Columbus, Ohio, on Tuesday.

Chow chosen to coach U.S. women's gymnastics team
DesMoinesRegister.com - Des Moines,IA,USA - Wed July 23, 2008
Liang Chow, once a celebrated member of the Chinese national gymnastics team, will return to his native city of Beijing for the first time in 17 years proudly wearing red, white and blue. Chow, 40, of West Des Moines, was named head coach of the U.S. women’s gymnastics team for the Beijing Olympics after a selection camp last weekend that rounded out the six-member squad.

China OKs gym for US alternates
The Associated Press - USA - Tue July 22, 2008
The Chinese Gymnastics Association gave the Americans permission to train at one of its gyms in Tianjian, China, on Tuesday, and the alternates are in the process of applying for visas.

Martha responds to Moceanu
Los Angeles Times - CA,USA - Tue July 22, 2008
Martha Karolyi said she was saddened that Moceanu only remembered the bad days. I feel sad that a gymnast so accomplished as Dominique, being part of the 1996 Olympic team and being the individual medalist in the 1995 world championships, can remember the harder days during the preparation. I feel sad.

The Chinese Gymnastics Association announces its Olympic team members
Shanghaiist, China - Mon July 21, 2008
Although it's not official yet, according to this Xinhua article, the following gymnasts are expected to be named to the Chinese Olympic gymnastics team next week (in ranking order): Men: Yang Wei, Li Xiaopeng, Chen Yibing, Xiao Qin, Huang Xu, Zou Kai. Women: Cheng Fei, Jiang Yuyuan, Yang Yilin, He Kexin, Li Shanshan, Deng Linlin.

Moceanu rips ex-coach
Houston Chronicle Sun, USA - Sun July 20, 2008
A 1996 Olympic gold medalist, Dominique Moceanu, said in an interview airing Tuesday on HBO that elite gymnastics has a "dark side" and that many athletes, former athletes and administrators hope her former coach, Martha Karolyi, will be removed from her leadership role in USA Gymnastics.

USA Gymnastics finalizes 2008 U.S. Olympic Team for women’s gymnastics
USA Gymnastics, USA - Sat July 19, 2008
Joining Johnson and Liukin on the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team for women’s gymnastics, pending USOC approval, are: Chellsie Memmel, Samantha Peszek, Alicia Sacramone, Bridget Sloan, The three replacement athletes are: Jana Bieger, Ivana Hong, Corrie Lothrop. Liang Chow was named head coach for the U.S. Olympic Team for women’s gymnastics.

Worley Suffers Leg Fracture
International Gymnast, USA - Fri July 18, 2008
Worley, a member of the U.S. team that won gold at the 2007 Worlds in Stuttgart, broke her right fibula Friday while warming up for the Olympic selection camp competition at the Karolyi ranch in Houston.

Morgan Hamm is confirmed for 2008 U.S. Olympic Team for men’s gymnastics
USA Gymnastics, USA - Wed July 16, 2008
USA Gymnastics and the U.S. Olympic Committee (USOC) today reaffirmed Morgan Hamm’s status as a member of the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team for men’s gymnastics. It has been determined that Hamm’s recent public warning by the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) did not impact his qualification for the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team.

Romania wins gymnastics competition in Germany, without Nistor and Izbasa
Nine O'Clock, Romania - Tue July 15, 2008
Romania won the trilateral competition with a total of 231,250 points, ahead of Germany which registered 230,150 points and France, which registered 225,800 points. In the individual competition France’s Marine Petit registered the highest score (58,600), followed by Gabriela Dragoi with 58,500 and Andreea Acatrinei with 57,850 points. The rest of Romania’s points were won by Daniela Druncea – 41,900 points, Andreea Grigore – 57,550 points, Madalina Gutu – 42,950 points and Anamaria Tamirjan – 27,950 points.

Gold still the goal for Hamm
The Associated Press - USA - Fri July 11, 2008
Hamm is training five of his six events, including doing a full routine on pommel horse, coach Miles Avery said Friday. Hamm isn't vaulting yet as a precautionary measure, but likely will start next week — just in time for the July 19 training camp where he must show he is physically able to compete at the Beijing Olympics.

Australia name gymnastics team
sportal.com.au - Australia - Thu July 10, 2008
Australian Olympic Gymnastics Team: Georgia Bonora, Ashleigh Brennan, Naazmi Johnston, Daria Joura, Lauren Mitchell, Shona Morgan, Sam Simpson, Olivia Vivian, Ben Wilden

2008 July 6 ♣ Russia finalized the Olympic training squad:
Women's squad:
Ksenia Afanasyeva, Kristina Goryunova, Lyudmila Yezhova Grebenkova, Svetlana Klyukina, Yekaterina Kramarenko, Yulia Lozhechko, Anna Pavlova, Kristina Pravdina, Ksenia Semyonova and Daria Yelizarova.

Men's squad:
Alexander Balandin, Maxim Devyatovsky, Dmitry Gogotov, Anton Golotsutskov, Sergei Khorokhordin, Nikolai Kryukov, Konstantin Pluzhnikov, Yuri Ryazanov and Anatoly Vasilyev.

2008 July 6 ♣ 2008 Russian Cup - Apparatus Finals

Men’s Floor Exercise 1 KHOROKHORDIN Sergei 15.300 2 VASILIEV Anatoli 15.225 3 GOGOTOV Dimitri 15.100 Men’s Pommel Horse 1 PETROV Matvey 14.975 2 OLENNIKOV Vladimir 14.825 3 KRYUKOV Nikolai 14.650 Men’s Rings 1 BALANDIN Alexei 16.450 2 PLUZHNIKOV Konstantin 16.200 3 DEVIATOVSKI Maxim 15.500 Men’s Vault 1 GOLOTSUTSKOV Anton 16.437 2 LOBACHOV Anton 16.275 3 VASILIEV Anatoli 15.313 Men’s Parallel Bars 1 KRYUKOV Nikolai 16.000 2t RYAZANOV Yury 15.200 2t GOGOTOV Dimitri 15.200 Men’s Horizontal Bar 1 VASILIEV Anatoli 15.675 2 KHOROKHORDIN Sergei 14.700 3 GOGOTOV Dimitri 14.625

Women's Vaults 1 PAVLOVA Anna 14.812 2 AFANASEVA Ksenia 14.475 3 KURBATOVA Yekaterina 14.400 Women’s Uneven Bars 1 SEMENOVA Ksenia 16.350 2 MYASNIKOVA Karina 15.225 3 PRAVDINA Kristina 14.925 Women’s Balance Beam 1 PAVLOVA Anna 16.075 2 GREBENKOVA Liudmila 16.000 3 LOZHECKO Yulia 15.925 Women's Floor Exercise 1 SEMENOVA Ksenia 14.925 2t PRAVDINA Kristina 14.750 2t MYZDRIKOVA Anna 14.950

2008 July 5 ♣ 2008 Russian Cup - All-Around Finals Women

1 AFANASEVA Ksenia (Khimki-Tula) 60.850
2 SEMENOVA Ksenia (Khimki-Tula) 59.925
3 KRAMARENKO Ekaterina (Sankt-Peterburg) 59.875
4 PAVLOVA Anna (Orechovo-Tzuevo-Khimki)59.600
5 LOZHECKO Yulia (Bryansk) 58.275
6 GORYUNOVA Kristina (Velikij Novgorod) 57.550
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10 GREBENKOVA Liudmila (Khimki) 56.025
12 ZAMOLODCHIKOVA Elena (Moscow) 55.700


2008 July 4 ♣ 2008 Russian Cup - All-Around Finals Men

1 DEVIATOVSKI Maxim (Leninsk-Kuzneckij) 90.950
2 KHOROKHORDIN Sergei (Barnaul-Khimki) 90.750
3 RYAZANOV Yury (Vladimir) 90.725
4 GOGOTOV Dimitri (Moscow) 89.000
5 BARKALOV Dimitri (Vladimir) 88.125
6 LOBACHOV Anton (Ekaterinburg) 88.100

2008 July 3 ♣ 2008 Russian Cup - Qualification Women

1 AFANASEVA Ksenia (Khimki - Tula) 60.800
2 SEMENOVA Ksenia (Khimki - Tula) 60.750
3 KLYUKINA Svetlana (Severodvinsk) 60.275
4 PAVLOVA Anna (Orechovo-Tzuevo - Khimki) 59.975
5 KRAMARENKO Ekaterina (Sankt-Peterburg) 59.125
6 PRAVDINA Kristina (Voronezh) 57.925

2008 July 2 ♣ 2008 Russian Cup - Qualification Men

1 KHOROKHORDIN Sergei 90.300
2 RYAZANOV Yury 89.350
3 GOGOTOV Dimitri 89.200
4 BARKALOV Dimitri 88.700
5 DEVIATOVSKI Maxim 88.250
6 OLENNIKOV Vladimir 88.250

Dasha Joura, Olivia Vivian, Lauren Mitchell in Beijing gymnastics team
Sunday Times.au - Perth, WA, Australia - Mon June 30, 2008
Australian coach Peggy Liddick named six Olympic first-timers in the team after the final selection trials at the AIS in Canberra at the weekend. Joura, Vivian, both 18, and Mitchell, 16, will be joined in Beijing by Victorian trio Shona Morgan, Ashleigh Brennan, both 17, and 18-year-old Georgia Bonora.

Tweddle leads medal hopes
Sportinglife.com - UK - Sun June 29, 2008
Commonwealth Games gold medallist Beth Tweddle will lead Great Britain's medal hopes after being named in a six-strong women's artistic gymnastics team for the Beijing Olympics. Hannah Whelan and Marissa King will travel to the Far East for their first Olympics and will also be joined by Becky Downie, Laura Jones and Rebecca Wing.

Olympics-Gymnastics-Izbasa and Nistor head Romania team
Thomson Reuters - Thu June 26, 2008
European champions Sandra Izbasa and Steliana Nistor will head Romania women's team at the Beijing Olympics in August, coach Nicolae Forminte said on Thursday. Anamaria Tamarjan, Gabriela Dragoi, Andreea Acatrinei and Gabriela Grigore were also appointed in the team, while Daniela Druncea was picked as a substitute, he said.

Johnson, Liukin nominated to 2008 U.S. Olympic Women’s Gymnastics Team
USA-Gymnastics.org - USA - Sun June 22, 2008
Shawn Johnson of West Des Moines, Iowa, and Nastia Liukin of Parker, Texas, automatically qualified for nomination to the 2008 U.S. Olympic Women’s Gymnastics Team following the conclusion of the women’s competition at the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Gymnastics at the Wachovia Center in Philadelphia, Pa. Ten women were also selected to attend a final selection camp on July 16-20, where the balance of the squad will be nominated to the U.S. Olympic Team pending approval from the U.S. Olympic Committee.

2008 June 22 ♣ U.S. Olympic Men’s Gymnastics Team

Joe Hagerty, Rio Ranchero, N.M./Team Chevron
Morgan Hamm, Waukesha, Wis./Team Chevron
Paul Hamm, Waukesha, Wis./Team Chevron
Jonathan Horton, Houston/Team Chevron
Justin Spring, Burke, Va./Team Chevron
Kevin Tan, Fremont, Calif./Team Chevron

The three replacement athletes are:
Alexander Artemev, Lakewood, Colo./Team Chevron
Raj Bhavsar, Houston/Team Chevron
David Durante, Garwood, N.J./Team Chevron

Gymnastics Champion Will Miss at Least First Day of U.S. Trials
New York Times - USA - Thu June 19, 2008
As it turns out, David Sender, the all-around champion at the men’s gymnastics nationals last month, will not compete Thursday in the first day of Olympic trials. Sender sprained his right ankle Wednesday afternoon while warming up on the high bar at the Wachovia Center. He may still compete in the final day of trials on Saturday.

Johnson returns to gym
ESPN - USA - Sun June 15, 2008
About 100 volunteers spent 17 hours at Chow's Gymnastics and Dance Institute on Saturday, cleaning out the gym and building a new gymnastics floor so Johnson can train there. The floor isn't an Olympic regulation floor, but with the Olympic trials only a few days away, Johnson's coach, Liang Chow, is trying to disrupt her routine as little as possible. Johnson trained Friday and Saturday at Iowa State, about 30 miles north of her hometown.

Britain's young Olymmpic hopefuls
Times Online - UK - Sun June 15, 2008
Beth Tweddle, Gymnast. “Without question, she is the best British gymnast ever,” says Vera Atkinson, head of media for British Gymnastics.

Iowa Flooding Hits Shawn Johnson’s Gym
New York Times - New York, NY, USA - Sat June 14, 2008
So instead of trying to keep the adrenaline at bay with Olympic trials about one week away, Johnson and her coach, Liang Chow, had new things to worry about. Liang’s gym, Chow’s Gymnastics and Dance Institute in West Des Moines, is filled with about one foot of water, with so much water in the parking lot from the adjacent Raccoon River that fish are swimming where cars used to be.

U. gymnast qualifies for German Olympic team
Deseret News - Salt Lake City, UT, USA - Tue June 10, 2008
After finishing fourth in the all-around at her country's national gymnastics championships on Saturday in Chemnitz, Germany, University of Utah gymnast Daria Bijak was informed Tuesday morning that she has made the German Olympic team for the Beijing Games in August.

Oxana’s battle to save her son’s life
Reuters India - Mumbai, India - Mon June 9, 2008
The fact that the 32-year-old — who began her career for the Soviet Union before its demise and then for her native Uzbekistan before moving to Germany — is twice the age of some of her rivals in a sport long the domain of teenagers is another feat on its own.

33rd Memorial Joaquim Blume 2008 Barcelona (ESP) Finales Day 2
GymnasticsResults.com - USA - Mon June 9, 2008

Gymnasts capture national crowns
Battle Creek Enquirer - Battle Creek, MI, USA - Mon May 12, 2008
Kellogg Arena was witness to the crowning of new champions over the weekend as the 2008 Men's Junior Olympic Nationals gymnastics event came to a close on Sunday.

GYMNASTICS: Mining for gymnastics gold at a Texas ranch
Los Angeles Times - CA,USA - Sun May 11, 2008
There are no lions and tigers and bears (probably) at the Karolyi Ranch deep inside Sam Houston National Forest. No, but these 2,000 acres are full of camels, red deer, cows, bulls, peacocks, white swans, black ones too, seven dogs and loads of gymnasts who tumble off the buses that bring them here to live in cabins, navigate the wildlife and listen to the plain-spoken criticism of USA Gymnastics national team coordinator Martha Karolyi.

28th European Championships - Juniors Apparatus Finals 2008 May 11

Juniors’s Floor Exercise			A	B	Pen	Score
1	KOSMIDIS Eleftherios	GRE	6.300	9.225		15.525
2	BAZAN Christian	ESP	6.100	9.000		15.100
3	KEATINGS Daniel	GBR	5.800	9.200		15.000

Juniors’s Pommel Horse			A	B	Pen	Score
1	KEATINGS Daniel	GBR	6.400	9.250		15.650
2	PETROV Matvey	RUS	6.000	9.075		15.075
3	STEPANENKO Viktor	UKR	6.100	8.750		14.850

Juniors’s Rings			A	B	Pen	Score
1	BAZAN Christian	ESP	6.100	9.050		15.150
2	SIMOES Gustavo	POR	6.000	8.975		14.975
3	PETROV Matvey	RUS	5.400	9.100		14.500

Juniors’s Vault			VT	A	B	Pen	Score	Final
1	JORDAN Mathieu	FRA	1	7.00	9.200		16.200	15.837
			2	6.20	9.375	0.1	15.475
2	BELYAVSKIY David	RUS	1	6.60	9.425	0.1	15.925	15.812
			2	6.20	9.500		15.700
3	BAZAN Christian	ESP	1	6.60	8.850		15.450	15.550
			2	6.20	9.450		15.650

Juniors’s Parallel Bars			A	B	Pen	Score
1	KEATINGS Daniel	GBR	6.100	9.200		15.300
2	GARIBOV Amin	RUS	5.900	9.125		15.025
3	BAZAN Christian	ESP	5.900	8.675		14.575

Juniors’s Horizontal Bar			A	B	Pen	Score
1	GARIBOV Amin	RUS	5.800	8.825		14.625
2	WITTENBERGVOGES Max	GER	5.700	8.675		14.375
3	IGNATENKOV Kirill	RUS	5.500	8.825		14.325

28th European Championships - Men’s Teams Finals 2008 May 10

Seniors		FX	PH	SR	VT	PB	HB	Total
1	RUS	45.050	42.575	45.925	47.650	46.550	44.700	272.450
2	GER	44.950	43.550	42.975	47.275	45.150	45.675	269.575
3	ROU	45.175	43.800	43.925	48.725	44.800	42.525	268.950
4	BLR	43.025	41.950	45.125	47.400	45.225	43.725	266.450
5	FRA	44.475	39.500	44.750	48.475	46.775	42.375	266.350
6	UKR	42.625	41.600	45.650	47.550	45.400	43.050	265.875
7	SUI	44.575	42.350	42.450	47.850	44.800	42.875	264.900
8	ITA	43.375	41.900	44.550	46.475	43.050	44.125	263.475

Foreign coaches have boosted US gymnastics to a new level
SI.com, USA - Tue April 29, 2008
Shawn Johnson should have been able to relax. She is, after all, the 16-year-old poster child for the world champion U.S. women's gymnastics team, the winner of three golds, including the all-around title, in Stuttgart, Germany, last September.

41th Šalamunov memorial - World Cup Maribor. 2008 Apr 25-27

Men FX Finals			A	B	Pen	Score
1	BOGONOSIUK IEVGENY	UKR	6.30	9.100	0.00	15.400
2	GWANG RI SE	PRK	6.30	9.075	0.00	15.375
3	ZANETTI ARTHUR	BRA	6.00	9.000	0.00	15.000

Men’s PH Finals			A	B	Pen	Score
1	HONGTAO ZHANG	CHN	6.40	9.525	0.00	15.925
2	SELIGMAN ROBERT	CRO	6.30	9.000	0.00	15.300
3	TRUYENS DONNA-DONNY	BEL	6.20	8.800	0.00	15.000

Men’s SR Finals			A	B	Pen	Score
1	VAN GELDERYURI	NED	7.30	9.375	0.00	16.675
2	MINGYONG YAN	CHN	7.30	9.275	0.00	16.575
3	PINHEIRO DANNY RODRIGUES	FRA	7.40	8.925	0.00	16.325

Men’s VT Finals				A	B	Pen	Score	Pen	Final
1	GWANG RI SE	PRK	1	7.00	9.400	0.00	16.400	0.00	16.400
			2	7.00	9.400	0.00	16.400
2	WIGNANITZ RAPHAEL	FRA	1	7.00	9.250	0.00	16.250	0.00	16.012
			2	7.00	8.875	0.10	15.775
3	CARANOBE BENOIT	FRA	1	7.00	8.575	0.00	15.575	0.00	15.387
			2	7.00	8.200	0.00	15.200

Men’s PB Finals			A	B	Pen	Score
1	CUCHERAT YANN	FRA	6.70	9.200	0.00	15.900
2	FOKIN ANTON	UZB	6.60	9.150	0.00	15.750
3	PETKOVSEK MITJA	SLO	6.50	9.150	0.00	15.650

Men’s HB Finals			A	B	Pen	Score
1	PEGAN ALJAZ	SLO	6.40	8.950	0.00	15.350
2	DIMIC ALEN	SLO	6.30	8.650	0.00	14.950
3	SCHARER CHRISTOPH	SUI	6.40	8.475	0.00	14.875

Women’s VT Finals				A	B	Pen	Score	Pen	Score
1	JONG HONG UN	PRK	1	5.80	8.850	0.00	14.650	0.00	14.300
			2	5.20	8.750	0.00	13.950
2	KING MARISSA	GBR	1	5.70	8.625	0.00	14.325	0.00	14.075
			2	5.40	8.425	0.00	13.825
3	DAMIANOVA NANSY	CAN	1	5.50	8.850	0.00	14.350	0.00	13.837
			2	4.40	8.925	0.00	13.325

Women's UB Finals			A	B	Pen	Score
1	HOPFNER-HIBBS ELYSE	CAN	6.60	8.275	0.00	14.875
2	VACULIK KRISTINA	CAN	6.30	8.550	0.00	14.850
3	PIHAN MARTA	POL	6.10	8.400	0.00	14.500

Women's BB Finals			A	B	Pen	Score
1	VACULIK KRISTINA	CAN	6.30	8.675	0.00	14.975
2	WEVERS SANNE	NED	6.10	8.425	0.10	14.425
3	CARDENAS NATHALIA SANCHEZ	COL	6.30	7.975	0.00	14.275

Women's FX Finals			A	B	Pen	Score
1	HARMES SUZANE	NED	5.90	8.625	0.00	14.525
2	ZIMMERMANN YASMIN	SUI	5.70	8.350	0.10	13.950
3	DAMIANOVA NANSY	CAN	5.30	8.600	0.00	13.900

NCAA Women's Gymnastics Championships Day 1

Place	Team	Score
1	University of Georgia	197.625
2	University of Utah	196.950
3	Stanford University	196.900
3	University of Florida	196.900
5	University of California-Los Angeles	196.725
6	University of Alabama	196.650
7	Louisiana State University	196.575
8	University of Oklahoma	196.075
9	University of Arkansas	195.825
10	University of Michigan	195.500
11	Oregon State University	195.475
12	University of Denver	193.775

NCAA Women's Gymnastics Championships field
Deseret Morning News, USA - Sun April 20, 2008
April 24-26 at Georgia: 1. Georgia, 2. Florida, 3. LSU, 4. Stanford, 5. Utah, 6. Alabama, 7. Oregon St., 8. Michigan, 9. UCLA, 10. Oklahoma, 11. Arkansas and 12. Denver

Top-Ranked Stanford Edged Out Of Fourth National Title By No. 2 Oklahoma
GoStanford.com - Stanford, CA, USA - Fri April 18, 2008
Top-ranked Stanford fell just short of winning their fourth national title this evening in front of a loud and supportive crowd of 1,646 at Maples Pavilion. The Cardinal, who scored 362.750, were edged out by No. 2 Oklahoma, who took the team title with a final score of 363.200. No. 5 Illinois took third with 359.75.

Horton draws college gymnastics honors
Houston Chronicle - Houston, TX, USA - Thu April 17, 2008
Houston gymnast Jonathan Horton, a senior at the University of Oklahoma and a two-time USA Gymnastics American Cup champion, was named Thursday as winner of the Nissen-Emery Award presented annually to the nation's top senior collegiate gymnast.

Stanford Wins Qualification at Men's NCAA Championships
International Gymnast - USA - Thu April 17, 2008
Host Stanford University earned the top score of the season Thursday in qualification at the Men's NCAA Championships in Palo Alto, California. In the second of two sessions, No. 1-ranked Stanford scored 363.850, more than four points ahead of second place Illinois and seven ahead of third place Cal.

NCAA men's gymnastics championships
San Francisco Chronicle - CA, USA - Thu April 17, 2008
Where: Maples Pavilion, Stanford. Schedule: Team qualifying, 1 p.m. and 7 p.m. today. Team final, 7 p.m. Friday. Event finals, 7 p.m. Saturday. Defending champion: Penn State

Putin secretly divorces his wife and marries rhythmical gymnast Alina Kabaeva?
Pravda, Russia - Thu April 17, 2008
Russia’s outgoing President Vladimir Putin was going to marry a girl who is 30 years younger. Putin secretly divorced his wife, Lyudmila Putin, in February of the current year. Putin was going to remarry on June 15. His new wife will be Alina Kabaeva, the rhythmic gymnast, who won a gold medal at the 2004 Olympics.

Gymnastics: Championships Preview
The Daily Utah Chronicle, USA - Mon April 14, 2008
Nationals begin April 24 in Athens, Ga. Utah will compete in Group A in the evening. Joining the Red Rocks will be three-time defending national champion and host Georgia, Stanford, Michigan, UCLA and Denver-seeds one, four, eight, nine and 12, respectively.

Gymnastics almost as dangerous as rugby, says report
Times Online, USA - Mon April 14, 2008
It concludes: "Gymnastics has one of the highest injury rates of all girls’ sports. Increased skill difficulty practised at younger ages, coupled with maintaining the intensity and hours of training required to be competitive, has led to concern regarding to the risk, severity and long-term effects of injury to young gymnasts."

Gymnastics: Tigers win NCAA Central Regional
LSU The Reveille - Baton Rouge,LA,USA - Mon April 14, 2008
There are highs and lows in every sport, and Saturday the No. 7 LSU gymnastics team was determined to experience the highs. LSU captured first place Saturday at the NCAA Central Regional behind a slew of season-best performances. The win was the LSU's first regional title since 2005.

CalgaryIs Nathan Gafuik wins bronze medal at gymnastics World Cup
The Canadian Press - Canada - Sun April 13, 2008
COTTBUS, Germany — Calgary's Nathan Gafuik captured a bronze medal in the floor exercise at a World Cup gymnastics competition.

Alabama advances to NCAA women's gymnastics title meet
MyFox Birmingham - Birmingham,AL,USA - Sun April 13, 2008
The top-seeded Crimson Tide had a team score of 197.3 and host Oklahoma finished second at 195.875 to also advance to the national championships, edging out third-place Illinois (195.425).

32nd Turnier Der Meister 2008. Cottbus (GER). Finals - Sun April 13

Beam Women Finals 1. Xiao Sha (CHN) 16.125 2. Li Shanshan (CHN) 15.325 3. Chusovitina O. (GER) 15.300 3. Izbasa Sandra (ROU) 15.300 5. Sajn Adela (SLO) 15.075 6. Abel Katja (GER) 14.825 7. Nistor Steliana (ROU) 14.625 8. Weyers Sanne (NED) 14.300

Floor Women Finals 1. Izbasa Sandra (ROU) 15,300 2. Barbosa Jade (BRA) 14,625 3. Xiao Sha (CHN) 14,500 4. Dos Santos Daiane (BRA) 14,350 5. Zimmermann Y. (SUI) 14,150 6. Koval Anastasiya (UKR) 14,125 7. Abel Katja (GER) 13,950 8. Myzdrikova Anna (RUS) 13,725

Vault Men Finals 1. Yakubovskyi O. (UKR) 16.300 2. Isayev Andriy (UKR) 15.937 2. Hambüchen Fabian (GER) 15.937 3. Rivera Luis (PUR) 15.875 4. Gafuik Nathan (CAN) 15.850 5. Gonzales Tomas (CHI) 15.650 6. Nguyen Marcel (GER) 15.450 7. Yerimbetov Yernar (KAZ) 15.175 Horizontal Bar Men Finals 1. Zou Kai (CHN) 16.050 2. Maras Vlasios (GRE) 16.000 3. Li Xiaopeng (CHN) 15.975 4. Hambüchen Fabian (GER) 15.550 5. Kyksenkov Mykola (UKR) 15.450 6. Kuzmin Timur (RUS) 15.025 7. Konecny Martin (CZE) 14.650 8. Bogonosiuk N. (UKR) 13.675

Parallel Bars Men Finals 1. Li Xiaopeng (CHN) 16.250 2. Hambüchen Fabian (GER) 15.825 3. Piasecky Samuel (SVK) 15.550 4. Tsarevich A. (BLK) 15.525 5. Petkovsek Mitja (SLO) 15.175 6. Tsolakidis Vasileios (GRE) 15.000 7. Kierzkowsi Adam (POL) 14.650 8. Tan Kevin (USA) 13.700

32nd Turnier Der Meister 2008. Cottbus (GER). Finals - Sat April 12

Vault Women Finals 1. Tschussowitina O. (GER) 15.150 2. Barbosa Jade (BRA) 14.512 3. Kaeslin Areilla (SUI) 14.265 4. Marachkouskaya N. (BLR) 14.100 5. Korcsmaros Enikö (HUN) 13.975 6. Gerber Aisha (CAN) 13.900 7. Brown Alyssa (CAN) 13.475 8. Myzdrikova Anna (RUS) 13.475

Uneven Bars Women Finals 1. He Kexin (CHN) 16.850 2. Downie Rebecca (GBR) 14.975 3. Abel Katja (GER) 14.425 4. Brunner Jenny (GER) 14.400 5. Koval Anastasiya (UKR) 13.700 6. Jade Barbosa (BRA) 13.650 7. Goryunova Kristina (RUS) 12.975 7. De Simone Lenika (ESP) 12.975

Floor Men Finals 1. Fabian Hambüchen (GER) 15.300 2. Bogosiuk Jevgeni (UKR) 15.200 3. Gafuik Nathan (CAN) 15.075 4. Palgen Sascha (LUX) 15.000 5. Zou Kai (CHN) 14.750 6. Yakubovski O.(UKR) 14.375 7. Gonzales Tomas (CHI) 14.300 8. Ude Filip (CRO) 14.250 Rings Men Finals 1. Van Gelder Yuri (NED) 16.625 2. Tan Kevin (USA) 16.075 3. Vorobyov Oleksandr (UKR) 15.925 4. Angioletti Mateo (ITA) 15.525 5. Kurbanbayev Timur (KAZ) 15.325 5. Nigmadzyanov Ruslan (RUS) 15.325 7. Giorgallas Irodotos (CYP) 15.275 8. Botella Isaac (ESP) 15.025

Pommel Horse Men Finals 1. Berki Krisztian (HUN) 16.225 2. Smith Louis (GBR) 15.875 3. Seligman Robert (CRO) 15.650 4. Tsarevich Aliaksandr (BLR) 15.200 5. Truyens Donna-Donny (BEL) 15.175 6. Keatings Daniel (GBR) 15.150 7. Kyksenkov Mykola (UKR) 14.950 8. Nigmadzyanov Ruslan (RUS) 14.175

32nd Turnier Der Meister 2008. Cottbus (GER). Qualification - Fri April 11

Vault Women 1. Tschussowitina, Oksana (GER) - 15.225 2. Barbosa, Jade (BRA) - 14.850 3. Marachkouskaya, Nastassia (BLR) -14.150 4. Korcsmaros, Enikö (HUN) - 14.075 5. Gerber, Aisha (CAN) - 14.050 6. Kaeslin, Areilla (SUI) - 14.012 7. Myzdrikova, Anna (RUS) - 13.825 8. Brown, Alyssa (CAN) - 13.762

Uneven Bars Women 1. He, Kexin (CHN) - 16.800 2. Koval, Anastasiya (UKR) - 15.425 3. De Simone, Lenika (ESP) 14.150 4. Abel, Katja (GER) - 14.150 5. Brunner, Jenny (GER) - 14.100 6. Barbosa, Jade (BRA) - 14.050 7. Downie,Rebecca (GBR) - 14.025 8. Goryunova, Kristina (RUS) - 13.875

Floor Men 1. Zou, Kai (CHN) - 15.600 2. Hambüchen, Fabian (GER) - 15.525 3. Gonzales, Tomas (CHI) - 15.425 4. Yakubvskyi, Oleksandr (UKR) - 15.375 5. Bogonosiuk Jevgenii (UKR) - 15.150 6. Palgen, Sascha (LUX) - 15.125 7. Gafuik, Nathan (CAN) - 15.125 8. Ude, Filip (CRO) - 14.925 Rings Men 1. Van Gelder, Yuri (NED) - 16.050 2. Tan, Kevin (USA) - 16.025 3. Kurbanbayev, Timur (KAZ) - 15.775 4. Angioletti, Mateo (ITA) - 15.675 5. Giorgallas, Irodotos (CYP) - 15.325 6. Nigmadzyanov, Ruslan (RUS) - 15.300 7. Vorobyov, Oleksandr (UKR) - 15.250 8. Botella, Isaac (ESP) - 15.075

Pommel Horse Men 1. Keatings, Daniel (GBR) - 15.800 2. Berki, Krisztian (HUN) - 15.800 3. Seligman, Robert (CRO) - 15.525 4. Smith, Louis (GBR) - 15.350 5. Tsarevich, Aliaksandr (BLR) - 15.325 6. Truyens, Donna-Donny (BEL) - 15.125 7. Kyksenkov, Mykola (UKR) - 15.075 8. Nigmadzyanov, Ruslan (RUS) - 15.050

US Women's Team won friendly meet in Italy
FederGinnastica.it, ITA - Sat, March 8, 2008
Teams
1. USA 179.050
2. Italy 177.950
3. Spain 151.050
4. Poland 150.100

Individuals 1. Shawn Johnson 61.700 2. Vanessa Ferrari 60.100 3. Samantha Peszek 59.050 4. Lia Parolari 58.300 5. Carlotta Giovannini 58.250 6. David Chelsea 57.700 7. Lenika De Simone 57.150

8. Francesca Benolli 56.450 9. Olivia Courtney 56.000 10. Monica Bergamelli 55.500 11. Naomi Ruiz 55.400 12. Sara Bradaschia 54.400 13. Joanna Litewka 50.700 14. Gabriela Janik 50.350 15. Marta Pihan 49.650